Hello all,
I'm new here. I'm planning to move to Canada and my wife will be the primary applicant as she can score about 479 points for express entry. I think as per the past cutoffs, we will have a good chance of getting PR. However I'm a little concerned about finding work in Canada. I know almost everyone who migrate must be having this problem but I need your kind advice about few specific things.
I'm a lawyer by profession. I started a BSc after finishing high school as I was always passionate about Information Technology and Physics. The BSc primarily consisted of those two areas. At the same time I was selected to law school and therefore, I followed both courses parallelly. However, after about 2 years, I had to give up my BSc due to some personal commitments so I couldn't finish it. After finishing law school, I started practicing as a lawyer.
As a lawyer, I won't be allowed to practice in Canada until I do some exams and get a licence to practice in Canada. It will take at least 18 months.
I would really appreciate it if you could advice me on the following;
1. BEFORE obtaining a licence to practice in Canada, what kind of jobs will I be able to get with my foreign (law related) qualification and experience? (Maybe paralegal jobs?
)
2. If I am to change my careers, and to start afresh in Information Technology field for example, what are your suggestions for me to increase my chances of finding a job in the IT field? (I'm still passionate about this field and I have a good knowledge as well. I did freelancing work (related to IT) online to put myself through law school. But I don't possess any formal qualifications)
3. Regarding the 2nd question above, will following IT courses/doing freelancing work related to IT to gain experience be helpful? (Because I have seen many people saying that the Canadian employers do not give much importance to foreign qualifications/experience)
Thanks in adavce
I'm new here. I'm planning to move to Canada and my wife will be the primary applicant as she can score about 479 points for express entry. I think as per the past cutoffs, we will have a good chance of getting PR. However I'm a little concerned about finding work in Canada. I know almost everyone who migrate must be having this problem but I need your kind advice about few specific things.
I'm a lawyer by profession. I started a BSc after finishing high school as I was always passionate about Information Technology and Physics. The BSc primarily consisted of those two areas. At the same time I was selected to law school and therefore, I followed both courses parallelly. However, after about 2 years, I had to give up my BSc due to some personal commitments so I couldn't finish it. After finishing law school, I started practicing as a lawyer.
As a lawyer, I won't be allowed to practice in Canada until I do some exams and get a licence to practice in Canada. It will take at least 18 months.
I would really appreciate it if you could advice me on the following;
1. BEFORE obtaining a licence to practice in Canada, what kind of jobs will I be able to get with my foreign (law related) qualification and experience? (Maybe paralegal jobs?
2. If I am to change my careers, and to start afresh in Information Technology field for example, what are your suggestions for me to increase my chances of finding a job in the IT field? (I'm still passionate about this field and I have a good knowledge as well. I did freelancing work (related to IT) online to put myself through law school. But I don't possess any formal qualifications)
3. Regarding the 2nd question above, will following IT courses/doing freelancing work related to IT to gain experience be helpful? (Because I have seen many people saying that the Canadian employers do not give much importance to foreign qualifications/experience)
Thanks in adavce