Canadá is the perfect country to work long hours, take courses or improve your English. Its landscapes, friendly people, high quality of life along with a growing labor market and great educational opportunities make Canada a hotspot for everyone looking for new adventures. Read on to find out everything you need to know about working in Canadá.
Advantages of working in Canadá
• If you want to stay and work in Canadálong-term, you will most likely be sponsored by a company.
• Considered to have one of the best quality of life in the world, Canadá is a good choice if you wish to develop professionally and personally.
• In Canadá, permanent residency is granted after completing higher education and gaining some work experience in the country.
• If you are on a professional training course, you can work part-time during the course and full-time during the holidays. Unfortunately, this doesn’t include English classes, so if your intention is to learn the language, you won’t be able to work legally.
• If you study for at least eight months at a public university in the country or any institution in Quebec, you can apply for a postgraduate work permit, which allows you to stay and work legally in Canadá after completing your studies. 2 years of higher education, you can get this visa for a duration of 2 or even 3 years
Get a work visa
Student visa
The best way to combine study and work in Canadá is to hold a student visa and take a vocational training course, such as a Diploma with Co-Op (meaning it includes an internship component) or a university degree If you choose the course If you do not have a Co-Op, you will Ability to work 20 hours per week during school hours and 40 hours per week during holidays.
If you choose a course with Co-op, you will be able to work 20 hours per week during the theoretical modules of the course and 40 hours per week during the practical modules and holidays To apply for a student visa and have the opportunity to work at the same time you need to meet two requirements : Attend a professional training course (with or without Co-Op) lasting at least 6 months.
Express entry.
So far we have looked at visa options for coming to Canadá to study and work. Fortunately, this country is full of job opportunities, so the Canadian government has designed a series of programs specifically to help qualified international workers who wish to immigrate from temporary or permanent to Canadá.
To manage such visa and residence applications for international workers, the Government of Canadá created the Express Entry system. The Express Entry system divides workers into three categories based on studies undertaken, English proficiency and work experience.
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