# My company might be moving to Canada????? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295 "2016-11-10T00:09:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295/41 "2016-11-16T19:31:24Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Actually an hour east of Vancouver. On the US border. You could easily commute from WA state and avoid the residence / housing complication. Until the day some surly border guard decides to randomly deny you entry. Hope the company lets you work from home. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295/42 "2016-11-16T23:20:39Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Canada still qualifies as a large country even if it’s nowhere near the size of the US. Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia. China is third, the US is fourth. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295/43 "2016-11-17T02:23:18Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > […]is significantly to the right American Democrats, who are to the right of Canadian Conservatives, who are to the right of Canadian Liberals[…] I found the claims that Obama was a Socialist very amusing for this exact reason. Obama was no Jack Layton. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295/44 "2016-11-17T11:18:17Z")
> [@Translucent\_Daydream](#): > > It’s in Abbotsford. Looks like west of Vancouver. Local pronunciation is as spelled, rhyming with ford, though you do occasionally hear Abbotsfurd. Politically, it’s not nearly as far left as Vancouver. You’d probably be fine. It’s fairly easy for an employer to get you a work permit here. Once you’ve been here a few years, you can apply for permanent residency, and a few years after that, citizenship. Taxes are an annual hassle but no big deal: you just file twice, once for each country, but paying is a lot easier in Canada. File, and then you have until April 30 to pay, and you can just pay at the bank counter. Housing is expensive but not the crazy mess it is in Vancouver (_average_ home price \> $1,000,000). I’m not too far away (about halfway between Abbotsford & Vancouver), and moved up from California about 6 years ago, so if you need specific info PM me. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295/45 "2016-11-17T14:43:52Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Taxes are an annual hassle but no big deal: you just file twice, once for each country, but paying is a lot easier in Canada. File, and then you have until April 30 to pay, and you can just pay at the bank counter. Or pay tax on line if you prefer. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295/46 "2016-11-17T17:42:32Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia. > > China is third, the US is fourth. Population. I thought that was obvious, but apparently not. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295/47 "2016-11-17T18:14:14Z")
> [@Translucent\_Daydream](#): > > What’s the results of the election last night my company just call a meeting a few hours ago. They are seriously considering moving operations to Canada. Possibly Vancouver. > > I know nothing about Canada other than The Red Green Show. > > If I have a job already there, is it possible to immigrate? Having a job in Canada is pretty much the single best way to get in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-company-might-be-moving-to-canada/771295.md?page=2)