请教：LOA。。。

lunik

去年来到这里工作时听到的最多的词儿就是LOA，可是我们却是啥也没有而且公司也只提供2.5月的camp，然后就不得不搬到城里来住了。
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我想问一下我听人讲加拿大有个在北部工作的补助，而不是像电工工会/agency提供的那种令人眼馋的补助。这个补助叫什么名字是谁给的呢？政府还是公司？

lifeisgood

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.
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lunik

原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表
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.
YOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ...

& I+ A6 F- f; @: _It's too bad I don't have any agreement with my landlord.

I found a post 2005-09-08. We can see a big change within 4 years.

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' P  p2 ^: s7 p) J9 d% Q2 b/ dAs I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion...  
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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).

% b$ ?; R  s8 H6 {3 X1 K2 j  eAs 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!

& A; ^$ v6 _: b9 y7 l& X' \6 _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...
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( E2 \4 p+ h. J: yThe 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.

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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The 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.

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.
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) p1 ^+ q' H. A6 ~6 f( Y8 ?! `8 vBesides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .