Canada .... Stay or go ?

A neighbour of mine moved to Canada a few years back. Left what seemed a good job here in the chemical industry. Canada did'nt work out for him, could'nt get work, now back in Ireland for the last 4-5 years and is basicly still out of work, chemical industry had moved on from when he last worked in and so had most of his contacts. So it's a toughfie, if you can put a roof over your head and food on the table I'd stay, would'nt dream of leaving unless you had work arranged before hand.

Do it.

I'm trying to convince the missus the go. Dont have a family or mortgage so we are in a better position

mickell wrote: »

cheers roundymac, was your mate on his own or did he bring family aswell.

If we're just me, I'd be tempted, but the fact that we'd have zero support going over with two kids, is a big gamble.

Same as you, wife and 1 kid. Could'nt get sponsered or something like that. He used to drive a beamer before he went, he now drives a starlet. Shame, if it had worked out for him he would be doing very well IMO.

Have you looked at working in Dublin ?

if you have 20K saved up

have employment lined up

accomadation sorted

budget for 6+ months

then id go

handlemaster wrote: »

Rent ans salaries usually are toe to toe where ever y ou go. Pay would be better in Dublin than west coast. Anyhow id be appyling for jobs un Canada now to see how it goes reponse wise.

with no visa chances of getting a company to take him on with the little experience with in IT he has is pretty slim to none , alot wont respond to you outside the country with out a Canadian number or address etc .not saying its not possible just highly unlikely . and honestly depending were but the majority a places would be be as expensive as living in dublin too . i think commuting to dublin to work as handlemaster says if you were to get a better postion here makes more sense then going to canada in your position.

Mate of mine is a carpenter who just moved to Alberta. Pulls in 1400 euro a week after tax now compared to unemployed the last few years here. He left his family here for a couple of months then brought them over when he saved a few quid. He thought he would need longer but apparently he has 3 years of work on this job alone. Hes 27 year old with Kids like yourself. Was made unemployed in Ireland the day he qualified and struggled since. Odd jobs here and there.

Do it. Your just wasting your skills and life here.

Knowing your leading your kids into the same life and not doing something about it is near child abuse in my opinion. Thats the thought that has me saving to move ASAP. Ill be there in 12 months and nothing is gonna stop me. Imagine 10 years down the line when your child goes through this **** and your seeing people who in Facebook or whatever who did move having a seriously good life.

Not being funny but asking a group of Irish people for advice is just gonna result in a load of negative answers.

Im in the same boat as yourself. Kids, Qualification that should be pulling in good money and getting no younger. Saving 75% of my wages and will be delighted to get that plane ticket.

10 years as a carpenter and IT experience you should EASILY find work there. Both skills are in high demand there but youll earn a ton in Carpentry.

Funny how the people throwing in the negative posts all live in ireland. 10 minutes with someone who made the move and you wouldnt even dream about staying.

Im telling you the point of view from someone who made the move. He was back last week and showed me his payslip. 1400Euro after tax for 55 hours work in the week. 700Euro tax. Works with 50 other Irish tradesmen.

Got setup, Saved 9 Grand and bought plenty of stuff for the kids and the missus all in a few months. Steady, really high paid work. Excellent schools, roads and free healthcare from what i understand. Not a mention of penny pinching bull**** you hear here constantly.

Hes been to US and Australia working and he says that Canada is miles ahead for Irish people. US isnt great for jobs and Oz is a racist too hot ****hole.

If you have absolutely any possibility of getting there do. Dont listen to the bull****. Just do it.

Just had about 3k and went. Picked up work straight away. Im sure theres plenty of forums if you need to make contacts. People dont seem to positive here so maybe go to a different one.

leave the kids and wife here and just go over with a few grand. get work then bring them over. A couple of months for the rest of your life.

Funny how you think its a gamble bringing the kids to a country where your skills and experience can earn you a serious amount of cash quickly and provide your whole family with an amazing life, rather than being a gamble raising them in a hole like Ireland where your skills are worth the same as a bum on the dole who never worked.

No idea why you think that way.

At the end of the day you can be back here in a few hours if anything happens. Its not Mars your going to.

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Hey mickell I was checking out housing last night for myself in Canada. The people on the Canadian forums said check out kijii for houses but i found padmapper to be a really good one for quick looks at loads of different places. Obviously you'd need to call and view the house. Another thing I realised though I was forewarned about it was that many places for rent come unfurnished so you've got that cost on top of everything else. But I'd be on the encouraging side for going.. seems like a great opportunity and the kids will love some adventure, even if you are back here in a year or two. Don't leave yourself open to regret the chance you didn't take while things aren't so great here