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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 30th 2004, 6:36 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,756
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: Uk Police Officer Wanting The Canadian Dream....

Yup, I was right:

“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the Canadian national police service and an agency of the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. The RCMP is...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 30th 2004, 6:21 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,756
Posted By merdealorsen

Cool Re: Uk Police Officer Wanting The Canadian Dream....

Sorry bud, didn’t realize (how could I), that you worked in Canada. As for the RCMP, they are in British Colombia, New Brunswick and (I think) the rest of Atlantic Canada. So you’re...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 29th 2004, 2:04 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,756
Posted By merdealorsen

Cool Re: Uk Police Officer Wanting The Canadian Dream....

You’re in the UK and you’re giving advice about Canada? :eek:

It is very difficult to get police work in Canada (well paid for low qualifications). Many new hires have university...
Forum: Canada
Aug 29th 2004, 1:42 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 804
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: Yahoo Groups for Brits moving to/in Canada

If you are a Brit or a citizen of a “rich� country thinking about moving to Canada, take a look at my web site:
http://www.geocities.com/merdealorsen/immigration.html

Feedback:
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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 25th 2004, 9:56 am
Replies: 40
Views: 3,497
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: I hope this never happens!

So you don’t like to talk about politics or religion eh? Well I hope you like hockey because otherwise it’s going to be a lonely life for you up here. Especially since you don’t...
Forum: Canada
Aug 25th 2004, 6:42 am
Replies: 8
Views: 914
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: Building a log house

Outrageously expensive! :scared: But only by Canadian standards. :) Vancouver and Toronto are the places where land costs the most in Canada. Finding building lots is very difficult. It will no...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 25th 2004, 6:14 am
Replies: 40
Views: 3,497
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: I hope this never happens!

Canada wouldn’t be Canada without American rejects. Tar and feathers anyone?

You got to love someone who comes to Canada _because_ he is Muslim. Percentage of Canadian population that is...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 25th 2004, 5:57 am
Replies: 2
Views: 2,191
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: What about debt left in the UK when moving to Canada?

Not being able to pay off debt isn’t fraud and it is unfortunately common. The great thing is that credit reporting agencies don’t cross borders. So high debt in a foreign country (even...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 24th 2004, 3:14 am
Replies: 4
Views: 556
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: Tax Question

I hope you’re not putting all you savings into a checking account simply to avoid paying income taxes. That said, the interest rates are so low, you might as well (I’m paying 4.9%... on...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 22nd 2004, 1:58 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,103
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: Can anyone help

Well Andrew, as long as they don’t declare a shortage of immigration consultants I guess you’ll be OK. ;-) That said, I’d like to know what you charge people once you’ve...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 22nd 2004, 1:11 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,016
Posted By merdealorsen

Angry Re: Let's make this simpler

Canadians (and Australians and New-Zealanders) now need to prove they are fluent in English in order to get British citizenship! :scared:
(...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 21st 2004, 7:43 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 720
Posted By merdealorsen

Thumbs down Re: Any solution ??!!!

Sometimes reality is funnier that fiction. There is no way you are going to stay married to this lady long enough to get your citizenship as she will be well into her forties. So immigration may...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 21st 2004, 7:21 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,103
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: Can anyone help

How can a foreigner get a temporary work permit when the employer (in this case the transportation company) has to prove that no qualified Canadian is available for the job? My bet is your husband...
Forum: Canada
Aug 20th 2004, 1:11 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 698
Posted By merdealorsen

Re: has citizenship and job experience in not much...gimme a job in Toronto??

Call centres are always an option for working in Toronto. Even more so for technical support. Being bilingual (French-English) is a bonus. However, the French they speak in Quebec isn’t the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 20th 2004, 12:26 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,016
Posted By merdealorsen

Lightbulb Re: Let's make this simpler

Good grief! The http://www.icechallenger.com/ is ubercool but a tad off topic no? Crossing from Alaska (USA) to Siberia (Russia), although incredibly cool, will not convince Europeans or Canadians of...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 20th 2004, 7:48 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,016
Posted By merdealorsen

Angry Let's make this simpler

UK citizens can move to France, Ireland, even Lithuania without so much as showing their passport. Yet, to move to Canada is an expensive and long bureaucratic process. This is nuts! The...
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