Country Profile

Working in Canada (Part II)

Joyce Anne Agacer, Aug 15, 2005

How to Work in Canada

1. Look for a job

Internet
Newspaper
TV/Radio
Referrals

Initially, it is hard to get a job that matches your skills and pays as much as you want until you get Canadian experience. Don’t be discouraged. When the right job does come along, you will have the benefit of that previous experience.

When you apply for a job in Canada, the employer will want some information about you so bring the following:

résumé
letters of reference from former employers
professional degrees and trade certificates
English or French translations of documents (optional)

Some trades or professions are regulated. This means you must be licensed, registered or certified to practice them. Note, toot, that the standards of employers vary from province to province. Even if you are qualified in another country, your qualifications must meet Canadian standards for you to be licensed to practice.

2. Get the job

Through a recruitment agency
Direct Hiring

3. Process your papers

Although it is usually difficult to obtain an Employment Authorization (work visa) in Canada, some people with special skills are given priority. For example, certain Software Professionals are required in Canada for the following sub-sectors: Telecommunications, Software Services, Management Information Systems, Embedded Software, Software Products, Animation, and Mulitmedia Applications.

The Foreign Worker Program is sometimes appropriate for people who are not software professionals, but have other valuable job skills that are in demand in Canada. Before applying for an Employment Authorization, you must have a prospective employer in Canada. The employer will be asked to demonstrate:

that he/she has made reasonable efforts to hire or train Canadian citizens and permanent residents before hiring a foreign worker and that qualified Canadian citizens and permanent residents were considered first;
that the working conditions, salary, and other factors are sufficient to attract and retain Canadian citizens and permanent residents;
that the admission of a foreign worker will help create or maintain employment in Canada and provide training opportunities or transfer specialized knowledge to workers in Canada.

4. Work in Canada

SOURCES:

http://atlas.gc.ca/site

http://www.passtocanada.com/en/about/employment.aspx

https://www.immigrationexpert.com/

http://www.swap.ca/english/html/workincanada/whycanada.html

http://www.studyvec.com

http://www.successcanada.net/english/work/

http://www.canadaworkpermit.com/

http://www.workincanada.net/

http://canada.computerwork.com/

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/L-2/index.html