Canada ?
 

Hi,

Canada(BC) is a destination to which I have for many years had a ambition of moving too.I am very fortunate to have a BC pnp nomination but !
I also have a chance of moving to Australia and have been comparing employment conditions.What a difference!!
Four weeks vacation with 17% loading plus ten public days,Eight days per annum sick leave(can be forwarded to next year),Employer pays 9% into pension,long service leave equating to thirteen weeks paid leave after fifteen years,38 hour working week.Also having three children the family allowance is VERY generous.
Perhaps there are things I do not know about working in Canada so please enlighten me.I just can`t imagine the conditions being so far behind.


Thanks

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Peeps should just move to where they feel happiest. Nobody needs to 'sell' Canada to you.

Rich.

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Exactly. Well said Rich ;)

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I really think it's up to you, the advantages I see from Canada is that is closer to everywhere (UK, US, etc) so it's easier to travel, have you been in Vancouver? it is really beautiful, I loved it !!

Not sure about Australia but I believe there are more work opportunities in Canada, lots of companies I know have nothing or very little branches in Australia, while they have good opportunities in Canada, again it depends on what you do

Another advantage of Canada is that once you become a citizen it is much easier to work in the US !! All canadians I know have had opportunities there

Unfortunately vacation time in canada is shorter, minimun two weeks (depends on the company, I have almost three but my company has a lot of shut downs so it compensates) However as you progress in your career it gets better (my boss has about 5 weeks vacation)

Work life balance, working hours are good in Canada, people usually don't work wild hours or stay late (later I've stayed in my job is 6 p.m.)

So again it is up to you, for me they are almost the same quality of life, but I chose Canada because it was easier to qualify in my case

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I am not asking you to sell Canada to me, I am asking what are the working conditions.
If you don`t know what`s the problem!

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Masiosare gave you a good answer. Working conditions do vary from employer to employer. You need to check out the conditions you are being offered and then decide if it enough for you. 2 weeks is the minimum but many get more, ..... but not usually anything like the amount of leave you are describing in Oz!

ps. If you don't like a response it is probably best to ignore it, and not take it personally, or it quickly develops into a slanging match here. That is the nature of "discussion boards" :huh:

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ps. If you don't like a response it is probably best to ignore it, and not take it personally, or it quickly develops into a slanging match here. That is the nature of "discussion boards" :huh:[/QUOTE]


I take your point.

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This subject comes up from time to time here, and if it important to you to be able to (eg) visit family in the UK every year and still have vacation time left to explore your new country and environs, then it might well be a deciding factor for you.
There is a public holiday almost every month though, so long weekends come around fairly frequently.

I am rethinking my own options atm, as I work M-F and have 3 weeks off after a qualifying period .... though I must say my employers gave me "family leave" and "personal time" (unexpected!) recently when my son was sick.
OH often works all weekend and I am feeling we are not getting the time together we need.

I am trying to gather my nerves to work privately which would mean (potentially) mucho more $ and fexibilty ..... but what if it don't take off???!!!! :ohmy:

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Wouldn't consider Australia, too many spiders and stuff. You haven't provided enough information about the job offer in Canada, certainly in Ab there are more public holidays, guess the comparison will come down to bang for your bucks!
C

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You are asking members to answer a question that is not a simple one, my answer to the next will always be different, that is why life is such fun, we all do and enjoy different things, my answer to your question is to write 3 lists, one for you home country one for Canada and one for Australia.

Write the likes and dislikes, and then research each one, ask questions even visit each country until you can decide, as at the end of the day YOU are the one that has to live with the decision.



Enjoy, and the best of luck in deciding, Oh and I would pick Canada each time:thumbup:

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Hi,

Thanks for the replies but I am trying to ascertain the working conditions in Canada and the benefits expected.
Any info?

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How long is a piece of string?

Your question is virtually unanswerable. The range of employers probably goes from the worst imaginable to the best you can have. How can one describe working conditions for the whole country? It can't be done.

The least you could do is throw us a bone and tell us what areas of employment you are looking at and perhaps what part of the country you would like to move to. That would be a start.;)

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Mate read the aussie section. It seems the same sort of complaints are on both messageboards. The main reason that would stop me moving to aussie is the travelling back to blighty.

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Grizzly bears in the garden or poisonous spiders under the toilet seat... both countries have their problems with dangerous animals :).

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The Okanagan has its fair share of black widows.