Hi there,
My partner and I are looking to move to Alberta (calgary area) from the UK with our 2 young children. We have friends that live there and have visited before.
We both work in skill level C jobs, however my partner is a Truck driver over here. I understand there is a need for long haul truck drivers in Alberta? I also understand that if you have a job offer it is worth around 200 points for express entry? Can he source his own job providing there is a LMO or does he need to go down a specific route to try for a job offer? Is a job offer only valid for a certain length of time?
We've looked at the possibility of him going over on a work permit with the intention of applying for express entry once there but what sort of visa would myself and the kids go over on? I know because we are from UK we are visa exempt but can only stay for 6 months. Ideally we don't want to split our family and I'm afraid that the length of time it would take to get PR would mean that myself and the kids would have to come home, therefore splitting our family for an unknown period of time.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I'm so confused about what we need to do!
Thank you
My partner and I are looking to move to Alberta (calgary area) from the UK with our 2 young children. We have friends that live there and have visited before.
We both work in skill level C jobs, however my partner is a Truck driver over here. I understand there is a need for long haul truck drivers in Alberta? I also understand that if you have a job offer it is worth around 200 points for express entry? Can he source his own job providing there is a LMO or does he need to go down a specific route to try for a job offer? Is a job offer only valid for a certain length of time?
We've looked at the possibility of him going over on a work permit with the intention of applying for express entry once there but what sort of visa would myself and the kids go over on? I know because we are from UK we are visa exempt but can only stay for 6 months. Ideally we don't want to split our family and I'm afraid that the length of time it would take to get PR would mean that myself and the kids would have to come home, therefore splitting our family for an unknown period of time.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I'm so confused about what we need to do!
Thank you