How hard is it to become a citizen of Canada?

[Glaken]

Tell me about it Sport!!! Unbelievable cost for a condo downtown...we looked on Seymour Street close to False Creek or Beach.

Here's the word on the BC health care.....

$54 a month individual

$90 a month for a resident and a "Landed Immigrant" (US Citizen with a permanent CA visa)

Specialized services ( i.e. Dermatologist, Podiatrist, etc.) is free with a referral. $100 without...ophthalmologist are excluded, always $100.

If you have a job your prescriptions are covered through PharmaCare if not its an extra $5 a month.

As I understand it, it's all determined by the Prime Minister of the Province, which is Gordon Campbell in BC, who was appointed by newly elected ( by ever such a slight margin) Paul Martin.

What Province are you in?

 

[SportSavant]

could very well be Glaken... I wonder how they bill that? I have lived in Ontartio most of my life, now live in Quebec...

All I know is that whenever I see the doctor I show my health card & thats it... its all paid for.... My takes are higher than BC though

I do pay for Drug benefits at work......

I guess there are significant differences in the Provinces/// my "64" bucks a month must just come out of my income tax thats all, in BC they do it a bit differently....

Kind of like Here in QUebec I get no monthly water Bill.... I can use as much as I want, covered in Income Tax....

In Ontario you pay & get billed based on usage...

 

[SportSavant]

I call Vancouver "Hong" Couver... cauz it is 50% Asians...(mostly chinese)


I love Asians.... I love Asian food so it is not meant in a bad way... I just find it funny.....

 

[Glaken]

Funny you should say that Sport....I got used to them during the year I lived in Vegas....I found the guys bigger a**holes than the girls.

I was told to never buy a used Hong car in BC because they ride the clutch and break at the same time.

I was in Quebec when I was a kid, never in Toronto. I lived on Mackinac Island for a few years and went to Sault St. Marie on your side. Is the drinking age 19 in Quebec like in Ontario?

 

[SportSavant]

18 in Quebec...

Any law that can allow a Young man to go to war & lose his life...

but not even have a cold beer...

is idiotic beyond comprehension....

 

[valueman]

Very easy nowadays. Canada has reduced the points required to 65 - it was 80 when i entered not long back.


Need the following generally:

1 - ability to speak/write english or french fluently
2 - education of some sorts (degree helps)
3 - work experience - can blag it to make it look appropriate
4 - sufficient funds to last 6 months
5 - good health
6 - clean criminal record

other than that bonus points for family etc

 

[WildBill]

Wow, Valueman's assesment makes it fairly easy then. I got an 81 which I was told was a slam dunk. They said 70 to 80 and it depends on your interview, above 80 and you have little to worry about. This was back around 98, when I would have thought it would be easier to get in than today.

I think 50 points is a no brainer just speak and write English perfectly and not have a criminal record. 60 points comes from just getting a basic college degree. The last points are from having some money in savings and having a job in a profession deemed in need. If you work in any business discipline and have more than 2 years of experience you will have a cakewalk.

 

[Mr.Jones]

What about a retired couple in late 50's with a decent US Dollars guaranteed fixed income and the capability of buying at least a $100 K retirement property cash? Would that be good to go?

 

[WildBill]

Oh yes, minor note that I doubt would bother anyone around here, but you can't get into Quebec unless you are fluent in French. One of their "special powers", they get to review immigrants on their own and they pretty much require French unless you are a refugee. Still I can't imagine too many Americans wanting to reside there. Nice place to visit, but I just can't imagine living there especially with the attitude many Quebecers harbor towards Americans who can't speak French well.

 

[Glaken]

Sure Mr.Jones,

I think just the savings on health care would be a no brainer...that is when you need it of course. As I said earlier and so did Sport each Province has different policies...I think Toronto would be cool since you could pop accross at Motown and be in the 49.

 

[Benassflick]

America is the greatest country in the world bar none. So don't go distributing your ugly asses all over the world.

 

[BAUS]

You know, refugee status as a professional sports bettor could work...I would say +180.

Here is an interesting article about a US soldier who returned from Iraq, deserted the US Army, and is now applying for refugee status in Canada.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/02/19/awol040219

BAUS

 

[PeteRoseJR]

Vancouver is Much mroe expensive... 100K will get you a small apartment

I live on Vancouver Island...Three times more expensive than Vancouver.. British Columbia is hands down the best province in Canada. Who cares about 50-60 bucks a month for healthcare when you have whales out your front window.

 

[X-Files]

there is no 60$ a month fee???? healthcare is 100% free for everyone...

I never paid anything for it in Ontario, possibly due to my low income level,
but in BC it is $54/mo now.

 

[Glaken]

Tell me about it Sport!!! Unbelievable cost for a condo downtown...we looked on Seymour Street close to False Creek or Beach.

Here's the word on the BC health care.....

$54 a month individual

$90 a month for a resident and a "Landed Immigrant" (US Citizen with a permanent CA visa)

Specialized services ( i.e. Dermatologist, Podiatrist, etc.) is free with a referral. $100 without...ophthalmologist are excluded, always $100.

If you have a job your prescriptions are covered through PharmaCare if not its an extra $5 a month.

As I understand it, it's all determined by the Prime Minister of the Province, which is Gordon Campbell in BC, who was appointed by newly elected ( by ever such a slight margin) Paul Martin.

I beleive you are correct X

 

[X-Files]

Vancouver is Much mroe expensive... 100K will get you a small apartment

About a year ago you could get one for about 60K in Vancouver city proper,
but other regions of Greater Vancouver {Burnaby, Richmond, N. Vancouver,
etc} tend to be less.

http://www.realtylink.org/prop_search/AreaSelect.cfm?AreaID=2

For even less, just live in your mother's basement in Montreal,
& get $10 BBBJ's on the lo-track.

 

[X-Files]

could very well be Glaken... I wonder how they bill that? I have lived in Ontartio most of my life, now live in Quebec...

All I know is that whenever I see the doctor I show my health card & thats it... its all paid for.... My takes are higher than BC though

I do pay for Drug benefits at work......

I guess there are significant differences in the Provinces/// my "64" bucks a month must just come out of my income tax thats all, in BC they do it a bit differently....

Kind of like Here in QUebec I get no monthly water Bill.... I can use as much as I want, covered in Income Tax....

In Ontario you pay & get billed based on usage...

In BC they sent me a bill. If you don't pay, they threaten to dock your
income tax & or GST cheque. When you go to the doctor or hospital
you don't pay anything, just submit your card & or number {unless it
is a nominal fee for something not covered}. Of course dental is not
included and now eyeware testing also.

Re water, BC & Ontario are the same.

 

[PanchoSanza]

Make up some bullshit about how you are being mistreated in your current country and they will roll out the red carpet for you.

Free health care, a place to stay and a welfare cheque until you can get on your feet.

 

[Muddy]

none of the 268 American applicants for refugee status last year were accepted.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/02/19/awol040219

 

[TheGeneral+]

When Bush wins the election, and say 1000 Americans move out of the USA unhappy, what does that do for anyone?