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I didn't have an intention to shift this debate under the thread towards any of our country of origin, because by all means our common concern as Canadian Permanent Residents (or aspiring immigrants) is the current economic condition and impasse in the Canadian job market, not elsewhere. But...

FSW_Applicant, I don't believe to call things what they are is reprehensible thing to do. It has nothing to do with looking up or down, I say what I think of any country, including US and Canada (notice that I constantly discharge criticism regarding economic conditions in both). Some people...

Thanks trytry. I am an Atheist, but your good wishes are appreciated :) I will add that the reality of current economic circumstances is such that even with hard work you may not get anywhere. That's a new economic reality which people seem to be slow to grasp. But, regardless, satisfaction...

Economy is in deep recession. Canada today, economy wise, is not much different from many third world countries, could even be worse in terms of job hunting (at least in India an Indian already has a "network" and knows whom to bribe to buy himself a job, in Canada he will have to hit many walls...

The fact is: socio-economically we are all moving towards Second World conditions. Third World is moving up and Developed World is moving down. As I pointed out in my earlier replies, this is a natural outcome of the processes started in 1970's. I am not sure how can First World conditions be...

Sometimes it feels like when so many Third World country immigrants started to pour to Developed World, someone said "Well, why can't we create Third World conditions for them here? This way these s.uckers will never get away from what they try to get away from". Of course , even though...

You are absolutely right, you should try your best under any circumstances. I don't know why, but I think people tend to perceive things and react to things in black and white, extreme ways. It's either rosy world to jump and dance or you must fall on your knees, get paralyzed and weep. I...

The more immigrants know it the better. Especially before they sell all their assets and move.

Don't have to, I am not asking you to share anything here :) Just ask yourself and answer those questions while thinking about it.

Polara69, someone who was selected as FSW because of educational credentials and work experience is not as open to burger flipping as an 18 years old high-school graduate would be. Back in 1990's you could become a millionaire by starting as a driver at Domino's pizza (deliver pizza a year...

The way business is done these days is the same you look for a job: you need a "network". You also need solid finances. You especially need strong financial standing if you have no network (your strong financial standing will make you a desirable counterpart, so other businessmen will want to...

Economy currently is bad, not just in Canada but in all developed countries of the world. If you can pay for your education feel free to come to Canada and pursue your goals. People are nice and friendly, overall it's safer there than in US. If you get a Perm Residence in the meantime, so be...

Good thing is you are only dreaming now, you can enjoy this time before you wake up and see just how it really is :) Good luck.

aashay12, do you know what exactly you want to do? I have thought about what you are thinking now, even went to Canadian Embassy in US, researched the http://www.export.gov/canada/, looked up the trends (what is being exported from US to Canada and vice versa), made cold calls to companies...

Of course, that's what we are all noticing, that there is a continuous supply of FSW immigrants, while there is already such a scarcity of jobs , underemployment and so on. We will see if EE will take care of it, but with hundreds of thousands of temp workers still pouring in I won't bet on...

Economy wise: I can bet that if you send 1 million Canadians (or French, or Brits, or Chinese) to Pakistan or India, SOME OF THEM will do well, may even do very well. But it's the overall , macro picture , that matters, not exceptions. As to there being reasons more than just the economics, of...

I have first time arrived to US in 1994, over 20 years ago. Immigration was HARD back then. I mean that's what at least everyone in US I knew was saying. Nothing was easy. First of all, you really had to WORK. You had to literally WORK, WORK and WORK. If you had a full time job, you had to be...

Canada is NOT a stepping stone to US for most of the immigrants. I don't know why this is being repeated so much. I believe it's a proverbial stepping stone for one specific group of immigrants: the INDIANS The reason is: Indians have extremely long waiting time to obtain a Green Card as IT (or...

I don't think so. Before recession you could get white collar jobs easily, just not the high paid one and not one you wanted from get go. But, you could get a "foot in the door" job relatively easily. It was harder to get such jobs n Canada than in US (always was), but nothing like what it is...

I never said that it excludes me. But I know for a fact that I have sent hundreds of resumes applying for Canadian jobs and didn't get a single follow up yet. The same applies to my wife. Although she didn't send as many resumes as I did, she spent a lot more time carefully crafting each cover...