IT jobs with relocation to Burnaby

• Apartment rent (small) in City Centre $ 1,236
• Apartment (small) Outside of Centre $ 824
• Apartment (big) in City Centre $ 2,193
• Apartment (big) Outside of Centre $ 1,752

• Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for big apartment $ 72
• Internet $ 56

• One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $ 2.2
• Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $ 95
• Taxi 1km ride $ 2.3
• Gasoline (1 liter) $ 1.1

• The average food basket $ 45                                                                                                                                                                                       milk (1 liter), 1 bread (500g), eggs (12), local cheese (1kg), chicken breasts (1kg), apples (1kg), potato (1kg), water (1,5 liter), a bottle of wine, domestic beer (0,5l bottle)
• Lunch $ 11
• Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course $ 39
• Beer $ 4
• Cappuccino (regular) $ 3.5
• Coke/Pepsi (0,33 liter bottle) $ 1.6

• Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult $ 37
• Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat $ 11

Burnaby has 9 hospitals, clinics, medical research universities and centers. For instance, there is Burnaby Hospital - a healthcare facility that is operated by FHA (Fraser Health Authority). Furthermore, here is the list of hospitals in Burnaby. As English is a common language, so it is very comfortable to communicate with doctors.

Everybody, who lives in Canada has to apply for public health insurance. If you have it, you don't have to pay for basic services, because healthcare is paid through taxes. Furthermore, it is publicly funded and administered on a provincial basis. However, private insurance, which is usually offered by employers, includes more services. For instance, dental services, which are not included in public healthcare. Individually, Canadians spend about $3,300 per capita on health care.

More about Health care in Canada

There is one interesting fact that in Canada the constitutional responsibility for higher education rests with the provinces of Canada. This means that there are different rules in higher education in every province. However, the organization of study programs is similar. There is the difference only between Quebec and rest Canada. In Quebec college is a pre-university programme and in rest of Canada college is a community college or technical school, where students can get a diploma, certificate or associate's degree. Moreover, universities offer Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral programs in different science fields. Furthermore, Canadians pay near € 4,280 for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, international undergraduate students pay about € 10,135 and international postgraduate students pay near € 30,230. Here you can find universities, colleges and education providers in Burnaby.

Burnaby, as a city with a Mediterranean climate, is considered as a place with warm, dry summers and mild, rainy winters with rare snow. The average temperature in summer is 21°C (70°F) and in winter 1°C (34°F).

Burnaby, as a very safe city, has a safety level of 70% safe according to Numbeo`s rating. And about crime, it is also very safe for residents. For instance, during a day safety walking alone is very high.

Burnaby, as a city with the impressive urban economy, is considered as a good place for starting a business. The most widespread industries in this city are: IT, education, wireless, professional services and media. Moreover, the unemployment rate in this city is only 6,7%. So Burnaby is a good place for expats to live, work, learn, invest, play.

Expat communities are common more in Vancouver than in Burnaby. There you can connect with other expats, find friends and help if it is needed. Here are some of them:

Meetup

Internations