bishgop said:
Hello everyone, It seems like a herculean task sitting in a different country and searching for Jobs in Canada; impossible in fact.
It would be a great help if you are already in Canada and could help with references, job postings that you see locally, or through word-of-mouth, etc.
Please throw some light on this idea. Thanks In Advance.
It's true. Other than simply signing up for the Job Center, you can start by researching companies in Canada in the area you would like to work in. Send resumes, call and speak to people. You are unlikely to get a job that way, but you are making yourself known. If you are looking for a job in an area where there is great demand and few applicants, you might really be able to persuade a company to apply for an LMIA for you.
You can also come to Canada on a tourist visa and look for jobs. Of course, you can't actually begin working in one until you have proper status. But searching, interviewing, having coffee with people in your field, getting tips on available positions, are all allowed.
When I came to Canada in late 2012, I was ready for a career switch. I wanted to be a literary agent for screenwriters, directors, etc. in the film industry. My degree was in music, and my experience in teaching ESL and in journalism. It took me 14 months, hundreds of resumes, dozens of meetings and a few frustrating times when I made the short list but was ultimately not hired until I got my job - but I got it. As the common-law partner of a grad student in Toronto, I had an open work permit already, and of course that helped. But I began my inquiries while still in Europe - and then called the same people to meet for coffee when I arrived in Toronto. Eventually, a person I had met that way gave me a tip on a job at another agency that had just become available but had not yet been advertised, and I got that job.
I never expected it to take 14 months, and those were very hard times, but persistence and determination made it happen.