What made you choose Canada?

I noticed that Vancouver is prone to potential earthquake .. in fact, there are daily tremors .. Not sure if it is true or not? Any one living can validate this? Eventhough it is in at EQ zone, I see a lot of people trying to migrate there .. is it really better than Australia?

The ousted Conservatives govt wanted to raise the retirement age to 67. Baby Turd aka Canada's former Pok Amai Amai teacher rescind that directive. Back to 65

And you think the employer not aware that once you get the papers you can tell them bye bye whenever you feel like it.??? Only works if your skill is in a severe shortage and the economy is booming. The boom is over

Back in late 2008 my employer hire 14 TFWs from Philippines for kilang work,Company got more work than workers.Yes, those TFWs did ask the company to sponsor them as PR but the company said no. Apply on your own. After 2 years, 7 left . Law says that the TFW can leave their employer once they finish their first contract. Even if their work permit are renew if company are willing to rehire them, the TFW can also leave their employers.

TFW.....temporary foreign worker

Not a very good idea aafter listening to some of my cousins talking about their neighbours

All Canadian and American geologists say the BIG One is long over due

Canada got US as it neighbour. US as you know id the world biggest economy and military superpower. That's why Canada dont spend much on military defense and much of it is diverted to social programs.

OZ got who?? Indonesia??

That's good. I have to wait till 67. Btw what's the pension like there? We get £150 a week. Not too bad tbh, if you have some savings and a small private pension.

Hmm .. Does this mean it is not good place to go?

I'm not sure about Canada but here in UK, you need at least GBP 250,000 if you are single. If married, maybe more.

Depends on how long one stays in the country and how much he/she contributes., Visit one of my aunt, a widow on the weekend. She migrated in the early 80s when she was in her early 40s. Only had JCE level education and worked in low wage jobs. According to her, her CPP is around 46xx, Old Age is around 34xx and GIS is around 75xx. approx over 15k per year

Hi, if you are interested in opening a business in Canada, here's a list of the Provincial Nominee Programs in Canada where you can see what are the minimum funds you need to apply for each program !

Here's the link.

I'm planning to immigrate to Canada soon with my common law partner.

Here's my situation:-

Im 34, currently working as Costing Manager. Im at my final stage of CIMA. NOC should be 1112. I could finish the finals, get accreditation from Canada Accounting Board as CIMA have some agreement with them. However, when I check for express entry, unless I have a job offer (which is impossible). Im not eligible to apply.

So my current option I have at hand is

1) get a accounting degree at Canada and continue work from bottom up. I doubt my CIMA will get me anything

2) Change profession. Im interested in Dental Hygienist. The cost would be CAD60,000 excluding lodging. taking an accounting cert would be around 30,000. so double the cost. However the pay between this 2 will also be the same.

Any advise?

Why Canada ?

Don't like Australia
US too many crazy shits
Canada seems nice. As far as I know, the government might be more or less the same as Malaysia. cost of living also about the same. standard of living should be higher?

Thanks for the reply. Mind sharing your experience with Australia ?

Which city do you plan to settle down in? Housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto are pretty insane.
Dental Hygienist makes more than an accountant in Canada. $50+/hr compared to $30+/hr

I just don't like it generally. my cousin and friends keep asking me to go Australia. Probably because I worked at a few Australian company here and don't like their culture.

Halifax, Ontario, Alberta. These are the few places I have in mind.
Problem is that changing to medical, I need 1 year foundation and 2 years of studies. by the time I graduate I would be too old. 37. Taking an accounting degree would be faster and I have experience in this field.

I'm quite in doubt. Here I have house, car, and living an average life. Kinda disappointed in the country as a whole. I don't see this country going to progress any further. As a non bumi, I find that opportunity here is getting worse.

I could sell all my property here and pay as deposits for a new home at Canada. Getting the funds for education will be from my savings and small investments

Cost of living is cheap in Halifax but so are the job opportunities. Its very hard to find any decent paying job there. Most people from Nova Scotia move to Alberta to work then move back to retire.
I guess an accounting degree wouldn't be too bad if you're able to transfer some credits over and what not. However, if I were you I would eventually start up an accounting business rather than working for people.
I think I would choose Alberta out of the 3 places. I myself currently live in Alberta. Albeit, the economy is hurting right now because of the low price of oil, its still the best place to make money within Canada.

Well, I would need to attend 2 years of study in Canada to be eligible for the immigration program. Since I don't know much about the accounting there, probably wont start a business so soon. If I did, I would probably start a food business.

Im still thinking. so much to consider

Anyone migrated so far?