Trump winning the US Elections

[ms.eheads]

Do you guys think this may intensely affect immigrants and aspiring immigrants of America to move to Canada?

 

[JRandomGuy]

See my post in the "Are Americans going to do it" thread.

tl,dr: Yes. It's getting ugly and violent here.

 

[DrGiGi]

A lot of American professionals of all races and background are definitely considering it. Why not experience another culture for a while if you can afford it. You just can't up and move. You have to show skills. More than Trump. It's about human decency.

 

[JRandomGuy]

Not worried about skills. I hate to brag, but we have 4 Masters degrees between the two of us. ;D

But yeah, we're not ready to pull the trigger. Yet.

 

[itsmyid]

Not worried about skills. I hate to brag, but we have 4 Masters degrees between the two of us. ;D

But yeah, we're not ready to pull the trigger. Yet.

The cruel reality is: job market in Canada is very different from the US one, and there are a lot of cab drivers with master or phd degrees ...

 

[keesio]

The cruel reality is: job market in Canada is very different from the US one, and there are a lot of cab drivers with master or phd degrees ...

Yep. There is a reason why so many new immigrants to Canada want to jump to the USA.

My wife has a Masters from Columbia University in the health profession. Still had to pay thousand bucks to get the degree recognized in Ontario just so she can pay several more thousands to take the course work and exams to get licensed here to work.

 

[JRandomGuy]

We wouldn't even think of makoing the jump if we didn't have real job offers in hand. Making that happen takes a lot of time (many months), and lots & lots of networking, no matter where you decide to look. Been there, done that, got the scars to prove it.
And I think our degrees would transfer over fairly easily, with no additional national certifications that I can think of (as opposed to, say, the health care or structural engineering fields).
If anything, age would be our biggest problem, since we're both over 40.

But hey, there's the overwhelming possibility that this is all just talk. Things may not become as awful as we fear.
Like everyone else who's gawking at that orange-hued buffoon, we just don't know.

But we have NOT ruled out such a jump.

 

[AO2015]

Strange. I am a graduate of NYU and I got my license to practice in Ontario pretty quickly, and paid only for licensing which I did for my license in the US.
Was she able to find a job in her field?

Yep. There is a reason why so many new immigrants to Canada want to jump to the USA.

My wife has a Masters from Columbia University in the health profession. Still had to pay thousand bucks to get the degree recognized in Ontario just so she can pay several more thousands to take the course work and exams to get licensed here to work.

 

[keesio]

Strange. I am a graduate of NYU and I got my license to practice in Ontario pretty quickly, and paid only for licensing which I did for my license in the US.
Was she able to find a job in her field?

She is a Physiotherapist and is working as one now. She had to pay to get her degree recognized, then take two exams and a series of courses to get licensed in Ontario. It was expensive and time consuming.