No one's mentioned McGill?
I considered going there. It's pretty highly ranked and the programs look pretty good.
And if I remember right, their fees is considerably less than U of T's too.

TS, may i know how is the job market in Canada?

is it hard to get a part time job if further studies there?

i thought of further my master studies there but i heard from frens tht a lot of jobless people there and its hard to maintain a job there. besides, due to inflation and exchange rate, i believe i need to work part time to cover some daily expenses...
please advise

Anyone in UBC?

@teddys_t

it's quite tedious to find a part time job in all canadian cities especially montreal. But it gets alot easier if you are able to converse in french. Job opportunities are quite easily founf in Vancouver and Ttoronto but for students of UBC, it's no point to work in a city 25kms from school

It really depends on what job you're looking for. If you deal with customers, then french is required. Otherwise, not knowing french is good enough to land yourself with a job. You can work for Quiznos without knowing french, all you do is make sandwiches, don't take orders and don't handle cash.

hey i plan to go bronte college and do grade 12 there, as a pre u program..
but can i apply to any american uni aswell? after doing grade 12 there?
currently using my IGCSE results to apply

I went to visit my bro in Canada last month and it was -40 degree celcius. How can you people withstand those temperatures? Even a polar bear would run away from that fridge. I seriously thought I was gonna die.

wait till u go alaska.. -40 is ntg...

neway... are students given work visa upon graduation?

Alaska would be -50 +? Would there even be any water?

Essentially right now, yes. Of course you do need to apply but it is rather straight forward and easy to get.

A side note - you're allowed to work on campus while you're studying. But you can also apply for a work permit to work off-campus before you graduate. I believe some internships are open to international students as well.

Here's more details on vis after graduating. I believe you have some time after graduation to find a job and once you secure an offer, you merely need to submit an application for the work permit. A common mistake is that employers need to do something but no, all you need them is that they provide with an offer and you make the visa application yourself without the employer.

http://www.canadavisa.com/post-graduation-...-in-canada.html

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Added on January 25, 2009, 5:41 amNot everywhere is like that! lol.

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Added on January 25, 2009, 5:50 amSorry for my delay in replies. I did not know the thread is still around!

The best engineering schools would be University of Waterloo and University of Toronto for the most part. These are the schools that are always being talked about and could land you a job in the States if you wish. Job opportunity right now is quite tricky as Canada follows the US. But I think if you're good, there should not be any problem - I myself can find a job. So I'm sure you can. Especially with a Msc.

I know at University of Toronto, they do automatically grant you teaching assistantship. Not sure if it's everywhere in Canada but as long as you are accepted, the school is guaranteed to give you minimum hours to teach and to earn some money. There are also other research scholarships to apply for.

It's a great place to do MBA as well. Some schools do partner with the top business schools in the US. But all in all, I think you get a great education because of your peers - they are top notch. I do think there are chances of international internships or scholarships. For example, there are plenty of international students at my school that get the opportunity to go over to the States for work. These companies come to the school to recruit so networking-wise I think is very good.

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Added on January 25, 2009, 5:54 amIf you're anywhere but Quebec, you can easily forget about the French. Toronto is 50% foreign-based so it's very diverse and a lot of people are probably going to be speaking English. I don't think it's hard to get a part time job. My friend from Singapore just got one on-campus through the school's job site so it's fairly easy if you're looking for it. If not, there's plenty of places to look.

Jobless ppl are getting more because the economy now is taking a downturn. Times are slightly tough now. In general, the jobless ppl are those that don't just want to work for lowly jobs. Some of them can be quite choosy I feel so if you're not overly choosy about what job to do, I think should be ok.

This post has been edited by Tereno: Jan 25 2009, 05:54 AM

nope, all ice.. in prudhoe bay.. its -55 i think... gila

might go 2 calgary 2 do more postgrad after i m done with my 1st post grad..

is it automatic to secure a working visa upon graduation like US?

Jobless ppl are getting more because the economy now is taking a downturn. Times are slightly tough now. In general, the jobless ppl are those that don't just want to work for lowly jobs. Some of them can be quite choosy I feel so if you're not overly choosy about what job to do, I think should be ok.

My oh my. You sound like an elite living in the ivory tower and have the good fortune of having daddy or mummy paying the bills.Do you honestly believe people can pay their monthly bills(esp their monthly house mortage or car loans) by working those 'lowly jobs'. Before the financial crisis struck, if I am not mistaken a person can only receive a mortgage loan of up to 3x his/her yearly income. A person earning $30/hr will earn approx $60k a year and the max home loan he can get is around$180k provide he doesn't have any outstanding debts. With average housing price in Toronto around $400k or more, please do the math and show us how a person can pay his/her monthly mortgage by working those lowly jobs that pays around $10-12 per hour
Are you implying Malaysians should not worry about losing their jobs because they can always go and work those type of jobs currently held by abang Indo and adik Bangla and still be able to pay the monthly bills?? Hope you are not from St George campus

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Added on January 26, 2009, 2:30 amSpend some time reading Canadian news Example. CBC.ca or Canoe.ca or Canada.com or globalnational.com
Ontario is becoming part of North America rust belt. Even red hot Alberta is heading for the dumps.You can read it on today www.edmontonsun.com (sunday Jan 25 edition)
Minimum wage jobs..plenty


TS, may i know how is the job market in Canada?



This post has been edited by segamatboy: Jan 26 2009, 02:30 AM

Or you can move to Quebec where things are shittier but cheaper

Hm. I don't live in an ivory tower.. I live well far away from campus and it takes me an hour everyday. But I have had the opportunity to work in school part time. The average housing price in Toronto at $400k - where do you get that? Because I for one, am not recommending anyone to stay right at the core. There are condos and houses that cost millions. For $180k you can get a condo at the adjacent cities and commute to Toronto if you wish. While it might be something small, it is something that you can begin with and work your way up. Something like living in PJ and going to school in KL. Even houses in PJ are already RM 300k if I remember right. Those lowly jobs at $10-$12 per hour are obviously not enough to pay for a mortgage by a single person. People are talking about supplementing rent and part of their education with part time jobs. Rental in Toronto is high but there are ways that plenty of students survive just for the sake of education and a part time job is one of them.

anyone know bronte college in canada? whether its a very reputable college?
any advice?

I have a friend who study at the Canada.all i must say that is Canada is a very good place.

LOL where were you? even yellowknife rarely get temps below 30. But seriously, the world climate is going strange these days.

Lol if there's ice there's water. In Alaska, they collected ice cubes from the mountains or from the snow, heat it and purify, there goes the water.

And where where you??? Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba were in a deep freeze for almost a month in December. Nighttime temp were in the mid to low -30s.And yes windchill temp were in the -40s for 3 frigging weeks

if UoT is so big, wouldn't it be hard for the lecturers to control?

Huh???? Lu kong simi leh??? Control what??