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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 13th 2023, 2:18 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,005
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Journalist trying to move to US

This was my prior career field. Your best bet is getting a job with Bloomberg/CNBC, proving yourself for a year or two and then applying for a transfer to the US on an L1. I know someone who followed...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 2nd 2021, 4:40 pm
Replies: 94
Views: 20,925
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Moving Back to UK from Canada- Any Recent Experiences?

I was fortunate enough to have travelled from the Atlantic to the Pacific, stopping at all the provinces along the way. Yes beautiful scenery outside of the big cities (from the Canadian Shield to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 1st 2021, 9:58 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,016
Posted By craig_hoxton

How difficult is it getting a job back in the UK?

Anyone reading this who managed to get a job back in the UK from North America: how did you manage it?

Did you apply online/via LinkedIn/via a recruiter?

How much did it cost you?

I've...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 1st 2021, 9:29 pm
Replies: 94
Views: 20,925
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Moving Back to UK from Canada- Any Recent Experiences?

I've been in Toronto slightly longer than you and you seem to have experienced almost the same things that I dislike about "T'ranna".

To reinforce your points:

1. I hate the 5 months of...
Forum: Canada
Jul 1st 2021, 8:18 pm
Replies: 71
Views: 6,818
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Sacrificing paid leave for a better life?

I've been in Canada for 13 years in Toronto and spent about half that time in full-time employment for Canadian employers.

Professionalism standards are much, much lower here compared to the UK...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 1st 2021, 8:02 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 806
Posted By craig_hoxton

Dual Nationals with TN Visa Experience?

Anyone here have experience of getting into the US on a TN Visa (NAFTA) ie. dual British-Canadian citizen? I'm eligible under a specific job title under the TN visa but wanted to hear experiences of...
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2020, 3:38 pm
Replies: 123
Views: 37,572
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Second Class Citizen

Hindsight is 20/20. This was a super-helpful comment.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 27th 2020, 3:17 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,706
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Working abroad in IT

Have you considered IT work in Waterloo? I wouldn't recommend Toronto as i) expensive as hell to live alone and ii) IT is flooded with cheap labour from a particular part of the world, hired by...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 27th 2020, 2:59 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 7,802
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: The Start of My Journey Home

Hello,

This was an honest, well-written post - you're not in the media by any chance?

I am in a similar position to yourself (moved to North America with partner but never managed to get the...
Forum: Canada
Nov 12th 2019, 5:55 pm
Replies: 123
Views: 37,572
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Second Class Citizen

Yes, this happened to me. Wasted 11 years here (my supposed peak earning years from my mid-30's to mid 40's) and only spent two of them in my field of work (financial media). My First World education...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Apr 2nd 2015, 4:31 am
Replies: 54
Views: 32,507
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Why did you leave Canada to move back to the UK

Seriously considering moving back. Pull up a chair and let me tell you why...

I have lived in Toronto for 6 years. Three of them were spent working minimum wage, two of them spent working in my...
Forum: Information Technology
Apr 2nd 2015, 3:22 am
Replies: 2
Views: 5,852
Posted By craig_hoxton

I.T. Sector Careers

Hope there are some people in the I.T Sector who can help out with this.

I'm a Brit based in Toronto, Canada and I am in the process of changing careers into I.T. I have been a video gamer for...
Forum: Jobs Wanted
Apr 2nd 2015, 3:02 am
Replies: 0
Views: 592
Posted By craig_hoxton

British Expat/Canadian Citizen available for work in Toronto

Dual British/Canadian citizen based in Toronto.

I have a 10-year background in online media (financial journalism) but I am moving across to the I.T. sector (have a couple of years of experience...
Forum: Canada
Jan 15th 2015, 4:50 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 5,198
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: UKTV in BC

I use VPN.AC - it's a VPN service that tells the Internet you're in one country when in fact you're in another. I used it on my media streaming device (a Boxee Box) to watch the Top Gear in Argentina...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 15th 2015, 4:43 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 7,243
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: I so miss working in the UK

I miss the cheeky banter, going to the pub for lunch and the after work drinks (usually it was a Thursday). Also miss the higher professional standards: in the UK, when someone tells you they will do...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 15th 2012, 1:43 pm
Replies: 244
Views: 15,041
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Next TO meetup: no cat herding allowed.

Will turn up for this - will be wearing my England top (that should narrow it down...)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 19th 2012, 3:01 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 5,444
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Moving Canada to the UK

You've hit the nail on the head with this. Canadians just can't comprehend just how better-educated us Brits are compared to them.

My first "job" here was a volunteer at the Toronto Film Festival...
Forum: Canada
Oct 2nd 2009, 7:35 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,615
Posted By craig_hoxton

Free banking in Canada

Just making you guys aware that if you are about to come to Canada/already here and have a PR Card/Landed Immigrant status within the last year, you can open a FREE bank account (they call them...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 13th 2009, 1:44 am
Replies: 4
Views: 547
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Comedy Night

It's NIMBY attitudes like this that made me leave the UK in the first place!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 6th 2009, 5:21 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 547
Posted By craig_hoxton

Comedy Night

A mate of mine and fellow Brit is MC'ing a comedy show this Thursday 9th April in Downtown Toronto.

It's at McVeigh's Pub on 124 Church Street (corner of Church & Richmond) and doors open upstairs...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 23rd 2009, 4:51 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 771
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: Tell me what your Xbox 360 gamertag is.

Ice hockey is the easiest North American sport to play as a video game - give me the puck, I do dis...dis...dis...goal!*

I had a go at the manager mode in FIFA 2008 last summer...I was up until...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 8th 2009, 4:08 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,419
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: UK Xbox 360 in NS

Finally, my XBox 360 situation is settled!

I got a new console and bought a 12-month UK Xbox Live account - and it all worked from the moment I switched on my console for the very first time!
...
Forum: Canada
Dec 20th 2008, 4:14 am
Replies: 152
Views: 49,289
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: UK Pension Transfer to Canada

Mike, MJWalker - thanks for answering my question!

That's one less worry for me!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 19th 2008, 3:52 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,419
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: UK Xbox 360 in NS

OK, so you can use your UK subscription on a Canadian Xbox 360 - so I guess you play Canadian Xbox games and the achivements are registered on your UK-based profile?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 19th 2008, 3:43 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,419
Posted By craig_hoxton

Re: UK Xbox 360 in NS

I bought an XBox 360 512 MB memory unit in the UK and saved my purchased games and profile on that instead.

Have just bought 12 month Live subscription card and MS points card and I guess I'll...
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