Toronto or NJ/NY

[CanadaImmi2014]

Friends and seniors please suggest to make a decision.....

Advantages/Disadvantages of Toronto

1. About to get PR in December waiting for medicals have the AOR and can extend our WP for another year......
2. After 2 years of stay in Canada...I can apply for Citizenship which takes 2 years after that I can move back to US on TN if we decide to....
2. Wife is currently working as IT Consultant in Toronto
3. Myself can move to Toronto and find a job as IT Consultant
4. In total we can bring home approximately 18K per month (will have to pay taxes at the end of the year)
5. If the job contract is ended for either of us...it take at least 4 months to find a new contract in Toronto
6. My mom can stay with me for 2 years on super visa (can save on before and after school care)
7. Can NOT afford to buy a home(1M) and need to settle down for a condo or town home (399K)...or spend 2 hours a day on commute.

8. High car insurance and very high home prices are the two downsides we came across in Toronto

Advantages/Disadvantages of NJ/NY

1. Have a valid Work Authorization for 5 years and have to apply for GC..it will take another 6 years to get GC...NO Guarantee
2. Both of us have FULL TIME jobs
3. In total we bring home 10K per month
4. Can easily find another job if decided to change...takes less than 4 weeks
5. My mom can only stay for 6 months and have to go back (have to spend on before and after school care + flight ticket for my mom after 6 months)
6. Can buy a decent home for 399K
7. At the year end tax filling we get back our paid taxes as we have FULL TIME jobs.

8. Have to take Health Insurance where as its free in Canada.....how effective is the Canada free health care...Not sure yet

Have 2 kids who are going to school and they want a nice home with huge backyard to play

Q: Should I chose to settle down in Toronto or NJ/NY
Q: How much taxes would we have to pay for approximately 100K earning on our own Incorporated company in Toronto...
Q: As both of us work for multinational company which is present in US and Canada while working in US....can we renew our PR card after 5 years...

Due to high home prices and IT job scarcity, we are little concerned about moving to Toronto..on the other hand we will be in a immigration status fairly quick.

Appreciate for all your suggestions....Thanks

 

[ZingyDNA]

The only downside for NJ/NY is the green card application - takes way too long and like you said, no guarantee... I guess only you can decide if you wanna risk that in exchange for, like everything else: cheaper homes, cheaper everything, more jobs, nicer weather. There's no free health coverage in the US, but if you have nice jobs your employer will pay for it.


BTW, they (Canada) changed the rules and residence before becoming PR won't count toward citizenship any more.

 

[CanadaImmi2014]

Are you sure about Canada residence before becoming PR --- It says You may be able to count time you spent in Canada BEFORE you became a permanent resident if it was during past four years......Let me know if you have heard something new....Thanks

Link for citizenship eligibility -- http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/become-eligibility.asp

Time you have lived in Canada

You must have resided in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) in the past four years before you apply. This does not apply to children under 18.

You may be able to count time you spent in Canada before you became a permanent resident if it was during the past four years.

Use our online tool to find out if you have lived in Canada long enough to apply to become a citizen.

Tool Link: https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/resCalcStartNew.do?&lang=en&_ga=1.175367211.88038209.1402090787

 

[ZingyDNA]

There's a new law that got passed recently. Right now the old rules still apply, which is why you found all those info. But in a couple of years (I don't know exactly how soon) they'll start enforcing the new law, which requires 4 years (as opposed to 3) of residency AFTER becoming PR. I don't remember the name of the Act

 

[CanadaImmi2014]

Any one......Please suggest....

Appreciate your replies

 

[gates1580]

Any one......Please suggest....

Appreciate your replies

This is a personal dilemma that you have to answer yourself. No one on these forums is qualified enough to answer a life altering question for you.

With regards to your question regarding renewing your PR card after 5 years, I can certainly say the following:
You have to at least spend 2 years physically in Canada to renew your PR card.
The only way you can bypass that criteria is if you meet the following conditions:
1. if you can obtain a letter from your HR in your Canadian office stating that you have been sent on company business to stay outside Canada for a long period of time. They have to mention the exact dates of your assignment out of Canada
AND
2. Your payroll has to run in Canada for that time you spent outside Canada i.e. your salary has to be processed in Canada in Canadian dollars. You will have to show proof of paychecks while applying for renewal of your PR

If you cannot meet the above two criteria, you can forget about renewing your PR without actually staying in Canada for 2 years.