Live and work in canada

Welcome on Expat.com joeandemma

What kind of information are you seeking. May be the existing threads in the Canada forum can document you a bit about moving to Canada.

Else, you can also contact some Irish via: Irish expatriates in Canada network page.

Regards

Hi joeandemma,

Canada is a big country. Where are you aiming to land?

Metal work is universal, so no problems there. The problem is the hourly rate. It's about 12$ an hour, but you can get 25$ in some places. 45$ if you are in a union like the boiler makers. 2 years formation tough. Cinema Special effect shop use welders fabricators alot. Good money and conditions, plus you get to go out on film sets once in a while which is always nice.

Try an get paid cash if possible. Our government have forgotten that they are servant of the people and think that they are monarchs, and they take half of your money. So try and get paid $$ so they wont touch it. Best way to do that is to start your shop.

It's all English language except in Qc. Even then, you can get by with English and learn some French as you go along. Oui oui.

Do not hesitate should you have more question about metal work, I've been a it for 20 some years

also...


- Canada is the trailer behind the truck (usa). Where ever the united states goes, canada fallows.

- Everything here is expensive, and getting worse by the day.

- Hard to afford a house except in the Quebec province.

- Winters are harsh, and it affect the people. Hard to explain.

I cannot understand why someone would want to immigrate here, but hey, you wont be the first one to do so, and there are many other things I don't understand

Thanks for giving us that info Nemesis5.  You only ever hear the good things about a place!  I was hoping my experience in the trade would be an advantage as a lot of the jobs I've seen online require little experience.  I've been in stainless 8 years - mostly making Road milk tankers.

Things are just getting worse over here - the Government are a bunch of cowboys who run around in circles - getting nowhere fast........ and interest rates on mortgages are rocketing so many people are choosing to get reposessed now instead of paying the mortgage for another few years, yet to have it taken off them then after wasting more money!  You can buy a house for peanuts over here now (unfortunately we bought ours in the boom!)

I was hoping my experience in the trade would be of an advantage, but I've plenty of research yet to do......wouldn't mind trying to brush up on my French though!

Thanks again for the info.....it's too easy to see things through rose-tinted glasses!

JoeandEmma,

I'm afraid I'm not 'up' on the metal fabricating business, but I do hear all the time in conversations how we are terribly short on skilled trades.

If being somewhere where Irish is important to you, I suggest researching Newfoundland - they are the island that floated away from Ireland, I swear. Many have strong Irish roots (and strange canadian-irish accents), although there are few recent immigrants. Additionally,  NL is doing quite well right now with the oil trade business, I'm not sure if metal fabricating fits in there...

Personally, I prefer to pay the taxes and get on with it. It's what pays for healthcare, roads and schools. Also, as an expat, I never wanted to risk getting on the wrong side of the law (even though taxes in Norway were painful). There are quite a few tradesman who do work under the table but you will get paid less and you'll be subject to poorer working conditions (and of course it's illegal...)

Best of luck.