Glad you are here to help, together we might reach 100
The OP question was how to get a Canadian conversion.
For this he does not need to be employed or have the working papers.
He needs a Canadian medical, proof of experience, take written tests, take a flight test.
Nowhere is a employment required.
Was not when I got my licence when you were 10 and still isn't
Then to get a job is a totally different issue, we do not know if he has the right to work or has a way to get it(He has double passport, will marry a Canadian, etc).
Simple enough for you?