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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 23rd 2010, 3:22 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 909
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN(7242)

They will also be looking for experience, the red seal is just the start persuading employers at this time may be difficult. I know that in Calgary and Edmonton work has started to pick up.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 14th 2010, 3:53 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 909
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN(7242)

There are companies which do crash courses in Ontario for Red seal, not sure how much it costs. I don't think there is too much going on in Toronto just now.

I'm in Fort Mac but it's still slow...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 14th 2010, 3:52 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 804
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Landing

Just Landed successfully at the weekend, my goods to follow wasn't needed. The rest of the family are not coming over till june and the immigration officer said for my wife to present it then.

I...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 7th 2010, 9:53 am
Replies: 5
Views: 804
Posted By Airborne Spark

Landing

Hi,

I will be landing next week but wont be shipping my goods till my wife lands in June. Do I need to have the goods to follow when I land or can it wait till my wife lands.

I need to land...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 20th 2010, 2:38 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,074
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Son does not want to land

Thanks for all the advice, well at least he wont scupper our plans. I have tried to explain about things changing and not to throw this opportunity away. His fiance isn't keen so thats putting him...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 17th 2010, 2:43 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,074
Posted By Airborne Spark

Son does not want to land

Need some advice, my son who was 21 at time of our application is now 25, now he isn't keen to land in June (which will be one year from our medicals).

If he doesn't land will that effect our...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 26th 2009, 2:38 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,196
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: PR application refused

A guy I worked with had a similar problem with his son, he appealed through a lawyer and was successful.

I know he has got his PR now, I think his appeal was based on that in the UK you are not...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 6th 2009, 10:46 am
Replies: 8
Views: 712
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Extend LMO After 6 Months

My original TWP was 6 months, it would only be extended if I was successful in passing the Redseal which I was, I then received a 2 year TWP but was laid off two months into it.
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2009, 1:22 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,056
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: work for electricians

Alright Lads,

I must have been there with you at Sitie, load of Brit and Irish were up here at Firebag but the expansion has been mothballed and everyone sent home. Me and 2 Irish lads (ex...
Forum: Canada
Jan 30th 2009, 2:10 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,056
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: work for electricians

I'm working as an Industrial Electrician in Fort Mac, there is a severe slow down here a lot of lay offs, foreign workers being sent home, i'm just holding on to the job. The knock on effect will be...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 20th 2008, 3:05 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,059
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: advice pls

Peter,

Not sure of what plumbing background you have. If you've got pipe fitting experience, Flint are looking for workers in Fort Mac. Not everyones cup of tea but an option.

If your...
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2008, 2:54 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 6,204
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Does anyone live in or know anything about Fort McMurray?

Jet,

Working as a Contract Journeyman Electrician been with this lot for 5 months the last for about 7 months. We are only paid for our 6 months flight, I flew home after 3 and paid it myself.
...
Forum: Canada
Nov 28th 2008, 1:13 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 6,204
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Does anyone live in or know anything about Fort McMurray?

No thats only for western Canada, Alberta, BC, Saskachewan. I am supposed to work six months then have a month off, not a great rotation.

Dave
Forum: Canada
Nov 27th 2008, 1:53 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 6,204
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Does anyone live in or know anything about Fort McMurray?

Hi,

Working 2 hours North of Fort Mac for the last year, but still living in the UK. There are a variety of shift cycles up here, our company has 10 on days and 4 off for management, 2 weeks on 1...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 13th 2008, 1:03 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 531
Posted By Airborne Spark

Update letter

Hello,

Called the wife from the wilds of Northern Alberta today to find out we've got our update letter, made the miserable day a hell of a lot brighter.:thumbsup:

Applied with the simplified...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 28th 2008, 10:45 am
Replies: 6
Views: 611
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Multiple TWP at the same time?

Ben,

When I came out on my current job in July I still had a Works permit valid for my previous employer, I just handed it to Immigration when I picked up my new visa.

I however have applied...
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2008, 10:14 am
Replies: 91
Views: 13,122
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Zoom ceases operation 1800 today.

Insult to injury there's an advert on this thread for zoom. Heart goes out to everyone with zoom tickets. I'm back home to the uk in october the wife suggested zoom glad i went for AC there dates...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 6th 2008, 5:47 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,014
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: AIT qualification certificate/equivilency

Good evening,

I'm a red seal electrician working in Fort McMurray. You do need to do an equivalency with the ITA in BC. I put together BC and Alberta paper work and work history before I got my...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 30th 2008, 7:44 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 473
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: good news hopefully (sparkies read especially)

Leeds,

Have you a job yet and where are you planning going? The company I was working for put us through the Red seal and provided the books so you might get lucky.
The code book is updated...
Forum: Canada
Jun 24th 2008, 12:50 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 3,544
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Fort Mcmurry

Hi Jet

I am currently working 60 miles north of McMurray, I can tell you it is cold here by anyone's standard.

The town is a bit of a hole only there primarily for the oil. There is a big drug...
Forum: Canada
Jun 16th 2008, 2:08 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,757
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Passed the Electrical Red Seal Hooray!

Thomas,

Probably a good idea as most of us came out here blind.

I will start with the living conditions. It is a purpose built camp with each lodge holding up to 2500 workers, each wing has 3...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2008, 1:41 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,757
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Passed the Electrical Red Seal Hooray!

Myself and Amardan's Husband both have come over with Sitie Canada working in the Oil sands. Under our TWP the company had to train us a put us through the Red seal exam, twice if needed within the...
Forum: Canada
Jun 12th 2008, 11:50 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,757
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Passed the Electrical Red Seal Hooray!

Well done, not as easy as some guy's think, its definitely not the 16th edition.

My wife's sister lives in Cochrane, very nice but a little bit Stepford for me.

Regards
Forum: Canada
Jun 7th 2008, 1:17 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,458
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Electrician moving to canada.....

Hi Thomas,

Oh if that were only true, I would be happy to work in winter wearing shorts and flip flops.

We work for a CLAC company (Christian Labour association Canada) which is supposed to be...
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2008, 4:43 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,458
Posted By Airborne Spark

Re: Electrician moving to canada.....

Alright Daniel,

I'm new to the site so thought I'd answer a fellow Electrician. At this moment I am working in the oilsands with about 250 other europeans(Brits, Irish and Portugese), about 100...
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