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Re: Engineering job agencies in Canada

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Originally Posted by charliecapaldi1 (Post 12628459)

Thank you so much.

Do you know where I would contact for the regulatory body in British Columbia?
Is it best to get the profession registered before applying for a visa?

No not necessary. Most companies understand that as a foreign trained engineer it can take some hoop jumping to get registered so most ask for either P.Eng or eligible for P.Eng. Note you can work as an 'engineer' but you must work under the direct supervision of a licensed engineer who will need to sign off and seal all your work.

For BC you need to contact Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (https://www.egbc.ca/)

There is an in depth section on the site on licensing requirements but generally will be:
1) Bachelors degree in engineering field
2) 4 years of post graduate work experience, at leas 1 year of which most of been in the Canadian environment.
a) this can be interpreted very loosely but often it is easier to just apply after working here for a year.
3) Pass the ethics and law multiple choice exam and essay
4) Complete the ethics and law seminar
5) Complete you competency assessment and have it validated by sponsors.

If there is anything else you need to know then happy to help.

Re: Engineering job agencies in Canada

Hello,

thank you you for the information.

at this point I thought it best to come over on a holiday then return and try and gain a job this way as Iâ€™ve had no luck so far from the U.k.

cheers

Re: Engineering job agencies in Canada

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Originally Posted by charliecapaldi1 (Post 12629598)

You've got a great option open to you until you age out of the IEC (it's for those aged 18-30 only), and will find things much easier with that as a company won't need to pay $1000, wait months, and go through lots of paperwork and hassle to hire you like they would on a 'normal' work permit. So assuming you've already got that underway, and manage to get one, then you'll be instantly employable and much more attractive to employers. Although you'll still need to go over there to job hunt in person usually (if you've read the Job Hunting section of the Wiki you'll understand that realistically that's the only way to do it), but you can just move on your IEC and then job hunt once there. No need for going backwards and forwards!

Good luck with it.