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Canada will take anyone with an engineering degree.

• avmich 13y ago
  What do you mean by "take"? Canadian employers aren't very familiar with a concept of working visa in practice - they prefer you to first have a permanent residence, then they can talk about hiring you. To get permanent residence, you have to pass the process, which is many months long. Am I substantially missing something?
  • refurb 13y ago
    I think the gp is referring to Canada's point system. As long as you have enough points, then you will be admitted into Canada.
    • avmich 13y ago
      But how long is the wait? In US, if - and that's a big if - you're lucky enough to win H-1b early April, you may start working early October. Is there anything as fast with Canada? Without employer agreeing to hire you even though you don't have a working visa - i.e., you have to apply for one?
  • Mikeb85 13y ago
    Yes. Skilled worker visas which don't require employer sponsorship, and are open ended.
    • avmich 13y ago
      Hmm, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/skilled-fed.asp http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/skilled-... lists processing times in months. Options with many months of wait are known, but are there anything faster? Say, 90 days?
      • Mikeb85 13y ago
        Not really. To get sponsored by an employer you need a labour market opinion and there are certain conditions (like no Canadian candidates applying for said position during a certain time period).
• turar 13y ago
  Nope. Unless anyone is someone who has 1 year experience (not just a degree) in one of just 24 allowed occupations, AND can get an application before a small cap is reached. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/complete-applications.asp http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/complete-appl...