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Orginally posted by chittesh

hi,
After i received me landing papers i asked me company if i can move to Canada, They said yes you can but we can only pay you $31000 before tax.
I am in India and my present salary is 8.5lakhs.
I can either live in Montreal or Calgary or Toronto the choice is mine.
I have 6 years experience in IT.

I always wanted to live in a developed country for obvious reasons but india is not bad either.
I am presently single, what will i be able to afford in this what seems to be very bad salary in Canada.
(1)Will i be able to live a decent life.

Here in india i have a 2bhk flat on rent and a maruti zen car and i safe 10-15k a month and live a slightly higher middle class lifestyle..
(2) will i be able to do that in Canda.
(3) Should i take the offer and come.
(4)If yes where should i relocate.
(5) What other option should i think about
(6) Once i have worked here for a year or so and get local experience can i get jobs easily.

Please let me know your valuable advice

Thanks,
Chittesh

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Since you've received your landing papers, you (at least at some point) planned to move to Canada. So do you still want to move or not?

If you DO want to move, it may be better to accept this offer so that you have a job the day you land. But once you are here, the market is open for you, there's nothing stopping you from looking for better paying jobs, right? And if you already have a job in hand, then it makes looking for another one that much easier.

31K is certainly not a lot of money, but you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that you're not going to stick with a job like that for long.

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I have found that every time you move from one country to another you pretty much need to start from the bottom of the "food chain".
Regardless of the position and the salary you are making in one country, when you move to another, you have to re-establish yourself and your credibility.

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Orginally posted by pratickm

I have found that every time you move from one country to another you pretty much need to start from the bottom of the "food chain".
Regardless of the position and the salary you are making in one country, when you move to another, you have to re-establish yourself and your credibility.

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Orginally posted by Loser
Minimum living expense in Canada is 36000 $ per year

So think Twice ?

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Orginally posted by Loser
Minimum living expense in Canada is 36000 $ per year

So think Twice ?

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I'd be interested in knowing how you came up with that number

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AND,

To answer your Q - Yes. I know of people living on an salary lower than that in Toronto

You missed my point - What is the source of that figure, and for which city. Canada is a vast country and the cost of living differs from city to city

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