You bet. Retrogression is the key. Might as well come and earn time towards Canadian citizenship. Though in my case that would mean living away from spouse and kid and home since I have a house in TX and my wife is enrolled in a professional program here. Hope to commute back and forth once a month or couple of months or so.

Plus it seems Detroit is the only Metro area so close to the border. Buffalo may be close but its small with few corporate jobs. Seattle is too far from the border for daily commute.

Not aware of any big cities so close to the border.

How much average daily commute one should expect?

Other thing is if only husband stays in Windsor to accumulate time towards citizenship and eventually gets it, can the wife and kid apply for citizenship afterwards. Assume that in this case they did not complete the stay requirements.

Nishad,
I dont think wife will qualify for citizenship. However you can include your wife and kid when you file canadian taxes as a canadian resident and there is a good chance you can prove strong ties to Canada and retain spouse's PR. However time wont count for citizenship if you go by the book.
Not sure about kid. I believe last year they passed a law that if Canadian citizens adopt a child the child will automatically get citizenship so logically speaking once you become citizen child should also, but im not 100% sure.

Hi I gave you PM.

Ya, I strongly feel that we should start CD group here. I think so we can make it as a windsor city forum thread where we can discuss issues related to allwalks of life in windsor area.

let us give an open invitation to CDs from windsor area to respond.

regards

Sky





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skyleuven,
Might I ask , How old are you and where do you work?
I am in windsor -detroit area .. we can start CD group here.. I have a feeling , with the retrogression the way it is.. lot of US based folks are coming to this town .. kinda like ppl who stand below a big tree till the storm passes

I second that... !

I want to get attention of some Windsor CDs like

dimple;

ganeshveera;

maniivannan

etc etc. to come forward in forming windsor CD's group so that we can develop windsor info thread together

regards

skyleuven

I recently read an article in local Windsor newspaper online that because of auto plants closing Windsor has the highest unemployment rate in Canada. Is that really true ?
I know most CD's who live in Windsor commute to Detroit, USA to work so doesnt really affect them. However I am just surprised to hear that statistic. I would have thought being so close to US border unemplyment rate would be lower not higher.