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CaptainSkidmark

Anyone know anyone that fecked off to canada?
Im thinking of going, im an electrician but i have no idea where to start looking about going bout it?

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magicwand

hows the I.T industry in vancouver at the moment does anyone know?

kod137

mac123 wrote: »

anyone got any good job sites/agencies for getting temp work or construction/ general labouring jobs. I hear they pay reasonably well. Just looking for something to keep me ticking over until i start more serious work in september. Im in Toronto btw.

This site has loads of agencies, but you'll have to scroll through them all to see which suits you. There are construction/labouring temps in there somewhere, not sure which ones but I have seen them there.

http://www.jobagencies.ca/index.asp?p=1&sp=1

Found some more trade agencies:

__Human Resources and Skills Development Canada__\\
[http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/labour_mobility/index.shtml]
\\''Information required for trade workers, including information about the Red Seal Program.''

__The International Standards Red Seal Program__\\
[http://www.red-seal.ca/Site/index_e.shtml]
\\''This Web site will enable you to learn more about the Red Seal Program, apprenticeship, national standards and trade certification. Is regarded as the best way to guarantee work for immigrants.''

__Canada Trade Jobs__\\
[http://www.canadatradejobs.com/]
\\''Canada’s needs skilled tradesmen. With vast natural resources and many construction projects, and an aging workforce, hiring foreign workers can help Canadian firms prosper.''

__Western Canada Jobs__\\
[http://www.westerncanadajobs.com/]
\\''Western Canada Placement Consultants has a mission to supply tradesmen to western Canada.''

mac123

anyone got any good job sites/agencies for getting temp work or construction/ general labouring jobs. I hear they pay reasonably well. Just looking for something to keep me ticking over until i start more serious work in september. Im in Toronto btw.

donkey balls

i applied to a canadian company a couple of months ago got an e-mail back inviting me for an interveiw(have to pay own flights erc).

the company will sponsor you and look after visa etc as one of my occupations is classed under skill migration for canada.

so if you know any artic drivers looking for a change in scene Canadian companies are hiring

JNive

I started looking for work here in Vancouver early in January, tried monster.ca & craigslist first. Then tried workopolis.ca also. Ended up getting my third non-agency interview setup about mid february, scheduled for early march. Had to have a copy of a police cert (like the one required for the usit application) faxed over and voila, was offered the job eventually, starting the last week of March (Datacenter Technician with a Colocation Provider here in Downtown Vancouver) - offered a contract for the full remainder of my visa - which was handy, with the door left open on keeping me on-board after that date - so hopefully I can get a work permit issued then, and eventually stay permanently if things work out that way.

The company I am with has also started hiring more since June definitely - so I think things are picking up a bit as companies aren't panicking to the same extent that they were in the first quarter which was a very depressing time for jobs & economy.

JæKæ

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

When you say "some sort of agency" is that a Canadian agency??

It is for teaching. A place called WES. for other degrees, you'll have to research it

metalgear2k2

JæKæ wrote: »

It depends on the type of degree. Most degrees need to be checked over by some kind of agency. They won't recognise medical, teaching degrees etc without going through some process.
If you're coming here, bring as much proof of the degree as you can get. Degrees, proof of exam marks, all the papers you can find. It's a lot easier to get from home than from across the pond.
I have an IT degree, which they dont check on.
I know of a lot of people here with a qualification from their home country that couldn't get it recognised, eg. Philipino Paediatrician workin reception and a Russian Nuclear physicist doing recruitment.
A real shame to see that kind of thing

When you say "some sort of agency" is that a Canadian agency??

JæKæ

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

Just heard that when some one is moving to Canada they have to register their degree with some part of the Canadian govnerment. Is this ture? If so, can someone tell me how to do it as a friend is leaving soon and wants to get it sorted. I heard it from lads that are over there now and had to wait 2 months over there to get it sorted!

It depends on the type of degree. Most degrees need to be checked over by some kind of agency. They won't recognise medical, teaching degrees etc without going through some process.
If you're coming here, bring as much proof of the degree as you can get. Degrees, proof of exam marks, all the papers you can find. It's a lot easier to get from home than from across the pond.
I have an IT degree, which they dont check on.
I know of a lot of people here with a qualification from their home country that couldn't get it recognised, eg. Philipino Paediatrician workin reception and a Russian Nuclear physicist doing recruitment.
A real shame to see that kind of thing

JæKæ

bonkers wrote: »

this has come up before, it seems that there has been no one here who has attempted this or at least been successful if they have.. you could try the local canadian embassy.

I know of someon that did it and got away with it. She was here in Canada on holiday and applied for the visa. She sent it to her ma to send to usit (Irish postmark etc)
She nearly got caught cos of the paper being legal (canadian standard) size, rather than A4. I think she had to go home to be interviewed in person, so you might need to be prepared for that at some point

metalgear2k2

Just heard that when some one is moving to Canada they have to register their degree with some part of the Canadian govnerment. Is this ture? If so, can someone tell me how to do it as a friend is leaving soon and wants to get it sorted. I heard it from lads that are over there now and had to wait 2 months over there to get it sorted!

buccsboyo

I find this one of the best papers to keep track of what is going on in the Canadian economy. Getting mixed reports as seen below but for the most part there is positive news coming.

http://www.financialpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=1757280

http://www.financialpost.com/most-popular/story.html?id=1767297

NakedMonkey

bonkers wrote: »

mr nakedmoney this is good news. hopefully the same can be said for jobs in toronto. im off in september and relying on a job in the meeja

What date in September is your flight? I'll be heading on the 8th but heading to Edmonton a few hours after landing

NakedMonkey

NakedMonkey wrote: »

Just saw a news article with this in it so hoping it's good news

VANCOUVER — A bounce in job postings in June might represent the first real sign of economic recovery, according to the president of the job market research company that conducted the employment survey.

“It’s really quite noteworthy that after seven or eight months of declines, we’re seeing the first real turnaround,” CareerAIM president David Forster said in an interview Monday.

His company’s June Canadian Job Market Report showed B.C. job postings rose by 10.8 per cent from May to June to 18,235 and 8.7 per cent nationwide to 204,200.

Has anybody noticed a difference in jobs advertised over in Toronto and Vancouver? I have to say I've noticed a few more being put on monster.ca and bcjobs.com myself

Just read another article a while ago and it says Ontario job postings were up almost 20%. Don't want to get ppl's hopes up though as it did say this may be a once off. There's no harm in crossing your fingers though!

bonkers

mr nakedmoney this is good news. hopefully the same can be said for jobs in toronto. im off in september and relying on a job in the meeja

NakedMonkey

Just saw a news article with this in it so hoping it's good news

VANCOUVER — A bounce in job postings in June might represent the first real sign of economic recovery, according to the president of the job market research company that conducted the employment survey.

“It’s really quite noteworthy that after seven or eight months of declines, we’re seeing the first real turnaround,” CareerAIM president David Forster said in an interview Monday.

His company’s June Canadian Job Market Report showed B.C. job postings rose by 10.8 per cent from May to June to 18,235 and 8.7 per cent nationwide to 204,200.

Has anybody noticed a difference in jobs advertised over in Toronto and Vancouver? I have to say I've noticed a few more being put on monster.ca and bcjobs.com myself

bonkers

this has come up before, it seems that there has been no one here who has attempted this or at least been successful if they have.. you could try the local canadian embassy.

bazpaul

guys i have searched the forum but no found an answer to this:

You have to be in ireland to get the canada visa? do you know anyone who was abraod during the whole application and got into canada??? is there another place to get the visa??

im in Oz and wanna go straight to canada!!

Táck

coming over in two weeks to toronto. contimplating going to halifax to see if we can work. my girlfriend is dreading the prospect of another bar job. i dont mind. but then again, if it was only retail sales jobs going, i'd be dreading it too.

cant ****in wait anyway!!!

kod137

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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ya you should be fine to get bar work, a lot of the bars are franchises here, so when you apply to one, your resume gets passed around to the others. Plenty of money to be made in tips, and plenty of irishish bars around.

kod137

For anyone new to Toronto or is thinking of going, check out this site, it has loads of info for moving and settling into Toronto. I was in Vancouver for the past 6 months, work is kinda slow over there, not much better here in Toronto but going to stick it out anyway.

www.torontoincolour.ca

Mst

If you have a bit of French it might be worth trying Quebec city, I've friends there who say the unemployment rate is still low 2/3%, probably cos foreigners are put off going there because of the french language, its a lovely city though. From looking at the job bank website you dont even need more than basic french for a lot of the jobs.

mac123

soccermad1 wrote: »

cant really move on have paid first and last months rent,going home is a last option,but if i do decided to go home next month its because i would have been here 3.5 months without a days work ,there is only so long the savings can last the cost of living is just to high.i mean 7 dollers + 1 dooler tip for a magners the other night.an 8 doller pint a lot if your making 10/11 dollers an hour

are you just trying online? have you gone to any recruitment places? or went to bars/restaurants in person and spoken to the manager? maybe try visiting the hostels and speaking to people with jobs and see if they can get you one, i know a few ppl who got work that way! have you tried fast food places?
i wouldnt give up just yet, even if you took min wage work in some fast food place it would keep you ticking over until the ski season, then you could do some resort work.

Táck

well we get there and we've 3 nights in a hostel, i think we might make a fortnight of it and feic off somewhere else smaller or with more of a chance of work and a cheaper standard of living.

ANYTHING but here. i'm here, your there. dont do it.

wait for me. i'll buy you a pint!!!

soccermad1

cant really move on have paid first and last months rent,going home is a last option,but if i do decided to go home next month its because i would have been here 3.5 months without a days work ,there is only so long the savings can last the cost of living is just to high.i mean 7 dollers + 1 dooler tip for a magners the other night.an 8 doller pint a lot if your making 10/11 dollers an hour

Táck

would you not go anywhere else? im heading to toronto in 3 weeks and although at first your post worried me, im now thinking that i wont be in toronto for longer then a month.

montreal? i'm even gonna make my way to halifax if need be. anyhting but ****ing coming home.

soccermad1

so im still in toronto 2.5 months now, have just applied for another 12 jobs over the last 2 days,im gettin really frustrated at this stage .have just paid rent which takes me up to august and if i have no job by then its back to ireland for me.man i never thought it would be this hard but the job situation is really bad craigs list and kwijji are just full of people lookin for work as appose to offering work.was on irish jobs .ie last night for nostalga and saw a few jobs with my experience and started to think i shouldnt have left.if you are coming over looking for general labour or anything in that area forget it ,ive applied for everything and no word back ,even the 9.50 and 10.00 doller an hour jobs im applying for are not gettin back and i thought they would be desperate.so august 1st it is and then august 2nd it into my local dole office in cork.but i wont be the first ,ive already heard of 2 couples who went home after 3 months due to lack of work .

the whole year inn

wont there be loads of jobs for the W O .Im heading over in december so a good while to go yet

Táck

handed in my notice in work today so the shackles are off, finally i can tell the world, well, boards i'm going to canada!

been reading the numerous threads for months now.

im going over in july, 20th to be precise. first stop toronto. not sure what work il get but from looking at things i think it'll be whatever i can. my girlfriend is a barwoman here and im a salesman. she'll do anyhting but bar work and i feel the same about sales!

my main aim was to be in vancouver for the w.olympics, thats the dream. all i can do now is hope!

even if someone told me there was only a 5% chance i'd get a job, i'm still going.

Mimikyu

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mindlet

I am heading in Oct, 5 oct and just checking jobs now, reckon hostelling is thw way to make friends and cost effective. Wher you heading again?