Byrna,
im in canada too and not from your old less than 40 ...
anyway there is at least two curses to get the help for the exams and federal licenses ...
i got the luck to get close the only college in quebec doing the curse ... it s 900 hours learning ... in the same time york university in two weeks and 1900 cad will help you too ... so i think there is also a college in BC doing it but this is not so easy and piece of cake transport canada told you ... weather and meteo is not so easy and limitations for aircraft is not easy to plus etops training ....
pm me if you need more infos and references for materials ...
for the job there are some but you will accept to be far from big cities most of the time ..
see you