I've seen some good jobs in Canada that fit my interests, qualifications and offer good benefits. In fact, the jobs I'm most interested in and suited for seem more plentiful outside the U.S.

The only concern I have is the fact that I am not a Canadian citizen. What are my chances of securing a job there? Should I even bother to apply to these positions?

You have to get a workers visa over there for that to even happen....

If I'm correct, prior to the EU, the United States was the only industrialized country in the world that allowed employers to hire non-citizens without a work visa. As Genesis said, it would be legal for someone to hire you in Canada if you had a work visa, but those are usually hard to get. I think you usually have to have a specific set of skills that an employer is looking for, but can't find in a Canadian citizen.

remember when i said that the USA is a huge country--im sure you could find jobs in another part of it before having to look outside the country.

what kind of jobs are u looking for?

We should restrict our visas too.

^Why?^
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Limiting the supply of labor. If the supply of labor is larger than the supply of jobs, work conditions and compensation tend to decline.

Personally, I think there's a stronger case for cracking down on hiring illegal workers. Since labor standards don't apply to them (they can't complain to anyone), legal citizens and those with work visas simply can't compete in the job market.

Just quietly, it is very difficult as a foreigner to get a job legally in the US without specific skills and qualifications that are very much in demand.

Legally, yes, that's true. It's absolutely illegal to get a job in the US if you are not a US citizen. However, there are, for all practical purposes, no repercussions for hiring an illegal immigrant in the US. That means that if an illegal worker complains about poor working conditions or below minimum wage pay, that worker could be thrown in jail or deported. On the other hand, the employer is free to turn around and knowingly hire another illegal worker.

Theres a lot of standards in the states, that we all wish never happened.... even if it means freezing immigration for about five years.....

This post was last modified: 06-11-2012 05:29 AM by Genesis.

I'm not talking about freezing immigration. I don't have any problem with legal immigration. I'm just talking about putting some employers in jail if they knowingly hire illegal workers.

Anyway, I didn't mean to turn this into a politics thread.

I'm looking into jobs related to Autism research, teaching, or health services. I did. Consider attending school in Toronto, and Montreal.

Ill most likely end up a student fulltime. Which, with the programs I applied to, is highly recommended.
As tempted as I am to work, I do believe that graduate education should be my priority and will greatly benefit my career options.
I was hoping to work whilst attending classes part time, as I feel I need to. But if it doesn't work out that way, at least I won't be wasting time, ill be attending classes bettering myself.

Fair enough....

Neither did I

Hey, I'm just as guilty of that as you are.