Need a Job? Look North.

[brandon184]

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=969048863851

Canada's Job market is soaring, apparently.

[RADAR1797]

Cool, but every where I go here has help wanted signs. I was frankly amazed at the shear number.

-RADAR

[brandon184]

I know. I don't get the whole thing, myself.

- Brandon

[Chuckiechan]

I know of a few Californians moving to Canada, keeping there assets in investments in the USA.

Canada's manufacturers are not only coping with a surging loonie, they are back in hiring mode.

What is a "surging loonie"?

[brandon184]

The Canadian dollar has seen excellent performance lately.

(Canadians call the dollar the "loonie"...)

[Pexster]

The Canadian dollar is called a "loonie" because there's a loon on the back (if I remember correctly). And the Canadian dollar has been strengthening vs. the U.S. dollar; thus a "surging loonie."

[Chuckiechan]

I thought it had something to do with a romance novel.

Thanks for the clarification.

How does Canada handle non-citizens, or people who want to become citizens but shelter income in the lower '48, but want the social programs Canada offers?

[brandon184]

Dual-Citizenship is an option within Canada..

http://canadainternational.gc.ca/Main_Menu-en.asp

[SeanC]

I.T. is still a bad market to break into in Canada. Other markets aren't much better. If all you want to do is work at a fast food place or a department store then there's tons of those jobs up here.

Sean

[willy_ph]

There are a lot of companies looking for individuals who are skilled trades people (machinists, etc). Manufacturing jobs (automotive) on the other hand are still hard to come by, as they are everywhere.