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For those considering, good to see all experiences and opinions, good or bad, I think:
http://www.canadaimmigrants.com/forum.asp
September 02- 2009
We came here in December 2006 with the promise of good pay and conditions with an Alberta employer. We sold up everything in the UK and went for it. We wanted our then 15 year old daughter to have the chance of living somewhere with less crime and more opportunities in life. What a joke !!!! The promises by the company were mostly lies, once we got here we were told "sign this new contract with less pay or we don’t want you, the big pay was just to get you here. What choice did we have? We had already sold everything lock, stock and barrel back home. Then at the end of a year, not 2 as promised in their contract they said Bye we don’t want you anymore.
Now trying to get things sorted out with immigration is a nightmare. They keep "losing" our paperwork, then of course when we provide evidence of them receiving it they back track and "find" it. Now the 2 companies who really wanted us to work for them have given up. We are now penniless and have no option but to give up and return back to the UK, broke, no home and no prospects of work. We have no money to take back with us all our momentos of our life including my husbands 14 years with the British army serving alongside Canadian soldiers I may add. Everywhere we go Canadians tell us how proud they are of their Scottish heritage. Pity immigration aren’t so proud of it. As we were informed by one immigration official "why are you still in MY country? In immigration don’t bother speaking to your local parliament official I am god in immigration matters" So much being told if we worked hard, paid our taxes and never broke the law we would welcomed.
Lynn. Alberta, Canada.
[26-09-2009,13:45]
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Richard |
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(in reply to: Another immigrant's experiences)
ouch. Seems like Canada is not immune from unscrupulous employers - wish we could say otherwise. We see endless news stories about bate and switch employers in other countries but it is hard to believe and admit we have them too. It is very disappointing.
How does HRDC screen the good guys from the bad guys? Is that their job? When I read some of the desperate attempts by applicants to secure a LMO from any old employer we would do well to point them to this article.
There is no excuse for the mess up on the paper work.
Immigration is not a guarantee and is certainly not easy - I don´t care what country you are going to. Canada is no exception.
[26-09-2009,15:58]
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Sharon |
(in reply to: Another immigrant's experiences)
Richard, I wonder what your current plans are. I didn´t see a report from your London trip; maybe I just missed it.
[26-09-2009,16:11]
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wannabecanadian |
(in reply to: Another immigrant's experiences)
Agree with Sharon. Employers like that exist everywhere, and the local country becomes an easy target to blame. Here, CIC should not have caused the apparent grief that Lynn and family received, although I´m not sure what paperwork was still needed after securing their visas and landing other than PR card.
Wannabe, will back channel if ok with you... share some thoughts/observations since last time.
[26-09-2009,17:31]
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Richard |
(in reply to: Another immigrant's experiences)
I always look forward to hearing from you Richard. :)
[26-09-2009,19:17]
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wannabecanadian |
(in reply to: Another immigrant's experiences)
I hope the original posters are not white. I suspect whites can´t be duped so easily. However, I object to their belief that CIC doesn´t seem like they thrive on licking British arse; they just may not show it... in their soul, every Canadian is a slave of Britain. If you are a Brit, just ask for arse licking in privacy and the Canadian will oblige with great humility.
[26-09-2009,20:34]
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Whites? |
the best and honest advice (in reply to: Another immigrant's experiences)
If you are a low-to-middle-class skilled worker who already have a good job in your profession, please DO NOT try to immigrate. You´ll regret it. If you are a labour worker who gets minimum wage in your country and perhaps has no hope for a better living there, then you are welcome to apply the Permanent Residency, since Canada is actually having a shortage of fruit-picking and fish-packaging workers, McDonalds and Tim Horton staff position.
If you are ready to live with minimum wage for at least 1-5 years upon your landing here, then you are ready to immigrate.
Good luck, you will need it a LOT.
How can I say this? Because I am a victim, currently living in Delta, British Columbia. However, I´m lucky to have an option to return.
Au revoir, Canada!
Ferry I. British Columbia, Canada
[26-09-2009,20:36]
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Whites? |
(in reply to: Another immigrant's experiences)
You are only a victim if you decide to be on.
Grow up
work as many jobs as it takes to get ahead.
I came spent years getting legal and now make 3 times the money I made in the US.
If you whine and moan about how bad you have it you will never get anywhere.
I was a factory worker and am now living my dream here in Canada.
I find it amazing the amount of ´Victims´ that come here to post on the internet.....
one wonders how they afford the internet and a computer OR even internet cafe rates if they have it so bad.
[29-09-2009,15:06]
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Dawzz |
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