So You Wanna Move To Canada, Eh? (insurance, home)

[Evlevo]

I would love to live in Vancouver, BC!

I don't know if I'd have the patience to work the bureaucracy of immigration, though.

[steve1873]

Originally Posted by castor

Canada is to me more secure than the US. The only thing I don't like is the weather (I'm not really into winter sports) but some people like it. It depends where you live, too.

How many cities in the U.S. is Toronto more secure than?

Canada as a whole is more secure definitely.

Just watch where you go.

Toronto has become a cesspool of crime and homelessness

[houselady]

I also would consider a move to Vancouver, Canada. But it seems the citizenship test is against 'older' transplants. I'm 56 -- almost. I teach and have a real estate license. Is there a need for teachers? I qualified on everything else, except the age. I figured that had to do with the social-health system. Does it matter that I'm as healthy as can be? Is there anyway to work around this age limitation? I don't have family there.

[Cornerguy1]

Houselady,

The teaching profession is regulated by each province, so you'd need to get in touch with the British Columbia Ministry of Education to ascertain what steps you'd have to take to become qualified to teach in that province.

Similarly, the real estate profession is regulated by each province as well. Again, you'd need to contact the provincial Realtor's Association to find out hoops you'd need to jump through in order to become licenced.

I'm not sure what the rationale behind the age portion of the entrance test is, but, if I had to guess, I'd say it has more to do with placing a premium on how many productive, employable years a person has ahead of them.

Good luck.

[dpkelly]

I personally think Canada accepts too many immigrants for its own good. The laws are also in their favour for securing employment if they are a racial minority. Federally regulated companies must hire certain numbers of minorities. Companies which accept labour sponsored funds must show they are promoting minorities.

When Canada accepts too many immigrants, wages go down. So where must native born Canadian go to make a living? They go to the states. Wages in Toronto have not kept up with those in the USA especially when the average price of a house is around $380,000.

Also check out this website:
http://www.notcanada.com/

[steve1873]

Originally Posted by Ocuri

Vancouver is the most mild place in Canada in the winter... There is little (or no) snow, and more days with above freezing temperatures than not.

There is little or no snow in Toronto anymore either

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by steve1873

There is little or no snow in Toronto anymore either

But it still is COLD!

(We hit -25 C overnight once, even though it was a mild winter)

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by dpkelly

I personally think Canada accepts too many immigrants for its own good. The laws are also in their favour for securing employment if they are a racial minority. Federally regulated companies must hire certain numbers of minorities. Companies which accept labour sponsored funds must show they are promoting minorities.

When Canada accepts too many immigrants, wages go down. So where must native born Canadian go to make a living? They go to the states. Wages in Toronto have not kept up with those in the USA especially when the average price of a house is around $380,000.

Also check out this website:
http://www.notcanada.com/

The same could be said from outsiders moving into your state/province. One example in the U.S.: Californians in Texas; in Canada: Ontarians in Alberta.

[Yeledaf]

It also helps if you can fight while standing up in iceskates.

[jasondnorris]

I know this is an older thread but I am seriously considering a move to either Vancouver or Toronto. I am a property manager with a commercial real estate company and my wife is an executive assistant/office manager for a non-profit. Will we have difficulty finding jobs in our respective fields as non-residents?

Thanks in advance for all replys.