What are the requirements for immigrating to Canada from the US? Are there any support groups in existence to help new immigrants find a suitable and affordable community to settle in? What is the cost of living compared to the US?
2006-07-07 21:34:11 · 18 answers · asked by Peace Pup 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I immigrated from the USA to Canada (granted, this was 40 years ago and I was a child of 10, immigrated with my family). There didn't seem to be any problem for us. However, times may have changed. I know that Canada wants immigrants, but they have specifications about what occupations they want immigrants in and I think there are even specifications as to where they want immigrants to live. You can find all the information you want at Canada's immigration website, I will list it below.
2006-07-07 21:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is hard to immigrate to any country. Considering you are coming from the U.S. it should not be too much of an adaptation.
The main requirements are "What are you going to do when you get here" What could you give back to the country? Also very important not to have a criminal record otherwise they will most probally refuse you. If you visit www.canada.gc.ca and click on immigration you will obtain a detailed description on what is required to move to a country such as Canada. As for support groups it depends on where you choose to live, in Montreal, Quebec, there are ,however I don't know about the rest of the country, Canada is a huge country, 2nd biggest in the world. The cost of livivng is in comparrison to the U.S. The value of things is the same (eg: can of coke = $1)
Again it depends on where you live. Cities are more expensive than the suburbs or even the country where it is less populated. Canada is a great country to live in and I wish you good luck in all your future endeavors when coming to Canada.
2006-07-21 08:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Bachelors in verbal substitute isn't a level on the wanted shills record for Canada. Canada is searching for those with a BS degree, not BA people. There are too many BA grads now in Canada for the accessible jobs. This i do not imagine you'll score adequate factors to be admitted.
2016-10-14 06:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think Canada is lax, you have something else coming. I have travelled across and repeatedly into Canada, and I tell you they are some of the most law abiding people you will ever meet.
I would say Canada today has more tolerance, depending on where you are. Toronto and Vancouver seem more friendly to immigrants. Learn as much as you can about your host country.
2006-07-16 21:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my understanding Canada is pretty lax about immigration. I don't know about the cost of living, but I do know that they have good governmental programs like healthcare that could reduce the living expenses. If you are naturalized in the U.S. from Canada you keep your Canadian citizenship but I'm not sure about America's policy on the other way around.
2006-07-07 21:40:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regarding cost of living, I have worked in Canada and the one thing I noticed is that they pay a lot of taxes. That "free" healthcare isn't very free, they pay a lot for it through their taxes. In addition to the income tax, you pay GST (government service tax) and PST (provencial service tax) on just about everything you buy.
Don't get me wrong. I love Canada and Canadians but just want you to have a realistic view that there's no free lunch.
2006-07-18 23:30:08 · answer #6 · answered by tonyend2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact an Immigration attorney in the US and see if they can help you or maybe they can refer you a good atty in Canada.
2006-07-21 11:23:56 · answer #7 · answered by Dezec 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get all that info from the nearest Canadian consulate or the Canadian embassy itself (Washington DC). It's not so difficult either to move here from the US or find other Americans here (some would say that Toronto is an American city, it is so American in its tastes and attitude).
2006-07-21 11:42:14 · answer #8 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you mean "emigrate" if you are talking about moving to Canada from the U.S.
To get all the correct information, I would contact the nearest Canadian embassy .
2006-07-21 04:57:12 · answer #9 · answered by Stargater 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the embassy of canada to your region and ask them
2006-07-07 21:59:16 · answer #10 · answered by Mohsen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋