It seems the only way to get to Canada and get permanent residency is if you're are a "skilled worker".....

Is there a loop hole? I have emailed a few real estate agencies and they said they would be "more then interested in interviewing me" but I doubt realtors are skilled workers....*sigh*

In the "getting to Canada" wiki thing it mentions people applying for the working holiday and while there applying for permanent residency....has anyone done this?

Cheers

search the wiki a bit more,
Temp work permit with job offer is one, then apply for province PNP if you have enough points for PR.
Failing that get on match.com and find a canadian to marry

Actually, Real Estate Agent or Salesperson is a skilled worker occupation, in that it is on the NOC list (Code 6232), so don't lose heart!!!

Unfortunately, it isn't on the List of 38 occupations who can apply without already having a job offer, so you would have to get an offer from a Canadian employer, and they would have to go through certain processes, but there is definitely a way.

ya never know

You just made me smile ear to ear!!!!

thanx

I just got an email from a realty firm in Toronto saying they would hire me!

I dont want to kill your excitement but you need to check on what basis they would "hire" you. Many realtors in Canada are self-employed. They are "attached" to a real estate firm but not necessarily employed by them.

To claim Arranged Employment under Skilled Worker class it does have to be an indeterminate offer of employment and not a business or agency type contract.

I'm going to take it as tongue and cheek, I still have to take a gap year over there to even see if I like Canada....and I need a few more years experience over here as a realtor.......but they are mentioning correspondence to help get my Ontario realtor licence