dbd33

I heard that.

In truth, I am in daily contact with a couple of people working on the CC implementation in Mississauga. Computing and insurance in Canada are small worlds. I don't know about the employees but you have some good contractors on that project.

nikki dreaming

Yep there are a couple of EY people I have worked with on it that are great

Sian22040

I currently work for Admiral and am looking into an intra company transfer but they don't have many specialist roles in Halifax office it is mainly call centre roles

Sian22040

I have worked on implementing Guidewire into our office I was one of the subject matter experts for the underwriting department so have experience with the user stories and testing and bugs along with managing our business referral team for underwriting GW issues. However not sure if will make much difference if I wanted to get a job offer with LMIA as spoken with a recruiter for Aviva Canada and she said they don't really hire people not already eligible for work in Canada. My Fiancée is a plumber/gas fitter so hoping he would have more luck with the LMIA and then I could go on his visa and then my experience may help on the job front.
Although struggling at the moment to find any plumbing companies looking for foreign workers too ☹️️

dbd33

Would you be interested in Ontario? I'd guess so as Aviva are here. Understand that I'm not saying that I have a pile of LMIAs to hand but you do have expertise of interest to a couple of my clients and, if you're interested in Ontario, maybe something could be worked out.

Sian22040

I would be very interested. Ontario is where we really want to go as my fiancée has an auntie and cousins in Kitchener/Waterloo region. Any help you could offer would be amazing thank you.

dbd33

Are you young enough for IEC? If you were here with an IEC you could certainly have a contract position commutable from K-W, whether or not you could negotiate the contract into a permanent job would depend on what the firm thought of you but it would be two years of hourly pay at several times better than minimum wage. That ought to buy enough time for a plumber/gas fitter to get something going.

I'll ask tomorrow what chance there is of a LMIA.

Sian22040

I don't think an IEC is an option as it says you can't include dependants and along with my partner we have 2 children. I will be 30 in April so also really close to cut off age.

I think LMIA best option so if you could help would be amazing thank you

christmasoompa

Not sure where you're reading that, but it's not correct. You can take dependants on an IEC.

And it's '30 and under' for an IEC - so you're fine until you turn 31. So unless dbd can work some magic I'd say definitely apply for an IEC as it'll be much easier to find a job when you're work authorised rather than requiring the employer to pay and wait for you with a LMIA.

Good luck.

Sian22040

I was reading the IEC eligibility page of CIC it says not be accompanied by dependants. I know that they could come on holiday/ temp resident but that wouldn't give my OH a work permit be hard just living off my wages with 2 kids to think about

christmasoompa

He'd get an open work permit for the same duration as your IEC once you are working in a 'skilled' job. So in other words, if you can arrange work before going, then as soon as you have proof of that, he can get an open work permit for 2 years as well.

HTH.

Sian22040

That's really interesting I honestly thought he wouldn't be able to work so dismissed the IEC option. Are IECs easy to obtain and do you know roughly how long they take to get an ITA ?

christmasoompa

Far easier than a 'normal' TWP with a LMIA, and easier to find work on them generally as well, as you're work authorised so can do any job straight away, without the employer having to pay $1000, do lots of paperwork and wait months for you to be able to start work.

As for how long it would take it depends - it's essentially a lottery, so you'd apply and be in the pool of applicants. People are then selected at random from that pool to receive ITA's, so you could get one within a few days of applying, or you might be in the pool for the whole time without getting one at all. The sooner you apply the better your chances though!

So personally, unless dbd says he's got somebody that would go through all of the above for a LMIA for you, I'd apply anyway and see what happens. If your OH is 30 or under as well then you could both apply and double your chances.

Best of luck.

Sian22040

OH is 36 so he wouldn't be able to apply. I was just thinking though that this may open up another option if DBd couldn't help.

if I managed to get an IEC I would have thought I could transfer out of our office in Cardiff to Halifax in a call centre role quite easily (need to check with work) but they have a sales department there and looking through the occ codes 6231 is group B it's says sales agents and when looking through description it's mainly about selling insurance. So if I get a sales call centre roll do you think that would be ok for OH to apply for open permit ?

Also how long would I need to be in role before he could apply ? I also don't have much sales experience here so would that matter when considering work permit for OH?

christmasoompa

Skill Level B is 'skilled', so yes, that would be fine.

About 5 minutes! If you've got an employment contract etc, you don't even need to be working in the job yet - so you could both get your work permits when you arrive in Canada if you can sort the job out before you go.

Nope. You simply need a skilled job, doesn't matter what your experience is. So if the company are happy to employ you without the experience, then that's fine.

HTH.