How easy is Life in Canada and Finding a Job
Clogeroo @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:47 pm
$1:
Do they still give you a pair of free snowshoe's at the Canadian/US border?
I'm sure some must. Here you get a complimentary bag of free marijuana if you are coming to British Columbia to help you enjoy your stay even more.
Arctic_Menace @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:48 pm
$1:
Well I'm saying otherwise.
So you think you know what's best?
Arctic_Menace @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:49 pm
$1:
Here you get a complimentary bag of free marijuana if you are coming to British Columbia to help you enjoy your stay even more.
That is such bullshit.
Coming into Vancouver from Los Angeles, I got shit-fuck-all.
ziggy @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:50 pm
Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:
$1:
Here you get a complimentary bag of free marijuana if you are coming to British Columbia to help you enjoy your stay even more.
That is such bullshit.
Coming into Vancouver from Los Angeles, I got shit-fuck-all.
Clogeroo @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:56 pm
$1:
So you think you know what's best?
Of course I'm always right.
$1:
Guess you didnt do the secret "Stasi" signals or you would have had your baggie in hand right quick like.
Yes I forgot to mention that part.
gstang23 @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:13 pm
As someone trying to get to Canada from the US, the research ive done says you can get in pretty much 2 ways.
1) work permit.
To get a work permit though, you need a job offer. After you get your job offer, the company has to go through Human Resources and Skills development Canada (HRSDC) to have a survey done in that are to make sure you wont be a negative impact. Meaning you arent taking a job from a citizen. This takes about 4-6 weeks. Once that is done, then you can submit the paperwork for a work permit. And depending on if you dot every I and cross every T, this can be done in a matter of hours or another couple of weeks. Again, make sure you have everything ready.
Some helpful links.
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/b ... enu-en.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html
http://www.canadaworkpermit.com/
http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/2001/e/gen ... come.shtml
2) The other process is through Perminent Residency through the skilled worker program. (Same links as above)
This takes approx 1 year or even longer. Dont be surprised if it takes 2. This also requires you to either have a job lined up, or available cash. Meaning when you take out your debts, you still have X amount. At this time, that amount is 11k Canadian. And you still need to get 67 points on the skilled worker part.
Now my links are from the US standpoint. I dont know about Mexico.
ziggy @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:16 pm
Here's the link for the hrdc site,pretty well everything you need to know is on this site.
http://jobbank.gc.ca/Intro_en.aspx
hwacker @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:43 pm
ryngo ryngo:
[font=Comic Sans MS] [/font][B][fade]Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum and i was just wondering if anyone could tell me if it's easy to get a work permit once in canada. The thing is that i'd like to go to Canada soon and I'm Mexican myself. So i would go there as a tourist but what if I wanted to stay there and decided to work there for a few months. Oh and what would be the first place you think there wouldn't be any trouble if i decided to start working there. and one last thing, is it easy finding a job there? If you could please help me by replying to those questions i've made i would sincerely appreciate it. I'm thinking to move to toronto or ontario. thanks in advanced.
So you're going to break the law, stay at home if thats the case. There are alot of people in the line already.
Arctic_Menace @ Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:26 pm
$1:
Guess you didnt do the secret "Stasi" signals or you would have had your baggie in hand right quick like.
$1:
Of course I'm always right.
ryngo @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:45 pm
Hi again, thank you all for your replies. I just wanted to see how was life in Canada cause i might go there soon. and I was thinking i could make a few bucks like someone said there lol. I got some college education right now, haven't completed it yet. i'm into software development and web architectures. I don't have any diploma certificate for what i know, i've just learnt it all on my own and with some friends who work in developing those.
But i heard you have to have a profession already to make it easier when trying to apply for a job permit in canada. The reason why i can't go to the u.s. is cause i don't have a legal status there and i can't go there cause of that.
I got one question for camerontech. where would going west be at, i got sort of confused with that.
Oh, and got one question for all of you and that's the following. What if i wanted to tramit a permanent resident's card or when applying for a job, would i need to have some document in order to work there. like in the u.s. they might ask for a job permit, resident's card, social security number, or just make sure that you're a u.s. citizen in such case. so when applying for work there in Canada, would i be asked for any documentation there?
Ok, i think that will be it for now, thank you for your time.
ziggy @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:49 pm
ryngo ryngo:
Hi again, thank you all for your replies. I just wanted to see how was life in Canada cause i might go there soon. and I was thinking i could make a few bucks like someone said there lol. I got some college education right now, haven't completed it yet. i'm into software development and web architectures. I don't have any diploma certificate for what i know, i've just learnt it all on my own and with some friends who work in developing those.
But i heard you have to have a profession already to make it easier when trying to apply for a job permit in canada. The reason why i can't go to the u.s. is cause i don't have a legal status there and i can't go there cause of that.
I got one question for camerontech. where would going west be at, i got sort of confused with that.
Oh, and got one question for all of you and that's the following. What if i wanted to tramit a permanent resident's card or when applying for a job, would i need to have some document in order to work there. like in the u.s. they might ask for a job permit, resident's card, social security number, or just make sure that you're a u.s. citizen in such case. so when applying for work there in Canada, would i be asked for any documentation there?
Ok, i think that will be it for now, thank you for your time.
..Click the link I provided in my post above,everything you need to know can be found there including jobs.
But i heard you have to have a profession already to make it easier when trying to apply for a job permit in canada. The reason why i can't go to the u.s. is cause i don't have a legal status there and i can't go there cause of that.
I got one question for camerontech. where would going west be at, i got sort of confused with that.
Oh, and got one question for all of you and that's the following. What if i wanted to tramit a permanent resident's card or when applying for a job, would i need to have some document in order to work there. like in the u.s. they might ask for a job permit, resident's card, social security number, or just make sure that you're a u.s. citizen in such case. so when applying for work there in Canada, would i be asked for any documentation there?
Ok, i think that will be it for now, thank you for your time.
camerontech @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:50 pm
ryngo ryngo:
I got one question for camerontech. where would going west be at, i got sort of confused with that.
Oh, and got one question for all of you and that's the following. What if i wanted to tramit a permanent resident's card or when applying for a job, would i need to have some document in order to work there. like in the u.s. they might ask for a job permit, resident's card, social security number, or just make sure that you're a u.s. citizen in such case. so when applying for work there in Canada, would i be asked for any documentation there?
Ok, i think that will be it for now, thank you for your time.
Oh, and got one question for all of you and that's the following. What if i wanted to tramit a permanent resident's card or when applying for a job, would i need to have some document in order to work there. like in the u.s. they might ask for a job permit, resident's card, social security number, or just make sure that you're a u.s. citizen in such case. so when applying for work there in Canada, would i be asked for any documentation there?
Ok, i think that will be it for now, thank you for your time.
by going "west", I meant going to the booming province of Alberta and the oil fields. can't answer the rest of your question tough, I'm not too sure about that stuff
ziggy @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:53 pm
all about immigration
ryngo @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:00 pm
Oh ok, I'll take a look at those links you gave out Ziggy, thanks for making it clear for me camerontech, thank you 2 both of you. i have to go to class for now, talk to you later.
BartSimpson @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:02 pm
gstang23 gstang23:
As someone trying to get to Canada from the US, the research ive done says you can get in pretty much 2 ways.
1) work permit.
To get a work permit though, you need a job offer. After you get your job offer, the company has to go through Human Resources and Skills development Canada (HRSDC) to have a survey done in that are to make sure you wont be a negative impact. Meaning you arent taking a job from a citizen. This takes about 4-6 weeks. Once that is done, then you can submit the paperwork for a work permit. And depending on if you dot every I and cross every T, this can be done in a matter of hours or another couple of weeks. Again, make sure you have everything ready.
Some helpful links.
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/b ... enu-en.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html
http://www.canadaworkpermit.com/
http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/2001/e/gen ... come.shtml
2) The other process is through Perminent Residency through the skilled worker program. (Same links as above)
This takes approx 1 year or even longer. Dont be surprised if it takes 2. This also requires you to either have a job lined up, or available cash. Meaning when you take out your debts, you still have X amount. At this time, that amount is 11k Canadian. And you still need to get 67 points on the skilled worker part.
Now my links are from the US standpoint. I dont know about Mexico.
1) work permit.
To get a work permit though, you need a job offer. After you get your job offer, the company has to go through Human Resources and Skills development Canada (HRSDC) to have a survey done in that are to make sure you wont be a negative impact. Meaning you arent taking a job from a citizen. This takes about 4-6 weeks. Once that is done, then you can submit the paperwork for a work permit. And depending on if you dot every I and cross every T, this can be done in a matter of hours or another couple of weeks. Again, make sure you have everything ready.
Some helpful links.
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/b ... enu-en.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html
http://www.canadaworkpermit.com/
http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/2001/e/gen ... come.shtml
2) The other process is through Perminent Residency through the skilled worker program. (Same links as above)
This takes approx 1 year or even longer. Dont be surprised if it takes 2. This also requires you to either have a job lined up, or available cash. Meaning when you take out your debts, you still have X amount. At this time, that amount is 11k Canadian. And you still need to get 67 points on the skilled worker part.
Now my links are from the US standpoint. I dont know about Mexico.
Wow. My residency was much easier to obtain. I showed my bank balance from my account in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, noted that I needed legal residency in order to wire the funds to HSBC (for the house in Oak Bay) without violating US law and *boom* - there it was.
Oh, and thanks for telling me what was in the baggie! Here I thought it was oregano! I guess that explains why my spaghetti sauce always seemed to make me hungrier than I was before dinner.