thanks Ian, that gives me a postion for the telephone interview.

Well, it isn't immediately obvious. All babies look like Winston Churchill, even if their parents/grampas deny it. Can't help but love 'em, though.

I only ever met one person that told the truth; a mother referring to her baby. "Ugliest thing I ever saw....". She obviously hadn't met my sister in law.

Depending on the sort of job and the number of other similar ones in the area, HRDC have stats available on their website for salary ranges.
http://www.labourmarketinformation.c...pid=43&lcode=E
Its very hit and miss thought, and perhaps only covers jobs filled through the HRDC job bank service.

Otherwise there are other salary expectation guides out there which are probably better, two i remember are
salary.monster.ca
and
www.salaryexpert.com
the first has negotiation tips, and the second has cost of living comparisons too for what its worth.

Why am I here..... On a work visa (again) ... with a dam good job....

If a better job turned up in the Uk...would I go back....Yes!!


for me its simple... I like both countries, I see little or no significant differences between the two on average.. and I’ve done about 4 years now in Canada and my wife and child are Canadian, and it wasn’t that long ago when I working in the UK too…

and even if I took that job back in the UK and an even better one turned up in Canada I move right back again…

Most of the Brit/Canada bashing is done by those frustrated by their current situation.
Most using it as a self justification for their current decisions…
My realization has been if you’re happy it doesn’t matter where you are, and the same goes if you’re unhappy….and more often than not moving won’t change that either

Cute little, then again, they all are, at that age

Thanks Ian mate, we shall see how the interview goes in half an hour !!! :scared:

You should be able to, we are doing that right now on 70k, until the wife starts her new job. We also found out that if we wanted a mortgage, we will qualify for 265k with a 70k income.

Anywhere outside the GTA is cheaper, that is why we are looking for somewhere that will allow us to live that surburbia life, and still be able to drive into toronto for work.

I sure hope so - as I live on less than that!!

Didn't I read somewhere, that you own a farm, and just bought a whole bunch of equipments? You must be loaded

I have said to numerous people that I might have to survive on about $22,000 for a year....property taxes, food, and basic insurance.

Each time the response was yes, its possible but not necessarily what you would order if given the choice.

Cut cloth to suit as they say.

That's a lot of Kraft Dinner! As you say, not the ideal but I'm sure it can be done.

I agree totally.

I am loving it here, just occasionally remember to have a quick look in here but with all the things to do and fantastic people I have met showing me around and inviting me for meals etc I have nowhere near the time available to come in that I had when in the UK.

Just to say i am guilty of not coming on the forum much since arriving in canada, but only because it is so much nicer to sit outside and look at the scenery than a computer screen.

We love it here, we live from pay check to paycheck and are skint the day after payday, but who cares when you have deers strolling through the garden.
I think the people who are critical of canada prob didnt do their homework in the first place.

Canada's Great, those of you waiting.....its well worth the wait

You said it exactly right I came 38 years ago and have done very well and my kids have done great.Just wondered if that's the wife or a friend?

Huh? You've lost me there.