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Old Apr 19th 2013, 11:41 am
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Hi, I have been looking inti coming over on a IEC visa with my partner, and then when finding city prefer to look at ways of stopping there more permanently. My first question is about annual leave as I have read you only get 2weeks, which after visiting family back in uk wouldn't leave much spare. Also interested with such short holiday allowed how Canada does so well on work/life balance performing countries


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Hi, I have been looking inti coming over on a IEC visa with my partner, and then when finding city prefer to look at ways of stopping there more permanently. My first question is about annual leave as I have read you only get 2weeks, which after visiting family back in uk wouldn't leave much spare. Also interested with such short holiday allowed how Canada does so well on work/life balance performing countries


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People love their work. Working is their leisure. People will post here to say that more holiday can be negotiated, and that's true to a point, but taking the holiday; actually going away out of range of email, is very much a career limiting move. In any case, firms don't hire immigrants to give them holidays, they hire immigrants because they're poor and driven and want to work.
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I think the norm is 10 days, but 15-20 days can be negotiated and add on top of that public holidays
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Originally Posted by Mikeypm
I think the norm is 10 days, but 15-20 days can be negotiated and add on top of that public holidays
Cheers how many bank holidays get?
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Cheers how many bank holidays get?
It depends on the Province, as each Province has its own days and then there are national public holidays. Check on the link below regards each provinces recognised days:-

http://www.statutoryholidays.com/2013.php
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Is it normal that when you start a new job, you can't take your annual leave entitlement until you have worked there 12 months?
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Is it normal that when you start a new job, you can't take your annual leave entitlement until you have worked there 12 months?
No.

I have never had such a policy discussed or implemented.
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Thanks. My husband has been in talks with a company and that is their policy apparently. Just wondered if it was a general Canada-wide thing. It's pretty common in France!
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Thanks. My husband has been in talks with a company and that is their policy apparently. Just wondered if it was a general Canada-wide thing. It's pretty common in France!
I have seen posters on this board making similar comments but it is not something that I have experienced.
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I have seen posters on this board making similar comments but it is not something that I have experienced.
I don't think that's uncommon. I know some large insurance companies and one quango have that policy. In any case, a new employee is on probation for much of that time, why risk a fragile position by taking days off?
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I am maybe one of the lucky ones compared to some. I have 23 years in in my current job. I get 187.5 hrs vacation. If working a straight day job Mon to Fri at 7.5 hrs per day then that equates to 25 days off.
Im a shift worker and work 10 hour shifts basically 4 on and 4 off. To get 12 days off I take 40 hrs vacation.
Of course some will consider my day at work as almost a vacation as I work for the Federal Govt
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Another question I have how easy is it to change my IEC visa to a LMO or a PNP. I'm a chef and would like to be as near to a city as possible. Was thinking Vancouver or toronto
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Another question I have how easy is it to change my IEC visa to a LMO or a PNP. I'm a chef and would like to be as near to a city as possible. Was thinking Vancouver or toronto
Read this NOC page to see if you qualify as a chef.
http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/...321&val65=chef

LMO the employer applies for and they have to convince HRSDC there are no qualified Canadians available to do that job.
PNP for BC & Ontario will differ you should read these links
http://www.welcomebc.ca/pnp
http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/pnp/index.htm

IEC work visas cannot be extended.
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It looks like Toronto will be easier but is it hard to find a company willing to pay the 3.5k? It seemed with BC there are no costs
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The minimum under labour standards act for vacation is 4% of salary (which equals 10 days) and 6% after 5 years of continuous employment. It is common to not get vacation until being employed for 12 months, however under labour standards you can use any vacation pay you have accrued at any time.

Stat holidays are paid after 30 days of employment, except in some industries, such as agriculture where there is no stat or overtime.

Under and IEC the jobs one would get are more likely to pay within the standards and vacation is less likely to be negotiable, unless you have some special skill and employer is begging for.

If time off is that important to your lifestyle before even starting a job, reconsider coming to a country that does not fulfill your time off needs or be prepared to take it as it is.

Look at it as part of life's rich tapestry of learning.
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