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Applying for tech jobs in Canada as a US citizen
Grape Ape
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I have been thinking about applying for a software development job outside of the US. Currently I am trying to find more about the Canadian tech industry specifically, and advice for applying as a skilled migrant worker generally.
From a previous poster, my understanding is that Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Kitchener-Waterloo have tech presence, but I have no idea how to characterize what these tech presences look like, or what companies are regarded as good places to work in any of these areas.
What I'm hoping to get from this is some combination of companies to look out for/the kind of work they do. I realize this is potentially an enormous list, so if you know of a great source of company QoL rankings that would also be amazing!
Any help would be appreciated!
From a previous poster, my understanding is that Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Kitchener-Waterloo have tech presence, but I have no idea how to characterize what these tech presences look like, or what companies are regarded as good places to work in any of these areas.
What I'm hoping to get from this is some combination of companies to look out for/the kind of work they do. I realize this is potentially an enormous list, so if you know of a great source of company QoL rankings that would also be amazing!
Any help would be appreciated!
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The fastest way to do this is to apply for a job and have the employer sponsor you for a work permit. This is also very unlikely to happen as the employer would literally have to justify to the immigration authorities why they were not able to hire a Canadian Citizen or Permanent resident with the same skillset first. Unless you have a pretty unique skillset it is unlikely that a Canadian employer would be able or willing to hire you this way.
The second way would be to apply for immigration under the skilled worker class. This would take several years to process (3-5 years) assuming you qualify, but after you get residency and move to Canada there is no legal difficulty for an employer to hire you. Then you are just at the whim of whatever the economic conditions are at that time (Canada is a bit worse off than the USA, unlike the USA where unmployment has been falling for years, it's been creeping up in Canada since the oil market crashed as energy is a big part of the Canadian economy).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OLcAGbXhWIVcl5IziVpG0eKFJS3xi_Sac9kYMkRFvD8/edit?usp=sharing
MOST of said companies tend to be much larger, traditional tech environments, your Office Space type stuff. A lot of your superior working environments generally aren't willing to mess around with sponsorship.
in otherwords, maybe you can get a job in Canada, but it just might not be a dream job
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It's heartening!
From the advice above-- as well as some I've received from close friends-- I am going to go ahead and start the application process for permanent residency as I think this out.
In a big way, I think I am putting the cart ahead of the horse. I need to figure out what expatriation will really mean for me which is a fundamentally different question from the one I originally asked.
In the mean time, I need to take an English Language competency test (either IELTS, CELPIP or TEF) and get my degree validated.
Any thoughts on the language tests?
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That guy's odds in the general election are pretty dang low, so it's more profoundly humiliating than it is super scary, speaking for myself. That's still plenty of incentive to look northward, though.