HardipBadyal

Hi

I am looking at moving to Canada. I currently work in HR and have CIPD qualifications.

Would anyone know if there is a demand for HR jobs in Canada and if the CIPD qualifications are recognised in Canada. Or would I have to start again with studying.

If the qualifications I have can't be transferred then what course would need to be studied?

Any help with my query would be greatly appreciated just to give me an idea of whether I have any hope of moving to Canada with work experience and qualifications I have.

Thank you

emmae

I have my CIPD and an MSc in HR. I am in Ontario and I haven't had a response at all. I have been told that to go into HR again I would need to start back at the ground level by those expert agency folk!!! They said that employers don't view English HR experience highly, assuming that is because it has been gained around UK legislation and it is so more highly advanced here.

To be fair, I haven't tried that hard as I am re-training in another career but have applied for positions to tied me over until I complete my training.

I think in BC there is more of a demand but whether that translates into hiring on UK experience, I don't know. I think you need to be prepared to take a backwards step wherever you go but you will probably advance again quite quickly once you have some Canadian experience behind you.

Good luck.

Emma

Hollis Family

Hi

I hate to say it but you will really struggle. CIPD is not recognised over here - each provence has its own equivalent. In Ontario its the CHRP. There seems to be a flood of highly qualified Canadian HR professionals on the market at the moment.

I had over 20 years experience from admin to management level but they all wanted Canadian experience. I did a Canadian Employment Law course but that still didn't make and difference. Over here its who you know rather than what you know. Temping is a good way to get into the market and show them what you are capable of.

Sorry not to be more positive.

Michelle

Piff Poff

I got a job as HR Assistant for a Sears store, I have no HR qualifications, when the HR manager left the job the post was offered to me - I turned it down several times, then they Hired a useless person, who I trained (he had a 20 year old HR degree he hadn't used) I then left as I couldn't cope with his doom and gloom anymore.

What I'm saying I suppose it's not impossible to get an HR position here, you may have to start at a lower level though. There are tons of HR courses out there.

Naz856

Hello

I have my CIPD and MA in HR. I am in ontario at the moment and moved from the UK a few months ago. Unfortunately the CIPD qualifications are not recognised in Canada. I applied for several jobs but I haven’t got a response at all.
I applied for a few volunteer positions as well but I haven’t had a response at all.

The CHRP is needed in Ontario and also taking the "National Knowledge Exam" can be useful here.

Good luck.

Nancy

The Broady's

Hi there
In BC, the CHRP is also used. Check out www.bchrma.org for more info. The exams are split into two, knowledge and practical which are hosted twice a year in May and Oct. From 2011 in BC, applicants for the exam must hold a recognized degree. My degree is from the UK and they accepted it and I now just have to sit the exams.

You can also look at Canadian HR Reporter online which is a useful newsletter for the industry.

Company's advertize and some even on www.craigslist.ca but networking is huge out here, more so than I imagined!

PM me if I can help in any way. Good Luck

nicki12117

Hi,

I'm trying to revive this thread as I'm wondering if anyone can help.

I'm in the same situation as the original poster and wondered if anything has changed in the last few years regarding English HR experience in Canada?


Thanks in advance

Nicki

woz718

Hi Nicki

I'm in a similar position. Our papers are in (based on OH quals) and we now wait with baited breath for our PR. I currently work in HR and have MCIPD and MA HRM. From the research I've done though (which includes having contacted a ex UK HR Manager now working in Edmonton)it would seem we would have to requalify in the necessary Province. From what I've been told, it's tough breaking in to the market as HR can be a very closed occupation and networking seems to be the key. Obviously the stumbling block will be lack of knowledge of local labour laws - nothing that a quick course couldn't solve. I do know from having worked over there 10 years ago that Canada is still behind UK in terms of HRM practices and employee relations experience is highly valued as may orgs are still highly unionised.

Where are you at currently with the whole immigration process. I must admit it is a daunting thought as I know I will have to take a step down to establish myself but it will be worth it in the end, I'm sure.

hope this helps

Sarah.

cheeky_monkey

What the hell do HR people actually do?..i never quite worked this one out yet?

answers would be gratefully received

Raymond Sangwa

I have never thought that I could find a job over Internet, but now it seems that everything's possible. It was my first recruiting experience and I was quite baffled by dozens of messages on the net telling that staffing agencies never work and this is just a scam.

Quite the other way around! After I got registered there I was put through with a consultant straight away who advised me on the essentials I needed to know and on what I needed to indicate in my CV/profile to find the job I was looking for.

The web-site is easy enough to understand and well-developed to efficiently surf through hundreds of people (both candidates and employers) registered.

The whole thing resulted in me finding a job I was looking for during previous 2 years just in a week!
Don't think a second - ! you gonna be a star))

dbd33

I don't think they are. I don't like their focus on jobs in the sex trade.

dbd33

No chains, only silken threads?