Gidday Neil,. .Well your biggest hurdle is going to be the work permit. If you do not have one you better have a plan to obtain one, because no operator is going to look at you without one. They are pretty hard to come by.. .You must have your conversion completed before heading off to see an operator. Make sure you have a turbine endorsement and sometimes a NVFR rating is an asset.. .If you don't have a plan to get your conversion, go to helicollege in Langley BC. This guy is a shark but you WILL pass the conversion. Make sure you get all the costings for your ground school and question him on them. They even charge for the water and coffee.... <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0"> . .If you need accomodation in Langley ask for it through this thread and I will get back to you. Accomodation is very very hard to find in Langley but I know the most affordable places.. .Once you have your ticket and visa, check out VIH on Vancouver Is for the local Vancouver area. Apart from them there are very few opportunities in Vancouver area. Head North. The further north the better your chances..... .In Alberta there is an operator call Airbourne Solutions. they have a massive fleet with heaps of R22 and R44 + turbines. Haunt these guys as they take a lot of Kiwis and Aussies.. .Good on ya for the effort. Just make sure you have a plan for the work permit. <img src="cool.gif" border="0">