Path: utzoo!utgpu!ontmoh!peter
From: peter@ontmoh.UUCP (Peter Renzland)
Newsgroups: ont.jobs
Subject: Re: Job Hunting in Ontario: looking for advice
Message-ID: <880222.16.5322@ontmoh.UUCP>
Date: Mon Feb 22 16:44:01 EST 1988
References: <8701@sunybcs.UUCP>
Distribution: ont
Organization: Ontario Ministry of Health -- Decision Support, Toronto, Canada
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From article <8701@sunybcs.UUCP>, by ugpoltr1@sunybcs (Jim Poltrone):
[...]
> area.  As an American citizen, I realize that there is a natural bias
> towards hiring Canadians, and I suspect I would have to change the status
> of my citizenship.  What would I have to do to be able to work in
> Ontario?  I've heard about "landed immigrant" status.

You don't have to change your citizenship to work in Canada, but you do
have to have permission to work, and being a landed immigrant certainly
gives you that.  Here's a trivium:

   If/when you do apply for immigration status, it is often better to do
   so at and office where people are happy whenever a real customer comes
   in the door.  A few years ago, a Canada Immigration office was opened
   in Atlanta.  Might be worth checking out.

[...]
> Is it possible to have dual citizenship?

   Canada doesn't care.  Other countries often do.  _If_you_want_to_work
   in_the_Ontario_government_, you have to be a Canadian Citizen, or else
   swear an Oath of Allegiance to Her Majesty.  This oath is, essentially,
   the Canadian Citizenship Oath.  (Feel free to re-read that :-)

   Until a few years ago, swearing such an oath would have jeopardised
   your US citizenship, and you would have become stateless.

   Later, the US allowed the oath, so long as it is "for employment purposes".

   Of course, it's possible not to swear the oath and remain on probation
   indefiniteley. 

> I already know that the average salary is greater (than that
> of the US), but the buying power is less, because of the exchange rate.

   Perhaps you should consider working in Mexico?  Stay away from Jordan --
   awfully low salaries :-)

Peter Renzland
Ontario Ministry of Health,	15 Overlea Blvd,  Toronto,  Canada   M4H 1A9
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