Hi,
We are heading to Canada next year and I would like advice on finding work if anyone can help! I am a geologist/geotechnical engineer and my wife is a nurse. If anyone has any tips on how much work is around and where to start looking that would be awesome!
Cheers.
Reply to this Hi Jazz. Have the two of you applied for a work visa yet? I'm not sure about you, your best bet for employment might be British Columbia, but your wife can probably get work just about anywhere in Canada. We have a large shortage of medical personnel. Good luck to ya!
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Next year in August i'm heading to canada for 8 months and i would like some advice myself on applying for work in canada (preferbly part time). When i have looked on the canadian citizenship and immigration website, it states that you can apply for a work permit if you already have a job lined up. The problem is that i shall be hopefully getting a job when i arrive to canada therefore i don't have a job lined up so far.
Can I apply when i arrive in Canada for a work permit or is there anyother way I can apply for a temporary work permit without having a job lined up for me?
thank you
Reply to this Everything depends on the type of visa you have (if any) when you get here. If you are traveling from a country where no visa is required for you to enter, you cannot automatically start working in Canada. If you wait until you show up in Canada, the best you can get is a temporary work permit that is typically used for students taking some time to travel and work. If you are seeking full-time employment, you will need to have worked out a work permit or landed immigrant status from the government before you arrive.
It is true that you can get this sorted out easily if you have a job lined up already, but be advised that this is technically for companies who cannot find a Canadian to do the job. Of course this is a pretty loose term, but in truth companies will not hire someone who is not already in the country unless you have a pretty specific skill that is required, just due to the red tape that the companies would need to go through.
JazznJase, your best bet for work in your field is Alberta. It is the oil capital of Canada, so as long as you are willing to work in that industry (and possibly in remote locations) then that might work out well for you.
Reply to this thank you so much i've tried the immigration in london and nobody was there to pick up the phone to tell me this imformation so thank you
Reply to this Thanks Phantek. You are right, people dont seem interested in talking until you arrive.
Cheers,
Jason
Reply to this I would suggest you look into the Calgary area. It puts you very close to some extremely beautiful places, Banf/ Lake Louise, and you are not too long of a drive away from being able to explore B.C. Depending on what time of year, Kelowna is a great area for the lakes and outdoors, the Okanagan Valley is worth checking out. The coast of B.C. has many beautiful islands each with their own "personality", Vancouver Island being the biggest, and a great place if you hit the coast.
Back to why I say Calgary for living/working, pretty much the oil headquarters capital in Canada. Now I don't know what type of work your used to in your field, but I worked on drilling rigs for years. I constantly met geo/sciences students and grads, as well as decently educated travelers doing seismic surveying for rather good pay. For this though, you'd be out in the wilderness mostly, for up to a few weeks at a time. Great way to really see parts of the country that few ever see, but in the winter it can be hellish if your not ready for the cold and wet, or dry cold. You would mostly be working in northern B.C., up in the hills/mountains, or various areas in Alberta. Depending on your experience though, you may be able to get one of the easy high paying jobs, where you dictate to the helicopter pilot where surveying equipment needs to be dropped.
Hope some of this may at least point you towards some ideas/info on such jobs if that's something you'd be into. Best of luck and enjoy Canada.
Cheers
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