job in canada

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That truly nice of you friend. The rest be cautioned.

 

 

----Original Message Follows---- Caldecott <todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com>

Re: <ayurveda> job in canada

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:53:31 -0700

 

just a friendly word of warning, the offered "salary" of $20/hr is at

the low end of a living wage here

to live relatively comfortably you need to make at $50,000/yr, and

even this in any major centre such as Toronto or Vancouver will not

be enough to get you into the real estate market - for this you are

looking at least $120K/yr, with some money saved up besides

 

factor in visa/travel costs etc, i am not sure you would be ahead of

the game

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for more information, folks wishing to immigrate to Canada should

check out:

 

http://www.canadaimmigrants.com/

 

the website is pretty negative, but don't get me wrong - Canada IS a

pretty good country to live, with a high standard of living,

socialized medicine, and one of the world leaders in creating a

intercultural society where not only are culture and customs actively

supported, but there is a policy to weave these customs together to

create a unique multifaceted, pluralistic society (180 degrees

opposite of the american "melting pot")

 

Caldecott

todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com

www.toddcaldecott.com

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Hi Vaiju,

I am from the UK, and migrated to work as a practitioner in Toronto,

Canada and now in Adelaide, Australia. I can verify what Todd and Jane

have said regarding working in these countries. I suppose if you have

another main job or can work also as a registered Naturopath etc in

these countries, then its a viable option.But I have experienced many

difficulties in trying to make a living solely as an Ayurvedic

practitioner in foreign countries,as it helps to know the culture

inside-out and understand the local health market. I also get many

enquiries from BAMS doctors in India and the UK who have a perception

that the grass is greener elsewhere - but from my experience this is

definitely not the case. Australia has also the problem of importing

herbs - if you are linked to an RTO then you may be okay.

I suppose once Ayurveda really takes of in these countries then it may

be a different story, but there is am awful lot of regulations that

are currently being put in place that will make its growth awkward.

I apologise if it all sounds negative, but my advice is take yoour

time and research very carefully before embarking on such ventures.

Hope this helps, if you need more advice please email me.

Best wishes

Ray

 

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> vaiju

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