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@sklaing @lambadalambda If you can find a job that is willing to employ you contingent on citizenship, that's pretty much a sure-fire way in as long as it has a contract period. For what it's worth.
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@sklaing In retrospect reading that back I made it sound like its easy or something and no, it isnt easy finding a job in this economy, but I just mean in terms of applying for citizenship, the big thing coming into Canada is a fear that you're just coming here to bum on the welfare system, so if you have a job lined up, the rest tends to be just a matter of clearing the security checks.
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@sklaing It's rough without an education, even with proper experience. A friend of mine from the UK is a master plumber but he went straight into the trades without any formal secondary education so even though he'd been in the industry long enough to be making six figures as a tradesperson and was someone that many companies held in demand he had a hard time comin…
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@sklaing The programmer in me is having a small cry that I misplaced those parenthesis.
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@sklaing If you would like there's immigration services I can refer you to.
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@sklaing The center I go to for support over my prosthetic has an immigration consulting service, and if you like, I don't mind getting their information next time I go down there. I wouldn't want to impose though.
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@sklaing Next time I'm into the social assistance center I'll see if any local outfits are looking for programmers. If they are I'll pass them onto you if you like!
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@sklaing The place I go to for disability coverage for the prosthetic and the physiotherapy is kind of an central place for several social services such as immigration support and job seeking. Don't want to promise I'll find anything of use in case I don't, but I certainly don't mind looking!
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