ducktastic

Mmmm hubby super skilled in all things java with 15+ years experience was told last week that he was a 'perfect skills match' for a particular job but they would not recruit him because he has no canadian experience.
Swings and roundabouts though, I got one of first jobs I applied for also IT geek

jerry brewer

Hi
Just over four years ago,we landed, two kids, dog, no jobs, no house, and here we are well settled now,ony thing i miss really are pasties & clotted cream, although there is some similar stuff here.
Whilst travelling locally the only place that reminded me of Devon & Cornwall, is some parts of Vancouver Island.
Job market is a bit harder now then back then,but it seems to be picking up like the housing market here.
Good luck,our only regret moving was we did not do it earlier.
And the kids didn't want to come here but now never want to go back...
cheers
Jerry

P.S.
Personally being in skilled trades, I never had a problem with canadian experience,it never came up in the interviews,they were only interested in my skills/experience in the trades.
... Touch wood ... but so far have only been out of work during the first three weeks of landing.

TheThornes

I'm feeling a bit left out in this thread - nearly everyone seems to have come from Cornwall! I was a Surrey girl! I've holidayed in Cornwall - a week in Penzance and a few nights visiting old neighbours at The Lizard (the lighthouse kept me awake ) - does that count?

Anyway, like I said, give us a shout if I can help with anything.

dboy

I am not Cornish either....although i have eaten a lot of them pasty things and was based in teh RN in Torpoint.

ducktastic

I was in Granville Island Market the other day, and a woman pronounced it Cornish 'Pace-tie'. I let it go, but 10 mins later when she was at another stall and stood behind me and said it again, I felt as a Cornish person I had to correct her..it was my civic duty

jambo101

Why not come over for an exploratory vacation as it would be a real disappointment to go to all the trouble of making the move to Canada only to discover life was better in Cornwall.

dbd33

Are you OnTheBoatOut reincarnated? I haven't seen such boosterism without there being a pitch behind it somewhere.

Posters in Calgary like to say that the economy has diversified in the past ten minutes but anyone who's been in Canada for a while has seen pictures of people there sending keys back to the bank because the house was worth less than the mortgage. It's a resource based economy, classic boom and bust, and so there's an element of risk in moving there for anyone with job with no security, such as a building trade. No risk, perhaps, if you think the demand for oil will continue for ever, no cheaper source will be found and environmentalists will never hold sway.

I also think you underestimate the problems immigrants can have due to lack of local experience, there are reams of posts on this site concerning the problem of gaining "Canadian experience", of course it doesn't mean anything but the ability to stomach bad beer, but the lack of it is a barrier to newcomers.

I wouldn't move to another country with multiple dependents and no job to go to. I can't imagine any circumstances under which I'd move to Calgary. I think the OP should visit and think on this idea several times.