portablesuzy:
please anybody in the house living in quebec. want to ask about job opportunities, living standards there ve not seen anyone saying anything about quebec in general. i heard that if someone wants to pick up a job in quebec u have to speak frencch also

Cost of living is low in Quebec which is a big plus.
You have unlimited customer service type/technical support type jobs in English only as you are mostly servicing USA clients.
For professional jobs, you would require French.
You can generally get by without speaking French in Montreal.
You are paid by the government to learn French. So that can be a motivation if you want to learn

@sixsigma1

I am a refugee in Canada and based on my personal experience, I would disagree with some of your submissions.

I am saying personal experience because I cannot speak for other people. But to a large extent, the same applies for a lot of refugees as most of us are in the same shoes.

I will just give you a brief summary of my experience and I will let you judge with an open mind If we are having it better than those coming in through with express entry or if we are not contributing to Canada economically.

Came in around April 2018, spent 4 days in the processing centre which we call sandwich place cos we eat sandwich morning afternoon and night.

After processing, we were taken to YMCA who made which is a free shelter and you're not expected to spend more than a month before you get your own accommodation. By that time you should have been processed for welfare and your work permit.

So by May ending, we got $1200 for a family of 4. IE 2 adults and 2 children. So we had to leave the shelter to get our own accommodation. No work yet because work permit was not yet ready.

Got a $750 one room apartment and started work July.
Work was $12/hr
Immediately you start working, welfare checks stops, and any welfare check you collect after working, you will have to pay the government back... You can't escape that.
So in my case, only got welfare for 2 months.

As you start to work, you pay taxes like every other Canadian, but as a refugee claimant, you don't get benefits like everyone else.

You will be denied many things because you don't have a status yet.
No subsidized daycare, you pay full $35 to $40 per day as opposed to $8.25 fault for PR. Due to this wife could not work as my children were still very young

No access to any form of child benefits (maybe until after 18 months) , no gst

Most banks will even decline to issue you a credit card, you have to hunt for banks or sometimes different branches of the same bank so you can at least build your credit score

You mentioned free prescription... It's not all drugs that are covered, you still have to pay for most stuffs. Most cheap over the counter drugs like Advil, Tylenol etc are covered though. Dental is not covered if you're already working, except you are on welfare and I think it's after 1 year

Can't go to school, no access to grants
In Quebec PR are paid to learn French, refugee claimants are not paid.

Now I have a $20/hr job, which means I'm contributing more to the economy but still do not have access to many things.

As maternal said, I do believe the liberal government are not stupid and there are calculations behind the scenes
Ever wonder why mothers that cannot work because of their kids are usually processed first for hearing I think it's simply because they are currently not contributing to the economy, so they can easily get their verdict on time and be accepted or rejected.

This will be my 18th month now in Canada and we are still waiting for our hearing. Some that came after us have already been called.
Trust me, they know what they are doing.

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining or whatsoever, I am just giving you real life facts and not the propaganda you hear all over the place.