Hello All,

I've been lurking around the forum for an age now and thought it was about time I said hello and started contributing!

I work in IT (Business Analyst) and my wife is a Psychiatric Nurse (RMN - old style qualification). We have 2 boys - one is 2 yrs old and the other 2 months.

We are planning to go to Calgary and submitted our SW application last September - AOR October. We hate the thought of waiting another 4 years so are currently looking at the work permit options...slow going for us IT folk though!

Bye for now.

Darren

Hello Darren, glad to see you are now an ex lurker

Welcome and good luck in finding a job and enjoy the fun here long the way.

Alison

Welcome (even though you've been here a while!)....

It is indeed slow going for IT jobs - not had any luck so far myself.....

welcome lurkalot and family to BE

Welcome Darren, nice to have you join us.
Good luck with your job search, and while you do enjoy some laughs here with us friendly BE folk, and learn a bit more about Canada into the bargain.

Rob.

Rob and Lorna...do you ever feel like we are the three officials on the welcoming party on here

Either that or we've got nothing else to do

My God whose doing my packing, I'm moving to Canada on Saturday

hi there..welcome to expats!.....i am not an expat..but an aussie.....*G*..but no one here seems to mind..hehehee

all the best for your immigration process...i was a spousal visa ...so completely diff scenario than what you are going through.

4 years may seem like a long time..but time flies realy~..esp as we get older...dont know how old you are..and i am not telling you my age..however..i will say time has been speeding up for me

Someone said you needed me to carry your suitcases??

Thanks Al, I need you with all the stuff I've packed, taken out, repacked, taken out and packed again

Hi Darren,
Have you though of getting your work permit, on your OH RMN qualification. Go and look up for Calgary hospital for jobs in your OH area. If she finds a job you could be over in Canada in 6 months. Canada needs nurses.
Alison.

Nothing else to do??? Heck, there's also the Maple Leaf thread to post on!!!

Hi Alison,

We had initially wanted to get me a job, but after 8 months without any success we are starting to think seriously about the nursing option. Will be a shift from part time for my OH but if we want to move sooner rather than later it is probably the compromise required. Also means I get to be a stay at home Dad for a while. Ooh, I quite like the sound of that

Darren

Thanks to all for the replies and warm welcome