Help with potential move to Montreal

[justmarty]

Hi everyone,

Just after some advice please about possible move to Montreal.

I am a sales manager that deals quite heavily in the Defence sector here in Australia. Due to this specialized area i have been asked about potentially relocating to Montreal to work for a company there (currently both our companies are doing a lot of work together and have been head hunted...not a bad thing really) but my main problem is I speak very little French.

So here are the questions

Firstly - I don't have a college degree but a lot of work experience...would a lack of college hinder me from obtaining a visa?

Secondly - As i don't converse in French to a decent standard (i am willing to learn don't get me wrong as would get more business done) would this block me from obtaining a visa as well?

Are the 2 "issues" relating to my questions ruling me out completely of this opportunity?

Thanks in advance everyone

 

[scylla]

You would be better off posting in the Foreign Workers section of the forum.

No - this won't necessarily prevent you from moving to Canada to take a role there.

FYI - in order for you to obtain a work permit, your employer in Canada will need to give you a full time job offer and also obtain an approved LMIA. To obtain an approved LMIA, your employer in Canada will have to advertise you position for at least a month to prove that no Canadian could be found for the role. Your employer will then need to submit the LMIA application for processing. Processing typically takes 2-4 months - but can take as little as a few weeks or over four months. So key to this succeeding is your employer proving no suitable Canadian could be found for this position.