>This is the message I get when filling out my profile at RentACoder (www.rentacoder.com). It seem that there knowledge of Canada is pretty limited...
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>Unusual English Proficiency Type
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>The English proficiency type you specified ("English as a second language"), does not match what would normally be expected for your registered country of Canada ("Native English speaker").
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>If your English proficiency type truly is "Native English speaker", then remember that when you bid on projects where the buyer has filtered on english proficiency type, you should explain what your unusual situation(!) is and why you do qualify. Otherwise your bid could be viewed suspiciously and not given the consideration it deserves.

Ignoring the fact that many native born Canadians are not fluent in their native language (sorry, couldn't resist - and no comments about how many Americans don't speak their native language. Our language is American, not English), I wonder why they don't consider the large number of immigrants where English is a second language?