Hi,

I've been longing to move to Canada since before me and my ex-wife split up. Been separated 18 months almost, and been back to Canada twice visiting. I'm actually in Edmonton right now, and am on a 6 month visitors visa.

I'm 38 and I'm a web designer. So it's not going to be easy for me to find work or stay out here, but I really want to.

What are my options, speaking from the voice of experience? I have restaurant experience as I did that through college and while I was getting my skills as a designer setup. So I could easily do that.

I don't ever want to disrespect Canada, or do anything that would cause me to never be allowed back, and I told this to the border control as they interviewed me when I arrived 3 weeks ago.

What if I got a WP for working in a restaurant, is that transferable to other vocations? Or would I have to apply for a new one?

I've really got no desire to return to the UK, but I know I will have to eventually, even to come back as an employee over here.

Any advice?

You can certainly try for a restaurant job, but how long ago was your restaurant experience? A LMO won't be realistic if you did it a while ago and you'd need recent experience for a PNP app too.

From what you've said, your only option is a job offer to get a visa. Have a look at the Job Hunting section of the Wiki and get knocking on doors!

Best of luck.

I worked in restaurants from 1993 - 2011. So got loads of experience.

I'll try the wiki.

Thanks.

If you get a job offer the employer applies for a labour market opinion and if this is positive you can apply for the work permit. The permit wioll be a "closed" permit so you can only work for the employer listed on it.

Should you wish to change jobs the procedurestarts over again; New LMO, new "closed" work permit. you can only change jobs at will if you :

- have an "open" work permit.
- are PR or citizenship.

So I would need to stay in the job for at least a year?

Getting web jobs is so difficult because not many employers want to wait however long it takes for the LMO to process.

Have a look for employers such as McDonalds, Tim Hortons and Subway who have blanket LMO's (meaning they are already approved).

Once you have worked in some Provinces for 6-9 months, you could apply for Permanent Residency.

http://www.indeed.ca/jobs?q=LMO&l=Alberta
http://www.indeed.ca/jobs?q=LMO&l=British+Columbia
https://canwrx-group-ltd.hiringthing...cooks-required

Hmm, that would be the last resort I think.