Budgeting for Canada
#77
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But it's cheaper because employment has been suffering there for the last few years. I believe it's doing a lot worse than the Alberta average which isn't great.

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I triple checked with Sask and they made it just as clear as Alberta about having to be a resident. It's completely ruined our chances of PR through FST from the UK. We've accepted that we're just going to have to go over on IEC and then sit the exam, gain a years work experience and have a job offer for PR.

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I was under the impression that the slightly higher wages would make up for the cost of living in Alberta. I didn't realise that the difference was quite so drastic! For me it's all about being able to enjoy time with the family and having enough disposable income to do that so it's seeming more and more as if we've had our hearts set on one of the least suited provinces for us.
As you said in another post, you really do need to work out why you want to come here, why you want to leave the UK (having also maybe looked elsewhere in the UK), cos you have to be a lot happier with daily life, I think, that you (generally) need to be in the UK.
