Canada Questions???

[Nochowderforyou]

anything other than oil related work? i do manual labour so is there much chance of findin a job like that?

Yes, there is. What kind of manual labour do you do?

The trades are all booming there right now. Construction being the most demanding. Plumbers are in high demand right now, and Welders too. Electrical and Locksmiths are always needed.

Shipping/recieving jobs are everywhere. Everything from electrical companies to retail companies.

Heavy equipt. operators are always needed.

Truck driving jobs are everywhere. Anything from semi hauling, to cube truck deliveries. They pay really good, anywhere from $14/hr for small 1ton trucks to $24/hr for semi hauling.

Or if you're after production line work, that's there too. Everything from computers, to recycling, to meat production.

Alberta right now has a huge shortage of work and is in high demand of workers. The oilfields is taking away all the workers because of the money, but I mean when I was living in Central Alberta, people were paying dishwashers $10/hr + tips to wash dishes. A 40hr work week at that wage, a person can be pulling in $600-$700 every 2 weeks, to wash dishes!

So jobs are everywhere, and AB is hurting right now. You can find anything you're looking for pretty much. Anything other than logging or fishing. Logging is in BC, fishing is on the East Coast.

[higher4hockey]

nochowder, now that i have a hard on for canada... a few more questions..

A. whats the hunting like
B. how easy or difficult is it to get citizenship (tough question i know)
C. and basically , whats the general attitude up there ?

[friendowl]

i would go to work in the oil fields

[surreys princess]

i would be your sponsor owl....lol

and i think i neglected to say that yes, you loose your license in the states if you get one here..you cant have them simutaneously...

it isnt too hard to come over and relocate if it is for work..if it is for any other reason it is very very hard..for instance...i am a nurse, and though there is a nursing shortage, i have been told i am not eligible for a work visa because a canadian could do my job..i was told that unless i am from a country where there is hardship there is no reason for canada to accept me for emmigration..go figure.....

but back to workers..with the olympics coming, they are looking for people badly, esp electricians..they have even been in other countries (india, israel) trying to get workers....you should check into it...

princess

[Nochowderforyou]

nochowder, now that i have a hard on for canada... a few more questions..

A. whats the hunting like
B. how easy or difficult is it to get citizenship (tough question i know)
C. and basically , whats the general attitude up there ?

I'm not a hunter myself, but some of my buddies back in Alberta do, and I can say, it is very easy to obtain a hunting license. If you're 18, have $20, you can get one pretty much. A clean record helps with getting guns registered too. As for the actual hunting, I mean there is mountains around the edge of Alberta, and in BC, with land that goes for many, many, many miles, that is open for hunting. I don't know the exact details, but hunting is a big thing for folks in the smaller towns/cities, so it can't be that bad.

These days, I think it is a little more difficult to get citizenship. I moved here from Holland 9yrs ago, and the process was very easy. Back then, I got registered under my dads name, as I wasn't 18 yet, so my process was very easy. All my dad had to do was write a test mostly focused on the English language, his goals and why he wanted to move to Canada. It was all pretty personal and wasn't a random test given out. In your case, with a clean record, it helps, I think you'd just have to the same thing, except the English writing/reading part.

The attitude I can't complain about. The smaller towns love their hunting and outdoor cooking, while the cities are just, a city. If you're foreign, it isn't looked down on. Where I live, I see all kinds of people, from Native's, to people from India, Pakistan, the Uk, Scotland, America, everywhere, and no one gets put down just because of who you are. There are the random people who may be racist or hateful towards other kinds, but that's just like anywhere.

The crime rate is low, and the murder rate is even lower. The most murders in a city in Alberta, of all of Canada was 33 in 2006 I believe. The city I moved away from, Red Deer, that has 80,000 people, had 0 murders of 2006.

It's a friendly place, jobs are easy to get, and the weed ain't bad either. I got no complaints. I'm Dutch with a thicjk accent living in Vancouver and people treat me great here. They greet me on the street in the moring, and say thanks when I shop at their store.

[Cheery Cherry]

Are you thinking of moving to Canada, Skink? Where in Canada?

Every once in a while, I think about moving to Canada too. I've been there (Montreal) before and I really enjoyed myself. I've met a lot of Canadians online but never in person. Judging by the many I've met online, Canadians seem to be more open-minded about things in general and a bit wild too...especially the ones from near Toronto area.

[lagstronaut]

is there a big demand for electricians ?? i wouldnt mind relocating to Canada at all some day in the not too distant future.

fuck yeah man, if you take an apprenticeship here you are practically paid $15k-$30k just to learn the trade itself, and after that you can make upwards of $100k/year with no limit of job opportunities

[Skink]

Are you thinking of moving to Canada, Skink? Where in Canada?

Every once in a while, I think about moving to Canada too. I've been there (Montreal) before and I really enjoyed myself. I've met a lot of Canadians online but never in person. Judging by the many I've met online, Canadians seem to be more open-minded about things in general and a bit wild too...especially the ones from near Toronto area.

I mainly asked because I will be losing my drivers license,,,this is a critical part of my plan... I am a tradesman but,,,I need a drivers license to survive...

[Lovely07]

i would be your sponsor owl....lol

and i think i neglected to say that yes, you loose your license in the states if you get one here..you cant have them simutaneously...

it isnt too hard to come over and relocate if it is for work..if it is for any other reason it is very very hard..for instance...i am a nurse, and though there is a nursing shortage, i have been told i am not eligible for a work visa because a canadian could do my job..i was told that unless i am from a country where there is hardship there is no reason for canada to accept me for emmigration..go figure.....

but back to workers..with the olympics coming, they are looking for people badly, esp electricians..they have even been in other countries (india, israel) trying to get workers....you should check into it...

princess

What are they paying nurses up there to start?

[Wesley Pipes]

Yes, there is. What kind of manual labour do you do?

The trades are all booming there right now. Construction being the most demanding. Plumbers are in high demand right now, and Welders too. Electrical and Locksmiths are always needed.

Shipping/recieving jobs are everywhere. Everything from electrical companies to retail companies.

Heavy equipt. operators are always needed.

Truck driving jobs are everywhere. Anything from semi hauling, to cube truck deliveries. They pay really good, anywhere from $14/hr for small 1ton trucks to $24/hr for semi hauling.

Or if you're after production line work, that's there too. Everything from computers, to recycling, to meat production.

Alberta right now has a huge shortage of work and is in high demand of workers. The oilfields is taking away all the workers because of the money, but I mean when I was living in Central Alberta, people were paying dishwashers $10/hr + tips to wash dishes. A 40hr work week at that wage, a person can be pulling in $600-$700 every 2 weeks, to wash dishes!

So jobs are everywhere, and AB is hurting right now. You can find anything you're looking for pretty much. Anything other than logging or fishing. Logging is in BC, fishing is on the East Coast.

cool... i'm just a general labouror tho, not any skilled trade, so i would say my best option would probably be construction.... like higher4hockey, i would also like to know how easy it would be for a scottish dude like myself to emmigrate there and apply for citizenship?