What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. Your Essen
What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. Your Essential Guide to Canada - 2 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. Your Essential Guide to Canada What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. 2013 Edition Copyright ©All rights reserved. CanadianVisaExpert No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the publisher, CanadianVisaExpert. 70 East Beaver Creek Road, Suite 201, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3B2, CANADA canadianvisaexpert.com - 3 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. Disclaimer Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful is a blueprint for those who wish to enhance their knowledge on how to live and work legally in Canada. While it does not replace the expertise of immigration lawyers, it does provide the individual with the tools to know exactly what is involved in immigrating to another country, specifically Canada in this case. The information contained in this guide should not be considered as legal advice. Although the author and publisher believe the information in this book to be accurate on the date of its publication, the reader should be aware that immigration laws, regulations and procedures are constantly changing. It is up to the reader to make sure that the information is accurate and up to date. The author and publishers shall not be held liable for any damage suffered directly or indirectly due to the use of this guide. - 4 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. Introduction Moving to a new country is exciting but can also be stressful if you are not prepared. This book will help you become more familiar with Canada and give you the knowledge you need to live a better life there. Canada has emerged as a competitive world order with one of the strongest economies, top ranked education systems and a universal healthcare system that collectively - offer a high standard of living to the people residing there. A diverse nation comprised of many different ethnic groups with an ongoing new generation of immigrants who contribute their unique skills to the economy, Canada is therefore not only financially wealthy but a culturally rich nation as well. Amazing natural landscapes with waterfall cascades, fun public holidays, national sports and shopping tips are among the other topics you can look forward to in this essential guide on Canada. Enjoy! - 5 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. Table of Contents Disclaimer ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Introduction �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4 The Economy 7 Income and Salaries ����������������������������������������������������������������������10 Income Tax������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14 Employment Opportunities �������������������������������������������������������������15 Resume and CV Formats - Matching Canadian Job Requirements�����17 Self-Employment����������������������������������������������������������������������������19 Unemployment Benefits ������������������������������������������������������������������21 Healthcare 22 Health Insurance����������������������������������������������������������������������������24 Life Expectancy ������������������������������������������������������������������������������24 Education 26 Public Education for Children ����������������������������������������������������������28 Higher Academic Institutions & Universities �������������������������������������29 Culture 31 Customs and Religions�������������������������������������������������������������������32 Language in Canada �����������������������������������������������������������������������35 Arts�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������35 - 6 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. Sports ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������36 Public Holidays �������������������������������������������������������������������������������37 Leisure 39 Nature and Travel ���������������������������������������������������������������������������40 Native Animals�������������������������������������������������������������������������������42 Shopping���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������43 Immigration 50 Immigration Programs ��������������������������������������������������������������������51 Immigration Requirements�������������������������������������������������������������52 Immigration Benefits����������������������������������������������������������������������53 Conclusion 54 - 7 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. The Economy The Canadian economy has become a worldwide financial force. Highly diversified, Canada has been able to adapt to many a change and grow at a very fast rate. Canada’s growth has put more money into the hands of its residents in recent years than any other country. Residents enjoy a higher standard of living compared to other nations and are some of the wealthiest people in the world. Immigrants especially have become an essential part the economy, generating a tremendous amount of wealth and contributing to Canada’s economic diversity and long-term economic competitiveness. Canada is ranked as the 1 1 th largest economy in the world and, therefore, is one of the world’s most prosperous nations. An advanced and industrialized society, Canada’s industries span from technology to fishing and from manufacturing to services. Resembling the U.S. economy in many ways, Canada now outperforms the U.S. in a number of economic standards including a lower unemployment rate. - 8 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. Canada has one of the “freest economies” in the world. Economic freedom is essential to market development and movement. It gives access to business opportunities and makes private ownership easier. The higher the economic freedom in a country, the more secure and transparent the economy generally is. Steadfast regulations and capital standards are sufficient in Canada when it comes to property rights, freedom from corruption, government spending, trade freedom, ability to invest, among other aspects that are valuable to a successful capitalistic system. Canada has an economy that many investors, domestic and international, prefer to invest in because they trust and value the market. Canada’s federal government in Ottawa (Canada’s capital city) is responsible for supervising the economy and its democratic system. The federal government mandates the rule of law while providing autonomy to local authorities in the Canadian provinces and territories, very similar to Washington, D.C., in the United States, and its interactions with the 50 States. By doing so, Canada’s federal government recognizes the need for provinces to make localized decisions that directly impact their markets, community and society. Canada’s federal government is more conservative, however, with stricter policies and regulations to protect the country’s economic system and financial institutions. Recently, when banks around the world almost went bankrupt during the recession crisis in 2008, Canadian banks to the contrary, firmly stood their ground. Banks in Canada weathered the recession storm partly because of conservative management styles and partly because of stronger federal regulations. Restrictions on banks not to financially over- leverage, especially in the sub-prime real estate market, saved the Canadian economy from disaster. Canada’s financial institutions were affected by the global crisis, but did not suffer the same dire circumstances that many banks did around the world. - 9 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. One of the best indicators of Canada’s economic stability was its real estate market, which did not “lose its bottom” like the United States where housing prices plunged by 30% or more (depending on location) from their 2006 peak prices, or in Britain where prices dropped by some 20% or more from their 2007 listing prices. Indeed, Canada was among the first nations to emerge from the global recession. This outcome can be attributed to its banking prudence, firm federal regulations and economic policies that continue to position the economy for long-term economic competitiveness. Open trade is a large piece of the Canadian economic pie. Imports and exports are crucial to the country’s GDP, growth and wealth levels. Low tariff and non-tariff barriers make Canada’s trade policies very competitive. The United States is its main trading partner, absorbing more than 70% of all Canadian exports. Canadian exports include motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment, chemicals, plastics, fertilizers, wood pulp, timber, crude oil, natural gas, electricity and aluminum. Imported goods include machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, refined petroleum products, chemicals, electricity and durable consumer goods. Canada’s total exports exceed $462.4 billion per year, while total imports are $461 billion per year. Open trade policies allow investments to enter the market more easily. And these investments help create a more rich and competitive market that is both efficient and dynamic. Canada’s best industries contribute to more than half of Canada’s GDP. These industries are dominated by the service industry (a service industry is a business that does work for a customer, and occasionally provides goods, but is not involved in manufacturing.) The services industry employs about 75% of the Canadian workforce. Canada also has a thriving production/ - 10 - CanadianVisaExpert eBook | Your Essential Guide to Canada – What you need to know to make your relocation smooth and successful. manufacturing sector. The logging and oil industries, for example, are two of Canada’s most important production sectors. Canada also has large manufacturing, automobile and aircraft industries. Furthermore, with the Pacific Ocean running along its West Coast and the Atlantic Ocean running along its East Coast, Canada boasts the 8th largest commercial fishing and seafood industry in the world. Other major Canadian industries include transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and uploads/Geographie/ guide-to-canada.pdf
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