by Cori | Nov 29, 2016 | Moving to Canada
With Canada’s immigration system weighted to favor the young, few newcomers look into how their Social Security benefits will transfer, how remote workers can save for retirement, or how their move will impact their disability coverage. I’m not a financial planner, an...
by News Report | Nov 8, 2016 | Media Coverage, Moving to Canada
By Holden Lewis Generally speaking, Canadian banks require foreign homebuyers to make down payments of at least 35 percent, says Cori Carl, who bought a home in Toronto 2 years ago while she was living in Brooklyn. She emigrated to Canada this year. “But they make up...
by Cori | Nov 1, 2016 | Expat Life, Immigration, New York City, Toronto
It’s come to my attention that a lot of people would rather be living in New York City than Toronto. New York is a huge, amazing city — I certainly don’t have to sell it to you. If you’ve fallen in love with New York, there are plenty of ways to live your dream...
by News Report | Oct 28, 2016 | Expat Life, Media Coverage, Moving to Canada, Toronto
by Sam Corbin Last week, a Huffington Post contributor by the name of Cori Carl penned an article telling New Yorkers to abdicate the city that never sleeps for a city that actually sleeps just fine: Toronto. To Carl’s surprise, I imagine, the post drew guffaws not...
by Cori | Oct 22, 2016 | Links, Moving to Canada, Toronto
It was pretty disheartening to see the reactions of Torontonians to my article on why New Yorkers should consider Toronto as a serious alternative. Here’s what I’m hearing from Torontonians: Not all Canadians are nice Toronto is boring Vancouver has a better, cheaper...
by Cori | Oct 20, 2016 | Links, Moving to Canada, New York City, Toronto
People around the world dream of living in New York. Here’s why I left. I had a great apartment in an up-and-coming Brooklyn neighborhood, a job doing work I loved, and an amazing bunch of friends. But life in New York is like being in an abusive relationship — things...
by Cori | Sep 27, 2016 | Canadian History, History, Moving to Canada, USA
Growing up in America in a post-Vietnam world, I had always assumed that draft dodgers had come to Canada illegally. Sure, Canada had turned a blind eye to it and allowed so many to stay, but it’s easy enough to live under the table for a few years. It was a surprise...
by Cori | Sep 6, 2016 | Canadian History, Moving to Canada
As capital, Ottawa is the seat of Canada’s government. Canada has a Westminster style federal parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy. It has one of the most stable democracies in the world and one of the most democratic nations. The provinces of Canada...
by Cori | May 10, 2016 | Adulting, Expat Life, Moving to Canada
Handing your credit card over to pay is the biggest giveaway that you’re not Canadian. Even if you have a chip card, you’ll still leave them scrambling for a pen to sign. Canadians live in a sad world without cash back rewards, or a less dangerous world without easy...
