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Vince85

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Hi everyone,

I got 2 questions, I am currently working in Montreal (job class B) for 7 months now. I want to move Vancouver or Ottawa asap. I need 12 months experience for apply for PR.
- My experience in Quebec is accepted for the Canadian experience class Express entry ? Or is it valid only in Quebec ?
- If yes and when I apply for Canadian experience class EE for PR visa, does immigration process with the point system or not ? Cause I got a bit less than the minimum...


Thanks a lot
Byyye
 
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Vince85

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Oh I see but I want to move in an other city before apply for PR, and eventually finish my expenrience in this other city. I really would love Vancouver, but maybe too expensive to start... Toronto is too big, so I'm thinking Ottawa. But I'mafraid that they think I want to work in Quebec as Ottawa is near Gatineau...

And does CEC work with point system ?

Thank you :)
 
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Vince85 said:
Oh I see but I want to move in an other city before apply for PR, and eventually finish my expenrience in this other city. I really would love Vancouver, but maybe too expensive to start... Toronto is too big, so I'm thinking Ottawa. But I'mafraid that they think I want to work in Quebec as Ottawa is near Gatineau...

And does CEC work with point system ?

Thank you :)
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What kind of work permit are you on right now? If it's an open work permit, you should be able to move elsewhere in Canada and start working. Then once you have 12 months of work experience, you can apply through EE/CEC.

You automatically qualify for CEC if you have at least 365 days of work experience in a NOC 0, A or B job, with a minimum of 30hrs/week (you need more than 365 days if less than this amount). There's no point system.

I'm in Vancouver, and I can tell you we have an extremely high cost of living - if you don't already have a job lined up, or have a lot of money, I wouldn't advise moving here. There's also two very large universities (UBC + SFU) so a lot of grads to compete with on the labour market (I assume you don't have work experience outside Canada yet)
 
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Vince85

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I am on a working holiday visa started 7 months ago, and worked straight. My job is NOC B, Baker, and I currently work 40 hours per week.
When you say 365 days of work, that includes days off right ? maybe it is a stupid question... Haha but just to make sure.

Actually, I worked 2 years in Australia too as a baker. So I got some experience, short but better than nothing.

I saved money but I think going to vancouver could be maybe too risky to start... without credit history, found a job, appartment etc... (even if as a baker it is pretty easy to find.)
Thanks again :)
 
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Vince85 said:
I am on a working holiday visa started 7 months ago, and worked straight. My job is NOC B, Baker, and I currently work 40 hours per week.
When you say 365 days of work, that includes days off right ? maybe it is a stupid question... Haha but just to make sure.

Actually, I worked 2 years in Australia too as a baker. So I got some experience, short but better than nothing.

I saved money but I think going to vancouver could be maybe too risky to start... without credit history, found a job, appartment etc... (even if as a baker it is pretty easy to find.)
Thanks again :)
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Days off count if they were paid. If you work fulltime I assume you get 2 weeks of paid leave...so if you took a couple days off, its fine. If you took 3 weeks unpaid leave, it has to be excluded.

Lack of credit history shouldn't impact you much in Vancouver - Vancouver is very easy to settle down in for an immigrant (place to live, social life, seeking employment) but you need the money to afford the lifestyle.

For instance, I pay $1400 for my apartment and it's a barebone 1br at a 1h commute from Vancouver downtown....obviously getting a roommate opens more doors (literally, heheh). Keep in mind that despite the high cost of living wages in Vancouver are poor compared to the rest of Canada - I don't know about your profession, but I've heard about the food industry in general that they have a big worker shortage, but nonetheless refuse to up wages to a reasonable amount.

Not sure how much you make right now - $40K annual salary is the absolute bare minimum i would recommend someone to ever consider moving here, $50K is recommended

I think you should go with Ottawa.
 
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Vince85

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Thank a lot for taking time to help :)

Well, baker is really not paid much... 15/hour... In Australia I had 28/hour for an exactly or even cheaper cost of life than Montreal which is "quite poor". Also, I will be with my partner who does kind of same job as me (she is currently in her country and join me soon) but I think it ll be too tight to try vancouver.... Maybe later in the future...

I didnot take any holidays in 7 months, just my normal weekend days off. So ok when I got 12 months I'll start my CEC.

1400$ one hour from downtown is expensive I agree... I pay 1000 for a studio in centre montreal, but too busy, noisy and dirty.

How is safety in Vancouver ?
Cause in Montreal, I do not feel safe, maybe I exagerate, I do not know, but so much junkies, strange people in the street that I do not feel comfy here.
 
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Vince85 said:
Thank a lot for taking time to help :)

Well, baker is really not paid much... 15/hour... In Australia I had 28/hour for an exactly or even cheaper cost of life than Montreal which is "quite poor". Also, I will be with my partner who does kind of same job as me (she is currently in her country and join me soon) but I think it ll be too tight to try vancouver.... Maybe later in the future...

I didnot take any holidays in 7 months, just my normal weekend days off. So ok when I got 12 months I'll start my CEC.

1400$ one hour from downtown is expensive I agree... I pay 1000 for a studio in centre montreal, but too busy, noisy and dirty.

How is safety in Vancouver ?
Cause in Montreal, I do not feel safe, maybe I exagerate, I do not know, but so much junkies, strange people in the street that I do not feel comfy here.
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Two full-time 15/h jobs would work out to be a bit over $60K annual which would be fine for some of the suburbs (Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond), but Vancouver itself will probably still be unaffordable. Regardless, you'll probably want to cut costs somewhere - e.g. smaller place, longer commute or no car. One of the issues with this place is that while it's possible to live on a lower income, it'll be hard to save up money as well (e.g. down payment, put enough money into a retirement plan, etc.) which can be harmful in the long run.

On the budget of you and your partner, moving to Vancouver is fine - gain some valuable Canadian work experience, get started on the labour market here. Then after a few years, move away to a more affordable place like most of us are doing.

Vancouver is considered to be very safe, but there's still some dodgy neighbourhoods nonetheless. I'm not overly familiar with the entire Metro Vancouver area yet, but obvious ones that come to mind are East Hastings (the area east of Downtown) and Surrey Downtown. I would avoid living in these areas at all cost, especially East Hastings.

If an apartment is considerably cheaper than the rest in the neighbourhood, there's probably something wrong with it e.g. bedbug problems, junkie issues, noise disturbance, weird tenants.
 
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