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Kuroi Ookami
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Not for me, but for my boyfriend who lives overseas. This is why I need online job search websites, since it's not as easy as drop off resumes and then drop them a call in a few days to follow up.
I am familiar with Monster.ca and workopolis.com, what other options are out there? Incase there are job search sites more directed towards his field, he is a QA Engineer (does scripting). Also, due to the living overseas, he'd require a work visa and we've noticed a lot of job postings have a "only people who are able to work in Canada need apply". Does this mean current legal resident of Canada, or does it mean if you qualify for a work visa go ahead and apply and we'll work something out? I'm guessing it's the first.... are there any search sites tailored towards, or more helpful towards finding jobs that may sponsor him for a work visa? At this point Province and/or City doesn't matter, I'd be willing to locate elsewhere in Canada if he were able to relocate here.
We've been together 3+ years in a long distance relationship, that we didn't think would be long distance for this long. It's really starting to get to us both, and it's gotten to the point where, if he's not here by the end of the year I've considered moving there for a couple of years while he applies for a Provincial nominee, or Citizenship, or something of the like.
If the search doesn't go well there shall be a follow up topic, along the lines of "when cats fly", but I really hope it won't be necessary :P (if it is, there will be pictures of my adorable monsters, I promise)
Any help on the matter is appreciated, thanks a bunch ^^
I am familiar with Monster.ca and workopolis.com, what other options are out there? Incase there are job search sites more directed towards his field, he is a QA Engineer (does scripting). Also, due to the living overseas, he'd require a work visa and we've noticed a lot of job postings have a "only people who are able to work in Canada need apply". Does this mean current legal resident of Canada, or does it mean if you qualify for a work visa go ahead and apply and we'll work something out? I'm guessing it's the first.... are there any search sites tailored towards, or more helpful towards finding jobs that may sponsor him for a work visa? At this point Province and/or City doesn't matter, I'd be willing to locate elsewhere in Canada if he were able to relocate here.
We've been together 3+ years in a long distance relationship, that we didn't think would be long distance for this long. It's really starting to get to us both, and it's gotten to the point where, if he's not here by the end of the year I've considered moving there for a couple of years while he applies for a Provincial nominee, or Citizenship, or something of the like.
If the search doesn't go well there shall be a follow up topic, along the lines of "when cats fly", but I really hope it won't be necessary :P (if it is, there will be pictures of my adorable monsters, I promise)
Any help on the matter is appreciated, thanks a bunch ^^
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It's worked for me before.
It always means you must already have a working permit for Canada.
There are some countries with really good working visa application processes which would allow 1 or 2 year permits for your partner. That time frame would allow you to see if things work out, and then apply for common law rights after that. Which country does he live in? The reason I ask is that it's EXTREMELY difficult unless you're a really in-demand employee to get someone to sponsor you for a working visa. The only people I know here in Canada with that deal were actually already working for the company overseas then were relocated to Canada.
Good mix of locations and professional type jobs.
If you mean work out as in the job, I can understand that. As in the relationship, it's working. he's been to visit me a number of times, and I spent 3 months with him last year. We bicker about the usual relationship stuff, and have no problems 'living' with each other. If we were common law I'm not sure how much that would help him, as I'm on disability, unable to work, and therefore I believe unable to sponsor him.
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Also, look at the provincial government websites, city municipal websites, etc. All of them have Careers or Employment Opportunity sections. Universities are the same, too. They'll often update new postings weekly, having them posted for a week at a time (for example, the U of S and City of Saskatoon post new postings on Wednesdays each week).
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I know that when I was dating a girl in New Zealand, I could apply for a Working Holiday Visa that seemed available to members of the Commonwealth. I don't know if Canada offers the same type of thing or if South Africa would qualify anyway, but it's something that may be worth looking for or asking specifically about when working out the ability to work in Canada situation.
I fall into that last category. It wasn't too bad, but my company did have to prove that they had been unable to find a qualified employee in Canada already.
I'm USA-born and immigrated to Canada to join my now-husband. Originally we considered having me come over on a work visa, but we quickly realized that family-class immigration was a much surer deal. Are you guys willing to get married? That's what we ended up doing, and once you're married it's not too bad to get all the paperwork in order. If you've got a personal deadline of the end of the year, though, I'd realistically be prepared to pack the cats.
Looking at the CIC website, I don't think you're ineligible to be a sponsor. It says that having received government assistance for reasons other than disability can disqualify you.
What I'd do if I were you is check out the immigration lawyers in your area. Many immigration lawyers will provide a short, free consultation to give you a general idea of what they think your best immigration options are. Before you go, discuss with your boyfriend exactly what the two of you are willing to do in order to be in the same country. An immigration lawyer should have a good idea whether somebody on disability will be accepted as a sponsor (or if you can have a family member offer to underwrite you financially or something).
Alternately, if your boyfriend qualifies as a skilled worker, he could apply that way. He's got to have a really good nest egg saved up, though. Looking at the South African processing times, if he qualifies it looks like they process the applications pretty quickly.
Immigration to Canada is an expensive, frequently lengthy, usually frustrating, painful process. I don't say this to put you off, but to prepare you for what you're facing. Most of us who have come to Canada for love have found that applying as spouses or common-law partners is the easiest way to go, but every case is different. Best of luck to you!
In addition, keep in mind the title "QA Engineer" can also be interpreted as "QA Analyst" here. I'm currently in the field and it all means the same thing, just different companies use different terminology.
What areas of Canada are available to you? If you're open to anything I'd suggest Ontario, Quebec or BC for IT jobs.
And now to address some of what's been brought up.
We don't have anything like a Working Holiday Visa here, sadly, judging by this "Canadian immigration law prohibits visitors from working or studying while in Canada unless they have prior approval from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and have obtained a Work Permit or a Student Permit. Normally, you cannot obtain such approval from within Canada. It is a very serious offence to work or study illegally in Canada."
We're wanting to get married, but we always had this idea that he'd get work here, move over, then we'd be married at some point down the road. We didn't want people thinking we were just married for his immigration, or that we rushed things due to the situation. Given the situation though (and some of the replies I saw in the post about health insurance and should the OP marry her boyfriend early so he could have health insurance) we are considering marriage happening sooner than we thought it would. We love each other, and it hurts to be apart, so if marrying earlier than planned means being together sooner rather than later, yeah... we're going to be talking about it.
Also, I could have sworn receiving any sort of government assistance meant I couldn't sponsor, but that's interesting. We've discussed on occasion if we should speak with an immigration lawyer, we probably should, it certainly couldn't hurt. It's something I'd want him to be a part of though, so it'll have to wait till he visits again later this year.
He did qualify as a skilled worker, and processing times were terrible. Now, processing times look better but they've made changes to the list and he no longer qualifies -.-
And lastly, he's aware of all the various terms his job can be titled under, but thank you ^^ due to reginal differences that's always something to keep in mind, if the job title is different in other places. As to where in Canada, I'd prefer to stay where I am in Winnipeg but I'd leave in a heartbeat if he found a job anywhere else in Canada, excluding Quebec. No offense, and I don't intend for this to turn into a debate, but we would just rather not be located in that Province.
Again, thanks everyone so far ^^
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Actually there are numerous foreign citizens that are allowed 1 or 2 year working holiday visas for Canada, regrettably South Africa is not included. Here is the table of those included:
http://www.international.gc.ca/iyp-pij/country_menu%20_in-menu_pays_entrant.aspx?lang=eng