It is quite a pricey way, but we have bought our house here so have no mortgage to pay, only bills etc. We find food is cheaper here, though many on this site have found otherwise. Car insurance is more, house insurance and taxes are slightly less. Gas is cheaper. utilities are about the same for us, so we are managing on a very small income. there arent many jobs in this area. Alberta sesm to have more but fomr tposts here it is more pricey so you need more $$$.

You do have to persuade them that you wont overstay your welcome, ie visa. We sent letters from employers saying they would reemploy us should there be a suitable job and we have some property there. We are using a Access Migration consultants and have found them to be excellent so far. They have a website and are near you in Wellingborough. they wont take you on unless they think they will get you PR, no visa, no fee.

take care

Thank you, I really appreciate all the information!

We were originally looking at either BC or alberta, but have also been looking into Manitoba, mainly because of the PNP staus with my job.

We should be able to come out with around $100k, maybe a little less, so hoping to get away with a small mortgage.

Sorry for so many questions but how do you pay for the course fees? Can you pay it monthly or....? I have looked on a few College sites but they're not very forthcoming with that sort of info!

Thanks again

Manda

At least here in Calgary the colleges and the university require payment up front. Usually you have to pay a deposit when you submit your registration form. Then closer to the start of the course you have to cough up the balance of the tuition fee.

.... for the university we pay each semester, at or near the beginning each time, (ie twice a year), and a third time if they are taking any courses in the summer.

Same in Ontario.

Google "walmart sucks"

This is an interesting one, too: http://www.aboutmyjob.com/

From my experience of colleges in Quebec (Montreal), for higher education it's the same. We needed to cough up the full course fees in advance and buying the required books/equipment etc was very often extra on top of course fees.For High schools (Secondary 12-17 yr old) schools, I remember mum having to pay something before the school year started, may have been school tax but not sure... she then had to dish out more money on 'required' school equipment, ie; papers pens, geometry sets etc. And on top of that, had to pay out extra for school/class trips... but, for all of those costs, I must say I feel quite lucky to have experienced 5 years secondary schooling in Canada as each year we had a school trip doing something fun/camping style, and it helped kids get away from the parents and learn about life's lessons away from the comfort & security of home... plus we found out one of our teachers smoked pot which made us LOAO at one of these school trips!!!

Hi,
Go to www.jobbank.gc.ca On the seach box type forklift
Choose the province of your choice and on job category
choose Trades,transport and construction.
Do not give up there are lots of job in BC and Alta. and some in Manitoba .
From this website you could have an idea what the wages are like
as a forklift operator .
Good luck .
Yoong

Hi,

Thank you all very much for the replies, it's given me a lot of info to look at and get my teeth into!!

Whether I actually understand any of it is another matter.......! lol!

Thanks again
Manda