I´m having trouble understanding this. Canada as we all know is looking for immigrants, otherwise there wouldn´t be such thing as Express Entry. But at the same time, when they get there it appears as many of them struggle for a long time trying to find a job.
So, it kind of makes no sense to me having such a flexible immigration system attracting thousands and thousands of new residents every year when you don´t have enough jobs to offer. Perhaps I´m missing something here.
I expect to settle in this great country in the future, but I don´t want to find out later that the possibilities weren´t nearly half as good as I expected them to be. After all, we are all investing significant amounts of time and resources trying to immigrate. Obviously I expect competition, but when I read about people sending over 50 resumes and getting only one job interview I get panicked. With that being said, I personally hope the Finance and Accounting job market which is my field won´t be as limited as in other professions.
Arod, if someone say to you that immigrating is easy, they are lying to you. I do not from what country you are, but imagine that you own a Finance and Accounting company, and the government of your country is bringing immigrants... and some of them send you resumes, but they are not fluent in your language although they can communicate well, and they were not educated in your country, so they have trouble understanding the Finance and Accounting rules. Obviously, you would prefer to hire someone that can communicate without any errors, and was educated in your own country.
The Canadian government tries to settle newcomers, but they cannot guarantee anything neither can force any company to hire anyone. That's why they prefer anyone that has a job offer or Canadian education. And that's why who gets CLB 9 and Canadian Experience get extra points on EE. And also, why people on CEC do not need PoF.
I got your fear. I came to study in Toronto just to move from a violent country. I have spend 28k CAD in a 2-year Diploma (after a bachelors, post-graduation and Master's at home), but it worth because back home I couldn't leave without fear for my own life. I had my own apartment, new car, good job, excellent salary, but I couldn't enjoy any of it.
Here, only my husband works... (I will only start next week), I had to attend classes with people 10 years younger than me, but I can tell you, no money pays you be able to use your notebook on public transportation or arrive at home 2 a.m. without fear your own life.
Yeah, the first year will be hard, but then, everything will be OK.
