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Have fun and good luck in Montreal! What a fun city to be moving to! Good luck with the job prospects. Finding an English-speaking job in Montreal would be much more difficult than it would be in Toronto, so if you manage to score that position, you're smooth sailing! :thumbup: Montreal's also a much more affordable city.

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Thanks for your reply :) sounds like your having a great time! I bet even the unfriendly people are nicer than the unfriendly people here :cool:

I'm not planning on doing it until 2011 because I don't finish my degree until June and also want to work in the UK for around 6 months to get some savings in the bank. It gives me some more time to do some in depth research. I have had a quick read over these forums, there is so much useful information its going to take me probably that entire time period to get through it all :lol:

If you have some key points to really research, or any key tips from your experiences, I would be very very grateful for your time :-)

Good luck with the meeting in Montreal for job potential!!

Cheers, Chris

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Hey Chris

The only thing I would recommend that you research is the job front. If you're looking for a "career-type" job as I have been, it is a bit of a slog to find something, especially during the current economic climate. But this should hopefully be different when you come in 2011. Most companies arent interested in you before you arrive but when you are here, I think the 12 month work visa can put some employers off. Although I have read some success stories on this site so it is possible depending on your field.

If I could do one thing differently, I would have tried to get some bar/retail/restaurant experience before I came. These seem to be the jobs that most BUNACers get pretty quickly and I have zero experience in them so its been difficult to say the least. Having some/any experience in these kind of jobs would be beneficial even if just to tide you over until you find something you actually want to do! :) Plus it'll give you that all-important "Canadian work experience" that lots of employers like.

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Thanks :-) I have a couple of contacts from my placement year I took as part of my degree last year so hopefully they may be interested if I can get a few good words put in!

I've also worked for a supermarket part time over the last 6 years, had a look at Loblaw (Canadian equivalent of Tesco I guess) and they seem to have quite a good grad scheme, which appears to be open to international grads so I guess that is always a different route to follow. But as you say economic conditions aren't really favourable, Ive heard that for 100 jobs, companies get as many as 4000 Canadian applications.

Thanks for your top tips!! :)