Posted on: 09-02-06 23:37:40
Unless your US employer is based in Northeast and will object to you moving West, I will suggest considering Vancouver or Calgary over Toronto.
Calgary - Booming!
Vancouver - You may like rain over snow unless you lived in New England or Upper Midwest area.
Toronto - Too crowded with new immigrants.
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Orginally posted by JRF
Hi,
- I am a IT Professional employed in US.
- I am a Canadian PR and looking to move Canada Permanently.
- I am married and I've a 5 yr old kid.
- I have an option of continuing my Job in US and telecommute while I am in Canada.
- I want to move to Canada alone and setup my life then bring the Family when the schools start in Aug/September which is 6-7 months away.
- Till then I am looking for a Shared accomadation.
- I want to use this time to move around and get used to Toronto, Canada.
Please suggest a good place which is good in accessibility to Public Transport. Not a Crime prone region (some dark areas of Downtown).
I am considering Missisaugua, Brampton and Etobicoke. As I've just lived shortly in Toronto, I need some assistance in knowing a better place.
Thanks,
JRF.
Hi JRF,
I have exact same situation.
Just wondering what you decided? How telecommute works? Do you have to form a company in Canada?
Nilesh
I am currently telecommunting. I am employed by a local Canadian company but my client is in the US. So I work from home with the help of e-mails, messengers, phones.
To form a company or not will depend on employment status. If you plan to do a contract work, you could form a company. Depending on how you want to handle tax, you could form a company as individual or as incorporated.
Hi Lana,
Do you have any link about information to form a company,how to handle taxes,social security,etc.
I heard somewhere that a person earns social security points evenif person works in Canada(In my case I worked for 7 years in USA but to get social security benefits you need to work for 10 years). I guess there is some kind of aggrement with Canada(Totalization aggrement I guess).
Do you know anything about it?
Nilesh
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Originally posted by telkikar
Hi Lana,
Do you have any link about information to form a company,how to handle taxes,social security,etc.
I heard somewhere that a person earns social security points evenif person works in Canada(In my case I worked for 7 years in USA but to get social security benefits you need to work for 10 years). I guess there is some kind of aggrement with Canada(Totalization aggrement I guess).
Do you know anything about it?
Nilesh
Check this thread you will get more information on your questions.
http://canadiandesi.com/read.php?TID=10964
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Originally posted by telkikar
Hi Lana,
Do you have any link about information to form a company,how to handle taxes,social security,etc.
I heard somewhere that a person earns social security points evenif person works in Canada(In my case I worked for 7 years in USA but to get social security benefits you need to work for 10 years). I guess there is some kind of aggrement with Canada(Totalization aggrement I guess).
Do you know anything about it?
Nilesh
Unfortunately, I donot know much about US Social Security system. I have been working exclusively in Canada so far. Though, all my clients have been US based. I either telecomute or am physically in US for projects.
As far as getting a GST # for working as a contractor, I have done this in the past. I do have GST # if I need to bill somebody for my services. It was very easy. I did the whole thing on the web from home. But, if you want an incorporated company, I donot know how it works as I have not done it.
Now, my question to all of those who have worked in the US.
You are eligible to get social security if you work 10 yrs in US. Similarly, you are eligible to get some old age benefits if you work/physically present in Canada for 10 yrs.
Can you work 10 yrs in US and 10 yrs in Canada and be eligible for both social security and Canadian old age?
