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Unlike doctors whose licenses are governed by a Canadian ministry, English teachers mostly are licensed through international certifications like IELTS, TOEFL, etc. Just like IT professionals with their industry certifications (Cisco, Microsoft, PMP, A+ etc.). Unless you're talking about...

If you check out the large English schools for foreign students in Toronto, which are York U and U of T, most of the students are Chinese, Saudi and Brazilians. Yes, there IS a career for English teachers here in Canada. At least while China/Brazil/Arabs are still interested in learning English...

Just buy these things for your car: 1. Winter tires 2. Block heater 3. Jumper cables 4. Battery booster or good working spare battery A 4x4 is no use when your All-season tires can't get traction on ice/snow/slush. Any car is of no use when it won't start because the engine is literally...

Just go to Kijiji and buy something for around $3,000 with under 160,000 KM. This is probably a: 1. '98-'00 Toyota Corolla 2. '01-'03 Nissan Sentra Don't buy older Mazdas. 100% they are rotting with rust. Use it for 1 year until your 1st insurance policy lapses. Next year your insurance...

Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your situation), hiring managers for IT jobs don't really ask for your certifications. They interview you and try to see what you actually can do, what you actually know about the job and compare it to your actual experience in your previous job...

I got my job searching in indeed.ca; which searches other job sites like workopolis, monster, etc.

-21C in Toronto this morning. I commute to work and walk about 500 meters to and from the bus station. Not too bad. Just wear these: Feet: Waterproof shoes (snow melts when you're inside) + normal socks Legs: Light inner layer/long johns + regular pants Torso: Cotton T-shirt + Wool Sweater +...

It may give you some little discount, perhaps like $15/mo. If you get a G instead of a G2, you might save up to $30/mo. The BIGGEST cost factors in your car insurance are: 1. Your address (In GTA, Brampton is generally most expensive, Downtown Toronto least expensive) 2. Number of years you...

Minimum wage full-time (40 hours/week), you'll receive about $1,300/mo after taxes. Expect $500 to $700/mo for part-time (minimum pay) work.

What is also good here in Canada is, the salary difference across an (medium-sized) organization is relatively small; Entry-level salary is around 45k-60k, Manager-level salary is around 75k-85k, Director-level is about 100k+. This salary gap is also still made smaller by taxes (after taxes...

Depending on the car, expect at least $350/mo. That's without collision and comprehensive coverage.

Your job hunting skills will factor a lot more than your age. I'm sure there's a job opening in a company with a business similar to your previous company's. You just have to find it. You don't need Canadian experience to find a job. You need relevant working experience for the job you're...

We're talking about immigrants under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program, which the Canadian government requires to bring a specific amount of money with them: 1 person = $11,115 1 person + 1 dependent = $13,837 1 person + 2 dependents = $17,011 1 person + 3 dependents = $20,654 and so...

Being a recent Canadian immigrant and having been able to travel to Germany before, I will say I like Germany better haha. Perhaps because I was just a tourist? I dunno but it seemed far more developed and people were more "relaxed."

I lived in a nice basement (for free) for about 2-months when I first got here. Advantages: Cost (over condo/rental apartment building) Disadvantages: #1: You can hear the footsteps of your landlord upstairs! #2: You need to be nice to the landlord AND vice-versa. #3: Cold floors, walls AND...

Try >$1,400 + hydro 8)

Just don't go out wearing only T-shirt, jeans and Converse sneakers. I am loving the winter. As long as temperatures don't drop below -9C with wind chills, I think it's OK to go out, as long as you're wearing proper clothes. In Edmonton it's a different story though. I don't think there are...

Don't waste your money on paid GPS apps like Tomtom, Garmin, etc. Waze and Google Maps are the only apps you'll need. Personally, I use Waze for driving since it's much smoother than Google and the voice doesn't sound as retarded as Google. For public transit and finding places though, I use...

Banking package [debit card (chequing/savings), credit card] SIN number Health Card Driver's License Cellphone (smartphone w/ data plan; you will need Google Maps for both driving and public transit) Presto card (if you're in GTA) or some other transit chip card Money would also help, hahah

You can get away with having no certification. Buy an old RV, setup a lab in it and do things Heisenberg style. Haha just kidding. It was a good TV series!