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Originally Posted by Smoky buck
All the people my wife and I know in Australia or NZ are originally from Canada so they seem to give a fair comparison. My son knows a few born and bred Australia's that he met from his buddy who’s a snowboarding instructor in Banff. Even the born and bred Australians my son knows think Canada is messed up after living here for 6 months on work holidays
My boy is dead set in his mind that he is moving to Australia next year so he will get to see what he thinks first hand
Me I am trapped in Canada for at least 2 more years between up grading and the wife wanting to stay close enough to visit her mother with cancer. By then I will be 44 and it’s tough to immigrate to Australia once you hit 45 from my understanding so it’s likely not an option for me
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It depends on what you’re bringing to the table. They import skilled migrants and specifically migrants with skills that the country deemed its lacking in. They have a soft cut off at 45 because the amount you’ll contribute to the economy is potentially less then what your going to cost in care as a senior.
We (the company I work for) have moved Canadians over here and gotten them PR/citizenship that were just on 45 years old and I’ve heard it can be done if your 45-50 but harder.
It’s individual specific so if you’re sitting on 44-50 years old you would have to look into it.
Your son is making an excellent choice. Even if he moves back to the motherland he will gain perspective. People need to get out of their bubble to see what’s out there.