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Topic: CANADA - A NIGHTMARE COME TRUE!!
Posted By: Ben2009
Subject: CANADA - A NIGHTMARE COME TRUE!!
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 2:46pm

By Ghulam Rasool

 
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Enough is enough! It´s never too late to call it quits. Having realized this after 5 long years, I am going back to my country and for good. The ruling equation here is that while immigrants build Canada, Canada batters and shatters them! The very people who come here drawn by attractively designed websites or on the ´invitations´ of immigration consultants´ invitations, eager to build a new life while contributing to this country are destroyed and consumed by it!! What an irony!!

Having moved around in this country for long, I have hardly come across recent skilled professional who is happy professionally, barring a very miniscule few, who have just ridden on their luck! Others have resorted to unethical means to get rich quick in. Skill, talent, knowledge, wisdom, hard work, honesty, discipline, loyalty etc., seem to have no place here! All that matters is how many dollars you can sponge out of the other, and how soon! This is the only measure of success. Rest is all lip service!

I had brought with me as my money, a sum of just over $ 25000. When my wife came, we had sold off our property and managed another $ 35000. I had tried my level best to get a decent job and in the meanwhile, had lived on survival jobs. My earnings were so far, close to $ 122,000 in these five long years. That works out to 147,000 as money generated by me. Plus the 35000 $ which is $1,82,000 in 5 years. From all this what do I have now? Just about $ 3,000 and an old car that would fetch me about $ 750 at best. Thus $ 3750 to pay for tickets! Go back to where I came from and start all over again! And with no money at all, a beggar in my own country from Day One!

What does this mean? Even with the most frugal ways of living, spending on just the barest of bare minimum, one still cannot survive. A proper job is needed! And where is it?

Let us analyze a few things. They say Canada needs technical personnel!

What did I do here? I sent in over 10000 resumes, attended at least 8 different HRDC conducted programmes, each spanning over a few weeks, made about 50,000 telephone calls for jobs, of which well over

49,000 were just voice mails that never cared to return the call, made cold calls to over 3000 establishments, spent over half my time on the Internet, did over 30 different odd jobs to survive, volunteered my services for 4 months and applied to at least 10 Universities and Colleges for a course. For reasons known to many, all drew blanks! There is really no place and no way for new immigrants to settle here. All this country desires is to squeeze out the last cent an immigrant brings with him and then dump him!

And Canada wants more skilled immigrants to come here!!

It is said that there is a serious shortage of good teachers in Ontario / Canada.

The lady in the family I share accommodation with has over 17 years of experience as a very renowned teacher.

She had been told to do her entire teaching course all over again! Having passed TOEFL, etc. with over 95% marks, she has not been able to get into any University since the past two years, due to too many students wanting enrolment. In the meantime, she has been volunteering her services for a school. Good and Quality work for FREE! In return she is not even allowed to use the school bus, due to Insurance reasons! So she walks the 4.5 kilometers each way, come snow or rain! Already she has slipped and fallen many times, but it is her sincerity that makes her go. What if she meets with an accident? She will not be able to afford the expenses. Will the school reimburse even one dollar? If she dies, it will cost the family 5 or 10,000 dollars in funeral expenses!

Family grieved and in debt, but country richer! Make money in every way is the country´s policy. An immigrant cannot afford insurance so he cannot afford to die! This is a trap.

But yet many of these exceptional teachers are not allowed to teach in Ontario or will not get any job however hard they try, because they are not certified!

Why this certification? To ensure that they measure UP to the very high standards of Ontario Teachers! And what are these high standards?

A Teacher´s capability can be estimated by the qualities in the students! It is on record that 2 out of 3 students of the high schools in Ontario cannot even measure up to the basic reading and writing levels! Spelling and Grammar are considered unnecessary here! What is going to become of these poor students who after so many years of teaching by these high standard Ontario Teachers are not even able to read?

One can see and observe the absolute lack of respect and manners by these students who have been taught by these High Standard Ontario certified teachers. They have no respect for elders, parents, lack decency in behaviour, use the f. word at least ten times in every sentence, talk rudely to everyone, and do all what is not expected of them!! They may be low in manners, but they are high on drugs, sexual knowledge, girlfriends and boyfriends, and many other activities that do not form part of any school curriculum! Growing academically, acquiring knowledge, returning to society what they can, has no meaning in their lives!

Canada was rated as the number ONE country to live in not so long ago! It has fallen very low now. Law and order is supposed to be their strength! Yet, with all these top quality police force, there are shocking revelations on racism, brutality, and corruption. High tech systems can detect and track down a car parked at a mall for just 10 minutes over the scheduled time, but a child fast asleep at home, gets kidnapped and finally murdered goes completely baffles the experts.

Canada is supposed offer free medical care. This is today in dire straits. A slight toothache for me resulted in an expense of $1880 as the dentist did everything that can be done to a tooth and relieved me of all this money. And, finally my tooth itself! And in many cases, one visit means the patient is roped in for life! And if he has insurance, then the dentist becomes a millionaire in no time! It´s good to be insured! That´s why Insurance is the biggest business here!

If health care is free, how come eyes, teeth, and bones are not always covered?

The legal system is supposed to be very good here. But here we have all types of lawyers guaranteeing that traffic tickets, penalties, etc. can be waived! Or else it is free! How is such a guarantee possible! And these services are advertised!

There are thousands of Doctors with fantastic experience from other countries here in Canada picking up garbage, driving taxicabs and delivering pizza! Can they not be used better since there is a shortage of Doctors here? Are they worth NOTHING?

Canada is supposed to be a place with no corruption! The scandals and scams that we hear about would make the most corrupt leaders elsewhere in the world blush! They may want to take a lesson or two!

They say employment practices are fair and of a very high calibre here. Yet we see very large organizations - such as in Power Generation, National Airlines, and several others enveloped in the worst scandals in management and mishandling of public funds. Then they get declared as bankrupt! All tax payer´s money. A very large Public owned corporation has a very high minimum wage, combined with a huge static workforce. It cannot even bear its own weight! Then they want to cut down work force. To do so, they offer several millions of dollars to their chosen top executives to accept as severance!

A third or fourth string hockey player gets over a million-dollar salary! A Nuclear Engineer gets 6.85 dollars an hour for 30 hours a week (if he or she is lucky) to support a family! A PhD in Microbiology, who was head of an Institution doing Clinical Microbiology is a cashier at Food Basics for the past two years! In spite of doing prescribed courses here, she still finds no takers! Not even interviews! And one reads in the papers that in Manitoba and elsewhere, Pig Farmers(!!!) are conducting laboratory trials and analysis, as there are no certified analysts! There is a shortage of such people. This proves that Canada regards a ranch raised Pig Farmer a better analyst than someone who had studied, personally analyzed for years and finally rose through the ranks to be a Head of an Institution with 20 years experience! Yet, Pig Farmers are accepted, Doctors rejected!! Reason: Pig Farmer Canadian, Doctor Not!

All in all, this immigration business (racket) to Canada is only a very clever method to get skilled servants to work for free and pay for the people here who want to only enjoy life without doing anything!

There are far too many people doing nothing but prefer to live as parasites. Canada wants these people to enjoy even more. And a skilled immigrant can slog and slave, but he will not be allowed to get into the system. The irony is that the very reasons that brought the candidate in, are the very reasons that will keep him out of work, as soon as he gets in!

In fact the system here ensures that talent, hard work and skill, do not get rewarded. Many professionals are returning after a futile struggle and many do not want to come here anymore. These ´pleasant´ experiences of professionals are being made known to the rest of the world! It will be a sad day when only pizza delivery boys and bar girls will populate this country. Will that be an advanced country then?

Who will care for these skilled people and their plight here? Does anybody know what they are going through? The former Premier, Eves, just before relinquishing his office, declared that if the people vote for him again, then he would do something to solve this problem. Nobody believed him because he had done nothing while he was premier. And now we have another Premier saying the same thing. And so does the Prime Minister! Are these not gravely important issues? At least when compared to gay marriages, lesbian clubs, school buses, or marijuana laws?



Replies:
Posted By: aussiepete
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 3:28pm
I had a job 2 days after landing! I switched jobs after 2 years at my own choice but I have never had any problems finding well paying jobs.


Posted By: Ben2009
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 3:35pm
Men I wonder also what was going on with this guys because he did not talk anything about the job he was looking for. Anyway whatever rules we found we can not changed them and they will not be changed because of immigration. People have to understand and look for other plans if they can not integrate in the career they expected. Those who wants to go for good safe journey and good luck


Posted By: kadijah
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 3:43pm
ben u right me and u share the same point the view about canada the smart immigrants in this country see the realty and the others still dreaming


Posted By: frankie
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 7:51pm
Ben2009,

As a proud Canadian, one who was born here, educated here and living a good life here, it saddens me to read your post. My husband is a new immigrant and I have seen him struggle to find a decent job as you have done.  But my husband is doing well now and I have seen many immigrants making a good life for themselves and their families here. I agree there are reforms needed in the immigration laws and processes, but on the whole, Canada is a fantastic country to live in and I feel privileged to be living here. Each case must be taken on its own. You cannot generalize your experience to every immigrant experience.

Frankie


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Posted By: canvis2006
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 8:17pm
This writer Ghulam Rasool,

i bet he had a nice paying govt job in his country where he did nothing much but shuffle paper all day. Now he has to actually work hard for the money so he writes a big letter of complains.
Anyone who has issues with finding work should improve their skills first and become qualified as per Canadian standards before expecting a nice job...


Posted By: kitchenergirl
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 9:39pm
All, please be reasonable and put yourselves in his shoe.
My observation about the skilled worker immigration program is that it is failing big time in getting the new skilled workers into the business; within their knowledge base area's. A problem arises when bringing highly qualified people to the market where only newly fresh graduate people are needed with a max of one to two years of experience. When you have 15 years of experience or more, then for sure your options to penetrate the market is minimal. How many accountant jobs are available compared to a bank branch manager? Will someone new to Canada compete with a bank insider who was born and graduated locally? The answer as expected is NO; which is normal. The government should be more frank with people and clearly reflect the market when promoting the skilled worker program. Not all could manage a fresh bottom start especially if they were highly ranked in their posts prior to landing.
Canada is a wonderful great country, full of great opportunities. But, to be honest, you need to come a little younger to enjoy it and easily assimilate into the system.

I had a brother who is a Internal Medicine specialized physician, he already got 22 years of experience and already making good money. He asked for my advise to pursue an immigration application or not. After we finished the phone call his decision was clear.




Posted By: mrstaycation
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 10:27pm
Someone told me that he knows an immigrant who failed to pass the driving exam of SAAQ (Quebec) 7 times. It's only the 8th time that he succeeded.
Problem: he was driving in his original country for more than 10 years, and during the exams he was recurring the same driving habits he developed there. It's only after 7 failures that he accepted the fact that he needed to adapt to the Canadian driving standards and took driving lessons.
Everyone should make the effort to adapt to the country we move to, it's not easy but with perseverance there's a place for all immigrants in this big promising country.


Originally posted by canvis2006 canvis2006 wrote:

This writer Ghulam Rasool,

i bet he had a nice paying govt job in his country where he did nothing much but shuffle paper all day. Now he has to actually work hard for the money so he writes a big letter of complains.
Anyone who has issues with finding work should improve their skills first and become qualified as per Canadian standards before expecting a nice job...


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Posted By: m1005
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 10:57pm
I disagree with everything written in this article. It is already all known, all said, all discussed. The person, who wrote that, did it under severe stress and was unable to think logically and objectively. Some statements are completely out of reality and even close to a blatant lie.

Voluntary migration into another country, economic migration is not for everybody. 10 to 30% do not succeed even after passing through all selection barriers. This is normal. You should think and evaluate the possibilities before, not after. If it's not working for you, just go back to your home country, you may still be useful there, not here. Do not blame anybody.

And I think it is wrong to import school teachers or even medical doctors from other countries. It does not work well or does not work at all.


Posted By: frankie
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 11:59pm
Everyone,
Ben2009 is expressing his frustration, which he has every right to do...that's one of the great privileges of this country; we can all express our opinions freely. I can feel the pain and emotion in his words and it saddens me.

Of course I want everyone to love Canada as I do, but I know we all have difference experiences and some can cause hardship and pain. Canada is not perfect and there is lots of room for improvement in many areas. It's not easy to leave your home country and try to adapt to a new country, culture, as most of you in this forum know first hand.

And yes, there are some immigration consulting firms who are just looking to make money from people and sell them on impossible promises. I also know that other countries outside Canada produce excellent skilled professionals like doctors, teachers, scientists, writers, artists, engineers, carpenters, masons, electricians, etc. Perhaps the Canadian government should play a larger role in educating potential immigrants about doing thorough research before entrusting an immigration consulting firm to handle your case and also to investigate the accreditation process for professions which have governing bodies in Canada, which set the standards for practice for their respective professions, such as the medical and engineering professions. It would be wise for these professionals to ensure they fully understand how to have their credentials assessed so that they can practice in their own professions as soon as they get here instead of learning painfully that they are barred from practising because they did not have their credentials properly assessed.

Ben2009, I don't know your specific case, but I hope you don't give up on Canada. Have you tried seeking advice/help from your local Immigration Society or from some other community support group?

frankie


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Posted By: SaugaSwaga
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 4:59am
each area has a diff job market so what worked for you doesnt mean it will work for him.

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Posted By: Ben2009
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 10:02am

Come on guys! This article was not mine, I just read it in a 2005 forum and I got interested in it so I decided to post it so that it can make us forget this log wait. Here is another guys who complained in 2005 and decided to call it a quit too. People are not serious. Read this story and comment.

Canuck
Why Ghulam Rasool, New Immigrant To Canada, Is Calling It Quits! (in reply to: New immigrants to Canada, calling it quits.)
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Why Ghulam Rasool, New Immigrant To Canada, Is Calling It Quits!
By Binoy Thomas

The following is a gut-wrenching story of how the dreams of one immigrant to Canada came to naught. Ghulam Rasool is a Mechanical Engineer (1976) with M. E. in Production (1979) and Industrial Engineering (1980) from India with immediate family on both sides of the border. Before he migrated to Canada, induced by the promises held forth by Canada´s immigration policy, he had picked up years of experience in machine building industry.

He recently contacted us with his story that he wanted to tell the people through Voice. It was a sort of a last minute ´gift´ to thousands of others who suffer silently, having been denied in similar fashion opportunity that they sought in Canada.

When I received his email, I wanted to meet with him not just to empathize with him, but also offer my congratulations on a bold decision that many stay away from - to talk about it openly without shame or fear. Ghulam Rasool is going back home, most probably to Mumbai, and by the time you read his account of his five years in Canada, he will be thousands of miles away, the land that he once held dear. He and his family left town on May 14.

He wrote to Voice: "I may not be able to access my mail anymore now. There is not time left for me. My phone is gone and I am in a basement living on Bread and Water literally, but waiting for the next three days to go by so that 14th dawns. Thanks for taking interest in my case. I am aware of you doing a lot for bettering the lot of immigrants. I would like you to somehow reach this to the Prime Minister and compel him to reply in the Newspapers. As a media you have done well, but probably there are no takers. Good luck to you all. My best wishes for you to prosper here in Canada. Insha Allah, should conditions improve, it will be good for all. The only advantage of Canada is its very little population. But the narrow mind does more harm!" I can certainly bring Rasool´s story to you the people, but the Prime Minister? Right now it just might be a tad inconvenient for Martin to be reading the sad tale of a single immigrant!

We all know that Rasool´s case is not unique or rare. Among the immigrant community, especially those who come with decent skill sets and qualifications, frustration is building up. Something is drastically wrong with Canada´s immigration system. At least for the qualified immigrant, this is proving to be a passport to wilderness. Rasool says that he knows of other families who have quietly decided to move back or go to other destinations to survive. Ghulam Rasool says he realized how it´s to live a nightmare. Many in our country, (that include politicians and bureaucrats and of course, those power brokers such as the regulatory bodies and the unions, are either unaware or reluctant to admit this deplorable state). Mercifully, there is some real authoritative statistics coming out of such independent bodies like the Conference Board of Canada on how this country wastes immigrant talent.

Rasool says, "Many articles have been written before. Nothing will come out of this as well, but please try and reach this to as many people as possible." While we wish Rasool and his family the very best in his old/new homeland, here´s his account of the great Canadian dream gone bad. It would be an understatement to say he is critical of Canada, but when you have seen your whole life unraveling before you, thanks to a system that´s exclusionary, then who are we to nit-pick? The least we can do is to let him blow his steam, hoping that someone somewhere would be moved by yet one more story to do something about it.



Posted By: Harmonia
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 10:33am
To the OP:
 
You came here with a lot of money - and from what you stated, your wife has teaching experience.  Knowing that starting over in a new country is going to take time, I wonder why she did not take the opportunity to upgrade her education, allowing her to get a decent job in Canada as a teacher?
 
You mention very little of your actual experience in technology, so it is difficult to assess why you were having such trouble finding work in Canada.  Our governement positions in high tech require that you have 2 years of university, and for a lot of them you must also be bilingual (english/french).  It's tough for Canadians to get a job in the government, so I can imagine it's even tougher for immigrants.  Note that the Canadian government generally hires Canadian citizens before permanent residents.  That is their policy - and they adhere to it religiously.  If there are 2 candidates equally qualified, one is a citizen and one is a PR, the citizen gets the job.  Private industry isn't as rigid.
 
Also - you need to consider what your previous job was, and if or how it aligns to similar jobs in Canada.  Did you take the time to upgrade your skills in order to make yourself more in line with the requirements for the career you were really wanting?
 
I find it sad that you have spent five years only to reach the point of having to leave this great country.  I am not familiar with the resources available to new immigrants, but if they were not enough to assist you in your adjustment to the Canadian way of life, I am sorry for you, and disappointed that your view of Canada is tainted.
 
It shouldn't come to this, ever.
 
Please post what your education and experience are - so that others looking for a career in a similar field will gain insight from your trials and tribulations, and hopefully avoid any pitfalls along the way.
 
 


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Posted By: dacobru
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 11:49am
Ohhh... Poor Ben2009, but don't worry, if you effort, you will succeed.
Things don't come easy, Just don't give up and try to work harder.
We understand you Ben2009 LOL


Posted By: Ben2009
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 11:51am

decobru, this article is not mine please. I read it somewhere and posted it dont relate it to me. I am ok and happy here lol



Posted By: Beaver
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 11:57am
ROFL! LOL
 
Maybe you should edit the original post with an introduction to minimize confusion, Ben.
 
Originally posted by Ben2009 Ben2009 wrote:

decobru, this article is not mine please. I read it somewhere and posted it dont relate it to me. I am ok and happy here lol



Posted By: dacobru
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 12:14pm

ohh. no the denial stage.... things are not good,

Yea I know this is not yours, Big smile 

 

Well I believe that everybody can build whatever they want.

 I came 4 years ago, and started working in a factory making 9.50 per hour; there, I met other immigrants; some with PhD and other higher qualifications. They already were there for a couple of years. When I asked them Why there were there for so long; they said that they don't want to take any responsibility in their roles, they want an easy life.

Now after four years, I am working in my profession, making good money, already bought my house and have stable live, but the other immigrants which I still have contact with. They keep working in the same factory making a fantastic 13 $/hr, and complaining about life.

 

Well, I believe everybody build their own destiny, and need to accept what they do.

 



Posted By: iwannabecanuck
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 2:16pm
I landed a job in my profession within 3 months (IT).  I have been working in my profession since then (different employers).  All this without "Canadian" training/education.  I feel I don't get paid as much as someone who has the "Canadian" training/education but that is something I could change really easilly by getting further training here.  This is someting I intend to do at my own liesure... no rush.  I guess part of this is just a matter of research before coming over and keeping an open, positive and realistic outlook.  I came here NOT EXPECTING to work in my profession.  I was ready to get any kind of work and considered the possibility that I will not again be able to work in IT.  I was willing to do this of course and that is why I came.  I agree though with the part where the prospective immigrant is misled by these consultants and even the canadian government. when planning to do something majore (like buying a car, house... immigrating)  do your homework before commiting yourself.


Posted By: sweetnovember
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 8:50pm
Guys...the article is not his personal story. OP please edit the subject and post.



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Posted By: Lina_Mississauga
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010 at 9:08pm
I can’t stand this melancholically spread out attitudes. Is the situation any better overseas, under seas, above seas, anywhere in the world??? Why not mentioning the absence of human rights in our countries, countries of origin where there is no dignity, where you get robbed by authorities and won’t dare to say a bit, where jobs are being gotten through bribery, toady and bootlick! Where the prices are going higher and people poorer, Where you spend all you have in case you need a hospital, and no guarantee the doctor will care about your life more than your money, where you can’t stop thinking a millisecond about the future of your children, education is poor, teachers are in lack of conscience and common sense when it comes to how to treat children, slapping, hitting and kicking, is that what we want our children to be in? No democracy, dictatorial governments and if you say one word you’ll get lost. Why my decedents should face all this garbage life. In two years we got a CBTax as much as the money we brought to Canada. Just be thankful Ghulam Rassol and stop complaining, or you can get back to your country and leave a space for someone else.

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Posted By: kevin_405
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 1:29pm

Please dont compare a persons ability to succeed in canada to getting a drivers license.

I got  my driving license in the US by giving a test in the parking lot and driving at 5 miles per hour on the first attempt.

My wife whose driving today is better than me when i went for the test in US has failed the test 4 times. After spending close to 1000$ for test and over 25 lessons she has basically given up on getting a drivers license. 



I have a good job and so does my wife but having seen other equally capable people fail i can tell u one thing succeeding in canada is not easy for visible minority.



Originally posted by mrstaycation mrstaycation wrote:

Someone told me that he knows an immigrant who failed to pass the driving exam of SAAQ (Quebec) 7 times. It's only the 8th time that he succeeded.
Problem: he was driving in his original country for more than 10 years, and during the exams he was recurring the same driving habits he developed there. It's only after 7 failures that he accepted the fact that he needed to adapt to the Canadian driving standards and took driving lessons.
Everyone should make the effort to adapt to the country we move to, it's not easy but with perseverance there's a place for all immigrants in this big promising country.


Originally posted by canvis2006 canvis2006 wrote:

This writer Ghulam Rasool,

i bet he had a nice paying govt job in his country where he did nothing much but shuffle paper all day. Now he has to actually work hard for the money so he writes a big letter of complains.
Anyone who has issues with finding work should improve their skills first and become qualified as per Canadian standards before expecting a nice job...


Posted By: aussiepete
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 3:49pm
[QUOTE=kevin_405]
i can tell u one thing succeeding in canada is not easy for visible minority.

[QUOTE=mrstaycation]


Yeah it is hard being WHITE! The visible minority.

We are always told we are racist etc etc etc..... it gets old quick! I bet if I moved to India, pakistan, asia or any non english speaking non-western country and wanted to change laws and customs to suit my cultural background I would be lind up and shot or stoned to death! And you say we are the racist ones!


Posted By: sendi-mississauga
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 5:25pm
My husband does not have any kind of university degree from back home, or from Canada, he does not even speak English with a perfect grammar. He is an auto body worker from back home. Here he is doing a different job (installing security doors and fire shutters) and he makes a 150K a year.
He is just an average person wanting to work. We live in a house (OK, we have a mortgage, but still), our cars are paid off etc. We have been here only 8 years. We both came without even speaking one word of English. Everything is possible if you work really hard on it and if you really want it. Canada is a great country with great opportunities!!! We are thankful to be able to live here!!!


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Posted By: mrstaycation
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 6:36pm
Well well well, you missed my point because you're reading between the lines.
So I put it in plain and simple English:
The guy was failing the test because he refused to take basic training, since he was considering himself fit and ready.
He was accumulating faults and hence failed 7 tests in a row.

Now the only parallel to draw is that while many complain, do they really do something to improve their chances. Or just sit in stubborn attitude playing the "blame the others" game.

Originally posted by kevin_405 kevin_405 wrote:


Please dont compare a persons ability to succeed in canada to getting a drivers license.

I got  my driving license in the US by giving a test in the parking lot and driving at 5 miles per hour on the first attempt.

My wife whose driving today is better than me when i went for the test in US has failed the test 4 times. After spending close to 1000$ for test and over 25 lessons she has basically given up on getting a drivers license. 



I have a good job and so does my wife but having seen other equally capable people fail i can tell u one thing succeeding in canada is not easy for visible minority.



Originally posted by mrstaycation mrstaycation wrote:

Someone told me that he knows an immigrant who failed to pass the driving exam of SAAQ (Quebec) 7 times. It's only the 8th time that he succeeded.
Problem: he was driving in his original country for more than 10 years, and during the exams he was recurring the same driving habits he developed there. It's only after 7 failures that he accepted the fact that he needed to adapt to the Canadian driving standards and took driving lessons.
Everyone should make the effort to adapt to the country we move to, it's not easy but with perseverance there's a place for all immigrants in this big promising country.


Originally posted by canvis2006 canvis2006 wrote:

This writer Ghulam Rasool,

i bet he had a nice paying govt job in his country where he did nothing much but shuffle paper all day. Now he has to actually work hard for the money so he writes a big letter of complains.
Anyone who has issues with finding work should improve their skills first and become qualified as per Canadian standards before expecting a nice job...


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Posted By: canvis2006
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 8:35pm
aussiepete, I agree with you on that. The racism/discrimination card has been used up too much now! :p



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