Thousands of people make the move to Canada each month, and many do so in pursuit of better employment opportunities and a higher quality of life for Kenyans.
How To Get a Job In Canada From Kenya
It all depends on lots of smaller details related to your education, English/French level, job specialization, origin and age. However, there is a somewhat general scenario that more or less anyone can follow. The only true requirement is the determination to make it:
- Know or learn English/French at a level enough to search for jobs online and speak to potential employers. For the professions like truckers, for instance, basic English should be enough.
- Start searching for jobs you are interested in online at Canadian job boards and apply with your resume in English/French and Cover Letter, explaining that you are not in Canada and will need an employer to provide you with a job offer and LMIA.
- Search for employers in smaller rural cities of Canada, where there is a significant labour shortage and cold winter conditions. (You can try searching in warmer and bigger cities, but as you can imagine, the process will take way longer, since such cities do not have labour shortages).
- Do not expect results overnight. Be patient and apply everywhere you can. Give yourself a month at least.
- If your English/French is not so good, start attending courses that prepare you for IELTS/TEF. Do not take just a random English/French teacher. It would be best if you studied specifically for the IELTS/TEF tests.
- Once you receive a job offer and your employer is ready to provide you with LMIA, 90 % of the hard work is done. After that, just follow the requirements to obtain a working visa in Canada from your country and submit all necessary papers.
- If money is an issue, borrow from a bank or anyone else. Once you get an official job offer and salary listed in it, you have a source of money to give your lenders back when you start working in Canada.
You won’t believe how many people found employment in Canada this way. Among them are: butchers, servers, truckers, hotel receptions, farmers, gardeners, and nannies. All those jobs that Canadian people are not really willing to do. Just stick to searching in smaller rural communities to land a job faster