Posted by Vito on September 9, 2011, 7:22 pm
.... Mexicans to the US and now -
Americans going to Canada to find work
Usually, you hear stories of people fleeing to America, not the other way
around.
But the jittery state of the U.S. economy is driving an increasing number of
its citizens to seek better prospects north of the border.
Americans are the latest economic refugees, and they’re heading to Canada.
As he prepares to campaign for re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama is
expected to make a speech Thursday night that calls for immediate stimulus
spending to create jobs and improve infrastructure.
But those reforms will be difficult to make. Republicans, who control the
House of Representatives, have resisted any efforts to boost the economy
through additional spending.
As life in the U.S. worsens, prospects in Canada seem all the brighter.
Canadian officials say the number of Americans applying for temporary work
visas doubled between 2008 and 2010.
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/08/america-canada-jobs/
Posted by brad herschel on September 9, 2011, 7:39 pm
Gas 'em, don't pass 'em.
Posted by Calgary (Don) on September 9, 2011, 7:59 pm
On 09/09/2011 5:22 PM, Vito wrote:
> .... Mexicans to the US and now -
> Americans going to Canada to find work
> Usually, you hear stories of people fleeing to America, not the other way
> around.
> But the jittery state of the U.S. economy is driving an increasing number of
> its citizens to seek better prospects north of the border.
> Americans are the latest economic refugees, and they’re heading to Canada.
> As he prepares to campaign for re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama is
> expected to make a speech Thursday night that calls for immediate stimulus
> spending to create jobs and improve infrastructure.
> But those reforms will be difficult to make. Republicans, who control the
> House of Representatives, have resisted any efforts to boost the economy
> through additional spending.
> As life in the U.S. worsens, prospects in Canada seem all the brighter.
> Canadian officials say the number of Americans applying for temporary work
> visas doubled between 2008 and 2010.
> http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/08/america-canada-jobs/
It is very common for Calgary contractors to recruit seasonal employees
from all across Canada and Mexico. They will cover all travel expenses.
Typically they own condos or houses for their temporary staff to live
in. The seasonals work through the season and head home when the snow
flies. It seems to be an arrangement that works well for both parties.
FWIW I have not heard of Americans filling temporary jobs yet.
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> Americans going to Canada to find work
> Usually, you hear stories of people fleeing to America, not the other way
> around.
> But the jittery state of the U.S. economy is driving an increasing number of
> its citizens to seek better prospects north of the border.
> Americans are the latest economic refugees, and they’re heading to Canada.
> As he prepares to campaign for re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama is
> expected to make a speech Thursday night that calls for immediate stimulus
> spending to create jobs and improve infrastructure.
> But those reforms will be difficult to make. Republicans, who control the
> House of Representatives, have resisted any efforts to boost the economy
> through additional spending.
> As life in the U.S. worsens, prospects in Canada seem all the brighter.
> Canadian officials say the number of Americans applying for temporary work
> visas doubled between 2008 and 2010.
> http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/08/america-canada-jobs/