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Canada is one of the countries in North America. It consists of ten provinces and three territories. It shares the longest common border in the world with the United States in the south. Canada's official language is English and French. It has a population of approximately thirty five million as of 2016 (Wikipedia).
Canada is one the world's most developed nations. It has a strong economy, which allows people to enjoy relatively high living standards. Due to continued strong economic growth and aging population, Canada is experiencing labour shortage in the local market in many different sectors. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), established by Human Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), enables employers to hire foreign workers to work in Canada. According to the labor law, the offer wages paid to temporary foreign workers need to be equal to or higher than the current wage rate paid to Canadians in the same occupation.
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Today, hundreds and thousands of migrant workers from the Philippines, Ireland, Mexico, Jamaica, Ukraine, Thailand and other countries have come to work and live in Canada utilizing the TFWP. After working here for a year, many people also apply to live and work permanently in Canada through the provincial nominee and federal immigration program.
iCan International Services has the experience to assist you to work in Canada, from the beginning of applying for a position to the end of assisting candidates for settlement in Canada. If you are interested in working overseas, please visit the page Stages for Workers Who Want to Work in Canada. Please also fill out iCan's online form and we will contact you.
Canada and its Economy
1. Submit Application: For those who seek employment in Canada, the applicant needs to send us an electronic version of his/her resume to path@icaninternationalservices.com. We will make initial contact with you. And your application will be reviewed by our staff and kept in our database.
2. Pre-select Interview: When iCan receives the request from employer or recruiting partner in Canada, we will start the recruiting process and if a person has the necessary qualifications to fill the job vacancy required by employer, we will invite the candidates to the office for an interview. We will also provide information to the applicant about the prospective employer including work requirements and wage. We will also provide the opportunity for the candidate to ask questions.
3. Language Proficiency Test: Since English is required in order to work in Canada, we will ask candidates to take the language proficiency test. Certificates will be issued to those who pass the test.
4. Practical Skills Test: Depending on the occupations, we will ask each candidate to take skill testing of that profession in a recognized test center. A certificate will be issued by the centre if he/she passes the test. iCan will then send test results including pictures or video of the person undergoing assessment for employer in Canada.
5. Interview by an Employer: We will make arrangements for the employer to interview the candidate(s) in Borabu, Thailand via Skype call. The interview will be conducted in English; therefore, candidates must be able to conduct an interview with the employer in English without help from an interpreter.
6. Receiving Job Offering: Once the employer made the decision for hiring. The candidate will receive employment contact outlining the work responsibilities, wages and other terms of employment. The candidate then is required to sign employment contract offered to him/her.
7. Medical Examination: We will ask the candidate to do a physical check-up in a clinic or hospital assigned by the Canadian embassy. The candidate must have good health to work in Canada.
8. Criminal Record Check: We will ask the candidate to obtain a copy of a criminal record check from the police office. The candidate must be free of a criminal record in order to work in Canada.
9. Processing the Documents: After signing the employment contact, employer or our recruiting partner in Canada will assist the employer to process the necessary documents for employment in Canada with government offices. When ESDC/Service Canada sends the confirming letter allowing the candidate for employment, employer or our recruiting partner will help the candidate apply for work permit with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Upon receiving all the needed documents, iCan will help the candidate obtain a work visa at the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok.
10. Booking flight and Acculturation Seminars: iCan will assist with booking an air ticket after the candidate has received work visa stamped in his/her passport. We will provide orientation for the candidate to learn about the company's rules, regulations, safety and others. In addition, we will do acculturation seminars for the worker to learn about cultural norms and living in Canada (such as banking, transportation, weather, shopping, etc.).
11. Settlement Support: iCan will be responsible for seeing candidates off to Canada at Suwannaphume Airport in Bangkok. Our recruiting partner in Canada will provide airport pick-up, finding accommodations and deliver workers to their workplace. They will also assist workers in applying for a social insurance card, health card and bank account and help out with othr needs.
Stages for planning to Work in Canada
English Language Study
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English proficiency is one of the important requirements for those who want to work and immigrate to Canada. Therefore, many people from the Philippines, Ireland, Jamaica, and India have come to work and immigrate in Canada due to the fact that they are able to speak, write and understand English in their workplaces and Canadian society at large.
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In our language centre, we use qualified, experience teachers to teach intensive language courses to help those workers who want to work in Canada to improve English in short period of time. The intensive course takes about four months. The curriculum covers basic and advanced reading, writing and conversation, general terminology and professional language used in a particular profession ( For example: for those who plan to work in construction field, we will teach the terminology used in construction) and grammar. The students will greatly improve in their language skills after doing intensive study with us, and thus better enhance their chances to work in Canada.
There are hundreds and thousands of Thai people working in Taiwan, Israel, Kuwait, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and many Middle Eastern countries. However, few Thais come to work or immigrate to this beautiful country due to their inability to meet the language requirement.
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For this reason, iCan strongly encourages those who would like to work and live in Canada to improve their English proficiency to the level that they can pass interview by the employer. The worker has the options of studying English at a language school of their choice or doing intensive language study at our learning centre.