But really lol what’s y’all citizenship like ? Is it easy to get ? What’s minimum wage in the 6 ? drake got tdot looking poppin
I think you have to live here for like 6 years maybe to get full citizenship but in the meanwhile you can become a permanent resident. Since I was a kid when we immigrated, I don’t know how it works, my parents did everything but it doesn’t seem complicated. Certainly easier if you’re American though. Here’s the government website to get all the info you need: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/
Minimum wage in Ontario is 11.25 since last October (with few exceptions, student minimum wage is 10.55), to match cost of living.
Becoming a permanent resident is super easy, and if you wait about 3 years you can become a citizen, meaning you can be a Canadian Citzen just in time to vote that fucker out of office come 2020.
also note that Canada sales tax is different (they have two), when I lived there this made things a bit more expensive
In addition to what has been said, the Government of Canada recently said that those who have Canadian spouses will soon become automatic permanent residents. This is not law yet, but should be sometime this year. Basically if you marry a Canadian it’ll make becoming a permanent resident/citizen a lot easier. The old law (which is still current as of now), you had to wait 2 years before you could qualify as a permanent resident.
Also just a note on minimum wages in Canada. We do have significantly higher minimum wages than the USA, but the cost of living is significantly higher in Canada (and we pay more taxes); housing costs is a major issue in particular. Some cities in particular (Vancouver for example) are very expensive to live in.
If anyone has anymore Canadian questions I’ll be happy to answer. 🙂
Living in Vancouver on minimum wage is very difficult because of housing costs as they said above. Average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in East Vancouver (which tbh is pretty shabby and a bit sketchy in some parts but not unsafe) is about $1200 a month lowest average from when I was rental hunting last September, but you can expect to pay more than that with utilities as they are not always included.
Cell phone companies charge us more than the American average from what I can tell too.
Real talk:
Immigrating to Canada from the US is time consuming and very spendy (compared to, say, moving to America). IRCC is so backlogged right now that everything is taking a LONG time, and that was before the mass influx of refugees. Although, that may have had a positive effect, who knows.
If you are a non-custodial parent, it’s exceedingly difficult because they process all children as though they will eventually be going to Canada (whether or not that’s actually the case). Also, unless you’re marrying a Canadian, you need to be bringing something to the country, “skills” or money.
Entering the country as a foreign student is relatively easy.
(I’m a Canadian ex-pat and my dad JUST married an American who moved to Canada)
What about school?
I’m not sure what you’re curious about in regards to school…but in general:
Tuition is much lower than in the USA for post secondary. It is not free.
I go to a relatively small university and I’m paying ~$5,500 per year in tuition. Larger universities can cost more; generally from $8,000-10,000. But this is for Domestic students. International Students pay quite a bit more.
As an example; UBC is one of Canada’s biggest universities. Domestic students pay ~$5000-8000 per year. International students pay ~$26,000 per year. Smaller universities tend to be cheaper for International students, though so if Canada’s biggest schools price you out there are other options.
Here’s a handy chart (these are again domestic student tuition)
If you have a more particular question about school in Canada/or any other question let me know.
Reblogging for the person who said the Real Talk.
Immigrating to Canada IS NOT EASY. Those who are saying it is are lying.
I tried to do it and failed. There’s a lot of catch-22s (esp. if you’re trying to become common law partners and THEN immigrate via a family visa, the way I was) and not enough information on the Immigration Canada website so you are basically forced to go to a lawyer.
Just like any other fucked up system, it’s much easier if you’re not poor, disabled, etc. But start throwing that stuff in there and it’s hard.
And this is very true: “you need to be bringing something to the country, “skills” or money.” Being bilingual helps, esp. if it’s in French and/or English. There’s a form you fill out and all of your various skills and other things you bring to the country are rated and you have to have a certain amount of points to be considered.
Immigrating legally is HARD. Immigrating illegally is easy, actually, as I had a friend do it & live in Vancouver for like 6 years.
(And, yes, Toronto is expensive too. Think almost NYC expensive. I personally think it’s worth it, having lived there for 2 years, but. I WILL say that, food wise, produce is cheap, and stuff like cheese and meat are expensive. Toronto is going through the same “gentrification-and-luxury-condo-boom” that most big NA cities are going through, so there’s that. But sometimes you can luck into a rent controlled apartment and get lucky. But I found Toronto’s transit to be as good or better as any American city’s (excepting NYC), and certainly cleaner!)
It’s also COLD there in the winter. If you don’t already live in a cold climate (northern NY or further north), it’s going to be rough if you don’t like the cold.
Also, becoming a citizen means swearing an oath of loyalty to the Queen. (I’m serious.) This may be an issue for some Americans who are opposed to monarchies of any form, no matter how symbolic.
If anyone has any questions about immigrating to Canada, please let me know. I’m not a lawyer, but I’d be happy to talk about my experiences living in Toronto for 2 years.
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