Moving to Canada?

beaujt · 05-03-2010, 02:55 AM

To all those who know anything about it, i get done with school(getting my B.S. of Exercise Sciene and minor in automotive) in about a year, and i'm figuring i'm gonna be moving up there and possibly go to a diesel program up there in Lethbridge too. Cuz my gf and i are planning on gettin married and she's canadian from up by lethrbridge... i guess i'm just wondering how big of a hole would i be putting myself in on finding a job up there? especially as an american citizen and not yet a canadian Citizen? cuz i know there are a lot more canadians on this forum than most.

**alwaysFlOoReD** · 05-03-2010, 08:37 AM

I'm in Red Deer, and I know a couple of people in Lethbridge I could introduce you to. They may not do what your interested in but they might know someone who is. PM if interested. After that it's up to you. Networking like your doing is the best way of meeting people. Good Luck.
Richard

Roadkill · 05-03-2010, 10:23 AM

It is easier to get work up here as a US citizen than it is for us to go South and try to find work. We aren't as anal about the whole thing. LOL

MrE_Powers · 05-03-2010, 10:36 AM

all you need to know about moving to canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp

Dweano · 05-03-2010, 11:15 AM

I don't think it'd be too hard. Canada rocks! haha

**master hec0** · 05-03-2010, 11:55 AM

work in alberta is easier to find then work in the usa. tho if you were moving another province it might be harder. but from what the news is saying we are out of the recession.

crbnunit · 05-03-2010, 01:18 PM

Canada is a beautiful place. Nice folks too. You are going to love the mountains. The Canadian Rockies!! You'll like it. Well, except for the whole bobble head thing...

beaujt · 05-03-2010, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by alwaysFlOoReD

I'm in Red Deer, and I know a couple of people in Lethbridge I could introduce you to. They may not do what your interested in but they might know someone who is. PM if interested. After that it's up to you. Networking like your doing is the best way of meeting people. Good Luck.
Richard

PM sent Richard, thanks!

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Originally Posted by MrE_Powers

all you need to know about moving to canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp

well i'm more interested in if there are jobs for a US citizen up there... particularly one that wants to be a diesel mechanic or a cop.

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Originally Posted by crbnunit

Canada is a beautiful place. Nice folks too. You are going to love the mountains. The Canadian Rockies!! You'll like it. Well, except for the whole bobble head thing...

well there ain't really any mountains, or hills up there hahaha, at her house you could your dog run away for three days!

i ain't ever seen plains like that before! it was way weird to see!

crbnunit · 05-03-2010, 06:29 PM

Go West my son. There are some awesome mountains just to the West. It is definitely flat where you are going to be though. I've driven though there several times.
Teasers:

Easily one of the most beautiful places on the planet and you will be within a few hundred miles of it!

**adsm08** · 05-03-2010, 06:34 PM

hmm, moving to Canadia huh?

I hear its cold there. Pack some long underwear.

MountainMike · 05-03-2010, 08:23 PM

crbnunit, is that Kluane? Been a long time since I have south. I like Canada, come on up!

crbnunit · 05-04-2010, 01:54 AM

No,not Kluane though that is a lot closer to me! I was in Kennecott just a few years ago. Just across the border from Kluane. Mt. Logan on the CA side is just shy of 20,000'. There are some really big mountains in that area. Mt Drum, Mt Wrangell...

Those pics are mostly around the Icefield Parkway through Jasper/Yoho/Banff just West of Calgary. The climbing pics are from the Bugaboo Spires. The only place I've ever been where the parks service issues chicken wire for you to put around your vehicle. Evidently, the local porcupine population has an affinity to brake lines!

This is about 100-150 miles west of where this guy is going to live. I smell some weekend road trips!

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beaujt Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Washington/Idaho Year: 1993 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: everything Posts: 288 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (2)	Moving to Canada? To all those who know anything about it, i get done with school(getting my B.S. of Exercise Sciene and minor in automotive) in about a year, and i'm figuring i'm gonna be moving up there and possibly go to a diesel program up there in Lethbridge too. Cuz my gf and i are planning on gettin married and she's canadian from up by lethrbridge... i guess i'm just wondering how big of a hole would i be putting myself in on finding a job up there? especially as an american citizen and not yet a canadian Citizen? cuz i know there are a lot more canadians on this forum than most.
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alwaysFlOoReD Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: red deer canada Year: '91, '85, '97 Make: ford Model: ranger, b-II, f-150 Engine: 4.0,4.0,4.2 Class: 4x4 race, 4x4, 2wd work Used For: 4x4 race, 4x4,2wd work Posts: 3,147 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (0)	I'm in Red Deer, and I know a couple of people in Lethbridge I could introduce you to. They may not do what your interested in but they might know someone who is. PM if interested. After that it's up to you. Networking like your doing is the best way of meeting people. Good Luck. Richard __________________ As a circle of light increases so does the circumference of darkness around it. - Albert Einstein
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Roadkill Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Year: 2002 Make: Ford Model: F-350 SC Lariat Engine: 7.3l turbo Class: 4x4 Used For: Everything Posts: 537 Rep Power: 13 iTrader: (0)	It is easier to get work up here as a US citizen than it is for us to go South and try to find work. We aren't as anal about the whole thing. LOL __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ If you have 'it', thank a trucker! "Silencers do not make a sniper silent, they make them invisible." Finnish saying ------------------------------------------------------ OF4WD member ID #3275 2003 Explorer Limited
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Dweano Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Saskatchewan! Year: 1996 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XL Engine: 4.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: Daily Driving/Off-Roading Posts: 964 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (1)	I don't think it'd be too hard. Canada rocks! haha
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crbnunit Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Year: 2019 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Hover Truck Posts: 6,446 Rep Power: 69 iTrader: (0)	Canada is a beautiful place. Nice folks too. You are going to love the mountains. The Canadian Rockies!! You'll like it. Well, except for the whole bobble head thing... __________________ Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason. Last edited by crbnunit; 05-03-2010 at 06:32 PM.
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05-03-2010, 06:29 PM	#9
crbnunit Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Year: 2019 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Hover Truck Posts: 6,446 Rep Power: 69 iTrader: (0)	Go West my son. There are some awesome mountains just to the West. It is definitely flat where you are going to be though. I've driven though there several times. Teasers: Easily one of the most beautiful places on the planet and you will be within a few hundred miles of it! __________________ Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
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05-04-2010, 01:54 AM	#12
crbnunit Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Year: 2019 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Hover Truck Posts: 6,446 Rep Power: 69 iTrader: (0)	No,not Kluane though that is a lot closer to me! I was in Kennecott just a few years ago. Just across the border from Kluane. Mt. Logan on the CA side is just shy of 20,000'. There are some really big mountains in that area. Mt Drum, Mt Wrangell... Those pics are mostly around the Icefield Parkway through Jasper/Yoho/Banff just West of Calgary. The climbing pics are from the Bugaboo Spires. The only place I've ever been where the parks service issues chicken wire for you to put around your vehicle. Evidently, the local porcupine population has an affinity to brake lines! This is about 100-150 miles west of where this guy is going to live. I smell some weekend road trips! __________________ Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
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