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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 
; V i9 j5 y/ Q! L8 @As I know, if you work here for more than 6 months, and you have rent agreement with your landlord, you will get some money back when doing your tax.3 R; v: Z: Z! D, ~, s) \
YOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ...
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It's too bad I don't have any agreement with my landlord.
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I found a post 2005-09-08. We can see a big change within 4 years. ! R6 T% V' X% x# K" O/ A2 Y/ ^
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2 w9 f* P* Y8 m# ?6 I' s- h2 t* QAs I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion... 5 U4 A% K K8 u
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Ft. McMurray is the biggest city in Newfoundland(inside joke..), and yes, you do get to claim northern living allowance credit on your income taxes (like all northern communities in Canada).2 ~) {( X( X+ T1 p
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As to the flight credits, I sure haven't heard about that from any of the folks here I know, it may exist, but the only travel credits I remember from Revenue Canada are those for travelling due to medical or employment purposes. I might be wrong....and believe you me, next tax return I'm gonna find out for sure!( u% H# k8 i% C6 D# W' w. E9 k
. s: j* r8 A$ P9 }2 l: h: ]* M% }9 _As per cost of livng, quality of life etc..do not move here unless you already own a home with lots of equity or have lots of $$ for a downpayment for housing. Yes..mobile homes start about $250,000, most starter homes start about $350,000. Renting...forget about it...$1500/month for 1 bedroom is normal...$ E3 i8 B T# }9 L, ]: s6 R2 B
& e. K# r6 z, }/ B6 k0 s% pThe winters are cold, dark and long..-45 for a solid week a couple times in winters are the norm...Groceries,Utilities,General Merchandise are a tad higher then Edmonton prices..but nothing outrageous.4 k( T/ T- Q( \# ]# S1 s3 R
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The landscape is actually beautiful, very hilly and scenic. Beautiful large lakes with great fishing and hiking are accessible via Quad or plane.
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$ V4 Z. o2 x3 I. x! b9 w5 K) RThe people, are younger and wealthier (and a lot more males vs females) here then in comparable Canadian Cities. Pace of Life, and driving attitudes ..are at a breakneck speed.
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The oilsand plants run 24 hours, so half the city is sleeping at any one time, and half are working. City businesses (outside the oilsand industry) have a huge struggle finding and keeping employees, everyone wants to get an oilsand job..the result is that you get shoddy service in all retail stores and restaurants.) C5 {% l9 z9 ?8 x( w
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Besides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .
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