Why Canada?

[louardjoe]

Out of interest ... What made you decide on Canada rather than Australia ?

 

[BC4life]

Why NOT Canada?

 

[Buletruck]

Significantly fewer poisonous creatures........spiders in particular!

 

[Bs65]

Personal view but climate change seems to be hitting Australia harder than other countries with frequent wild weather reported and in some days in summer just constant upper 30c days, even higher in some parts .

Whilst Canada is not obviously immune to climate change it is good to have predictable seasons when you know it will be cold (very) in winter but summer temperatures are at least bearable unlike a lot of Australia.

Off topic but if the question was choosing between Australia and NZ I would chose the latter for similar reasons despite the earthquakes

 

[shah22393]

Out of interest ... What made you decide on Canada rather than Australia ?

Well, let's just compare the facts:-

1) Australians had attacked fellow immigrants in 2008-2009 making it very dangerous for new immigrants.
2) Australia has hit a hard climate change
3) Canada is huge with less than 35 million people, meaning people wanting to start their business would love to start there due to low taxes.
4) Property prices except Toronto and Vancouver, are relatively affordable.
5) Less Crime
6) Easy access to USA ( For work and travel)
7) Free Medical.

 

[vensak]

Ok. In my case it was the immigration system itself:
1. I would have difficulties to hit the list of acceptable occupation (there was one type of buyer and even that one did disappear later on).
2. Due to my age it would require almost perfect IELTS score (4x 8 which is rather difficult to get even for many native speakers).
3. Unlike for Canada I did not see any decent way (like French speaker PNP for Ontario), where there is still not enough competition for me to use.
4. In a bigger picture I would be facing much smaller market with little to no potential to get access to neighbour labour markets (Commonwealth treatments are kind of useless when compared to NAFTA).

It is understandable that for Australia due to its geographical region that is nowhere close to their current alliances, it is rather difficult to balance everything.
Of course what is positive for many is nicer weather (which in general attracts deadly creatures like snakes or spiders). Homehow that is more preferred once you are close to retirement. However by that time Australia gets severe competition with many other countries (Thailand for example, several Caribbean island and so on).

 

[foodie69]

Out of interest ... What made you decide on Canada rather than Australia ?

As a Kiwi I say, too many Aussies.

 

[keesio]

Many people like easier access to the US job market.

 

[mpottier]

I think if they ever get that free movement off the ground, you will see huge numbers of Canadians travelling to Australia for work. I lived in Australia for a year, and would have loved to have stayed but was not eligible for another visa. Pay was higher, cost of living was the same if not lower than Canada (obviously some things are more expensive and some things are cheaper, but it all evens out in the end). Not to mention the weather was amazing, the beaches were amazing, it is cheap to travel around Australia, especially with domestic flights, as they allow foreign owned carriers to run domestic flights. Healthcare in Australia is generally ranked better than Canada's. Taxes were about the same as Canada's. In fact they were not push overs, and made sure sales tax (5%) was included in posted prices, so they couldn't advertise an incorrect lower price. As a result many companies just ate the sales tax. Lastly, Australia is reasonably close to southeast Asia, and New Zealand, so there are amazing travel opportunities, while Canada has the USA in the way.

 

[zardoz]

Of course, this question really only has relevance to Economic Class immigrants. For those who come across via Family Class, there's no choice.
Having said that, I would not have emigrated to Australia but would have remained in the UK if those were the only two choices.

 

[mahi2020]

Ok. In my case it was the immigration system itself:
1. I would have difficulties to hit the list of acceptable occupation (there was one type of buyer and even that one did disappear later on).
2. Due to my age it would require almost perfect IELTS score (4x 8 which is rather difficult to get even for many native speakers).
3. Unlike for Canada I did not see any decent way (like French speaker PNP for Ontario), where there is still not enough competition for me to use.
4. In a bigger picture I would be facing much smaller market with little to no potential to get access to neighbour labour markets (Commonwealth treatments are kind of useless when compared to NAFTA).

It is understandable that for Australia due to its geographical region that is nowhere close to their current alliances, it is rather difficult to balance everything.
Of course what is positive for many is nicer weather (which in general attracts deadly creatures like snakes or spiders). Homehow that is more preferred once you are close to retirement. However by that time Australia gets severe competition with many other countries (Thailand for example, several Caribbean island and so on).

How much money do you think would be enuff to settle in Thailand or West Indies ?? 200k or 300k CAD
Also, what would be the process to settle there ?? tourist visa wont suffice I guess.

 

[foodie69]

How much money do you think would be enuff to settle in Thailand or West Indies ?? 200k or 300k CAD
Also, what would be the process to settle there ?? tourist visa wont suffice I guess.

Hey Mahi..you called me an idiot in the other, now deleted, thread. No hard feelings, buddy. Here is a link for Thailand
http://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/thai-permanent-residency.php

Good luck!