Immigration to Canada?

Hava you tried the "search link"? there is quite a lot of info in the forum

Oh... Thanks a lot! I'm a bit blonde, sorry!

I have no idea about getting a visa to work in Canada (being Canadian) but if you have a masters in education and can teach French you shouldn't have much trouble finding a job in many regions of the country.

Check out

http://www.educationcanada.com/

If you want to work in a public schools or separate (Catholic schools with public funding) pick a city and in google search type in City + School Board. For example,

Toronto district school board will yield

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/
or
http://www.tcdsb.org/ (Catholic school boards)

Here's an example of the types of jobs available in public elementary schools in Vancouver -- all French!

http://www.vsb.bc.ca/employment/teachpo … efault.htm

I don't know what the procedure is for having your teaching credentials recognized in Canada--but you can check with a college of teachers for each province you're interested in teaching in.
For example
http://www.oct.ca/ (Ontario College of Teachers)

Good luck.

Or you can teach blonde language to canadian people...

Pierkiroul wrote:

Or you can teach blonde language to canadian people...

lol

I guess we should keep Canada away from this kind of curse!

And thank you very much Dongurigal!

Hi Aggie,

I am a teacher from Germany and moved to Canada three years ago and hoped to teach as well. Since the teaching profession is a regulated one there are lots of hurdles. The first hurdle is the teachers' registrar. Submit your education, courses taken and other relevant documentation to the teachers' registrar of the province you want to move to. The registrar will be able to tell you what they accept and what else you have to do to fulfill the provincial requirements. Each province has its own requirements, so there is no saying what they will want in B.C. or in Ontario. Also be aware that you may have to substitute for quite some time if you are planning on working in the public school system.

Although I was a fully certified teacher in Germany for German as a foreign language but don't have an M.A. (because in Germany we call the teachers' titles and exams differently) my education was not recognized and I would have had to go back to school to do an M.A. (Luckily for me, I now teach at the university.) But since you have an M.A. things may be easier.

Once you have obtained the info you could figure out what visa to apply for. There are several kinds. I believe a young workers visa (or something like that) and a skilled worker one. I will look that up again.

Hope this helps.

Pia

(By the way, just saw you live in Paris. Do you know anybody who wants to share an apartment with a young student or would rent a room? Real soon for about two months and then again from January on.)

Pia, thanks for adding this info. I didn't know what the procedure was for foreign teachers coming to Canada. I see from your blog that you're in Newfoundland--your photos are beautiful.

Aggie, I wonder if there are exchange programs or special programs for teachers of French (even if you're not a teacher, but have some background in education)--I'd check with the Canadian embassy in Paris. You could also research job opportunities in some of the cities in the less popular provinces such as Saskatchewan or Manitoba...you never know....bloody cold though!

Aggie,

I am not sure if you plan on staying in Canada permanently or just for a short time. Here is the link to the skilled worker visa application to the Emabssy in Paris http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/ … index.asp.

They also have a working holiday visa for people from 18 to 35 but there is a quota and would not make sense if you want to work as a teacher. But then again teachers of French might be a wholly different story.

Dongurigal, thank you for commenting on my photos. I visited your website and to my surprise I read you usually live in Vietnam. My mother is from Vietnam. Where exactly do you live there?

Good luck with the revolutionary events that are coming your way. I have read the reviews for the book you mention as well and really want to get my hands on it, but what will my children say when I they catch me reading that one.

pia wrote:

Dongurigal, thank you for commenting on my photos. I visited your website and to my surprise I read you usually live in Vietnam. My mother is from Vietnam. Where exactly do you live there?

We live about 45 minutes north of Quang Ngai or 2 plus hours south of Danang--so central Vietnam. Quite a remote, rural area, although our "camp" is in what has been designated an economic zone...Where in Vietnam is your mom from, if you don't mind my asking? Have you been?

Because I'm pregnant, I've come back to Canada for the time being--but my husband is still there and I'll go back with our baby in February (if Passport Canada can issue her passport in time....we'll see. )

If you get that book, enjoy! (But hide it well)

Thank you very much for the infos!

Pia, how did you get to move there (and get a visa I suppose)? Had you found a job befre or something? Because the Canadian Embassy in Paris says that it's almost an obligation to get a permanent visa.
I also saw the working holiday visa. Which could be great to start and then, get a permanent one.
I'm going to start a PhD anyway and try to get some international exchange with my university. I can go to Glendon (Toronto). And there I could get a bachelor in education and even teach at university I suppose, seeing my background. I'm looking for the best way to get a permanent visa. That's a huge problem because I do work but it's not a full-time job, as I'm a student and so I'm not sure I can apply for the skilled worker visa...

I'm going to see what I can do for Paris!
I know my neighbors are going to rent a studio. I can ask them...

Hi Aggie,

Since you already have completed a big part of your education you will be able to gain a lot of points for the immigration process. The Canadian immigration system is based on a points system where you get points for education, language competency in both official languages and age (I think these are the biggest criteria). You could download the immigration papers and see how many points you get with what you have.

Since you mention you are planning  to do a PhD at Glendon, you should have no problem entering the country with whatever visa is necessary to work on the PhD (it says what you need on the embassy website, I believe) and at the same time you can already apply for the permanent residency. This is important because it could take a while until it is granted and once you have your PhD you want to be able to compete with other people in your field in  Canada for a position. (Does that make sense?)

We came to Canada through a job offer for my husband who is Prof at MUN, Memorial University of Newfoundland. We came on a temporary visa and it took 1 1/2 years to obtain the permanent residency.

I hope this was helpful.

As for Paris: I know this is a bit late, but something we thought would work out fell through. We are looking for accommodation for our 18 year old daughter who will take courses at the Alliance francaise for nine weeks. She arrives on October 11th. She hopes to go back in January, if she finds an affordable place to stay and work. The flight is booked and I am starting to panic, because we cannot afford an expensive place or a hostel. My aunt had found something in the Notre-Dame-des-Champs area, but it seems more and more unlikely that this is going to work out. I would be really grateful for any help in that matter.

Kind regards,

Pia

There's also an excellent youth hostel in Paris if she doesn't get to find something before arriving. It may be easier for her to find a flat once she's in Paris. How much would you pay for it? Paris is quite expensive.
Notre-Dame-des-Champs is a very nice area. I only don't recommend Les Buttes de Chaumont and the 20th district. The rest is okay. Of course from district 1 to 9 it's very expensive, especially the left bank but it's also very quiet and safe.
Is my e-mail available on my profile? Keep it and your daughter can ask me for anything!

And thank you very much for the info. I'm going to apply for the permanent one and in the meantime, if I leave thanks to my university I still can have a temp. one...

I checked the youth hostels of Paris and this one is highly recommended:

Paris "Jules Ferry"
08, boulevard Jules Ferry
75011 Paris
tel: 01 43 57 55 60
mail: [email protected]

There's a kitchen, it's near by five different lines of subway and the district is really nice. You can find it on the site of the French youth hostels, La FUAJ.

www.fuaj.org

Aggie,

Thanks a million. The Jules Ferry sounds really nice.  Your email address is visible. I'll give it to Sofia just in case.

I wish you good luck with your immigration to Canada. Let me know if I can be of further help.

Pia

Well... If you want to hire a lecturer! lol Or if your university needs some Spanish specialist...

I guess Sofia should book a room at the youth hostel (unless she already found something) and once in Paris, start visiting some flats. It's what I did when I spent a year in Spain and within four days I had found the flat. There's a lot of websites with ads from students looking for roommates etc. She should find it easily.

And if she wants more infos about Paris, she can send me a mail, I will answer with pleasure!

Aggie,

Here is the link for the graduate programs at Memorial:
http://www.mun.ca/sgs/prog_study/

I know you were just kidding, but who knows?

The department of French and Spanish only offers graduate programs in French as it seems. The education department offers a wide range of graduate programs. One prof in particular comes to mind who just won an award for her research, Elizabeth Murphy.

It says on her website: Research Interests:
K-12 and post-secondary distance education; teachers' practices in technology-mediated contexts; technology and second-language learning; analysis and design of online asynchronous discussions; instructional design; design of web-based learning.

Since I don't know your research interests it is hard for me to say anything. Newfoundland's beauty is amazing but it is a remote corner of the world. We are on an island, a fact which I often times find hard to live with.

In case you decide to write the Head of the French and Spanish department don't make the same mistake as I did. I thought the first name (as on the dep. website) was the given name for a female. It turned out it was part of his last name and he is male. Can you imagine what kind of an introduction that was by email?

I have not dared talk to him since I started teaching although the departments are located on the same floor.

Take care,

Pia

lol

I'm sorry for you... But it's kind of funny though...

Thank you very much for the link, I will send a mail, to see. Is it how you got a post? Did you get too a Bachelor in Education or "just" a MA?

Hi Aggie,

In Germany you study three to fours years for the first state exam which is in the chosen teachable subjects plus education/psychology. Then you go to the teacher training college for another two years. This is a part where you actually teach and have seminars as well. After that you have your second state exam. Both exams consist of a thesis part and exams in the subjects and practical exams in the classroom. So its neither this (B.A.) nor that (M.A.) in English.

I got my job by pure chance and by hearing things through the grapevine and by personal contacts. Is that not the case in many areas?

Bonne chance,

Pia

Oh yes, it's always how it works...

Hi, is there someone who can actually support in the immigration process - a lawyer or agency, an authentic one of course. I hear there are a lot of opportunities in Canada now days. Is this true?