again. i take uber's every single day. half of the uber drivers in toronto now are ex-cabbies who have switched over. its not hard to become a cab driver, its one of the main job opportunities for new immigrants and thats why they take the job.
Is "This The Elephant In The Room" Question About Cabbie's In Toronto
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Many of their foreign professional credentials and work experience are not recognized in Canada, They are driving a cab to raise their families and to send their kids to university so they can have a better life. The father of the top high school graduate a few years ago is/was a cab driver. Many new immigrants also work the dangerous night shift at convenience stores and gas stations.its not hard to become a cab driver, its one of the main job opportunities for new immigrants and thats why they take the job.
What is your point? If they don't like it, they can go back to the hell hole they escaped from, no?Many of their foreign professional credentials and work experience are not recognized in Canada, They are driving a cab to raise their families and to send their kids to university so they can have a better life. The father of the top high school graduate a few years ago is/was a cab driver. Many new immigrants also work the dangerous night shift at convenience stores and gas stations.
First Nations Prople would say that about you.What is your point? If they don't like it, they can go back to the hell hole they escaped from, no?
I'm not complaining about my job possibly becoming obsolete, am I?First Nations Prople would say that about you.
I visit Toronto 4-5 times a year for business. I love the city and think it's one of the most interesting and vibrant places in North America. However, the Toronto cab industry does need some work. I've started taking the UP train service to and from the airport. It's a little pricy, I guess, but it's still half the price of a cab and twice as fast. The worst thing about the cab service though is not the price. For me, the issues have been: dangerous driving by cabbies in order to get to the destination as fast as humanly possible; shady things such as the driver's face not matching the face on the ID card dangling from the mirror (just who the fuck is this guy driving the cab if not an authorized driver???); unbelievably dirty cabs; unsafe cabs, with every service and warning light on the dashboard permanently lit up; and incomprehensible drivers.
Toronto is not alone in having these types of problems with cab services. The experiences are the same for me in Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton. In general, things seem better in American cities such as Chicago, New York and San Francisco.
I can sort of understand the cabbie's dilemma. It can be a tough job with some asshole customers, and you aren't going to get rich doing it. But that doesn't explain the deterioriating conditions in the industry in terms of service, safety, quality of vehicle, price and courtesy.
I recently read a news story about the financial difficulties of the UP service. I guess some Torontonians are not happy that public dollars went into this service. I will say as an outsider, though, that the UP service is fantastic. I hope they are able to survive financially. There is no way on Earth I would ever take a cab to or from Pearson as long as UP is there.
Toronto is not alone in having these types of problems with cab services. The experiences are the same for me in Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton. In general, things seem better in American cities such as Chicago, New York and San Francisco.
I can sort of understand the cabbie's dilemma. It can be a tough job with some asshole customers, and you aren't going to get rich doing it. But that doesn't explain the deterioriating conditions in the industry in terms of service, safety, quality of vehicle, price and courtesy.
I recently read a news story about the financial difficulties of the UP service. I guess some Torontonians are not happy that public dollars went into this service. I will say as an outsider, though, that the UP service is fantastic. I hope they are able to survive financially. There is no way on Earth I would ever take a cab to or from Pearson as long as UP is there.
Horse shit.Many of their foreign professional credentials and work experience are not recognized in Canada, They are driving a cab to raise their families and to send their kids to university so they can have a better life. The father of the top high school graduate a few years ago is/was a cab driver. Many new immigrants also work the dangerous night shift at convenience stores and gas stations.
I wish I had a dime for every foreign trained Engineer I've ever worked with who has their license in Ontario. Ditto the medical profession. (I'm sure that the other professions are the same.)
The governing bodies have a list of requirements. If a person has been educated at a University that the governing bodies feel is on par with Canadian institutions, then they are given license. At worst, the immigrant may be required to take courses, or write exams to prove equivalency. It takes a bit of work, but can be done.
If a intelligent immigrant who is capable of being a professional is driving a cab, it's because that person WANTS to drive a cab.
Are any universities in Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and India considered on a par with Canadian institutions?If a person has been educated at a University that the governing bodies feel is on par with Canadian institutions, then they are given license.
"current skilled immigrants to Canada experience high rates of underemployment and unemployment"
http://www.beyondcanadianexperience.com/sites/default/files/csw-sakamoto.pdf
If you notice carefully, the London cabs are designed to be easily hosed down from all the puking yobs.When I was in London (as in the UK), I thought their cabs were great. Always clean, easy to get into, etc.
Now granted, I only took maybe 4 cab rides while there, but still, they were all clean. I guaran-fucking-tee you if you took 4 cab rides in Toronto, 3 of them would be dirty and grimy and smelly.
Yes they areAre any universities in Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and India considered on a par with Canadian institutions?
Only a very few countries can not transfer
http://www.cicic.ca/853/Assessor/index.canada
