Hi all
I have been offered a Plastering Job in Vancouver coming on TWP. Can anyone advise if the $24 per hour they are paying is typical and being offered full time employment in construction in canada does this mean full year.
I have a wife and a 16 year old, i would assume that my wife would have to find a job asap (office worker in UK) for us to live near Van.

Thanks in advance

I looked at the Salary Wizard on Monster's website. I couldn't find pay scales for a drywall installer or plasterer, so I looked for what I thought would be a roughly equivalent trade. When I did a search for painter, I found that the pay you were being offered was above the median for a Painter I in Vancouver.

In Vancouver's relatively mild climate, it does. Even in the rest of Canada, which gets colder winters than coastal BC, drywall installation is done throughout the year.

Yes, in my opinion that would be the case. Fortunately, a plasterer / drywall installer belongs to Skill Level B on the National Occupational Classification Matrix. That means that your wife will be eligible for a spousal open work permit. She should apply for one when you apply for your temporary work permit. If she waits until she's in Canada before she does it, she will have to wait extra months before she gets it. Please follow the link I gave you, and read more about spousal open work permits.

If you're in Canada on a TWP, your son unfortunately will not be allowed to work. That is a real disadvantage, and causes problems for some teenagers. He will be allowed to work once you and your family are permanent residents (PRs). Applying for PR is something I believe you should try to do soon after you start working in Canada on a TWP. See Fast Track PR Applications.

Hope that helps.
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hi
went to the seminar today and have decided not to proceed and refused the job offer. They seemed more interested in taking £3000 from me for fees to sort out my pr than answering my questions on our health issues (epilpepsy and asthma) fees not refundable if medical is failed. So looks like im stuck here then

Yeah you id the right thing stan.