I'm too lazy too But we don't even hit 4Tb on any of our Oracle istallations so perhaps I was wrong to say 'very large business apps'. Our SAP system is doing ERP for 15 European countries, our BW will be doing BI for 60 countries but split across 3 databases so even that is unlikely to hit more than 4Tb for any one DB server.

Hi Want2Move
My OH is in IT ( Oracle DBA) and we've found that outside of Toronto and Vancouver there really isn't very much happening for IT workers. We want to move to Canada, but we don't want to move to a big city - problem!

Ottawa. Not big. In Canada. Has Oracle jobs.

Hi dbd33
Do you have any links he could look at? He's already tried one place, who after ringing in the middle of the night to find out if he could speak English, we never heard from them again!
Thanks Elaine

Understand that Ottawa is a small market and being a government town it runs on bribery, corruption and the equivalent of the old school tie. One is unlikely to secure, or retain, a job there solely based on merit. Still, I know a man there and will ask. Does your husband speak French?

Thanks dbd33. Yes he speaks some French - we lived in Geneva for 3 years and his lab technician there didn't speak English, so they could only communicate in French!

Hi Coffeepot

Just wondering; where did you see those IT jobs? We plan to go to the Leeds Canada-Expo but so far I haven't seen any IT jobs being advertised on the website.

Will PM you just need to get the list from OH

Thanks everybody for replying to my post. I appreciate your and time and suggestions.

Great thread, being in IT myself, i'am also, looking forward to the London EXPO tomorrow,

• Ottawa is great for IT! Small list of techy companies here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...tawa%2C_Canada
• Government means lots of IT work always on offer.
• Even with no work permit, I got interviews and a job within four weeks when suddenly out of work back in February.
• Networking is very important. If you have no network here, at least get talking to people on the phone, perhaps at some of the smaller agencies. Get your resume out there.
• Check out monster.ca to get some indication of the huge amount of jobs going on.
• Worst case, the body shops like Robert Half always need people if you are capable.

Good luck! Happy to answer any questions from inside "Silicon Valley North"! :-)

Quick question How did you resolve this issue then? Did you have to leave Canada and apply for a Work Permit? (Which is what I understood the process to be)

I am considering just upping and moving to Alberta to stay with my Aunt and find a job then instead of trying to do it from here. I have no house to sell, no kids, no commitments - absolutely zilch to hold me back.

If you can secure a job offer in certain categories of work there is a speedier process which does not require the longer approval process. Briefly, you need the job offer, a certain amount of experience and the necessary education to fill the requirements of the scheme. I got in as a software developer - see http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGLIsh/work/special-tech.asp

I am no expert, the company I joined is a huge multinational and have a department who handle this kind of thing. Once they sorted the documentation and gave me instructions I just did a trip across the border and back ("round the flagpole") and got my new permit there and then. I would recommend some professional advice if you are not 100% sure what you are doing. I also have an immigration lawyer for my PR application and checked the whole thing with her - getting stranded at the border with wife and kids would have sucked!

R

Thanks for replying. I understand what you are saying.

I don't suppose they have and vacancies at your place do they? I'm a Business Analyst. I used to do Lotus Noted development back in the day, but not anymore.

I wouldn't be so dismissive. As far as I know, the largest database in the world runs on Oracle:
http://www.businessintelligencelowdo..._largest_.html

I wouldn't even be so dismissive of SQL Server either (although I can't vouch for it technically) it's rapidly increasing its market share - I know of Hedge Funds and other finance companies using it exclusively.

Granted, DB2 is a well respected transaction processor, widely used in the financial sector. No doubting this.