The very thought of Immigration to Canada is based on the aspect of landing a job in Canada, and having a profile in your comfort field of expertise is an added bonus. Presuming that you’ve got your COPR in hand, or you’re waiting for a positive outcome in your application submission, I would suggest you get your job documents ready to explore the Canadian job boards.

So, unless you’re at the above stage in your application submission, a Canadian employer won’t give much attention to your job search.

You can start by collecting facts for your professional resume to let it float around in the Canadian job market until an employer takes the bait. Other things to follow comes with a professionally written cover letter that administers your job preference in the Canadian plethora, at large.

The next thing to follow is:

  • Keeping your previous employment documents ready along with payslips (considering it is necessary for the calculation of weekly wages to comply with the salary disbursement pattern of your home country)
  • A copy of your Passport to prove your ethnicity.
  • A copy of your visa grant or your current status in the Canada PR process.

Being prepared with documents and applying with those documents are two different things. So, if you’ve completed the first phase, it's time to let your resume explore the Canadian job market. There is end number of ways to pique a Canadian employer’s interest in you, starting off with:

  • Researching the employers/companies you want to work with!
  • You can check their social pages or career columns for any job post in your interest.
  • Social media plays a vital role
  • You ask your connections for feedback on this topic or could get yourselves enlisted in any groups/communities that share the same interest.
  • Leveraging the Job-boards and newspaper Classifieds to your interest.
  • Canada Job bank has numerous jobs listed on daily basis. You can also search federal public service posts on the internet.
  • Reaching out to employment agencies.
  • You can seek the help of your known in Canada.

Besides these, there are also certain conditions that you must follow to score a job in the country. One of them being adherent to the time zones, Canada has 6 time zones and the best time to apply for a job is between is 9:00 am to 2:00 pm IST. You should also have a local Canadian phone number, Skype has a feature that gives you a phone number based on your desired location, you can mold the features of these applications to your advantage.

Canada immigration is a battlefield where you are placed against each other a pool of high-caliber aspirants to seek the ultimate reward in the form of permanent residency status. The skilled worker visa is a victor’s reward after you’ve won the battle in the pool.

You can search for possible companies in your domain in Canada on the internet, and once you’ve shortlisted the ones that seem fit to you, you can then follow up with them stating your arrival in Canada.

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