Immigrating to Canada

[Pwnwaffles]

Hey guys, I'm an American currentlyliving in Germany. I'll soon be going to university and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about what regulations/laws there are for foreigners to move to Canada? And does anyone know where the best jobs centered around computer science are?

[SemiSolid1]

I know there is about a 6 year waiting list for Americans to get into Canada, and best chance would be major cities like Toronto my friends brother is a programmer for a company and he moved to Toronto.

[BadBreath]

Look at the University of Waterloo computer science program. Waterloo Ontario has Sybase, Rim, Designtolearn, Google... I can go on.

If you apply for a Student Visa it should not be a huge problem. Just have to jump through the hoops... You will discover foreign student tuition in Canada is quite good.... Canadian students complain about their tuition.... $5500 year, but $19,000 is still a great deal or foreign students...

http://www.findoutmore.uwaterloo.ca/financing/expenses.php

Hope this helps.

[Pwnwaffles]

Wow thanks for the quick answers. Toronto would be great, it looks like such a beautiful city. Waterloo sounds cool too, but I'm actually getting an almost free education here in Germany so I was thinking Canada more or less after graduation..

[Prettyfinej]

As mentioned, University of Waterloo is great for computer science (and sciences in general). Ontario and BC are probably the two best provinces for jobs in the field.

[BadBreath]

You might like Waterloo... Its name before the second world war was Little Berlin. It also has the worlds second largest Octoberfest! ;)

[Zack]

You might like Waterloo... Its name before the second world war was Little Berlin. It also has the worlds second largest Octoberfest! ;)

Oh my god, you just reminded me that I can go to that this year. So stoked. Waterloo is freaking awesome, applying for the comp sci program they have soon.

[SemiSolid1]

my sister goes to Waterloo

[Pwnwaffles]

Haha, I live one hour from Munich and if you've ever been to Oktoberfest you'll know that sane people only go once and then never again :D The real attractions are the smaller beer festivals scattered around Bavaria.

But I digress, Waterloo looks great especially because it's near Toronto. Thanks for all the nice replies guys!

[gliliumho]

As much as I would like to get you to my university, I have to admit Waterloo has a better computer science programme. You can work at RIM for the co-op.

[dgtL]

I know there is about a 6 year waiting list for Americans to get into Canada, and best chance would be major cities like Toronto my friends brother is a programmer for a company and he moved to Toronto.

Damn! 6 years!? i think i might have to get my papers in. xD I really think i need to get out of this country. (Merica)

[SemiSolid1]

I know there is about a 6 year waiting list for Americans to get into Canada, and best chance would be major cities like Toronto my friends brother is a programmer for a company and he moved to Toronto.

Damn! 6 years!? i think i might have to get my papers in. xD I really think i need to get out of this country. (Merica)

yup, that's what a friend told me he lives in the states and when to some place to see if he can move to Canada and they told him 6 years waiting list.

[Zuba Twizta]

try moving to Calgary or Winnipeg . If you look on www.memoryexpress.com they have some jobs that can help you. First get a student visa!

[Gecko]

Where are you going to move in Canada?

[Pwnwaffles]

I think Waterloo would actually be perfect. My grandparents live in Minnesota so I would eventually be moving from there, and according to a few websites it actually shouldn't be too hard to get a visa being an American citizen. It might even help that I already have a Permanent Residence Visa here in Germany. But yeah, I checked out the University of Waterloo and it sounds like there are a lot of great opportunities there.