Thanks for all the feedback so far. Yeah I have read that there is a program whereby young Australians can work and travel for 2 years so I'd probably try for that. I was planning on travelling through Canada as part of a help exchange (work 20hrs a week general duties to cover accommodation) and searching for work in my downtime. The ultimate goal would be to gain work as a pilot but I am coming to Canada regardless. I read on some sites (whether its an advertising gimmick or not) that doing the 50hr bush course can give you a big leg up in obtaining your first job, is there any truth to that? And yeah good advice, I'll start looking at how I would go about buying a car over there.