Which is better to Migrate to: Australia or Canada and why?

[kiko]

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i am a permanent resident in canada for 4 years now and currently living in ontario(eastern seaboard) and this is what i have experienced:

1. climate: there are 4 seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall. in the summer, temperatures can go as high 36 C and the days are longer( 4 am sunrise and 9pm sunsets). Winter is really cold( could go as low as -30 C) and the coldest months are january and february. my favorite season is fall, sure it rains but the changes in the colors of the leaves are awesome!

2. transportation: if you live and work in the city, you dont really need a car because everything is in walking distance and buses/subways/trains are only 5-15 minutes wait. but if you live in the outskirts like i do then a car is essential.

3.accomodation: highrise apartments and apartment buildings usually start at 600-800 dollars/month. it usually includes heating and water. electricity(or hydro as they call it here) may or may not be included. there are also basement apartments which are cheaper.

4.work oppurtunity: not to discourage the newcomers but most companies usually prefer applicants with "canadian experience". it is disheartening but there are ways to go around it. just be patient and be prepared for blue collared jobs but never lose sight of what you really want. there are agencies that help newcomers get started like finding jobs and helping you contact the right agencies. usually theres what they call a bridging course(school credentials and work experience are assessed by the regulatory board and they will determine if you have to take some extra courses or not). my friend had to take at least a year of courses before she was able to work as a nurse, she was hired and all her years of experience were credited. so be persistent. here in canada, its all about what canadian credentials you have. but there are lots of work to have if you are not choosy.

3.health care- basic health care is free. medical exams, laboratories, surgeries(all), dialysis, diagnostic tests(including catscans and mri), labor and delivery(including caesarian section) are all covered by the universal health care plan. medicines though are not free unless u are being confined in the hospital. extended health care like dental are not covered.

4. child care benefits- depending on the family's income, the govt gives subsidy to children up to 18 years old. the current govt also gives out 100 dollars each month for each child until the age of 6.

5. other benefits: maternity leave is up to a year. paternity leave up to 9 months. old age pension at 65 y.o. employment insurance(if u lose your job) up to 9 months. there are also free retraining and or career change benefits like free education courses or govt subsidized tuition if you lose your current job. Free english and french language course for all new immigrants.

6. education: education up to highschool is free. doesnt matter if its public or catholic. college and university(after highschool) is not free though but theres a govt program that lets you borrow money for your degree and then pay the govt back when u have a job. right now theres also whats called a new grad initiative program where in the companies will take ojt/trainees for 6 months and the govt will shoulder thier wages. french immersion classes are also available for gradeschool to highschool.

7. language: english and french are the official languages but you dont have to learn them both. only in the province of quebec that you really need to learn french as most of them dont speak english.

8. culture: if you go to major cities, you could see that its realy quite diverse. almost like the united colors of benetton.. hehehe... u see indians, caucasions, chinese, pinoys, blacks, etc... if im not mistaken, pinoys are among the top 5 immigrants in canada.

9.food: very diverse, there are chinese, filipino, west indian, east indian, vietnamese, korean, italian, french, japanese etc.. so you can actually be adventurous and try all these...

10. nightlife: in big cities, theres pinoy bars and karaoke bars. dont expect too much though, some are quite cheesy and really needs an upgrade but what the hell, your with fellow pinoys so just enjoy.
canadian bars are also okay, some you need to be in the guest list so that you wont have to line up but well, its just like our sosyal bars, its just that you are the foreigner... hahaha...

[ndeguzman]

Canada =) ok ang healthcare nila

[|ceman]

Hi all, wow, daghan kaau info ngari, esp. from Kiko, thanks bro, my dilema now is, I just had my visa last Jan., it will expire on the 1st wik of Dec.; Im maximizing my stay here coz it was all a sudden, I just processed my visa for 7 mos. didnt expect that it will be that soon, my problem is, I still dont know where is the best place for me in Can., yeah sure, I have an uncle there, but he is in New Brunswick which I heard is a province...province, so im eyeing for other places, another prob is the settling, wa pa ko kahibaw asa mu stay pag abot did2, as in wa pako khibaw, also, as mentioned by Kiko, kinanglan pa i assess ang atong qualification to make it "Canadian", any idea on how to do that? can I have my qualification assess from here palang para wa nay hasol pag abot dira? if so, how? hope someone can answer my queries, thanks!

[dangelndisguise]

thank God i found this thread..

i do have a friend offered me to work in canada. she keep on asking me that ever since, she is my childhood friend and my boss from australia asking me out too to work with him . and im confused..

maybe this could help me out

[maddox_pitt]

Canada... kay my cousin in Canada looks happier (being in Canada) than my friend in Australia hehe
bitaw....nice man gud ang perks sa Canada...
..if manganak ka 9mos sad ang leave w/ pay
..based sako ig-agaw, dali siya nakapalit ug house pati car
..friendly ang taw sa Canada...
..duol sa America
..plus most schools in the US are open to Canadian citizens... minus sa ubang req'ts needed for a foreign student..

[FAQ]

I think it doesn't matter. Para nako nindot ang duha.

Australia mura ra pud diri, init! Nya mga taw didto descendants sila sa mga English criminals, kay pag 1780 to 1834 ang English empire gi pang tambog didto ang ilang mga criminals kay overcrowded na ilang prisohan didto sa England. Sa Sydney ang unang prisohan didto, nya lisod man e-maintain ang mga piniriso, so gipang freed na lang sila nya gipang settle sila sa mga farms, sa city ug uban pa. Wa pa man pud daghan taw sauna, hawan pa ang Australia kani-adto. Nya gipang-ilog sa mga British empire ang mga yuta sa mga aboriginals para sa mga English prisoners. Then mau na-na ron, mostly mga white people didto, descendants sila sa mga English prisoners.

Australians embrace their criminal past, with a little help from the Old Bailey - Crime, UK - The Independent

Ambot kung naa ba sila free health care ang Australia, kay naa man ang Canada. Bisag unsa kuno sakit, adto ka sa hospital free ra kuno. Nya nanganak ka, tanang nagasto nimo gikan padung sa hospital kay bayran ug balik sa government. Pero kung palit ka didto, pwerte kuno dako-a tax, mu palit ka tag $20 nga butang, mo kabat na ug $23.50 ang imo bayran tungod sa tax (GST, ug PST).

Canada naay snow, nya duol pa jud sa Amerika. Nya multi-cultural kuno didto sa Canada, appreciated tanang race didto labi na sa Toronto ug Vancouver. Daghan kuno mga gwapa didto, pili lang kuno ka naay daghan dili jud kuno mahubsan ingon ako classmate pag high-school naa na ron didto. Liberated kuno mga babaye didto.

For more info on Canada, read this: https://www.istorya.net/forums/destin...ml#post6850843. Mau ni opinion sa usa ka bisaya nagpuyo didto.

Australia kay daghan pud opportunities didto. Kuyaw ilang sinulti-an. Naa pud mga gwapa, pud lagi huna-hunaon nimo kaliwat sila ug mga kriminal pero mga but-an bya pud kuno ni sila mga white Australians. Despite ana, nindot pud ang Australia. Naa ako auntie didto ni immigrate sila didto with my uncle and kids, nindot kuno didto daghan mga employer nanihanglan ug mga trabahante, nice ang education system didto, ug ang mga buildings nindot kuno kaayo.

[|ceman]

Hi Guys, I just read from an article that in order for our qualifications to be credited sa Canada, we need to provide them syllabus, hours of classes and textbook list, is anybody here ni agi ani? textbook list?? how the hell will i remember the name of my textbooks, exp. its been years ago

[joan624]

Hi all, wow, daghan kaau info ngari, esp. from Kiko, thanks bro, my dilema now is, I just had my visa last Jan., it will expire on the 1st wik of Dec.; Im maximizing my stay here coz it was all a sudden, I just processed my visa for 7 mos. didnt expect that it will be that soon, my problem is, I still dont know where is the best place for me in Can., yeah sure, I have an uncle there, but he is in New Brunswick which I heard is a province...province, so im eyeing for other places, another prob is the settling, wa pa ko kahibaw asa mu stay pag abot did2, as in wa pako khibaw, also, as mentioned by Kiko, kinanglan pa i assess ang atong qualification to make it "Canadian", any idea on how to do that? can I have my qualification assess from here palang para wa nay hasol pag abot dira? if so, how? hope someone can answer my queries, thanks!

bro dili states ang tawag sa mga lugar diri.. sa america ng states hehe.. provinces / territories ang tawag diri hehe

maka-apply ka ug citizenship 3yrs after sa imong pagabot diri as a PR. dapat nakastay ka diri ug 3 yrs equivalent jud.. and dapat wa kay bad record while PR paka.. murag mutake sd kag english language tests.. nya magtuon daun ka kay naay exam about sa canada.. kng di ka kapasar i-interview KUNO ka atubangan ug judge hahaha

[|ceman]

atot, ka daghan bag exam oi, gi kapoy naman kog skwela......abi nako naka takas nako after college nako ngari d pa diay enuf to IELTS nako na napasaran for immigrant?

[joan624]

atot, ka daghan bag exam oi, gi kapoy naman kog skwela......abi nako naka takas nako after college nako ngari d pa diay enuf to IELTS nako na napasaran for immigrant?

wen mn to muexpire imong IELTS result? murag ok nmn tngali na kay nakasud nmn kag PR ato.. wait nlng kag 3yrs para apply ug citizenship starting kng wen ka nisud sa canada.. pagdali nag larga para mustart daun imong 3yrs equivalent nga stay.. naay niingon nko nga 2yrs makaapply na daw ambot sd if true ba ako nabaw-an 3yrs mn