So, OH has to pay $20 to apply for a job and send it across with his application.

Our bank will only allow drafts to be made out up to 35 characters and no more. The beneficiary (organisation) title is 41 characters and no less....

There must be an easier way to send a $20 cheque to Canada.

You have to pay to apply for a job ???

Know anyone with a Canadian bank account so they can write a cheque out ?

i wouldnt pay $20 to apply for a job!!!!
if you need $cad then you can order the cash at the post office.
We ordered electricial books and the guy advised to send recorded cash once we received the books, cant believe they want dolars for applying :curse:

gill

Sounds very odd that they want money off you.

Best way is to get the money from a foreign exchange and send cash. Oh I usually find Marks and Spencers does much better rates than the rubbish ones at the Post Office.

It's for the Fire Service, standard practice aparently. In all, the process costs $800 approx for everything including the polygraph test!!!

They won't accept cash either.

Thanks for your replies though.

you have to pay for the poly???? the police dont charge for theirs. well apaprt from the $100 admin fee for the whole thing which you get back if you get the job.

Yep, you pay for everything, application, medical, polygraph, interview even. Then your $9000 training on top (even though he's already qualified over here).

god thats stupid.

all being well ill be in the police, getting paid $73k a year from day 1 including the training. i certainly wouldnt accept paying for my own training.
which fire sevice is that?
im sure calgary fire service dont do that.

Halifax.

That's his job and what he wants to do. Don't want him to get a crappy job, hate it and we have to come back to UK.

I'm assuming that paying by credit/debit card is not an option?

We had to apply for assessment to the nursing regulatory bodies in BC (for a fee naturally) and we a had a range of options of how to pay, including credit card - I have to say it did make that part of the process a little easier.

Sadly no, it's money order or certified cheque only.

I think this is the first test - if you can sort this out you can do anything!

what about western union money order?

can buy them in the high street in a lot of places.

or try a different bank. dont have to have an account to buy one in them all.

We live in the sticks so not sure where we'd get one from but I'll look into that asap.
Closing date is start of August so better get a wriggle on.

Is this for real?

Bizarre.

Sean Boxer is a volunteer fireman near Ottawa as I recall, he never mention having to pay for anything???

Yep, fraid so

http://www.halifax.ca/Fire/HRMFireSe...elineFees.html