I am a time served fabricator / welder (City & Guilds apprenticeship) with many years experience (now 42). we are looking to move to the Kawartha Lakes area (Ontario) close to Peterborough in July, can anyone advise what the prospects of finding employment would be and also where to look for house rentals. We have our P.R. Visa's

No advice concerning house rentals, im on the other side of TO. The production seems to be picking up after the recession. Im lucky being that my employer has not been affected by it at all. The problem seems to be fabrication companies can't find enough SKILLED workers , so if your good at what you do finding a job should not be a major problem, allthough I wouldn't know about the Peterboro area. Being able to read drawings is what companies are looking for. Note the majority of Canadian drawings are in feet and inches not mm, and when applying for jobs or looking at vacancies a plater/welder in UK is a fitter/welder in Canada.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions or queeries
Mark

previous thread said no advice, but kijiji, craigslist, viewit and mls are good places to start.