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In my 8 months in Calgary, I never saw a bus coming on time. It either comes late by at least 5 minutes or passes by ahead of time, leaving you behind in anger. When it snows and on weekend, buses do not even show up sometimes. Last saturday I spent one hour waiting for bus at -29C and nobody turned up. You can praise Calgary job market and relatively low taxes etc.but please do not embellish the transit picture.

Jalex23 said:
Being living in Alberta for the last 8 years.

I bought a 150 dollar jacket, some ear plugs for 20 and some gloves for 10.... ahhh and a scarf for 15.... never bought anything else.... more than enough for -30

It might be cold for some, but I find it enjoyable and love Winter. Prefer it to BC's rain or to QB's snow....

Alberta rocks.

Not wasted anything at all.


Yeah, I agree... rent is expensive. Buying should be done ASAP. Transit is heaven. Can't understand why people complain. Buses are always on schedule, trains are fast and reliable, lots of routs. No need ot buy a car, IMO a waste of money.
 
Just curious if there are financial related jobs in Alberta? We are choosing between Toronto and Calgary. Calgary is more charming, laid back and with low unemployment rate. It seems like a good place to start a family but we are also tempted with the multicultural scene in Toronto. Coming from Dubai it seems like we will fit right in Toronto.

Any advice?
 
Rossei said:
It was only $20K. Well, I only have 4.5 years experience after my graduation. I was hoping for at least $40k increase.
I already got my initial experience with one of Canada's largest power company. If I want to move to a smaller one; I won't be looking for similar work; rather more high level responsibilities. And I don't want to stick to one company forever especially when there is slow growth. But when you're married and a baby incoming; it makes you think twice.

For that specific project; we have 3 different teams here. So, I will have x3 workload with only $20k upgrade. That wasn't attractive at all. My wife's a doctor (IMG). So, I will always keep an open eye for opportunities in Alberta.

ohk u r talking about 20k of increase if u go to new company...

what willl be the total incomein new company or what it is currently is not known to us..

now it makes sense.. we were afraid to see just 20k of annual salary dyaaam
 
fakenoob said:
ohk u r talking about 20k of increase if u go to new company...

what willl be the total incomein new company or what it is currently is not known to us..

now it makes sense.. we were afraid to see just 20k of annual salary dyaaam
I never said that ...
Rossei said:
I was promised $20k/year + lot of OT on top of my current salary.

But even 20K/year increase doesn't suffice higher living cost.:D
 
Bravo - this is exactly what I told today my supervisor. Time for Alberta to diversify its economy - not good to put all eggs into one basket. Oil companies started laying off people here.

mrbeachman said:
Alberta may be new Russia if the price of oil remains this low.
 
There are finance related jobs everywhere - even Gaza and West Bank.
dubaiexpat said:
Just curious if there are financial related jobs in Alberta? We are choosing between Toronto and Calgary. Calgary is more charming, laid back and with low unemployment rate. It seems like a good place to start a family but we are also tempted with the multicultural scene in Toronto. Coming from Dubai it seems like we will fit right in Toronto.

Any advice?
 
Katayoon said:
Bravo - this is exactly what I told today my supervisor. Time for Alberta to diversify its economy - not good to put all eggs into one basket. Oil companies started laying off people here.

I am watching my Canadian dollar fall daily against Thai Baht.... just like a Russian rouble. I am curious if companies are really starting to lay people off. I think Canadians are extremely arrogant. Just a few years ago they were complaining about a 25 cent US coin and how they lose money because it is accepted as 1:1 alternative everywhere. Basically Canadians were saying US dollar is going down the toilet. How tables have turned.

Despite my bashing, all my investments are in Canadian dollars, so I want Canada to do well. But the country and it's people are extremely arrogant.
 
Falling oil prices are very bad for Russia. But they should not harm Western economies, instead they will help to revive our economies.
Even if Oil revenues fall, overall productivity will rise (due to cheaper energy price), and higher economic productivity = higher buying power. Higher buying power = better economy. It's a chain reaction.
We all got screwed badly in past 10 years or so and extremely high crude oil prices are one of the main culprits.
Do you recall how well Canadian economy was doing 10 years or so ago?
Keep in mind that Oil in early 00's was costing half, if not less, of what it costs now.

P.S> Look up historical crude oil prices. Whenever crude oil went up, Western economies suffered. And vice versa.
If anything, lower oil prices are good news for us!
 
You could be correct David. I don't know.

USA economy might do well and will as they say.... trickle down onto Canada.
 
Katayoon said:
In my 8 months in Calgary, I never saw a bus coming on time. It either comes late by at least 5 minutes or passes by ahead of time, leaving you behind in anger. When it snows and on weekend, buses do not even show up sometimes. Last saturday I spent one hour waiting for bus at -29C and nobody turned up. You can praise Calgary job market and relatively low taxes etc.but please do not embellish the transit picture.

Bad luck then.

In my 4 years in Calgary (and 6 in ALberta) I have NEVER waited for a bus more than 10 minutes. Specially in cold days, they are even sharper.

Transit system is wonderful, a little expensive, but it is worth every penny.
 
mrbeachman said:
I am watching my Canadian dollar fall daily against Thai Baht.... just like a Russian rouble. I am curious if companies are really starting to lay people off.

Inside report says Nexen will be laying off employees in March 2015. And if the situation doesn't turn positive other major players will follow suit.
The oil sands have cut down on spending for major projects for 2015.
There are rumours of layoffs at work already.

The premier says they will be consequences for each Albertan.

But again thats just the oil patch for you. When the price of oil is stable everything is fine but when it falls here comes the layoffs.

Its really nothing new if you ask industry experts of 20 years experience. They have been layed off at least twice or more.
 
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Eh, Canadian dollar goes up, Canadian dollar goes down. Up when the commodity markets are up, and Alberta does well; down when the commodity markets are down, and Ontario does well. If you have long-term investments in Canada, that latter one is the one you want to root for, as Ontario goes, so goes the rest of the country. I'm not sure that a dollar at par is good for Canada in the long run. It's tougher when you're living in a foreign country, depending on Canadian investments for support. Of course, there are going to be events in the near future that could have dire implications for the strength of the baht . . .

As for the people slagging the cost of living in Alberta, you're nuts. Sure, if you compare Calgary with London, Ontario, yeah, it's more expensive; but compare Calgary to Vancouver or Toronto and it is either similar or cheaper, and the job market is exponentially better. Same with the cold -- you're in Canada, it's gonna be cold. It's cold in southern Ontario, it's cold in Alberta, big deal -- you buy a good coat, boots, hat, mittens, balaclava, wool socks, scarf, and you're OK. If you've ever lived in Alberta you would know that it's not the cold that gets you, it's the length of winter and the unpleasantness of spring -- April and May suck 10 times more than January and February.
 
on hold, what is so bad about April and May?

The more I read the more I feel inclined to go to Alberta.

One particularly good reason to me is that many people prefer to go to Ontario (due to climate or what not), and this could give me a real advantage in a job market. I dislike cold, but it's extremely frustrating to look for a job in an over saturated market, where everyone moves in from everywhere in search of the same thing: jobs. When too many people go to the same place to get exact same thing the purpose is defeated: jobs don't multiply , they become too scarce and employer suddenly demands a PhD in Spacecraft to hire someone to sweep floors of a local warehouse.

I still have couple of reservations. One is, how true the advantage on job market is? By that I mean, is there a chance of dreaded over saturation creeping into Alberta job market? How healthy it is?
And, with oil prices falling, how long its' economy can stay strong?

You have to give something to get something, so if cold is the price of better living conditions and healthier job market I am willing to buy jackets , boots and hats and just go through it.