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Where to start? IT Professional from USA looking to move to GTA.

mrbubbles

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Mar 4, 2014
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I'm trying to research immigration from the United States to Canada and the amount of information is overwhelming. I stumbled upon this forum and started reading the stickies but there's just so much information.

I guess my biggest problem is I do not have a college diploma and everything listed under Opportunity Ontario appears to need one. I went for 3 years and decided it wasn't for me.

I have 15 years of professional IT experience though and have been with the same company for the past 9 years. I'm currently a supervisor over a group responsible for all of the company's hardware including desktops, laptops, smart terminals, printers, etc. We maintain the image and maintain the hardware, perform break/fix, update software, decide on new products to send to the field, etc. I also work closely with the Windows Server Team and help maintain the Exchange and Citrix environment. I've managed dozens of successful projects and am quite confident in my abilities as a technician and supervisor and possibly IT project manager.

I may be able to get the company I work for to transfer me to a branch near Toronto to get some Canada work experience but it will only be temporary. I can't rely on that to happen and am hoping to find alternative options.
 

satwant08

Hero Member
Jun 25, 2010
251
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Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
NOC Code......
4131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 1, 2010
Doc's Request.
June 12, 2010
AOR Received.
September 9, 2010
IELTS Request
IELTS Done
Med's Request
Jan 25, 2013
Med's Done....
Feb 5, 2013, RPRF encashed March 6, 2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Jan 25, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
March 14, 2013
LANDED..........
July 13, 2013 at Pearson Airport
mrbubbles said:
I'm trying to research immigration from the United States to Canada and the amount of information is overwhelming. I stumbled upon this forum and started reading the stickies but there's just so much information.

I guess my biggest problem is I do not have a college diploma and everything listed under Opportunity Ontario appears to need one. I went for 3 years and decided it wasn't for me.

I have 15 years of professional IT experience though and have been with the same company for the past 9 years. I'm currently a supervisor over a group responsible for all of the company's hardware including desktops, laptops, smart terminals, printers, etc. We maintain the image and maintain the hardware, perform break/fix, update software, decide on new products to send to the field, etc. I also work closely with the Windows Server Team and help maintain the Exchange and Citrix environment. I've managed dozens of successful projects and am quite confident in my abilities as a technician and supervisor and possibly IT project manager.

I may be able to get the company I work for to transfer me to a branch near Toronto to get some Canada work experience but it will only be temporary. I can't rely on that to happen and am hoping to find alternative options.
You can easily get a job as technical support/trouble shooter in an IT company and the work up your way towards system administration. Try to do vendor certifications in networking like Cisco etc.

All the best !!!