Been here almost a year, Canada not so great

[deva]

Manitoba woman's ER wait led to death: lawsuit

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2010/08/17/man-wrha-kirkness-emergency-lawsuit.html

Manitoba wants ER death lawsuit thrown out

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/02/12/mb-brian-sinclair-lawsuit.html

[Canooknic]

Manitoba woman's ER wait led to death: lawsuit

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2010/08/17/man-wrha-kirkness-emergency-lawsuit.html

Manitoba wants ER death lawsuit thrown out

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/02/12/mb-brian-sinclair-lawsuit.html

This sort of terrible thing happens all over the world, it's not just in Canada

[FSWCIO]

canada is greattttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[bundoo]

Manitoba woman's ER wait led to death: lawsuit

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2010/08/17/man-wrha-kirkness-emergency-lawsuit.html

Manitoba wants ER death lawsuit thrown out

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/02/12/mb-brian-sinclair-lawsuit.html

You need to consult Psychiatrist immediately doc .

[bundoo]

This sort of terrible thing happens all over the world, it's not just in Canada

Its true, accept Plus 1

[bundoo]

canada is greattttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

you are great ,accept Plus 1

[MSP2YYZ]

 

Manitoba woman's ER wait led to death: lawsuit

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2010/08/17/man-wrha-kirkness-emergency-lawsuit.html

Manitoba wants ER death lawsuit thrown out

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/02/12/mb-brian-sinclair-lawsuit.html

Happens in the U.S. too. Alot. A guy fell over and died, Drs and Nurses just walked past him as if he wasn't there. In my city a guy was getting the crap beat out of him in front of the police station. The officer inside LOCKED the door and said to call 911 if you need help. How's that for a great place to live?

I don't think is is fair to assign a few unfortunate events to . I love my country and my city, although like anywhere else in the world, they have their share of issues. I am not going to Canada with the thought that everything will come easy, but rather because my family can be together in a relatively safe country.

I think that if you have the mindset that you will do whatever is takes to make it, then it wouldn't matter if you had to work in a position that you think is beneath you for a little while-if it will open doors to success later.

The streets of Canada are not paved with gold (or even concrete, lol), but is is going to be my new home, and I will have to make the best of it.

[owlowl2005]

Hi Guyz,

Can any body help me, how  can i apply for Austriala PR and how long it will take?
I am in Canada on work permit and applied for Canadian PR in back Jan 2010.
Don't heard anything yet. I dont want LMO again and again

Thanks


Hope the information below helps.
Australian PR is a lot harder than Canada PR. See below:
www.immi.gov.au/

[adelserhan]

Exactly , If we need to find the Ideal World we can find it only in our dreamssss

[explorer101]

  a relatively safe country.

Exactly, well said. Canada is safe to bring up the kids. Even animals take their kids to safe places where they can grow with safety. Remember, no gun culture in Canada and it is quite safe to assume that the kids will return safe from school. Money is secondary issue when it comes to raise kids. Stay positive and I know you will rock.

[nano24482]

Lot of Interesting discussions going on this thread and some others.

So had to post.

No country is perfect.
Everyone agrees that things are cheaper in US than in Canada.

Than there are some advantages that Canada offers that US does not have
1. Universal Health Care
In US if you are employed you are most likely to be convered in the employement insurrance or if you are above 65 years it is medicare or if you are dirt poor it is medicaid.
But if you are not and you happen to fall sick you are likely to go bankrupt.

2. Cheaper Colleges
While Canada cannot boast world class colleges like Havard, Stanford, MIT, CalTech, etc institutions like McGill, Uni of Toronto, McMasters, etc are very good too.
Lets be frank not all people are ivy leage material, so for an average student to go to an average school/college Canada is a cheaper option.
For people saying that US offers aid etc, Please note that for the first time in history student loan in US has exceeded the credit card loan. U can declare bankrupcy for other loans but not for student loan.

3. Safer than US.
Lets accept this fact, that most of the areas in Canada are safer than most of the areas in Canada.

4. If you consider US/Canada to Europe you will find that they are even more costly.
-Petrol price is more than double,
This is because they want to encourage people to use public transportation/bicycle rather than cars.
-Food is costly.
Most of the food is non GMO and organic hence production cost is high. HCFS is banned/or rarely used. Poultry and other animals are ethically raised.

For all the people who want cheap food, please note that it comes at a cost. That cost is your health. You can watch an excellent documentary called 'Food Inc' or read Michael Pollan's 'In Defense of Food'.

Other reading I recommend is reading Thomas Friedman's 'World is Flat' & 'Hot Flat and Crowded'. It will give most people an understanding that why cheap is bad. In the book he gives example of Walmart one of America's biggest retailers. Things are dirt cheap. What they do is buy directly from suppliers cutting the middle man, so the middle man looses his employment. So his expenses as he is unemployed will fall indirectly on the tax payers. They don't give fulltime employment to lot of people who want it but hire more people on part time so they won't have to provide benefits to those workers. Now who'll pay if they fall sick: the taxpayers.

I am really sorry for the rant but I had to express it.

If your political viewpoint is conservative than you are better off in USA. If you are liberal than Canada or Australia or Europe would be a better place for you.

[owlowl2005]

Interesting thread.

Just bare in mind it's not easy to find a job anywhere in the world, even in Australia, I have a lot of friends in Architecture firms, IT and Banking got retrenched recently. So Bkuper, you may want to find a job first before moving back to Australia, you don't want to end up not having job in Australia. Maybe it's because of age (i know it's a discrimination but it's a fact), even in australia, there were news about discrimination towards older job seeker.  Also don't believe anyone promising job in Australia, get a contract signed and then move back to Australia.

All I can say, it's about your own preparation; be resourceful and also be positive.

You have to be resourceful and get local experience (even if you have to pay for courses, etc). PR approval is just a stepping stone and not a guarantee a big house and a fat paycheck. I live in Australia with a job above average Full Time Ordinary wages (http://www.livingin-australia.com/salaries-australia/), but still want to go to Canada with my family  . Each individual have different reasons wanting to migrate to Canada.

[explorer101]

All I can say, it's about your own preparation; be resourceful and also be positive.

Well said +1 for you, prepare, upgrade, networking and be positive and one always have a better chance in life to succeed.

[deva]

Do you trust your doctor?

An exclusive Maclean's poll shows that an increasing number of Canadians don't

by Charlie Gillis, Julia Belluz, and Josh Dehaas on Monday, August 16, 2010 10:37am - 41 Comments

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/16/do-you-trust-your-doctor/

[deva]

Physicians' groups accused of delaying foreign doctors
December 1, 2009
SUSAN DELACOURT
HTTP://WWW.HEALTHZONE.CA/HEALTH/ARTICLE/733058--PHYSICIANS-GROUPS-ACCUSED-OF-DELAYING-FOREIGN-DOCTORS
OTTAWA –
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is accusing physicians' organizations in the provinces of dragging their feet in the effort to speed up recognition of foreign-trained doctors.

Kenney told reporters today that the foot-dragging has a cost to Canada.

"It's no secret that a lot of foreign-trained medical professionals have significant hurdles in getting their credentials recognized," he said. "It's a huge opportunity cost that's lost to us, to encourage foreign-trained medical doctors to come to Canada and have them end up cleaning hotel rooms."

http://www.sagennext.com/2011/08/03/mcguinty-you%E2%80%99re-welcome-here/

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty recently made comments regarding foreign trained doctors. Honourable Premier commented they “are actually what we call practice ready, so instead of going into the lengthy residency for which they are overqualified, they're going to go into the practice under the direct supervision of the other doctors who will help them fill in any gaps between 6 to 12 month period before they can practice independently.”

Honourable Ontario Premier also expressed his concerns: “In certain communities like the South Asian communities doctors driving cabs has become a common phenomenon to the aggravation of many. Ontario and Canada needs to send a strong message to the world that people are welcome here in Ontario and Canada.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-urged-to-help-expedite-licences-for-foreign-trained-doctors/article2222079/

Andrew Padmos, the chief executive officer of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, recently commented “between 6,000 and 10,000 doctors can't practise in Canada because there aren't enough spots in residency programs”.

Dr. Padmos also told the Commons standing committee on human resources: “If they require residency, there are severe constraints, that's because there are only slightly more residency spots in Canada than there are medical school graduates each year. He further commented: “It's insufficient to deal with several thousand foreign-trained grads”.

 Dr. Padmos also gave his solution: “qualifying doctors can sometimes get around the residency backlog by working under the temporary supervision of a Canadian-trained physician – but that option has its own price tag”.