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<blockquote data-quote="Mamaof5" data-source="post: 367510"><p>We did it last March (09). Hubby actually left a high paying tow truck driving job to move back home to Elliot Lake (Ontario). We spent some time on Ontario Works (our version of welfare) and I went into their self employment program while working part time at a corner store for the summer to bring in some money while working toward being self employed. Now, hubby works for the local towing company here, I'm self employed (graphics and web specialist) and he's also doing a second side job of deejaying (self employed as well).</p><p></p><p>It was hard but our child tax benefits kept us afloat for rent, groceries and bills with the very little that we got from welfare as well helping out. Welfare also gives us dental and medical benefits with 2$ co pays for medications. I find Canada has a better welfare system than the States does, though still fairly falling apart system (due to the abusers) but it worked for us. We moved with virtually nothing household item wise except for beds, clothes and dishes. The rest we got from second hand stores and welfare grants for moving expenses.</p><p></p><p>I second removing any "over qualifying" skills off the resume and tailoring the resume to the industry you are searching in. For example, if you are going for a cashier job and have customer service and cash handling skills and past work experience leave that on the resume. If you have say - IT Tech, leave it off in the education section but leave your work experience on there so there are no gaps in your work history.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mamaof5, post: 367510"] We did it last March (09). Hubby actually left a high paying tow truck driving job to move back home to Elliot Lake (Ontario). We spent some time on Ontario Works (our version of welfare) and I went into their self employment program while working part time at a corner store for the summer to bring in some money while working toward being self employed. Now, hubby works for the local towing company here, I'm self employed (graphics and web specialist) and he's also doing a second side job of deejaying (self employed as well). It was hard but our child tax benefits kept us afloat for rent, groceries and bills with the very little that we got from welfare as well helping out. Welfare also gives us dental and medical benefits with 2$ co pays for medications. I find Canada has a better welfare system than the States does, though still fairly falling apart system (due to the abusers) but it worked for us. We moved with virtually nothing household item wise except for beds, clothes and dishes. The rest we got from second hand stores and welfare grants for moving expenses. I second removing any "over qualifying" skills off the resume and tailoring the resume to the industry you are searching in. For example, if you are going for a cashier job and have customer service and cash handling skills and past work experience leave that on the resume. If you have say - IT Tech, leave it off in the education section but leave your work experience on there so there are no gaps in your work history. [/QUOTE]
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