Is there any work in Canada for Construction workers???
 

Hi I was led to believe that the recession has hit Canada quite hard ecspecially for construction workers. Just a quick question really if any one can answer it is there any work over there in construction???? oh is in construction and has been for 24 years and I am a teaching assistant we would love to move over with our family. Any advice would be really appreciated !!!

Re: Is there any work in Canada for Construction workers???
 

Take a look at jobbank.gc.ca website
Also what type of visa category do you have in mind??

Regards
Joinerboy

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What area of construction and where in Canada?

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I personally have had one of the busiest 18 months in my life with work for the company plus a whack of sidejobs!, so if this is the recesion...keep it coming! construcion seems to be booming in Central Ontario.

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Maybe something to do with the home improvement tax incentive as well, which ends Jan 31st.

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Yep, that definetly helps...although most of the work I do through my boss is commercial. Definetly helps the sidejobs come in though, and still booked solid with them way beyond the tax credit ending :thumbup:

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We live in Calgary and the recession hit here pretty hard. My OH is a electrician and the construction and oil industry here were hit the hardest. There are signs though that the housing market, new builds included is picking up pretty quickly. If you had been coming over here 3 years ago, you could have landed a job instantly, now it might just take a little longer.

Good luck
Karen

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OH had the odd day off in the summer , was told it was going to be worse as winter hit , so we prepared for the worse and bought ski passes for all them days off ...but that wasnt the case . Never been busier , days off he wishes. Alot of the goverment builds are coming through now , but at the same time new builds with housing has taken off again ..

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i am a plumber and our company is recruiting evey week for plumbers, electritions and cannot get enough tin bashers but i do know a few companys that are not doing well if the company is recruiting week after week you can get a LMO if that company is recruiting from out of the country the company we sub contract for are short of about 20 carpenters
we live in calgary area alberta
seen lots of jobs for scascatwan

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somebody tell us more im a carpenter and trying to get a job maybe im looking in the province. been looking at alberta.

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Hi, Im glad its busy for you, my OH is a plumbing and heating engineer with his own company in the UK, we are just in the final stages of our applications had our medicals the other day. We have been considering Peterborough and Whitby Ontario do you like it in Peterborough? Do you think their would be work for plumbers in that area?
Any insight would be great
Thanks
Susan

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Hi thanks for all the replys, it doesnt sound as if the recession has hit as hard over there as it has here. Oh is a steel fixer (cant remember what they are known as in Canada I have forgotten) he also has machine excavation ticket, 360 machine ticket, he is also shuttering joiner. So looking for work in any of these in construction

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Hi Joiner boy would be interseted in any visa we could apply for, we have friends in Vancouver but i think any area of Canada would be worth looking at as it all looks so beautiful

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company i work for in Edmonton are always looking for any type of commercial flooring contractors,tile setters,floor prep, employed or sub contract, most of our subs earn over $1000 per day and we still can not get enough good guy's to cover the work load,

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$1000 a day, here I come