January 7, 2011
Happy New Yr to All! ;D ;D
Based on my experience, Canada is a good country. It welcomes immigrants no matter where you came from. However, if you have a decent job and live a life in dignity in your country of origin, don't migrate here in Canada. I have nothing against Canada but I feel deceived believing that when the immigration authorities screened your qualifications matching the job opportunities in need here, you thought you will get at least same or almost at same level of opportunity in relation to the profession you had(with very extensive experience) back in your country of origin. All these are not true. Your education and professional experience is not recognized here. You have to start from the bottom again, especially if you do not have that "Canadian experience". Canada do not need doctors, engineers, Masters or PhD's. They already have them here. What they need are labourers. These are the kind of immigrants they need which will also translate to lots of opportunities for the aging population who is retiring. The new immigrants will work to pay the pension of the aging population. This ia the very secret why they need more immigrants. Another reason for attracting immigrants is the money they are bringing in. Just imagine a family of 3, they need to bring in around $12,000 to sustain them while they look for job. Imagine again if there are millions of families migrating a year? Canada will gain a lot of $$. It doesn't matter to the government if you new immigrants will be able to find a decent job or not.
My advise for those who plan to migrate here:
1. Migrate here if you are really poor and many mouths depend on you;
2. If you are still in your early 30's or younger;
3. If you have lots of money (acquired legally or not)and/or wanted in your country, you can come and invest it here;
4. If your country is lawless, people have no respect for life, then Canada is a good place to escape those atrocities.
In fairness to the government of Canada, I suggest that:
1. It will give those immigrants a chance to challenge the licensure exam whose profession are considered regulated, instead of telling them to go to school again plus the apprenticeship time. Most of the immigrants who come here doesn't have the luxury to go to school because the primary concern is to feed their families, pay bills, rents etc. Maybe give them 3 chances to take the exam and if they still fail, then that's the time they will be advised to go back to school.
2. Advertise that what you actually need are skilled labourers for the warehouse, construction industries or just entry level jobs for hospitality, cleaning or health services so that those who are engineers, doctors, IT's and other white collar professionals will be aware of and it will be up to them whether to migrate or not. The important thing is to tell them what to expect and don't give high hopes that they will land a job similar to their profession in their country of origin.
Thanks for giving me the chance to tell the true story! The choice still lies on you who plan to migrate. God bless!
PS. I have been here for 3 years now but I only land a temporary job, like having weekend jobs or those on-call, seasonal basis- mostly in the level of laborers. No true permanent job yet. The stress and anxiety will kill you. Be prepared for that Too! :
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