Move to Montreal?

BeagleGal
New Member



Joined: 17 May 2007
Posts: 5
Location: Toronto

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:22 am

 

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I am currently living in Toronto and am tired of it. I have been here all my life and the last year or so, I've felt like I've outgrown it.

I've been to Montreal several times and love it. I like the vibe there, I like the lifestyle there and I believe it is better suited to me than Toronto is now.

How difficult is it to find a job being non-bilingual? I speak Spanish but I dont think will get me far in terms of employment, I dont think.

Anyways, any advice/opinions/thoughts?

Thanks!

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Clapoti
Senior Member



Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Posts: 85
Location: Berlin

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 3:20 am

 

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Depending what you do it might not be that hard. I'm from Montreal. give me more details about what you do and I might be able to help you.

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wordsneeded
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Joined: 09 Jul 2007
Posts: 2
Location: Montreal

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:22 pm

 

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I find it depends on the region in Montreal, and your type of employement you're looking for that will determine what languages you need to work. There are many international companies with offices in Montreal as well.
My boyfriend is an american who only speaks english, and has made it in Montreal for 9 years now. if he made it, I'm sure you will!
The Quebec mentality and politics may take a little to get used to however.

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Clapoti
Senior Member



Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Posts: 85
Location: Berlin

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:50 pm

 

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What do you mean by "The Quebec mentality" ?

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DutchGirl
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Joined: 12 Mar 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Brittany, France

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:14 am

 

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Hello everyone!
I am presently living in France and together with my french boyfriend, would also like to move to Montreal (or otherwise Ottawa).
We are both bilingual. He speaks perfect French and fluent English. I speak close-to-perfect English and fluent French.
We are both specialized in Int'l Business (him: more in export, me: more in marketing), and have university degrees (him: Master's, me: BA).
The problem is, we're having a bit of trouble finding jobs.
We would like to come asap and stay on a trial basis till end of September 2008. Then we'll decide if we'd like to stay (if we can get the right papers).
Can anyone help us?
[Obviously we have no criminal records, and moderately interesting CVs]

Thanks in advance!
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Cheers,
Dutch girl (born in Holland, raised in Canada and the world)

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