I want to emigrate to canada with family, what kind of support?

Question

do you get from canadian gouvernement (like child benefits, social security etc...) like in here or france.

thanks for your advice and opinion

Answer 1

Read the question you just asked.Not even living here in Canada and already looking for handouts.It's people like you that come to Canada that make ordinary Canadians so intolerant towards people from the middle east.Heres a hint.Come here legally,work hard and save.Just like the rest of us who pay taxes in our country.

Answer 2

Canada has an extensive social security system covering pensions and social welfare benefits, which covers virtually the whole population. Responsibility for the planning, management and delivery of social security programs is shared between the federal and provincial governments.

The universal pension system is state-funded, while employees, employers and the self-employed are required to contribute to the earnings related pension scheme and the employment-related benefits scheme, which covers sickness and maternity pay, unemployment benefits and other welfare assistance. Under the Child Tax Benefit scheme, tax-free monthly payments are made to families with children under 18. Most residents are also covered to receive physician and hospital services, but must meet federal and provincial eligibility criteria.

The universal pension is payable from the age of 65 for people who have lived in Canada for at least ten years after the age of 18. It is not necessary to retire from employment in order to receive this pension.

The system in Canada is good.Much better than anywhere in the USA, so you don't have to worry about that. Something else that might interest you is that Canada has social security agreements with many countries, which allow periods of residence or social security payments made in these countries to count towards eligibility for social security benefits in Canada.

I have put a link at 1. below, to a Canadian government site that explains the pension system. You might have to read it 2 or 3 times, but it is not that hard. note that there is a guaranteed minimum, so if a person is on a low wage and contributions are not enough to give a good pension, the state will add to it.

2. below is the web page of Canada Revenue which has links to the different federal and state child benefits as well as working tax credit.These are similar, but not the same amounts, of course, to the UK system, but are more generous.

3. Is one more interesting page. Employment Insurance, Maternity, parental and sickness pay.

One other bit of useful information is that public school education up including secondary school is free,and so is some post secondary education,especially vocational.In some states the leaving age is higher than others. Canada has one of the highest graduate populations in the world, if not THE highest, with 1 in 4 having a university degree,and many others having a vocational or professional qhalification. This is helped by its immigration policy that favours graduates and the highly skilled.

I hope this is of use to you. At least you have plenty to read!.

Answer 3

If you are granted permanent residency you will receive basic health care (dental, glasses, physio, etc are extra in most provinces - but rules vary).  There is a child benefit - I don't know what it is, fairly generous for young children, less so as they get older, better in Quebec than in most other provinces.  

Anyone is going to have a tough time living on a government pension.  There are different levels - Old age security which I believe is prorated on how many of 40 years you have lived in Canada prior to 65 and Canadian Pension Plan where you get out according to what you have paid in.  I think there is some supplemental thing too.  If you have sufficient income, the ones other than CPP are reduced.

Legislated vacation is 10 days per year, much lower than in France.  Education through high school is free and university is much more affordable than in the US.

Canada admits about 250000 immigrants per year and the waiting list is about 950,000.  Unless you have some skill that is deemed to be in short supply - don't expect this to be a quick process.

Answer 4

Yes they generally require families to be self supporting - if you want the best dole/welfare system, stay in UK

Answer 5

i am not sure that you would get anything

much tougher than here

you have to be a resident to claim anything they have

but i dont think its much

one of the rules about getting into canada is that you support yourself.

Answer 6

Oh boy are you going to get a wake up call. Myself and my Canadian wife considered living in Canada, and unless you have a huge amount of money by which you can support yourself or a trade which they are desperate to import and a Canadian citizen is not available to do you don't have a chance.As far as medical and other benefits my wife as a Canadian citizen would have had to wait three months before she was eligible again having lived outside Canada. The only immigrants other than the very rich that do well in Canada are refugees as the system is set up in such a way that all other immigrants effectively pick up most of the cost. See for yourself how much they will charge you JUST TO APPLY.

Answer 7

Canada has very good health care and social security, far better than it's neighbor the USA, but to get a green card or gain citizenship in Canada you need either a lot of money in the bank or high-skills qualifications such as being a surgeon or a civil engineer.