Hi guys

Apologies if this question has been asked before but this is my first time posting on here and I've checked back a little and can't seem to find anything, anywhere here goes....

I'm a fully qualified secondary school teacher with under 3 years experience and I'm hoping to emigrate to Canada, where in Canada is not really an issue with me. I'm Irish and currently living in Ireland but I have lived in Canada before, in Quebec City, QC for 2 years. I worked as a language assistant and that was through my university so all the paperwork etc was pretty much done for us.

Has anyone else done this? Are any of you teaching in Canada at the minute? My subjects are French and German. How easy would it be to secure a job? Better to have one arranged before I go out or wait til I go out there? Lots to take in

Thanks in advance everyone

I'm not a teacher, but from reading others' posts on here the simple answer is that it's a pretty long and arduous path.

The teaching profession is driven largely by the (powerful) trades unions, and the general understanding is that it takes a long slog of supply teaching and lack of job stability before tenure will become available: it's all about seniority rather than expertise. You could try a search of the forum (search button is in the orangey-pink menu bar above) or I'm sure somebody with more direct advice will be along shortly to help.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

This Wiki article may help............http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Teaching_in_Canada

Which visa are you planning on going via? For most, you'll require a job offer first.

Hi

I hope the OP realizes that teachers are not on the list of 38 http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/departm...008-11-28a.asp and therefor don't qualify as skilled workers unless they have an Approved Employment option. They are number of other methods, so see: www.cic.gc.ca.

Thank you

I was hoping to go the skilled worker route but I just read through the wiki page and became a little disheartened The situation is similar here in Ireland, sub work here and there for years before you even have a sniff of anything permanent. I was hoping Canada would be a different story and I already know I love the place having lived there.....It looks like both places are in much the same state, is it better to do it here or over in Canada......that's the question I have to ask myself

Which there is next to no chance of getting. Even long term immigrant find it a hard profession to break into.

Question answered I think.....

But as said above, you won't qualify as a Skilled Worker without a full-time job offer approved by HRSDC. And you'll really, really, struggle to get that.

So don't think the Skilled Worker visa is an option for you unfortunately, you'll have to look at other options. Do you have a husband or common-law partner who would qualify as a SW? Or would you consider going back to education and going via a study permit? Any relatives in Canada? Lots of money to invest? Or the Nova Scotia Community Identified Stream (which doesn't require a job offer first)? Are you under 35?

Those are a few options, but have a read of the Wiki as it outlines them all and will hopefully give you some guidance. Best of luck.

As a French teacher you should have no problem getting a job here. You will need your qualifications reviewed and they tend to only consider landed immigrants.

There is an oversupply of teachers in Canada, but there are some shortage subjects which are quite easy to secure work in - French is definately one of them.

Good luck

Salut! - I teach English HS in Montreal, QC. Sorry, I can't answer your emigration questions. There is a demand across Canada for French teachers (and French subject teachers, such as mathematiques, sciences, ethiques, histoire, geographie, ecologie, drame, etc.), however this is locally specific.

Closer to home, there is a big demand for French language/subject teachers here in Montreal - the turnover is quite substantial. A new round of boomer retiremnets is predicted for 2012-17 - could be of benefit to NQTs. What I hear from Ont is a less promising - even less so for colombie britannique. Alberta may be an option (?). Autant qu'il y a un demande pour des profs francophones en secteur public-privé . . .

Experience counts for something, esp. during the interview process - and there lies the rub. You really need to be here to complete the canvassing and networking. You need to apply to the school boards directly, but you have to get your face seen by select principals/heads of school. Best time for teaching slots is August September (new school year). You will want to try the bastards in the private sector, but they ask for 1lb flesh, pay shite,grovel to the punters and dismiss upon a whim. Big cities are your best bet in the East - dunno 'bout the West tho .

Auf Wiedersehen und gutes Glück.

Thank you to the last two posters, a bit of hope has been restored I've spent all evening researching this and I'm going google-eyed right now

Any provinces in particular where it would be easier to find a french job?

Ottawa might be a decent bet, given there's lots of French immersion schools here?

Also, have you considered the Quebec immigration route? They like taking French speakers and it could be a good way in. You could also live in Gatineau and work in Ottawa.