Quote: (03-16-2017 07:54 AM)scotian Wrote:
I can't really give any specific advice that you can't find outside of government websites both federal ( http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp ) and provincial (check out the BC nominee program https://www.welcomebc.ca/immigrate-to-b-...ee-program ), do you have any family in Canada? The current federal government has loosened up regulations on the family reunification program, that could be another useful route to get in: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/
I'm not sure how useful your background in photography or you education will be to be honest, Canada is notorious for not accepting educations from the sub-continent, apparently we have thousands of Indian trained engineers and doctors driving taxi cabs. There is a chance that you'll be working a low wage job upon arrival, I'm not sure but it seems like many Indians I meet were working a much more prestigious job back home than driving a taxi or working as a cashier at a gas station, so keep that in mind.
As for Vancouver, its the nicest city in Canada, has the fastest growing economy in the country and a very large Indian community (heavily Sikh) so the transition shouldn't be too bad, I'm sure there's Indian organizations there to help out new arrivals, if you want it. People are very open and friendly, the air is clean, its on the ocean and close to amazing parks, rivers, mountains, etc. However, it is the most expensive city for real estate in the country and that's reflected in the rents, a one bedroom apartment in a desirable location will cost about $1500-2000/month. Consider renting a room in a house for about $500 for your first few months until you get established.
Also, you should really consider if moving to a new, open Liberal country is what you want more than owning a successful business back home and living among your friends and family. $2000/month is a lot of money in India (so I'm told) and you very well could be starting at the bottom of the career pole in Canada, so just be prepared for that.
Finally, Canada isn't nearly as bad as we portray it on here, we westerners just like to bitch and complain about things that you'd probably consider quite trivial. So come to Canada and give it a try, it will be a bit of an adventure but you'll have fun either way, just be prepared for some of the realities that I mentioned above.
Thanks Scotian.
The thing is that I plan to be self employed in Canada right from scratch because I'm planning on coming there with a heavy fund backing me and my photography business is purely a retail customer oriented business so it doesn't take any networking to earn from it. It's almost a location independent business as all I do is run Facebook and Google ads and get students for my classes.
500$ for a room in a house was the part that felt comforting since I was hearing a lot about the crazy prices people pay for renting studio apartments, especially in Vancouver, which I heard is even more expensive than cities in U.S. Since I practice ultra-minimalism, I think I'd be ok with a frugal lifestyle for very long.
Cheers for the detailed answer!