Is there an IT Industry in New Brunswick? i'm struggling to get any info on what ventures might be good in NB. I'm currently working in the IT indsutry here in UK. Looking for a relaxed and less stressful life in CA (most likely NB or Montreal) and i'm wondering if IT is a requirement in NB or not..

anyone here from NB?

hi there, I am pretty much in your same situation, looking for IT jobs in NB and am currently living in Paris. Any luck in your plans ?

I'm no expert but it's always been my impression that it's a lot better than people think. Not as many opportunities as big cities but then far fewer candidates for the jobs.

I just did a search for IT vacancies on careerbeacon and there were 674 advertised for Canada, 154 of them in NB.

That's more than a fifth in little old NB.

Mind you, there's only 18 for Ontario. Maybe Ontario IT jobs are advertised elsewhere. Or maybe Ontario is lousy for IT. Or people don't leave and create vacancies.

Likely lower salaries in NB,but probably more than made up for by much lower property prices.

are you currently living in moncton? I am interested to know how long does the immigration application process take? and if it is possible to get a vista without having a job confirmed in NB

Yes I am...since 2005. But I was a sponsored spouse so not the same process.

You need to read up on the routes to immigration. www.cic.gc.ca and the wiki on this website. Find out how you might be eligible to immigrate first before deciding on the where and what.

Hi Atlantic Xpat,

Thanks for your feedback, we ve actually already moved on in the process and we are at federal level of application. However I still have loads of questions about the it job opportunities in the nb province. I am contacting various companies but I am getting very very few or no replies at all.

I have read several times from different sources that most job opportunities in canada are obtained through networking rather than through official public postings. This might be true, but still I find it worrying that I have absolutely no reply , even if it is a "thanks but no thanks" kind of reply.

What you hear a lot from employers in Canada is that they place high importance on the candidate being a 'cultural fit'. This term can mean a number of things. That's why they place such importance on face to face interviews. Yes, networking figures in importantly in the job search.

The days of "thanks but no thanks" have been over for some years now. The best thing is to expect NO reply, and be mildly pleased if you happen to get one.

More to the point, however...Moncton; PARIS....are you crazy?!

How are you contacting them? If it's via email, then it's no surprise that you're not getting responses - have a read of the job hunting section of the Wiki to understand how vital picking up the phone (or ideally, going out there) are.

Good luck.

Thanks for the feedback. My wife who is french has already made some contacts with the french immigrants community established in Moncton and they confirmed the phone is indeed used a lot more than emails when it comes to job hunting. Since we will be there on the 16th February I will wait a bit but will definately give it a shot!!

Good Luck!