Canada: Going it alone

desserdub

bongomad wrote: »

hi i sent mine the same time was toldit usualy takes 2weeks but with the amount of people applying its gone up to 8weeks and some here on the forum have waited 10weeks! i sent them over as well to the employer so she could have a look over it for any mistakes! what trade are you in? did it come out of your acc yet?

Im a electrician and the AIT was paid for by the company

s14a johno

bongomad wrote: »

was thinking! im vice versa , well bet of luck again over there bud ill pm you in a few weeks in see how your getting on!

same too boss, we have to find a drift track hahaha

teepee

bongomad wrote: »

hi teepe thanks ! did you head over yet?

No not yet still stuck here , im flying out at the end of the month . A one way ticket :D:D:D:D:D

bongomad

teepee wrote: »

No not yet still stuck here , im flying out at the end of the month . A one way ticket :D:D:D:D:D

ha i don't blame ya ill be doing the same hopefully best of luck

jockey joe

What outher visa could you get to go to canada I am 2 late for the whv I just found out today

againstthetide

Have you a trade\degree?
Where were you thinking of going and for how long?

jockey joe

Ll

againstthetide wrote: »

Have you a trade\degree?
Where were you thinking of going and for how long?

I don't have any trade papers or a degree I have worked in construction all my life I was going to canada for a year or 2

againstthetide

Find an employer to sponsor you for a twp is your best bet them,

Search

http://saskatchewan.kijiji.ca/f-jobs-construction-trades-W0QQCatIdZ50 for construction jobs in in Sask

and

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/f-jobs-construction-trades-W0QQCatIdZ50 for Alberta.

Say you a foreign worker in need of an LMO

LMO info

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/ei_tfw/lmi_tfw.shtml

jockey joe

againstthetide wrote: »

Find an employer to sponsor you for a twp is your best bet them,

Search

http://saskatchewan.kijiji.ca/f-jobs-construction-trades-W0QQCatIdZ50 for construction jobs in in Sask

and

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/f-jobs-construction-trades-W0QQCatIdZ50 for Alberta.

Say you a foreign worker in need of an LMO

LMO info

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/ei_tfw/lmi_tfw.shtml

I had a guy that was going to give me a job on a silage harvest crew for 6 or 7 mounths if I got the visa . Would he be able to sponcer me for that long would it cause him any hassel to sponcer me

againstthetide

Yep he could do that for that length of time I believe.
He would need to have an LMO to say that he couldn't find a Canadian for the job,Send him that link I put in there about the LMO all the info he needs is in there

paddy479

HI there, sorry for hijackin the thread,
Im just wondering wud you know is there much demand anywhere in Canada for environmental science grads.. I don't see any Lmos advertised for such,,

jockey joe

againstthetide wrote: »

Yep he could do that for that length of time I believe.
He would need to have an LMO to say that he couldn't find a Canadian for the job,Send him that link I put in there about the LMO all the info he needs is in there

I will do that thanks very much for your help

oreilly09

hi all, heading over with my girlfriend in june............to be honest i love the sound of saskatoon being from tipperary.......... iv a degree in law and a masters in business however have just a couple of years experience........... my girlfriend is a city girl and works in h.r. although she is happy to go along with whatever I feel is right however this brings added pressure. it appears that having a trade in sk is the golden ticket but surely with lots of construction comes banking, business related and h.r. jobs? if anyone could shed any light on this id really appreciate it. thanks in advance :-)

CobhLanger

gingersnap79 wrote: »

hi there did u get a job offer from the expo in the rds i was in the queue for it but want able to get in due to bein full i also am a electrician and would like to know if there were many companies hiring electricians , and what is the time scale to get there , would appreciate your help thanks

Go to workingincanada.gc.ca Any amount of electrician job's on there!

CobhLanger

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Lived in Saskatchewan before, very cold in winter and Regina and Saskatoon has a very high crime rate, having said that the people were lovely and i enjoyed living there.
The only city in Sk that has a hostel is Regina and quiet a nice hostel at that, if you go there its cheap and you should get a place to rent in no time, i was only there 2 days and found myself a house.
There is a great Irish pub there called O Hanlons in Victoria square also.
Food and the cost of living is actually cheaper in Sk than the rest of Canada, people told me that was because its in the middle of the country and all the trucks have to travel through it.

Is there many Irish in Regina?

TheWaitingGame

Many of ye guys heading to toronto for work?

sammydempsey

any recommendations for my husband. he is a bricklayer

Beancounter 2013

Any feedback from anybody who has started working with Tarpon in the past few months?

DeclanClune

I have just come back from Alberta and got talking to a number of employers looking for guys in
carpentry
concrete finishing
site supervisors
artic truck drivers
diesel mechanics
welders
panel beaters
bricklayers / stone masons
engineers

to name a few.

If you are in any of these areas drop me a line.

Declan Clune

sammydempsey wrote: »

any recommendations for my husband. he is a bricklayer

Beancounter 2013

Anybody looking for Estimators/Quantity Surveyors DeclanClune?

DeclanClune

Sent PM

Beancounter 2013 wrote: »

Anybody looking for Estimators/Quantity Surveyors DeclanClune?

MAC2013

I've only started looking into moving to Canada from Ireland and would be very interested in getting information from people who have already moved over there.

What area you have moved to and how you are finding it?

Also can you advise me of the best process of applying for a visa, looking and applying for jobs and looking for places to live. There seams to be a lot of construction jobs but is there many other jobs over there?

Thanks

Calgary22

Depends whats your skill set? if you have a skill that's in demand you will have no problem finding work. if you don't you will still find work but at a low pay. read over this forum every answer you need is here:)

COYVB

TheWaitingGame wrote: »

Many of ye guys heading to toronto for work?

There aren't a huge amount of jobs in Toronto I believe. People are better off looking elsewhere unless they've got some kind of specialist, marketable skills

MAC2013

Calgary22 wrote: »

Depends whats your skill set? if you have a skill that's in demand you will have no problem finding work. if you don't you will still find work but at a low pay. read over this forum every answer you need is here:)

Thanks, I'll have a read through it and see how I get on

combi

johnkerry wrote: »

Hi,
I'm 28, Irish, living in Saskatoon since October, working in construction industry. If you have any questions about the place just ask and I'll help as much as I can.

Hi John,
My name is Richard.Im from tipperary.I lived in Vancouver for the last 2 years.I have my residency.Just back in Ireland for a short while and heading back too Canada soon but not to Van.Nice place but way too expensive.Was looking into saskatoon.Im in construction myself.Im a plasterer and from what i see theres a few jobs in veneer plastering there which we call skim coating back home.It just seems to be all tape and jointing elsewhere in Canada.Just wondering whats it like to live there,cost of accomodation in general.Is there much Irish in the city.Is construction busy there and easy to get work.Any help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Richard

johnkerry

Hey Richard. join this page on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/310255762403815/?fref=ts. If you need any info, just post it up on that and you will get the info you need. somebody was on it a few weeks back lookin for plasterers

locoo

Any ideas if it's hard to get labouring jobs in Edmonton?

Calgary22

It'd probably the easiest place in canada to get one it had tons of cons work

ei0675

Hi Declan,

Im a welder / fabricator by trade and have been working in the security industry for the last few years due to the collapse of the construction trade. But even now work of any kind is hard to get.

Are the trades still open on canada? What are the main trades employers are looking for?

I was at the working abroad expo in rds earlier in year and got to final 12 for a job in skats but didnt make final cut of 8.

Any advice would be great.

DeclanClune wrote: »

I have just come back from Alberta and got talking to a number of employers looking for guys in
carpentry
concrete finishing
site supervisors
artic truck drivers
diesel mechanics
welders
panel beaters
bricklayers / stone masons
engineers

to name a few.

If you are in any of these areas drop me a line.

Declan Clune