Canada moving to, best location for IT and Law work.?
My wife and I are hoping to move to Canada and were wondering where the best work locations would be for our respective skills.
I'm a IT contract developer working at various International Banks in London(City) and
she will be a newly qualified Barrister having just finished the BVC.
Given the above where would the best locations be.
Monster and the other jobsites don't tell the whole story. :(
Thanks in advance.
Answer:
For you:
Ottawa and Vancouver are known to be IT hubs, Toronto less so. Toronto and Calgary are the main financial centers. If your banks have a presence in a Canadian city, this will make your choice easier.
For your wife:
Lawyers can find work in most provinces without too much trouble.
She will need to be admitted to a Law Society in whatever jurisdiction (province or territory) you chose to live. To do so, she will need to submit her legal credentials to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, which oversees the National Committee on Accreditation. It is likely she will also need to 'apprentice' under a lawyer for a year (this is called articling), as well as pass bar examination courses, in order to qualify for the bar. Since you only plan to be in Canada for a year, this might not make much sense. She may consider a year-long LLM degree a better option, in which case she needs a student visa and a law school.
Note: in Canada there is no professional distinction between barristers and solicitors.
As you are both coming to Canada to work, you will each need work visas. Citizenship and Immigration Canada's website will help you navigate that tricky issue, which is made easier by your professional credentials and country of origin.
Workopolis is the main job search website in Canada. This may help you get a feel for things.
You may wish to consider going to a smaller center, which will provide you with a very different view of Canada. IT and Law are sufficiently in demand throughout Canada that you do not need to restrict yourselves to large cities (unless that is what you want). Keep in mind that the cost of living varies dramatically across Canada, that the regions have different cultures and sensibilities, and that inside Canada the cost of travel can be very expensive. (It is cheaper to fly from Vancouver to London, England than to fly from Vancouver to St. John's Newfoundland, and railway is almost never an option).
You cannot go wrong with Calgary. Huge economic boom going on. Lots of employment opportunity.
Depends, there are many engineers from the east driving taxis in Ottawa and Physicians working in dept stores. Make sure you are qualified to practise in Canada before you come. While Alberta is experiencing the most rapid growth because of the oil patch, Toronto and Ottawa remain the powerhouse in your combined fields at this time.
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