looking for info for canada
 

hello i am 38 years old i am thinking of moving out to Canada next year with my wife and my 2 and 4 year old . i am looking for what sort of money i need and schools and any more info i can get as this i a big thing to do with all of my family . looking for the good things and the bad like how long before the wife can look for work medical ins etc .
thank you
Simon

Re: looking for info for canada
 

Hello and welcome to BE!

As your questions are general rather than immigration specific, I have moved your post to the main Canada forum.

The first thing you need to work out is how to get either a work permit or become a Permanent Resident (if you aren't already).

I would suggest making a cuppa and having a good read of the wiki, then come back and ask more questions.

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:Canada

:)

Re: looking for info for canada
 

thank you i hope to be doing it by a agent to get all the docks and the job and hope Permanent Resident i need i was looking for the info what they don't say like how the wife feels when she is all by her self . thank you

Re: looking for info for canada
 

I would bear in mind that agents/consultants are quite expensive and many of the users of this forum can vouch that the forum filling can be easily done by yourself. As siouxie mentioned have a read through the wiki as there are over 50 visa routes into Canada. It would be an idea to give an idea to the other forum users as to what job you have and what job your OH does and what area in Canada you would like to move to.

Re: looking for info for canada
 

The money you will need, schools, etc. are all unanswerable at the moment. Canada is a huge place and the cost of living in the Maritimes is different from the cost of living in Toronto, which is different from the cost of living in Vancouver.

And education is administered by the provinces so schools vary by location.

Re: looking for info for canada
 

i am a hgv 1 driver i have bin driving for 13 years just looking for a change and a new start .
on the school just a ruff price i know they will change but it will give me a ruff ider

i am just looking to see if i can get the cash up for all of my family or just me to start with

Re: looking for info for canada
 

I would say some provinces are better than others for truck driving, there are a few forum members who are in this line of work and so should be able to give you a better overview regards your role in Canada.

A rough price is kind of like asking how long is piece of string, which province do want to live in, how old are your children and will they want to do after school activities?

Want standard of living are you and your family use to ?

I am no expert but I believe that with a lot of trades that you will need to go through Canadian certification on top of any licenses and certificates you hold in the UK. I'd recommend you have a look over the wiki

Re: looking for info for canada
 

A rough price is kind of like asking how long is piece of string, which province do want to live in, how old are your children and will they want to do after school activities?
they are 2 and 4 now

Want standard of living are you and your family use to ?

to get bye don't eat out but might have a take away once a month if we have the cash for it .

i am just after a ruff price do i have to pay for schools if so how much ruff so i have know what i am looking for to get up .
what i can find out is that i might be heading for Toronto .

Re: looking for info for canada
 

Not sure how much trucking there is in Toronto I assumed it was an IT and financial services place.

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Truck_Driving_in_Canada

I could be corrected by others on the forum but school does not start till they are 5, so they will be in daycare which can be expensive and differs in cost per province.

Re: looking for info for canada
 

In Toronto, you'd have no route to Permanent Residency as a trucker, so you may want to look at other provinces that have ways to get PR under their PNP such as Manitoba or Alberta.

Re: moving costs, this thread may help - http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=735341

Best of luck.

Re: looking for info for canada
 

ok thanks i am still looking in to it it gives me a cost to look at

Re: looking for info for canada
 

I came over as a truck driver in 2011, but my wife and I had been over in 1998/99 skiing so we knew we wanted to co e to Alberta. Have you been over on a research trip yet?

Re: looking for info for canada
 

in all seriousness...

has someone told you (or have you read) that "Canada" needs HGV drivers and then you decided to come on here and ask your question without thinking anything through or doing any research at all?

because that's what it sounds like...

Re: looking for info for canada
 

no not yet i not to shore on what to do i was going to go throw a trucking recruitment ( E.D.T.S LTD ) from the UK i was just seeing what i can find out as things have change for me and i am trying so see what i can find out IE schools cost and living cost and advice on what it was like for the family as we are just looking into it as a family i look for my self 7 years ago but it was not right .

Re: looking for info for canada
 

yes it guest i could find out what people think of it and not what they say about it