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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #300 on: February 24, 2015, 11:28:08 am »
true it will be expensive, but gaya ng sabi mo wala ka naman choice, thats why ianswered your query.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #301 on: February 24, 2015, 11:31:48 am »
^ okay, thank you sis sa info

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #302 on: February 24, 2015, 07:33:18 pm »
bago ka tingnan ng dentista dito, xray muna nasa $350+. Linis $259+. Pasta $350-500. Saka sila mag schedule for your appointment like linis every six month. Mas mahal pag naka brace.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #303 on: February 24, 2015, 10:18:51 pm »
Thanks sisses MrsB and sarsingkit. Hay, ang hirap din pala ano. Wala ako kamag anak sa Canada eh, pero meron ako mga kakilala and I don't think willing silang tulungan ako makapunta dun, ahaha. Pansin ko nga, blue collar jobs sila pero naman ang pamumuhay, ganda ng car.

Ayos lang sa akin mag switch sa blue collar job kahit temporary lang, for sure naman mas malaki sahod compared sa sahod ko dito sa Pinas. Isip isip ako kung anong blue collar job ang keri ko. :)

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #304 on: February 24, 2015, 11:33:22 pm »
^I don't want to put your hopes down, sis pero mahirap na talagang makapunta ng Canada ngayon. Kahit ako gusto kong tulungan ang mga pinsan at kaibigan ko (syempre mas masaya kung kasama ko sila dito) pero wala rin akong maisip na paraan. Unless ihanap ko sila ng Canadian na mapapangasawa hehe!

Anyway, wala namang pakialaman dito kung ano ang trabaho mo. Kanya-kanya naman dito, ang importante kumita ka ng pambayad ng bills.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #305 on: February 24, 2015, 11:54:04 pm »
^^kahit naman ano work mo, ayos lang. Saka hindi naman ibig sabihin na blue collar job eh maliit ang sweldo. May husband works on a blue collar type of work pero malaki pa sweldo nya kesa sa akin. Minsan nga mas ok sa blue collar kasi maraming available overtime. hehe.

Salary will always be bigger pero ang kalaban mo is cost of living. Nung bagong dating din ako parang na-overwhelm ako sa sweldo pag compared sa peso. Syempre ang saya saya ko naman to think the working hours here are less compared sa inuubos kong oras sa Pinas sa pagtatrabaho. Pero yun nga yung pero saglit lang mararating once nagabayad na ng bills. Pero kahit saan ko naman makarating basta live within your means eh makaksurvive ka naman.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #306 on: March 05, 2015, 01:09:02 pm »
Hello! May mga taga-Edmonton ba dito? Kamusta naman ngayon dyan? Madali bang makahanap ng work? Ok ba ang healthcare system? Immigrant kasi ang brother ko. This April na sya pupunta dyan.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #307 on: March 05, 2015, 02:24:30 pm »
^Hello, taga-Edmonton ako. Madaling makahanap ng work kung hindi pihikan, lalo na at maraming temporary workers ang pauuwiin na by April.

Ok ang health care dito kasi once na mag-land ka, covered ka na agad (unlike in other provinces na may 3-month wait period pa).  ;)

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #308 on: March 05, 2015, 03:33:41 pm »
^Hello, taga-Edmonton ako. Madaling makahanap ng work kung hindi pihikan, lalo na at maraming temporary workers ang pauuwiin na by April.

Ok ang health care dito kasi once na mag-land ka, covered ka na agad (unlike in other provinces na may 3-month wait period pa).  ;)

Hi sis! Thanks for the info. Anong jobs ang available dyan? My brother is in sales. Ano kaya mapapasukan nya dyan?

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #309 on: March 05, 2015, 03:40:37 pm »
^Karamihan ng available jobs dito ay sa fast food restos (crew/staff). Pwede rin sa mga grocery stores (cashier, shelf stacker). Kung sa sales siya, pwede rin apply sa mga shops. To be honest, walang bearing dito ang education at experience sa ibang bansa eh. Ang kailangan ay Canadian experience at education kung gusto mo talagang mag-land sa magandang job at magka-career.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #310 on: March 06, 2015, 06:57:46 pm »
^Karamihan ng available jobs dito ay sa fast food restos (crew/staff). Pwede rin sa mga grocery stores (cashier, shelf stacker). Kung sa sales siya, pwede rin apply sa mga shops. To be honest, walang bearing dito ang education at experience sa ibang bansa eh. Ang kailangan ay Canadian experience at education kung gusto mo talagang mag-land sa magandang job at magka-career.
how about call centers? (e.g.Telus) or hotels? pwede kaya sya magwork?

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #311 on: March 06, 2015, 11:03:06 pm »
^Not sure about call centers, parang wala pa akong kilala o nakilala na nagwowork doon. Just last night, my husband called Telus' hotline. Pinoy ang sumagot, parang yung call center nila ay based sa Pinas hehe.

Hotels? Medyo rigid ang requirements kapag hotel di ba. I am not sure if they accept employees with no Canadian experience.



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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #312 on: March 07, 2015, 04:57:35 am »
Madali makapasok sa call centeras long as makapasa ka sa training. Marami akong kilalang bumagsak kasi di ganon kagalingan sa english kahit may experience sa pinas. Sa hotel naman mostly housekeeping or kitchen ang tinatanggap nila. By the way sweldo ng call center ay mataas lang ng konti sa minimum.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #313 on: March 07, 2015, 11:14:13 am »
There is a telus call centre sa Pinas.
A former co-worker works there and was sent to Toronto for training.

I know of a couple who works at a hotel/inn pero somewhere in Alberta  - the girl works at the resto and the guy at the kitchen. medyo madami rin sila kasama sa hotel who are pinoy.

Actually, depending on the company - there are those who give descent salary + benefits  to call centre agents- Amex Company for one. Hindi naman above min wage lang. Normally, regular full time call centre workers are not paid by the hour, but are salaried workers.
« Last Edit: March 07, 2015, 11:16:27 am by rics »

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #314 on: March 07, 2015, 02:06:07 pm »
Dito mababa lang bigay sa call center kaya isa lang kilala kong call center agent dito pero aalis na rin after more than 10 yrs. karamihan ng bagong dating yun ang una nilang inaaplayan pero mga 2-3 yrs umaalis na rin.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #315 on: March 07, 2015, 11:11:31 pm »
Canadian companies kasi tend to outsource to other countries like India or the Phils. Even Manullife's call centre is in the Phils., but this company pays above min + benefits to regular employees.

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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #316 on: March 30, 2015, 10:52:28 pm »
Hi mga sis! Sino taga Metro Vancouver dito? Bigla na lang kaming napaisip ng asawa ko na magmove. Mga in 3-4 years time. My husband will definitely change careers. Ano ba ang madali makahanap ng work dyan? Iniisip ng asawa ko sa hospital but definitely not nurse or healthcare. Inisip nya taga operate ng xray or mri. basta technical. Saka anong magandang neighborhood sa suburbs. Hindi naming afford ang Vancouver.  :) Talaga bang normal ang 1 hour travel from home to work? Wala pa naman kaming kids pero how's daycare enlisting? Madali ba maka enlist or punuan din?

Thanks in advance. Ine-explore pa lang naming yung idea of moving pero hopefully matuloy pero matagal pa naman.


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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #317 on: March 31, 2015, 02:17:14 am »
^madami dito trades (pipefitter, plumbing,etc). Ok rin yun mga xray tech at ultrasound tech.

Check this out:
https://www.workbc.ca/Statistics/Labour-Market/Labour-Market-Outlook.aspx

As for travel time, depende kung san ka nakatira at san work mo. I used to work at downtown vancouver.  my travel time from surrey on commute is around 1hr and 15mins (at most). By car, around 40mins.

 sis pag dating nyo dito, kung di makahanap ng work agad, magsign up ka ng volunteer work para sa canadian experience.

Yun sa daycare, madami naman sila. Yung iba mga home operations. Kelangan mo lang makahanap ng trustworthy na daycare.


Magandang neighborhood? Sa burnaby at new westminster o white rock.


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Re: Starting Life in CANADA 2: Tips and Stories
« Reply #318 on: March 31, 2015, 04:02:13 am »
Based nga sa research ko, White Rock is a good place to live. We are also looking into Surrey and Burnaby since we have friends and some distant relatives who live there.

Magmomove lang kami from Manitoba kaya sana ok naman makahanap ng work. Although if ever swertehin, sana eh maka request ako ng relocation sa current workplace ko pero yung nga sa downtown nga ang office namin sa Vancouver so concern ako sa travel time. Pero most people who work at downtown seem to be from the suburbs naman.

Thanks sis!

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