Updated on September 7th, 2024

Living and working overseas can be a dream for anyone for so many reasons. The fascination of foreign land attracts all of us. Today, going abroad for further study, working and finally for settlement is a popular trend among Indian youth. Everyone wants to have this unique and wonderful experience. The ones who wish to get exposed to a different culture altogether must go overseas to study or working. This way you will get to learn a new language, meet new people and, gets to learn a new perspective on the world. Here we will discuss the concept of Canada work visa

Here we must accept working overseas is not a cup of tea for everyone. The entire process involves a lot of technicalities and professional skills that getting a dream come into reality is not very easy. Starting with job offers, visa formalities, language barriers & finally cost involved, there are a lot of things that have to be managed. What kind of job will suit your profile and where to look for such jobs are few things that need to be answered before finally deciding on the goal.

Job & Company is more important than Place:

Although our major topic is working in Canada, still we note that while planning to work abroad, our focus must be on the job profile and the company offering the job. Where and which country should be the next thing, otherwise things may get more tough for us. We must do proper research to fix our right choice of lifestyle, climate, culture and comfort of language. We must keep in mind that working in a country or city is not the same as spending few days on a vacation. Beautiful places may attract you, but don’t choose them at the cost of your career.

Now coming to our main topic of working in Canada, we will discuss few aspects that one should know properly. Canada is the paradise of skilled workers with multiple job options, diversified culture, a high standard of living, and a stable political system.

How to get Work Visa in CANADA

Search for Job / LMIA

When you had made your mind to move to your dreamland country, the very first step is to find a suitable employer who can offer you the right job. Your work visa application will require a job offer letter and a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment document, normally called LIMA, which can be obtained with the help of a placement company or other professionals. A positive LMIA shows that a Canadian employer could not fill the particular job directly from Canada and he needs to hire a foreign worker. I would like to add here that there are categories where LMIA is not mandatory. Open Work Permits do not require the applicant to have either an offer of employment or a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

There are two types of work permits. An open work permit allows you to work for almost any employer. And an employer-specific work permit, which is given on the condition you remain with that employer. Many open work permits are for a year or two and are only available to certain countries.

Open Work Permit Canada

An open work permit differs from a regular work permit because it does not specify a particular job or employer. The job and employer are both shown on Canadian Work Permits, restricting the holder to those circumstances while in Canada. An Open Work Permit allows its holder to work for any Canadian employer, in almost any capacity.

Apply for Work Visa

After getting a job offer or LMIA, the next step is to apply for a work permit on that basis. Work permits are employer-specific unless a worker has an open work permit. If a worker wants to change employers, they must obtain a new Work Permit before performing another job in Canada. Canadian work permits are also limited in duration. Applying for a work visa is something more than simply filling the forms. It’s always advisable to consult an experienced professional to avoid delays in the process and unwanted refusals.

Canada is “The beautiful and safe place” to be for young immigrants from India, says a Jalandhar based consultant Bhawana Salaria, who has a record of guiding 100’s of clients to different destinations. She further said “With an ageing population, it needs many young people to fill up various job openings in Canada and Indian clients can be able to take their share,”

English Proficiency

Language proficiency is very much essential to interact with people while at your work. Before moving to a new place, we must know a need for language skills. Most jobs in Canada require you to speak and read English at an advanced level, even for unskilled positions. It is still possible to find jobs without speaking English or with minimal knowledge of the language.

JOBS in demand in CANADA

With an increase in the number of immigrants to Canada annually, a question arises, what are the most popular jobs in Canada? Few jobs are consistently in demand for the past many years. Everyone moving to Canada wishes to make a career in those jobs to be highly paid. There are so many skilled jobs, managerial jobs, administrative jobs, general labourers, project managers, account managers, farming jobs, and ever truck drivers.

Truck Drivers in demand

Canada has a high demand for truck drivers. With over 3,000 jobs in Canada currently listed on websites such as indeed, Job Bank, and eJobbo, and that truck drivers are listed on almost every Canadian province and the territory’s in-demand jobs list, so there is no better time than the present to start your Canadian visa application as a truck driver. Labour market report June 2021 also reflects the same facts.      

Registered Nursing Jobs

Nursing jobs are one of the highly in-demand jobs in Canada. If we take a closer look at the Labour Market report, we see this demand is expected to persist into 2019-2028. New job openings are expected to total 191,100 in all these years.

Other jobs in demand in Canada

• Web Developer
• Human Resources (HR) Managers
• Electrical Engineers
• Financial Advisors
• Pharmacist
• Welder
• General Labourer
• Administrative Assistant
• Project Managers
• Account Managers
• Business development Managers
• Software Engineers
• Cyber security Specialist

With all these occupations, there is a NOC code number. If you are having any of these professions, you must check other requirements for educational qualification and experience required before applying for a working visa in Canada. You may ask some professionals for other requirements for this visa.