still wanna move to Canada?

BDx13 - 10-14-2005 at 02:55 PM

would you do it?

how do you canadians feel about this?

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Minister: Canada Needs More Immigrants
Thu Oct 13, 8:11 PM ET
Canada's foreign affairs minister said Thursday that the country badly needed more immigrants to replace aging workers who are headed for retirement.

Pierre Pettigrew said that increasing the population to 40 million by welcoming more immigrants would help foot the bill for new infrastructure, such as roads and bridges.

"This is a vast country, the infrastructure is expensive and it's a bigger country than the United States is," Pettigrew said. "I am saying that if we were 40 million Canadians, that infrastructure would not be necessarily a lot more expensive, but we would be more (people) to foot the bill."

The minister, in comments to reporters after a speech in Montreal, said Canada was built by immigrants and that's the way it would continue to be built.

Canada's population of just under 32 million has grown by only three million in the past decade. The federal government is set to unveil a new immigration plan this month that would open its doors to 320,000 skilled immigrants a year by the time the plan is fully implemented in five years.

clevohardcore - 10-14-2005 at 03:26 PM

I am so desperate for a good paying career to support my family that I would. Without a doubt.

moron - 10-14-2005 at 03:29 PM

Im sure theyre not looking for any more social workers. I'll stay put. I assume nurses get paid more in the US too so Mrs. Moron wouldnt benefit either.

Discipline - 10-14-2005 at 04:53 PM

It sounds better then it is. The Liberal government every time they need to buy some votes. But most of we get aren't skilled or educated people. More often then not they're uneducated and can't speak or understand the language. If we were going to actually get that many SKILLED immigrants I would support the idea more.

JawnDiablo - 10-14-2005 at 05:37 PM

i was in windsor one time....seemed livable

defstarsteve - 10-14-2005 at 05:55 PM

I wanted to move north, but they don't want me....
I own my own business, and yes there is some tax revenue they only want skilled workers...
when we looked at moving there a few years ago, you had to already have an established job before you could move...
not easy to do across borders and when you are a silly ink slinger

moforn - 10-15-2005 at 12:35 AM

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Originally posted by juandiablo
i was in windsor one time....seemed livable

Hell, if Windsor was livable you'd love Halifax. It should also be noted that the authorities don't really even pretend to enforce weed laws here.

moforn - 10-15-2005 at 12:36 AM

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Originally posted by moron
I assume nurses get paid more in the US too

Well, you're right on that count, I'd just about double my income if I moved down there.

Dave - 10-15-2005 at 08:17 AM

might make double but how much more a month would you have to spend to live down there.......

and besides you'd be too far away to continue the adventures of D&L.

jonnynewbreed - 10-15-2005 at 08:47 AM

Canada is a great place to live, and halifax is a great place to live in Canada. it's a big little city.

JawnDiablo - 10-15-2005 at 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by moforn

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Originally posted by juandiablo
i was in windsor one time....seemed livable

Hell, if Windsor was livable you'd love Halifax. It should also be noted that the authorities don't really even pretend to enforce weed laws here.

thats funny because when i was there EVERYONE was smokin weed. even 80 year old women...and to think i was there for a funeral for a friend who ODed on H....

BDx13 - 10-15-2005 at 08:58 PM

i've only ever been to montreal and toronto. really liked toronto, montreal seemed a little pretentious.

KyleOz - 10-15-2005 at 09:09 PM

If I was skilled in something, maybe.

I think I love new york so much though, that I will never move. Just further upstate.

Six66Mike - 10-24-2005 at 11:59 PM

Australia has been doing the same thing for years, trying to increase population here with skilled workers, only 20 million people live here. If you love US politics and want good pay jobs in fields like electiricians, nurses, boilermakers, panel beaters, hair dressers etc then Aussieland is the place for you.

I've been wanting to go back to Canada since August or so.

upyerbum - 10-25-2005 at 09:10 AM

Everyone stay the fuck away, it's MY island.