Re: Software Developer LMO
 

If you read the Job Hunting section of the Wiki (on blue bar at top of page) then you'll soon discover the secret! Put simply, he needs to ideally get over there (that's how most on here got their job offers) or at the very least pick up the phone as Canadians like personal contact.

Good luck. :)

Re: Software Developer LMO
 

I found a website called waterlootechjobs.com.
It had a list of many software jobs in the area I was looking to emigrate to, Waterloo, ON. I also tried monster.ca but had no success with that.
I think I got lucky and perseverance was the key. Now that I have read the wiki retrospectively, it would have been a big help!

Good luck, Where in ON are you looking to move to?

Re: Software Developer LMO
 

We have family who live on the outskirts of Toronto. Ideally we would like to be close to them but havent our minds set on a defenite place yet. Obviously we happy enough to live where ever the job is. From research we have noticed that many of the big tech companies are in Waterloo or Cambridge area.
Huband's company here in Uk offered him a transfer to the US and got us all very excited but after dragging it on for 2 years it came to a dead end. So we dont want to get too excited again until we get the letter saying we must go for medicals and knowing it is for real this time.
On the other hand we sort of hope that we can convince the company to transfer him to a Canadian office instead of US. Which will be fantastic :thumbsup:

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Your right, there are a lot of tech firms in Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge.
For a software developer, it is probably the best place to be. I was visiting Waterloo in April and it is exactly where I want to be.
An hour from Toronto, an hour from Niagara, and a great place in itself.
I would give it serious consideration for a Software Developer as I think there are a lot of opportunities there.

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Do you know any good website we can do some research for houses to rent and how much to pay for a 3 bed house in the Waterloo area.

Just for interesting sake what is the name of the company you got your job with? Are they helping you with relocating cost a all?

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waterlootechjobs.com was a good site. Companies post jobs on there and you can apply through it, but I prefer to go to the company website and apply through that if possible.
The biggest employer in the area is Research In Motion who make Blackberry phones. rim.com. They have a good job search facility on the website.

My girlfriend has been looking at the houses so I'll ask her the website when I get home. I think we were looking in the region of $1200 CAD pcm for a 3 bed with finished basement.

I'll mail you privately about the company.

Re: Software Developer LMO
 

Hey folks.
I just thought I would update on the status of my LMO application if anyone is interested or in a similar situation.

My company decided to apply for an LMO exemption, which took 10 days to get a reply.
My LMO application was already in progress so we were just waiting for those results also.

On Thursday night I got an email from my company to say that the LMO was refused due to them not proving that a Canadian could not fill the position.
I was gutted!

The following day and 2 bottles of wine later, I got emailed the results of the exemption application. It said that HRSDC believe that I should be exempt from the LMO. This letter is not the exemption itself, that is the decision of the immigration officer who processes your TWP. This letter is just a recommendation from HRSDC to the officer.

Thanks again for everyones advice. It's been horrible playing the waiting game but now hopefully, everything is in place - apart from the TWP of course! ;)

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Thanks Steve for the update, I'm interested to see how you get on as I'm in a similar situation.

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Ooo, that's a great thing to have. We did it without that, just all the exam certificates, references, etc so to have that additional confirmation from the HRSDC is a real bonus! I'm sure the IO will appreciate that.

You're getting there!!!! :thumbup: