Hi James
Thanks for the info. I did the Canadian bird thing, but got it the wrong way around - banged out before immigration ! Oh well.
From what I can gather the Nav Canada sketch is well within the capabilities and job spec of a RAF Ops bloke, but getting through the door is the biggest snag. Based on the qualies the company haven't given me, I'm considering simply re-trading, but we'll see.
I appreciate the e-mail help offer but haven't really got any further questions at this stage. Mother's sis is Canadian now inc. 2 nieces, but that's not a big help as I haven't spoken to any of em for 20ish years !
Anyway, thanks for the info. You definately did the right thing !!