Hi my name is Brittany and I'm about to turn 32. My boyfriend lives in Canada and we have decided for me to move there because f*ck the US. Lol. We intend to get married in the long run. (Been together for 3 years and have known each other for 10 years) I've been doing alot of light research on where to begin my process but I haven't found anything truely directive on where to start first. Is there anyone who can enlighten me on where to begin on moving to Canada? I'd greatly appreciate it.
Looking to move to canada but dont know where to even start. Help?
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Easiest way is to marry your BF now and have him sponsor you for PR.
Another way would be to continue your education in Canada as an international student. This is a more expensive route since it requires you to study full time and you'll need to show a bank balance of at least $25k to be approved.
You can also look into immigrating independently based on your own education and work experience. Research the Express Entry program and calculate how many points you have. You want 480+ to have a good chance of being selected.
A work permit may also be an option but this requires you to find a job offer in Canada first and your employer may also need to obtain an approved LMIA.
Also, ultimately light research is not going to cut it if you are serious about moving here. You either need to buckle down and spend many hours researching how all of this works on the IRCC web site or hire an immigration lawyer to help you. Good luck.
Have you walked outside your house and looked at the US lately? In all honesty school shootings and drug problems are more common in the US and im tired of watching this country destroy itself.
I just wanted to make sure I was researching the proper things. I have a general idea of what I need to do but I wanted extra guidance on what routes are actually feasible for me to look into/take. I am very serious about moving there. It feels like a very daunting process as I know ALOT needs to be done.
Drug problems are uncommon in Canada? By legalising cannabis (adults can possess up to 30 grams of legally-produced cannabis. adults can grow up to four cannabis plants per household), the problem will go away? Yes, I went to the US, specifically Louisiana, Michigan and Alabama recently.
Not ironic that right after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, this website crashed because of the plethora of Americans that wanted to move to Canada. When the website returned, there was a brand new section: Moving to Canada from the U.S. (with 3 sub forums).
I echo with @scylla suggests. Do your research, because if you have a straightforward case you do NOT need legal help to do this.
I feel that you are influenced too much by the news. Media just sucks every single detail of what's happening in the US, it's insane. Otherwise, what's happening in Canada is much worse.
1. Housing. It's destroying every other industry, no other sector can generate a consistent 10-25% return every single year. Canada's living standards will be the worst among OECD countries for the next 40 years because of near-zero investment in other sectors. For example, even a Blackrock CEO said that the best way to park money is to buy real estate in Canada.
2. Too much social protection for the old. Now they are increasing their pensions and we pay more CPP etc etc. Not only are they sitting on houses worth millions of dollars, but now they get a raise. Now, it's time to tie all social protection to housing wealth in this country. Income means nothing in this country anymore. But obviously, Canada is too progressive, right?
3. Healthcare. I admit the US sucks too, but dying in emergency waiting rooms are happening and increasing in Canada. I can't find a family doctor for a long time now.
4. Immigration. I am an immigrant and I benefitted from this, but it's not fair to anyone to have such levels of immigration, even for the newcomers and students who can't get housing, healthcare etc. I feel that no country should be punishing their most vulnerable this way, look at tent cities and homelessness in Canada. Also, I won't be ashamed to say that as a recent immigrant, I will vote against the party that allowed me to immigrate. Rationally speaking, new immigrants are my direct competition, research shows that as well that more immigration lowers the wages of recent immigrants.
School shootings suck, it's horrible, but I am not even sure if I want to have kids in the US, it always surprises me how people do it without much social protection. Drugs are everywhere, it's not different here.
People can't wait for the next election, look at how Liberals are tanking. I wish I could go to the US. The US is destroying most other countries in terms of economic growth. Canada, UK, Australia are all in stagnation the past 10 years or so, and it will get worse.
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Just like Canada, a very small segment of the population is benefitting from economic growth in the US or is getting wealthier. Housing affordability is also an issue in the US although to a less degree than in Canada. Many are facing a decrease qualify of life. Like in Canada, the seniors have benefited from a huge rise in real estate costs during their lifetime, benefitted from big returns on investments (also suffered from high interest rates) or from having generous pensions. There are many suffering in the US just look at the increase of food bank use. There is criticism to go around when it comes to most countries and life expectancy and quality of life are decreasing in most OWCD countries. The US had the huge real estate crash so that reset real estate prices while it didn’t happen in Canada. Most government assumed interest rate would increase and so didn’t intervene and tighten things like lending rules, limit who could buy, etc. in the early 2000s. Much more painful to intervene now and decreasing prices substantially would hurt the youngest buyers more than anyone. Most countries are looking at significant challenges going ahead.
Right.. now that you’re in, time to slam the door shut for anyone else who hasn’t had the chance to follow! Coz that’s “fair”. Way to go!
You are right, but if you look at hard numbers, the US dollar is already 30% or so more valuable and the same type of job pays 30% or so more in the US. I will also add that knowledge is increasing at an exponential rate and most of that seems to be benefitting the US, major world-dominating tech is in the US. We are quickly being left behind.
Also, I think housing should be corrected no matter how painful it is so that we don't suffer more in the future.
You are thinking or assuming that we should think of Canada as a public good, not to exclude anyone (non-excludable) and new immigrants won't cause problems for others (non-rivalrous). The second one is not true anymore, if Canada were uncongested and we had no extreme shortage of doctors, I would say be my guest. But now bringing 1 mln people per year is not in anyone's interest. What if a newcomer comes, gets sick, can't get a doctor and dies? Suicide among Indian kids is also rising apparently as they can't afford Canada after coming and can't go back in shame. What about millions of people who are in Canada? Life is like that, the first comer gets it. You don't give up your job to another person because he/she is unemployed, do you? For everything you use (job, school, doctor, road etc), others can't use. I am not saying to drop immigration to 0. Just closer to an increase in housing, around 200-300 thousand per year.
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