Settling In
Buying Your First Home in Canada as a Newcomer
A newcomer guide to buying your first home in Canada: credit, down payment, FHSA and Home Buyers' Plan, mortgage pre-approval, and closing costs.
6 min read
Settling In
Housing, healthcare, driving and your first 90 days in Canada.
Settling In
How to Get a Driver's Licence in Canada as a Newcomer
Driver licensing in Canada is provincial. Learn how to use a foreign licence and IDP, exchange agreements that skip testing, graduated licensing, documents and insurance.
5 min read
Settling In
Renting Your First Apartment in Canada: A Newcomer's Guide
How renting works in Canada for newcomers: where to search, what landlords ask for, leases, deposits by province, tenant rights, and avoiding rental scams.
6 min read
Settling In
How to Get Your Health Card in Canada as a Newcomer
Health insurance in Canada is provincial. Learn how to apply, what documents you need, how to cover the waiting period, and what public coverage leaves out.
5 min read