Life Abroad | 5 Reasons Why You Should Want To Work In Canada

When you work in Canada and unfortunately, through no fault of your own, lose your job and source of income, you might be eligible for unemployment insurance. In fact, this is also eligible for foreign workers on work permits!

This means you could get up to 55% of your earnings capped to $60,300 a year. In addition, you will be able to get the benefits of a maximum of CAD$638 per week, for up to 45 weeks.

In addition, if your net family income doesn’t exceed USD$25,921, your benefit rate can be increased up to 80% of your earnings, allowing you to get more money.

This will help you tide over a tough period as well as give you ample time to find suitable work that has good career prospects instead of being forced to hop from one part-time job to another.

Working in Canada also allows you to apply for permanent residency - after all, we are sure you will fall in love with the country’s melting pot culture, breathtaking natural landscapes, and dynamic opportunities you can’t find anywhere else!

There are a few main pathways you can apply for permanent residency, these include the Express Entry route for skilled workers as well as the Canada Lifeboat Stream A for Hong Kong residents.

The work experience you gained during your time in Canada will be counted in and you will be able to live and work in the country indefinitely, allowing you to enjoy the sights and sounds of everything Canada has to offer.

One of the biggest incentives of working overseas is a bigger paycheck. It was found that Canada had the highest pay for individuals who had work and study experience before admission into the country. They achieved a median wage of CAD$44,600 back in 2019.

In Hong Kong, the average fresh graduate takes home an average of HK$16,077 a month or CAD$31,056 a year. 

This means you will be able to earn and subsequently save more by working in Canada.

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Worried about healthcare and how much it can cost you if you ever fell ill?

In Canada, all citizens and PR are automatically eligible for free healthcare coverage.

But what about temporary workers on a work permit?

Thankfully, when you work in Canada, you gain access to the country’s provincial healthcare services. If you work in Canada for at least 6 months or longer, you may qualify for free coverage that will vary depending on your province.

This means you might be covered across a spectrum of services that include hospital stays, medicine coverage as well as physician services, and consultations.

If you are planning to move your family to Canada or build one from scratch here, you’ll be pleased to know that both parents are entitled to generous paternity and maternity leave benefits.

New mothers, for example, are eligible for maternity leave benefits that go up to 15 weeks at a benefit rate of 55% of your earnings, up to a maximum of $638 a week!

In addition, new families will be able to apply for either standard parental or extended parental benefits that can extend up to 69 weeks to fully take care of the newborn.

If the mother decides to take less time off work to recover, her partner can apply for more time off to pick up the slack and take care of the newborn. It’s that flexible!

Thinking of furthering your studies and pursuing a rewarding career in Canada?

We can help assist you with selecting the best colleges and cities to live and study in.

At IDP, we have an experienced and friendly team of education counsellors that can answer your questions and take you through the different universities and course application process.

Get started with a free counselling session today.

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