My girlfriend needs a laptop for work, surfing the internet, downloading pdf's and microsoft office for under 300$ CA. She is not tech savyy but wants Windows 10, and a laptop around 11".
Your budget is on the borderline for 11" laptop. I would say - anything you can find for these money will be OK. If you have to buy / subscribe to Office as well, you'll need at least $70/year (or $200)