Hi

Would like to know about the tax structure in Montreal.

Is it more than Totonto?

Is knowledge of French absolutely imp. to land a job over there? What are the job prospects?

What is the cost of living there?

Thanks
Suman

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sumjo

Tax.Yes its more than TO.
http://www.gov.mb.ca/itm/invest/advantage/p_costs2.html
http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/archive/budget99/tb99_h3.htm

Knowledge of French. Not absolutely important. However, it is very important . My suggestion is to look for a job and find one here before moving. Job prospects...as good or bad as TO- depends on you.

Cost of living. Lower than TO. Do a search...been discussed before.

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Does anyone really pay taxes in MTL? they are so spectacularly high (on paper) that i got the impression living there that very few people actually pay them. the GST (in quebec le TPS = \"Tu Paies Sacrement\" is avoided by one and all. many jobs are under the table.

in fact it's hard to find anyone who's officially 'working'. so many people i met are on some sort of social assistance (which is why the taxes are so high in the first place) and working on the side as a waiter, clerk, etc.

i'm not advocating any of these practices, but it seems to be the way many live in MTL as opposed to TO where everything (as far as i can see) is above board. there are quite a few posts on MTL already; check these out for more info.

Although tax in Montreal is quite high than Toronto but if you have family and particularly little kids Montreal is a better place because of following
(1)Day Care is cheapest only max $7 per day that too from 7:30 AM till 6 in the evening.
(2)Apartment rate is comparatively cheaper
(3)Public transport is cheaper and excellent
(4)Auto Insuarance almost 1/3 comparing GTA for the same year car and equivalant driving experience
(5)Odd jobs are not that difficult to get ...my wife doesn't understand French and I took her to 3 agencies one day and several times she got call for general office assistance jobs ...but she couldn't join as she got admission for Masters in Computer & Elec Engg in Concordia (Graduate study is also very cheap if you are a quebec resident)

But I do agree that it is always better to know French if you want to settle down in Montreal.There is only a few English speaking company in Montreal so job oppurtunity is limilted if you are not bilingual

Thanks

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ani

it is exciting to know that montreal is too less expensive than Toronto in many respect but learning french should not be that dificult and there must be some classes like English for the newcomers in Toronto??

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Every one has their own personality so do not comment on others. You will know better with time if you have patience.

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it is exciting to know that montreal is too less expensive than Toronto in many respect but learning french should not be that dificult and there must be some classes like English for the newcomers in Toronto??
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For newcomers Govt will even pay (Now they are paying around $130 per month,if you are primary applicant you could get more )if you go for full time French course(9 month)

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ani