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I live in the UK and would like very much to emigrate to Canada. Is this an easy thing to do? jobs?
I would like to move to Montreal or somewhere with a similar feel, what sort of jobs does Canada need workers for? How easy is it to emigrate? Can I survive on low wages, would I be able to rent my own place?
Thanks!
I myself immigrated to Canada 20 years ago with my family. I believe it’s harder now than it was then, but you will have to check.
Normally you need a trade to start with such as an engineer, carpenter, electrician, tool and die maker etc or be in the medical field. Certain area’s of the medical field will need further training. If you have no trade or special skill you may as well forget it now as you have to earn points to immigrate. Your work is a big part of the points.
You also need enough money to keep yourself for the first 3 years not including any money you may earn here. Or you can be sponsored by an employer, but to do that you have to have a good job lined up to start and an employer who is willing to do this. Again unless you have a trade this is not likely to happen. You can also get a family member who is a Canadian citizen already to sponsor you, but again they have to have the money to support you for 3 years over any money you may earn.
Montreal is pretty expensive. I doubt you would manage to live there on a low wage. The same goes for any of the cities. You would not want to go to any small town as there is little if any work. Renting a place would be possible, but very hard on a low income. Impossible in a big city.
Having done this myself if you really are serious about this I would work towards getting a trade if you don’t already have one and save plenty of money. I believe we had about $100,000 of our own when we came, plus we had sponsorship from the company my husband was going to. Remember you are starting all over so you can;t go into it with nothing. You could do it with less than we did, but in this day and age the way things have gone up this maybe close to the base amount you would need to be granted immigration if you had enough points.
I suggest you contact the Canadian Consulate nearest to you to find out the basics and then go from there.
Feel free to e-mail me if you wish.
Good luck.