Cajundude 0 #1 July 27, 2004 How difficult is it for an American to take residence and employment in Canada? Are there time limits? What if you wanted permanent residency? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 July 27, 2004 Dude....it's Canada. They let anyone in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #3 July 27, 2004 You need to read that link more carefully. The visa application if to be done out of the country... so you need to move into a contry that exports their strippers to us. How does Romania sound to ya? Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajundude 0 #4 July 27, 2004 QuoteYou need to read that link more carefully. The visa application if to be done out of the country... so you need to move into a contry that exports their strippers to us. How does Romania sound to ya? No, I was being serious, not talking about the titty dancers, although that would be a nice job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #5 July 27, 2004 A bit like the US. You can apply for a work permit if you have a job offer from a canadian company, or you can apply for permanent residency under various program. Here is the skilled worker assesment: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/assess/index.htmlRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #6 July 27, 2004 Pretty easy. The first step is to see if you qualify for one of the NAFTA provisions. NAFTA allows people who work in the following professions to get a renewable 2 year visa relatively easily: QuoteAccountant, Architect, Computer Systems Analyst, Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster, Economist, Engineer, Forester, Graphic Designer, Hotel Manager, Industrial Designer, Interior Designer, Land Surveyor, Landscape Architect, Lawyer (including Notary in the province of Quebec), Librarian, Management Consultant, Mathematician (including statistician), Range Manager/Range Conservationist, Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution), Scientific Technician/ Technologist, Social Worker, Sylviculturist (including forestry), Technical Publications Writer, Urban Planner (including Geographer), Vocational Counselor. The definitions of each profession are quite strict. Most require related university degrees. If you don't fit, then you can apply as a skilled worker. Take this short test to see if you qualify: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/assess/index.html _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #7 July 27, 2004 Why would you wanna do that??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #8 July 27, 2004 Hey, so I didn't have to marry a Canadian to get into Canada?! Dammit, Andy! You tricked me! Umm...er...oh, wait. I love you, AndyMan! _Pm__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #9 July 27, 2004 QuotePretty easy. The first step is to see if you qualify for one of the NAFTA provisions. NAFTA allows people who work in the following professions to get a renewable 2 year visa relatively easily: You need a job offer to qualify for those.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #10 July 27, 2004 QuoteWhy would you wanna do that??? He must be doing a research paper on futility.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajundude 0 #11 July 27, 2004 QuoteWhy would you wanna do that??? I fell in love with Whistler and would love to live there and open a restaurant since there really is no good food there. I think a Cajun type restaurant would work well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajundude 0 #12 July 27, 2004 QuoteA bit like the US. You can apply for a work permit if you have a job offer from a canadian company, or you can apply for permanent residency under various program. Here is the skilled worker assesment: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/assess/index.html 74 on the assessment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #13 July 27, 2004 I think the only way to pass is if you bring a woman with you Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #14 July 27, 2004 QuoteWhy would you wanna do that??? Yet another ignorant remark from the peanut gallery. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 July 27, 2004 QuoteWhy would you wanna do that??? There are advantages........like the fact that the smallest denomination in paper form is $5. So....the strippers aren't harassing you all night long for $1 like in the states. OK....that's all I can think of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #16 July 27, 2004 QuoteQuoteWhy would you wanna do that??? Yet another ignorant remark from the peanut gallery. But you left, didn't you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #17 July 27, 2004 Canada is far from perfect. But it is a pretty darn good place to be as well. It all depends on what you're looking for in life. Living and working in Whistler would be nice. But expect a high cost of living (in Whistler), higher taxation, less bang for your buck and the skydiving is better in the USA. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #18 July 27, 2004 I understand Canada was a very popular destination for US emmigration in the 1963-1973 time frame."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #19 July 27, 2004 As a side note, you guys will be happy to know that we dont have many bidets in Canada... less chance of accidenst with you visitors thinking its a home kit for an irrigation... Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #20 July 27, 2004 So THAT is what happened to them - (Mrs. Cleaver voice) They used to be such good boys. . . Tch Tch Tch(mrs. cleaver voice)I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #21 July 27, 2004 QuoteYou need a job offer to qualify for those. And the catch is, you can't legally travel there to seek employment. You have to be offered a job site unseen. Not impossible but lots of employers want a face to face interview before they hire you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #22 July 27, 2004 QuoteAnd the catch is, you can't legally travel there to seek employment. You have to be offered a job site unseen. Not impossible but lots of employers want a face to face interview before they hire you. Well, that's why the G-V can fly non-stop to Switzerland, so everyone can meet, do their business in private and leave. Oh...different line of work, huh?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #23 July 27, 2004 QuoteAnd the catch is, you can't legally travel there to seek employment. You have to be offered a job site unseen. Not impossible but lots of employers want a face to face interview before they hire you. I think you've got you catches a little mixed up (though you're not totally off base here). You can not be in the country seeking new employment (when you don't currently have a job in the country), but there is nothing stopping you from visiting the country for your job interview. Often the interview can be conducted over the phone (at least the initial interviews are done this way) but sometimes they are done in person. Back in January of '89 I traveled on a Sunday evening from Montreal to NYC for a Monday job interview with Dean Whitter in the World Trade Center. The company paid for my flight, a hotel room, taxi cabs to and from La Guardia and I was back on a return flight Monday evening. If memory serves me correct, I was up against three other candidates (could have been more) and I didn't get the job (no biggie). But I got an all expenses paid 24 hour trip to the Big Apple and never once did US immigration give me hassles for what I was doing. I can be in the USA right now with my current job and looking for a replacement job. But if I was to loose my job, legally I would have to leave the country to conduct a new job search. And one would assume that the same rules apply to a job up in Canada (through NAFTA). But rules are made to be broken right? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRus 0 #24 July 27, 2004 omg... I feel like I am watching a rerun of my life from earlier this year! I went to Canada for 2 months earlier this year to do some work in music... I might be able to help you on some of the info at any rate. PM me if you have any specific questions. I'd be more than happy to help you out if I can. Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #25 July 27, 2004 QuoteI fell in love with Whistler and would love to live there and open a restaurant since there really is no good food there. I think a Cajun type restaurant would work well. Consistently rated as one of the top ski resorts in North America. Live in Whistler? Pemberton is where I would live (1/2 hr. drive away) Ivey Lake is gorgeous... http://www.iveylake.ca/ Log Cabins What Whistler needs is skydiving- can you visualize jumping there and how many tourists would go for tandem jumps?? Have known of several attempts with owners of tandem gear needing aircraft but no one has come across yet. My home d.z. adverts there and buses tourists down to Vancouver Skydiving for tandems. Also 2010 needs air-transport from Van. to Whistler- talk about a dream business to make the $$$$$$$$ http://www.pembertonhelicopters.com/ Open a restaurant?? No good food in Whistler? give me a break- nothing but the finest.... I am heading up for: The 3rd Annual Canadian BBQ Championships will take place at Dusty's Bar & BBQ, July 30 - August 1, 2004. This competition is the highlight of the Northwest's competitive circuit, and a qualifier event for the American Royal World Championships in Kansas City as well as the Jack Daniel's Invitational BBQ event in Lynchburg, Tennessee. This year the Grand Champion from the Canadian Championships will be flying to Jamaica to relax at an all inclusive resort in Montego Bay, and will represent Canada at the Jamaican BBQ competition! Whistler locals and others can compete in the Open Backyard BBQ Burger sponsored by BULL'S EYE BBQ SAUCE, CASI Rules Chili and the Anything Goes Appetizer open categories. The winner of the Backyard BBQ Burger competition sponsored by BULL'S EYE BBQ SAUCE will have their burger featured on the Dusty's Bar & BBQ menu for a year. http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/events/bbqchamps.asp SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
