Foreign job help

[sykonet]

Hi

I’m intersted on moving to Canada doing any kind of job that doesn’t require more than 1 year experience on basic jobs (I only have my high school diploma, a technical diploma and I’ve worked on couple jobs like retail seller, supermarket cashier, some electronic companies like installing security cameras, etc) I’m just looking for a job that doesn’t require too much experience or college degree (since I haven’t finished my bachelor and I only have my technical diploma as electronics technician)

So I was looking at job offers (in the job search tool of this website) but I don’t really know the process I must follow. Should I apply to a job first, get a job offer letter and then apply to a work permit? Or should I do it the other way around? I don’t know where to start, or who to contact first. What if I apply to a job but I don’t have a work permit, or what if I apply to a work permit and I don’t have a job offer yet. I’m so lost and I don’t know where to start. Can anyone explain what’s the right steps I should follow in order to accomplish this?

I wanna find a job and move there as soon as possible. I have a canadian citizen girlfriend (we’ve been together for almost 2 years) but we’re not able to apply for any sponsorship yet, we’re not married (we’ve been wanting to get married for months but because of the virus all the government places are closed here in Chile). She’s been with me here in my country (Chile) for 6 months, but soon she has to go back to canada on September and I won’t be able to go back with her since I don’t have any permanent residency or permit. I’ve been in canada couple times with her for months but always as a visitor. I’m eventually a tattoo artist but there’s no job offers as tattoo artist or anything similar. I have many friends in Vancouver who are tattoo artist or tattoo shop owners but there’s no way I can get a work permit from that.

I’ll be really thankful if somebody can guide me on this matter, thank you so much

 

[scylla]

Hi

I’m intersted on moving to Canada doing any kind of job that doesn’t require more than 1 year experience on basic jobs (I only have my high school diploma, a technical diploma and I’ve worked on couple jobs like retail seller, supermarket cashier, some electronic companies like installing security cameras, etc) I’m just looking for a job that doesn’t require too much experience or college degree (since I haven’t finished my bachelor and I only have my technical diploma as electronics technician)

So I was looking at job offers (in the job search tool of this website) but I don’t really know the process I must follow. Should I apply to a job first, get a job offer letter and then apply to a work permit? Or should I do it the other way around? I don’t know where to start, or who to contact first. What if I apply to a job but I don’t have a work permit, or what if I apply to a work permit and I don’t have a job offer yet. I’m so lost and I don’t know where to start. Can anyone explain what’s the right steps I should follow in order to accomplish this?

I wanna find a job and move there as soon as possible. I have a canadian citizen girlfriend (we’ve been together for almost 2 years) but we’re not able to apply for any sponsorship yet, we’re not married (we’ve been wanting to get married for months but because of the virus all the government places are closed here in Chile). She’s been with me here in my country (Chile) for 6 months, but soon she has to go back to canada on September and I won’t be able to go back with her since I don’t have any permanent residency or permit. I’ve been in canada couple times with her for months but always as a visitor. I’m eventually a tattoo artist but there’s no job offers as tattoo artist or anything similar. I have many friends in Vancouver who are tattoo artist or tattoo shop owners but there’s no way I can get a work permit from that.

I’ll be really thankful if somebody can guide me on this matter, thank you so much

Assuming you are 35 years old or under, your best (and likely only) bet for securing a work permit is the Working Holiday Visa program which would give you access to an open work permit for a year (and you can participate in the program twice). You can read more about this program in the link below:

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/eligibility.asp?country=cl&cat=wh&#country_category_name_cont

Right now this program is closed due to COVID-19 and we don't know when it will re-open. Keep checking the website and hopefully there will be good news soon.

You should assume that getting a job offer won't be possible. In order for you to qualify for a closed work permit based on a job offer, the employer has to obtain an approved LMIA. This is a very long and expensive process for the employer with no guarantee of approval. It's extremely difficult to find employers willing to go through this process.

Again, the Working Holiday Visa program is the best bet. However you'll have to wait for the program to reopen.

 

[sykonet]

Assuming you are 35 years old or under, your best (and likely only) bet for securing a work permit is the Working Holiday Visa program which would give you access to an open work permit for a year (and you can participate in the program twice). You can read more about this program in the link below:

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/eligibility.asp?country=cl&cat=wh&#country_category_name_cont

Right now this program is closed due to COVID-19 and we don't know when it will re-open. Keep checking the website and hopefully there will be good news soon.

You should assume that getting a job offer won't be possible. In order for you to qualify for a closed work permit based on a job offer, the employer has to obtain an approved LMIA. This is a very long and expensive process for the employer with no guarantee of approval. It's extremely difficult to find employers willing to go through this process.

Again, the Working Holiday Visa program is the best bet. However you'll have to wait for the program to reopen.

Is there any other quicker way to find a job? I applied couple days ago for the working holiday program, but yeah I gotta wait till it reopens and then wait to get my approval which will take several months:/
is there any other web site I can quickly find a canadian job for foreigner nationals? Is the job search tool here good enough?
thanks for the help

 

[Bs65]

Is there any other quicker way to find a job? I applied couple days ago for the working holiday program, but yeah I gotta wait till it reopens and then wait to get my approval which will take several months:/
is there any other web site I can quickly find a canadian job for foreigner nationals? Is the job search tool here good enough?
thanks for the help

As above it is virtually impossible for anyone outside of Canada to secure a job offer given employers are simply rarely willing to go through the process to employ anyone from outside of the country when they have plenty of resident applicants. This will be even more obvious given COVID when thousands of residents will likely become unemployed looking for jobs

 

[sykonet]

As above it is virtually impossible for anyone outside of Canada to secure a job offer given employers are simply rarely willing to go through the process to employ anyone from outside of the country when they have plenty of resident applicants. This will be even more obvious given COVID when thousands of residents will likely become unemployed looking for jobs

Well yeah that makes sense:/ virus has made everything even worse

 

[scylla]

Is there any other quicker way to find a job? I applied couple days ago for the working holiday program, but yeah I gotta wait till it reopens and then wait to get my approval which will take several months:/
is there any other web site I can quickly find a canadian job for foreigner nationals? Is the job search tool here good enough?
thanks for the help

The short answer is no.

There is no website specificallly for foreigners looking for jobs in Canada and no fast way to land a job in Canada and get an LMIA and work permit approved. You can certainly try applying for jobs in Canada. However you should assume it will be next to impossible to find employers who are willing to accept your application and go through the process.

In order for you to qualify for a work permit, you don't just need a job offer - but also an approved LMIA from the employer.

The LMIA process typically takes an employer 4-6 months to complete - and this is without guarantee of approval. As part of the LMIA process, the employer must advertise the job for at least a month to prove no Canadian could be found for the role. For the kinds of roles you are looking for, it's going to be extremely difficult to prove no Canadian could be found given high unemployment rates due to COVID-19. The LMIA process is also expensive for employers. They have to pay a $1000 fee and also additional money for advertising. Again, you can try. However the chances of you finding an employer willing to go through this process are very low. And even then, you're still looking at 4-6 months for the LMIA and then another period of time after that for the work permit to be approved. Nothing here is going to be fast.

The Working Holiday Visa is really the only realistic option I see for you to get a work permit. Alternatively, get married to your girlfriend and have her sponsor you for PR.