The old system (FSW) was better, you didn't need to a job to get a visa which is practically mandated by the new EE system. I applied whilst living back in the

The old system (FSW) was better, you didn't need to a job to get a visa which is practically mandated by the new EE system. I applied whilst living back in the UK. They issued the visa whilst I was still there and I managed to swing a job by doing remote interviews. I only just scraped in on points - if I wasn't married then we wouldn't have qualified. If your country has a working holiday agreement with Canada then you are better coming in on that first.