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Forum: Canada
Mar 18th 2010, 12:52 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Thanks for the response - all advice is welcomed!

It is easy to regret decisions in hindsight! I have regretted many. However, I am at the stage now where I think we will regret more if we don't...
Forum: Canada
Mar 15th 2010, 8:00 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Paul,

Did you get my response - please confirm as I cannot see it posted here.

Best Wishes, David
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2010, 6:45 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Paul,

Thanks for the response. Like everything in life it is a balance, between work, family, cost of living etc. I need a good job, but I may have to settle for something that will allow me to...
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2010, 8:12 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Hi Barrie,

Did you see my application? I sent it via the co. website, please just confirm it landed in front of you.

Regards, David
Forum: Canada
Mar 3rd 2010, 6:51 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Hi Pam,

I have had a few interesting responses recently - so I think that it is all going in the right direction! Is the Siemens place in BC?

David
Forum: Canada
Feb 24th 2010, 3:21 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Pam, Thanks for the help, I have recently posted my CV all over Canadian sites, so I feel perfectly happy to send it to you. Thanks - all leads help.
What is the best way to send it?
Forum: Canada
Feb 24th 2010, 3:20 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Thanks, somebody else actually told me this & sent me a link of a good contact to give it a Canadian 'Make-over'.

David
Forum: Canada
Feb 24th 2010, 3:18 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Hi Barrie, small world - I have a friend who spent some years at Nissan as a production Engineer (Remi). I know of Penticton as I am actually registered at my friends house in Kelowna - really nice...
Forum: Canada
Feb 23rd 2010, 5:55 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Thanks - this is exactly the info I need. Fort Mac sounds great, I am living away from my family in Europe week to week anyway. I am coming across to sit my P-Eng in the summer anyway, which may...
Forum: Canada
Feb 23rd 2010, 2:14 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Hi, I have jsut posted the reply above, explaining that most of my experience is in the automotive industry, it is hard to translate via a CV but I have been working as a consultant project manager...
Forum: Canada
Feb 23rd 2010, 2:08 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering **********

Hi, Thanks for the response. I have been in the automotive industry contracting for many years; Ford, Cat, Peugeot * several consultancies etc. However, I am not really an automotive engineer. I have...
Forum: Canada
Feb 22nd 2010, 11:48 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By DCG

Engineering **********

Hi, I've had my visa a while but still in UK - 18 months left before I have to be there. I had a job arranged, but it all fell through with the recession.
I am still trying to get a job before I...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 16th 2009, 10:58 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,209
Posted By DCG

Re: Exipirey of PR....

Thanks All - situation clear. Just need to find a job.

Previously, got PR card, got Job in Canada, lost job in UK (no problem - I was going to hand my notice in anyway).

Then, lost job in...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 16th 2009, 6:14 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,209
Posted By DCG

Re: Exipirey of PR....

Dear All - thanks for clarifying this, I think I understand the situation now, but it is more complex than it initially seemed.

I wouldn't make a false decleration, so I just hope to find...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 16th 2009, 4:09 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,209
Posted By DCG

Re: Exipirey of PR....

Wow - this is more complex than I thought. Thanks to everyone for their responses.

Question: If my PR card is a little over 3 years old, will I have trouble entering Canada on it then?

If so,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 15th 2009, 10:49 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,209
Posted By DCG

Re: Exipirey of PR....

Thanks for the response, but what about if after 3 years 6 months I found a job there & moved. At the 5 year point I am in a job in Canada working but only having been present for 18 months not 2...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 15th 2009, 6:45 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,209
Posted By DCG

Question Exipirey of PR....

Hi,

I have had my PR card now for about 18 months, I know that it is valid for 5 years, but also that you have to spend 2 years out of every 5 in Canada to maintain it.

Does this mean that...
Forum: Canada
Sep 10th 2009, 1:34 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,057
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering Jobs in Canada

GeoTech is really a different skillset - shame as it seems to be in demand. The Environmental is definately a growth area, but again seems to require a more science based background rather than...
Forum: Canada
Sep 9th 2009, 7:26 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,057
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering Jobs in Canada

Yes - I checked this out. Because I'm Chartered with the IMechE (institute of Mechanical Engineers) & the Engineering Council of the UK, the Washington Accord means that all the State Engineering...
Forum: Canada
Sep 9th 2009, 7:22 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,057
Posted By DCG

Re: Engineering Jobs in Canada

I'm willing to consider anything new really - but I'm just looking for something that can offer a sustained challenge. Maybe it's the terminology, but I don't really understand what is meant by 'mass...
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2009, 6:25 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,105
Posted By DCG

Re: UK Graduate Looking for Canadian Move

Phil,

I got in as a skilled worker, I am an Engineer (also working for BAE currently), but I think when I applied I needed 2 years experience.
You say the demand is high in Alberta & BC? I have...
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2009, 4:51 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,057
Posted By DCG

Engineering Jobs in Canada

Hi,

I now have residency for Canada for me & my family, I did have a job to go to also, however with the recession it got cancelled in January. Since then I have been looking for something else...
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