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In seriousness I would totally consider it if it weren't for the fact that I hear getting a Visa is hell

• Scoundreller 8y ago
  Canada really isn’t a hard place to immigrate to if you have at least a half-specialized degree, a year or two of experience and can pass an English or French test. There are a ton of immigration programs. The current fed gov is letting in a ton of people. If you have a job lined up, go for it. It’s a better situation here than most places.
  • ticmasta 8y ago
    >> The current fed gov is letting in a ton of people. No judgement implied, but this is primarily on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. There has been little increase to economic immigration quotas since the last government. Also, very few new Canadians want to go anywhere outside Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, which is understandable to a degree but not where the need for skilled, employment-aged people is most critical.
    • Scoundreller 8y ago
      Numbers/sources? The official reports say that they’re expecting 60% of immigration growth to come from economic migrants. And the proportion of new Canadians settling in BC/ON/PQ is down from ‘97. But who knows how many “settle” and move the next day. They’re blaming processing times on any decline for economic migration, which I’d expect this government to rectify. People tend to vote for the people that let them in. And if anything, the economic migrant categories have quotas. Less demand = less points required to win an invitation. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/annual-report-parliament-immigration-2018/report.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/co...