I Arrived in Canada with a High School Diploma and Got a Job!
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A personal account of emigrating to Canada with only a high school diploma, describing how realistic media stories of quick riches are, what opportunities exist for moving to Canada, and what is and isn’t possible when finding work and settling there.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Start
- 5:10Hitting the wall
- 11:11From Nerdear.la 2019 to Canada
- 12:04Some data about Winnipeg
- 15:27Should I take the risk? With my luck?
- 16:332 months after Nerdearla 2019
- 17:00What about winter?
- 18:53But there’s also spring and summer...
- 19:58Ways to emigrate to Canada
- 21:45Myths and realities about Canada
- 22:17You pay little in taxes
- 22:42Healthcare is free
- 23:31Emigrating is super easy
- 24:41But it’s possible...
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