This is just an opinion but wouldn't their be cultural issues? I would expect they would insist on a Canadian HR course. Our kids, norms etc. are way different than yours. I am a teacher; I know. Walk into an HR position in Canada if your foreign; NO WAY. The culture will blow you away and if it does you will be in trouble; I'd work in Canada first before I took on that kind of hyper-cultural job. Look at the issue of French in an Ontario plant; could you solve it? How about wildcat strikes? Or smoking Cannabis in a plant; it's legal in society but not in a plant. What Ministry handles that in Ontario? Can you scienctifically prove an individual is stoned? See what I mean? If your from Europe/UK it might work. India, Pakastan etc. would not. The cultures are just NOT the same. This is just an opinion. I do not work in HR and you should throughly investigate this issue. This is the University of Alberta's position on this in general:
Hiring Foreign Nationals
When a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and Work Permit are required.
Steps for the Hiring Unit
- The position must be advertised through appropriate media. Please Note: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) will no longer accept advertisements that are over one year old.
- If two candidates, one Canadian/permanent resident and one foreign national, are equally qualified based on the advertised criteria, the Canadian/permanent resident must be offered the position first.
- A temporary or continuing offer of employment to a foreign national must include one of the following caveats:
Temporary
This [insert either: offer or appointment] is expressly contingent upon the University’s receiving regular “confirmation,” if required by Service Canada, of your continuing eligibility for employment in Canada. Loss of either “confirmation,” if required by Service Canada, or Citizenship and Immigration status (i.e., work permit and/or permanent residence) will render this [insert either: offer or appointment] null and void.
