Hi guys
Well I've been holding my breath for the last god knows how many weeks in the very slim hope that the IEC visa might change to maximum age of 35 which it hasn't. So to look at my other options I have had a good read of the immigration website this morning and from what I can see the only way the average person can get to Canada now is if they have a job offer. Unless I work in construction or something specialist along those lines I can't get in.
To me this doesn't add up as from what I'm reading and learning employers in Canada are very reluctant to take foreigners and get a LMO so how do they fill their vacancies?
How is the average over 30 immigrating to Canada these days now the PR route has changed and you need a job offer?
How come all these foreigners get in to do cleaning and hotel work?

One does wonder, some of them are even English.

Oh yeah I mean Foreigners to Canada not foreigners to UK. I'm happy to do any work. I currently have 3 jobs so not work shy

Plenty of people manage to get job offers and LMO's, so not sure why you think it's impossible? Lots on the forum have done it. Yes, it's harder now that it was a few years ago, but it's not impossible by any means.

As for your 'how come all these foreigners' comment, aside from the fact that it sounds like you've been reading too many issues of the Daily Mail, then why wouldn't they be able to get a LMO for cleaning and hotel work? If anything, it's easier to get a LMO for a job that few Canadians want to do, a lot of companies that employ lower skilled workers (such as Tim Hortons) have blanket LMO's as they employ so many foreign staff.

And there are several visa routes to Canada that don't require a job offer, start reading the Wiki again from the beginning and see if any of them apply to you.

Good luck.

I never had too much bother I'm 39,and I am becoming mates with someone that's 40 that just had no problem there either.

Try using the phone to call employers,better results when they pick up that phone and have to talk to you rather than just hit delete on an email!

Good luck.

Getting an LMO isn't easy but it's not impossible. We did it and yes we are in our 30s.

Hi alfiee...
I'm in the same boat, to old for the IEC visa and totally lost on how everyone else in their 30's has managed/is managing it.
But that said I'm reading a bit at a time and focusing on taking little steps.
Hoping to to go on a recce trip in the summer and will be attending the Working In fair in march.
Got to start somewhere right?!

Getting a LMO for a highly skilled jobs and very low skill jobs is easy, as no Canadian wants to do the very low skill jobs and they dont have enough for the highly skilled jobs. Its the same in any western country.

Also if the principal applicant gets a LMO and TWP for a skilled job (A,B,O) then the partner can get an open work permit and go cleaning

Thanks guys for your points. Just having a moment of frustration with the whole thing but know what I need to do and get out there and do a recce trip and start networking. Also I think they are opening the permenant residency visa thing in May, not sure the actual name so I might qualify for that one and also looking at possibility of applying as a sports coach but not 100% sure on that one