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    Unless you’re indigenous. Then you’ll get thrown into a mass grave, and the authorities won’t do a thing about it when you’re discovered.

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        Bullshit. Plenty of studies and news stories covering the continued violence against Canadian indigenous, and the refusal of the government to properly address or investigate the problem.

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          Proof? You’re making the claims the burden of evidence is on you.

          As far as I know the two women killed in Manitoba were the result of a serial killer and Wab did the right thing.

          We definitely treat our indigenous poorly but as far as I know we are no longer throwing them in mass graves.

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              Are they actively murdering and burying indigenous people in mass graves? This report is on the historical failings of the government as it pertains to 2022.

              To be clear as of that report the government was not acknowledging their failures to account for and prevent these atrocities not that they were actively committing them.

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                  I don’t think the genocide is active anymore, this is a super weird hill to die on. To be honest Canada has a LONG way to go in terms of reconciliation. land acknowledgements, etc are a super fake check mark to be “native friendly” but they are a step in the right direction. No, Canadians are not actively murdering first Nations and burying them in mass graves.

                  Yes, the there still is some cultural genocide and the communities are still absolutely struggling to recover from being completely fucked by the Catholic Church and the Canadian government with residential schools, rascism, reserve system and destruction of food sources.

                  Pick your battles better.

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      Most trades are provincial jurisdiction (including electricians), so pick a province and look at their requirements for foreign trained electricians.

      For example, to get your ticket in Ontario you’ll need to look into the trade 309A (Construction and Maintenance Electrician) or 442A (Industrial Electrician), verify your work experience, and take an equivalency exam to test your knowledge. I’d recommend reading up on CEC requirements (very similar to NEC but there are differences).

      https://www.skilledtradesontario.ca/experienced-workers/trade-equivalency-assessment/

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          No problem!

          I should also mention that electricians are part of the federal Red Seal program, so once you’re licensed you can pretty easily move provinces without needing to recertify (though you still have to register with that province’s trades regulator and follow their regulations instead).

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      Don’t know about electricians specifically but AFAIK we have a general shortage of skilled trades related to construction so I wouldn’t be surprised if we are short on electricians too. You’d probably have to do some recertification.

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    I’m like 3 steps away from applying for Permanent Residence. The best year of my life was when I worked in Toronto, and that was before the orange turd came back in and expedited my desire to be literally anywhere but here.

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      Screw going back. If I had an easy way to leave the country and renounce my US citizenship to become the citizen of a different nation, I would. Not sure if I’d necessarily want to do so in Canada, seeing as its southern border is touching this rotten hell-on-earth icon of hubris, but it would still be a welcome start.

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        I have a job and family here, and this is where my wife’s support system is. Uprooting her and taking her away from the kids and the rest of the family would be a huge decision to make.

        We’ve legitimately discussed it, but in the short term we decided me leaving the country, even for work, just can’t happen. If they are revoking green cards on a whim… I just can’t chance it.

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      Just so that you know, I tried to blow the hair away three times.

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    so many people in my life are talking about leaving to come to BC. are trump refugees something you guys would actually be cool with? I know some people in the world would resent us for not staying and doing what we can to clean his shit show up

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      I’m not gonna blame anyone for fleeing fascism. At least if you leave, they’re not getting your tax dollars* or labour.

      That said, be aware that there is a housing crisis in Canada, and it’s most severe in the metro Vancouver area.

      *I think you would actually have to renounce US citizenship for this to be true, but I’m also unsure how aggressively the IRS would pursue tax collection from emigrants.

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        As a general rule, people with US citizenship working in most other countries still have to file US taxes, but they end up owing nothing. There’s a big exemption for wages earned in other countries, so unless you’re making a lot of money and simultaneously living in a place with very low taxes, your payment will be $0. This sometimes affects say bankers who move to Switzerland where they make a lot of money and don’t pay much in taxes. But, for most jurisdictions (including Canada) the taxes are more-or-less on par with the US or higher so you don’t end up owing anything.

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          Thanks, yes! That sounds much more correct.

          All I could remember is that my partner’s US-born family members have periodically been paranoid about filing US taxes due to changes over the years, but not the specifics.

          Most of them have renounced, but apparently that started costing thousands of dollars some years ago, so some remain dual citizens.

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        that’s fair we have a house shortage too but not because of a shortage of houses. I came from an area were people were fighting eachother for places to live so I don’t personally want to exacerbate your guys’ situation. I’ll keep studying languages, thank you for your answer

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          To be clear, that wasn’t meant as a discouragement, more just as a heads-up on what to expect.

          It’s “better” in smaller towns, but that comes at the cost of less infrastructure and services.

          Imo it’s been pretty predictable for years that we might need to absorb a lot of US emigrants, and while it’s very popular to blame the housing crisis on new arrivals, it’s fundamentally the result of decades of policy failures by successive governments of a country that relies heavily on immigration.

          That said, there are probably better options for those who can afford it.

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      If you want to come to BC, prepare to make less money and pay more for housing

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        As so.eone whose rent has doubled in 4 years without moving, I’ve been prepping for that for years.

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    Hey, I would love to move to Canada as I unfortunately live in a shitty place but I cannot do that unless I can get a work visa and it’s hard to get that. If anyone has a solution, I would love to hear it