canada experience required in job

[optimusprime]

hello everyone...

I heard that employers usually require some Canada experience before considering you for a position. first and foremost, is this true? 

given that I am a new immigrant hoping to land a job on a new land, how does help me land a job if I do not have any Canada work experience?

i am an AINP nominee currently preparing my papers for PR application to CIC. i am planning to settle and work in alberta in the next year. i am calling out to others in this forums who are now in Canada to let us know how they went about this endeavor.