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[Anita Khan]

Hi !!!
I want to know some information about my brother he lives in mississauga, canada from 4 years.... He go there from a visa category which is skilled. From that time he said he lives good there no problems etc but when my mother asks for some financial help he said i am living very hard here so hard to work...even i can't get good food, my daughter goes on bus even we have no car like that.....( He lives with wife and daughter only my brother works) He is MBA and also tyding there while doing job. Now my mother and i am worried.

So my question is that !!!
1. Is it possible that in canada while u r doing job u can not get good food and u can not save even enough to come to ur own country ???

2. If u have no job in canada is government gives u some money until u have job ?

3. When u go to canada on skilled visa will they treat u like canadain and give funds ?

Also my brother is religious and he is not spend money on extra things.....

Please Reply !

 

[amikety]

1) Yes, not all jobs in Canada pay well.

2) Sometimes. The rules for Employment Insurance (EI) make it possible to get some money, but not much. You must also qualify - i. e., you have to work for a while before you're allowed to apply. It is only temporary. It will not pay you forever.

3) They government absolutely doesn't give you funds when you arrive in Canada. In fact, you must prove YOU have money so you won't ask for government funds. As far as being treated like a Canadian - in most aspects, you are treated the same. However, in the areas of education and work experience, you may be treated as if you have none. Not all foreign degrees are recognised. A 3 year degree is often regarded as not a real degree in Canada and you must upgrade your degree at a Canadian school.

Life is very expensive in Canada. Depending on what he does as a job, supporting his wife and daughter and paying all of the bills, it's very possible he has little extra money. Right now, I cannot work in Canada, so just my husband works. We don't have money for me to visit my family in my country and I'm from the USA, so it is very possible. I have no car too - I ride the bus or wait for my husband to have time.

 

[cadvis]

i met a good Dentist from Chandigarh working here as a security guard, a project manager from Delhi working as a Taxi driver.

Well, the above should explain it all...

 

[Anita Khan]

Should We arrenge money for him so he come back ? i am not in canada so can u tell me that he can not have food etc ???
In canada is it hard to find jobs ?
In my country he is Deputy Manager and have good pay !!!
Please Reply

 

[amikety]

If your brother has no job and needs help, many people will help. The charities and churches give away free food. If he was working for 4 years before and he lost his job, he would be allowed to collect EI in most cases.

If he needs help, he can contact the local food bank. They will give him basic foods. Nothing fancy, but they will help.

Remember, you don't know his situation. I know you are concerned, but he may just be in a rough spot right now. You can talk to him and see if he needs to come back. However, he may be okay right now.

 

[cadvis]

In Canada it is certainly hard to find good jobs. Good paying jobs are a dream come true. So if he say he do not have a good job it is true.

But certainly he is starving without food... probably it is hard for him to make ends meet with low paid jobs...

 

[Anita Khan]

Thanks to all me feel little good !!!
i will make a phone and knows the situation then i will reply......

 

[Leon]

If his daughter is old enough to go on the bus by herself, why isn't his wife working?

There are people in Canada who are working poor, that is income too low to survive. You also say that your brother is religious and not a big spender. How about his wife? Maybe she is a big spender?

I would not worry about them not eating. They can go to a food bank and get help there.

It if also possible that he is telling you the story a little worse than it is because although he may have enough to live his daily life, he does not have extra money to send to you. It is also possible that his wife is pressuring him not to send you any money.

By the way, in many places it is not necessary to have a car. If he has good public transport to work, then he wouldn't need one.

You can ask him if his life is so bad there that he wants to come back and should you organize a collection for their tickets back. See what he says.

 

[SenoritaBella]

The guy is probably Ok, but perhaps using this as a way to curtail the financial demands from his family? : Some of my countrymen do not answer calls from back home or the ones that have "unknown" caller ID for the same reason. LOL
Most immigrants from cultures where there is an expectation to help your family have these financial pressures. Saying you can't afford something does not work, so people have simply found ways to get around this uncomfortable discussion.

 

[Leon]

I think it is likely that he is trying to curtail demands from his family whether that is his idea or his wife's. When you live in Canada you want to keep the same living standard as other people in Canada and I am sure the children will also ask for the same things they see their friends get.

Everybody back home may think you are rich but I can understand that he may not want to make himself poor in order to send all his money to back home or that even if he does not have a problem, his wife might.

However, now his story to them has worked so well that his family wants to save him from poverty in Canada by bringing him back home. Now ask him and see if he needs rescue

 

[bsobaid]

Hi !!!
I want to know some information about my brother he lives in mississauga, canada from 4 years.... He go there from a visa category which is skilled. From that time he said he lives good there no problems etc but when my mother asks for some financial help he said i am living very hard here so hard to work...even i can't get good food, my daughter goes on bus even we have no car like that.....( He lives with wife and daughter only my brother works) He is MBA and also tyding there while doing job. Now my mother and i am worried.

So my question is that !!!
1. Is it possible that in canada while u r doing job u can not get good food and u can not save even enough to come to ur own country ???

2. If u have no job in canada is government gives u some money until u have job ?

3. When u go to canada on skilled visa will they treat u like canadain and give funds ?

Also my brother is religious and he is not spend money on extra things.....

Please Reply !

Firstly, taking bus to school is very normal here. It is not like back home where only poor people take the bus.
Taking bus or train to school or to work is considered normal in Canada.

Secondly, your brother has a small family. If he is a healthy person, he can easily make enough money to feed decent food to himself and his wife and daughter. As another poster mentioned, his wife can also work since his daughter is old enough to take a bus by herself.

Working in a factory at minimum wage pays good enough to rent an appartment, buy food and pay the bills and save some to help close relatives, unless your brother thinks he is a big shot MBA and only wants an office job. He may not be able to help you a lot but I think a monthly fund of $100 should not be too hard.

It is quite possible that your brother is just overwhelmed by the reality shock in Canada and making up excuses to not help you guys financially.

I should also mention that many families back home think that immigrants become rich the moment they step their feet in Canada. This is not true. It may take a person 2 years or more before he is able to financially help his relatives back home.
This is also true that your brother may not be able to help you a lot in a way that you can buy a new house or buy a car back home but he can help you just enough to contribute towards your basic needs.

 

[bsobaid]

ACtually, reading your question again, you mentioned he is also studying.

If he is studying full-time then probably he does not have enough money to send you guys back home but I still dont believe that he cant feed his family.

Students get all sorts of loans and bursaries.

 

[Hasher]

Honesty, I believe everyword what he is explaining to his family back home as around 95% of immigirant coming from third world countries like Eygpt, syria, India, Pakistan, Phillipine, Bangladesh, Nepal, even China etc are staying at the same status as mentioned by Anita's Brother i.e Hand to Mounth, but they are only struggling not starving, espically after 4 yrs in Canada.

Her brother cannot support back home to parents if he is a Security guard, resturant labor, working on Gas Station. I worked in a resturant kitchen for six month, my take home was 1450/ month. My wife worked in clinic getting 1400/month -minus baby sitting we had usually $2000/month. How can I send any money with two kids to back home. Just to tell I was a Petroleum Engineer and my wife was a Doctor. No Car, no major entertainment

Now when we look back, thanks to God, we have two cars at home, struggle in Canada is normal sometimes it takes little bit longer.

 

[bsobaid]

woww..

$1400 a month??
thats tight..you might have worked on cash because this is surely below minimum wage..but good for you that now you are all settled and doing well in Canada.

If this is what some new immigrants earn a month then I totally believe what Anita's brother is saying.

Surviving in $1400 is hard and supporting anyone back home is impossible.

 

[amikety]

woww..

$1400 a month??
thats tight..you might have worked on cash because this is surely below minimum wage..but good for you that now you are all settled and doing well in Canada.

If this is what some new immigrants earn a month then I totally believe what Anita's brother is saying.

Surviving in $1400 is hard and supporting anyone back home is impossible.

That's right on for minimum wage in Alberta. Can't imagine supporting a family at that wage though.