Looking for work in Canada?
What are you really trying to achieve? Do you just want a job in Canada to see what life in Canada is like or do you one day want to become a permanent resident of Canada that could lead to citizenship?
How much research have you conducted yourself to see which Canadian immigration programs are available to you? Do you know if your occupation is in demand in Canada? How do one find which sites list most local jobs? Which Canadian towns and cities are you most likely to find an employer? Is your CV/Resume acceptable to Canadian employers? How long does an application take? From which locations can you apply for a temporary work permit? What actions of mine would decrease my chances of being approved for a temporary work permit? Would paying for assistance increase your chances of success?
There is not a chance of obtaining a temporary work permit if you can’t prove your language ability. If your language test results are older than two years take another test. Have you obtained your (ECA) Educational Credentials Assessment?
Does your CV/Resume include which elementary and secondary schools you attended to show how well you were instructed when you where a child? Does your CV/Resume include the names of your parents and their dates of birth? Is your resume so lenghty so that your skills are not listed clearly for potential employers to find them in an instant? Throw your CV/Resume out and start again!
Foreigners have to seek employment in communities that are in dire need for workers and these locations can be found with a little bit of research. Provinces and the Federal government list locations in dire need of workers. Seeking employment only in towns or cities where your relatives live limit your chances of success. Applying under a provincial nominee program to work and live when your relatives are in a differenet province will make it difficult to convince an IRCC Officer you have an intention to lie in that particular province. If a province or the federal government listed particular towns or cities in need of employment before the COVID19 pandemic hit realize those towns and cities are still in need of workers.
Paying for assistance in finding an employer and navigating the Canadian Immigration process has to be logical to you. Any payment should only be to those persons that are authorized to advise you and charge a fee for their advice. Conduct your own due diligence in anyone your considering retaining. Any contract you enter into should be in stages/installments/milestones. There should be a clause that allows you to opt out of the agreement at any stage you wish. The innitial retainer should be for advice of which provincial or federal program is best suited for you. Never sign a contract that requires a huge fee upfront. Attempt to find an advisor that will speak to you for little or no consultation fee. Do not keep asking for verbal advice without paying for the advice. When offered a retainer agreement and you have questions ask those questions in written form so that there can be no misuderstanding. If their advice seems too good to be true, RUN!
Have you checked out from which location you are allowed to submit your temporary work permit application from? Temporary Work Permit (TWP) processing has been stopped during COVID19 so processing times have increased. Do you know those processing times for your TWP? IRCC has just started processing temporary work permit applications again and processing times will decrease. Do not expect a reduction of more than 50% in processing times.
Always increase your chances of success when applying for a TWP by leaving your spouse and dependents behind in your home country until you cn prove that you have taken up your Canadian employment. Leaving your dependents behind will show the IRCC Officer that you have a valid reason to return after your temporary stay. Once employed then apply to bring your spouse on an open work permit . Your children will be allowed to attend school based on yoour employer specific work permit.
