Jobs & locations - advice needed!
#62
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It was a nightmare, fortunately CIC were brilliant, very sympathetic and helpful, but it meant that CRA stopped our Child Benefit payments, my PR card was withheld pending investigation and I had to submit so much proof that I was actually living in Canada. It took a couple of months to sort out and was enough to convince me that I don't ever want to stray out of strictly above board territory in immigration matters. It was shocking how was it all happened too. Frightening really.
#63
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They do. In our previous province our anti-immigrant bigot neighbour reported me as falsely claiming PR and said I wasn't actually living in Canada. He didn't report my husband or our child, just me.
It was a nightmare, fortunately CIC were brilliant, very sympathetic and helpful, but it meant that CRA stopped our Child Benefit payments, my PR card was withheld pending investigation and I had to submit so much proof that I was actually living in Canada. It took a couple of months to sort out and was enough to convince me that I don't ever want to stray out of strictly above board territory in immigration matters. It was shocking how was it all happened too. Frightening really.
It was a nightmare, fortunately CIC were brilliant, very sympathetic and helpful, but it meant that CRA stopped our Child Benefit payments, my PR card was withheld pending investigation and I had to submit so much proof that I was actually living in Canada. It took a couple of months to sort out and was enough to convince me that I don't ever want to stray out of strictly above board territory in immigration matters. It was shocking how was it all happened too. Frightening really.
#64
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Complained to the police and the animal control bylaw officer after his dog jumped our fence, ran into our yard, up onto our deck and bit my leg when I stood in the way of our toddler who the dog was snarling at (apparently it hated kids), I had to have stitches. Lucky for the dog that our dog wasn't out, he's very protective of me. Apparently he thought a woman should know her place. Bah.
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The circumstances leading to a prosecution aren't obvious, you'd need to have an informed and mean spirited person shop you and then find a particularly officious government person to take action. Perhaps if you fired a babysitter in favour of the grandparents or were having a divorce, otherwise the risk seems a bit hypothetical to me.
It may be, but none the less a risk. For someone wanting to regularly visit Canada, or apply to immigrate, getting caught working illegally is not going to help their case.
CRA get most of their tips anonymously, no doubt CIC has a similar system in place. As with anything, down to each individuals risk threshold and what they have to lose.
CRA get most of their tips anonymously, no doubt CIC has a similar system in place. As with anything, down to each individuals risk threshold and what they have to lose.
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Complained to the police and the animal control bylaw officer after his dog jumped our fence, ran into our yard, up onto our deck and bit my leg when I stood in the way of our toddler who the dog was snarling at (apparently it hated kids), I had to have stitches. Lucky for the dog that our dog wasn't out, he's very protective of me. Apparently he thought a woman should know her place. Bah.
Did he face any penalties for wasting the Immigration Department's time?
#67
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As for wasting CICs time, I'm not sure, I heard that he was formally warned, as apparently he did the same to the other immigrant family on our street (dog biting biting the seven yr old on in their yard being the starting issue) but I don't know, by that point I was pretty sick of where we lived, and that was the proverbial straw. Where we live now in our new province is a world apart thankfully!
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Thank you for your condescending 'contribution' but I have no reason to research this subject.
I didn't think it was anal, I asked for further information because I was interested in the logic behind such rules. Arguably you could say the purpose of this forum is to ask questions, and to seek answers is to research.
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I can't believe they did so little about the dog, if you hadn't been between the dog and the toddler or hadn't got there in time, this could have been so much worse!
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Is it just Downtown Toronto which is a nightmare in traffic? I've got 2 potential opportunities in the GTA. One is 2 min walk to Eglington station, the other is near Toronto Pearson airport and says it's in Mississauga.
I'm likely going to dismiss the Mississauga as the only affordable housing near to it is in Brampton. Are there any areas within a good commutable distance from Yonge & Eglinton, with affordable housing? Around the $2000 mark should be affordable for us. 3 bed full house.
I’ve also got an interview for the Halifax, NS role previously mentioned.
I'm likely going to dismiss the Mississauga as the only affordable housing near to it is in Brampton. Are there any areas within a good commutable distance from Yonge & Eglinton, with affordable housing? Around the $2000 mark should be affordable for us. 3 bed full house.
I’ve also got an interview for the Halifax, NS role previously mentioned.
#71
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I know, and I hated that, its never the scumbag owners who have to suffer, but I couldn't have a dangerous dog who the owner wouldn't control coming into our yard. As it turns out the police gave him a warning, the bylaw officer offered me tea and sympathy but did nada except visit him and ask him to keep his dog on a lead or tied up on a long line - which she'd done a lot of times before with that guy.
As for wasting CICs time, I'm not sure, I heard that he was formally warned, as apparently he did the same to the other immigrant family on our street (dog biting biting the seven yr old on in their yard being the starting issue) but I don't know, by that point I was pretty sick of where we lived, and that was the proverbial straw. Where we live now in our new province is a world apart thankfully!
As for wasting CICs time, I'm not sure, I heard that he was formally warned, as apparently he did the same to the other immigrant family on our street (dog biting biting the seven yr old on in their yard being the starting issue) but I don't know, by that point I was pretty sick of where we lived, and that was the proverbial straw. Where we live now in our new province is a world apart thankfully!
#72
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Is it just Downtown Toronto which is a nightmare in traffic? I've got 2 potential opportunities in the GTA. One is 2 min walk to Eglington station, the other is near Toronto Pearson airport and says it's in Mississauga.
I'm likely going to dismiss the Mississauga as the only affordable housing near to it is in Brampton. Are there any areas within a good commutable distance from Yonge & Eglinton, with affordable housing? Around the $2000 mark should be affordable for us. 3 bed full house.
I’ve also got an interview for the Halifax, NS role previously mentioned.
I'm likely going to dismiss the Mississauga as the only affordable housing near to it is in Brampton. Are there any areas within a good commutable distance from Yonge & Eglinton, with affordable housing? Around the $2000 mark should be affordable for us. 3 bed full house.
I’ve also got an interview for the Halifax, NS role previously mentioned.
Y&E itself isn't cheap. It was at least at one time known locally as the Young & Eligible because of its heavy levels of gentrification and being one of the very few heavily built up and modernised areas outside of the Downtown Core.
I personally loved it there and found it to be very livable with local bars, restaurants and some decent supermarkets but you would struggle to find a cheap house around there and you can forget about cheap parking around the train station.
You might be able to find something within relative distance to North York, Finch or Etobicoke that will be within your budget but I wouldn't expect anything fancy or luxurious. Those areas also tended to have a very heavy Chinese immigrant population back when I was last there which will either appeal to you or not depending on your personal tastes.
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I used to live in Y&E and Eglinton was my local station for my daily commute to work.
Y&E itself isn't cheap. It was at least at one time known locally as the Young & Eligible because of its heavy levels of gentrification and being one of the very few heavily built up and modernised areas outside of the Downtown Core.
I personally loved it there and found it to be very livable with local bars, restaurants and some decent supermarkets but you would struggle to find a cheap house around there and you can forget about cheap parking around the train station.
You might be able to find something within relative distance to North York, Finch or Etobicoke that will be within your budget but I wouldn't expect anything fancy or luxurious. Those areas also tended to have a very heavy Chinese immigrant population back when I was last there which will either appeal to you or not depending on your personal tastes.
Y&E itself isn't cheap. It was at least at one time known locally as the Young & Eligible because of its heavy levels of gentrification and being one of the very few heavily built up and modernised areas outside of the Downtown Core.
I personally loved it there and found it to be very livable with local bars, restaurants and some decent supermarkets but you would struggle to find a cheap house around there and you can forget about cheap parking around the train station.
You might be able to find something within relative distance to North York, Finch or Etobicoke that will be within your budget but I wouldn't expect anything fancy or luxurious. Those areas also tended to have a very heavy Chinese immigrant population back when I was last there which will either appeal to you or not depending on your personal tastes.
I'll have a look around those areas. We definitely do not want an area with an immigrant majority.. it kind of defeats the purpose of moving to Canada.
I wont be looking for any other jobs in the GTA after today.
#74
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It has one of the highest costs of living in Canada but the wages tend to be decent to make up for it and the cost of living pails in comparison to London or even some other British cities like Edinburgh or Manchester these days.
It's a heavily populated immigrant city though (approximately 50% foreign born) and has a great level of social harmony from my experience however you do tend to find that a lot of residential areas will have one of kind of immigrant majority (e.g. 1 area particularly appeals to the Chinese, another to the Greeks, another to the Portuguese etc). It only tends to become an issue if you don't like one particular type of restaurant or supermarket.
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I'm likely going to dismiss the Mississauga as the only affordable housing near to it is in Brampton. Are there any areas within a good commutable distance from Yonge & Eglinton, with affordable housing? Around the $2000 mark should be affordable for us. 3 bed full house.
I’ve also got an interview for the Halifax, NS role previously mentioned.