How long we can live in Toronto with settlement funds

[sanjeevindia]

Hi friends

hopefully i'll be landing in Canada in April/ May 2010. my wife and 4 year old son will accompany me and i m planning to land in Toronto. can anybody guide me about how long we can survive with CAD 16580 in Toronto. i will not be buying a car and instead use public transport. and whether i can have any kind of govt assistance like Child Benefit etc immediatley after landing.

thnx & regards

 

[Suin]

I think you can survive about a year for this amount of money, but it usually depends on your expenses.
I don't think you can apply for child benefits right away. child benefits are related to your income.

 

[kumbu.bumbu]

As Suin said with that amount you will survive about an year if your expenses are close to average Canadian. Also you can find a job at least at Tim Harten's, so an year would not be a problem.

 

[sushid0c]

Hi friends

hopefully i'll be landing in Canada in April/ May 2010. my wife and 4 year old son will accompany me and i m planning to land in Toronto. can anybody guide me about how long we can survive with CAD 16580 in Toronto. i will not be buying a car and instead use public transport. and whether i can have any kind of govt assistance like Child Benefit etc immediatley after landing.

thnx & regards

hi sanjeev i too am planning for april/may 2010. Just thought of sharing this piece of information. the funds to show have been increased from CAD 16580 to 16967 for a family of 3 persons from 01.01.2010.


rest i am in the same situation as you so will not be able to answer.

sushidoc

 

[Leon]

The skilled worker funds are estimated to last you for about 6 months but of course it depends on how much you spend. The low income cut-off table for sponsoring relatives indicates that you need $33,933 per year to support a family of 3. However, when you settle in a new place, there are always more expenses, things you have to buy, household items, furniture etc.

Still, you or the wife should be able to find a McJob easily to tide you over until you find something better.

 

[PommeDeRoute]

LOL @ McJob