What is the current job scenario for newly landed highly skilled engineers from India in Canada?

[Nidhib1106]

2 scenarios can be considered :

1. A chemical/mechanical engineer from the top 5 IITs in India wishing to do an engineering job in industry

2. An academic having done B.Tech. from IIT and PhD from a tier 1 USA University (Something like UCLA, U of Michigan, UIUC but not MIT or Stanford) wishing to join as an asst. prof at a good Canadian University.

I have heard bad stories about Canadian job givers only caring about whether you have Candian credentials or not and not at all caring about how good non-Canadian credentials are. Someone told me an IITian worked as security watchman and some other top engineering college student was driving taxi.

P.S. For those unaware about IITs they are the most highly regarded engineering universities in India, called by some as the MIT of India. IITians are very highly regarded and get great jobs in India. IIT is also well known in the USA (but obviously not as well known as it is in India)

 

[Ankurd]

Did you receive any offers??

 

[xylene]

2 scenarios can be considered :

1. A chemical/mechanical engineer from the top 5 IITs in India wishing to do an engineering job in industry

2. An academic having done B.Tech. from IIT and PhD from a tier 1 USA University (Something like UCLA, U of Michigan, UIUC but not MIT or Stanford) wishing to join as an asst. prof at a good Canadian University.

I have heard bad stories about Canadian job givers only caring about whether you have Candian credentials or not and not at all caring about how good non-Canadian credentials are. Someone told me an IITian worked as security watchman and some other top engineering college student was driving taxi.

P.S. For those unaware about IITs they are the most highly regarded engineering universities in India, called by some as the MIT of India. IITians are very highly regarded and get great jobs in India. IIT is also well known in the USA (but obviously not as well known as it is in India)

Did you apply for residency yet?
IIT and other institutes doesn't give you any brownie points (or actual points) when applying for PR.
However once you land and if the hiring manager have heard about the institute, then you might have an edge..

Everyone's immigration story is different. There are people who made it, who did not. It all depends on your skill set, networking, and a bit of luck.
If you want to check if there are opportunities the best bet is to check job sites which will give you an idea on the jobs available.
Keep in mind that over 200K immigrants land in Canada so there is competition on every job .. hence there is no shortage of applicants for every job opening .
The employer always prefers people legally entitled to work in Canada and physically present in Canada for interviews.
Only if they are not able to find the niche skillset they would think of hiring from abroad..

 

[Ankurd]

Did you apply for residency yet?
IIT and other institutes doesn't give you any brownie points (or actual points) when applying for PR.
However once you land and if the hiring manager have heard about the institute, then you might have an edge..

Everyone's immigration story is different. There are people who made it, who did not. It all depends on your skill set, networking, and a bit of luck.
If you want to check if there are opportunities the best bet is to check job sites which will give you an idea on the jobs available.
Keep in mind that over 200K immigrants land in Canada so there is competition on every job .. hence there is no shortage of applicants for every job opening .
The employer always prefers people legally entitled to work in Canada and physically present in Canada for interviews.
Only if they are not able to find the niche skillset they would think of hiring from abroad..

I have applied for PR, now where I start looking for the jobs?

 

[xylene]

I have applied for PR, now where I start looking for the jobs?

Google?

 

[BC4life]

I have applied for PR, now where I start looking for the jobs?

While you can test the waters for now, any meaningful job search would need to be done only after you land and become a resident

 

[xylene]

While you can test the waters for now, any meaningful job search would need to be done only after you land and become a resident

I agree, while I cannot discount the fact that there are lucky ones who were able to secure a job before they land. It is highly unlikely to get one when you are not physically present in Canada.