The modern global world, in fact, does not bind people to the particular place of living. There are thousands of ways and possibilities to challenge oneself in other social environments, to see the world and enrich you with new experience and impressions. There is also nothing impossible in getting a new job in Canada in particular.
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In Canada as well as all over the world, the employer’s wish is the decisive factor for getting a job. That’s why the first thing to do is to find somebody who will hire you for a particular position. In general, there are a lot of vacancies including jobs for foreigners. If you have found an employer ready to hire you, he has to advertise an open job vacancy in the local press and on the Internet. At the same time, the employer submits an application to the local Ministry of Labour, asks to give him permission for hiring exactly you, and explains why there are no Canadian citizens suitable for this position (for example you are a rare specialist, or Canadians do not want to work in this position because of low salary). The local Ministry of Labour has a month for considering the application. The Ministry will most likely issue a permit for your employment on condition that a Canadian employee won’t be found during that month.
After getting such permission, an invitation and a copy of the contract from a Canadian employer, you have to collect a package of documents. It includes the following documents translated into English: a diploma with a supplement, a work record card, a passport, references from a Ukrainian employer, where you worked on the position similar you want to obtain in Canada, and a certificate of non-conviction. In addition to this, it is required to receive the international IELTS certificate for language skills with the score not less than 6.5 points out of 9 possible. Also, it preferably to provide documents on the ownership of movable or immovable property in Ukraine, a bank account and confirm having a child, spouse or elderly parents. All this is done to prove that you want to get a temporary job in Canada, a lot of things hold you in Ukraine and you are not going to stay forever across the ocean. With these papers you have to go to the embassy, pay a visa fee of $150 CAD, have an interview and, if everything goes well, get a visa.
After this, you must undergo a medical examination in one of the Ukrainian clinics indicated by the embassy (examination by a therapist, x-ray, blood and urine tests). The visa is issued for half a year with the possibility of extending in Canada to a maximum of three years.
Usually, the employer makes a contract for the duration of the visa and then can extend it. After two years of legal residence in the country, you can apply for a residence permit.
