Hi New Member. Also have Q about Car Mechanics
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Re: Hi New Member. Also have Q about Car Mechanics
This is unfortunate because it means they can never return the car in a timely fashion. An oil change, for example, at the VW dealer, is an hour's work so, if you have the oil changed there you have to stand for 45 minutes, knowing that the work is finished, while the clock runs up to the billed duration.
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This is unfortunate because it means they can never return the car in a timely fashion. An oil change, for example, at the VW dealer, is an hour's work so, if you have the oil changed there you have to stand for 45 minutes, knowing that the work is finished, while the clock runs up to the billed duration.
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Hi Richyv26, thanks for your reply and the info! I had read something about it but did'nt quite understand the terms so thanks for that!
Is it possible to do the licence test while over on a holiday? Also can you do it without a job offer? Would that make it easier to get a job if I was already licenced? Piff Poff gave me a website to check out, but that was for Alberta...do they differ a lot from province to province?
Did you get over on a PR or twp?? Sorry for all the questions, just nice to know that there is work out there! and it is all still possible even when mechanics are not on the ''list''
Thanks for your time!!
Is it possible to do the licence test while over on a holiday? Also can you do it without a job offer? Would that make it easier to get a job if I was already licenced? Piff Poff gave me a website to check out, but that was for Alberta...do they differ a lot from province to province?
Did you get over on a PR or twp?? Sorry for all the questions, just nice to know that there is work out there! and it is all still possible even when mechanics are not on the ''list''
Thanks for your time!!
If you come to sit the exam (which you have to get permission to do) then you will be given a 3 month TWP and HAVE to pass the exam in that time frame.
Google red seal and licensing bodies for alternative provinces
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Thankyou Piff Poff I know you answered that but wondered what Richy did in Toronto, I will google that! Thanks for your time again!!
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Our immigration consultant we were using told us he could take the exam (as a mock) with no problems and then get WP once we got the results - not so, results can take upto 3 months to arrive. There was lots of nail biting and what ifs and hurrying up in our household
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Thing is, you need to book the exam, so you have to prove you can take (challenge) the exam. If you have booked the exam, to take whilst on holiday, even if you have a return ticket, Immigration will see it as you are planning on working here, so they will either refuse entry or give you a three month work permit. My OH was lucky in the way he got the WP.
Our immigration consultant we were using told us he could take the exam (as a mock) with no problems and then get WP once we got the results - not so, results can take upto 3 months to arrive. There was lots of nail biting and what ifs and hurrying up in our household
Our immigration consultant we were using told us he could take the exam (as a mock) with no problems and then get WP once we got the results - not so, results can take upto 3 months to arrive. There was lots of nail biting and what ifs and hurrying up in our household
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OH just told them he was having a vacation too, they asked him if he was sure about that He also showed his return tickets and asked please not to have a WP issued as he wasn't starting work.
#23
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I actually took the exam before I was issued a work permit, we were still in the process of applying for PR at the time.
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We were also in the process of applying for PR. OH came to Alberta to sit his exam BEFORE we were ready to move, he came on a 1 week trip. At immigration he was asked about the purpose of his trip, he replied vacation. The Officer asked what is the other reason you are visiting, he wasn't comfortable lying to the Officer, he was then directed to get a WP. He was issued one for 3 months and told he had to pass his exam in that time frame.
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Thanks for that, so do I have to have a job offer to sit exam or is that irrelevant???
Thanks so much for your patience
Thanks so much for your patience
#26
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No I don't believe you do have to have an offer, you just have to be able to prove that you have enough hours, I know in Alberta they take your City and Guilds into consideration but then basically ignore the fact that you have it, hence the equivalency exam, we have heard along the grapevine that BC is different but not sure how true that is.
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Great Piff Poff thanks so much for that!! we need to settle on which province to go for then!!!
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No we havn't actually We have friends in Edmonton though, Which is why we thought of Alberta as he told us there is lots of jobs. They are both Canadian though and have no idea about immigration! We were planning on coming for a holiday in May, but nothing booked yet! We are now wondering if we should research Ontario, if there are more jobs there??
#30
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We initially thought about moving to Ontario, but fell in love with Alberta. I think it's something to do with the mountains Just today in the Red Deer Express there was an ad for a tech at a GM dealership - there have been several ads around here lately, have a look on www.jobbank.gc.ca for jobs (all over).