Thanks much for your suggestion. I had been concentrating on the UK because it really does seem that in Canada even floor-sweepers need a Degree and "Canadian Experience" just to send in an application. Maybe I'm just too PO'd to think about Canada as a future residence any more.
But I will do some research and see if there is something there... I have also completed and passed the written and interview parts of the NavCanada process for Air Traffic Controller, in case anybody came up with that one.
But, like everything else, I am in a database with four billion Degreed hopefuls and I'm not holding my breath. And no, I'm not depressed. I'm looking at reality and my job search experience so far.
I _will_ check Bombardier out and continue to explore all avenues, but given my past "Canadian experience" I still think eventually my future will lie in the UK.
JL