Moving to Canada?

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Shannow

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Okay, so there is a tiny, insignificant chance (like 0.05%, if that) I may have an opportunity in the future to move to Toronto for a job. A firend of mine has been very successful up there, got promoted, blah blah, told me that I have the right qualifications and to shoot him a resume out there, jsut to see whats up. I got an email from them about the reccomendation, and that they may be in touch. Now, I probably will not hear anything from the company, but on the strange cosmic coincidence that I do...

Anyone know what the process would be to move north across the border? I mean, its really only about a 4 hour drive, so it is not too far. The physical moving portion, I would not care about. But the actual procedure to get over there to live is intriguing. Would that be a dual citizenship thing, complete change, etc. Anyone know? Again, the chances of this are so far off that this might as well be a hypothetical, but hey, never hurts to ask and educate oneself. Any time I visited up there when I was in college at Buffalo (aka, every other weekend back then we crossed the border to TO and other places), it was a great place to be, so I know the "culture shock" would not be a problem.

Also, it would be an opportunity to bring my 'merikan kick-assitude to dem dere canucks up dere!
 
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Shannow said:
Okay, so there is a tony, insignificant chance (like 0.05%, if that) I may have an opportunity in the future to move to Toronto for a job. A firend of mine has been very successful up there, got promoted, blah blah, told me that I have the right qualifications and to shoot him a resume out there, jsut to see whats up. I got an email from them about the reccomendation, and that they may be in touch. Now, I probably will not hear anything from the company, but on the strange cosmic coincidence that I do...

Anyone know what the process would be to move north across the border? I mean, its really only about a 4 hour drive, so it is not too far. The physical moving portion, I would not care about. But the actual procedure to get over there to live is intriguing. Would that be a dual citizenship thing, complete change, etc. Anyone know? Again, the chances of this are so far off that this might as well be a hypothetical, but hey, never hurts to ask and educate oneself. Any time I visited up there when I was in college at Buffalo (aka, every other weekend back then we crossed the border to TO and other places), it was a great place to be, so I know the "culture shock" would not be a problem.

Also, it would be an opportunity to bring my 'merikan kick-assitude to dem dere canucks up dere!
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the only thing I suggest (that I read about couple months ago) is get with a CPA and setup/put in place on income taxes and such.

this is one of them (not sure of 100% legit but should look into it)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/glob...kdown-hits-canadian-residents/article2067393/
 
GasBandit

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I don't remember specifics, but I do seem to remember something about becoming a Canadian citizen being a long and arduous 5+ year process with interviews, medical and background checks, references, sponsors, etc etc.
 
strawman

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Dual citizen is the same. The only difference is that if you don't want to be dual citizen, you renounce your us citizenship. The process to become a canadian citizen doesn't change in either case.

You don't have to become a citizen just to work and live there though - I think what you really need to research is getting a visa. There are many types of visas you can get, and some are easier to get than others.

This is the site for you which discusses all your options: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp

This is probably the path you need to take in the short term: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp (skilled worker visa)

The first step to gaining citizenship, if that's your ultimate goal, is to apply for and receive a visa that allows you to stay as a permanent resident: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/prcard.asp

The skilled worker visa is easier to get than the permanent visa, and once you've been there for awhile as a skilled worker, getting a permanent visa is easier. Once you've got that, getting your citizenship is easier.

Trying to get your citizenship right now is not going to be easy or cheap - and from the tone of your post I'm not sure it's what you really want. Ignoring the job, where do you want to live? Get citizenship from that country. Then figure out the job thing. If you want to have US citizenship and work in Canada, that's fine, just a get a visa. If you want both, get a visa and start the emigration process. If you only want canadian citizenship, get a visa, start the emigration process, and wait until you've received citizenship there before renouncing your US citizenship - although I fail to see the benefit to doing this since both countries acknowledge dual citizenship, some people see it as an important aspect of their life plan or political statement.
 
Shannow

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This was more for the employment opportunity, should it arise. Like I said, the odds are so far out, this may as well be a hypothetical question. Just wanted to see the information. Which you have provided (and for which, I am very grateful!) I will give those a read, just to cover bases. Nothing will msot likely ever come of this, but it helps to be informed. Thanks!
 
strawman

strawman

If they do interview you it will also be a subject during the interview as well, so it'll help to go in informed, and if they do want to hire you the'll help you with the process.
 
Shannow

Shannow

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Agreed. Well, on the skilled worker portion, the point there to say would be "well, with an offer of gainful employment, I can apply for a skilled worker visa, and the process will move much faster."

The company has offices on both sides, and I know they hire Americans over there as well as Canadians, so I would assume they know what would need to happen. Again, the odds are so small here, but information is always good to have.
 
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