Jobs in Canada for expats
 

Hi guys!

I plan to move to Canada, still working on my paperwork.
What are the chacnes for a foreigner to get a flying job? I have 3000hrs, 1500 of which is CFI and 1500 is Cessna Caravan PIC. Don't mind to do something similar.
Any places/times to go for a job search? Any tips in general?
Thanks in advance!

How's your English? Good?

Ok then, practice speaking this phrase:

"Would you like fries with that?"

When you have this phrase perfected, come to Canada. We need you.

Assuming you get your paperwork in order, I think you'd be a pretty good candidate for a 'Van job here. Do you have the flight safety sim course, also?

Don't mind Zombywoof, there is a big amount of that kind of guys trying to discourage expats to go to Canada either on PPRUNE or AVCANADA. I am also pretty sure that if you combine all of these people's IQ you would probably end up not to far from that plate of fries he is talking about.

Canadians are very difficult with the paperwork but it is possible to get them. If you are legal in the country there are many opportunities.

To North Shore and To Des.Vaisselles: Thanks for your replies guys!
I don't have a Flight Safety course, all the training was done on an actual airplane by my employer in Tanzania.

canada
 

dont listen to the haters on avcanada! they'll tell you not to come and that you are wasting your time, for the most part act they act like they are god's gift to aviation. Most of them are either unemployed or flying small planes up whilst working the ramp up north. That type of behaviour isn't one which most professional pilots portray. Follow your goals, and do what's right for you.

Thanks for your support!

employment in Canada
 

Hi there,

I am from Brazil and now I have my canadian license. Where can I go to try to find a job?

Thanks
Ricardo

Where are you from Sadrojer?

I am Russian with FAA an license residing in Tanzania)

1. Presently, hundreds of Canadian-born pilots are currently looking for work.
2. Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?


Work in Canada

Sadrojer check your PM

Almost every other country in the modern world ensures that their own get hired before foreigners. Why should Canada be different? It seems to me that only after Canadian pilots are all employed then Canada would be happy to have your expertise. That's only fair. It's not personal.

He is working on his paperwork. We are assuming that he will have PR status and the requisite Canadian licenses in the not too distant future.

Please enlighten us all on whether he still has to stand at the back of the line with his experience or is he still considered a 'foreigner' in the eyes of Canadian employers.

Well, I believe that in Europe(and rest of the world) there are quite a few unemployed pilots.

And there are Canadian pilots working there.

Are you asking that they send them back?

Assuming you have the right to work in Canada , there should be no discrimination . If you feel that there is I encourage you to contact Human Resource Canada. That sort if behaviour should never be tolerated.

To evansb and Left Coaster:
1. There are thousands of unemployed pilots all over the world. How many of them tried to meet requirements of a job market in their countries by flying elsewhere?Citizenship is not a guarantee of a job without expirience.

2. There are no illegal pilots in Canada, everybody who flies is qualified for his job and got his paperowrk done. I'm kinda obvious here but people just keep asking this question too often.
There is a bunch of ways to get a legal right to work in Canada.
- get open work permit through express entry.
- get restricted work permit for a particular employer through "Labour Market Impact Assesment".
- send your spouse to Canada for education.
- get education in Canada and apply for an internship.
And many many more. These four I consider as the cheapest in order from the top to the bottom and the most possible in order from the bottom to the top. I don't see a reason why at least one of them wouldn't work.

I agree with the rest of you, guys!

It's a simple concept...if you have the "right to work" and the qualifications feel free to apply, if you don't then you won't get a job. The "thousands of unemployed pilots" around the world who can't find work in their own countries don't have much hope as their own countries don't have the jobs available. The pilots from Canada who you believe are working in the EU or UK or Asia or the ME all have the proper and recognized rights. They are not stealing jobs, as you infer. Those who work for example in the Middle East or Asia are filling positions that can't be filled by locals. The numbers of locals with the proper credentials aren't enough fill the positions. The foreign pilots (Canadians et al) will eventually have to leave or retire as the programs to qualify those pilots (the local guys and girls) are meant to replace the current employees. The cadet programs at many of these airlines are designed to do that. It's a well known program. Many countries replace foreign pilots as their own become qualified. Canada does not have that program, and should rightly fill entry level pilot jobs with their own before bringing in others to fill those jobs. Simple...Not to denigrate your wish to work in Canada, I'm sure you're excellent people, with great experience. Nevertheless, if there are properly qualified unemployed pilots in Canada, those jobs should be filled first by those pilots, and then the rest. It works that way in many countries. Good luck though.