Posts Tagged ‘ Canada ’

Average Monthly Household Expenditure – Update

2011/01/19
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Average Monthly Household Expenditure – Update

In this economic down turn, how do your family expenses fare with respect to other families? Do they spend less? Does the expenditure actually go up due to price increases? Below is an updated version of mean monthly family expenses for all provinces and territories in Canada during year 2009. Family Household Expense: Year...

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Top Family Incomes in Canada by City and Province

2010/10/11
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Top Family Incomes in Canada by City and Province

Statistics Canada released a new report this September on average family income for year 2008. Families included in this report refer to couple families, with or without children, and lone-parent families. Once again, families in Alberta earn fairly well, ahead of other provinces. However, the statistics is based on info prior to the recent...

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Tax Free Shopping Days?

2009/08/07
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Tax Free Shopping Days?

Our fellow neighbour enjoy tax-free shopping days. Some states are waiving local sales tax on school items like computers and clothing, as indicated on Yahoo! Shopping. How come we don’t have any tax-free day in Canada? Back To School Shopping The following states allows tax free shopping on school supplies, computers, and clothing: •...

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Average Monthly Household Grocery Bill

2009/08/05
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Average Monthly Household Grocery Bill

About three months ago, I posted an article on Average Monthly Grocery Bill. I was hoping people would comment on that article, sharing how much they spend on grocery with me and the readers. Sadly, people in Canada don’t like to share their thoughts, I suppose. I know a lot of people come to...

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National Average Income for Medical Doctors

2009/06/19
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National Average Income for Medical Doctors

A few days ago, I found some information regarding medical doctors’ annual salaries in province BC—read here. Today I found a Canadian government site that includes average MD yearly salaries for all provinces in Canada: British Columbia (BC), Alberta (AB), Saskatchewan (SK), Manitoba (MB), Ontario (ON), Québec (QC), Nova Scotia (NS), Prince Edward Island...

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Canadian High Interest Rate Savings Accounts

Each month I put away all my remaining money into some kinds of savings accounts until I need to use it. Instead of locking...

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