Excuse me for butting in, but on page 7 of that form it mentions that you need to get the notary public of a Province to sign the declaration. I know this is out of anybodies hands on here, and please don't take this the wrong way but how do they know that you haven't made up your work experience?

They don't. You are signing the declaration as true and it is a legal undertaking, you are then swearing an oath to the the notary or lawyer who is signing as confirmation of this (you have to sign in front of the notary or lawyer).

They don't have to know. You are stating that what you have written is true and they are verifying that it was you that wrote it and it's your signature on the form.

Edit: I see Aviator beat me to it.

Has to be those sharp aviation minds eh!

Yep my husband sure is.

If you send me your address I can send off a couple of bits to you. PM me!

Like people say you can go under someone else ticket but not always on good wages, it just depends on the companies you work for. I do know people who did this and took Redseal later.

It hasn't been easy to find work this end and feel you really need to be in Canada to find and apply for it. Seems plenty there though!

They seem to be quite strict, hot on time keeping and taking breaks to the minute!!!! So really have to watch the time. Going on TWP is a difficult one, can be risky, as the LMO cannot be transferred over to another contract. But it can lead to permanent work and PR can be fast-tracked. We've always played safe, because what if we don't get PR or our contract suddenly ends?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Angela

Hi John

Here is how we did it coming to Calgary:

1. Job offer (conditional on 2 & 3) from Canadian employer.
2. Possitive assessment from AIT.
3. Positive LMO from Service Canada (employer sends you a copy)
4. Apply for Work Permit in London or at Canadian POE.
5. Apply Service Canada for SIN number Apply CHR for Alberta Health.
6. Start work for employer & study for exam.
7. Pass exam.

Fort Macmurray is up north-work is mainly oil and gas and you would be on camp. Tough conditions going by most accounts. Construction work around Calgary is slower than it has been in the past and many of the electrical contractors wont get/or apply for an LMO. There is also the maintenance route where there are some positions and with pharma experience you could be able to sort something.....but the money wont be as good. Could never get a taste for Murphys and hurling wont be as popular here!! The Calgary Chieftains are the local GAA side here. Have a good look around the WIKI here as there is an abundance of info on it and post here with any questions. There are lots of people here willing to help and give information.

Ok thanks for that, I'm still going to supply some references from my current employer and try to get some from my previous employers. I'm going to need to sit three IP Red Seal exams, Electrical, Refrigeration, and Gas. So If and when I do get accepted, I'll have 3 more other obstacles to jump over to get the job I want. I've jumped over the first one which I did on Saturday, the English test, which I will find out how I have done in a couple of weeks time.

Hi

I think the ones who have already taken the Redseal also need to consider the other certificates you require in some employment. I.E WHMIS Certificate, etc,etc. Not sure where and when to takes these.

I guess having these will open a few more doors?

Does anyone know?

Angela

Hiya Angela
I wont be heading over until I hopefully get my P.R. and then they wont see me for dust. I just got delivery of the Canadian Elec Code book and the ESAT CD so have to start learning
Cheers
John

Unless you are handling hazardous materials WHMIS is not necessary for an electrician. If it is required an employer would generally organise it.

I'm looking forward to seeing the Chieftains playing when I get over,, I think I'll be starting from part 5 from your list,, fingers crossed.
I have been working right up until now so did it the slow way, in the next week or two I'll be sending my supporting documents
cheers

That sounds more like it pretty much the way it is here

It's just some of the job listings as Journeyman Electrician (commercial/industrial) are asking for some of these certs. But yeah was hoping employers would organise these as part of the package.

I would think depending what you apply for you would need these certs??

Angela

It would not be make or break having WHMIS. Knowing what it is is always advantageous. Not really a thing to think of as part of a package, if you can breath you can pass WHMIS.

Hi


LOL!

Cheers

Angela