Canada
North America | 6 Feb 14
wary canada signs fatca agreement
Canada has become the latest country to agree to implement the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act‚ in spite of what some of its politicians have said has been its southern neighbour’s occasionally heavy-handed efforts in recent years to extract unpaid taxes and penalties from Canadians.
canada to lure foreign entrepreneurs
Canada’s immigration minister has unveiled plans for a scheme to attract foreign entrepreneurs that he says will make Canada “the destination of choice for the world’s best and brightest to launch their companies”.
North America | 10 Nov 11
us expats hold uncitizenship event in canada
What is said to have been the first citizenship renunciation meeting ever held in Canada took place at the US consulate in Toronto last month, as some 22 Americans sought to end once and for all the hassle of being a US expat, the Canadian Globe and Mail reported yesterday.
ailo chairman panagiodis steps down
The Association of International Life Offices has elected Canada Lifes Claudia Lang as its new chairman, replacing Rachel Panagiodis who has completed a full two-year term.
Americas Newsweek magazine names Finland the Best Country in the World to live
America’s Newsweek magazine has named Finland the best country in the world in which to live.