adele

The salary range for a CBSA officer trainee (FB-02) is currently between $55,133 and $61,570.

The salary range for a CBSA officer (FB-03) is currently between $59,518 and $66,564.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/job-emplo...he-eng.html#a6

Novocastrian

Judging by the price of a beer at YYZ he's probably a barman.

Former Lancastrian

Actually for the FB03 level which is the vast majority of officers its now gone up to $70,120 even when carrying a firearm.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/hr...b/fb08-eng.asp

Eddmac

I thought you'd have got more than that tbh. I mean, it's a pretty damn responsible job after all!

joinerboy

Police Officers & Firemen/women plus MLA members pay in Alberta

The following is the salary scale for the Constable rank:

Entry: $50,674
6 months service: $65,840
12 months service: $71,435
24 months service: $77,032
36 months service: $82,108


Probationary Firefighter
$24.16 ph
Permanent Second Year Firefighter
$27.88 ph
Permanent Third Year Firefighter
$31.59ph
Permanent Fourth Year Firefighter
$35.31ph
Firefighter 1
$37.17ph

MLA members are on around $160000k pa

MovALot

[I]Hey

Well done on getting the offer, I asked a similar query myself and some posts were useful in that thread (see below thread details). My worry is most likely similar, cost of living versus the salary you have been offered. Renting will take a fair chunk of your money is what I have discovered so far, so can't be ignored (same as Oz) where you pay a small fortune compared to the UK.

[I][I]Alberta Salary Checker
Hello

I have an offer rate of $79 per hr, 40 hrs per week for work in Calgary, a family with one child aged 5.

I was hoping for any feedback on how this compares with cost of living i.e. to me it appears a good offer and a quick look, a decent Salary but not living there I would appreciate some further info, any takers?
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Eddmac

The above equates to something like $164000 pa, so I'd say it was good.
Assuming a 20% downpayment, you could afford a house at approx $1.4 million.

Atlantic Xpat

Your first statement I'd agree with.
Your second is just plain stupid.

dishwashing

All things being equal, it is a VERY good salary in order to take on these large Canadian mortgages though

iaink

Given the number of posters here who come promised 40 hours a week that turns out to be way less than that and sometimes no hours at all, its probably best for everyone if they rent for a while.

You wouldnt want to commit to 20 years of mortgage payments on the back of a job that doesnt have secure foundations.

Scribble

Wtf 50 to 80+ in 3 years? That's some percentage increase!

dishwashing

Excellent point

But what type of positions promise, and sponsor, someone on the premise of 40 hours and end up giving them so little? I presume anyone being sponsored is driven by a labour market requirement?

Eddmac

Wow are you always so offensive? I love how the internet brings out the best in some people.
I did a quick calculation based on $79/hr @ 40 hrs a week x 52 hours = $164320 which is $13693.33 a month.

Based on the amounts you can borrow as a percentage of salary less expenditure, I made a VERY ROUGH estimate of how much mortgage you could achieve and posted it here as a VERY QUICK GUIDE to what you could potentially borrow on a mortgage as I feel that would be a good way to highlight spending power on a given salary.

As some really nice person took it upon himself to get abusive towards someone that is trying to help, I have now put the figures into ratehub to see exactly what you could get.

http://www.ratehub.ca/mortgage-affordability-calculator

$1,355,008 is what it come up with for Alberta, so apologies for it only being $1.35million and not $1.4million. This assumes an ability to put down 20%, 30 year amortization and 5 year fixed rate.

Now, is there any way to block someones posts, so you dont have to read them in future?

Eddmac

Atlantic Xpat

Yes, there is. Feel free to use it.

To expand upon my point. I don't believe that a sensible person would obtain a $1.3m mortgage even on a princely salary of $164k. Not if they wanted to live. A bank might lend you such a sum, but that doesn't mean you can afford to pay it back. EDITED TO ADD: Using a more sensible mortgage calculator (http://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/0,,32,00.html) gives a mortgage amount of around $670k, assuming some basic outgoings like, well, cars, insurance, property taxes, heating. Of course, if you don't plan any of those things and are going to sit in your freezing mcmansion in the dark you could probably afford more.

To suggest to a potential new immigrant that they might contemplate that is not at all helpful. I'd revise my earlier statement, to a new immigrant who tries to borrow $1.3m on that salary would be the profoundly stupid one.. IainK's point on what you are promised in terms of hours vs. what you might actually get, is very pertinent.