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StormIt Guides · Field guides for Canadian life

Twelve guides for the seasons that change everything.

Not categories — structured journeys. Start where you are, take the next useful step, and come back when life changes.

Each guide is built as a journey: start at the stage you're actually in, follow the next useful step, save the checklists, and return when life changes. Every guide carries its verification date and official sources.

Start where you areJump in at the moment you’re actually in.
Save the checklistsTick things off — progress saves in your browser.
Return when life changesEach guide grows with the season.
FOR MOTHERS & FAMILIES

Motherhood in Canada

Practical, Canada-first guides for every stage — deciding, pregnancy, birth, benefits, childcare, school, teens, loss, disability, and life after launch.

11 stages · The Decision → Launching & Beyond
FOR NEWCOMERS SETTLING IN CANADA

Immigrant in Canada

A newcomer guide to planning, arrival, housing, banking, healthcare, work, credentials, school, taxes, and citizenship.

8 stages · Planning the Move → Citizenship
FOR ANYONE RENTING, BUYING, OR OWNING A HOME IN CANADA

Housing in Canada

A practical guide to renting, buying, owning, protecting, and planning your home life in Canada — checklists, official links, and province-aware guidance.

6 doors · New to housing in Canada → Long-term planning
FOR NEW CITIZENS CASTING THEIR FIRST VOTE

Your First Vote in Canada

A practical, non-partisan guide for new citizens who want to understand federal, provincial, municipal, and school-board elections — and vote with confidence, free of pressure or noise.

5 stages · Voting basics → After the vote
FOR CANADIAN, INTERNATIONAL, AND NEWCOMER STUDENTS

Study in Canada

A practical guide to choosing a program, comparing schools, budgeting honestly, and the DLI and PGWP rules that quietly decide your future — written for Canadian, international, and newcomer students alike.

7 stages · Start Here → Decide & Apply
FOR FOUNDERS BUILDING A BUSINESS IN CANADA

The Canadian Founder Maze

A practical guide to registration, tax, CRA accounts, GST/HST, funding, grants, government programs, and survival for founders building in Canada.

6 stages · Set Up → Government & Institutions
FOR ANYONE PLANNING A TRIP TO VANCOUVER ISLAND

Vancouver Island

A decision-first guide to Vancouver Island — worth the ferry, worth the drive, worth staying overnight, worth going in the rain. Honest verdicts, real drive times, and trips that fit the days you actually have.

7 stages · Start Here → North Island
FOR ANYONE TRYING TO GET HIRED, MOVE UP, OR SURVIVE THE WORKPLACE

The Job Hunt Playbook

Practical, example-first advice on resumes, interviews, applications, salary negotiation, workplace boundaries, and career growth. Real scripts, before-and-after examples, and checklists — the goal is simple: help you get hired, get paid, and navigate work without feeling lost.

7 stages · Resume & Applications → Work Reality Checks
FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS A STEP-BY-STEP WAY THROUGH A REAL PROBLEM

How To

A growing library of step-by-step guides for real life: tests, documents, scripts, templates, checklists, and small systems for the things people actually need to do.

7 stages · Money and Everyday Systems → Creative Life, Style and Digital Life
FOR CURIOUS READERS OF HISTORY, RELIGION, AND THE ROOTS OF MODERN SPIRITUALITY

The Occult, Honestly

An evidence-graded history of Theosophy — the movement that wired tarot, karma, hidden Masters, Atlantis, and 'all religions are one' into a single system. Every claim graded strong, disputed, or interpretive. Lantern in one hand, knife in the other.

5 stages · The Room Before → The Machine Runs
FOR CURIOUS READERS OF HISTORY, GEOPOLITICS, AND THE ROOTS OF THE PRESENT

Eagle & Bear

The long, shifting story of the United States and Russia — from an 1803 handshake to nuclear brinkmanship and a new war in Europe. Twenty episodes of true history, each mirrored by the myth of an Eagle and a Bear. Two storms, one table.

5 stages · Before the Enemy → After the Cold War, the Ghost Remains
FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH AS OR UNEXPLAINED INFLAMMATORY BACK PAIN

Ankylosing Spondylitis

A patient-written, evidence-graded field guide to ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis — from spotting the pain that behaves backwards to the four pillars that keep the disease quiet: medicine, movement, food, and the wisdom of the community.

2 stages · Start Here → The Four Pillars