Any way of changing from working holiday visa to a more permanent one?

[jirish82]

Hi All,

I've been looking at several ways of getting into Canada, I'm confident I have skills in the IT industry that would be difficult for a company to come across locally, but it's more difficult for me to get a job offer when I'm not currently in the country.

I know I can apply for a working holiday visa though which would give me 12 months, I'm hoping that in that time I'd be able to get a job in my industry, prove myself to the employer and then get them to help me apply for a more permanent visa.

Does that sound feasible? What sort of visa would i then want to move onto?

Thanks!

[jirish82]

I'm a UK resident btw

[jirish82]

Been looking around more and stuff I'm seeing on the official website seems to say I'd need to have been working for a Canadian company for 2 years before I could apply for a permanent visa. But the working holiday visa is just for 12 months and I can only get it once??

Also found this post that makes it sound like someone is applying for a permanent visa within a year of working in Canada:

canadavisa.      
com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/        
how-to-stay-in-canada-after-working-holiday-visa-t18592.0.html
(need to put that back together, won't even let me post links to this website!?!?)


Can anyone shed any light on this for me??