Hi I've looked on the job bank for CIC and other websites but most employers issue a start as soon as possible philosophy. Is there a website where employers are looking to employ immigrants or do I have to wait to do a recce and visit them in person or just submit a resume and hope for the best.
I'm a little bit overwhelmed by this at the moment and would really appreciate some help and advice, I'm an Electrician by trade and would be looking to secure a job offer later this year.
Also I've got tickets booked to the Canada Expo at Leeds in May of this year, just wondered if anyone has any experience of these events and info as to whether they are any good etc
Anyway thanks and hope for some advice, desperate to move in the next year, I qualify as an FSW but want to go with a job offer first!

Unlikely, never heard of one. Employers looking to hire overseas usually place ads in publications likley to be seen by propective candidates in those areas.

Yes

Not the best way.

Construction here is doing about as well as the rest of the world and there are lots of cut backs. It will improve in time, so if you are not in a rush you could be lucky.

Have a good read of the Job Hunting section of the Wiki (on blue bar at top of page, just click on it, then on Canada and then on Job Hunting), that'll give you lots of hints and tips.

One minor word of caution - 'the list' of 38 occupations is liable to change at any time so in 6 months electrician may no longer be on 'the list' and that option may not be available to you. If I were you, I'd apply as a FSW and whilst that is being processed I'd keep job hunting. Remember that once you get PR as a FSW you would have approximately 3 years until you actually had to move to Canada so plenty of time to find a job, but at least you'd have the security of PR that way.

Good luck.

Oompa I must admit I'd not even thought about the list changing, thanks for that, I was thinking that once I'd got my PR I had to move then. Thanks also Aviator appreciate the advice.

Yes, 'the list' could change as the skills shortages are being assessed and it will be changed at some point to reflect that. May not be for another 5 years, but then again it could be changed next week so thought I'd mention it just in case!

As for moving once you have PR, have a read of this which will hopefully explain it................http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Reside...gations-Canada

Thanks again, just read the thread and it helps alot, don't feel as much pressure now
Will have to risk waiting till July as I will score maximum points for work experience then as my points have been assessed on the borderline of 65 to 69 by different people.
Thanks for the help and advice again

Go to Ft. McMurray, Alberta, there you can make 200,000 a year take home. That is more than 100,000 Pounds. Lots of overtime, and rediculously high wages, that you couldn't even make in London.

Hi

If you need any advise on electrician feel free to ask.
The trade in canada is under licence, so it will depend on where you are heading within canada depends on where you need to get your qualifications checked.

We are in alberta, alot of the oil sands guys are on there way back taking jobs, but i know a couple of companys that are still taking on good electricians.
Will also depend on what area of the trade that you have the experience - industrial or commercial??

If you put your application in now, then you should have your PR in 6/12mths and the list will apply from the day that they receive your application
Another way to look at it, we are just going through PNP, we have a choice of either the company or the goverment to sponsor us in, either way we could have PR within 6mths
To go down that route you need your red seal exam, thankfully OH passed and we are on 1yr permit............

Hope that helps
LB

Thanks for the info, I have PM'd you some questions, hope you dont mind

So Fort McMurray is where its at Jobs wise??!

Right, I'm off to the sticks then!

I take it that F McM is where the oil sands production takes place?

Sounds like mega $$ to me

However, that might work out if you are an electrician, or driller etc. What about more admin based jobs??

You might just want to put 'Fort McMurray' into the search box and read previous threads about the place before you get too excited..........

I know, I know!!

Past communciations with people on 'Planning Planet' have deemed it a grim place to work.

However, I would be willing to work out in the sticks for the sake of being able to afford to live comfortably.

Its a worthwhile sacrifice isn't it??

For goodness sakes people. Fort McMurray is not the Holy Grail for money. There's a reason they pay so well.....

1. They have to pay well because the housing is ridiculously expensive. The average family home costs half a million at the moment, and these are very very average houses.
2. It's very isolated, 4.5 hours to the nearest real city.
3. It's very cold.
4. To make good money you will be putting in A LOT of overtime, don't expect to go there and have any sort of life.
5. The infrastructure sucks in the city and customer service sucks to say the least. I once waited in line for 45 minutes to pay for my groceries because they were severely understaffed (not uncommon).

Unless you've lived in Fort McMurray I would not be recommending anyone to move there. I lived there for 5 years and we regularly saw people come up that have been told high tales of making vast sums of money for basic or even professional jobs. In reality, it's expensive to live there, and rental vacanies are almost non existent.

They have also had some layoffs and house prices have stagnated or fallen a bit recently, so I would not go there looking for work in this economy. They will have enough laid off local people to hire.

Plus, unless you have a trade I wouldn't bother. Getting admin work out at the mines is very very difficult, and most would be hired from locals that are already looking for work.

We visited Leeds Expo 08 in November 2008.
We found it be informative and got what we wanted from it.
There are Canadian employers present, but you could do with contacting them to see which kind of companies are exhibiting in May 2009, as they may not be in the electrical field.
Worth a visit though at £15 each.

Hi we're already booked in to the leeds 09 expo, hoping there will be someone there employers wise, I've heard alot of bad stuff and experiences from these expos but some good as well, only way is to go and see for ourselves .