currently comeing tothe end of my time as an elecrtician . at end of time will be fully quilified sparky wid levels 2,3, 2330 quilified also am2 installation and testing ,nvq level 3 portforlio in electrical installations and testing. so i will basicley be a gold card electrician so can anyone help.
as to workin in canada as an elecrtician on a 2 year bunac visa any help and info wud be great thenks very much

also i am only 24 wid no dependents or tyes

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Firstly, the Bunac visa is only for a year, not 2 years. If you want to do that though, you'll need to be very quick as applications for this years allocation of visas opened in December and although they haven't run out yet to my knowledge, last year they ran out in April so it could be anytime soon!

The other thing to be aware of is that once you have one years full-time work experience as a qualified electrician, you may be eligible to apply for Permanent Residency via a Skilled Worker visa. This is great news as you'd have all the rights of a permanent resident, and there are only 38 'occupations in demand' that qualify - and electricians are one of them! So you'd be very lucky as most people don't qualify as a Skilled Worker without a job offer as their occupation isn't on the list.

The only bit of bad news is that to practice as an electrician in Canada you need something called the Red Seal - and to get this, you have to prove you have got a minimum of 9000 hours of experience, which cannot include any apprenticeships. I don't know if you would qualify for this?

Have a read of the Wiki (on blue bar at top of page), which has loads of info about Bunac, Skilled Worker visas and the Red Seal, so should help.

Hope all the above helps, good luck with your journey.

thanks very much for all the info and was told that i cud a pply for my one year bunac visa then maybe get an other years extension whilest being out there will try to find more info bout the red seal your information has been very helpfull

It's true that each individual Visa lasts a year, but I'm presuming that the OP will be going on a Student Visa and will also be eligible for a Non-Student one after. I think the recent rule changes mean this can be taken straight afterwards, so effectively making a 2-year Visa, though I'm not 100% sure on this as I don't think anyone will have done it yet. Or if you didn't know this properjob, hopefully you will now! I'm actually the same age and in the same situation as you then, albeit in a different industry...

I believe there was a thread about an electrician recently wasn't there?

Ah yes, presumably you did then, good stuff

Hi properjob, have a look here. I'm sure some of the lads will help you with any info you need. Good Luck

http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=97

Ahhh from my neck of the woods
The advise is right, you need to prove 9000hrs after you have qualified in the uk, there is no way around this as they ask for proof from employers in the uk and double check if they feel the need.
Also when you pass the red seal they will check with your employer to make sure that you can do the job that you are working in

You maybe able to apply for PR in your own rights as an electrician as pr is 6/12 mths as an electrician, worth looking into if you have the money to do it?
My OH and i moved here, but he has been an electrician for years, so it was easy for him to pick a job up, industrial electricians are still in mega demand in our area, but you still need to prove that you can challenge the red seal.

Good luck, any advise on the electrician side, give us a PM

LB

hey guys thanks very much for ur replys an rodge its gud to no that i am not the only one in this situation even if i cant go out there as a sparky for the start i am still goin out therecos i just need a change to england for a while lol .but if i do like it once i get out there will defo persue a life there as an electrician thanks very much guys again