Thank a lot (!!) for all the information, I will make some amendments ASAP.. Just on a side note - TAA is a requirement in the integrated course (CAR 426.75), and is even spelled out as such in the CARs.
Cool! That's new since I've been interviewing, so thanks for schooling me on that. It's been 2 years since I did any interviewing at the airlines, and at that point anyone without an FAA ticket would have had to look up TAA, and I doubt anyone up north would know too. Good to know we're advancing as an industry!
As I mentioned, I am not young, so time is of the essence of me to secure any job, so there is that in my consideration of choosing a place.
If that's the case, you could look instead to a charter company - if you're willing to move, I know the likes of Sunwest and North Cariboo in Calgary routinely hire sub-1000 hour pilots in the the right seat of a King Air, 1900D, or even a Dash or ATR. Both are great companies, and I would have stayed at Sunwest for the career if I didn't want to scratch the airline itch. I'm not sure how the outlook is in Ontario for that sort of work, but if they ever get the Ring of Fire going, that'll be at least as busy as the oil sands are, and T-Bay will be the place to be! Nothing wrong with a trip up Highway 11 or 17. I bet you'd find a job before you end up in Yellowknife like I did!