Question to our canadian friends
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homer pimpson
Re: Question to our canadian friends
If you can't start posting things that aren't meant to cause trouble, then perhaps you shouldn't post at all.
Re: Question to our canadian friends
Sorry I'm so late to this, but:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/guide/index.html
and actually, the whole www.cic.gc.ca site has a lot of good info on it.
If you make the trek to Cananada - our great neighbor to the north - let me know how it works out... I've long thought about moving, too :)
Oh, and to those of you who are talking about money - remember that even though you make more up there, you spend more, too. Things are relatively the same price (I'm fairly certain) once adjusted for income levels (i.e. if you're working in base-USD, a Dr. Pepper is the same price in both countries.)
As for working in the US and taking your money to Canada... I'm rather sure that the taxes you'd pay on your income would almost make this a moot point, as well as the exchange rate woes. Also, I'm not sure if you could take part in the social healthcare of Canada, as well as their other social programs, if you don't pay Canadian taxes, which run at a higher percentage than the US (which makes sense)
And you're allowed to do U-Turns? dxpac - where do you live? :) I can do U-Turns.. It's actually quite odd seeing a left turn lane with no street to the left - just specifically for flippin' a bitch.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/guide/index.html
and actually, the whole www.cic.gc.ca site has a lot of good info on it.
If you make the trek to Cananada - our great neighbor to the north - let me know how it works out... I've long thought about moving, too :)
Oh, and to those of you who are talking about money - remember that even though you make more up there, you spend more, too. Things are relatively the same price (I'm fairly certain) once adjusted for income levels (i.e. if you're working in base-USD, a Dr. Pepper is the same price in both countries.)
As for working in the US and taking your money to Canada... I'm rather sure that the taxes you'd pay on your income would almost make this a moot point, as well as the exchange rate woes. Also, I'm not sure if you could take part in the social healthcare of Canada, as well as their other social programs, if you don't pay Canadian taxes, which run at a higher percentage than the US (which makes sense)
And you're allowed to do U-Turns? dxpac - where do you live? :) I can do U-Turns.. It's actually quite odd seeing a left turn lane with no street to the left - just specifically for flippin' a bitch.
Re: Question to our canadian friends
Oh, and to those of you who are talking about money - remember that even though you make more up there, you spend more, too. Things are relatively the same price (I'm fairly certain) once adjusted for income levels (i.e. if you're working in base-USD, a Dr. Pepper is the same price in both countries.)
That's something that a lot of people don't realize when they talk money transfers. If you transfer your dollar to somewhere that a dollar is worth two million of their currency, you aint gonna buy the country with your american paycheck. Shit costs different, and it's relatively the same. The markets are the only thing that change the cost of things, not the currency exchange. Go to a country like Japan and you're gonna get cheap electronics and rice, but more expensive other shit.
That's something that a lot of people don't realize when they talk money transfers. If you transfer your dollar to somewhere that a dollar is worth two million of their currency, you aint gonna buy the country with your american paycheck. Shit costs different, and it's relatively the same. The markets are the only thing that change the cost of things, not the currency exchange. Go to a country like Japan and you're gonna get cheap electronics and rice, but more expensive other shit.