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elliot_spencer
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 495
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 9:13 am Post subject: Montreal and Canada |
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Does anyone know current rates for teachers ın Montreal and also ıf there ıs work? Whıch cıty ın Canada offers most TEFL job opportunıtıes
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esl_prof
Joined: 30 Nov 2013 Posts: 2006 Location: peyi kote solèy frèt
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Other cities in Quebec or any Canadian city? Also, are you a Canadian citizen? If not, then your options will be limited. |
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elliot_spencer
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 495
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
I have a Canadian passport. Whıch of the maın cıtıes have most work?
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Xie Lin
Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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elliot_spencer wrote: |
Hi,
I have a Canadian passport. Whıch of the maın cıtıes have most work?
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Vancouver seems to have a lot; if not the city with the most work, it's got to be high on the list. Lots of TESL chat/activity in Toronto, but I don't know if that translates into jobs or not.
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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It's been a couple of years since I scouted the Toronto scene, but back then there was work. Mostly part time and low-paid, though. Very few full time contracts out there. The competition is extremely high and overseas experience not especially valued. |
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santi84
Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 1317 Location: under da sea
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
I recently escaped Montreal after several years there!
There is plenty of work for ESL instructors in Montreal, as long as you understand that you are dealing with primarily business clientele. The majority of people in the Montreal area are already functionally bilingual (if not anglophone), and require fine-tuning and polishing, rather than basic English instruction. Hours are typically business hours, lunches, and evenings. Factory contracts are common - you get sent into a factory town like Boucherville, and teach at chicken plants or whatever (you'll be helping the management staff or lower management that deals with customer service).
I have several friends with ESL businesses (way out on the south shore though), and they have a lot of trouble finding staff to teach the business nights. If you can do those, great! Look at the cote-des-neiges area for actual English language schools if you want, but business contracts are where most of the jobs are.
Children learn through immersion starting in kindergarten, so the market is quite a bit different than other parts of the world. Allophones (first language is not French or English) are required to attend French schools. Some parents will pay for private English lessons outside of school hours.
The pay is awful! Maybe $20-25/hour if you have a directly-related degree? But the COL is not bad either.
Go to Quebec City for even higher demand, but both are good.
That being said - it will be expected that you are bilingual to a minimum of high-intermediate. No French, no job.
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santi84
Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 1317 Location: under da sea
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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Xie Lin wrote: |
elliot_spencer wrote: |
Hi,
I have a Canadian passport. Whıch of the maın cıtıes have most work?
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Vancouver seems to have a lot; if not the city with the most work, it's got to be high on the list. Lots of TESL chat/activity in Toronto, but I don't know if that translates into jobs or not.
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It has a decent amount of jobs, but they are McJobs, and unsustainable for anyone but a college student. |
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