Working after graduation

[revendel]

Hi,

I am currently a student in the United Kingdom about to finish the final year of my Business Management Honors degree in London. I was wondering, what are the chances of getting a work visa in the Canada (given my limited professional experience). I have yet to graduate (expecting 1st Class Honors) and I have some work experience of around 6-8 months of starting up two businesses as part of my degree program and I will be working part time for the next 12 months in an administrative/ management assistant role till my degree is over. Will employers with graduate training schemes/ internships/ placements/ traineeships be willing to sponsor a work visa or would it be possible to secure permanent work without like 5+ years professional experience because that's what I hear is like a preferable amount of experience to have?

Where should I search for work in order to secure a job offer and would it be OK to start applying in early 2013 as I am aware that the quota for Federal Skilled Workers has been depleted.

Thanks

 

[scylla]

Have you considered applying for a working holiday visa? Assuming you qualify, this would allow you to work a year in Canada on an open work permit and potentially gain the in-Canada working experience required to apply to immigrate through the Canadian Experience Class stream.

 

[revendel]

Although I favor the idea of gaining Canadian experience before getting a permanent work visa, I am interested in finding out about the job search process- where should I search (e.g. canadavisa.com), are all Canadian companies allowed to sponsor work visas and basically the likelyhood of my case scenario being offered a job. Thanks for the reply

Do I need to have professional work experience to get a Temporary Work Permit?