mzsurnuage:
There is no pessimism or snobbery in j77's posting. Is it a little cynical? Most definitely. But that doesn't take away any of the factual reality that he presents. Everything he says is 100% factual. Those lucky few foreign pilots who are working in Canada have done so by doing their research and walking the long, hard road that it takes for a non-Canadian to get there. They did not find a magic bullet so don't expect someone to magically appear on this or any other forum and give you one. Many have been trying for years, without success.