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Citizenship Law Changes for Canada

Canada’s new citizenship law effective from April 17, restores or gives citizenship to many who lost it or didn’t have it due to outdated provisions in past legislation. It also protects the value of Canadian citizenship for the future by limiting citizenship by descent.

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Canada House Price Predictions for 2009

Over the last few months, a number of people and agencies have been making predictions about where house prices will go in Canada during 2009. Did anyone dare predict a rise?

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Canada’s House Sales Down One-Third

Home sales in Canada are down 31 percent compared with a year ago, and average prices are down 9.2 percent. The number of houses on the market remains high, but has been trending lower.

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British Columbia Leads Canadian House Price Falls

The average price of a house sold in November in Canada was $280,880 (£156,305), a drop of over $30,000 (£16,694) in the last 12 months. The average Canadian house price is now 9.8 per cent below where it stood a year ago.

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Canadian Weekly Wages Break Through $800

Average Canadian weekly earnings of employees broke through $800 and stood at $801.24 (£456) in October, up 0.2 percent from September.

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