Need facts for Vancouver BC Canada?
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Am moving back home to canada and need to know more about Vancouver... whats the unemployment rate? minimum wage ? is minimum wage different for immigrants? legal or non? price of gas? Insurance? example, 30 yr female/ 25 yr male ( without insurance for few years so would be first time insurance again) how much for bus pass per month? how much more or less is daycare per month? average bills in a month for family with 1 child? how much is your cable/internet bill? how much monthly health care? *** how much for a fishing licence? thanks so much. i am just looking for a general idea on what to expect and what to save before i make the move. thanks. J
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Answer:
- Minimum wage is $8, same for everyone (the lowest in Canada) - monthly pass: http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and-Passes/Monthly-Pass.aspx - the cheapest grade of gas is $1.17 - HST (harmonized sales tax) is 12% Don't know about the other stuff.
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Other answers
I'm not going to give you all the details because I'd be typing for half an hour. Don't know what the unemployment rate is, it's usually around 8% or so. You can find out about BC's minimum wage laws by googling "BC minimum wage' and reading the Ministry of labour website. It's the same for everyone, legal, or non legal except if you're not legal to work in Canada then you may end up working for cash and may end up with no legal wage or other job protection. Gas costs a little over $1 a litre. Car insurance will be at least $1100 a year, but probably more. Depends what you use the car for and where you live. Bus passes can be checked out at Translink.ca Daycare varies a lot. Cable/internet varies a lot but if you pay less than $80 a month I'd say you're getting a good deal. Check out Shaw Cable/Internet and Telus Health care premiums are decided by BC Medical Plan, so google that and see what it says. There's premium assistance if you are low income. Fishing licence, I have no idea but it's not much. Depends what kind of fishing. I'd say anyone with one child who brings home less than $3,000 a month in Vancouver will find themselves having to be careful with their money. Accommodation could easily cost you $1200 or so per month
Karen L
Our website will answer a lot of these questions or refer you directly to the right sources for further information. www.BritsInBC.com is designed for people relocation to BC from the UK so we have tried to make a pretty comprehensive guide if you click through our various pages on jobs, benefits, childcare and so on. Hope that helps.
Storm Smyth
there are websites with all that info, just search google
me
whats the unemployment rate? 8% minimum wage ? $8/hour is minimum wage different for immigrants? legal or non? still $8, only less if under the table price of gas? 1.17/L Insurance? well it all depends on your record, your coverage and so forth. for car mine is $100 how much for bus pass per month? 1 zone 81, 2 zone 101, and 3 zone 151 how much more or less is daycare per month? about $100 average bills in a month for family with 1 child? Food for $400, rent $1500 and whatever else, depends on you though how much is your cable/internet bill? shaw is the best at intro rates at $10 each but later $30 each how much monthly health care? $54 each unless you make less than the average person *** how much for a fishing licence? $37 I would also suggest checking out the site at http://jordanworldtravel.blogspot.com/2010/07/city-guide-to-living-in-vancouver.html for information on the different parts of vancouver to live in
rocky beach
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