Migrating to Canada from Dubai?
Hi, I do not fully understand your job "statistics analyst (Real estate)" or what work you do but there may be some options in the real estate development field (commercial and residential developers creating new buildings and offices) for you. On of the ways that you may consider coming to Canada is to seek employment with a Canadian company on a contract for a couple of years and then apply for citizenship if you want to stay here. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/index.asp As a former immigrant myself I remember that I was frustrated because I could not work for the provincial or federal government as I was not a Canadian citizen. Check out this website as I think they might help you with some of your questions http://www.lookingahead.bc.ca/immigrant/ I came across it doing research for my clients and my website. A note to you about weather. Yes it is rainy here on the West Coast a little like the weather in Paris or London however we do not get as much snow as Toronto - no shovelling in downtown Vancouver except the occassion day or two. As far as rent goes - downtown it is approximately $1100-$1300/mth for a one bedroom - 500-650Sqft. 2 bedroom apartments are about $1800-$2100/mth for the smaller ones. I was doing some checking for a client this afternoon and here are some actual rentals in Downtown Vancouver! 1000 Beach 2bed/2bath 1347SqFt $2500/mth 1331 Alberni 3bed/2bath 1189SqFt $2800/mth Very close to Downtown Kitsilano - 1bed & Den ??sqft $1950/mth Granville Island - 1bed & Den ??sqft $1800/mth However if you were living outside of the downtown area rents tend to be less in East Vancouver, Burnaby & Coquitlam. I hope some of this information helps Annette Thomas
Is finding a job a Job in Toronto Canada easy?
Finding a job here is easy. Finding a well paying job is hard. You should have no trouble finding a low wage job, but it might be hard to live on that. Get your foot in the door somewhere, then look for something better. There is lots of room for good HR people, although I haven't met one yet; either there aren't any, or they don't get hired to work in HR. The best newspapers to look at for Toronto classifieds are the Toronto Star and the Toronto Sun. NOW has a weird and eclectic classified section, I've never checked out their job listings. Most people look at US experience and education as more or less equivalent to Canadian. For HR stuff you might want to look at Canadian and Ontario labour relations stuff and the Ontario Employment Standards Act. And learn to spell labor with a u. Labour, Canadian style, eh?
Is it true that new immigrants in Regina, Saskatchewan, can’t find jobs relating to their diploma, or even find a job at all?
I don’t believe Regina is worse than other cities in Canada for job opportunities for ANYONE, including new immigrants. In fact, we have better job opportunities than many cities, with low employment and plenty of people applying for jobs. In fact for some specialties there is actually shortage of qualified applicants, and some jobs have been unfilled for months. Some jobs do require contacts, but there are plenty of open listings in all kinds of fields.I haven’t applied for a job in years but there are a number of online websites with jobs in Saskatchewan, and you can limit yourself to just Regina or look more widely. For example, the town of Lumsden is just 30 minutes’ drive to the northwest, so it’s possible to live in Regina and work in Lumsden or vice versa, if you have access to a car.I do see a lot of immigrants working in fast food restaurants or driving taxis or working as receptionists, but if you have specialized training, even if you have no experience it shouldn’t be too hard to get work in your field fairly quickly. You might have to work some unskilled or less-skilled job for a while if your specialty is less in demand, but it should be possible for you to browse the job sites to get an idea of what is available.Whatever you decide, good luck.
If I was moving from England to Canada, which areas would be the best?
Assuming that you can get through immigration ok, I do not think work should not be a major problem but I am retired and no longer in the know about work situations. Unless you pick a place up north (and why would you?) most of the country experiences 4 seasons. Vancouver, being on the Pacific rarely sees winter (a day of snow occasionally) although most of B.C. does. Cost of living wipes Vancouver out of the equation anyway - it's not the cheapest place to live! This is Canada and next to the UK, we are HUGE. Lots of land and outdoor spaces, especially outside of the major cities. English is the main language outside of Quebec. Poisonous spiders?? Don't think so! Maybe a daddy long legs here or there. And it's nice to be good to the spiders here - they keep the other bugs down Other bugs being flies, mosquitoes and like that. Your cats would definitely need to have their shots, especially rabies. I could type all the info out but it is already done at this link: http://www.pettravel.com/immigration/Canada.cfm I have lived in this country all my life - 63 years and have never seen a bear outside of the far north and the National Parks. Well, that is not entirely true. Every now and then one will wander into Calgary and the wildlife people hustle it back to Banff. Not a worry really. I have seen even fewer wolves. I remember when I was about 16 years old, there was a wolf attack about 50 miles north of the small town I lived in in Quebec and I have seen a few in the National Parks. Some cattle that disappeared out west was blamed on the wolves but it is just as likely that it was rustled. I do not think they constitute a problem. It must be a myth. Hope this helps.
What jobs did immigrants have in late 1800's?
I'm pretty sure things were rough back then. It's hard to even imagine what jobs there were back then.