Hey,

I'm looking to move over for a year.

How hard will I find getting a job which will pay enough for accommodation, bills and leave me enough to enjoy my time there?

I have a degree in Business studies with Marketing and have around 2 years experience in events/marketing.

Many thanks,

Sam

You may want to be a bit more specific.

Hi there.

First things first: do you have a visa that will allow you to work in Canada? That really is the crucial thing here. You wouldn't be able to just turn up in Vancouver a look for a job without a relevant visa (unless you are a Canadian citizen).

After that - Vancouver is very expensive. I can't answer your question as to how easy it would be to find a job in your field; but seeing as your occupation isn't in demand, I am guessing it wouldn't be that easy.

Use the Wiki or search threads and as said be more specific
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...s+in+vancouver
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...s+in+vancouver
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...s+in+vancouver

Well, you can look for work and get a job offer - you just can't actually work.

Sam, welcome to the forum. As has been mentioned above, if you can be a bit more specific (your visa status, what type of job you're after etc), then hopefully people can advise you better.

Best of luck.

Thanks,

I'd be moving on my own, looking to house share with some other people.

In terms of employment I'd be looking for anything.

Ideally, something in online/offline marketing as I've been running a business doing this
for the last couple of years.

At the moment I don't have a Visa as this is just an idea I had two days ago!

Thanks,

Sam

OK, so what visa do you plan to get? It will make a difference if say, you are eligible for a Working Holiday Visa and would therefore be instantly employable, versus a normal Temp Work Permit where they employer will have to apply for the LMO for you.

For the former, it would be fairly easy (although you'll need to get your skates on if you want a WHV before they all run out), but if the latter then you'll usually need fairly specialist skills to warrant the employer going through the wait/paperwork/hassle of hiring you.

Thanks for your reply.

What's an "LMO"?

Seems like my best bet is to go for a Working Holiday Visa then?

Sam

Labour Market Opinion. It might be worth putting aside an hour or so to read the Wiki, as that covers pretty much everything.

As BK has said, you really need to read the Wiki, which will give you an overview of your options. But basically, if you qualify for a WHV, then yes, that's going to be much easier. You don't say how old you are though, so we can't tell you for sure if you are eligible (they're only for people aged 30 and under if you are a UK citizen).

Otherwise, it would have to be a job offer/LMO (which is something the employer has to apply for, to prove they have advertised the job and could not find a Canadian to do it - tricky in the current economic climate, as you can image) and then a normal TWP. The advantage of that is the your TWP would allow you to apply for PR normally, and it would be for longer than a year, but the downside is finding an employer prepared to go through the paperwork/hassle/wait of hiring you. Whereas on a WHV you're already work authorised and can work for a year with the visa side of things already sorted.

Hope that clarifies things, but if you could read the Wiki then that would be great - follow the link in my signature.