Working Holiday
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Working Holiday
Hi guys, so around October I'll be heading to Canada on a working travel visa. I have a degree but I'm not looking to get stuck into a full time job (not that I'm expecting to walk into one). So my first question is what sort of jobs would suit me best based on the Canadian way of living? Secondly I will be hoping to visit/stay in 2/3 places during my time, I'm initially looking at Calgary/Vancouver Island during the colder months and then come summer venture up to Whitehorse and see the Yukon. Any advice would be really appreciated!
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Re: Working Holiday
Keep in mind that a lot of things in Canada use provincial certification though such as health and safety for restaurant workers.
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Re: Working Holiday
I can’t speak for Vancouver. But calgary at that time is taking on a lot of Christmas staff in retail & hospitality- so a LOT of casual hours that may suit you. A lot of the mountain hotels have live-in staff and require a lot of roles to be filled over the winter- those roles attract a lot of people on working holiday visas. But then those roles are more likely to be full-time and would limit exploring potential.
I’m an assistant manager at a Lush store in the NW of Calgary and in October we’re coming to the end of our Christmas recruitment but I know the majority of other stores are just beginning. They ALL have signs up in the windows.
Whitehorse is cool- it’s a really artsy town (I say town because it’s smaaall) it definitely feels like a town.
I spend a fair bit of time up there- the Yukon has a tiny population and the majority of the jobs are within the trades- to keep the province ticking over. Within Whitehorse, again you’d probably be looking at retail/hospitality with it being for short term stuff.
There’s a fairly young population in Whitehorse so may be a lot of competition for even part time/casual jobs. I don’t actually recall having seen any hiring signs up out of all the times I’ve been there.
Yukon is definitely worth a visit though. - you’re going to need a car.
Good luck!
I’m an assistant manager at a Lush store in the NW of Calgary and in October we’re coming to the end of our Christmas recruitment but I know the majority of other stores are just beginning. They ALL have signs up in the windows.
Whitehorse is cool- it’s a really artsy town (I say town because it’s smaaall) it definitely feels like a town.
I spend a fair bit of time up there- the Yukon has a tiny population and the majority of the jobs are within the trades- to keep the province ticking over. Within Whitehorse, again you’d probably be looking at retail/hospitality with it being for short term stuff.
There’s a fairly young population in Whitehorse so may be a lot of competition for even part time/casual jobs. I don’t actually recall having seen any hiring signs up out of all the times I’ve been there.
Yukon is definitely worth a visit though. - you’re going to need a car.
Good luck!
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Re: Working Holiday
Maybe also bear in mind that if you do end up in catering or food service - you do need a qualification, but that this is a one day course, and any newcomers/multi cultural association will arrange for you to do it free in a heartbeat. Have lots of fun and enjoy
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Re: Working Holiday
Maybe also bear in mind that if you do end up in catering or food service - you do need a qualification, but that this is a one day course, and any newcomers/multi cultural association will arrange for you to do it free in a heartbeat. Have lots of fun and enjoy
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Re: Working Holiday
This may not be relevant to OP but bear in mind that if you find you want to stay and transition into PR at the end of the working holiday visa you may need the Canadian work experience points which will require a skilled role for a minimum of 1 year full time equivalent.
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Re: Working Holiday
Probably not as a temporary worker who has no status as a resident .. but it's not expensive to do (and some you can do online and print your certificate, so you are ready to go) ... you will also need certification to work in a bar serving.
BC:
FOODSAFE
https://www.servingitright.com/
Alberta:
ProServe Liquor Staff Training - Home
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/eph/page3151.aspx
Last edited by Siouxie; Jun 5th 2018 at 3:26 pm.