With a work permit and unemployed in Canada

Canada is a prosperous country that sustains much of its economy thanks to foreign labor, however, it is contradictory to see how people who arrive with approved work permits decide to return to their country of origin because they do not get jobs, then the question arises: how is it that, on the one hand, Canadian employers are looking for foreign workers and, on the other hand, these foreigners do not get any job? In this article from Immiland, an immigration consulting firm for Canada, we will share tips and recommendations so that this does not happen to you. Let's get started!

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Back to the country of origin for lack of money in Canada

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This sad reality is often seen in our labor dynamics, since many users request advice to safeguard their migratory plan of study or work and avoid at all costs to fail in the attempt to live in Canada, but many times they have to return to their country of origin because, not finding employment, they spend the savings that were to study or support themselves the first months and they no longer have economic funds to subsist far from home.

For this not to be your case, the first thing to keep in mind is that Canada is a receptive country for immigration for study or work, but it is also demanding when it comes to taking into account the profile of any candidate who wants to live here, whether it is the main applicant or his/her partner; by this we mean that it has to be an attractive and high-level profile . Furthermore, in order to come to Canada and not fail in the attempt to secure a stable life, the foreigner has to start with a good planning of his trip and to know his possible migratory route or routes. This leads us to propose several tips and recommendations.

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Tips for finding financial stability in Canada

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At Immiland, we emphasize two basic tips for securing household finances once they arrive in Canada with their work permit, here is what the principal applicant and their partner, if they have one, should do:

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First tip

Learn to speak English and French before applying for a work permit: pay attention to this point! Before the worker's or student's partner has applied for an open work permit and has even been approved, he or she should already know English and French, because to seek employment in Canada you must speak the same language. 

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Second tip

Spend time looking for a job as soon as you know your visa has been approved: this literally translates as: "sit down and look for a job", you don't have to wait for your arrival in the new country, you can do it remotely. This leads us to mention several important recommendations on how to find a job.

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Recommendations for finding employment in Canada

Adapt your curriculum to the Canadian style

‍TheCanadian CV is simple and straightforward, it dispenses with photos and images that congest it, the demonstration of the English and French language is perfect and impeccable, its length is one or two pages at most, and in them you must assertively summarize your previous work experience, describing the company where you worked, the job position along with the tasks you performed, as well as the start and end date. It is recommended that, if possible and truthful, you show a maximum of 10 years of experience, highlighting your level of education at the end of the page, as well as the trades you have executed. Attention with this point, send your CV in WORD format and not in PDF, since the reading systems of these documents can more easily extract the keywords, however, in the PDF these can be distorted and the ATS software through which the robots read this information will not detect them so your resume will not reach the hands of the employer.

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Apply for jobs in your professional field and entry-level jobs.

You already have your Canadian style CV, you already have your visa approved and you are still in your home country, very well, now start applying to all the job offers you get on the internet, this means in your professional area, for example, engineering, or in lower areas, for example, waiter. Remember to always have a plan B, because the first months of living in Canada are key to settle in the country properly. 

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Plan your trip to Canada as a couple

‍Thereason why the plan fails when traveling as a couple with an approved open work permit is because the main applicant, if he/she is going to study, will have little time to work, then the economic base of the household falls on the couple and if this was not previously planned with the previous advice, he/she will not find job offers and that is when both consume the savings and the plan starts to fall apart. 

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Work for about six months in any field

‍Thestudent's partner should arrive in Canada with a job offer in any field (whatever comes out will always be better than nothing), at Immiland we recommend that he/she work there for about six months while looking for a new job more in line with his/her interests and raise money for living expenses in Canada; this way he/she avoids touching the savings he/she set aside from his/her country.

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Manage the social security number so that you can work

‍Whenyou arrive in Canada, you have to do the due diligence of the social security number, since the work permit alone does not give you the authorization to work. In fact, what allows an employer to hire you is precisely the social security number because it is the one with which you will pay taxes, so it is the first thing your boss or employer will ask you for and once you have shared it, you will be able to start working.

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In conclusion, once the main applicant, student or worker with an approved permit, travels with his/her partner to Canada, he/she must urge his/her companion to work, remember that as a student he/she can only work part-time, so the partner will be crucial to generate the necessary money and avoid at all costs having to return to his/her country of origin. 

We hope this article has helped you understand why not everyone succeeds in Canada and how planning is the secret to being in this dream country for many years. 

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With love,

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Immiland