Canada VS USA

[Immime2017]

If you can magically get permanent residency in either one tomorrow:

1. Which one would you choose?
2. Why?

 

[nj007]

Canada.

Because of the free healthcare and the lack of Trump

 

[Mthornt]

Since we're already in the US, we had to pick Canada vs. Australia. We picked Canada, we may do OZ in the future though! For the moment we picked Canada over US, no Trump, free healthcare, and hopefully learn French someday!

 

[mgnlky]

Meanwhile I'm the US Citizen by birth and I'm getting PR for Canada. Trump had nothing to do with it though; my process had started before he was elected by the Electoral College. I visited Vancouver years ago and fell in love and it felt like home.

 

[Mthornt]

Meanwhile I'm the US Citizen by birth and I'm getting PR for Canada. Trump had nothing to do with it though; my process had started before he was elected by the Electoral College. I visited Vancouver years ago and fell in love and it felt like home.

Even though I'm not a fan, my process had nothing to do with Trump either. I started in the summer of 2015, two years ago, over a year before the election even happened. After living abroad for awhile and returning to the US, I've flirted with living in Canada and other countries (due to my love of other languages/cultures) at different times over the past 10 years or so, and finally decided to make the move again. Although I am also a US citizen by birth, I have family in Toronto, and I love both Vancouver and Montreal.

 

[mgnlky]

Even though I'm not a fan, my process had nothing to do with Trump either. I started in the summer of 2015, two years ago, over a year before the election even happened. After living abroad for awhile and returning to the US, I've flirted with living in Canada and other countries (due to my love of other languages/cultures) at different times over the past 10 years or so, and finally decided to take the plunge. Although I am also a US citizen by birth, I have family in Toronto, and I love both Vancouver and Montreal.

Curious...are you a US Citizen?

 

[Mthornt]

Curious...are you a US Citizen?

Yup, not sure how many of us are on here, but I certainly ran into some during IELTS exams.

 

[scylla]

Curious...are you a US Citizen?

Post says "Although I am also a US citizen by birth".

 

[scylla]

I'm Canadian. My husband's America. So we could pick either. We went with Canada 10 years ago. Mostly because I had an established career here while my husband is an international development consultant who travels for work (so can live anywhere). He had already spent most of his last 20 years outside of the US and didn't have the kind of ties to the US that I have to Canada.

 

[gotodxb]

free healthcare feels good only if in minimum wage category or no wage at all.. those who pay tax don't see a difference between US and Canada.. in fact you pay more tax in Canada and get to live with socialized healthcare.. in US you pay , but you get much much more better treatment , respect and convenience when you visit doctors..

Jobs - you have much more opportunity in US.. very limited options in Canada

Compared to US my take home pay reduced 20%

just because of clear path to permanent residency i choose Canada..

 

[andyding13]

free healthcare feels good only if in minimum wage category or no wage at all.. those who pay tax don't see a difference between US and Canada.. in fact you pay more tax in Canada and get to live with socialized healthcare.. in US you pay , but you get much much more better treatment , respect and convenience when you visit doctors..

Jobs - you have much more opportunity in US.. very limited options in Canada

Compared to US my take home pay reduced 20%

just because of clear path to permanent residency i choose Canada..

I absolutely agree with you. Are you Indian? I really feel sorry for Indians because their EB2/3 wait time could be ten years..

 

[ashu1710]

I absolutely agree with you. Are you Indian? I really feel sorry for Indians because their EB2/3 wait time could be ten years..

10 years? Yeah, maybe if your priority date is before 2011. Try 15-20 years

 

[Mthornt]

Wow is that the wait time just for PR? That's ridiculous. I had a friend from Spain that wanted to come here a few years ago, and I told her she's better off going to London. She's in London now.

 

[Classic Chucks]

I would still choose the USA. But gotta love Canada!

 

[EmmEmm]

Canada is good in many ways but people who work hard and save are the ones most penalized by the tax system. My colleagues in the US are demanding 170k plus salaries but talk about getting anything over 120k in Canada and people will look at you in a strange way. If they wont then the tax-man is standing at the door and emptying your pockets before you go out of it.

US is the greatest country in the world no doubt. the best place for innvoation, to work like a dog and earn like a king. I would rather rule in hell than to serve in heaven.