Getting a job

[Wasty]

Hello fellas, how difficult is it to get a job when you arrive in Canada with an OWP? I am really tight on money but would like to know what your experiences have been. I am ready to do any job. My field is in accounting and finance. I am going to Alberta. Your experience and advice will be appreciated.

 

[fkl]

Alberta relatively has a better job market than most other places in Canada. Accounting and finance in general is not a skill really short in Canada.

Plus there are specifics to Canada, local laws and knowledge which would require you to undergo some sort of training / at least 6 months certification etc. to be able to work right away.

So getting a job in your area of experience right away would be hard though not impossible.

Meanwhile there is no shortage of survival jobs if you are willing to do those e.g. working at tim hortons etc. Many people work there on cash - often are low paid because they might not have a legal work permit. So having an OWP might help getting a bit more money.

Of course you might end up doing some thing different and better paying (neither tim hortons, nor your field) but little can be said about that before hand.

To some extent, you might face a bit of obsession with Canadian experience (not with the tim hortons and the likes though) but hopefully it won't be too much of an element.

Hope that helps.

 

[Wasty]

@fkl, thanks for the insight. I really appreciate it. . I am working towards my final papers in ACCA which is a professional accountancy course from UK, but will switch to CGA which is Canadian stream when I get to Canada. I am willing to get my hands on anything that will give me a buck in the first few months. How was your experience fkl?
Cheers man.

 

[fkl]

@ fkl, thanks for the insight. I really appreciate it. . I am working towards my final papers in ACCA which is a professional accountancy course from UK, but will switch to CGA which is Canadian stream when I get to Canada. I am willing to get my hands on anything that will give me a buck in the first few months. How was your experience fkl?
Cheers man.

You are most welcome and all the very best with your plans. I honestly do not have experience looking for a job because i came here on a closed work permit tied to my employer for whom i currently work and it's pretty good so far.

Obviously it depends upon the profession, domain and local as well. To me it doesn't seem getting a good job in software is very hard if you have the right experience.