15 March

Will I be able to immigrate to Canada if I work in a nursery school now?

My dream is to immigrate to Canada. I got a job offer from a nursery school and even though the money is not very good I'm thinking about taking it if it will help me reach my goal.
Thank you
I'm from Moldova but curently residing in the Kingdom of Bahrain. I'm 26 and though I don't have an education in childcare I'm planning on getting one while I work. Thanks

You do not mention where you are living, but it may not even matter. Canada's immigration system is so far backlogged that it is highly likely that you would be waiting 4 or 5 years to have your case considered.

Canada has a lot of qualified people for its nursery schools, so that qualification is not very useful. If you have a degree that qualifies you, and you live in United States of America or Mexico, you can visit Canada to get a job, and apply under NAFTA rules. Note carefully that entrance under NAFTA rules never qualifies you to become landed immigrant or citizen, just a permitted 2 year immigrant and you get to stay as long as you have a job.

3 Responses to “Will I be able to immigrate to Canada if I work in a nursery school now?”

  1. mama-of-4-babes Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 4:25 am

    Interesting, where are you from? My mom immigrated to Canada from Scotland and worked in Canada as a Nanny and such. We have lived here now most of my life,
    I want to know what your reasons are for wanting to come to Canada?
    Please share.. In answer to your question, I think you can immigrate no matter what you do now, as long as you do something.. lol
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  2. donfletcheryh Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 5:12 am

    You do not mention where you are living, but it may not even matter. Canada's immigration system is so far backlogged that it is highly likely that you would be waiting 4 or 5 years to have your case considered.

    Canada has a lot of qualified people for its nursery schools, so that qualification is not very useful. If you have a degree that qualifies you, and you live in United States of America or Mexico, you can visit Canada to get a job, and apply under NAFTA rules. Note carefully that entrance under NAFTA rules never qualifies you to become landed immigrant or citizen, just a permitted 2 year immigrant and you get to stay as long as you have a job.
    References :

  3. Sidwell Says:
    March 16th, 2009 at 5:27 am

    You must have your qualification before you apply to immigrate or you will be denied.

    Here are the details.

    You have two choices

    In both cases You will need to get an FBI police security check from FBI HQ in Virginia. You may also need to get police checks from every state and country you have lived in since the age of 18. Definitely get the international ones. The state ones - sometimes CIC asks for them, and sometimes not - so its best to wait until you are asked.

    1 - federal skilled worker

    You need to have at least 1 years work experience in your chosen field before you can apply. 4 years is better - gives you more points.

    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp

    You must meet the following minimum requirements to apply as a skilled worker:

    You must have at least one continuous year of full-time, paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time [1 year full time - 2 years part time]. continuous employment. Your work experience must be Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC).
    You must have had this experience within the last 10 years.

    http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/occupation_index.aspx?lc=e
    NOC list

    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assess/index.asp
    assessment test - you must get 67 points to qualify.

    You will need at least $10,000 saved up - more if you have family - before you apply as you will be required to show this proof that you have this money when you apply.
    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp

    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/02a-skilled-fed.asp
    application processing times in Skilled worker category

    Currently taking 2 years from USA. And then after you are admitted to Canada, you MUST live in Canada for 3 years before you can apply to be a citizen. That is currently taking about 12 months to be processed, so altogether it takes you 6 years to legally become a Canadian citizen.

    2 - provincial nominee.

    If you speak french then you can apply for Quebec,. IF you do NOT speak french, then apply for another province (Ontario, BC or Alberta are the best) .

    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/provincial/index.asp
    provincial nominees

    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/quebec/index.asp
    Quebec selected skilled worker.

    If you do emigrate under the provincial nominee program, you are required to stay in that province for (either) 2 or 3 years before you can leave.

    Provincial nominee programs can be processed faster than the federal program.
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