bkuper said:
To thebeast184/Rod,
it seems like you're still waiting on your visa - since you don't live here yet, please don't presume to give advice to those of us who do!
We're allowed to find things disappointing, ridiculous, uncertain and messed up because we've been through the whole process, arrived here and seen with our own eyes that things suck!
Trust me, returning to Australia is high on our list right now because it's obvious that Canada doesn't appreciate people with the skills it says it needs. It's not a question of simply complaining and not working, for goodness sake we all are willing, able and happy to work, but cannot get the OPPORTUNITY to do so.
Since I live here and experience this nonsense on a DAILY basis, I'm quite entitled to share my thoughts about it. Unlike people who are still in the queue and have no idea of the reality!
Hi bkuper,
I am very sorry for your bad experiences there in Canada. However, we are all different - Our lifestyle, situations, conditions and purposes in lives. I am originally from the Philippines but stayed in New Zealand for 4 yrs as a Permanent Resident. Now I am here in Australia but waiting for our Candaian Residenship. I would say Australia is a nice place…maybe better pay than Canada. But as I have said, we have different reasons why we are moving places, mine is we do have more close relative in Canada and USA that’s why. So, even though I get less pay in Canada, it will give us comfort being with our family.
I would say, PREPARATION is a big factor in emigrating. 99% fact is you won’t be able to get your dream job or even get your previous job status from your home country in Canada. If you are a bank manager before, don’t expect to land on this job a year after your arrival in Canada. Let’s face it, they want Canadian experiences plus your other qualifications. This means, we have to be ready…well ready to do survival jobs! And then, start from the bottom going up again. We can do study, so we will gain Canadian qualification and then get Canadian experience and then you can apply for a bank manager again. I know, its not easy but this is reality.
Honestly, I don’t fear Canada. I am a Registered Nurse. Being a nurse is our gateway to wherever we like to go..as we know all country in the world is dying to get nurses. So, while waiting for my Candian PR, Ihave already applied for nursing registration there in Ontario. Fortunately, they are only requiring me the nursing exam and then I will be a registered nurse in Ontario. So, for me I will have the opportunity to work where I want to work. Nursing jobs in Canada is not hard to find so I consider my self one of the lucky ones.
I am just saying, we do have our own purpose in life. We do have our own contentment and we do have our own way of solving our problems. So everyone will have a different story.
Goodluck with your decision mate.