As for forex, the NOK, Norwegian Kroner is a much better currency to buy here than the CAD, Norway is the richest country in the world, their sovereign fund has close to a trillion USD$ without any debt. Canada is very dependent on the USA , the USD rise is almost over , the NOK is down because of oil just like the CAD, oil will find a bottom soon and both CAD and NOK will move higher, but NOK will go up much more than CAD, it is a more volatile and thinly traded.