ayazf said:
Dear All
After lot of deliberation and thought and weighing all pros and cons I think Canada is not the place what it is projected to be I'm planning drop the idea.
I am settled in a decent job here in Dubai and the idea of leaving the same and going into an unventured territory where everything is uncertain seems quite risky.
My reasons for thinking about Canada in the first place were good quality of life and avoiding things that I didnt like in my home country India that is insensitivity of govt towards its people.
Quality of life I think in Canada is good but to avail that one has to have enough money and social standing which i understand by reading the posts in this forum that the same is not very common with imigrants.
As for the insensitivity I think the govt of Canada too is insensitive to an extent to the problems of immigrants.
Whatever it is -this is what I think.Donno where things are headed for and whether I wasted all this time energy and money to chase a futile dream.
Feel lost and donno what to do..
1st the decision is yours however you have touched many good points
"we are just presenting our own experiences"
2nd I had the same chance to be frank more than sometimes I regret that I left my chance of a job in dubai so think it very throughly... jobs in UAE are more secure and won't burn you alive...it is very fierce in Canada...and networking is more important than your skills
3rd I have lived in US and I liked the US...I thought Canada is almost the same like the US however it is not... and as you have said "in my words" Canadian government not only does not care about immigrants but it cares less about its citizens.
4th when Bush was asked about the American deficit and economic problems he said we'll take over Canada although this was a joke but in many sense it is true. The current government spent huge on airplane defense contract and that was a primary reason for the last election...
Read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federal_election,_2011
5th I think this point might help you a lot...if you are a worker NOT a professional most likely you will find a job in Canada however if you are highly educated with many graduate degrees it is very difficult to find a job in your field...I have seen it all
6th Canada unfortunately is NOT again (I repeat ) is NOT US and it does not pursue any advanced scientific programs...if a successful program started in Canada it is bound to get sold to US...some might keep their jobs while others might change
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow
Good luck