1. Do attend a Planning for Canada/CIIP session. Register for their session with your UCI number on the website (https://2register.planningforcanada.ca/register/) . In some countries they have classroom sessions and in other countries they don't. However, they have online sessions which anyone can attend. These workshops introduce you to Canada, working, living and becoming a Canadian. This is called Group Orientation which lasts one full day. On the second day, a trainer will discuss your "My Action Plan" which will have the resources (web links) on what to research to make this transition smoother.
2. Once you are done with CIIP session, they will connect you to a variety of focal point partners (FPP) who are in Canada. These FPP's will send emails to you introducing what they offer. There will be college partners, and other partners who will help you with preparing for your move. Some of them have courses designed to prepare for your Canadian job search. ACCES Employment, CanPrep and CareerEdge are some of them. They have numerous webinars and workshops that you can attend online.
3. Prepare a Canadian style resume, cover letter and a strong LinkedIn profile. If you do this exercise while you are in your home country, it will save your time. While preparing resumes, it is good to understand what skills employers in Canada are looking for through job advertisements on the Internet. You may take short term courses that help you to enhance your skills in your area of expertise.
4. Do attend SOPA (Settlement Online Pre-Arrival) courses when you have COPR. They have month long courses for job search, integrating into Canadian workplace, language courses and a few others.
5. Research about the places where you intend to settle, schools and other facilities such as public transport and banking and anything specific to your family needs.
6. Do network with the people in your field of expertise. Direct requests to connect on LinkedIn may not work with many people. However do join the groups that your potential connections are part of and start discussions from there. Thereby you tend to make connections than just random requests. Networking will help you in Canada.
7. Settle things in your home country that you will have to, before moving to a new country. Get your documents translated into English before you move.
All the best!
2. Once you are done with CIIP session, they will connect you to a variety of focal point partners (FPP) who are in Canada. These FPP's will send emails to you introducing what they offer. There will be college partners, and other partners who will help you with preparing for your move. Some of them have courses designed to prepare for your Canadian job search. ACCES Employment, CanPrep and CareerEdge are some of them. They have numerous webinars and workshops that you can attend online.
3. Prepare a Canadian style resume, cover letter and a strong LinkedIn profile. If you do this exercise while you are in your home country, it will save your time. While preparing resumes, it is good to understand what skills employers in Canada are looking for through job advertisements on the Internet. You may take short term courses that help you to enhance your skills in your area of expertise.
4. Do attend SOPA (Settlement Online Pre-Arrival) courses when you have COPR. They have month long courses for job search, integrating into Canadian workplace, language courses and a few others.
5. Research about the places where you intend to settle, schools and other facilities such as public transport and banking and anything specific to your family needs.
6. Do network with the people in your field of expertise. Direct requests to connect on LinkedIn may not work with many people. However do join the groups that your potential connections are part of and start discussions from there. Thereby you tend to make connections than just random requests. Networking will help you in Canada.
7. Settle things in your home country that you will have to, before moving to a new country. Get your documents translated into English before you move.
All the best!
