Tag
canada
5 posts
- US vs Canada government benefits compared (2026)One table covering the main government benefits in the US and Canada: retirement, health care, unemployment, children, food, home buying, student aid and more across 17 categories, with amounts as of October 2026.
- Does Canada really have no estate tax? The real gap between the two countries' death taxesCanada has no estate tax but it has deemed disposition: every unrealised gain is taxed at once on the final return, and an RRSP is included at 100%. The US has step-up in basis and a $15 million exemption. Four household scenarios with the bill worked out, plus a trap few people know about: a Canadian holding more than $60,000 of US stocks has a US estate-tax filing obligation.
- Importing from China to Canada, end to end: 22 steps, 9 parties, one cost checklistUsing my first small shipment of EV charging accessories from a factory in Guangdong to my home in Halifax as the example: Incoterms, what a freight forwarder actually does, CARM registration, HS codes, cUL certification, bills of lading and telex release, customs and taxes, and the trap of clearing under someone else's name.
- How I prepare for the final-round interviewIn North America the last round is usually with the hiring manager: short, unpredictable, and decisive. My method is to write out every likely question and its answer in advance. Here are the questions I prepared, the frameworks I used, and a few real stories.
- November 2023: a look at Halifax real estateAfter landing in Halifax I spent a few weekends touring houses. Neighbourhood by neighbourhood (Bedford, Clayton Park, Beechville, West End, Long Lake, Downtown), a dozen listings, the rent-to-price ratio and gross yield worked out, and where I thought prices were heading.