Ok, so after a long frustrating time on the Immigration website I've hit a stone wall as to just how I go about moving to Canada, specifically(or rather ideally) Toronto, Ontario. Very likely me just getting a bit too confused and over-worked so just wondering if anyone here can help me.
So for background information. I'm a full British citizen, born to English/Welsh parents in Hong Kong when it was part of Britain, talked to immigration and they tell me that as I already thought and knew I am a full British citizen and being born in Hong Kong won't make any difference when trying to move elsewhere such as Canada. More simply I have all the rights any other British born citizen would! Just thought i would get that out the way to save time later down the the line.
So full British citizen, have a full set of GCSE's(high school for you?) school qualifications and A-Levels aswell, but that's it for qualifications, no degrees etc. Currently in the Royal Air Force as a soldier, still got another 3 years to go for my service requirements so have plenty of time to sort everything out and get ready to immigrate(assuming i can). But with no skills such as an electrification, manager, nurse etc I believe I fall under the 'unskilled' category as far as jobs go.
So with this sort of background, how do I go about moving over there with the intention of gaining permanent residence and from then citizenship? I have no idea if this is the case, but for example. Could I apply for a foreign workers visa. Proceed to find somewhere to live and then find a 'unskilled' job such as bar, shop work etc in Toronto. Work in said job for 'x' amount of time, perhaps even have to get a different job in that time aswell(as some countries such as Australia seems to require this). Can I then apply for a permanent resident status?(maybe have to extend the work visa before this to reach an specific time requirement).
The above is sort of the procedure my sister had to go through to move to New Zealand, So I realise it could all be completely wrong. One thing I'm confused(even worried about) is do I even perhaps have to get a skilled job to gain PR(and later on citizenship), this of course would mean I would need to go back into education or gain an apprenticeship of some kind.
Thanks for any and all help. Again I think I've just ran myself in one too many circles and confused myself too much ^^.
So for background information. I'm a full British citizen, born to English/Welsh parents in Hong Kong when it was part of Britain, talked to immigration and they tell me that as I already thought and knew I am a full British citizen and being born in Hong Kong won't make any difference when trying to move elsewhere such as Canada. More simply I have all the rights any other British born citizen would! Just thought i would get that out the way to save time later down the the line.
So full British citizen, have a full set of GCSE's(high school for you?) school qualifications and A-Levels aswell, but that's it for qualifications, no degrees etc. Currently in the Royal Air Force as a soldier, still got another 3 years to go for my service requirements so have plenty of time to sort everything out and get ready to immigrate(assuming i can). But with no skills such as an electrification, manager, nurse etc I believe I fall under the 'unskilled' category as far as jobs go.
So with this sort of background, how do I go about moving over there with the intention of gaining permanent residence and from then citizenship? I have no idea if this is the case, but for example. Could I apply for a foreign workers visa. Proceed to find somewhere to live and then find a 'unskilled' job such as bar, shop work etc in Toronto. Work in said job for 'x' amount of time, perhaps even have to get a different job in that time aswell(as some countries such as Australia seems to require this). Can I then apply for a permanent resident status?(maybe have to extend the work visa before this to reach an specific time requirement).
The above is sort of the procedure my sister had to go through to move to New Zealand, So I realise it could all be completely wrong. One thing I'm confused(even worried about) is do I even perhaps have to get a skilled job to gain PR(and later on citizenship), this of course would mean I would need to go back into education or gain an apprenticeship of some kind.
Thanks for any and all help. Again I think I've just ran myself in one too many circles and confused myself too much ^^.
