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*cough* *cough* , so around 1600 Euros for the whole year?!?... That sounds very steep, was hoping for less to be honest. I'm from Greece as well :D

Well, since you'll be able to work there, this may be helpful in finding an employer for him as well who would be willing to make him a work offer. The Greek community could also help but they won't do it remotely. If they meet you in person though, something might be found and they could use...

Excellent, cheers! Family sponsorship is a bit complicated, had prepared the paperwork but then realized we might get a refusal if doing it outside Canada, as my wife would have to show her income over the last 12 months (unemployed as most over here), persuade that she'd be able to support me...

Geia sou Canadiara!! Thanks for this, will probably change the job title to N/A then, it doesn't allow me to leave I blank, something that could be done on the employer fields. The only thing I'm slightly scared of is the fact I've put that my wife will be accompanying me, have also included...

Thanks for the above, should hopefully receive it from the government translation office on Tuesday, they had messed it up the previous time and have already waited more than 3 weeks but anyway... Out of interest, what did you put in the job title and duties on the application, had some...

Hey alt, I've reserved one of those positions for the working holiday program, got the conditional acceptance in less than 3 days and I'm about to submit the CIC application. All that's left is my penal certificate, which since you are also from Greece, will know it's quite a pain to get and...

Hey Tapout, since my wife is Canadian, I was wondering about this "spousal open work permit" you mention. Have applied for the IEC working holidays program, will hopefully receive a positive answer and then work the usual family PR sponsorship out but haven't ever heard of the above. What is...

Will probably have to take some geography lessons as well, since Greece is a European country and only a few hours away from the Netherlands... :D

Oh, that settles it then I guess :D Thanks for this, won't go for it then, at least not now. After we get some Canadian experience and are more comfortable, we could look for a move there is a few years of the growth continues. It does have some advantages, such as direct flights to Toronto...

Thanks again everyone, I assure you that all points are taken into account! 8) @ on-hold: Valid points there but as strange as it may sound, we are not ready to get jobs in our profession. My wife is Canadian and knows English but she hasn't practiced it at all for many years, so won't be...

Thank you for your input Bargeld! That's the main thing though, since me and my wife will both be looking for survival jobs and not what we have studied (I'm a mechanical engineer with no experience on this sector and she is a Greek philologist), it's a matter of which city will give us the...

Ah, that clears it up then, thank you! Indeed, total tax was 13% in Toronto, I think it's also something to consider, still quite a difference from the other two. I had looked into Calgary and Regina but Burlington is a new choice as we just discovered it through the new MoneySense list. If...

Thank you Leon for your fast answer, very helpful as always! Knew some of the things you mentioned but others were new to me, like the cheaper car insurance in Sask. I was also not aware that there is a delay in health services in ON, this is certainly very important. Since we'd be looking for...

Will be moving to Canada from Greece in June, will have an open work permit for 1 year by the IEC program (working holidays) and come with my Canadian wife who is going to sponsor me a few months after we land. We have come to 3 choices regarding the place to land. It will be either Calgary AB...

Thanks for this, it was extremely helpful, bookmarked! 8) It does seem quite a long and hard process though but in any case (and not that I wouldn't love working as a P.Eng. in Canada), I'm not moving with the sole target of finding a job as an engineer, I'm basically moving because even a...

Cheers for the response! Will be going to Canada as a PR (married to a Canadian citizen), so will be looking for a job after I get there as I expected employers would be hesitant to prepare all the paperwork and hire someone not in the country at that time. Although I have a degree as a...

There seem to be many different opinions on that, with some people saying if you really want a job in Canada, you'll find one and others insisting it is too hard. If looking for a basic job, such as in a restaurant, fast food, security guard etc, is it really so hard to find one? There seem to...

That's great to hear, thanks for the info! Apparently the embassy in Rome is the slowest in terms of processing time, but any time we might be able to save, even if it is a couple of months, would be great anyway

Once again thank you both for your condolences and your swift assistance Leon, really appreciate it! 8)

A very unfortunate update, but my fiancee's father passed away 10 days ago. Now after the initial shock has passed we were wondering if that fact would affect her application for citizenship at all. The logical assumption would be that it shouldn't, but worth asking I guess in case it does.