Canadian Welcome

There was a time in Canada that a person was hired by a company and stayed with that company for life. That doesn’t often happen anymore. There was a time that a person learned a skill or a trade and continued with it until they retired. Not so anymore. Now, teachers are becoming tradesmen, tradespeople are becoming service workers, early retirees are starting businesses. Whether a company downsized, workers got tired of seasonal layoffs, or to try something different, people are switching careers more than ever before.

For instance, one of my relatives is a gas technician by trade. But frequent layoffs are causing him to re-think his career. Will he try out another trade? Probably not. He’s thinking police or fire department. A friend is retired from a government position and is now a department store greeter. Another went from teaching to running a home repair business. A policeman friend decided to have his own painting company. I’ve gone from being a library technician to helping local businesses and entrepreneurs promote themselves online.

The possibilities are as wide as your imagination. You’ll need to work hard and invest some of your finances to get ahead, but there are options. We should be thankful for the choices and opportunities available in this country. And most of us are.

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