British Expats - Temporary foreign worker application

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- Immigration & Citizenship (Canada) (https://britishexpats.com/forum/immigration-citizenship-canada-33/)

- - Temporary foreign worker application (https://britishexpats.com/forum/immigration-citizenship-canada-33/temporary-foreign-worker-application-549214/)

Judy in Calgary

Jul 24th 2008 7:28 am

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by skiss (Post 6581150)

hi vicky..im a scaffolder from manchester aswell who is looking to work away same as ure hubby: how did he go about finding wrk over there? or u have any links or any help for me...if i got a job tommorow id pack up and leave:P

Quick Job Hunting Instructions

Jobs in Alberta

Construction Job Centre

Atkins West

Hope that helps.
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Judy in Calgary

Jul 24th 2008 7:37 am

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 6575780)

Hi there if you look here it will tell you all you need to know about qualifications and their relevance in Canada.

It may be that you both need to get Canadian qualifications as strictly speaking UK ones aren't recognised as such, but they do go some way towards proving you know what you are talking about!

Look upon your brit quals as your "apprenticeship" in readiness for you to gain the Canadian equivalent (and I use the term loosely because as far as I am aware there are very few if any jobs in Canada that convert UK nquals to Canadian - I could be wrong though and someone will be here to ut us both right!)

mmmmm just tried that link and it didn't work for me - go into the Wiki, into the Canada bit and type "qualifications in the search and it will come up with the info you need

Although what you've said is true of many occupations, carpentry is not a trade that requires certification / accreditation in Alberta. The employer only needs to satisfy him/herself that the prospective employee has the required skills and experience for the job.

The Red Seal website has links to provincial apprenticeship websites. If a person follows the link to the province in which he/she is interested, he/she can look up the requirements for his/her specific trade.

There is a link to this information in the Wiki article called Skilled Trades-Canada. The Wiki called Equivalency of Qualifications-Canada, which you mentioned, also has links to relevant information.
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chrisconvy_99

Aug 21st 2008 9:36 am

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by skiss (Post 6581150)

Alright pal, Im from Leeds but Scaffolding in Dublin at the moment, I searched google for like one day and have been offered a job and sponsorship today already lol

chrisconvy_99

Aug 21st 2008 9:37 am

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by chrisconvy_99 (Post 6702390)

Alright pal, Im from Leeds but Scaffolding in Dublin at the moment, I searched google for like one day and have been offered a job and sponsorship today already lol

Also I'd like to know how my qualification fares in Canada. CITB is usually recognised the world over. I'm hoping my CISRS card covers me there but i've already asked about this and am waiting for a reply. Cant seem to understand the thing on wiki abaout them.

skiss

Aug 21st 2008 11:55 pm

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by chrisconvy_99 (Post 6702390)

Alright pal, Im from Leeds but Scaffolding in Dublin at the moment, I searched google for like one day and have been offered a job and sponsorship today already lol

is there much work in dublin at the mo:

chrisconvy_99

Aug 22nd 2008 2:55 am

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Originally Posted by skiss (Post 6704065)

is there much work in dublin at the mo:

Yeah, but only Dublin, the rest of Ireland is fckued mate. We're taking on at Dublin airport and there's a big job at Landsdowne road, i know who is running that job as well, there's about 3 years work on there and could be 7 years on airport as well.

chrisconvy_99

Aug 22nd 2008 3:15 am

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

If you are chasing a start gimme a shout and i'll see wht i can do mate

skiss

Aug 22nd 2008 6:37 am

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by chrisconvy_99 (Post 6704714)

If you are chasing a start gimme a shout and i'll see wht i can do mate

yes m8..whats the money like? accomdation cost? any contacts would b appreciated...

chrisconvy_99

Aug 22nd 2008 10:20 pm

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by skiss (Post 6705273)

yes m8..whats the money like? accomdation cost? any contacts would b appreciated...

Pretty cheap mate, i'm renting a room in a shared house for 350 euro a month. Money is about 700 pounds sterling for 6 days but paid in euro equivelant obviously

AmyDavid

Aug 22nd 2008 10:23 pm

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by chrisconvy_99 (Post 6702394)

My OH is a drywaller and had both CITB and CIS in the UK - but it doesn't transfer to Canada.

chrisconvy_99

Aug 22nd 2008 10:42 pm

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Originally Posted by AmyDavid (Post 6707020)

My OH is a drywaller and had both CITB and CIS in the UK - but it doesn't transfer to Canada.

yeah i know, already had an email back, there's no qualification for scaffolding over there or any training apparently, lol. They give you a job based on whether you can do it or not:confused:

AmyDavid

Aug 22nd 2008 10:43 pm

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by chrisconvy_99 (Post 6707039)

yeah i know, already had an email back, there's no qualification for scaffolding over there or any training apparently, lol. They give you a job based on whether you can do it or not:confused:

lol - sounds about right! My OH offered his new employer a copy of his CV and he said "Look, after a day of you working I will know if you can do what you say you can..."!!

chrisconvy_99

Aug 27th 2008 7:16 am

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Originally Posted by AmyDavid (Post 6707043)

lol - sounds about right! My OH offered his new employer a copy of his CV and he said "Look, after a day of you working I will know if you can do what you say you can..."!!

Ok, after one week of looking into Canada, I am flying out on 2nd October to ahem 'Have a 4 week trial' at the said company, unpaid of course;) cos that would be illegal lol

AmyDavid

Aug 27th 2008 11:46 am

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by chrisconvy_99 (Post 6721220)

Ok, after one week of looking into Canada, I am flying out on 2nd October to ahem 'Have a 4 week trial' at the said company, unpaid of course;) cos that would be illegal lol

Where are you going?

You better be careful cos if you have an accident you will be for it...;)

Judy in Calgary

Aug 27th 2008 12:14 pm

Re: Temporary foreign worker application

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Originally Posted by chrisconvy_99 (Post 6721220)

Ok, after one week of looking into Canada, I am flying out on 2nd October to ahem 'Have a 4 week trial' at the said company, unpaid of course;) cos that would be illegal lol

It doesn't matter to me one way or the other, but you may be interested to know that working for free still is illegal.

This may fall into the category of "too much information" from your point of view. However, if you're interested in finding out more about it, you might read the Wiki article called Volunteer Work-Canada.

The danger is not necessarily that Citizenship and Immigration will find out about your "volunteer work" through their own genius. The danger is that, if one of your "colleagues" at your place of "volunteer employment" feels annoyed towards you for the slightest reason, they might snitch on you.
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