Originally Posted by
glideslopealive
Hello,
I am a foreign pilot with a temporal resident visa (TRV) valid till December 2027. I hold an FAA ATP, Emb 145 PIC, B737 PIC and B1900 PIC, Total time 6050hrs. Please could i get some advise on which employers/companies/operators in Canada that may consider hiring me. I visit Canada regularly. My next visit will be in September this year to conclude the conversion of my FAA ATP certificate to TC ATPL. Thank you
Originally Posted by
Arnie Pye
Canadian pilots are grosly underpaid compared to anything else you'll find. you'll be living in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver. By almost every metric, the cost of living in any of these cities is way more expensive than any city except for maybe NYC or LAX.
Don't get me started on our taxes up here. You'll be paying a margional rate of 52% in order to pay for that free healthcare we known for.
I dont know your situation but it sounds like you have family or other related interersts in Canada. Canada is a great place. Just not a great place to be a pilot. I Love Canada. I m married to a Canadian via Hong Kong. I was living in Vancouver and commuting to the US East Coast....which I had to stop doing in the pandemic. I also will confirm Arnie Pye's sentiment that I could only afford to live in the Vancouver area because I was employed by a US airline and compensated well. Canadian Dollars, American Dollars.....you are going to need a lot of dollars if you want to live in Toronto or Vancouver ..which seems like the only places foriegners wish to reside in (Montreal if from a Francophone country)
Don't get me wrong, I feel compared to US east Coast my children are much better off growing up in Canada.
Dont do the trendy new live paycheck to paycheck in Tornto or Vancouver....see if you can get hired at a US Airline and commute from Winnipeg or Halifax......and afford all the creature comforts. Just my 1.65 Indian Rupees or .02 CAD