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- 0Renew your Canadian PR cardApply online once it's within nine months of expiring. It costs $50. Your status doesn't end when the card does, but you'll want the card before you travel.
- 0File your first tax return in Canada as a newcomerThe first year is the one that trips people up: the residency date, world income, and applying for benefits before you've ever filed. File even if you earned nothing here; it's how the benefits keep coming.
- 0Paperwork after someone dies in CanadaThe federal side of it, in roughly the order it comes up. Most of it can wait a few days, and much of it can be shared out. Take it one piece at a time.
- 0Freeze your credit at all three bureaus (US)It's free, it doesn't touch your credit score, and it's one of the most useful things you can do after a data breach. About half an hour for the three bureaus, plus a few minutes per kid.
- 0Set up a family budget you'll actually keepNot the spreadsheet you abandon in February. One sitting to see where the money really goes, one to agree on numbers, then ten minutes a week. Works for a couple, a family, or just you.
- 0Change your address everywhere after moving in OntarioMail forwarding before the move, then the government records in the right order, then everyone else. Ontario wants your driver's licence and vehicle permit updated within six days.
- 0Switch to an Ontario driver's licence as a newcomerYou can drive on a valid foreign licence for your first 60 days in Ontario. Some licences swap straight for an Ontario one; the rest go through the knowledge and road tests, with credit for experience.
- 0Get an Ontario health card (OHIP)Apply in person at ServiceOntario with three original documents. There's no longer a waiting period: if you're eligible, coverage starts right away.
- 0Get a Social Insurance Number (SIN) in CanadaThe number you need to work in Canada and to file taxes. It's free, and applying online is the fastest way. For citizens, permanent residents and anyone with a permit that lets them work.
- 0Renew an Indian passport in CanadaFor an adult renewing an Indian passport that's expiring or used up, while living in Canada. You fill the form online with Passport Seva, then hand it in to BLS International (or post it). Allow at least eight weeks.
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