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lucy k
Joined: 06 May 2003
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Location: istanbul, turkey
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| canucktechie wrote: |
| Don't mean to be a downer, Lucy, but you are not a Canadian you can forget about getting a job at a Canadian university, unless you are a world-class scholar. It's true that there are many US-born faculty at Canadian universities, but most of them came up decades ago when it was much easier to immigrate. |
That's kind of what I expected and have been told before. I didn't have my hopes up, considering I'm not a world-class scholar  . I'll still try my chances and see what happens. Can't hurt to try. The other option is to apply for Canadian residency first, then if I'm accepted, apply for jobs. |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| lucy k wrote: |
That's kind of what I expected and have been told before. I didn't have my hopes up, considering I'm not a world-class scholar . I'll still try my chances and see what happens. Can't hurt to try. The other option is to apply for Canadian residency first, then if I'm accepted, apply for jobs. |
Do you mean Cdn citizenship? That will take a few years. You can legally live in Canada for 6 months less a day right now but you can't just move to Canada long term without applying for landed immigrant status first. |
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lucy k
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No, I don't mean citizenship. I meant what you suggested, to apply for landed immigration/permanent resident status (from abroad). Then I'd go there if I'm accepted. That process alone takes 6-18 months just to get an answer once you've submitted the application. Then if you are accepted and move there it's at least another 5 years before you can even apply to become a citizen (3 years of which must be spent in Canada). I know it's a long proces  , I've been researching it for a while. Thanks for the info! |
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Gordon
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| Curious as to why you want to be a Cdn citizen? You do know what our taxes are like right? |
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canucktechie
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Location: Moscow
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Canadian taxes are based on residency, not citizenship. If you immigrate to Canada, you become liable for Canadian taxes as soon as you start living there. Taking out citizenship makes no difference.
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, being a citizen (as opposed to just being an immigrant) makes no difference in eligibilty for employment (except for diplomatic postings and the like).
And another comment - Canadian taxes are not as high as the last poster might have you think. I used to work in the computer industry and made much more than the Canadian average, and I had no dependants either. I paid about 25% of my income in taxes. This is certainly higher than the low-tax states in the US, but Canada is not Sweden by any measure.
If you want to see for yourself, go to the tax calculator at http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/Canada/Tax_-_Calculators_-_Overview |
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Gordon
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| canucktechie wrote: |
And another comment - Canadian taxes are not as high as the last poster might have you think. I used to work in the computer industry and made much more than the Canadian average, and I had no dependants either. I paid about 25% of my income in taxes. This is certainly higher than the low-tax states in the US, but Canada is not Sweden by any measure.
If you want to see for yourself, go to the tax calculator at http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/Canada/Tax_-_Calculators_-_Overview |
Who said anything about Sweden? However, Canada and the US are two very different arenas regarding taxes. BTW, income tax is not the only form of taxation. You need to take into account GST, provincial sales tax, capital gains tax to name a few. I'm not complaining about the taxes, I do think it is worth it as the average Cdn enjoys a better lifestyle than the average American. |
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marblez
Joined: 24 Oct 2004
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Most US states have sales tax of 5-8%. In British Columbia, it's almost always 14% because of PST and GST. This can be a huge difference. |
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kafetzou
Joined: 15 May 2005
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Location: Vancouver, BC Canada
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject: Getting Permanent Residence & teaching in Canada |
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This is my first time posting to a Dave's ESL Cafe forum, so I hope I'm doing it right. I'm trying to respond to the post quoted here:
| lucy k wrote: |
| No, I don't mean citizenship. I meant what you suggested, to apply for landed immigration/permanent resident status (from abroad). Then I'd go there if I'm accepted. That process alone takes 6-18 months just to get an answer once you've submitted the application. Then if you are accepted and move there it's at least another 5 years before you can even apply to become a citizen (3 years of which must be spent in Canada). I know it's a long proces :? , I've been researching it for a while. Thanks for the info! |
I am an American who recently immigrated to Canada. I came here in 2000, and managed to get a temporary work visa under NAFTA, and a year later that was renewed, and I applied simultaneously for permanent resident status, having been told that that should take about a year, especially because I had 100/100 points under the new points system - I have an M.A./TEFL and 14 years of teaching experience, plus I had a job teaching TEFL (teacher training) AND I speak both English and French.
But the process did not take one year; it took two years, and the CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) refused to renew my temporary a second time on the grounds that I was apparently no longer temporary as I had applied for permanent residence - a catch 22! I resigned from my job, even though I had been urged to just keep teaching and not worry about whether it was legal! I won't mention where that was.
So for one year, I lived here, but did not work - my status was officially "visitor". I finally received my permanent resident status in January 2004, and I now am a teacher trainer (TEFL) at Winfield College (see earlier posts about the quality of our course). I will be eligible for citizenship in January of 2007, at which point I'll consider it.
So there you have it. I'd welcome any questions about all this, either on the forum or off.
Laura 3:)
P.S. The taxes don't bother me, considering what you get for them - universal health care, for starters. |
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