# Would you rather stay here with guaranteed benefits or go back to Canada? **URL:** \ **Category:** Teaching English in Taiwan\ **Created:** [January 25, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969 "2021-01-25T15:36:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kingdomparadise](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kingdomparadise](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Kingdomparadise)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/1 "2021-01-25T15:36:47Z")
For those of you who are from Canada (especially Ontario) you may best be able to relate to this. You are a teacher by profession and you are here on a contract, teaching EFL (or the bilingual program) here in Taiwan. You have sent your CV file copies to various Canadian school boards, you get a few online interviews with one of the Canadian school boards, and then unexpectedly you end up with a job offer to be an occasional (supply) teacher back in Canada for this September. My question to you is this: Would you rather stay here in Taiwan on your current contract with guaranteed benefits, and working daily Mondays to Fridays? Or, would you rather go back to Canada for as an occasional teacher, and be in a precarious position of not being guaranteed a teaching assignment everyday? ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/3 "2021-01-25T17:02:00Z")
My friend was a supply and he hated it. All he wanted to do was get a full time gig. Costs of living are higher and supply wages are crap in relation to costs. Stay here. ---
**Author:** ![flatlandr](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/flatlandr/32/175113_2.png) [@flatlandr](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/flatlandr)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/4 "2021-01-25T23:40:50Z")
Depends how old you are, which area and if there are anything you can do on the side. I know a guy in B.C. who was on the sub-list for a few years but, he has buddies that he could do landscaping or the like when the phone wasn’t ringing. If it’s the GTA I’d say stay here. If you’re past your 30’s, stay here. ---
**Author:** ![Kingdomparadise](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kingdomparadise](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Kingdomparadise)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/5 "2021-01-26T02:26:01Z")
I am past 30 years of age, so I have a feeling that I am better off here. If I lose my job here in Taiwan, I can still move to Thailand or work elsewhere in Taiwan. In fact, I only have 2 years of experience teaching in Canada. I taught full time as a music teacher for an Indigenous reservation school, and it was a hell of a tough gig. I didn’t quit, they just let me go after the end of the contract, with 10 days notice before the contract ended. Most of all I don’t have many perks back in Canada so yes I am better off here. ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/6 "2021-01-26T02:27:47Z")
Not from Canada, but am from fellow cold climate New England. I prefer sweltering in the sun to freezing my ass off. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/7 "2021-01-26T02:29:15Z")
> [@Kingdomparadise](#): > > I am past 30 years of age, so I have a feeling that I am better off here. If I lose my job here in Taiwan, I can still move to Thailand or work elsewhere in Taiwan. > In fact, I only have 2 years of experience teaching in Canada. I taught full time as > a music teacher for an Indigenous reservation school, and it was a hell of a tough > gig. I didn’t quit, they just let me go after the end of the contract, with 10 days > notice before the contract ended. > Most of all I don’t have many perks back in Canada so yes I am better off here. Like, you could certainly lower costs by teaching in a place like Algoma and make OK money, but Taiwanese cities blow Canadian small towns out of the water in terms of convenience and fun things to do while remaining relatively affordable to live in. ---
**Author:** ![Kingdomparadise](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kingdomparadise](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Kingdomparadise)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/8 "2021-01-26T02:36:34Z")
You are absolutely correct! When I spent 2 years in Canada, I was in a rural area in Northern Ontario. I rented a 2 bedroom cottage house near the lake for $790/month. The best deal ever! So yes, working as a supply teacher in rural places such as Algoma, Sudbury District, Nipissing District, or near Timmins is cheaper for me. I just did an interview with a rural based school board in southeastern Ontario last month. And up until now I have not heard from them. ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/9 "2021-01-26T03:03:07Z")
> [@Marco](#): > > fun things to do …like not being locked down, for starters… ---
**Author:** ![humpty](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/humpty/32/21220_2.png) [@humpty](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/humpty)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/would-you-rather-stay-here-with-guaranteed-benefits-or-go-back-to-canada/201969/10 "2021-01-27T02:55:28Z")
And eyeing the air quality monitor 😝