Where to start.....
May 22nd 2008 | 5:33 am
#1
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Just Joined
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From: Leeds
Where to start.....
Evening all,
I just wanted to introduce myself and say what a great website this is. I can officially say i'm hooked!! I've found things on here i wouldn't have dreamt of thinking of.
My boyfriend and i have began seriously thinking about moving to Canada but to be honest we don't know even where to start, we can't even settle on where we'd like to live, far too much choice! We've decided that we want more from life and if we don't do something now we never will. At the moment i work in the construction industry as a quantity surveyor, i've began to look for a job already but because we can't decide on where we'd like to live it kind of widens the search, which i guess isn't a bad thing. At the moment i've been looking at jobs advertised in construction journals in the UK for companies who will support the whole process, don't know if anyone else has done it this way?
We really need to narrow down the places we'd like to live especially before we go on a recce, might be a little much visiting the whole of Canada! Any recommendations?
Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.
I just wanted to introduce myself and say what a great website this is. I can officially say i'm hooked!! I've found things on here i wouldn't have dreamt of thinking of.
My boyfriend and i have began seriously thinking about moving to Canada but to be honest we don't know even where to start, we can't even settle on where we'd like to live, far too much choice! We've decided that we want more from life and if we don't do something now we never will. At the moment i work in the construction industry as a quantity surveyor, i've began to look for a job already but because we can't decide on where we'd like to live it kind of widens the search, which i guess isn't a bad thing. At the moment i've been looking at jobs advertised in construction journals in the UK for companies who will support the whole process, don't know if anyone else has done it this way?
We really need to narrow down the places we'd like to live especially before we go on a recce, might be a little much visiting the whole of Canada! Any recommendations?
Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.
May 22nd 2008 | 6:01 am
#2
Now on Vancouver Island
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 6,935
From: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Re: Where to start.....
Hello, canada_bound, and welcome to the BE forum.
Quantity surveyors are construction estimators in the National Occupational Classification.
They are listed as Occupations under Pressure (OUPs) in Alberta and British Columbia.
In this thread I have explained to Angela the significance of the OUP lists.
Hope that helps.
x
Quantity surveyors are construction estimators in the National Occupational Classification.
They are listed as Occupations under Pressure (OUPs) in Alberta and British Columbia.
In this thread I have explained to Angela the significance of the OUP lists.
Hope that helps.
x
May 22nd 2008 | 6:02 am
#3
Logical & Hot Stuff
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 19,815
From: Ontario's Armpit
Re: Where to start.....
Hi Canada.Bound...welcome to BE...
May 22nd 2008 | 6:26 am
#4
BE Forum Addict
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 2,935
From: Amherst Nova Scotia
Re: Where to start.....
Welcome and good luck
May 22nd 2008 | 7:36 am
#5
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 344
From: Doomed to be stuck in the West Midlands forever!!!!
Re: Where to start.....
welcome to BE, good luck with your search..
Sue
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May 22nd 2008 | 10:38 am
#6
Home Sweet Home
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 482
From: Nova Scotia
Re: Where to start.....
Evening all,
I just wanted to introduce myself and say what a great website this is. I can officially say i'm hooked!! I've found things on here i wouldn't have dreamt of thinking of.
My boyfriend and i have began seriously thinking about moving to Canada but to be honest we don't know even where to start, we can't even settle on where we'd like to live, far too much choice! We've decided that we want more from life and if we don't do something now we never will. At the moment i work in the construction industry as a quantity surveyor, i've began to look for a job already but because we can't decide on where we'd like to live it kind of widens the search, which i guess isn't a bad thing. At the moment i've been looking at jobs advertised in construction journals in the UK for companies who will support the whole process, don't know if anyone else has done it this way?
We really need to narrow down the places we'd like to live especially before we go on a recce, might be a little much visiting the whole of Canada! Any recommendations?
Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.
I just wanted to introduce myself and say what a great website this is. I can officially say i'm hooked!! I've found things on here i wouldn't have dreamt of thinking of.
My boyfriend and i have began seriously thinking about moving to Canada but to be honest we don't know even where to start, we can't even settle on where we'd like to live, far too much choice! We've decided that we want more from life and if we don't do something now we never will. At the moment i work in the construction industry as a quantity surveyor, i've began to look for a job already but because we can't decide on where we'd like to live it kind of widens the search, which i guess isn't a bad thing. At the moment i've been looking at jobs advertised in construction journals in the UK for companies who will support the whole process, don't know if anyone else has done it this way?
We really need to narrow down the places we'd like to live especially before we go on a recce, might be a little much visiting the whole of Canada! Any recommendations?
Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.
welcome to BE! This is definitely the place for advice and information. The Wiki is excellent
May 22nd 2008 | 7:26 pm
#7
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,842
From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Re: Where to start.....
Hello and welcome to the site.
May 22nd 2008 | 10:35 pm
#8
Forum Regular
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 30
Re: Where to start.....
Hi, just joined myself yesterday so can't give you any advice but this site is fantatstic and there seems to be so many helpful people, so welcome.
Good luck with your adventure and fingers crossed it is a smooth one
Good luck with your adventure and fingers crossed it is a smooth one
May 23rd 2008 | 1:26 am
#9
no I aint
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,103
From: The dog house
Re: Where to start.....
hi canada bound and welcome to BE
May 23rd 2008 | 2:25 am
#10
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 85
From: Bradford - Yorkshire
Re: Where to start.....
Hello Canada Bound
Welcome - I've not been registered long but I got some fabulous advice. Have you heard about the expos held in London and Leeds every year (Leeds is June)? It enable people to get face to face info from immigration, employers, colleges ect.... We've got our tickets and can't wait.
www.expo-canada.com
Wish you all the best
Welcome - I've not been registered long but I got some fabulous advice. Have you heard about the expos held in London and Leeds every year (Leeds is June)? It enable people to get face to face info from immigration, employers, colleges ect.... We've got our tickets and can't wait.
www.expo-canada.com
Wish you all the best
