Jaj

There is the additional complication that in Canada (as far as I know)
you need to be accredited by the Canadian professional body as an
engineer before you can call yourself one (in Canada) or work as an
engineer.

Jeremy

    >On 14 May 2003 21:58:07 -0700, [email protected] (Bodza Bodza) wrote:
    >"Stéphane" wrote:
    >> I am a young french engineer, i'm looking for a job!
    >> I have one question : Is it possible to enter in Canada without any paper
    >> (just with a tourist visa) and looking for a job ?
    >To LOOK yes. But you won't be allowed to work until you have arranged
    >a work permit or permanent residence. If you have a valid job offer it
    >might not be too difficult to get a work permit.

This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction

StéPhane

I am a young french engineer, i'm looking for a job!
I have one question : Is it possible to enter in Canada without any paper
(just with a tourist visa) and looking for a job ?

Thanks for your help !

Suzey

You can look for a job, but you can't work if you are there on a visitor visa.

Suze

FréDéRic Maysonnave

"Stéphane" a écrit dans le message de
news:[email protected]...
    > I am a young french engineer, i'm looking for a job!

Good luck...

    > I have one question : Is it possible to enter in Canada without any paper
    > (just with a tourist visa) and looking for a job ?

Of course not !!
Pourquoi ne pas effectuer une démarche pour devenir résident permanent ? De
bout en bout, ça prend 8 mois à tout casser...

    > Thanks for your help !

You're welcome, young French engineer.

Fred

Tamilan

This was the reply I got for the same question, hope this will be helpfull


Message 2 in thread
From: PMM ([email protected])
Subject: Re: Vistor visa and job


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Newsgroups: misc.immigration.canada
Date: 2003-05-13 09:10:20 PST


Hi Tamilan
.

You can't change to a work permit in Canada. If you receive a certified job
offer and you are a US citizen, you could return to the US and obtain the
work permit at the border.

Unless you have some specific skills that an employer requires and is unable
to find in Canada, it is going to be very difficult to get a job offer
certified by HRDC. The employer, to hire a non PR/CC must demonstrate to
HRDC that they have advertised in Canada and they were unable to find a
person with the right skill sets, before HRDC will certify the job for a
foreign worker.

For example under the Software Development Project Pilot it is possible to
obtain a work permit without certification if you the job offer and your
skill set falls within the 7 job description. Or if you are a US or Mexican
citizen the job falls under the NAFTA rules, you maybe entitled to a TN
visa.

PMM

"Tamilan" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Does anyone know how feasible is it to get a visitor visa and if you
    > find a job in Canada change it to work permit?
    > Does the companies actually interview you if you are physically
    > present in Canada but are in a visitor visa(assuming there is matching
    > jobs available)?
    > I am plannning to drive to BC from Seattle and stay over there for
    > sometime and search jobs.
    > Any advice is highly appreciated.
    > Thank you all

"Stéphane" wrote in message news:...
    > I am a young french engineer, i'm looking for a job!
    > I have one question : Is it possible to enter in Canada without any paper
    > (just with a tourist visa) and looking for a job ?
    >
    > Thanks for your help !

Kurakot

You may begin your search here

www.canada.com

then choose your preffered city- look under classified ads







"Stéphane" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > I am a young french engineer, i'm looking for a job!
    > I have one question : Is it possible to enter in Canada without any paper
    > (just with a tourist visa) and looking for a job ?
    > Thanks for your help !

Stevens112

"Stéphane" wrote in message news:...
    > I am a young french engineer, i'm looking for a job!
    > I have one question : Is it possible to enter in Canada without any paper
    > (just with a tourist visa) and looking for a job ?
    >
    > Thanks for your help !


YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU CAN'T WORK...YOU NEED A WORK PERMIT WHICH MAY BE
DIFFICULT TO GET DEPENDING ON YOUR SITUATION..gOODLUCK

Bodza Bodza

"Stéphane" wrote:
    > I am a young french engineer, i'm looking for a job!
    > I have one question : Is it possible to enter in Canada without any paper
    > (just with a tourist visa) and looking for a job ?

To LOOK yes. But you won't be allowed to work until you have arranged
a work permit or permanent residence. If you have a valid job offer it
might not be too difficult to get a work permit.

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in a recent article, Stéphane ([email protected]) said:

    > I am a young french engineer, i'm looking for a job!
    > I have one question : Is it possible to enter in Canada without any paper
    > (just with a tourist visa) and looking for a job ?

You could look for a job all you want. You won't be able to accept one,
and most likely couldn't GET one, since you would still be months - even
years - away from getting an employment visa.

In other words, while you may go around applying, unless your specific
area of engineering is desperate for people, you likely won't get even an
offer of employment.

Good luck though. May you find something soon. Hey...maybe you should
apply to the USA. I hear they LOVE the French there these days. :-)

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Jakub

Hi,

    > To LOOK yes. But you won't be allowed to work until you have arranged
    > a work permit or permanent residence. If you have a valid job offer it
    > might not be too difficult to get a work permit.

How long it can take in time ? I'm in the same situation. I live in Poland
and I'm going to Canada to live and work there. I'm IT specialist. I will be
in Canada in August and September with a tourist visa. In this time I hope
that I find employer. I'm interesting in procedure about getting work
permit. I mean, I know how this process look but I don't know how long take
several phases. Two months will be enough ?

I have tourist visa to USA too. It will be helpfull of course to go out
Canada - to Buffalo for visa with work permit.

What do you think about this scenario ? Can you share your expeirences with
me?

Best wishes to everyone.

Jakub

Peter Tomo

Dzen dobry, Jakub,

search this newsgroup (all messages are at http://britishexpats.com/forum/forum...?s=&forumid=33 as well). You'll find that there are only few IT jobs, and practically impossible to get them for immigrants (even native English seniors who already have PR and are there). They do drive taxis there! "Canadian experience" is required.

It's not as easy as for our programmers some 5 (10) years ago.

There's quite good IT job market in Central Europe, so I would at least not cut bridges at home (job, connections...) and I wouldn't announce any overseas plans/ambitions to friends and colleagues (your potential PL employers) - otherwise they won't employ you (invest to you) if they knew you wish to quit.

Just my 0.02 Zloty,
Peter Tomo, Slovakia

Jakub

Hi Peter,
Thank you for answer.

    > Dzen dobry, Jakub,
    > search this newsgroup (all messages are at ]http://britishexpats.co-
    > m/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=33[/url] as well). You'll find that
    > there are only few IT jobs, and practically impossible to get them for
    > immigrants (even native English seniors who already have PR and are
    > there). They do drive taxis there! "Canadian experience" is required.

Can you tell me what kind of jobs are recently on the top in Canada ? I
couldn't find out from this news group. Are you working in IT sector too ?

    > It's not as easy as for our programmers some 5 (10) years ago.
    > There's quite good IT job market in Central Europe, so I would at least
    > not cut bridges at home (job, connections...) and I wouldn't announce
    > any overseas plans/ambitions to friends and colleagues (your potential
    > PL employers) - otherwise they won't employ you (invest to you) if they
    > knew you wish to quit.

I know possibility of work in Europe, but I would like to live in Canada or
USA. I'm not going to cut bridges wih job, home, etc. of course. Your advice
is clear for me. Thank you.

Best regards,
Jakub