Tax and Social Insurance in Canada

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Hi all

As my husband and I are considering to leave UK as soon as we can (once I have qualified as a Registered Mental Health Nurse = 2011:)), we have been looking into all the different countries we would consider. OZ, NZ and Canada are the options we got. Now, we have found a lot of info regarding job future, real estate, schools, ...... but what we haven't found so far is an idea of what percentage of deduction to expect from the salary.

Could anybody here enlighten me? My husband is a technical engineer and we have two children.

All these things to consider, but I guess nobody wants to experience a decrease in standard of living. :o

And immigration is such a big step.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. x

Thanks.

Julie

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

I did the math... If we only look at income tax, Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance and union dues, the total deductions work out to 24.12%. Things like supplementary life insurance, health insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance (short and long term), vision care, pension plan, RRSP contributions and parking charges add another 14.46%. Hope that helps.

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Thank you very much. :)

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Specializes in med/surg.

You need to read the posts in the International forum though because you have to be a general trained nurse for Canada.

The other UK branches are not recognised & even the newer UK General nurses have often found they are lacking hours e.g peads & maternity. That means you have to make up classes (at some considerable expense) before you can be admitted to the Canadian register & take the CRNE.

Do some research on here. Start with the stickies here & on the International forum.

As a recent UK evacuee I will say that the pay is way better here but you fall into a higher tax bracket. Housing is cheaper in most places (again depending where you go & where you came from in the UK.) The cost of living is comparable to the UK but personally I love the life here.

Just this afternoon I took the kids (who have a day off school today) to a local community outdoor skating rink (created in the summer basketball court) which also boasts a great toboggan hill next to it. The weather was sunny with a crisp but pleasant temp & we all had a blast! Plus it was all free, bar the original cost of skates/sleds!!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

She may actually be able to apply as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse with her qualifications.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTC/Geriatric.

And don't forget to look into whether your husband's education credentials would be recogonized here as well!!

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She may actually be able to apply as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse with her qualifications.

Just point out that this will only be in a few provinces so a lot will depend on which province they are looking at living in.

Here in the East coast you have to be general trained RMN is not accepted

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Specializes in med/surg.

Bear in mind the the training for psychiatric nurses & mental health nurses are two different branches in the UK, so may not be a fit for RMN.

I'm not saying for sure that it won't be good enough, the College of Nursing has that ball in their court but it was just a warning that it might be a problem.

Of course right now they are not hiring international nurses here so the discussion is academic for the moment! Which at least leaves plenty of time to organise things! :-)

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Hi and thanks a lot for your replies.

According to info received from the various nurse's associations, only four provinces in Canada (BC, AB, MB and SK) would recognise my British RMN quals, but I would still have to re-sit the appropriate provincial exam.

My husband has got it a bit easier, I guess. He got his quals through the armed forces and are internationally recognised.

Thanks again for the info. Hope you all have a good weekend.

Julie

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Yup, they are the provinces that have Registered Psychiatric Nurses. Separate governing Colleges and a totally separate education.

Unfortunately, they are also the provinces with hiring freezes.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Manitoba is still hiring. They've been asked to endorse Alberta's IENs and are doing so. I was there for a conference in December and could have had my choice of positions in critical care in three different urban hospitals. The Recruitment and Retention Fund was at the conference in full force; there are dozens of vacancies including several RPN positions.

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Thanks again for all your replies and sharing info with me. :)

Thankfully I still got a good year to go until I (we) will make a decision. I will keep a close eye on things. I think I tend to prefer Canada on the long run, as I am a keen ice-hockey fan (one more point on my "positive-points-comparison-list"). :rolleyes:

Best wishes

Julie

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