Vash the Stampede

My sister-in-law is marrying a Romanian guy who now lives in Canada. (Don't ask.)

He is a newly-qualified GP. How much will he be earning? I ask because he has made various claims about his expected salary, and I would be interested to know how realistic they are.

Thanks in advance.

iaink

Is he newly qualified in Romania, or newly qualified in Canada?

If hes not qualified in Canada then he gets about $7 an hour minimum wage I expect as its almost but not quite impossible to get on an internship program in canada with foreign medical qualifications.

If hes canadian qualified send him to Belleville, they will tear his arms off in the rush to make him welcome. Presumably short supply translates into handsome salary. Lets just say Ive never seen a local doctor drive a domestic vehicle...unless it was a Cadillac or a Suburban.

iaink

"The General Practitioner working in Ontario - Provincewide, Ontario now earns an average annual salary of 103,227. Half of those in this position would earn between 69,327 and 151,444 (the 17th and 67th percentiles). These numbers are derived from real, area-specific, government survey data.

(Note: These are conservative government estimates. For competitive salary survey data based on consensus analyses of thousands of private and public salary surveys, see ERI's Salary Assessor software.)

When benefits and bonuses are added to this salary, the average total compensation for this position would be 121,567. See the graph and table below to learn how the cost of living in this location affects the actual value of this salary. "
http://www.salaryexpert.com/index.cf...tySourceVar=28

Vash the Stampede

Newly qualified in Canada; they moved to Canada many years ago, and he's a Canadian citizen.

Thanks for the info.

Vash the Stampede

Hah! I knew the little scrote was lying! He was talking about a salary of $300,000...

BTW, what's the tax on an income of $121,567? He lives in Calgary; would that make any difference either way?

Many thanks for your help.

dingbat

Why? What does his tax burden have to do with you?

Vash the Stampede

Nothing, but so what? There's no law which says I'm not allowed to find out.

I simply want to know if he will be able to support my sister-in-law properly. I now also want to know why he has been lying about his expected salary.

And before you ask - no, I haven't been asking him about it. He's had no hassle from me or any other member of the family, but he's caused an awful lot of hassle for the rest of us.

His fiance now has doubts about the marriage because he is a very controlling person who doesn't allow her to think or act for herself.

Anyway, I've received the information I was after, so thanks to all for your help.

iaink

Whats the problem, does google not work for you?

Taxation rates in Canada is a well publicised thing.

Do they love and care for each other is the only thing that matters. Maybe they should just live together for a bit and see if he continues to be an asshole. If they have been living together in canada for a year then they are already legally considered to be a commonlaw couple.

Hes a doctor for gods sake, hes not going to be living on the poverty line no matter how you look at it, and if you have any understanding of statisitics you might realise that he could earn $300k, especially in future in Alberta as they are leading the charge towards private healthcare which would allow him to charge whatever the market will bare. Did it occur to you that he might not intend to spend his entire life in Calgary and that he might do what an increasing number of canadian board doctors do and go to the US at some point, where the potential for doctors earnings is sky high for the top people.

I can understand the protective brother thing to some extent, but back off a bit eh? Im sure shes a big girl and can take care of herself, and even if she cant its her life and her decision. Either they love each other and should get married, or the dont and they shouldnt, what he can earn or says he can earn shouldnt have anything to do with it.

AnyaT

She isn't even his sister, he says it's his sister in law. And what does it take to support her "properly"? Talk about controlling, sheesh.

Very weird all around.

Tangram

Salary for a GP in Canada....doesn't it depend on his tips he receives while driving his cab ?

TrishP

Not necesarily - I live in rural Northern Ontario and the doctors here are raking it in!! With Northern allowances, traning allowances and annual leave/study leave, doctors have a very nice life, thank you very much! Income about $300K with up to 11 weeks off per annum.

oceanMDX

$300,000 for a GP is very, very high. For a specialist sure, but very doubtful for a GP.

oceanMDX

I rather doubt a figure of $300,000 for net income, gross income maybe, but not net income before income taxes. Show us the proof.

Covenant

Does my PhD in Philosophy count?

iaink

Repeat the following phrase until youve got it down pat and apply within:

"Djjewannfriiiswithat"

Should get you $7.75 an hour easy