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Emigrating to Canada

  • 14-03-2006 3:53pm
    #1
    srdb20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,175 ✭✭✭


    Alright Lads,

    Anyone know how to go about moving to Canada?

    Anyone on here done it before?

    Also whats it like to work there (IT mainly)?

    Any info on it would be greatly appreciated!!!

    Cheers Lads


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  • #2
    jdc78
    Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭jdc78


    Immigrating to Canada is not the easiest thing in the world however, there are some new incentives encouraging people to apply for immigration to specific provinces, helping to increase the population in less popular areas such as Halifax, Calgary, Saskatoon, etc and away from the typical places as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Regardless though, you will need a job offer or have enough points from the skilled worker assessment which can be found on the Federal immigration website. If you don't make the points this month, check next month as they are constantly fluctuating.

    As for the job offer, the company will 9 times out of 10 need to prove to the Federal human resources department that there was sufficient effort made to find a Canadian to do the same job you are applying for or have been offered. In less popular cities, this is easier to do but if you're thinking Toronto or Vancouver you had better be someone pretty spectacular or if choosing anywhere in Quebec, speaking fluent French is usually essential.

    There are a number of other routes but it would involve some sort of family tie, engaged to a Canadian, common law relationship with a Canadian, marriage, etc.

    Hope that helps.

    Also, if you are applying under the skilled worker scheme, be prepared for over a 1 year wait however if you have a job offer it will be a lot quicker. If you're under 32 I think you can apply for a 1 year work visa without any restrictions or stipulations. Canada and Ireland agreed to this Feb 2005 - similar to a working holiday visa. USIT in Dublin will have more information.


  • #3
    Nina_Angelica
    Closed Accounts Posts: 123 ✭✭Nina_Angelica


    Another option might be to find an Immigration Lawyer to look into this for you.
    A good friend of mine from Cork is going this route and seems to be going well for her although not a quick process by no means.

    I am Canadian (from Toronto) and met my b/friend (now common-law partner) almost 4 yrs. ago while on vacation in Cork. Initially I moved to Ireland and stayed for a year. We decided on this route as I hold dual citizenship and can live/work in Europe w/o any hassle. I loved it BUT of course got a bit homesick so needless to say we moved to Toronto last summer. It is easier now for us as we are common-law and I can sponsor him as such but eight months later and we are still collecting supporting documents etc. for filing purposes. We chose to hire an immigration lawyer for this as well as the forms are quite in depth AND if you make one little mistake on them it could hold up your case even longer not to mention could cost you financially.

    With regard to the work visa for someone under 32, they do exist but trying to get your hands on one is another story entirely! We tried while still living in Cork to get one and they were gone from USIT within an hour. If I'm not mistaken the Dublin location is the only one to have got them and the rest you had to try for online?!

    That's my little bit to offer :)
    jdc78 did a good job covering all the details there!

    Good luck with it whatever you decide :)


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