Hiring an American

[habernac]

In Calgary the Chinooks take care of a lot of that.

[TurnedTheCorner]

Offer a handgun + ammo as a signing bonus to seal the deal.

[fredr123]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/hire/index.asp

[Minnie]

Duff, apparently you forgot the green ink.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by PIMking

I've been golfin a few times, it's fun and hell yea I would go golfing with the president. I may not agree with him politically, but I think he is a cool guy. I'm not a birther and can care less where he was born since his mother is American that makes him an American




No I haven't been to Edmonton,

You get to rent semi auto weapons? Wow, that's interesting but what does this have to do with the job?



No I do not own pitbulls, it's not the anima,l it's the owner that is the problem. Again I see nothing that this question has to do with the job I am interviewing for. With that being said I will be sure to refer this to the labour board and let them ask you a few questions..

[PIMking]

Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner

Offer a handgun + ammo as a signing bonus to seal the deal.

.22lr is worth it's weight in gold right now down here

[Fusebox]

Originally Posted by habernac

but we rarely get winds that relocate your entire neighbourhood up here

Just the odd flood!

[nickerjones]

I am an American , in Canada, wanting to work. I can't work until my Permanent Residence Application is processed, accepted, and a visa is issued. When I submitted my application I was told it could take between 2 months and 2 years.

As far as I know, the quickest way I can legally work here before the PR is to find an employer who would be willing to do a Labour Market Opinion. I am not sure what this process consists other than proving that there are no other Canadians that could fill this job and you have to hire an American.

I have talked to a few oil and gas places but most seem turned off by the LMO process. Only 1 or 2 places I have talked to have shown genuine interest in doing it.

[Fusebox]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

I am an American , in Canada, wanting to work. I can't work until my Permanent Residence Application is processed, accepted, and a visa is issued. When I submitted my application I was told it could take between 2 months and 2 years.

As far as I know, the quickest way I can legally work here before the PR is to find an employer who would be willing to do a Labour Market Opinion. I am not sure what this process consists other than proving that there are no other Canadians that could fill this job and you have to hire an American.

I have talked to a few oil and gas places but most seem turned off by the LMO process. Only 1 or 2 places I have talked to have shown genuine interest in doing it.

LMOs are extremely tough to come by these days. I recommend you check out the "Irish in Calgary" page on facebook, there are lots of discussions on how to get an LMO.

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Fusebox

LMOs are extremely tough to come by these days. I recommend you check out the "Irish in Calgary" page on facebook, there are lots of discussions on how to get an LMO.

Thanks for the tip. When I crossed the border and they gave me a 1yr Visitor Permit the border agent was telling me how easy it would be to go LMO with my experience. I thought it was funny because I knew it wouldn't be.
All I am doing now is playing hockey ( well attempting to) and mooching off my wife. Just living the dream my friends... living the dream.

[Fusebox]

It was super easy to get one up until RBC got busted a few months back. You should have seen the reaction from all the people looking to get LMOs to work in Canada on that page. It was heartbreaking to read every day. Apparently it is easy enough to get one if you are willing to work a low paid job like McDonald's or such. Getting a LMO to work as a construction worker, which used to be super easy, is now much more difficult.

[killer_carlson]

Pm'd

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Fusebox

It was super easy to get one up until RBC got busted a few months back. You should have seen the reaction from all the people looking to get LMOs to work in Canada on that page. It was heartbreaking to read every day. Apparently it is easy enough to get one if you are willing to work a low paid job like McDonald's or such. Getting a LMO to work as a construction worker, which used to be super easy, is now much more difficult.

It's also pretty irritating to see people in places like Manilla, Phillipines, etc getting their Permanent Residency Stuff done in under 4 months when they are telling me mine could take up to 2 years. Kind of off-putting to think that even being married to Canadian Citizen for 7 years, here on a visitors permit, I have Alberta Healthcare, I want and am able to work, and I am still being held up for what could be 2 years. Just seems dumb to me.

[killer_carlson]

There is zero percent chance people in Manila are getting processing in 4 months. Zero. Thry wouldnt even get the medical processed within that time, let alone their PR application.

I hear that crap all the time and when you peel the layers back, it is simply not true. Dont sweat it, and if someone else claims that their buddy got it in 3 months or 4, call them on it.

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

There is zero percent chance people in Manila are getting processing in 4 months. Zero. Thry wouldnt even get the medical processed within that time, let alone their PR application.

I hear that crap all the time and when you peel the layers back, it is simply not true. Dont sweat it, and if someone else claims that their buddy got it in 3 months or 4, call them on it.

I misread it.. It was New Dehli and Sydney. It's not friends. Its a forum CanadaVisa.com. They run spread sheets, This is June Applicant. Passports requested are the step before the visa comes:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...6MjBaR3c#gid=0

Here is may applicants some who have already received their Visas:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...nY2ZsS2c#gid=0

[HockeyIlliterate]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I think his end goal is to stay in Canada, I mean who the hell wouldn't want that?

Cross-border tax issues can make it difficult to live in Canada permanently.

It seems to me that the poorer and younger you are, the easier it is to immigrate to Canada. If you have any sort of wealth tied up in the US (long-held taxable investments, retirement accounts, etc), the harder it is to make the move.

Originally Posted by nfotiu

It seems you can renew them pretty much indefinitely, but you do have to renew them.

I don't know how correct the "indefinite renewal" is. At the Coutts border, I was told (by CBSA) that even a work permit issued under NAFTA is limited to a 7 year total duration.

Regardless, you still have to plan for Canada's exit tax.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate

Cross-border tax issues can make it difficult to live in Canada permanently.

It seems to me that the poorer and younger you are, the easier it is to immigrate to Canada. If you have any sort of wealth tied up in the US (long-held taxable investments, retirement accounts, etc), the harder it is to make the move.



I don't know how correct the "indefinite renewal" is. At the Coutts border, I was told (by CBSA) that even a work permit issued under NAFTA is limited to a 7 year total duration.

Regardless, you still have to plan for Canada's exit tax.

I know there are theoretical limits, but doesn't seem like they are followed very closely. I have a friend here who is going on his 10th year of renewals at the same job (that is a Canadian in the US though.), without ever really having any issues.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

I am an American , in Canada, wanting to work. I can't work until my Permanent Residence Application is processed, accepted, and a visa is issued. When I submitted my application I was told it could take between 2 months and 2 years.

As far as I know, the quickest way I can legally work here before the PR is to find an employer who would be willing to do a Labour Market Opinion. I am not sure what this process consists other than proving that there are no other Canadians that could fill this job and you have to hire an American.

I have talked to a few oil and gas places but most seem turned off by the LMO process. Only 1 or 2 places I have talked to have shown genuine interest in doing it.

Your professional doesn't fall under the NAFTA jobs?

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Your professional doesn't fall under the NAFTA jobs?

I do not believe it does. I'm a petroleum landman ...which up here is divided into a surface or a mineral landman.

[missdpuck]

Duffman I thought you were funny.