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Forum: Canada
Nov 23rd 2012, 8:11 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Well clearly if you cant survive on 50k(31k pounds) with family of 5 in calgary it is hugely more expensive then the UK .You take that 31k pounds is 600 pounds gross UK is a descent wage in the uk...
Forum: Canada
Nov 23rd 2012, 7:25 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Under the IEC each person is required to have "there own status" so yes but as seperate applications i believe (feel free to correct me ?).I must also apply for study permits for the school going...
Forum: Canada
Nov 23rd 2012, 6:37 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

My wife and I were heading to Canada under the IEC scheme which would allow her to work and we were going to go through the pnp process after 6 months providing of course we were to get the IEC which...
Forum: Canada
Nov 23rd 2012, 4:52 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Has anyone idea where i should look instead of calgary or even alberta ?I have a lot of experience in industrial butchering or meat cutting and looking online on various job sites the most il prob be...
Forum: Canada
Nov 23rd 2012, 3:15 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Please don't think I'm arguing with anyone I'm absolutely NOT and I apologise if i have come across that way . I just find it hard to believe if 2 people were working an industrial wage each can't...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 8:39 pm
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Thank you have been very helpfull as have most people on this site . We hope to get away with running just the one car for first few certainly . That's why choosing the right house for price/location...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 11:47 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Thats exactly how alot of people are livin in Ireland at the moment including myself with absolutely no sign of it getting better in the next 5-10 years the economists are saying .So the thought...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 11:37 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

I have asked the boss to check with payroll what my take home pay will be and they said about 570-580 weekly and like i said my wife will need to work PT to bring in around 200 net at least ,we...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 11:18 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Looks ok for an interim period of time until you find your feet .I found a directory list of those organisations in calgary and here is a link for just one of many offering rent from 1000 a month for...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 11:01 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

True I wont be earning that much but the 3200 i quoted will be the very min we will earn i figure its best to do figures in worst case scenario .As i said were just considering all the options right...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 10:23 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

You see this is the point iv been trying to make ,going by that comparison between calgary and cork the difference between the two is only marginal if anything .So if i was taking home 800cad/622...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 7:34 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Calgary may not be Ireland but I'm going on many peoples views on this forum that the cost of living in Canada is comparable to that of the UK which isn't all that different to Ireland .
Rgds ...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 7:23 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Thank you very much for all the honest opinions even if some of them weren't what i wanted to hear .We are still only considering our options so its good to get any feedback good or bad so we can...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 5:43 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Ok i think a few things need further clarification .firstly neither my wife or I will be on min wage in fact my gross income will be almost double the min wage and my wife will pick up something in...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 3:38 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

That income i would expect to be from both of us working ,wife working maybe 20 hours a week in evenings so it would actually be around 3200 combined ?
rgds
Deise1980
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 3:34 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

They look lovely and in some places even better than a lot of private rentals and i can't see how "undesirables" could afford to pay 1000-1200pm and some Utility bills on top ??
Rgds
Deise1980
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 3:28 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Where do families with kids etc where both husband and wife are working 2 min wage jobs actually live then ? Because the houses I am referring to are around 1000-1200 a month still leaving prob...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 2:55 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Our main motivation for moving to Canada is a better future for our kids and if that makes us more financially better off then that's a bonus and would be great ,we certainly are not going to move if...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 2:47 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

I have got a job offer from an employer ,but obviously the take home wage would only cover the rent ,Utilities ,Food with very little if anything left . I have wife and 3 kids so she will potentially...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 2:36 am
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

Re: co-op housing in Canada ?

Thanks for the info guys ,it is indeed Calgary or the surrounding area preferably southern areas . Obviously we would all like to live in nice big flash houses but you also have to be realistic .
I...
Forum: Canada
Nov 21st 2012, 10:41 pm
Replies: 82
Views: 7,860
Posted By deise1980

co-op housing in Canada ?

Hi guys I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced co op housing( local authority housing) in Canada I'm looking to know the pros and cons of them ?
I'm shocked at the price of renting in Canada...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 15th 2012, 10:58 am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,326
Posted By deise1980

Re: Easiest province to get into ?

Cheers for the info .I have 7 years in industrial boning we call it over here albeit it was back in 2004 that i finished in that job hence the reason id prefer to go into the job I have recently...
Forum: Canada
Nov 15th 2012, 2:44 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,676
Posted By deise1980

Re: Alberta Schools ?

Only realised that after posting the question thanks
Rgds
Deise1980
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 14th 2012, 9:30 am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,326
Posted By deise1980

Unhappy Re: Easiest province to get into ?

Thanks a million you have gone some way to helping me find the answer ,although there does still seem to be a grey area in paragraph 2 of that link where it states :" The MPNP is a free program of...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 14th 2012, 2:22 am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,326
Posted By deise1980

Re: Easiest province to get into ?

I will not be heading over until I receive my IEC visa providing that goes through ok ,judging by the timelines posted here it will take about 8 week so im looking at going alone first end feb early...
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