steve of 5-0

Check out PNP schemes of your desired province (except ON, they do not have one).

If it`s anything like NB`s - you`ll be here within a year!

You will find that here, outside the cities for sure they love the Brits`!!!

And that is reflected in your future contact with Canadian/Provincial officialdom.

steve of 5-0

I did forget to say there is one annoying thing out here on the roads.

They are gutless when it comes to overtaking one, if they are in a hurry, they would rather ride your fender, "pushing you along" if they can, as there might be a RCMP radar trap up ahead.
So keep ya "cruise" set at no more then 5k over the limit, the 8litre pick ups will go around you eventually. DAMNED HILL BILLYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

blacky

Unless your are independent rich, read other immigrant opinions in
www.canadaimmigrants.com
www.*********.com.
Be well rested and wait until supper has been digested.

Cheers B

iaink

A neutral, well balanced overview. NOT.
It would be funny if it wasnt just sad.

The majority of happy settled immigrants dont bother to come here to tell you how good life is.

daft batty

i woudl say remember "You can't rush them, they're Canadian"

Airseir

Hmmmmm well yesssssss.

Can't say I identify with any of this. Moved from UK Got the first job I applied for, straight into a job of the same level - if not higher.

No culture???????
Worst weather????? what about all them horrible hot countries out there????
Cost of living 5 times higher than any where else?????
No Jobs coast to coast?????

I wonder if this guy has ever thought about working for the "National Enquirer". I think he would make an excellent reporter for them and has missed his vocation in life.

bm71

I will give you the same advice I got when I started this process, Tell the truth, don`t hide anything, have documents to support everything you say on your application. Finally be patient, the waiting is hard but eventualy things will happen.

bm71

steve of 5-0

One thing I did not plan on -

In NB, to buy liquor, one has to go to a government store and it`s heavily taxed.

As a result, I`ve lost my beer gut and become semi-tea total.

I suppose my liver and bladder are happier then they have been for a long time!

Souvenir

I'd echo what many others have said and add my own bits.

Don't hide anything bad. Be prepared to explain it.

Don't fabricate anything, especially when it comes to your occupation. The CIC people have a thick manual of very detailed job descriptions. The public never get to see it. My brother, when he was looking to migrate, was going to put himself down as an agriculturalist, rather than dairy farmer (his real occupation), because it got more points. I was able to "obtain" a copy of the job description. He'd have fallen at the first fence.

Don't miss anything out; it just delays your application. I had help from a CIC official when I made my application. We still missed something. Fortunately it didn't slow my application but I was in a very different position to most applicants.

Rich_007

Same here (tho alcohol in BC is not province managed) alcohol reduction way down (apart from losing the beer gut) with 6 bottles of decent beer at $13-16 my intake has slowed to a trickle, with monthly ale rations being scheduled in the diary.

One positive: I'm a cheap drunk able to get pissed on a few bottles (that's some big change there from the UK)

Rich.

iaink

Unfortunately I'm less descerning and acceptable beer at ~$1.10 a bottle has done nothing for my gut! According to our three year old "Mummy has a baby in her tummy. Daddys just fat" out of the mouths of babes

Of course as my dear OH is not drinking, neither am I but my gut is unchanged Perhaps the finger of blame should be pointed at T Horton not J Labatt!

I dont think Alcohol is particularly more expensive here than the UK? Probably a topic for the other forum anyway

Tab

Mein Gut! If I'd known beer would be more expensive in Canada, I never would have started the emigration process! Perhaps we need a special thread dedicated to beer!

Hipster Contrarian

Whoops, sorry I didn't reply to this for ages- I've recently started a new job and they keep tabs on me a bit. Obviously I don't want them to see that I'm hoping to emigrate! Thanks for all the replies though, they're all really helpful.

No flaming from me, that's definitely the most important question of all! There are many, many reasons I want to emigrate to Canada, but some of the main ones include: rights for common-law partners; geographic location and layout (my boyfriend is a demon snowboarder and is dying to be able to snowboard after work and on weekends!); the fantastic juxtaposition of city and wilderness that I found in Vancouver, etc. etc. All the stuff you're probably sick of hearing! (As for living abroad, I have already done that in several countries, but I've never really wanted to emigrate to any of them.) There are lots of other reasons too, but I have to keep minimising this screen at work and I keep losing my train of thought!

Thanks. I think I'll lay the copies out the same as the originals. Thanks for the tip.

Yes, I noticed how expensive things like wine were in Vancouver! Not sure how I'll cope with that, but to be honest it will probably be the best thing that's ever happened to me . I could definitely do with cutting back a bit!

Wow. I wasn't going to hide anything, but I will have to make an effort to be extra-careful in that case. I must say I'm a bit confused though, as I didn't realise that different occupations scored different points? I thought it was more to do with how long you'd been employed and whether your job was officially recognised.

Thanks again, and if anybody has any more tips, they're all gratefully received. I'm hoping to finalise the application over the Xmas period and submit it some time in the New Year (provided that I get my damn police check back.)

BH PNP

Well from my experience and time spent since arriving in April I have but one piece of advice.

If you consider starting a business when you land, DO NOT invite certain types of people who, after opening your home (and fridge up to) for a day of BBQ, beer and football, who you openly discuss your business ideas and services and all the while your only intention is to be friendly, genuine and sincere, only to find out the “guests” had gone out of their way to amateurishly copy your services, plans, ideas, website and even plagiarize your company name.

Sound far fetched? Sound unbelievable? Sound down right low?

It can happen.

andy_sheila

[QUOTE=BH PNP]Well from my experience and time spent since arriving in April I have but one piece of advice.

If you consider starting a business when you land, DO NOT invite certain types of people who, after opening your home (and fridge up to) for a day of BBQ, beer and football, who you openly discuss your business ideas and services and all the while your only intention is to be friendly, genuine and sincere, only to find out the “guests” had gone out of their way to amateurishly copy your services, plans, ideas, website and even plagiarize your company name.

Sound far fetched? Sound unbelievable? Sound down right low?

It can happen.

That sounds amazing, what happened? As you know i am about to start the 3rd week of a Realtors course and we are taught a lot about ethics and morals, although i'm not perfect and i stray from the righteous path now and then, i wouldn't last long as a realtor if i did what your "guest" did.