DO NOT COME TO CANADA (Part II)

[abhia145]

After 14 months of struggle, and after wasting almost 30,000 dollars,me and my wife have decided to return back to Dubai this month

 

[Ketevan]

It is good that you have a place to return. Can you please share with us your experience in these 14 months, if possible? Were you dissatisfied with your job here or you prefer the life style of the Gulf? I would appreciate it.

After 14 months of struggle, and after wasting almost 30,000 dollars,me and my wife have decided to return back to Dubai this month

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

After 14 months of struggle, and after wasting almost 30,000 dollars,me and my wife have decided to return back to Dubai this month

Immigrating anywhere is not an easy process for anyone. A new country and new culture; new rules and little to no social or occupational network makes for a battle everyday. Even for a citizen just moving provinces brings with it uncomfortable change.
I am surprised though by the bellyaching of those who have not been here long enough to find success. I can't help but wonder what your expectations were? I have never met a new immigrant that hasn't struggled at the beginning.

Will you be keeping your permanent residency or will you cancel it?

 

[emamabd]

I hate to keep bringing this up but you landed less than a month ago. Did you expect that there would be a job waiting for you?
So many immigrants have this false sense that Canada is devoid of skilled workers of their own. What your credentials offer you is the opportunity to compete with the rest of the Canadian population. You are searching for something specific that will take a long time to find.

Can you share your own experience/ how you succeeded in getting a job in your own field? I guess it would be beneficial for us "newcomers"

 

[emamabd]

After 14 months of struggle, and after wasting almost 30,000 dollars,me and my wife have decided to return back to Dubai this month

what's your profession? & what the reason behind wanting to leave? Is it because you didn't find a job at all? Or you didn't find a job in your field?

 

[Ketevan]

I believe abhia145 mentioned before in another thread that he is an experienced HR professional and did a volunteering job in his field here, but he complained that he had no interview calls even several months after landing. I look forward to hearing more details from him.

I think it is very difficult to adapt to Canada after living in the Gulf with a good job because of relatively high pays over there.

what's your profession? & what the reason behind wanting to leave? Is it because you didn't find a job at all? Or you didn't find a job in your field?

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

http://www.workopolis.com/EN/job-search/purolator-inc-jobs?e=17815&lg=en

http://fedexcanadaeng.hire.com/joblist.html

https://cpc.njoyn.com/cgi/xweb/XWeb.asp?tbtoken=bFlRQxkXCB8FY3V4MSMlCCE7dG1EcFYod0ggVV96ExBcWTcYKzEYdmt1BwkbVhZST3AqWA%3D%3D&chk=dFlbQBJe&Page=joblisting#results

These are just some of the potential opportunities that are out there. Your specialized skills can cross over into many other jobs. These above have starting wages around the $19/hour mark.

 

[bilal83]

things they do not tell you
i have known a guy who came to vancouver bc,, he is lebanese who is a doctor that graduated from romania,,,,,they did not accept any of his education not even as a nurse,,,,,he had to take some biology courses in douglas college in new westminister in bc. he needed to see a pyscologist after some time.......

most immigrants have to work in restaurants or janitorial jobs,,,,or the like ,,,,just to survive

if you have some relative who has a job may be u can work with him until things change for u
but it takes u years to stand up on your feet in canada
`many sad stories that makes u cry

 

[on-hold]

Sorry, but Romanian medical schools have the worse reputation in Europe! Some of them accept anyone, no standards at all. My room-mate's brother went to one, they had to find their own cadaver for anatomy class . . . And so Canada is supposed to automatically qualify some guy from a foreign country who can't even get into one of Europe's GOOD English language med schools (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Lithuania) and goes to some backwoods hack Romanian diploma mill? And of course he couldn't get registered as a nurse, a nurse is a real profession -- they aren't 'little doctors'!

That's like saying that his engineering degree wasn't recognized, and Canada wouldn't license him as a pipe welder either . . .

 

[glowingheart]

things they do not tell you
i have known a guy who came to vancouver bc,, he is lebanese who is a doctor that graduated from romania,,,,,they did not accept any of his education not even as a nurse,,,,,he had to take some biology courses in douglas college in new westminister in bc. he needed to see a pyscologist after some time.......

most immigrants have to work in restaurants or janitorial jobs,,,,or the like ,,,,just to survive

if you have some relative who has a job may be u can work with him until things change for u
but it takes u years to stand up on your feet in canada
`many sad stories that makes u cry

I came to canada 6 years ago applied at. Lot of places got one company to get me a work permit now im a landed inmigrant and just love this place
Lots of jobs abnd oportunities
I dont get peopel ho complain, if heir life was so much better why did they try luck opin anoher country
I had a great life back then but the security the healthcare the peace of mind that i have here i won get that anywhere

 

[bilal83]

sure, romanian school and others are not as good,,,but they didnot even give him one year of science worth!!! didn,t he take biology and math 12 at least before he became a doctor? for sure,,,he had to start as if he never went to school before

for sure its not that difficult for every one,,,,just,,,for new immigrants if they are expecting to stand up on their feet the first year,,,they are dreaming

that is not a rule for every one,,but,,,majority have to suffer unless one has some one to help

 

[SATDXB]

After 14 months of struggle, and after wasting almost 30,000 dollars,me and my wife have decided to return back to Dubai this month

Hi Abhia, did u tried to relocate yourself to other province ?


Cheers..

 

[awai ali]

all stories are scaring.......but you cannot compare Gulf with Canada ......Dubai is so far better in sense of Job but too much expensive in sense of Medical and Education so...

 

[on-hold]

I agree that the Gulf cannot be compared to Canada, but I don't care about the jobs:

- if you live in Dubai for 4 years, can you become a citizen?
- if your child is born in Dubai, are they a citizen?
- are you welcomed into Dubai society, with all the rights of people who were born there?

The Gulf is for people who are comfortable being servants; maybe they are highly paid, sure, but do they get to eat with the family they work for?

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

I am left with the impression that people are looking for the Canadian version of the exact same job they left in their country of origin. Immigrants have to look at all of their skills both academic and experiential to apply to jobs that may be completely different from the job you want but require a similar skill set.
I was born here and I didn't get the job I wanted even though I was fit and able to do it. Even though I scored extremely well on the aptitude tests and even though I had a history of family who had worked in that profession all their lives.