. : --------------------------------------------------------------- © Copyright , 1999 Email: foodeater_2000@yahoo.com WWW: http://www.interlog.com/~alakimov/ Date: 06 Aug 2001 --------------------------------------------------------------- Written in Plain English and Russian for Everybody to Understand by Alexei Akimov (c) 1. Copyright 2 2. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: 2 3. 2 4. : 3 4.1 5. 16 6. () 17 7. : 17 8. : , 18 9. 9.1 () 18 9.2 ( ) 10. 20 11. , - 20 12. 21 13. : 21 14. 23 15. - 23 16. TTC, , GO 23 17. , 24 18. 24 19. 24 20. , 25 21. 26 22. : 26 23. 26 24. 27 25. 27 26. 27 27. : , . , . 27 28. 29 29. REVENUE CANADA 29.1 29 30. , 29 31. 30 32. 30 33. 30 34. 31 35. 32 35.1 , 35.2 ( ) 36. : 34 37. , 34 39. 35 40. : , , , 36 41. 36 42. COMMUNITY? 36 43. ? 36 44. , : , 37 45. : 37 46. 47. 38 48. , , ESL 38 49. - 38 50. (, ) 38 51. 39 52. , 39 53. 39 54. , CLASSIFIEDS 39 54.1 55. 55.1 ( ) 41 56. 42 57. TELEPHONE AREA CODE MAP:CANADA+US LARGEST CITIES, time zones 42 58. : ( ). 43 59. 59.1 - 48 60. - 50 61. , 52 62. , () : 63. 64. - , , . 53 1. Copyright Copyright 1997-1999 by Alexei Akimov (Writer and publisher). All rights reserved. 08/21/99 Second revised edition. 07/31/98 First edition Russian translation of this book may be freely distributed for private, non-commercial use provided the given copyright notice is kept within the distributed text. For authorization to use this material for commercial purposes you may contact: Alexei Akimov - E-mail: alakimov@interlog.com. 2. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The author and publisher of this book has used his best efforts in preparing this material. 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H: p, USD $100-300 . py p y . p p p y , p, p y ypp . - , , ( ). 7. py. , p p p , p p . 4-8 , . p y - p, - p y p ( ). y y p. 8. y p, ( ) p : p ppy/y, , y. . / . y , p, y y y: - CAD $7,500 , $10,000 , $13,000 p. y y. 4 . (, - ). y y 4 pp y. y , y p p. y 12 - p () . 4 , , . - - ( ), , , , . : - . 9. p . pyp - p (- p p y p p ), p y. p, . . : Ukrainian Credit Union (http://www.ukrainiancu.com/) . : 1) () 2) ( ). 3) , 1947 community 4) , . , 150 , , . 5) . 6) . , ( ). 7) Master Credit Card, . 10. p p . ( , ), . , ( ) , ( ). , ( . - - , ). 11. , p, p y, . p p . . - ( ) ( ), . . . () "" ( ). - - . 12. p . , . - ... : : , , , processing centers, ( , ). - , , . , 18 . , , . , , . ( , , , , , - ; , () ). ( ). : : . (97-99 ) . ( " ") . , , (applicants) . , . . , , , , . , , . 60-70 , , , . - ( , 1978 ) - 1985 : " , ". , . (, ). - , , . . : . - - . 3-4 . , . , , , . / ( ), . . -- , - , . ( , ): : (+ + +) . (+ ++) : , , , , , , -. , (. ) - , . ( , ). , - (8-10 - !) - , - - . - , . 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( , , - , ). , . . - - ( ). : H1B - , 96 - 60.000; 97 98 - 120 . , permanent resident , - , - -, , - -, - ' ', -. . TN1 (NAFTA agreements)- , H1B. - PR - - .. , . H1B ( - ) - . ( - , ). ( , - - , ). ( , ). ( 12 ) 32,000 CAD ( ) 4 . ( - ) ( - / ). , ( , () ), , , ( ) . , () ( ). 5. : , , , , ( ) , . , , , : , . , , ( 20-30 ) - . 1 CAD = 0.67 USD ( 1999). , . . ( ) , . . - . , . , , , . , . . , . Record of Landing - , . Bank Statement () , , . , , , 5-6 . , () ( ) - . , . 6. () : - , ; - ; - RECORD OF LANDING (IMM1000) - , . ( - !) : "Immigration-Arrived". , , , , , , , OHIP, SIN. , , - . -, , , ( , , ). . , , . , , .., - . . - ! . , . : "WELCOME TO CANADA!". ! ! 7. : 200-300 1 $USD=1.5 $CAD ( ). , , . ( , , - ). 1. , ( 4 ). 2. . (volunteer) . ( , -) : - . ! - . airport transfer. , , . . - , , , . (25 ) . 40-60 . fixed - rate taxi - 20 - . - . , jet lag - - , ( ). 8. : , TORONTO: Ontario Tenant Help: 416-921-9494; Tenant Protection Act: 416-425-5846; Rental Issues Hotline: 1-888-332-3234; Rent Control: 416-326-9800; North York: House Help: Sharing: , 416-740-8168; free registry; North York: Link and Information Referral: : 416-395-5591. Toronto Neighbourhood Centre: 416-698-1626. Information: Scarborough: 416-321-6912. Etobicoke: Community Information: 416-741-1553. Community Info Centre of Metro Toronto: 416-392-0505. Jewish: Apartments: Registry: 416-635-5600. Polish Immigration Aid Centre: 416-233-0055. Russian language Newspaper: InfoToronto: advertisement: 416-931-4125; 905-882-5449. , Social Insurance Number (SIN): 416-954-5107, 3737 Chestwood Rd. OHIP: 1-800-387-5559, 416-327-7567, 4400 Dufferin St. VANCOUVER: AMBULANCE (EMERGENCY), POLICE: 911. Hostels, travel info: 684-7111, 683-2000, 224-3208. Travel U.S.A.: 1-800-268-3482. Immigrant Services Society: 684-2561, OSAIC:254-9626, OASIS: 324-8186, SUCCESS:684-1628. Medical insurance: 669-7600, TENANTS RIGHTS ACTION COALITION: 255-0546, Residential Tenancy: 660-3456, Dial-a-Law: 687-4680, Legal aid: 687-1831, Lawyer Referral: 687-3221. Translation, interpretation, emergency: 911, MOSAIC interpretation service: 254-9626, referral: 684-2940. 9. (). , 100 200 . . ( Bathurst ( ) /Steels - North York), - , . , , , , . " " (networking). . , , . . 9.1 , - . ( ): , . , , , ! . , . , ( , ). , , . . . , , . : 'Good day, sir' change. , , - - , . - . - . , . , . - - - , , , , , . - (5-6 , ) - (" "), , , . - Young Street Review. 9.1 :-) , , . . . , , . . , . - 300 , , 3 150 - ... 9.2 ( ) - . - . - - . ( - ) - . . , , , , . , ( ). , - - 'How are you?' - 'Fine, and you?' - 'See you'. 'How are you' - , - ' , '. How are you - . -, - , , . - . . , (), - ; - ; - , , - , . , , ... 10. , . . . . , , ( ). 11. , - : I. II. III. IV. V. ( ) VI. S.I.N. ( - VII. S.I.N. ) ( ) : VIII. O.H.I.P. ( ) VIII. IX. , , : ", ?" 12. , - "The Record of Landing" - " " . - "The Temporary Cheque Book" - " ". - "The Tenant Agreement" - " ". - , - , , . S.I.N. - - , , - . (. ). ! : , ( , ), , , , - , , O.H.I.P., S.I.N., Child Benefit, , RRP ( , ). . 13. : ATM = Automated Teller Machine, , . BACHELOR, STUDIO = , . , . BANK STATEMENT= , ( , ). BANK BOOK- , ( ). BASEMENT = . . 20-30% , . . . , , .. BELL = -. . . BILL=, , . , . , CHECK ( ), . CENTRE = center, . CHAIN, FRANCHISE = . , ( ). Check bounced back= ( ) DHL, UPS , FEDERAL EXPRESS= . DHL ( ) 100 2-3 . DOWNPPAYMENT= ( ). DOWNTOWN = . DRUG STORE = , , . EXCUSE ME = , - - . FLEA-MARKET = " ", . . FULL TIME JOB= . GARAGE SALE, yard sale, junk sale, move sale, moving = - - ( ). 9 , . . . GREEN MACHINE = , Interac 100 , Interac , . , . , , . . HAND-OUTS=PRINTED MATERIALS, , . HYDRO = , - 30-60 . INTERAC - . LAND = . LANDED IMMIGRANT=PERMANENT RESIDENT = , MAJOR INTERSECTION = . METRO = , . "" . METROPASS = TTC (85 C$) MONTHLY PASS= , , MetroPass, , (, , ) . NETWORK = , , , . ONE-BEDROOM = . PIN=personal identification number - , ( .) ATM, PIN. PLAZA = , , ( MALL). REVENUE CANADA= . ROGERS = , 25-45 (35-70 ). SIR - , , "" " ". STORE = SHOP STREETCAR = , TTC SUPERVISOR, SUPER = ( ) ( ). , ( ) , . TELLER = , . , , Bank Manager. , , , , , . , . TENANCY AGREEMENT = , ( , ) . TOKEN = , TRANSFER = transfer. , . ( ) . . . GO Aeroport Express. TTC = , . , . TTC bus = , (. GO bus) TWO-BEDROOM = . TWONNY = twenty, "". , . VOLUNTEER= - . WESTERN UNION= ( ) ( 6 ). WELFARE=. 1060 3 5-6 , ( - " - ..." , ). 2-2.5 . . , ( ): , . : 416-392-2850, 416-397-5100. , , . 14. : (15 - 5 ), 05-30 (, ). , . - . , . 15. - : 50-60 . : $4 24 . Airport Express ( , $8 ). , 3 50 . (#58) ( , $3/ ). 16. TTC, , GO , , , , TTC BUS. 2 . . (10 =16 ). , , , . , . , . , . , . , ( , ) , , "STOP REQUESTED" (" ") . . , , . , . ("Excuse me") , , . 17. , -: "BELL" ( ). 25 ( ) - "416" ( ) "905" ( ). "BELL" "convenience store". "BELL" : 011 - , 7 - , . : 011-7-095-... - . . 2 . , 5 , . - . - . , - , , . . 20 - . 25-35 (). - toll-free number ( ). : 1- - . : 604, : 514, : 403, : 613, : 403, : 206. 1-800-... "toll free". , . , . 18. . "Drug-Store" "Drug-Mart" - , . 10 4.5 . , - . , , . , Registered letter, Letter with prepaid notification of delivery, . , . 5-7 . . , DHL, UPS, FEDERAL EXPRESS, 100 , . 19. " " . - , , : Toronto: : (, , , ): 416-361-5887; Ruth Pine; 102 Sherbourn str/ $50 /day; Bed/Breakfast; 425 Sherbourn St. Sherbourn/Wellesley; apartments for 1-2 months, with kitchen; about 1100/mo; may be less if you bargain hard; 77 Ryerson (Bathurst/Dundas), 504-2121"Alexandra" $50-60 , , , 88 Isabella (Bloor/Yonge) 925-5529, 324-5050 $60 "The Villager" (ashtonm@pathcom.com) , 6355 Airport Road, Miss. 905-677-7331 $60 airport transfer ($5) , 10 . 65 Dundas St.E. 362-6061 "Bond Place" . 96 Gerrard St. E. 416-977-2320, $56-family rate. 2011 Dundas St.W. 416-536-8824. 3359 Mississauga Rd. 905-828-5286 $300/week. 90 Gerrard Street West Tel (416) 340-3750 2 Oakdene Crescent Tel: (416) 461-4022 (416) 461-8833 2837 Yonge St. (Yonge/Lawrence) "Glen Grove Suites" 416-489-8441. 425 Sherbourn St.(Sherbourn/Wellesley) ($850/month, or $750/3 weeks-1 bedroom+kitchen) . : http://www.thestar.com -->go to classifies http://www.duban.com/forrent/res/02.htm http://www.rentcanada.com/toronto/ http://www.starcitysearch.com/Toronto/Visitors_and_Getaways/Places_to_Stay/ http://www.arcos.org/rbowers/homestay/index.htm http://nrserv.mmah.gov.on.ca/business/busrent.htm Vancouver: Canadian Hostelling Association: 684-7111 Vancouver Travel Info Centre: 683-2000, Vancouver International hotel: 224-3208, Youth Hotel: 347 Pender St. 604-688-0112. 20. , . () the Bank of Montreal, Toronto Dominion CIBC. Landing Record Tenancy Agreement . - , ! 100 - , . , . () , . PIN , . . , , .. , , . PIN . , . 5-7 . Saving, Checking account. , . ATM $100 ( ). , . 4 . 8 - . - Secure Connection (128 bit encryption). , :-) - ! . The Revenue Canada , , . 21. Toronto Star Toronto Sun ( 50 , ). Classifieds. Apartments Unfurnished for Rent. Homes and Townhouses for Rent, , Condominiums for Rent, ( ), Apartments Furnished, Shared Accommodation ( ) Rooms Unfurnished. : Room and Board, Apartment Hotels. 22. : ( ), (highrise) ( ). ( ). , . , , , . 1 (). cash - . Record of Landing, SIN ( , ). high-rise 6-12 , , full-time . , Tenant Help 416-921-9494, Rent Control 416-326-9800, Rental Issues Hotline: 1-888-332-3234. , volunteers. 23. , , Tenancy Agreement - , , , SIN. Tenancy Agreement , HYDRO (), , , , pets - , , , , , , . Tenancy Agreement, , . , , ( ) ( ..) , Board of Education, . - Information Appointment . ? ? , ? , ? ( North York , 20-30 ). , ? ( ). ? ? ? . , . , , " ". ? ? community? , . , , ( - installation ), ( ). ? ? , . 24. SIN OHIP . 25. Certified Checks Money Orders. , , , (bounce back). cash, Welfare Revenue Canada. 26. , , . ! . , / , , . , : Metro Tenants' Legal Services 720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 410 Toronto (416) 926-9693; Bloor Information and Legal Services 1072 Dovercourt Road, Toronto (416) 531-7376; Downsview Community Legal Services 520 Wilson Heights Blvd. North York (416) 635-8388. , , , . ! - Food Bank Welfare - , . - , " " , . 27. : , . , . BELL PHONECENTRE, 1-800-663-4973. $50, + 31 , + 200 . ( , ) . , - , . , , "" . , ( , ). (25-30 ). Bell Phonecentre ( , ). ( ). ! ( ). , - . , . , , - - . (416) . 416 905 - . 905 - (?) 416, 905 - , 905 - ( ). - 1, 20-25 . - 2-4 . , SPRINT (1-800-4508032), AT&T, Fonorola. , , BELL ( ). CallBack, (, ) 50 - - . ( - , , ). 1-888 ( ). (), . 20 , . - BellCard ( - toll-free ) - 1 . (online)- 15-20 . 30-45 on-line ( 25 ). e-mail, - . . - iDierect, Interlog. Web-page, () . traffic Web 100-500 /, 10 . . 28. (BILLS) Statements . receipts 100 . , ATM machine. ( , , ). , 10 - . 29. REVENUE CANADA . . , . RECEIPTS, , , , , .. REFUND- (4-5 ) , ( ) . WELFARE, bills receipts. , REVENUE CANADA . , . , . 29.1 , ( 1 ) . $6560 , . , 29,590.00 25.16% ( ). 25,591-50,960 = 38,48% 50,961-59,180 = 40,82% 59,181-62,193 = 45,53% 62.194-62,270 = 46,98% 62,270 = 50,90% - 53 %. , , , . ( ) . (RRSP-Retirement Saving Plan) , . - , , . RRSP - ( ) 416-467-5002. 30. , , , - . - , . , () , , () , . . ( ) . (!) , . . , ( ) , ( ) . , - 100 , , . , , , , , . . - . 8 - , , . 31. , , . $2,80 . : Mutual Life of Canada: 416-512-0400, ext. 202 (/). OHIP , . , OHIP ( 100-200 ), . OHIP ( OHIP , - ). 32. ( ) 60 ( ). ( , , ). 60 100 , . G1 ( ). , ( 4 ) . : 900 Bay St.1-st floor, subway: College. Record of Landing. Ontario Driver's Book 8 , , . 33. , - . (40 75 ) G2 G. - . . . 20 (G2) 50 (G). , ( ). G -. : Brampton: 7900 Airport Rd. 905-874-4080 North York 1448 Lawrence Av.E. 416-325-8580 Queens Park 900 Bay St/ 416-325-8650 (Bay/Wellesley, written tests only) Downsview 1201 Wilson Av. 416-235-4949. 33.1 - : 1) - (pedestrians) (vehicles), . 2) - - , , (!). 3) " " , - . - " " - . 4) - , , , . . 5) - , ! ( ). - 1) Highway, 2) "Major Intersection road" - Young, Steeles .. ( , ); , ) 3) - , - . 50 \. 34. : 1) , 2) ( , - - ), 3) Title of a Car - . (certified) - - , . 30 60 . . CO - . (900 Bay st.), ( 20 .) , , , .. , , . ( ) 15 . : 1 - , . 2. - . 3. - . , " ", . 35. . : 1) 2) , 3) : ( ): , , , , , , . , ( ). , , , . . 80 450 . 200 300 . , , . , 700 , ( ). , : , , , , , .. . - . . 905-780-6444 - . , , . - ( ). 35.1 , . , , , .. . - , , - ( ) ( ). , , , , . , 15- 120 , . , .. , . , .. . - . : , . , . , $100.000 11 . , , , () , , , , , , : The Mutual Group, 5120 Yonge St. Suite 2200, tel. 416-512-0400, ext.202. 35.2 ( ). 7-8 (200-300 .) . - , , . downpayment ( ). , ( , ), ( ) - 2,5 (15 ) 3,5-4 , . : , : , ( 15, 30 ). - , - . , , - - . , ( ), . "" - Forrest Hill - . , "" - , , , " " , , . - , ( ), , . " " , , . 36. : ( ) , Board of Education, . 12 . 9 12 High School. , . ( ). Collegiate Secondary. Public . - ( ). ( ). TTC student card 1.05 ( ). , Student Card - Student Tickets. . ( ), , .. , , .. ( .) 10,000 . 37. , CCDO = Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations. - occupation titles -, N.O.C. CEC = Canada Employment Center - SIN. UI (EI). Child Benefit - - 100 , . , , 11 . tel. 416-952-2600. CIC = Citizenship and Immigration Canada - , - , ( ). CLBA = Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment. . , ESL English. COSTI - , . , COSTI : 416-669-5330 CPC = Case Processing Center (Immigration) - . ESL = English as a Second Language - , . accounting . , . ( 8 ESL). , . , . . - . , () . IMM1000 "Immigrant Visa and Record of Landing" - , SIN. , Record of Landing. , , . ISAP = Immigrant Settlement Adaptation Program , . LB = pound (0.45 kg). ( , , ). , 4.5 $/LB 9.5 . LINK = Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada - , job search skills. LMLT = Labor Market Language Training - LINK. NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement - ( ). Permanent Residents . , . OHIP = Ontario Health Insurance Program. . . PIN = Personal Identification Number - 4 . . , .. PR = Permanent Resident status - Green Card . SIN . RRP = Returning Resident Permit - , . Landed Immigrant . SIN = Social Insurance Number. , , . , Employment Centre , : 905-275-2730. , SIN . , 9 - (- ). . 39. 30,000 (). 16 . , . , , 1/3 . (:-)) Toronto 700-1100 (what can not be cured, must be endured). 1.5 . 40 (20 ), - 50,000 (.. 3,000 ). 10-12 . , Coffee Time - 8 . . . 40. : , , , 1 = 0.65 USD. (1998 ). . Toronto, Vancouver: bachelor: $500-700/month. One bedroom: $550-850. Two-bedroom: $700-1000. : 200,000-700,000, apartment 120,000 . : table + 5 chairs = $350-550. Mattress = $100-200. TV = $250-350. : 10 kg = $7. 1 kg = $1.5-3. : 1 litre = $1. : 1 kg = $5-10. : 1 kg = 30-90 cents. : 1 litre = 55-60 cents. 1 (+) = $2 ($1.6 - ). : 7 years old = $2,000-4,000. : 100-250 $/month ( ): $350-520 . (junk food) $3-7. 41. Basic Food, Price Chopper, No Frills - , . : "A Dollar", "Bi-Way". Flea-Markets, Garage Sales. : Canadian Tire, Sears. - Future Shop, Canadian Tire. : Business Depot. , . 1 , , 4 , 2,000 , , 900 . .. , 50% OFF - , ( , - ). , . 42. COMMUNITY? . , - , . . , . , , , , . , , . , - , , , , . , , , . facilities Community centre. , . 43. ? , , , , , - community centres, , , , Immigrant and Community Services. . Bathurst, Lawrence . Bathurst/Steel, - CentrePoint - 3 . . Eglington/Don Valley, High Park, Mississauga. 44. , : , - ( 70 ). 97-98 - 4% ( , ). : 2.5 . ( 4,5 ). (downtown Toronto) - (city borough: North York, York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, East York). 97 . , . - Mississauga, Ajax, Markham, Vaughan . - visible minorities - . 8 . (Bay street). . . - - . - 817 (1997 ) 881 (1998 ). . - , , - . : , -5-10 . 1998 - 16-17 ( +3 ). 1998 - - 30 35 , . : , . . . 30 Hong-Kong. 97-98 - . , - . , . 45. : 9 ( 5 ). - 5 . . - 30-40 . welfare. cash 3 ( ), 4 (, - ) 8 ( ). - bakery, farms, gas filling stations. (CANADIAN EXPERIENCE) , - . , . , , , - . -, 3 , references, , 2-3 35,000 - 40,000 ( ). . -, ( , ). . 46. . . - 30,000 (.) . 30% 30,000 . 60,000 50%. 1 ( 1 ( ). - 15,000 . , . 47. , . , . - (. RRP), . . 48. , , ESL . ( , ). ( ) , ESL LINK, information interview COSTI, , , information interview. community centre. . ( , , ). - () . Board of Education, , regional Career Centre and Career Information. Vocational Schools, Colleges. information seminars, adult training, English ESL studies. . 49. - Training Information Centers: , : 21 St.Clair Ave.East, Suite 604, tel.964-8995. , , , , , , . ( ), : " , ?" , , , . 50. (, ) - , non-profit , , , , . INFORMATION INTERVIEW, , , . , , , , . . (targeted). "Directory of Associations in Canada" Toronto Reference Library, tel. 416-393-7131, . - : "Toronto Programmer's Association": 416-512-0652, : "Information Technology Association of Canada" (ITAC). 51. , . George Brown College, Seneca College: 416-493-4144 (http://www.secacac.on.ca/home/schools.html). - , , . - Yorkdale Secondary School, 416-395-3350. , , , : "Learning in North York" ( North York Board of Education). , , ( , ). , ( , , ) "apprenticeship" - "" - apprenticeships programs . 52. , , certified translator. 20 . ( ). . certified translators . 53. "Professional comparative evaluation services". : 416-325-2929, 416-325-4300, : 416-326-5775, : 416-961-1711; : 416-224-1100, nurses:416-928-0900; : 416-978-2185, : (Ottawa):613-236-5912. - , . , , , . , , () : " , ". 54. , CLASSIFIEDS , , , classifieds. : Toronto Star Toronto Sun, , , , . . 54.1 . - . , ( -, - ). , , . C++ - , 70 C++. - - . - 18,000 - , . - http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/ http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/Catalogue/CATNYP/CATNYPWeb.htm ( " " " "), : "This is the North York Public Library. There is an item received on your library card number ... It will be hold for you for seven days..." ( ), - 4 - , , , , , CD, , . . . , . : " 1933-1936 " . ( ) - . , , - ( ). - 15-20 . - , " " - 1.7 ( ). : 40 60 , 2-3. - , - 24 . - , , - , , , , - . 3- - , 2 . - , , , . 1 . - , - . ... ( - ). . - . , . , , - . . - Simpsons - . () , () ( ). 5 4 . . - . 3 , 5 15 - . , . - : " , ". . - - - - .. , , , - 50 , , . : "Bark Has Bites" "Easy Sleazy Beautiful Cover Girls" "A Sucker is Born Every Minute". - - . 40 2 : 1) Discovery- , , . (). 2) History Channel - (seeing is believing). , . . . - . - CNN. BBC World - . BBC World , , , , , ... - , 90 . , , - "O, that's boring". - CBC-channel 2(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). FM - . , . ( - , ..) 55. 1. , ( ) . , ( ) - , . . 2. ATM machine, , . 3. , , (, , ), , , . 4. . 486- , - ( ) ISP . - - - 5 . 1999 ISP ( 2 - 2). . () . ( ) , . on-line access . , ( VocalTech ), , . , on-line . 2-3 . - 20 . . - , 32 , , sound modem, - . 55.1. : " ... " ( ), ( ). !!! 2- , . , , , . , 3 , - 10. , , - , . - 1) . , , , . " ... " 2) . : . 1. ( ) . . . 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( ). , , " " , , - , - , () - . ( ).. " ", " , , ". , "... . " , - ( ) , . , , . 56. ( ) . 20-30 , job interview . ( ): York: 10 km - NW North York 13 - N Etobicoke 13 km - W (pronounced E-to-be-ko, accent on 'to') Scarborough 18 km - NE TTC. - : Mississauga - 18 km W (pronounced Mi-si-so-o-ga), hi-tech Richmond Hill 20 km N Markham 20 km NE Brampton 20 km NW Pickering, Whitby 25 km E Burlington, Hamilton 30-35 km SW Oshawa, ( ) Newcastle 31 km NE Hamilton 44 km SW Guelph 64 km W Barrie 66 km N - Kitchener 70 km W Branford 70 km SW Woodstock 90 km SW London 125 km SW Niagara Falls 78 km, S ( ) Sarnia 179 km SW ( ) Peterborough 254 km, NE Belleville 114 km, E Windsor 237 km SW Ottawa 269 km NE 57. TELEPHONE AREA CODE MAP:CANADA+US LARGEST CITIES, time zones BC 604 Pacific time (GMT - 8) Alberta 403 Mountain time (GMT -7) Saskatchewan 306 -- "" -- Manitoba 204 Central time (GMT - 6) Ontario 807 W part Ontario 705 N part Ontario 416 Toronto Ontario 905 Toronto suburbs Ontario 519 SW part Ontario 619 NE part Ontario, Quebec Eastern time (GMT -5) Quebec 819 N part Quebec 514 Montreal Newfoundland 709, 418 Atlantic time (GMT - 4) New York 212, 718, 201 Washington 202 Detroit 313 Chicago 312 Seattle 206 San Francisco 415 Los Angeles 213, 818,714 ======================================== 58. : ( ). - - survival job - , , career job - ? , . , , , . 1. ( , , (appointments). - - , . ( ). 2. COSTI, LINK . ( ) (, , , , , , , , , , ), : 3. , 4. , ( bakery), , . ( ). 5. ( ) ( ). 6. Toronto Star, Toronto Sun Employment News, General Help Wanted, Salespeople Wanted. , , , . , Employment News . , : " ", " 2000 ", " ", " ", .. , - , , . 7. : "Help wanted" ( ), "Now hiring" ( ) , , . - ! , ! 8. , - community support groups (, , ), , , , . , , , . . - . 9. Canada Employment Centre - (, SIN), , 10. , , , . 11. , , , , , , , . . , ! , : 1. " " ( - - . ). 2. , , - . 3. - 150-200 (-). 40-50 ( 4 ). 4. , . , , . , . , : (, , , , .) 1. , (, , ). 2. 3 5 () , , . , , , . . , (HR, Human Resources) " ", , , , " ". 3. , - . 20 ( ). (employment agencies, job search agencies, job hunters). , , "Directory of Information Recruiters" , 905-450-6660, . , : Manpower, Kelly, Drake ( ). ( , ). ( , ). 4. , . 5. ( ), , ( ). , , , . 6. , . ? , ? ? ( ?) , ? ? ( ). , ( 100 400 ). , 80 . - - . , "" - , , .. 7. . . , , , , . . , "Silicon Valley North" - , , "Toronto Computes" - " ", . 8. , - , , , . 9. , . , . ( ). , , , , . 10. ( ), , , , . 11. ( , , ). - . 12. () , , , , . ( , ). , ( ), . , ? ? , , , , , . . , : Northern Telecom - , ( ), Bombardier ( ). ( ). 95 General Motors , - , 25-30 , ( ) (, ). - 97 ( ). 2,000 , 60 ( 60 ), 4 . 92-95 - . . 1997-99 , . 99 , 98 ( Y2K problem), . 13. , , , , , , (). ? ( , . , 60 . , . - , . , . 14. , , , , , , . Web- - - - . , . 15-20 (on-line ). 15. , . 20-30 . e-mail . 16. , ? , ? , , ? ? , ? ? 17. , (part time), ( paycheck, .. , . . , (!) MANPOWER , ( ), . 18. - (Co-op) , , . , , () . - - (with placement), . - 3-4 2-3 - placement. , , ( 50 - ). , - , , , , . (waiting list) , (, ). - ( ), references Canadian experience. . ( , , - .) , (hands-on) . : , . : , ( Ryerson Politechnical) , , ). , " " - . 19. : North York Volunteer Centre (416-961-6888, 481-6194 ( ), . , ( , , ). - , , - . 20. (apprentice programs) - . : 60 160 , . 5-10 , 'job interview', " ". 15- , " ", ' '. , . ( ' ' , - - - HR ' ' , , - 3-5- .) , . 59. . : , , . - . . , . , , . ( ) , , , , , . - 140,000 . , - , , . - . - . , . - 6,000 .. - , , , . - . 20,000 , 11,500 ( , ), 7,200 . . , - 700 , . , 575,000, . Yonge St. -, down-town ( ) - Civic Centre Ford Centre for the Performing Arts. - (53,000), 75,000 ( Yonge St), 37,300 (- , ). 23,000 ( Jane, -). "" (62,000), ( Downsview Air Force Base). , 60-70 (103,000)- Bathurst, 401 . (80--90- ) - (95,000) - -. York University . - ( , Jane-Finch. - Bridle Path, Bayview, 550,000 $, . (average household income) - 58,500 $ ( ) ( ). : 3% (do not possess a working knowledge of English) - . (East Indians) - , , . (Kingsway area) - , 75,000$, , () 57,520$. Rexdale (high-rise complexes) . , 566,000, - , . - 19 . 401 10 . , -, , . - , () -, - 65,000. 28,000 , . : (downtown area), - , , , (upscale neighborhood). , . 4.6 86 91 , ( ). ( ) 629,000 , ( ). Bloor-Danforth, Yonge and Eglington, 10,000 . . , , , , . : University of Toronto Ryerson Polytechnic University. (households) - , -. - , 40,000 . , . Yonge St. Eglington. , 40 - Bathurst, Front St., , . 59.1 - - . : Demital Computers: 905-763-2010 (Steeles/Younge-Bathurst) - , , . -, , MUTUAL FUNDS, RSSP: RIMMA: 416-225-8178 - , OHIP- , , (416-630-2095). - : http://www.wrconsulting.com/Immigration/Spisok.htm , , . 60. - . : 1st/lst = . 2 bdrm = 2 bedroom air = . ( ), . , . apt. = apartment bachelor, studio = , , - . basement = - , , 1.5 . 20-30 . . Bsmt = basement condo = condominium, , , . , - . downtown = ( ). eat-in kitch. = kitchen in the room , evngs = facil = facilities fl. = floor furn. = gym = HWY = highway, freeway - , ( 4 24 , , , , , , , , , . .) - . hydro = , , (30-50 ) immed. = incl = liv/din/ = living/dining rooms / lrg. = large lux = luxurious mature = metro = " " ( ). "" - , . . mo = month neg = negotiable no pets = one-bedroom = . own ent, sep. ent. = separate entry pref. = preferably prkg = parking . ( ) . refs = rm. = room sep.ent. = separate entry spac. = spacious, , . suite = ( ) TTC = subway + TTC bus = , , TTC TTC bus = (metro boundaries). two-bedroom = . utils. = utilities - , , , , . wk. = week : AJAX 1bdrm bsmt apt. Apr.1., prkg.own ent.air,cable 850 encl. , , 1 , , , , 850 , , , . DANFORTH; bachelor, steps from Go&TTC, rec.facil.hydro incl.eat-in kitch. Price neg. , , ( ), ( ), , . . - . CARS FOR SALE: 4(2)-dr. = 4(2) 5 spd. = 5 a/s = = A1 cond = () air = AS IS = , ( ), auto = best offer = blk = cert = ( , ) cruise = evgs. = firm = fully loaded = , . immac. = int. = low mil = mint cond. = p/b = p/l = p/w = price/offer = sunrf = V6 = 6 warr. = 60.1 , : , - ? ***************************************************************************** - ( ) . - , , - , ( - ). , , - , , , ( ). : : , : " ". ( 7 ) . , -, ( ) . : " -, ", : " ? " : "Tomorrow all water will be shut off for an hour. Pacific time not known. Super." 61. , 40 wpm = 40 (=4 ) acc. = ; account manager= , afts = approx = approximately appt = appointment, asst = assistant, assistance , bilingual = bldg = building cert = certified, certificate , , co = company comm = commission , ; corp = corporation dent = dental , eves = evenings exc = escellent; executive ; exp(d)= experience, experienced , f/t = full time fin = financial h.d. = heavy duty ; , hr = hour immed = available immediately , ind = industrial, diligent; , ; individual , infor = information , jr = junior lic = licenced, licence , lt = light, also lite (incorrectly) , ltd = limited , m/f = male/female / max = maximum mech = mechanical , med = media , ; medical mfg = manifucturing min = minimum mo = month, monthly , nec = necessary neg = negotiable , nr = near , p.o. = post office p/t; pt.t = part time pd = payd; , , period perm = permission ph = phone pref = preferable req(d)= required , resp = responsible rge = range , rm = room , sr = senior ( ) temp = temporary, not permanent ( , ) part-time vic = vicinity, near , w = with w/t= wk = week , wtd = wanted, needed , () yr = year , 62. , () : Benefits package -- dental, drug prescr., semi-private hospital accommodation, long term disability, vision care , , , , , , , , Capable individual with an aptitude for figures -- good at math, reliable Challenging, fast-paced environment -- busy days; decisions to be made; , CMA 1/2 -- half way through the Certified Managing Accountant program Company is growing by leaps and bounds -- business is doing very well, expanding, room for advancement, but taking a risk , Computer exposure -- a general idea of what a computer is and what it can do A lot of experience NOT required Congenial - friendly Credit collection -- to collect loans, firm, calm, "tough" personality required , , , , , "" "Dymanic development" firm -- trying to impress you young company, real estate brokerage, etc. , , . Enjoy a variety of challenging assignments -- not willing to stay put, have to stretch, work hard , , Excellent people skills -- friendly, reliable, helpful, cheerful Excellent remuneration potential -- possibility for good pay . Exposure to Lotus 1,2,3 -- basic knowledge Lotus 1,2,3 Flextime -- can start earlier or later than others, but still put in a full day , . Good interpersonal skills -- get along well with people Good typing combined with a winning personality -- a "winning smile" , High volume -- a lot is expected in terms of speed and accuracy Liasing with customers -- dealing with customers Mature -- in age; probably several years of work experience; independent , , Minimum supervision -- working by oneself No gimmicks -- no false promises, faire and square Outgoing personality - friendly, extraverted, comfortable Paying top dollar -- a good salary compared to other companies for the same position Pitch-in attitude -- willing to help without being asked; will do a little extra , Opening - vacant job position telemarketer -- sell something over the phone, using phone directory, or lists of (potential) clients - , call centre -- selling over the phone; consulting on the sold products over the phone , , . upbeat place -- you are supposed to look energetic, optimistic, happy ( ), , , . 63. - references ( ). , . - IBM 10 4 (job offers). , , . . " " (entry level position) - . . , : Code-freeze stop of development for the purpose of testing, QA and passing into production. Outsourcing - using third-party company or providing consulting/development services to other companies Production - software that is already passed to clients, no changes are possible, only logs and tickets Ticket (Log) - detailed description of a flaw in a software product, that was passed into production, provided by clients or in QA and are registered in a special database. Each ticket (log) is assigned to a certain programmer and has to be closed (solved). Roll-Out - installation of some system on the spot, usually with elements of training, support, maintenance. QA (Quality Assurance) - polite term for testing. : Full-time/temporary permanent/contract. () ( , ), - . , - ( job-search agency). : , ( ) , , , - full-time temporary, permanent contract. - ( - Meridian Switch Box , ), , e-mail , (- - - ). . - ( - job-search agency). - - , - ). - ' - Glob and Mail ( 3 ) , Toronto Star - 100 , - 5-15 , - . . Career - job-search agencies, "", .. , , , . , : 1. Turn-key (consulting) solutions provider 2. Specialised software development company 3 Job search agency 4 Actual employer - small company 5 Actual employer - large company (). job-search agency ( ) paycheck . invoice , . references, job-search agency , , - . , , , () - client support production ( . , , "consultants", - ( ) , . - development, , , , ( ). - , references, - - . ( ) : DEVELOPMENT =>CODE FREEZE => BUILD => TESTING => QA => PRODUCTION => SUPPORT => DEVELOPMENT. , , - , - . . . , . "" , . (, , , , community subsidized colleges) - , - "", - , . , . 65. (programmers FAQ): Frequently Asked Questions on How to Find a Job for a Programmer in Canada. I can say the following summarizing experience of about 40-50 people that I kept contact with: You may explore several different options of the most demanded skill sets on the market: 1). Cobol/JCL/MVS + good to have skills: CICS, SQL, DB2. (Toronto is a city of banks and large wholesale companies), which traditionally use mainframes and will continue to do so in a foreseeable future.) 1.1 QA package (testing specialist), nice to have: MVS/ESA. 1.2 2). Oracle,SQL, Stored Procedures - the most popular database. Good to have skills: Unix, Powerbuilder. 3). MS SQL Server, (second most popular database), StoredProcedures, Transact-SQL, nice to have: Crystal Reports, Win NT 4.0. Nice to have: data conversion experience. 4). MS Access, MS SQL (Sequel/Sybase) Server, nice to have: VBA, VB 5.0. with OLE, COM, DCOM, Active X. 4.1 VB 5.0/6.0, OLE, nice to have: SQL, ODBC MS Access/SQL Server/DB2. 5). Web development: IIS 3.0/4.0, nice to have: graphics, PERL, latest vogue: Java Script, J++, Active X, Corba. 6). C/C++, nice to have: WIN 9x, Unix or Win NT development experience. 7) Oracle system administrator. 8). Win NT system administrator/roll out specialist. A must: MSCE certification. 9). AS 400, must to have: RGP, CL - huge demand! 10). Lotus Notes developer/Administrator - huge demand! The highest paid: (everything in Canadian dollars/year) (starting from top paid): (CND 70,000)(7-> 6 -> 1 -> 9 ($45,000) The least paid: (starting from least paid): ($25,000) 1.1, -> 5 -> 4 -> 4.1 ->8 ($45,000). The easiest to study (starting from shortest learning curve): (3 months) 1.1 -> 1 -> 4 -> 3 (half a year). The hardest to study: (from top): (1.5 years) 7 -> 6 ->9 -> 8 (1 year). The cheapest to study: ($3.500 courses) 1.1 -> 1 - > 4.1 - > 4 ($10.000 courses, $500-700 Seneca). The most expensive to study: ($15,000) 7 -> 6. Professions that are slowly declining (comparatively, not absolutely): 1 -> 7. The demand is increasing (i.e. in absolute numbers): (starting from fastest) 8 -> 3 -5 Average entry level salary is about 40,000 (with benefits) for permanent, which translates into 2,900/ month/net or $30/hour (contract) (you pay your taxes and insurance). Average number of HR/job search agencies level interviews for a professional with 4+ years of development and good English: 20, technical interviews: 5, average time of finding job - 20-30 days. For a person with no computer background, bad resume, suspicious references these numbers are correspondingly 50-HR/Job Search and 10 technical level interviews, average time of finding job: 1.5-2 years. Average number of resumes sent: 400, written refusals received: 50. Average response time from a large company (like Northern Telecom) that is willing to accept you (from receiving of resume to last technical level interview): 4-5 weeks, average number of interviews: 4. Sequence of interviews: (0) (Job Search Agency) -> (1) HR clerk -> (2) Head of department/technical specialist -> (3) Vice/President (Marketing or HR). Most important is (2), others are rather filters. For a small company: corresponding time 1 week, interviews-2. Oral references are being checked in 80% of the cases for large companies. Percent of large companies that are doing without job search agencies: 10% (like Winners Apparel, CIBC). For small companies: 60% without job search agencies. The same for turn-key software installers/solution providers. I would not say that there is an acute shortage of specialists in any field now (under developed capitalism supply swiftly comes to equilibrium to demand). (This remark received from Robert Must. Thank you, Robert, you share with your experience like usual): This is very correct. While IT industry may provide more extensive opportunities due to the fact that this immature industry yet. All industries were in this situation some time in the past. There is no general deficit of people. There is deficit of people with a certain set of skills and many of those go to the US because falling loonie cut their real salaries. $65k salary is considered good both in the US and Canada. But dollar is different. If not this outflow probably would be no so much place for those 900 IT people who arrive to Canada only from one country every year. Price of education: all commercial courses have $300/week. (Seneca $250/course), full-blown University course (4 years): $40,000. You may apply for a government loan after a year of living as a PR (pay out start half a year after gradiation, interest about 5%). Length of average private computer courses = 1 year (from 3 months to 2 years). Quality of education: from C to D (in Russian 3 with minus). It is unrealistic to find knowledgeable teachers that also know how to teach (the word "methodology" is not known here). I calculate that average time for a person (without computer background) of 25 years old spent on computer/Software development related studies plus job search is 1 year, if your are 35 it's 1.5 years, if your are 40 - two years (if you study/look for job 8 hours a day). For a person with computer background (with language not needed on the market now, like Fortran or Pascal or PDP11 Assembler development) and not too bad English - it is half a year. In Toronto and Kitchener/Waterloo the emphasis is more on mainframes, in Mississauga/Brampton - client/server, C++. In Ottawa- client/server. I got a feeling that it is harder to find a job in Ottawa. Necessary requirements in all cases: professionally written resume (the whole science exists about it) and written/oral references (at least 3, preferably local and you must be able to get by (communicate) in English in "real-time" (50 words/minute) and be understood- nobody cares what accent you have. Ability to type (in English) 30-40 words per minute is helpful. Average number of software developers (with Canadian PR status), returning back to Russia - about 7%, for non-programmers this figure is 15-20% (neither in Canada, nor in Russia there is no corresponding statistics). Official Canadian data: PRs: families arriving to Toronto: 900/year from Russia, 1000 from Israel. My feeling is that about half of them (from former Soviet Union) are programmers (at least one in the family), with age range for a main applicant from 25 to 40 years. Percent of (families) 'sitting' on welfare after 1 year of arrival: my feeling: 35%, in three years: 10% (for a programmers 2-3 times less). Percent of divorces among newcoming families in the first three years: about 25%. Hopefully it will help, Alexei Akimov P.S. See archive of Tor:immi mailing list where a lot is written on this subject already: The URL of home page is: http://gewis.win.tue.nl/studie/lists/tor-immi/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ END : , , , - 1999 , . : http://members.xoom.com/HiWay/frame2.htm - , , - . http://www.intrasystems.ru/canada/ (russian mirror Server) www.sunshines.com (Vancouver, Russian) www.thebans.com (Toronto, Romanian-English), . . www.svetofor.com (Toronto, Russian) http://www.russiantoronto.com ( ) http://www.newca.com/New.html , , ( ). , . http://home.interhop.net/~microcom/incarus6.html (Russian-Canadian link list) http://www.wrconsulting.com/Immigration/Spisok.htm - , - . , ( , ). http://www.mv.ru/~eak/can.html , . . http://artefact.list.ru/ () http://members.xoom.com/chukhovsky/main.htm (, ), , - . 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