Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
I need to return to Canada at some point in the near future in order to comply with my RO and recently put myself back onto the job market. I've applied for a few jobs in Canada and the response has been lukewarm at best however since creating a LinkedIn profile, UK tech recruiters have been all over it and I'm getting messages from headhunters pretty much every day.
A lot of roles in my line of work (DevOps) were remote before 2020 and that only seems to have increased so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience of working in a remote IT job for a UK company whilst living in Canada. I'm talking about a full time job here and not contracting. I did find a few old threads on this such as the one below and but I'd be interested in more up to date advice and experiences if anyone has anything to share. https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/working-remotely-uk-company-canada-882593/ |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
These links might help
https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana.../#post12047790 and the post after by JonboyE Aviators posts https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana...ntario-915476/ Snowy's post https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana.../#post12557249 https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana.../#post12540720 |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by DigitalGhost
(Post 12918389)
I need to return to Canada at some point in the near future in order to comply with my RO and recently put myself back onto the job market. I've applied for a few jobs in Canada and the response has been lukewarm at best however since creating a LinkedIn profile, UK tech recruiters have been all over it and I'm getting messages from headhunters pretty much every day.
A lot of roles in my line of work (DevOps) were remote before 2020 and that only seems to have increased so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience of working in a remote IT job for a UK company whilst living in Canada. I'm talking about a full time job here and not contracting. I did find a few old threads on this such as the one below and but I'd be interested in more up to date advice and experiences if anyone has anything to share. https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana...canada-882593/ If you want to work for a Canadian company, you need to be in Canada. Then perhaps after a few years of work in Canada you can negotiate moving away. |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by Danny B
(Post 12919014)
Unless you have an extremely rare skill there is absolutely no benefit to the Canadian employer by hiring someone full time who lives in the UK. If there was, they would hire someone from India or the Philippines for $35k a year instead of someone from the UK at $70k year.
If you want to work for a Canadian company, you need to be in Canada. Then perhaps after a few years of work in Canada you can negotiate moving away. |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by Danny B
(Post 12919014)
Unless you have an extremely rare skill there is absolutely no benefit to the Canadian employer by hiring someone full time who lives in the UK. If there was, they would hire someone from India or the Philippines for $35k a year instead of someone from the UK at $70k year.
If you want to work for a Canadian company, you need to be in Canada. Then perhaps after a few years of work in Canada you can negotiate moving away. |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12918669)
These links might help
https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana.../#post12047790 and the post after by JonboyE Aviators posts https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana...ntario-915476/ Snowy's post https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana.../#post12557249 https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana.../#post12540720 |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by DigitalGhost
(Post 12919223)
My job is in demand on the Canadian market and I'm already a landed PR so there shouldn't be any difference between hiring me and hiring a local, especially since most people are currently working from home anyway and I could be in the country within a few months tops. Please don't try to excuse Canadian labour market prejudice because it's not helping anybody.
Instead you want to live in Canada and carry on working for the same UK company as you do now. What did the HR dept say? if the exchange rate was the same as it was in 2007 I'd be very tempted but that 8hr time difference would suck for me here on the west coast. Starting work at 1am, no thanks. |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by Danny B
(Post 12919331)
Sorry I misunderstood. I thought you were wanting to live in the UK but to work for a CDN company.
Instead you want to live in Canada and carry on working for the same UK company as you do now. What did the HR dept say? if the exchange rate was the same as it was in 2007 I'd be very tempted but that 8hr time difference would suck for me here on the west coast. Starting work at 1am, no thanks. I don't particularly want to do it tbh. I've been working from home for most of this year and don't find it especially enjoyable. The problem is the insularity of the Canadian labour market whereas UK employers tend to be much more responsive, friendly and open. I haven't broached the subject with any HR people yet. I wanted to get an idea of the feasibility of it first from a legal/tax perspective. |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by Danny B
(Post 12919331)
Sorry I misunderstood. I thought you were wanting to live in the UK but to work for a CDN company.
Instead you want to live in Canada and carry on working for the same UK company as you do now. What did the HR dept say? if the exchange rate was the same as it was in 2007 I'd be very tempted but that 8hr time difference would suck for me here on the west coast. Starting work at 1am, no thanks. (I can't help the OP with tax/legalities though as although most of my work is with stakeholders in the UK and elsewhere, I'm an employee of a Canadian company but a remote member of a UK based team. ) |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
do you need a degree to work in devops in Canada?
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Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by wardy_1990
(Post 12920238)
do you need a degree to work in devops in Canada?
https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/requirements/22548/ca This is what you typically need for the job.
https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/jobs/22548/ca |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
sorry was asking the OP didn't realise you worked in IT.
thanks for your help |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by DigitalGhost
(Post 12918389)
I need to return to Canada at some point in the near future in order to comply with my RO and recently put myself back onto the job market. I've applied for a few jobs in Canada and the response has been lukewarm at best however since creating a LinkedIn profile, UK tech recruiters have been all over it and I'm getting messages from headhunters pretty much every day.
A lot of roles in my line of work (DevOps) were remote before 2020 and that only seems to have increased so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience of working in a remote IT job for a UK company whilst living in Canada. I'm talking about a full time job here and not contracting. I did find a few old threads on this such as the one below and but I'd be interested in more up to date advice and experiences if anyone has anything to share. https://britishexpats.com/forum/cana...canada-882593/ |
Re: Working in a UK IT job remotely from Canada
Originally Posted by wardy_1990
(Post 12920426)
sorry was asking the OP didn't realise you worked in IT.
thanks for your help |
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