Canada Questions???

[Skink]

Hello My Fellow Great White Northerners...

Where are affordable?low budget areas to live in Canada???

What are the Drivers license laws,,,can you get one in Canada being revoked in the states ???

Thanks

[Matt the Funk]

I don't know the answer to any of this, but I already know, CANADA>U.S.A.

[K-town Kronic]

lmfao wat a great stoner answer that was Mat the Funk.

but moving to Canada would be a smart move Skink. #1 the beer is stronger #2 the woman are amazing and #3 our weed is premo.
wait let me refraaze that. #1 our weed is premo #2 our woman are amzing #3 our beer is stronger lol ;)

but hey illl do some research for wat ur askin for when i get home shortly since im so nice like that HAHAHA unless somone beats me to it b4 i do./
so i could do it now but im getting baked. hope u understand :)

[higher4hockey]

^ you forgot more hockey friendly :D

[K-town Kronic]

oh shit shoot me down MY BAD MY BAD. im a canuck that shoulda been #1
thanksd for the heads up haha

[couch-potato]

I've been to Canada... British Columbia. Had a few ounces of B.C. bud from different counties / cities.

It was alright... nothing compared to the medical dank I get here in SoCal.

Just my 2 cents.

[harris7]

I've been to Canada... British Columbia. Had a few ounces of B.C. bud from different counties / cities.

It was alright... nothing compared to the medical dank I get here in SoCal.

Just my 2 cents.


IMO you can find the same high quality bud as we have in BC anywere. All it takes is a good grower. The problem is its hard to be a large scale grower for 30 years in the USA, cuz lots of people get caught rightâ?¦

In BC fuckin no one gets caught so weâ??ve got thousands of amazing growers. So theres just a hell of a lot of good bud around. Thatâ??s the difference.

As well, if you can find it there is some SUPER amazing bud going for 20$ a gram from the Grower! Now thatâ??s premo shit. Few people can even find that stuff


But to stink, The problem is that the places that are cheap you probably donâ??t want to live there. Thatâ??s wy there cheap.

Iâ??ll lay out my situation for you.
I live in Vancouver, pay 1000$ rent a month. For 750 sq feet, second floor apartment with a balcony. I get free hot water and heat (so my power bill is nice and low). I run 800W of lights and my power bill is only 30$ a month!


Itâ??s location is about 5 min driving from downtown. So itâ??s a good location.

I work at a normal unskilled job and make 9.50$ an hour. And Iâ??m a student.
If you wanted to you could get a job working in any trade without a resume. Were super short for workers in BC. Were also short on housing, thatâ??s why we pay a lot.
Itâ??s also the most expensive city in Canada. But with the cheapest bud in the country if you smoke a lot itâ??ll level out.

Later

[lagstronaut]

There are lots of cheap places in Canada that are still great places to live. London, Ont being one of them -- relatively cheap housing in a great party city

[Perp]

According to this list:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/21/pf/costliest_cities/

the big cities (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa) are in the top 120 most expensive cities in the world.

However, outside of those cities and in less populated areas (up north) you can get a very nice house for relatively low cost. I think it's pretty cheap to live out east (Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick). Getting more expensive in the west (Alberta) because of the oil boom, but jobs are plentiful. Overall, you pay more for things like booze, gas, and smokes, and taxation is more than in the US.

Don't know about the driver license thing.

[slipknotpsycho]

But to stink, The problem is that the places that are cheap you probably don’t want to live there. That’s wy there cheap.

lol didn't you just get called stink on another thread recently?

[Skink]

I swear,,, I showered today...

[the yeag]

move to regina saskatchewan...i just wanted to say hey skink go live in regina

[Halcy0n]

I got a connect in BC and I live in the Washington state, but I'm too scared to drive that shit across. I think I'm unlikely to be searched since I have a new car, am white, have no criminal record (not even a speeding ticket), don't really look like a stoner and usually drive across with my gf. I went to a movie last sunday to see what would happen and I didn't get sent to secondary going in or coming back. But I saw some fucked up looking equipment going back into the US. Looked like some kind of x-ray machine for cars.

Anyone here ever done it?

[Wesley Pipes]

I'd love me a Canadian babe, but I'd have to hide my dislike for hockey. And the damned French..

lol

[surreys princess]

only the french like the french here....

here in BC, there are loads of inexpensive places to rent..see, we have like 485734857348574380 hindus here and they build these mansions and you rent a basement suite..can get nice ones about 500, everything included, even cable and internet..as for the drivers license, you do have to get one here but only if you have residence status, which is very hard to get..you can drive on your american license with american car insurance, or you can get insurance here, but after 30 days (or was it 90? either one...) you arent really covered....i found that out the hard way when i had my car accident...oh well.....canada is great to visit and all, but people dont realize how very hard it is to actually live here....immigration is truly a fearful organization...

princess

[Wesley Pipes]

only the french like the french here....

here in BC, there are loads of inexpensive places to rent..see, we have like 485734857348574380 hindus here and they build these mansions and you rent a basement suite..can get nice ones about 500, everything included, even cable and internet..as for the drivers license, you do have to get one here but only if you have residence status, which is very hard to get..you can drive on your american license with american car insurance, or you can get insurance here, but after 30 days (or was it 90? either one...) you arent really covered....i found that out the hard way when i had my car accident...oh well.....canada is great to visit and all, but people dont realize how very hard it is to actually live here....immigration is truly a fearful organization...

princess

hmmmmm

[higher4hockey]

is there a big demand for electricians ?? i wouldnt mind relocating to Canada at all some day in the not too distant future.

[Wesley Pipes]

is there a big demand for electricians ?? i wouldnt mind relocating to Canada at all some day in the not too distant future.

u and me both, probably a bit more difficult for me tho :p

[Nochowderforyou]

Hello My Fellow Great White Northerners...

Where are affordable?low budget areas to live in Canada???

What are the Drivers license laws,,,can you get one in Canada being revoked in the states ???

Thanks

Alberta is your bets bet for low cost living. It has the cheapest taxes, and there is awesome money in the oilfield. Starting salery for the oilfeild is $70,000-$80,000 a year income. Damn good money. You could work for as long as you want, for like, 2months if you want. Pull in a couple thousand dollars a month. It's good money, but grunt work. You're away from home, you live in a camp, you work long days, but like I said, do it for a few months and make $5000.

As for D.L. and such, I have no clue as I don't drive. AB is your best bet for cheap living though.

[Wesley Pipes]

Alberta is your bets bet for low cost living. It has the cheapest taxes, and there is awesome money in the oilfield. Starting salery for the oilfeild is $70,000-$80,000 a year income. Damn good money. You could work for as long as you want, for like, 2months if you want. Pull in a couple thousand dollars a month. It's good money, but grunt work. You're away from home, you live in a camp, you work long days, but like I said, do it for a few months and make $5000.

As for D.L. and such, I have no clue as I don't drive. AB is your best bet for cheap living though.

anything other than oil related work? i do manual labour so is there much chance of findin a job like that?

[Nochowderforyou]

anything other than oil related work? i do manual labour so is there much chance of findin a job like that?

Yes, there is. What kind of manual labour do you do?

The trades are all booming there right now. Construction being the most demanding. Plumbers are in high demand right now, and Welders too. Electrical and Locksmiths are always needed.

Shipping/recieving jobs are everywhere. Everything from electrical companies to retail companies.

Heavy equipt. operators are always needed.

Truck driving jobs are everywhere. Anything from semi hauling, to cube truck deliveries. They pay really good, anywhere from $14/hr for small 1ton trucks to $24/hr for semi hauling.

Or if you're after production line work, that's there too. Everything from computers, to recycling, to meat production.

Alberta right now has a huge shortage of work and is in high demand of workers. The oilfields is taking away all the workers because of the money, but I mean when I was living in Central Alberta, people were paying dishwashers $10/hr + tips to wash dishes. A 40hr work week at that wage, a person can be pulling in $600-$700 every 2 weeks, to wash dishes! :p

So jobs are everywhere, and AB is hurting right now. You can find anything you're looking for pretty much. Anything other than logging or fishing. Logging is in BC, fishing is on the East Coast.

[higher4hockey]

nochowder, now that i have a hard on for canada... a few more questions..

A. whats the hunting like
B. how easy or difficult is it to get citizenship (tough question i know)
C. and basically , whats the general attitude up there ?

[friendowl]

i would go to work in the oil fields

[surreys princess]

i would be your sponsor owl....lol

and i think i neglected to say that yes, you loose your license in the states if you get one here..you cant have them simutaneously...

it isnt too hard to come over and relocate if it is for work..if it is for any other reason it is very very hard..for instance...i am a nurse, and though there is a nursing shortage, i have been told i am not eligible for a work visa because a canadian could do my job..i was told that unless i am from a country where there is hardship there is no reason for canada to accept me for emmigration..go figure.....

but back to workers..with the olympics coming, they are looking for people badly, esp electricians..they have even been in other countries (india, israel) trying to get workers....you should check into it...

princess

[Nochowderforyou]

nochowder, now that i have a hard on for canada... a few more questions..

A. whats the hunting like
B. how easy or difficult is it to get citizenship (tough question i know)
C. and basically , whats the general attitude up there ?

I'm not a hunter myself, but some of my buddies back in Alberta do, and I can say, it is very easy to obtain a hunting license. If you're 18, have $20, you can get one pretty much. :p A clean record helps with getting guns registered too. As for the actual hunting, I mean there is mountains around the edge of Alberta, and in BC, with land that goes for many, many, many miles, that is open for hunting. I don't know the exact details, but hunting is a big thing for folks in the smaller towns/cities, so it can't be that bad.

These days, I think it is a little more difficult to get citizenship. I moved here from Holland 9yrs ago, and the process was very easy. Back then, I got registered under my dads name, as I wasn't 18 yet, so my process was very easy. All my dad had to do was write a test mostly focused on the English language, his goals and why he wanted to move to Canada. It was all pretty personal and wasn't a random test given out. In your case, with a clean record, it helps, I think you'd just have to the same thing, except the English writing/reading part.

The attitude I can't complain about. The smaller towns love their hunting and outdoor cooking, while the cities are just, a city. If you're foreign, it isn't looked down on. Where I live, I see all kinds of people, from Native's, to people from India, Pakistan, the Uk, Scotland, America, everywhere, and no one gets put down just because of who you are. There are the random people who may be racist or hateful towards other kinds, but that's just like anywhere.

The crime rate is low, and the murder rate is even lower. The most murders in a city in Alberta, of all of Canada was 33 in 2006 I believe. The city I moved away from, Red Deer, that has 80,000 people, had 0 murders of 2006.

It's a friendly place, jobs are easy to get, and the weed ain't bad either. ;) I got no complaints. I'm Dutch with a thicjk accent living in Vancouver and people treat me great here. They greet me on the street in the moring, and say thanks when I shop at their store.

[Cheery Cherry]

Are you thinking of moving to Canada, Skink? Where in Canada?

Every once in a while, I think about moving to Canada too. I've been there (Montreal) before and I really enjoyed myself. I've met a lot of Canadians online but never in person. Judging by the many I've met online, Canadians seem to be more open-minded about things in general and a bit wild too...especially the ones from near Toronto area.

[lagstronaut]

is there a big demand for electricians ?? i wouldnt mind relocating to Canada at all some day in the not too distant future.

fuck yeah man, if you take an apprenticeship here you are practically paid $15k-$30k just to learn the trade itself, and after that you can make upwards of $100k/year with no limit of job opportunities

[Skink]

Are you thinking of moving to Canada, Skink? Where in Canada?

Every once in a while, I think about moving to Canada too. I've been there (Montreal) before and I really enjoyed myself. I've met a lot of Canadians online but never in person. Judging by the many I've met online, Canadians seem to be more open-minded about things in general and a bit wild too...especially the ones from near Toronto area.

I mainly asked because I will be losing my drivers license,,,this is a critical part of my plan... I am a tradesman but,,,I need a drivers license to survive...

[Lovely07]

i would be your sponsor owl....lol

and i think i neglected to say that yes, you loose your license in the states if you get one here..you cant have them simutaneously...

it isnt too hard to come over and relocate if it is for work..if it is for any other reason it is very very hard..for instance...i am a nurse, and though there is a nursing shortage, i have been told i am not eligible for a work visa because a canadian could do my job..i was told that unless i am from a country where there is hardship there is no reason for canada to accept me for emmigration..go figure.....

but back to workers..with the olympics coming, they are looking for people badly, esp electricians..they have even been in other countries (india, israel) trying to get workers....you should check into it...

princess

What are they paying nurses up there to start?

[Wesley Pipes]

Yes, there is. What kind of manual labour do you do?

The trades are all booming there right now. Construction being the most demanding. Plumbers are in high demand right now, and Welders too. Electrical and Locksmiths are always needed.

Shipping/recieving jobs are everywhere. Everything from electrical companies to retail companies.

Heavy equipt. operators are always needed.

Truck driving jobs are everywhere. Anything from semi hauling, to cube truck deliveries. They pay really good, anywhere from $14/hr for small 1ton trucks to $24/hr for semi hauling.

Or if you're after production line work, that's there too. Everything from computers, to recycling, to meat production.

Alberta right now has a huge shortage of work and is in high demand of workers. The oilfields is taking away all the workers because of the money, but I mean when I was living in Central Alberta, people were paying dishwashers $10/hr + tips to wash dishes. A 40hr work week at that wage, a person can be pulling in $600-$700 every 2 weeks, to wash dishes! :p

So jobs are everywhere, and AB is hurting right now. You can find anything you're looking for pretty much. Anything other than logging or fishing. Logging is in BC, fishing is on the East Coast.

cool... i'm just a general labouror tho, not any skilled trade, so i would say my best option would probably be construction.... like higher4hockey, i would also like to know how easy it would be for a scottish dude like myself to emmigrate there and apply for citizenship?

[VaporDaddy]

I'll let you live in my garage if you cut my lawn.

[Wesley Pipes]

I'll let you live in my garage if you cut my lawn.

if u pay for my flight, we have a deal :D

[VaporDaddy]

<<<considering it, (I hate mowing the lawn) lol

[Wesley Pipes]

<<<considering it, (I hate mowing the lawn) lol

consider quicker, i have court tomoro lol

[Nochowderforyou]

I'll let you live in my garage if you cut my lawn.

You have to ask them Wesley, is it a heated garage? ;) Without heat, those Canadian winters can be nippy. :p Funny, but true.

[Wesley Pipes]

hmmm good point chowder...

vapor... is it heated? :p

[bobthom347]

how hard is it to get said medicinal marijuana licence and where?