All driving jobs that i have seen advertised seem to be long haul, one of the reasons to move to Canada is for a better family life, would not want to be away from home more than 3 or 4 nights a week. Are there firms out there that would be able to offer this type of work? or is it the only way in trucking to make money on the long haul side.

Hello, Andy, and welcome to the BE forum.

There are plenty of local driving jobs. That's not the point. The point is that most of the ways in which you can fast-track your entry to Canada is to find a job that no Canadian resident wants. It's more difficult for employers to find drivers for long haul routes than it is to find drivers for local routes. Hence it's easier for a foreign driver to find a job that a Canadian resident doesn't want if he's willing to drive long haul. What I've done is to capture the way in which the system works in rather clumsy terms, but that's the essence of it.

You may be able to get a work permit on the basis of a local driving job in Alberta, where even local drivers are in short supply. However, the oil boom has caused real estate prices to rise to the point that houses are expensive by Canadian standards. A local driver wouldn't earn what I would call a great salary, if you consider the cost of living in Alberta. It depends to some extent on how much equity you'll be able to bring with you (this, in turn, will affect your monthly mortgage payments) and whether or not your spouse also will work.

But, keep in mind that, if you initially start working on a temporary work permit while you wait for your permanent residence visa to come through, your spouse won't be eligible for a spousal open work permit. For most families it would be tough to be supported solely by the wages that a local driver would earn.

There is a Wiki article on Truck Driving in Canada. It focuses on long haul driving, however.

I'm sure you'll be able to find more information on the Trucking forum. Note that the Trucking forum is not country-specific. So, if you start a thread there, use a title that will indicate the country you're talking about.

I've thrown a lot of information at you. A Wiki article that may help you to get it all sorted out is Beginner's Guide to Canadian Immigration.
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Thanks for the information, we are looking at Nova Scotia as a base, intially i probally will have to do long haul, but my better half is a nurse and may go down that route as well.

Well, your troubles are over, mate. Bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea.

Read the Wiki called Nursing.
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Deja vu Judy? http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...44&postcount=3

Not the first time.
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