Hi,

I'm planning on taking a gap year in my final year of uni next year. I want to work in Canada via internship/placements where it's paid or even a proper job. I'm looking a specific cities like Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. I really want work in Montreal but I can't speak French, do you think it's possible to work in Montreal with no French, or am I looking at a dead end.

Ok, so I've taken a look at BUNAC, AIESEC and IAESTE and the most promising one seems to be Work Canada with BUNAC. I mean with that it can guarantee that I'll be somewhere in Canada whereas the other ones I'll be in some other country. But can you choose specifically which city you want to go to or is it based on different factors?

Also, I have no work experience whatsoever, the only thing helping me is my academics on my CV, would I even stand a chance of getting into Work Canada with BUNAC? What about finding a job?

And I looked at the blogs and videos on the BUNAC site and the only jobs that participants seem to take are instructor type jobs on ski resorts, things in hotels, theme parks, clubs and pubs and all those stuff. Are the job types really restricted to those I just mentioned? Or can you get different ones such as those pertaining to information technology? I'm just not keen on being an instructor or working in a pub, at all.

Are there other ways to find jobs in Canada? Right now I'm searching for companies in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal and I'm going to phone them if they are willing to do internships for someone from UK. Not sure how far I will go with that.

Would I have to tailor my CV to the Canadian format?

What is the application process? Are there interviews in applying to BUNAC? And what do they take into consideration in confirming a student onto the programme, what criterias are they looking for in a student?

Finally, are there any other programmes out there such as AIESEC and BUNAC that help students or whatever with working abroad?

OK several points here (and YES I can a pedant), you intend to take a gap year BEFORE not IN your final year.

There are several Cities LIKE the three listed, are you looking at just those three OR all the cities LIKE them?

YES you can find work in Montreal as an anglophone, but it would be easier if you had French.

Why Montreal especially?

Once you are on the BUNAC program you can work ANYWHERE in Canada.

You are not restricted to any kind of work (I have a 'friend' who was Distribution Manager for Coca Cola in Calgary)

You COULD Tailor your CV but as you're on the BUNAC program (potentially) it's pretty pointless. Just rename it as Resume.

Well, currently I'm in my second year. Then hopefully I'll be on BUNAC for one year after that. Then come back for my final year.

Thats the only response you can come up with?

Seriously I would think again about BUNAC if you cant manage to answer simple questions.

Erm....there weren't any other questions...apart from the other two, which I'll answer when I wake up

Butch

One presumes that beside being unable to speak French you lack basic English Language reasoning as well?

Oh come on seriously. All the f'ing questions posed by the poster can be answered off the Bunac site. The reasoning and language is shite (especially considering they CLAIM to be a second year Uni student). Besides the last post beggars belief, "there are no questions apart from the other two"

Hmm, alrighty then.

Sit down and take your pedant pill with a JD

AH thats the problem There's no FinG JD in the WHOLE 'house' (looks like a trip to the liquor store could be in the offing)

Yup i've just spoiled my last drop of Macallan with Pepsi - I may be doing the same tomorrow as the only stuff in the cupboards is the shit that everyone else brings to parties but no-one wants to drink

Theres also no F'ing milk. (not too much of a worry there, since there's also no woman to make me a coffee )

And you're considering a change?????? You'd best rethink your strategy

Yazy, I am also planning to apply for and use the BUNAC Work Canada visa. I could provide you with some information, but I think it would be much more beneficial to you to simply Copy & Paste your first post in this thread into an e-mail sent directly to BUNAC.