I am a British national who wants to live in Canada. I have been three times on vacation and bout a newly condo in 2007.
I have tried for months to try and seek employment from the UK, and it has been quite honestly, a waste of time. So I aim to go in Feb for 6 months to get a job that will have a positive LMO outcome.
I am targeting organisations that have jobs on Job bank as I hope and pray that these should have an idea of what an LMO is and are willing to seek one for the right applicant. I.e. me!!

Has anybody else got any experience of just going to gain employment from any companies that will be willing to go through the LMO process?

It is all here ...

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Catego...Hunting-Canada

I stayed in Toronto for 5 months at the start of the year to try and crack the door open in the same way...LMO/TWP and use that as a basis for PR.

The issues are:
1. Smaller companies may not be able to handle the response from the mandatory 14 days advertising on Job Bank if they want an LMO to hire a non-Canadian.

2. HRSDC, from what I understand, has become more strict this last year towards companies applying for LMO's. The employer needs to clearly and unambiguously demonstrate why any Canadian applicants were not suitable.

3. The kinds of job you may apply for under LMO/TWP will be limited by your own future plans. For example, you will need to get a job at NOC Skill Level 0, A or B if you want to apply for PR under the Federal Skilled Worker class.

4. Additionally, your own qualifications and experience will limit what kinds of job the HRSDC may issue an LMO for - see #2 above.

It's doable - but you stand a better chance if you have a skillset that you know is in demand with limited native supply.

"It's doable - but you stand a better chance if you have a skillset that you know is in demand with limited native supply."

Yep, AdrianR is right. Unless you're really skilled and there is shortage on the field that you're on, it is pretty hard to find work these days. Employers are looking for "Canadian work" experience with people that's already here more so applying for LMO.

Aw well I ll just bin it then! No point in trying, I am not that skilled so I guess I wont get in, according to the posters!

So what's your metier? What professional field are you in and how do you think you can out-compete the natives?

There is absolutely no logical reason why that should be so.

The only thought I would throw in the pot for people looking for work - is dont just concentrate on the big cities. Admittedly, I'm Canadian, but bought up in the U.K. I come over regularly and am always in work within a couple of weeks and I'm no brain surgeon! There's companies in small hick-towns that are looking for staff too. Just another option that may help?????

That's never been my experience in all the years we've been in Canada.

i think this is a good idea. get a feel for the place before you gamble your future ( and a fair few quid) to make sure you are likely to get work.

the other choice is to go on a recce, we have one planned in a week or so and we have already called the businesses we intend to go and see, they have mostly said " yeah drop by" which is as close as you will get to a job interview arranged from overseas.
look at it this way, if i called your work and said i want a job, ill be moving to your country in a few months if you will get me a visa... what would you do>?

The fact is that 90% of the posters on here will have done almost the same as the original poster is suggesting!
The name says it "British Expats" so I am assuming that posters on here were from the UK went to Canada and tried to get a job!
So how I plan on doing it is I find my type of industry looking for employees, email them or snail mail, wait 2 weeks then give a call and ask, tell them when I am over/available for an interview!
At the end of the day if I get an interview then I will sell my self as the best at the job, any employer will tell you they will employ the best man/woman for the job! If they believe you can do it better than the rest then your in with a bloomin good chance!

OK perhaps I was a bit over zealous with stating that it was FACT and maybe 90% is a bit high.
"Smack me momma smack me"!

While some of what you said may be true, one has to be legally entitled to work in Canada in the first place - that means having a skillset that is in demand via TWP or PR.

Having loads of enthusiasm is great, but it will be lost on the vast majority of Canadian employes that love bits of paper.

I would not qualify to be able to do what I did a few years ago under the new system. I have not been out of work since I arrived in Calgary n months ago

Im going in November, I am going for 3months to find a job. I have a PGCE and am told I will have to do further exams in Canada before I can ger a job. i keep hearing so many different answers hence I am going to find out for real when I get there..