Expierences in Canada

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red menace

I'm in central Alberta in Edmonton.
Have been here 3 months now.
Overall impression so far is positive.

There was a minimum of fuss getting Health Insurance, Social Insurance and bank a/c set up.
Each one took roughly an hour to set up and very pleasant people to deal with.
It took me almost 2 months to find a jiob in IT here but now working with a really nice company downtown.
Wages are less than Ireland but balanced by a lower cost of living, I would say I have roughly the same disposable income as I had on a higher salary in Dublin
Good public transport, nice people it has lots going for it!
It's bloody freezing in winter though, -20 daytime temps last week and below freezing every day this week!

[Jackass]

How did you get health insurance set up? Through your employer?

Living in Toronto OP and love it. Have met lots of Irish over here and they all seem to love it too. The city is amazing and the people are extremely nice and great craic. Canadians in general seem to have a great reputation as nice people and it's well deserved.

red menace

[Jackass] wrote: »

How did you get health insurance set up? Through your employer?

This is the public healtcare , it's in your interest to get it set up straight away as it takes 3 months to kick in, though we were issued our cards straight away

greenteaicedtea

Newfoundland is not a booming job place like Toronto or Vancouver, however you might find something you like and it might be a great place for an Irish person, as there is a lot of Irish culture still among the people who live in Newfoundland.

If I were you, I would take a trip to Newfoundland and see it for yourself, and do some research as to whether you could find a job in a field that interests you.

Most Newfoundlanders work in other parts of Canada, ie Alberta, or on oil rigs in the Atlantic. They work away from home for 6 weeks, and are home for 2 weeks, for example. Many Newfoundlanders do not want to live elsewhere, so they maintain a house & family at home and mostly work away. There are some jobs in Newfoundland, ie retail, but no big industries (except for offshore oil drilling) you might not have all the choice you'd like.

My parents live in Newfoundland, 80km south of St. John's. My mother grew up there, she left in her 20s for Toronto, where she met my dad. When they retired, they left Ontario and moved to a community where her relatives live. My dad is from Ireland, in his 70s and from a rural area, so he loves it there.

Newfoundland does not have all of the services that the big city centres in Canada have - my parents live an hour from a hospital, specialist doctor appointments are hard to come by, there is no Ikea.

mazi

My bf & I are living in Vancouver since 19th January. It's a nice city but it's non stop rain so it's hard to do any sightseeing in that weather.It's the most expensive city in Canada so if your coming over here be sure to bring at least E6k to get yourself set up because money doesn't be long going.The employment process can be slow, I'm still looking for a job and no joy as yet so hopefully something will turn up soon!

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