Where are the highest chances of employment in Canada?

[jsol]

Hello everybody,

I am planning to come to Canada (Dutch nationality: exempt from visa) and look for a commercial job there. Can any of you help me with the following questions please?

1. Where in Canada are the chances of finding an employer willing to do LMO the highest? I don't need to necessarily be in a big town.

2. Next to English, I speak French at a high intermediate level, but not advanced. Would that be enough for finding a job in Quebec? And are the chances of employment in Quebec better than the rest of Canada?

3. Next to Persian, English, French and Dutch, I also speak Italian and German. To which extent is this an asset on the labor market (since my experience is relatively weak: educational background)?

4. My degree is a Bachelor in Marketing and a Master in Anthropology. If you take all I sId into account, what do you reckon my general chances are of finding employment?

5. How are prospects of career advancement in Canada in general? Rapid, like the US, or more gradual, like Europe?

Thanks in advance,
Jami

 

[Leon]

Unfortunately I don't know the answer to most of your questions but I can tell you that Canadian employers tend to be suspicious of non-Canadian education. However, if you get your foot in the door and prove yourself, I think you have good prospects of advancement. However, people change their jobs a lot in Canada. It is considered healthy to change jobs every 3 years or so. You can use your first job as a stepping stone to the next.

I can not tell you either where you have the best chances of getting a job in your field. Try google. Canadians often move for jobs. Your next job opportunity may not be in the same province as your first. It is easier to get jobs in the prairies, that's AB, SK and MB because they have the lowest unemployment. However, it's always possible to find an opportunity somewhere else too.

 

[jsol]

Thanks a lot Leon! You gave me some good tips and answered some questions: that overall it appears to you that I have good prospects of advancement and it is easier to find work in Alberta for example than in BC.

Indeed, I too reckon that it's all about getting a foot in the door, once I'm in Incan always change employer region depending on opportunities. However, getting the first job is probably the most difficult part of it all. An employer must really want you in order to go through the trouble of getting an LMO. So either my CV should be pretty darn impressive, which it isn't, or my abilities should really be desired (hence the question to you guys on whether multilinguality other than French is really a hot asset or not), or the employer must be desperate for employees (maybe in the prairies).

Have I summed it up well? Or is it still too optimistic?

Since it is easier to get a PWP in Quebec than federal Canada, I wonder whether it Is also easier finding a job there. I'll google their unemployment stats. As far as the education is concerned, I don't worry. Dutch universities are recognized internationally.

Thanks again for you response!

 

[Leon]

All I can say is google, look for jobs, set up interviews through skype if you can or go to Canada for a job hunt trip (of course if immigration asks, you are going for pleasure only but upload your CV to your web email so you can go to a net cafe and print them out. In case immigration decides to search your luggage for some reason and finds CV's, they will not be happy.

Another option is if you are under 30 is to come for a working holiday, see http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/netherlands-pays_bas/experience_canada_experience/working_holiday-vacances_travail.aspx?view=d You have 1 year open work permit and after a year when you have a good employer, you can ask them to apply for your LMO so you can continue on a regular permit. It does look like they've run out of visas this year though but they do this every year. It varies between countries when they open for applications. If you want to do this, start checking their website in October so you don't miss it when they open.