Odd jobs - information required

[drsyousuf]

Dear senior colleagues,

I am a medical doctor. I will be landing in Canada soon. However, before clearing exam of Medical Council of Canada (which will get me a job as a medical doctor) I will need to do odd jobs to sustain myself and my family.

I request my senior colleagues in Canada to please inform me about the following:

1) What kinds of odd jobs are available in Canada?,
2) Which odd jobs are easily available to an immigrant?,
3) Are they all full-time or part-time as well?,
4) Is the pay given on hourly- or weekly-basis?,
5) What is the average pay given for odd jobs?, and
6) What odd jobs are highest paying?   

I will be most obliged if I get the answer/s ASAP please.

Thanks

[Leon]

As I have heard that it can take some time to get through the exams to work as a physician, you may want to look into getting licensed to work as a registered nurse or even a practical nurse (easier but less money).  It is a step down from being a doctor but you are still in a medical environment and you make more money than most immigrants working odd jobs and it is only temporary until you get licensed as a physician.

Another option would be to look for an office position in a hospital where you are not actually required to be licensed.

Other options would be to look for a job in a warehouse or as a security guard.  Those are the higher paying survival jobs.  Lower paying would be something like a factory and even lower might be working in fast food or in a call centre.  Some would prefer call centre though because it is a white collar job but it is up to you which is more important, a white collar or money.

[newtone]

1) What kinds of odd jobs are available in Canada?
Security guard, Fast food resturants, Door to door sales man, construction, labour, baker

2) Which odd jobs are easily available to an immigrant?,
Depends on your skills, there is nothing called easily available odd jobs. Even odd jobs are hard to get.

3) Are they all full-time or part-time as well?
You could get full time and part time, depends how much time you have

4) Is the pay given on hourly- or weekly-basis?
Wage is hourly but paid bi-weekly

5) What is the average pay given for odd jobs?
$10.25 Minimum wage

6) What odd jobs are highest paying?  
They start with $10.25 depending how fast you learn and how skilful you are

[Baloo]

Note that $10.25 is not the minimum wage in all provinces.

[newtone]

I agree thanks Baloo

[Baloo]

From January 2011:

Alberta              $8.80
BC                   $8.75
Manitoba             $9.50   
New Brunswick        $9.50   
Newfoundland         $10.00   
NWT                  $10.00   
Nova Scotia          $9.65
Nunavut              $11.00   
Ontario              $10.25   
PEI                  $9.30   
Quebec               $9.65   
Saskatchewan         $9.25   
Yukon                $9.00

   

[drsyousuf]

Dear colleagues! Thanks a lot for the information. Surely this is a great help.

[Chulbul Pandey]

Can any one let me know, if i ever get a $10/hr job, How much i will get after tax on a $10/hr job.

Do i need have canadian expeience to get a job in walmart

Chulbul

[newtone]

Depends on what province you are in, you will pay taxes accordingly, please refer to the link below

http://canadianimmigrant.ca/money/how-much-tax-will-i-pay/

For Walmart jobs, ideally you need experience but just apply and see you might get lucky

[Traveler 1]

How does one apply for an odd job if he has study permit?

[Leon]

How does one apply for an odd job if he has study permit?

You are not allowed to work on a study permit unless you have an off-campus work permit.  When you start your studies, you can work on-campus.  Ask at your college what kind of jobs those would be.  Maybe you can work in the library stocking books or something like that.  After 6 months of studying, if you are doing well in your courses, you may apply for an off-campus work permit.  It might take around 2 months to get it but it will allow you to work up to 20 hours a week at any job you can get during the semester and during school holidays, you may work full time.  With this work permit, you can apply for any odd job, just like any other person.