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Originally Posted by marc26
so i got a job offer to work in vancouver canada for a few months on a consulting job. the company just told me that it will take them some time to secure the work permit for me. i have to provide them with letters of reference, and other things. i am very suprised that there is so much hassle for an american to go work in canada. he forwarded me the emails from his legal department and it seems the big holdup is that they do not like gicing out work permits to foreigners, would rather keep their jobs for residents. so its not just the thai gorls that have problems, but i gotta tell you, i was suprised
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I wonder if there not be a little of quid pro-quo going on behind the scenes? The North American Free Trade agreement was supposed to solve a lot of the difficulty in temporary Job assignments across the border.
But then 9/11 came along, and one of the consequences was the US stood up and tried to do something to tighten its border security. The impact of this was far reaching, and not every country liked what they saw. Sometimes I think the relations between Canada and the USA, and the ease of professionals working in each other's country, has suffered as a result.
I hope this works out for you.