IT Agencies specialising in Immigrants

Closed Thread Subscribe

Thread Tools

Sep 13th 2007, 3:48 am

#31

dbd33

Assimilated Pauper

Joined: Mar 2005

Location: Ontario

Posts: 40,022

Re: IT Agencies specialising in Immigrants

Quote:

Originally Posted by NSpaul

Unless you smoke, drink lots of wine and eat lots of cheese in which case you would have a much lower cost of living in Paris

Yes. I should move there. Maybe I'll do that when the ex is dead.

Sep 13th 2007, 4:04 am

#32

Paul Wildy

Immigration Consultant

Joined: Jun 2007

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Posts: 2,144

Paul Wildy has a reputation beyond repute

Re: IT Agencies specialising in Immigrants

Don't tell me - as well as the clause about providing an SUV with leather you are contractually bound to continue living in Canada (presumably so as not to be out of reach of Canadian legal jurisdiction)?

Sep 13th 2007, 4:16 am

#33

dbd33

Assimilated Pauper

Joined: Mar 2005

Location: Ontario

Posts: 40,022

Re: IT Agencies specialising in Immigrants

Quote:

Originally Posted by NSpaul

No. It's just that I don't think I could make enough to pay the alimony if I moved somewhere else.

Sep 13th 2007, 5:05 am

#34

cornmatthew

Corn Nibbler

Joined: Jun 2006

Location: Burlington, ON

Posts: 254

Re: IT Agencies specialising in Immigrants

Quote:

Originally Posted by G77

What's the going rate for a sys admin in downtown TO? Never seems to be listed on job ad's....

Think Ian is looking for a job in BC... I'm considering the GTA, will offer you my CV/Resume if you're interested.....

Going rate would depend both on your skills and on the company. If you're especially good, or you have skills that are particularly in demand, you can get more. A company with more money than God can afford higher salaries, but might not be the most exciting place to work. $65k to $85k would cover most intermediate to senior positions.

I'm very happy to look at resumes, though I can't promise anything will come of it. PM me if you're interested.

Sep 13th 2007, 11:44 am

#35

tioaboa

Just Joined

Joined: Sep 2007

Posts: 7

tioaboa is an unknown quantity at this point

Re: IT Agencies specialising in Immigrants

Hi there Cornmatthew,

I'd be interested in Downtown Toronto, I'm a Desktop support/3rd line guy with plenty of Exchange and AD experience.

A question about the cost of living, after all that you guys have said, we should be able to buy a house/apartment outright, will the 65-85K be ok to support myself my wife and a teenage (12) son. My initial research seems to think i would.

Thanks

Ian

Sep 13th 2007, 11:49 am

#36

Danny B

Tea Drinker

Joined: Nov 2006

Location: Kamloops, BC

Posts: 5,387

Re: IT Agencies specialising in Immigrants

Quote:

Originally Posted by G77

That would be kind of low for Vancouver wouldn't it? You'd struggle to live on that (without a massive chunk of equity to take with you) surely?

All depends on your lifestyle I suppose, if your single & renting a 1 bed flat then you'll be laughing. If your married with 2 kids, Wife not working and you've got a mortgage then money would be tight.

Having said that, thousands of people in Vancouver earn far less than $35 per hr and they survive OK...