Oh Canada?

jopperm2 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 03:05 PM

My office is hosting some new trainers down from our Toronto office and it has got me thinking a little more about Canada.

I have a few questions for the Canadians around here that have been buggin me. (The questions were buggin me, not the Canadians. I'v got no problem with them.)

1. Can you make a payment by phone in Canada? What payment methods are acceptable? Is a service charge customary.

2. What do you call Canadian Bacon?

3. How Much are you paying for gas these days? We've got to be ripping you off since we get so much oil from Canada.

4. Do people in Canada complain that other countries are "stealing" your jobs? I'm stealing one next month if anyone wants to flame me for it.

I may think of more, but that's what's on my mind and I'm really bored.

Edit: 5. Are nude beaches legal in Canada? We have one that I know of in Florida, but it's underground.

Cuchulain82 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 03:13 PM

Yes, (some) Canadians complain about jobs heading south to the USA.

I especially would like to second the curiosity about nude beaches- can we get a definative answer about this please?

jopperm2 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 03:17 PM

I wonder how much cheaper it is to employ Americans.. I'm sure you don't have to spend as much on them for benefits etc.

6. What's the minimum wage? I'm sure there has to be one.

Cuchulain82 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jopperm2

I wonder how much cheaper it is to employ Americans.. I'm sure you don't have to spend as much on them for benefits etc.

Most of the complaining I've heard has to do with general job loss, and the complaining about the jobs going from Canada to the USA was similar to Americans complaining about jobs going to Mexico. It is usually lower wage jobs, if I remember correctly.

There must be a canadian out there who has more to add...
(have I mentioned I'm curious about the nude beach thing? It seems so... cultured and yet dirty at the same time...)

dragon wench · #5 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 03:31 PM

1. Can you make a payment by phone in Canada? What payment methods are acceptable? Is a service charge customary. Yes

2. What do you call Canadian Bacon? I've always called it "bacon."

3. How Much are you paying for gas these days? We've got to be ripping you off since we get so much oil from Canada. Yesterday it was $1. 05 per litre

4. Do people in Canada complain that other countries are "stealing" your jobs? I'm stealing one next month if anyone wants to flame me for it. Yes, quite frequently; it is a due to both offshoring and the fact that many newly arrived immigrants are willing to work for lower wages because their previous conditions in most cases were so desperate.
I have not checked recently, but I believe the current minimum wage (it varies from province to province), is about $8.50/hour.
I don't know the specifics on employing Americans up here though. Are you moving North Jopp?

Edit: 5. Are nude beaches legal in Canada? We have one that I know of in Florida, but it's underground. Yes, in specially zoned areas. They have to be out of sight of residential and/or business areas.

jopperm2 · #6 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dragon wench

1. Can you make a payment by phone in Canada? What payment methods are acceptable? Is a service charge customary. Yes

The reason I ask this is that my customers can't pay by phone if they are calling from Canada. I'm wondering if there are legal differences that cause this.

2. What do you call Canadian Bacon? I've always called it "bacon."

What about regular bacon then? Or do they only have the Canadian variety. Bacon elitists!

3. How Much are you paying for gas these days? We've got to be ripping you off since we get so much oil from Canada. Yesterday it was $1. 05 per litre

Ouch! I'm hoping that's Canadian Dollars. I've been paying $2.29 US per GALLON, and that's pretty high for us.

4. Do people in Canada complain that other countries are "stealing" your jobs? I'm stealing one next month if anyone wants to flame me for it. Yes, quite frequently; it is a due to both offshoring and the fact that many newly arrived immigrants are willing to work for lower wages because their previous conditions in most cases were so desperate.
I have not checked recently, but I believe the current minimum wage (it varies from province to province), is about $8.50/hour.
I don't know the specifics on employing Americans up here though. Are you moving North Jopp?

I wish! Anything to get out of the hellhole that is Florida!
I'm getting a job that was from our Toronto office though. They're going to lay off about 400 Canadians.

It will help us out a lot though.

I don't think my wife would go for Canada. Maybe though. Probably be better for our kids. I wonder what it takes to get citizenship.
The Minimum wage is probably about the same here after you adjust for cost of living and currencey conversion. It's $6.25 in Florida.

Edit: 5. Are nude beaches legal in Canada? We have one that I know of in Florida, but it's underground. Yes, in specially zoned areas. They have to be out of sight of residential and/or business areas.

Good to know. THe one here is illegal, but it's on federal land and the FBI doesn't get out there much to enforce things.

jopperm2 · #7 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:00 PM

New question.

7. WHat kind of weapons are restricted? You can get almost anything in Florida and carry a lot of it. I currently only carry a 3 inch switchblade though.

Aegis · #8 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:10 PM

hmm... Let's see...

1. Yes
2. bacon, formally Pemeal bacon. Pemeal, of which, has been banned from use as it is toxic

3. In Ontario, we're at about $0.914 a litre
4. Jobs? We haven't had jobs since Mulroony screwed us over...
6. Minimum wage in Ontario is $7.00/hour. As a waiter, I make $6.20+tips/hour...

jopperm2 · #9 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:13 PM

Wow, that's pretty good for a waiter. Is that around average? Here they make like $2.10 + tips.

I"m still wondering if they sell the other variety of bacon in Canada and what you call that.

Yshania · #10 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:22 PM

For what consolation it is worth, petrol here is 86p per litre, so what is that? $1.50 US (?) which is about $6US to a US gallon (imperial gallons are larger, so look even more expensive!

) Some stations in this country are reported to be selling fuel at £1 per litre!! (approx $7.20 per US gallon) Please correct me if my maths are wrong, but I can't be far out...

jopperm2 · #11 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:25 PM

That's terrible. There's no domestic oil there though. I'm sure that's part of it.

Aegis · #12 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jopperm2

Wow, that's pretty good for a waiter. Is that around average? Here they make like $2.10 + tips.

I"m still wondering if they sell the other variety of bacon in Canada and what you call that.

Well, keep in mind that the CAN dollar is currently at about 81 cents American, so waiters up here make slightly more. Sadly, Canadians are cheap tippers. I work in Niagara Falls, and American customer's always tip better than Canadians, and Canadians always tip better than teachers

jopperm2 · #13 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:27 PM

From what I have heard, Americans are some of the best tippers internationally. Average tip in Florida from an American is like 18% of the check.

jopperm2 · #14 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:33 PM

Just to clear things up, I wanted to post pics of the two types of Bacon I'm am referring to in case anyone is confused.

Aegis · #15 (**permalink**) 04-11-2005, 04:50 PM

What I see is 'bacon' and 'bacon'. In all reality there is little Canadian about 'Canadian' bacon. It's simply back bacon.