I would be very grateful if anybody could help me out . We are in the process of trying to migrate to Canada .The only stumbling block for us as far we can see is getting myself some employment ..I am looking for information on trying to get work while I am still here in Ireland ..Thanks Alan

Slim chance I am afraid. Many people here have a hard time finding a job from here. Plastering is not a big thing in Canada, more drywalling. Does not seem to be a shortage of drywallers. You would need to find a company willing to hire you and get an LMO, which they can only do if they cannot find anyone here to do the job.

Take a look through the Wiki section on Canada and this bit on job hunting http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Catego...Hunting-Canada

I will be quite civil and point you in (possibly) the right direction..

http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=33

I'd love to bang out some jokes about Irish construction and such but today I have my helpful hat on...

very best of luck to you!!

Hi Alan
Welcome to the forum, take a look at http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/
have you considered looking into the possibility of applying for a FSW cat1 visa
as going via this route you don't require a job or job offer before you get the visa. Biggest advantage is once you have secured your PR visa you can work more or less anywhere in Canada & work in any occupation ( except a few government jobs ) also its much easier to secure employment once your in Canada. You'd have check out the CIC website to see if you meet the current FSW cat1 application criteria.
Hope this helps

thanks alot ill look in to that ...

good mann tahnks ....

Good luck...dads family is from Navan...

I work in construction here in calgary. The only problem i see is they dont do plastering here the same as england/ireland. They dont have blockwork built houses here so there is no plastering done inside any residential homes. Its all drywall then taped and painted they do alot of stucco here but im talking about calgary could be different in other proviences.

thanks alot .....I also do drywall and taping so I am hoping for the best

Start emailing companies. You never know Alan, you might get a reply from a boss whos Mum's from Clonakilty and sings the Fields of Athenry every time someone opens a bottle Powers.

I'm a plasterer living in NS, and it's true most of the work here is drywall, but there is still a demand for plastering in the older properties, but you tend to find most contracters just replace with drywall.
No-one stocks plaster here either, so you have to order it in (usually 2 weeks).
I think getting a job offer while in Ireland will be difficult, as like the UK, the direct approach works best.
What I did before arriving on a recce was to contact all the companies in my area' and try get information regarding earnings etc.....Yellow Pages/Yell is a good tool for searching companies.

thanks FOR THE WORDS

THANKS For The TIPS wish me Luck .....

I am a bricklayer on vancouver island,if you can board & tape then they are looking for people here.Not a lot of skimming goes on here as you have probably gathered,but stick with it ,its worth the trouble.

thanks mate .. 4 that