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Toronto TA's - I'm thinking of becoming one.

As some of you know, im still in high school, and will be graduating next year. i have some plans for college, etc etc, but the main thing i want to do it take a gap year. duing this gap year i want to move to toronto, get a job, find a cheap place to stay and live there for a year, before i go to college (ill most likely go to college in toronto or somewhere in eastern canada)

is this at all possible? could i get a full time job and semi support myself? food, place to stay, and enough left over for some fun on the weekends, clubbing partying etc? id like to work in retail, music shop, clothes shop, something like this. Im canadian and have a canadian passport so there would be no legal issues regarding that.

of course id also be promoting myself as a dj, but i wouldnt count on that at all for any income, as it is a chance game.

some of you will think, what a fuckign dumb idea for a gap year, but for me its the logical choice, and i am drawn to it. ive already traveled the world, and want to be somewhere on my own for once.

any comments or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I still can't believe Mumbai is the new Bombai, how stupid is that!

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Originally posted by halo20 I still can't believe Mumbai is the new Bombai, how stupid is that! <- stupified twice in one day...

fucked up right?

in bombay, no one calls it mumbai.

Re: Toronto TA's - I'm thinking of becoming one.

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Originally posted by dinoXpress As some of you know, im still in high school, and will be graduating next year. i have some plans for college, etc etc, but the main thing i want to do it take a gap year. duing this gap year i want to move to toronto, get a job, find a cheap place to stay and live there for a year, before i go to college (ill most likely go to college in toronto or somewhere in eastern canada) is this at all possible? could i get a full time job and semi support myself? food, place to stay, and enough left over for some fun on the weekends, clubbing partying etc? id like to work in retail, music shop, clothes shop, something like this. Im canadian and have a canadian passport so there would be no legal issues regarding that. of course id also be promoting myself as a dj, but i wouldnt count on that at all for any income, as it is a chance game. some of you will think, what a fuckign dumb idea for a gap year, but for me its the logical choice, and i am drawn to it. ive already traveled the world, and want to be somewhere on my own for once. any comments or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Change is good and I think you should follow your heart, it might be hard doing most of the things that you want to do. But I think you should do, just be smart about it and have everything set up before you make the move.

You might find it a bit of a challenge getting a visa that will allow you to stay here for a year without going to school or having some sort of job already lined up (and even then, to get a work visa, you have to demonstrate that you're providing unique skills which are in demand and can't easily be filled by Canadians).

Edit: Scratch that... just read the bit about you being Canadian and having a passport.

Re: Toronto TA's - I'm thinking of becoming one.

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Originally posted by dinoXpress As some of you know, im still in high school, and will be graduating next year. i have some plans for college, etc etc, but the main thing i want to do it take a gap year. duing this gap year i want to move to toronto, get a job, find a cheap place to stay and live there for a year, before i go to college (ill most likely go to college in toronto or somewhere in eastern canada) is this at all possible? could i get a full time job and semi support myself? food, place to stay, and enough left over for some fun on the weekends, clubbing partying etc? id like to work in retail, music shop, clothes shop, something like this. Im canadian and have a canadian passport so there would be no legal issues regarding that. of course id also be promoting myself as a dj, but i wouldnt count on that at all for any income, as it is a chance game. some of you will think, what a fuckign dumb idea for a gap year, but for me its the logical choice, and i am drawn to it. ive already traveled the world, and want to be somewhere on my own for once. any comments or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

you can if you have experience in your feild.


eastern canada in my opinion dont go there. you wont enjoy it as much as toronto. boring schools and unis from a lot of people i hear, who work with me studied there.


yeah its possible depending on how much youll be paying on rent and living costs maybe you can save a bit.


oh btw you dont have to do much to qualify to become a toronto TA.lol just sign up on tranceaddict. i think pretty much everyone is qualified.

Toronto, Montreal or vancouver is your best bet.. Montreal has the cheapest living costs but if you dont speak french you are pretty much screwed there.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 speak french

hey, thanks for the replies,


any idea how much a 1 bedroom semi decent apt would cost?

also, id be expecting minimum wage, which is how much in canada?
and last but not least its a 40 hr. workweek for full time?

i just wanna know how possible this is.


thanks in advance.

Current minimum is $7.45/hr.

If you want your own one bedroom, you're probably looking at $800 / month or so at the absolute bottom end.

ok, so if im working 40 hours a week, not including possible overtime, ill be making 1200 dollars a month.


is 400 dollars enough for personal expenses? granted ill have some money saved up, but not a substancial amount, prolly a thousand US, maybe a little more..

thanks again,

why are u scaring the poor guy!

yes minimum wage is around 7 bucks but that doesnt mean u will be working for that amount. if you have any kinds of skills (sales, telemarketing etc) you will atleast get $10/hour and thats pretty low especially downtown call centers pay alot more.

also $800/room..wtf!! maybe for a luxury suite, my friend is renting a one bedroom place around yonge and bloor area with a private kitchen and washroom all inclusive for $500.

you just have to look for good deals!

But thats before the taxman remember. So really that $10 becomes about $7.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 But thats before the taxman remember. So really that $10 becomes about $7.

After how much do you first to pay taxes tho? Isnt that pretty high?

i want to work somewhere that would benifit my existence, like working in a record store (optimum), or a clothing store, or something like that - a call centre just sucks my soul out, but if its what i have to do, then that works.


what about findin a roomate? good idea? bad idea?

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Originally posted by bossi why are u scaring the poor guy! yes minimum wage is around 7 bucks but that doesnt mean u will be working for that amount. if you have any kinds of skills (sales, telemarketing etc) you will atleast get $10/hour and thats pretty low especially downtown call centers pay alot more. also $800/room..wtf!! maybe for a luxury suite, my friend is renting a one bedroom place around yonge and bloor area with a private kitchen and washroom all inclusive for $500. you just have to look for good deals!

That's certainly an exception then. I wasn't quoting the price for a room. He asked for a 1 bedroom, semi-decent apartment. If you want a "decent" self-contained one bedroom apartment, you're probably looking at a lot more on average. My 1-bedroom in a highrise in the same area (and by no means is it a "luxury suite" is north of $1,300 / month all-in).

I just did a really quick search on The Star classifides by price, and for the "central" region of Toronto, the cheapest bachelor listed is above $500 and 1-bedrooms tend to kick in around $750+.

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Originally posted by St_Andrew After how much do you first to pay taxes tho? Isnt that pretty high?

If your annual income is going to be over approximately $8,000, they'll start withholding taxes from your cheques.

i want a room i can sleep in, cook in (like a stove +microwave+ fridge), and shower in. doesn have to be big at all. really just a place to crash.


i can live with very little.


oh and a place to put my decks can be in same room as bed.

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Originally posted by dinoXpress i want a room i can sleep in, cook in (like a stove +microwave+ fridge), and shower in. doesn have to be big at all. really just a place to crash. i can live with very little. oh and a place to put my decks can be in same room as bed.

you should move in w/ roommates. on minimum wage salaray you won't have much money to enjoy yourself! is it possible for yo uto just start school and not work? you won't be making much, it almost makes more sense to dive right into school.

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Originally posted by charmscars you should move in w/ roommates. on minimum wage salaray you won't have much money to enjoy yourself! is it possible for yo uto just start school and not work? you won't be making much, it almost makes more sense to dive right into school.

entirely possible, i just don't want to.

is it easy to find a roomate therE?

im bumpin this, because i know there are more smart TOTAs that could def give some good info.

so


bump.

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Originally posted by dinoXpress i want a room i can sleep in, cook in (like a stove +microwave+ fridge), and shower in. doesn have to be big at all. really just a place to crash. i can live with very little. oh and a place to put my decks can be in same room as bed.

yeah in that case live with a room mate cost you abt 500$/month

i dont know abt space it varies on diffrent places.

but you want to look around with easy subway acess since you will be travelling as well around the city.

i think 7-8$ is the bare minimum, but if your looking for a job, most likely retail is best bet for those type of jobs.


otherwise for a 1 bedrrom your looking specially downtown or uptown toronto from around 650$-899$ a month, 650 being the crappioest, i have seen the places not the greatest.

its not hard to find a roommate, most likely will have to ask around from friends

most people pick up renternews check it out on http://www.rentersnews.ca

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Originally posted by Jayx1 But thats before the taxman remember. So really that $10 becomes about $7.

Jayx, if you're making $10 an hour you're making $20800/yr (assuming 40 hours a week 52 weeks a year).... after your combined federal and provincial tax you'd be making $18,013 (13.4% tax) so it's really $8.66/hr after the taxman.

Shit ok, if im making 1200(7.5 an hour) a month , and the gov takes 20 percent, im left with 96, minus 500 for rent = about 460. If i move up to 10/hr - ill be far better off, so lets hope i can move up teh chain kwik.

anyways, this might work. ill be very poor, so u guys are gonna have to help me get into teh clubs for free..........hahaha, and i dont drink much so thats not a problem, teh reefa gonna cost me tho.

what areas should i look into, not the ghetto, but i know its not gonna be downtown either.

again, thanks for all the hope, and in about a year ill be posting up asking if anyone knows someone looking for a male roomate


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