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Are you a mobile person?
Do you have any idea that actually some remote areas in Saskatchewan, Manitoba actually give you land for free, as long as you are willing to move to there and live over there. Well, this example might be too extremely, a remote town with less than 50 people including buffalos. (Actual buffalos, not NY one)
Do you know how much average house in a little town at Saskatchewan? Maybe no more than 50,000 maximum for a decent ranch.
Let??s do a calculation, how much is every month mortgage payment if you live in there for a ranch. No more than 300 bucks, right? How many years will take you to pay off your house? Not too long right?.
Are there any jobs in Saskatchewan or Alberta, Manitoba? Yep, for sure, there always job in anywhere. Not only the best wheat in Saskatchewan. Lots of grocery stores like West Food, Co-op have warehouse over there, because of cheap land value and central location. What a funny stories, mid-island co-op, a Vancouver Island based Co-op actually are hiring local people to move to Regina and Prince Alberta and open petrol container warehouse. Still old money like mining, oil industry, there are still a lot of opportunities over there.
You know what? For immigrants like you, and me it??s not about luxury retirement portfolio to be figured in your oceanfront house, well if you are rich in here, no comment. I suppose immigrants here are like, either like me, recent college graduate boys without decent competitive wage, or family with kids still figure out where to settle down and need cash flow ASAP.
Yep, I admit I love Vancouver Island and B.C, however if I work the same job here, I will never buy a house like normal Canadian here. (Average house in Nanaimo is 250,000 and still keep hiking) As long as I can find something to do and keep me busy, of course get paid at the same time, no matter hell or heaven, Saskatchewan or Vancouver Island. I should definitely go there.
Forget about Vancouver right now, maybe future, let??s go back talking about the house, yep, suppose you live in Saskatchewan for another 10 ?C15 years, your house over there will be paid off, you got equity with you and your saving. It??s your retiring age, well, still B.C is the best, then just sell your house in Saskatchewan, you got equity with you, live somewhere in Oceanside or White Rock and retire.
Any comment from locals, especially like Sharon?
[20-07-2005,15:56]
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departure bay |
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(in reply to: Are you a mobile)
As an immigrant who settled in Toronto and have lived here ever since, I would suggest to new immigrants to try building a life in another city and province except Toronto and ontario.
Try to find a job elsewhere. A lot of ppl I know came from other provinces to find work in downtown TO.
But it is not the best place to be in terms of housing and taxes. It seems like it is the best place to be in terms of jobs, but you don´t know what´s out there.
Try somewhere else. I actually heard Alberta is really good for taxes and housing. It does not cost an arm and a leg to own a home.
[20-07-2005,16:04]
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SW |
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SW,
So if you can afford the housing and taxes, would you say that Toronto is a wise choice for employment opportunites?
[20-07-2005,16:13]
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Pugsly |
(in reply to: Are you a mobile)
Pugsly, if you can afford the housing and taxes, then yes, Toronto is a very good place for jobs. But why not try another place?
You can probably get more for your money elsewhere though.
[20-07-2005,16:27]
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SW |
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SW,
I´ve been considering other places across Canada simply because one never knows where a huge undertaking such as immigrating can lead. I currently reside in Seattle, so I´m close to B.C. which is beautiful and housing is expensive much like Seattle´s housing market, however there´s just something about Toronto that appeals to me...you know one of those intangible qualities.
Thank you for your reply and confirmation.
[20-07-2005,16:33]
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Pugsly |
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I may be wrong, but I feel that immigrants and new PRs find it difficult enough to settle into areas like Toronto despite its multicultural communities and shops. Moving to places like Manitoba and the Yukon may make sense on paper and in the wallet, but it can also leave an immigrant´s soul bankrupt. I do agree though that these isolated and less diverse communities are ripe with opportunity despite their drawbacks. Just don´t get upset when you can´t buy a shawarma in Moosejaw or find any samosas in Saskatoon! :)
[20-07-2005,16:37]
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Adrian |
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I fail to see the alure of Toronto. why would you want to compete with 150,000 new PR´s for the same job?
[20-07-2005,16:50]
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sharon |
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Adrian, I do agree with what you said. The first year ot two is the hardest and you really need to see ppl like yourself with your same background to make you feel like you are home.
It is a tough choice.
[20-07-2005,16:55]
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SW |
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but, the competition for cheap housing, jobs and services might outweigh the benfits.
[20-07-2005,17:15]
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sharon |
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How about living in an igloo with Arctic foxes for neighbors? Lemme tell you something about money: it is just a bunch of bullshit! I close my case....
[20-07-2005,18:13]
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ano |
(in reply to: Are you a mobile)
Well I´m sure that if Toronto doesn´t work out there are many other lovely places in Canada that one could call home.
[20-07-2005,18:54]
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Pugsly |
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