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Depends on the field.
Getting 2500 after tax usually is not as easy as get a job in McD, but if you have some professional experience and be patience.  You should able to find one in 3 months.
That's $18 to $19/hr.
But don't expect to get one by speaking Chinese though.

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我既經驗係,係溫哥華既主流社會搵40-50k/yr既白領工會比較難,要等機會...不過這是十年前的時候,可能現在 ...
john_smith999 發表於 2012-8-9 11:12

    Not true.
I feel 40k to start is not hard to find as long as you have a decent degree and decent English.
Programmers usually start around $40k.

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~30% income tax + cpp + EI + 12% hst + ?%gas tax + bunch other environmental tax = around 50% after tax REAL Spending is pretty accurate.

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Canada is boring for people who doesn't know how to appreciate the culture of the country.
To me, Hong Kong is even more boring, because I don't how to appreciate HK Style.

I have a list of restaurants I don't even have time to try.
Many outdoor activites I don't have enough time for.
Gatherings or cook-offs at friends' house every second weekends.
I like to have more time to walk and enjoy local small parks.
On top of that, I love to visit Seattle for even more decent restaurants.
I would like to continue my golf range practice when I have time.

Between all these, work, family, and gf, I really don't have enough time.  
Boring?  Depends on how you enjoy the resource we have in Canada.

If you think singing K, reading magazine, watch tv and shopping is fun, then you should try to open up your mind to join some Canadian activites .

Btw, I work crazy OT and I don't get paid OT, because I am on salary.
60+ hours per week, weekends, day shift + late nights.

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lo_pak 發表於 2012-8-10 19:10

BCIT is awesome for immediate job hunting.
Later I found out, for employers who look for long time growth employees, then a degree becomes more important.
That's just what I observed.

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Continue from the previous post.  You don't expect to find a $40k job in 1 day, but if you are specialized in something, then you should able to find $40k+ over few months.