Immigration Blog Interview

I invite you to read my interview at Zhu's blog, "Correr es mi Destino." An endless amount of additional good reading is to be found there. Cheers, and Happy Valentine's Day!

Immigration Resources/Links/Web Sites

A seemingly endless list of informative web site links. I frequently add to this list.

IMMIGRATION/MOVING/BORDER CROSSING:

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada - official site
  
• Going to Canada
  
• Movingscam.com - (interesting/no endorsements)
• Canadian Visa Office - Buffalo NY - Office Locations...
  
• Canadian Visa Office - Los Angeles CA - ...and contact info
  
• Canadian Border Service Agency - Border Crossing Requirements

U.S. DEPT OF STATE: Travel/Expatriate Registration

TEMPORARY WORK PERMITS:

• Human Resources Social Development Canada (HRSDC) - Issues Labor Market Opinions
  

DUAL CITIZENSHIP:

• richw.org - unofficial. Dual Citizen info.
  

U.S./CANADIAN TAX AND SOCIAL SECURITY (U.S.) ISSUES:

• IRS Canadian/US Tax Agreement
  
• Canadian Revenue Agency
  
• Health Canada
  

CANADA:

• Service Canada - Social Insurance Numbers (SIN#s)
  
• Registry of Imported Vehicles (RIV.ca) - How to...
• Government of Canada - Official Site
  
• The Seminal - "Canada vs. the U.S." Article comments fascinating, thought provoking.
  
• We Choose Canada -Interesting, Intelligent (esp. "Interesting Views of Canada)
  

CANADIAN HEALTH CARE: Articles Regarding Canadian Universal Health Care

• Mythbusting Canadian Health Care Part 1
  
• Mythbusting Canadian Health Care Part 2
• How Universal Health Care Changes Everything
• Debunking Canadian Health Care Myths
  

TORONTO/ONTARIO:

• Service Ontario - Auto Registration; Driver's Lic.(Ministry of Transportation); OHIP applications
  
• Toronto Life - Toronto Culture; Life; Neighborhoods, etc
  
• blogTO - What's happening; Toronto 411
• Settlement.org Ontario bound resettlement
  
• OHIP - Ontario Health Care
  
• 2Ontario.com - Facts, Info
  

Immigration Resources/Canadian Reads:

Immigration and Travel Books

A similar list to those you may have seen before.

**A note regarding dates and publications**  

Immigration regulations change regularly and, whether on-line or in books, one should always choose the most recently published information.

• The Canadian Way: An Immigrant's Guide to Settling in Canada - Jo Davenport
• How to Move to Canada: A Primer for Americans - Terese Loeb Kreuzer/Carol Bennett
• Living and Working in Canada - Graeme Chesters
• Canadian History for Dummies - Will Furguson
• Lonely Planet: Toronto City Guide
• Lonely Planet: Vancouver City Guide
• Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values - Michael Adams
• So You Want to be Canadian - Kerry Colburn/Rob Sorensen