讓愛與和平 佔領加拿大
正式啟動!
這是一個簡潔的記錄，
因時間比較緊迫，
亦有一段時間沒有寫Blog...
我手寫我心 要需要一段時間才可以得心應手
分享的目的跟以前的一樣
主要是以這個blog來整理預備去加拿大的資訊
當中也分享一些心路歷程
叫有需要這類資訊的人也得到幫助
或可以互相加油!
之後有時間再分享過去3-4年裡
尋找出路的心路歷程
今天剛訂好了機票
距離那以愛及和平佔領加拿大的一天共有57天
今年4月復活節檔期去了一轉
已初步了解當地的居住環境、中小學教育、勞動市場、
營商環境、旅遊景點......
在過去的幾個月不斷搜索、整合各方面資訊過程中
在過去的幾個月不斷搜索、整合各方面資訊過程中
其中感恩的是有兩家非牟利機構
提供了不少Pre-Arrival的資訊
一家是YMCA - Next Stop Canada Program，另一家是AEIP (中橋)
兩家都是要提供了移民局在審批
發出驗身及要求索取不犯罪的證明通知電郵後
憑著申報編號才可以申請這一類資訊的登記
其他的資訊來源：
加拿大日報 -
To-do Lists:
Goto Canada
Goto Canada
- Visit Canada Border Services Agency website -https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/mrc-drc-eng.html & https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/prepare-life-canada/border-entry/bringing-goods.html
- 2 weeks before moving to Canada - BSF186 Personal Effects Accounting Documents (Settler) + BSF186a - Personal Effects Accounting Documents -List of Goods Imported
- Research online to learn more about SIN number - http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/sin/overview.page & https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin.html - not apply this time - not to build up the residential ties
- Housing - rental - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) - www.cmhc.ca
- Housing - buying - Tools and Information to help you buy a house or condominium in Canada - https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/buying; https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/newimmigrants/new-life-canada/housing/buying.html; Canadian Realtors’ listings: https://www.realtor.ca/mls
- Canadian Financial - Financial Consumer Agency of Canada: www.fcac.gc.ca Canadian Bankers Association: www.cba.ca; Banking for Newcomers to Canada: http://www.cba.ca/newcomers-to-canada; Financial Rights and responsibilities https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/rights-responsibilities.html; Open a bank account in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumeragency/services/banking/opening-bank-account.html
- Canadian Big 5 Banks: RBC: www.royalbank.com; TD: www.tdcanadatrust.com; CIBC: www.cibc.com; Scotia: www.scotiabank.com; BMO: www.bmo.com - HBSC - can open bank account of Canada in Hong Kong tel. (852) 22 333 888 - make an appointment
- Canadian tax system for newcomers: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/newcomers/; https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/formspublications/publications/t4055.html
- Education, Transportation, Internet & Communications, Churches.... share later...
Retreat from Hong Kong
- Close and Clear the MPF account - http://www.mpfa.org.hk/eng/main/employer/notifying_termination.jsp
- Cut / Cancel all the unnecessary credit cards & Close all the unnecessary bank accounts
- Review all the ongoing contributing insurance / fund policies
- Sorting all the belongings - distribute to others - practise 斷捨離& Simplicity and always remind about the custodian role
- Watch the financial market - buy more CAD when <5.9
- Time deposit for at least 3 months with amount ~ CAD 50K
- Conversion to CPA Canada - application supplement with an online tax course
- Body Check by the insurance provided by current employer
- Sell out the shares with low potential growth
- Valuation of the property(ies) - take 3-4 weeks, around HKD 2K - 3K
- Pray always wherever we are - a good message @29 Oct 2019 by Our Daily Bread Ministry - The path won’t be easy; there’ll be “rough places” along the way. But God has promised that He will “turn the darkness into light” and “will not forsake” us (Isaiah 42:16). He’ll be with us all the way.
