New member
Apr 13th 2007 | 11:35 am
#16
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From: Burlington ONT
Re: New member
Hi Simon,
We came over recently and my husband is a Carpenter.
He got a job offer and we came over on a work permit ,it all took about 6 months. We have now applied for our PR with a permanent job offer from the company and hopefully it will only take about a year to go through, so if you can get a job offer you could be out here sooner.
There is a lot of construction work here. We are in Vancouver.
Hope this helps if you need any more info let me know.
Debra
We came over recently and my husband is a Carpenter.
He got a job offer and we came over on a work permit ,it all took about 6 months. We have now applied for our PR with a permanent job offer from the company and hopefully it will only take about a year to go through, so if you can get a job offer you could be out here sooner.
There is a lot of construction work here. We are in Vancouver.
Hope this helps if you need any more info let me know.
Debra
Apr 13th 2007 | 12:26 pm
#17
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Posts: 207
From: Essex, England
Re: New member
One of my main concerns was about electrical equipment but, after browsing I see that most of our appliances would be unuitable for Canada so my wife will be happy to spend out on new stuff (lol).Another thing would be our collection of video cassettes does any one know if I can play them on Canadian Vcr's as we are a bit dumb struck on the whole thing. many thanxs
I moved over in 2001 with quite a few vhs tapes. We purchased a multiregion vcr player from Samsung that will convert them. It was not cheap, about $800 4-5 years ago, but certainly worth the money.
Good luck in the whole process and hope you enjoy Vancouver.
Apr 14th 2007 | 2:40 am
#18
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From: Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire , W. Wales
Re: New member
Hello. By trade I am a bricklayer,but as the building game has changed so much since I served my trade I have had to adapt with it. So being a general builder I can do a wide range of things from plastering to roofing to concreting to basic carpentary,obviously bricking and blocking also.
Apr 14th 2007 | 2:47 am
#19
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From: Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire , W. Wales
Re: New member
I'm actually in downtown Vancouver, living in an apartment and not having any kids its ideal! There are lots of nice suburbs around, where you get more house for your money depending on where you go. There's a lot of development going on not only in vancouver, but also the surrounding suburbs, which could be perfect for you finding a job if you end up living a bit out of town.
Apr 14th 2007 | 4:10 am
#20
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From: London to Vancouver Feb07 - still here!
Re: New member
Hi Simon
We're in downtown so can't really comment on the suburbs.
For your guide we pay $1,250 for a one bed on Eng Bay. You'll definitely get more for your money out of town.
Plenty of construction work going on.
Good luck,
P
We're in downtown so can't really comment on the suburbs.
For your guide we pay $1,250 for a one bed on Eng Bay. You'll definitely get more for your money out of town.
Plenty of construction work going on.
Good luck,
P
Apr 14th 2007 | 11:39 am
#21
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From: Vancouver, BC
Re: New member
A 3 bed apartment downtown you're probably looking over $2000 per month, although as everywhere it depends on area. Like the previous message I also live in the english bay area and pay $1050 for a 1 bedroom, 2 bedrooms in my building are $1800- 2000. This is right downtown though, generally the further out you go the less you pay and you'd be more likely to actually find a 3 bedroom place because they're almost non-existent downtown! Suburbs you should easily be able to find a 3 bed place, but i'm not too sure of price. Friends of mine rent a 2 bed place in Langley and pay $1000 a month, and they consider that expensive (langley to downtown vancouver is about a 45 min drive).
