Possibility to find a job in Canada

[NDKToan]

Hi, I'm a second year of a International Business Administration bachelor in France. I would like to know if I am more likely to find a job in Canada with

• a French degree but having studied in Canada for 1 year and half and a 6 months internship in Canada

or

• a French degree and a US degree and a 6 months internship in the US

I would really appreciate any thought on this matter.

 

[zardoz]

Hi, I'm a second year of a International Business Administration bachelor in France. I would like to know if I am more likely to find a job in Canada with

• a French degree but having studied in Canada for 1 year and half and a 6 months internship in Canada

or

• a French degree and a US degree and a 6 months internship in the US

I would really appreciate any thought on this matter.

Canada has this peculiar fixation on "Canadian Experience" when it comes to job applications.. The first option is likely to provide more success.

 

[NDKToan]

Canada has this peculiar fixation on "Canadian Experience" when it comes to job applications.. The first option is likely to provide more success.

I am aware that doing an internship in Canada will provide me with the "Canadian Experience" but I also wonder that studying in Canada as an exchange is actually put into consideration at all, especially in employment?

 

[scylla]

I am aware that doing an internship in Canada will provide me with the "Canadian Experience" but I also wonder that studying in Canada as an exchange is actually put into consideration at all, especially in employment?

Internships are next to impossible to get unless you have completed a full time program in Canada that's at least 8 months long and full time. Without a PGWP (which you only get through completing a full program in Canada), your employer needs to obtain an approved LMIA - which no employer is going to do for an internship.

Studying in Canada as an exchange student won't really help you at all. If you want to do something that will help you, complete a program that's at least 2 years in length entirely in Canada.

 

[NDKToan]

Internships are next to impossible to get unless you have completed a full time program in Canada that's at least 8 months long and full time. Without a PGWP (which you only get through completing a full program in Canada), your employer needs to obtain an approved LMIA - which no employer is going to do for an internship.

Studying in Canada as an exchange student won't really help you at all. If you want to do something that will help you, complete a program that's at least 2 years in length entirely in Canada.

In my program, I will get to spend a full year of exchange and another 6 months of exchange in 2 different school with a student permit, so I don't think PGWP and LMIA would be a problem.

But with that, employers still would not consider those exchange experience?

 

[scylla]

In my program, I will get to spend a full year of exchange and another 6 months of exchange in 2 different school with a student permit, so I don't think PGWP and LMIA would be a problem.

But with that, employers still would not consider those exchange experience?

Exchange students don't qualify for PGWPs. Your entire program must be completed in Canada to qualify for a PGWP.

It sounds like you haven't researched what's required for an employer to obtain an approved LMIA. The vast majority of employers aren't willing to go through the LMIA process (for anyone) because the process is so long, expensive and there's no guarantee of approval.