Keep in mind there are almost no jobs!

[info-gc]

3) Don't waste your time here in this forum.

Very true! (I kept this on the back of my mind, but at least in the forum I am getting responses; nothing like sending 100 e-mails out and never hearing back from anyone). Just had an interview with a headhunter this morning. (if she can convince the company to interview me, and if I convince them to hire me....a lot of "if"s)

Here is an Yahoo article from today:
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/canadianbusiness/107/why-youre-poorer-than-your-parents

 

[LahoreCanada]

Very true! (I kept this on the back of my mind, but at least in the forum I am getting responses; nothing like sending 100 e-mails out and never hearing back from anyone). Just had an interview with a headhunter this morning. (if she can convince the company to interview me, and if I convince them to hire me....a lot of "if"s)

Here is an Yahoo article from today:
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/canadianbusiness/107/why-youre-poorer-than-your-parents

we heard it so many times dear

 

[lloydnina]

Very true! (I kept this on the back of my mind, but at least in the forum I am getting responses; nothing like sending 100 e-mails out and never hearing back from anyone). Just had an interview with a headhunter this morning. (if she can convince the company to interview me, and if I convince them to hire me....a lot of "if"s)

Here is an Yahoo article from today:
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/canadianbusiness/107/why-youre-poorer-than-your-parents

Hi info-gc,

I am still on the positive side,but thank youfor sharing your thoughts on this...what happened to you maybe different for others or maybe the same..it depends on professions, life situation or even luck! what i can say is, don't loose hope...you have made a choice 10 yrs ago of going there...if u haven't succeded, life doesn't stop there..you are doing the right choice- going home is not an option and will just complicates things..you can leave your bad 10 yrs of experience behind and hope the next 10 yrs would be great. Again, thanks for sharing..this helps us to prepare and and not to expect gold right away when we get there.

lloyd

 

[kimwayne]

Thanks for sharing your experience,it is very inspiring,and thanks also for this forum!
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Dear Friends,

My PR status is in process since July 31, 2009. I am an internationally educated and experienced nurse. Though I am a Registered Nurse from my home country and has the license as well to practice from the country where I am currently working, I was aware that these licenses are not accredited in Canada and my educational credentials may not have the equivalency to that of Canadian Standards. I am also aware that nursing profession is a regulated profession in Canada and that I cannot practice as a nurse without passing first the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination. To get the eligibility to sit for the CRNE you got to have your education assessed if indeed it has the Canadian standards equivalence.

These were the 2 things which I did after submitting my PR application. I made a research and I found out that each province in Canada has its own ways and standards. My Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (4 years) is only accepted as equivalent to a practical nursing diploma (2 years) in Ontario. But in Manitoba, my nursing degree from my home country has the BSN equivalence. So, I applied in Manitoba, though in our heart we want to settle in Toronto. I went all the long process and huge spending to have accredited and to get the eligibility to sit for the licensure exam.

While going through the accreditation process, I asked my friend in Winnipeg to search for an employer for me. Until I got the eligibility to sit for the CRNE, I still do not have my PR. I went to Canada on a visit visa just to sit for the CRNE. While I was there I got interviewed by some of the hospitals where my friend submitted my resume. Getting the eligibility means you are registered as a GN (General Nurse) and give you the temporary license to work as a nurse provided you will be put under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Temporary license lasts for 1 year. You have to pass the CRNE within 1 year otherwise your temporary license will be revoked.
One of the hospitals hired me as GN, and just recently I passed the CRNE. The employer is now working for my LMO not just a GN but as RN. I do not know when I will receive my PR; I do not know either what is the reason for the delay. TRV will soon be processed in parallel with my PR. Be it on PR or TRV, I will not move to Canada without the license to work.

I do not know what's ahead of me in the future. Will I get the PR or the TRV, or I cannot have both. That is out of my control. The least that I can do are the things which I have a grasp of. To do all the preparatory things that can be done before landing Canada. I will not land in Canada if I do not have the license to work and the employer to work for.
Friends, again I do not know yet what's ahead of me in the future. But I believe the track that I have been taking should be the path each and every individual who dreams to migrate to Canada should take. I am encouraging all friends to do the same. With these at hand, surely there will be no anxiety as you board Air Canada with the maple leaf on your passport. We cannot just leave our current stable jobs and life here and fly to Canada with full of uncertainties ahead.

God is in control. PR is delayed because He wants to equip me with all the needed weapons before He grants our visa.

May God Bless Us All.

 

[charninder]

Hi Bobby,

You have produced crux of Canada PR Mission, and what every aspirant immigrant thinks.

 

[charninder]

Very true! (I kept this on the back of my mind, but at least in the forum I am getting responses; nothing like sending 100 e-mails out and never hearing back from anyone). Just had an interview with a headhunter this morning. (if she can convince the company to interview me, and if I convince them to hire me....a lot of "if"s)

Here is an Yahoo article from today:
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/canadianbusiness/107/why-youre-poorer-than-your-parents

Info-gc,

I pray to God for your success in getting this job.

 

[malu08]

Guys,

This is really strange that there is a person who is still struggling from last 10 years for a so called good life in Canada. It does not really make sense WHY?
Info-gc or other like minded folks might be having high expectations from this country. As far as Jobs are concerned, I have a generic and very basic view. Irrespective of any country in this world, On an average It is always difficult to get a new job specially if person is out of Job or unemployed (It is somewhat easy to hunt when still in Job). In India right now IT market or overall economy is doing great, but still, if some body is out of job, it will at least take 1-2 months for anybody to get a new job in your own Home country (Do not count exceptions. Exceptional cases can be any where and always less in numbers). I guess this is some what similar in Canada as well. Getting a better job could take 4-6 Months. Even In India for single position you will always find 15-20 people giving Interviews . So its same story every where. As per my information from Canada from different sources there are jobs in Market and with some hard work,ground work and a bit of Luck everybody would be successful in long run. Look at the Big picture and don't worry about all these discouraging stories.

 

[SISH7255]

Hi Info-Gc, thanks for sharing your experience with us. It is very nice of you. I have a doctor friend who recently received a PR status, went to canada with family, lived for 2 months in Toronto completed and landing formalities, collected PR cards and other and came back not hoping to return to Canada again. When I asked him a reason he said, his non canadian medical degree and experience would not count towards gaining an empoyment and he cannot handle the lenghty registration process to get upto the Canadain mark. He added, it is very nice country I would love to saty there.

BTW Alll these bad experiences and negative thoughts will not deter me from going to Canada. For me whole life is a battle field... no matter where you fight it... in Canada or in my home country. I look at the brighter side of the Canada.. such as world class education.. better health care... safety ... less crime and better judiciary system.. multicultural socity.. good future for children... and above all, Canadain passport can do wonders than holding a passport from third world countries. Neverthless USA is neighbour.. for this sake I am ready to work for low end job in factory or deliver pizza for few months even if I am a well qualified, well experienced professional.

Don't loose hope bro.. God is great.. be patient. You will find something good very soon.

SISH7255

 

[Tokas62]

Hi there,
Me and my wife + 2 kids are planning to immigrate to Canada. Since I have started visiting this forum, I have never read such a negative posting. Because of this information I thank you Mr.Info-Gc. We will re-think 3 times our options before trying to immigrate. Althow I still belive that anywere in the world is better than the country were Iam living, all my life.

 

[howard69]

I'm not sure what the OP's qualifications are but I'm a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (Fellow or the RICS) with degrees in construction management and law. I'm not a "prodigy" but I have qualifications and experience for which there is a high demand at senior and Director level.

I really don't anticipate spending any time on a factory assembly line.

Maybe the OP should retrain if he is not offering what the economy demands.

 

[tran]

Different immigrant, different situation applies. I know someone who immigrated
to Calgary under the family sponsorship program 17 years ago. Almost illiterate,
he started working as a dishwasher. His own kind exploited him by paying minimum,
and demanding maximum amount of work. Next, he ended up working at his relative's vegetable farm; back-breaking and long hours.

He got his lucky break when someone recommended him to work in the steel
fabrication industry; starting as a labourer. Fast-forward, now he is a certified
welder drawing $30/hour basic, excluding bonuses, overtime and other perks.
House is a bungalow with double garage, 2 nice cars(one for himself, the other
for wifey and the kids), and yearly vacation abroad.

He told me that Canada has been good to him and his family. He added that when
one's at the pit, the bottom is very limited, and the upside is up to you.

 

[Deeaar]

Hi Info-Gc, thanks for sharing your experience with us. It is very nice of you. I have a doctor friend who recently received a PR status, went to canada with family, lived for 2 months in Toronto completed and landing formalities, collected PR cards and other and came back not hoping to return to Canada again. When I asked him a reason he said, his non canadian medical degree and experience would not count towards gaining an empoyment and he cannot handle the lenghty registration process to get upto the Canadain mark. He added, it is very nice country I would love to saty there.

BTW Alll these bad experiences and negative thoughts will not deter me from going to Canada. For me whole life is a battle field... no matter where you fight it... in Canada or in my home country. I look at the brighter side of the Canada.. such as world class education.. better health care... safety ... less crime and better judiciary system.. multicultural socity.. good future for children... and above all, Canadain passport can do wonders than holding a passport from third world countries. Neverthless USA is neighbour.. for this sake I am ready to work for low end job in factory or deliver pizza for few months even if I am a well qualified, well experienced professional.

Don't loose hope bro.. God is great.. be patient. You will find something good very soon.

SISH7255

Hi....

It seems we both come from a same school of thought. I too firmly believe in the same and ready to sacrifice little more for the betterment of my future and see my child well placed...god willing.

Keep up the good spirit and We will make it and We will Succeed.

Keep in tch.

Cheers!!!

 

[Deeaar]

Different immigrant, different situation applies. I know someone who immigrated
to Calgary under the family sponsorship program 17 years ago. Almost illiterate,
he started working as a dishwasher. His own kind exploited him by paying minimum,
and demanding maximum amount of work. Next, he ended up working at his relative's vegetable farm; back-breaking and long hours.

He got his lucky break when someone recommended him to work in the steel
fabrication industry; starting as a labourer. Fast-forward, now he is a certified
welder drawing $30/hour basic, excluding bonuses, overtime and other perks.
House is a bungalow with double garage, 2 nice cars(one for himself, the other
for wifey and the kids), and yearly vacation abroad.

He told me that Canada has been good to him and his family. He added that when
one's at the pit, the bottom is very limited, and the upside is up to you.

Wowwww quite motivating. This is the kind of strong spirit n will power we all need to have before planning for a BIG change and shift in our lives.
Please congratulate this gentleman who succeeded in Calgary on my behalf.

 

[maharlika]

anywhere in the world is not a sure place to live even in our very own country..what is important, is that, a person knows how to adopt and adjust to any situation he is in, and the most important weapon is ATTITUDE...intelligence does not count if a person has an attitude problem...just like with the example given above by tran...though a person is not equipped with intelligence but he has the right attitude, then luck and opportunities come in every direction...

most of all, lets not forget our Creator, who knows everything good for us

 

[MANISHMEHTA]

I agree with maharlika
There are 2-3 factors are working for getting job, luck, your knowledge, and your ability to learn new things.

anywhere in the world is not a sure place to live even in our very own country..what is important, is that, a person knows how to adopt and adjust to any situation he is in, and the most important weapon is ATTITUDE...intelligence does not count if a person has an attitude problem...just like with the example given above by tran...though a person is not equipped with intelligence but he has the right attitude, then luck and opportunities come in every direction...

most of all, lets not forget our Creator, who knows everything good for us