edmonton or bust
Jan 21st 2011 | 5:58 pm
#16
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Perth WA
Re: edmonton or bust
If you don't know it already, connect2edmonton.ca (http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/index.php) has a very helpful forum where you can get all your questions about life in Edmonton answered. To me, Edmonton sounds like the right choice for you to give a go. Maybe also consider Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), with good employment opportunities. Houses are cheaper in Saskatoon than in Edmonton.
Jan 22nd 2011 | 6:18 pm
#17
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 138
From: Edmonton, Alberta
Re: edmonton or bust
yea im finding it a wee bit stressful now ...after 4 years waiting for visa and 1 year deciding where to go...love the look of edmonton....love the rockies lakes etc..and only 24 hrs driving time to las vegas..but seriously...will i find work easy to come by?..i have no red seal or welding codes...but have made here in uk ...lorry trailers to scaffolding to general fabrications plus production welding...aluminium tig welding and mig welding.
ive tried a few companies but i think the second i say im in the uk its deleted.
ive tried a few companies but i think the second i say im in the uk its deleted.
Jan 23rd 2011 | 12:37 am
#18
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 894
From: Heritage Valley in Edmonton
Re: edmonton or bust
Not sure but I would check if I was you, you could possibly have to pass journeyman exams and possibly work as an apprentice until then.
Jan 24th 2011 | 6:36 am
#19
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,667
From: Was Calgary back in Edmonton again !!
Re: edmonton or bust
i wouldnt seek any advice or opinion on Edmonton from people who have never lived here.
Jan 24th 2011 | 8:22 am
#20
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Re: edmonton or bust
Ive just found out that to work as a welder here in Edmonton ill need to be registered as a welder, its a registered trade seems its illegal to employ a non registered welder or some one who is not an apprentice
which means ill need to get my unrecognized certificates city and guilds appraised.
As anybody been through this?
Seems I have to provide a work history to....mmmmm...now this may be tricky....in the uk I ran my own small business for a few years. About 10
During this time I worked mainly temp jobs to supplement the business
This as left me with a very broken work history unless I can count my own time at my own business??????????
Any body was through the process of getting their trade credentials appraised?
