NO, DON’T try that.

Canada is one of the very few countries on the globe where it is almost impossible to “disappear” and live on.

I will give you only three letters: SIN (Social Insurance Number)

No SIN = no housing, no job of any kind, no job search, no banking, no credit, no paycheque, no car purchase, no driver’s licence, no schooling or training, no health care, no social services of any kind, shape or form, no possibility to - ever - become legitimized.

You are truly a waif, a non-existing person without any base or foundation to live on at all.

So, you say, why is it so easy to “disappear” in USA? Big difference, they aren’t using SSN (Social Security Number) the way we use our SIN.

In USA you will be arrested “if” you are found.

In Canada, you will be sought after, arrested and deported sooner than you can possibly imagine. Your employer, if you are found working, will also be arrested and subject to a jail term. - This is one HUGE disincentive to hire anyone who doesn’t have a SIN number.

Plus, you cannot get a visitor’s permit to come to Canada in the first place if there is even a hint that you intend to “come to stay”.

Our immigration officers are pretty good at ferreting out and denying these applications.