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The Practical Guide to Living in Canada
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UPDATED FOR 2015- IEC FAQ Thread - please read here first and ask any questions here!
Hi guys, I've put together a bit of an FAQ for the IEC, mostly thanks to the IEC FAQ page and fergusb's great thread (here). Please read through this before asking any questions, and try to keep questions to this thread so there's one definitive thread for the questions that get asked over and over again. If I've missed…
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Permanent Residency FAQ
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Canada Forum Charter
Purpose: This discussion forum is about visiting, living and working in Canada (including emigrating from Ireland to the Canada and visa discussion). Comments about politics can be made here, as well as with any discussions that pertain to Canadian culture, economics, business, banking, establishing credit, employment and…
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FYI: Emergency healthcare costs in Canada
I'm horrified by the number of posts here advising people on the IEC not to buy insurance. Firstly, it violates the terms of your visa and you leave yourself open to being refused a visa, or subsequently deported if you were found to not have insurance. Secondly, insurance costs €300 - €400 for two years. It sounds like a…
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2 weeks holiday in Toronto
looking at 2 weeks holiday in Toronto, Canada in August family with teenagers and interested in activities like kayaking, camp sites, theme parks thinking of 4-5 days in Toronto city and 10 days on the road in a campervan any suggestions welcome
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Irish Families Moved to Calgary, AB, Canada?
Hi everyone, Plans have changed since we last posted on here and we are now considering a move from Ireland to Calgary with two sons, who will be 7 and 4 at time of move. Does anyone have experience of making the same move? How did young kids adapt? Do you find that there is plenty to do for yourselves and the kids…
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Canada child car seat
hi, looking for some information on child car seat while driving in Canada. I can see the law is similar to here ie. a booster seat for a certain size/age and a full size for a smaller child. As far as i can see I can bring the car seat with me from Ireland. Canadian regulations Infant seat: from birth to at least 10 kg…
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Pipefitting in Canada
Hi Should have my trade papers as pipefitter next April. Thinking of heading to Canada for the summer as i hear work slows down for the winter there. Anybody any tips/advice if i do decide to head over? Ill be 30 when heading over and hoping to get the working holiday visa.
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Travelling to Canada and the US
Hi there, My family and I are hoping to visit Canada next year, and also hope to hire a car while there and drive to the US for a few days before driving back to Canada and flying home. I've read about getting the eTA for Canada, but what will we need to get for the US, will we need to get an ESTA for that portion of the…
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Moving to Canada from Ireland with Young Family
Hi everyone, We are considering a move to Canada, specifically the GTA area. We currently live in the midlands of Ireland and would like to present our family with more opportunities. Has anyone made the same move? If so, we would hugely appreciate any stories about how you and your families have settled/not settled. We…
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Aer Lingus vs Air Canada to Toronto
Looking for opinions on this. Not reading brilliant things about Air Canada here but their fares are significantly lower than Aer Lingus, about €250 per person for the dates I am looking at. Are they really that bad given the saving?
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Insurance for Canada for pre-existing conditions
Hi I'm going to Canada on an IEC next month. I need health insurance but have pre-existing medical conditions like asthma and stuff. Does anyone know a good insurance provider that will cover the existing conditions or any advice? Thanks very much
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Travelling with son.
Hi, Canadian living & working in Ireland, bringing son to Canada to visit grandma and grandpa, I have a current Canadian passport and son has Irish passport. (Son has out of date Canadian passport also). Will I need a visa for son to travel to Canada. The Canadian information on this is not very clear and their website is…
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irish company to help with family emigrating
Hi guys I want to find an Irish company to see if they can help us with advice on moving our young family to Canada. Would you recommend anyone local? Warm Regards
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Need a Visa before Applying to work in Canada?
Hear me out. So I've recently looked into the possibility of emigrating to Canada for work at a certain company once positions open at a good time. I do meet the minumum requirements for applying for a visa, but what I am wondering is as an Irish and EU citizen, is it an absolute that I have to have a working visa before…
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Alliance Visa for Canada
Hi, I received a call from a guy from alliance visa which seems too good to be true to be honest, asking to pay in installments £50 a month until they receive £650 for a 2 year “open work permit” visa and then apparently I can apply for PR right after. I am looking to move to Canada as my partner lives in Canada and is a…
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The Canadian Outback
Has anyone here experience working in the Canadian outback? I spent the last year working in Victoria. It was expensive and jobs didn't pay that much. I was told if I wanted to make money I should consider Fort McMurray. I'm not sure what it's like though?
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Mobile Data Internet Options in Ontario
I'll be travelling to visit older family in Ontario soon and they don't have Internet installed. I need it to work while I'm there. Approximately a month. Do all the phone plans have limited data? I've seen 5 GB max so far, not sure if that's enough for remote work. I was planning to tether to my phone or get a mobile…
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Entering Canada for job offer
I got an IEC invite and it says I can enter Canada provided I have an offer for a job. Has anyone done this in the past few months (under IEC) and if so, what was your experience in terms of required documents, airport process etc? It seems like any job will do...
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U35 visa...at 35
Hi I’ve had a look around the forums and I couldn’t find any info on this. I want to apply for the working holiday visa next year and what I was wondering was can I apply for this aged 35 and do a two year visa then or as I’m at the cut off is this a no-go? E.g. I’m 34 now and this this next year I will be 35 and I would…
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Online Language test at home
Hi, I am ready to start the visa process for our Canadian visa application. Does anyone know if you can do the language test online at home? Dublin is over 3 hours away so ideally don't want to travel to Dublin for it. Thanks!
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Canada COVID Restrictions for Non-Vac'd
I'm travelling to Canada soon and started reading about the restrictions for non-vaccinated travellers (I had and recovered from COVID in January) I don't mind the 14 day quarantine but how am I supposed to get from the airport to the house I'll be isolating in alone if I can only be in contact with people I travelled…
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Exchanging an Alberta Driver's Licence (Class 5 GDL) for an Irish Licence
Has anyone returned to Ireland with an Alberta Class 5 GDL driver's licence and exchanged it for an Irish one? I currently have a Class 5 GDL licence and am wondering if I will be able to get any Irish licence in exchange for it. I have looked at the NDLS site…
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Express Entry - Eligibility - CRS 0 - How is this possible?
Hi all, I submitted my express entry profile / application and within 2 minutes, I received a notification that I am not eligible because I scored 0 on the CRS scale. I didn't even know one could score 0 honestly. It doesn't look right to me. Here are my key inputs: Ability to communicate in both French and English…
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Getting a Canadian Driving Licence in Calgary
Myself and my girlfriend are heading over to Calgary in early November on the 1 year IEC visa (I know we're mad but its the only time that suits due to other circumstances), we will be applying for our secound year as soon as possible. We are both keen to have driving licences while there, however I won't be able to take…
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Car hire in Canada
Looking at car hire in Canada, but they all seem to not include any insurance. Any suggestions? Can I buy insurance separately or just get skinned by the rental company at the airport?
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Car insurance
Looking into the best option for car insurance in Toronto. I normally rent a car for 3 to 4 weeks in Toronto. But I will be doing this 3 or 4 times a year,so I could buy a second hand car but would need to insure it. Is it possible to insure for a month or even a year and freeze the insurance while I'm back in Ireland?…
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Canadian Red Cross BC Floods Appeal
So the Canadian Red Cross are putting up an appeal with tiktok where for each dollar they get TikTok matches it, and the government is matching it as well, so each dollar becomes 3. If you’re in Canada living the life, the life needs your help if you can spare it.
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Green list for Canada
Canada should be on the green list with less than halve the cases per 100,000 that Ireland has.