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[-Stu-]

Hi,

My partner and I, both British, qualified and experienced TEFL teachers, are looking at the possibilities of relocating to Canada for a year.

Visa wise we're looking at a 12-month working visa through Bunac. However, before we go through that process we want to know whether a Canadian school would actually employ us as teachers. We're both CELTA qualified and have 3 years TEFL experience, well 6 years for my partner.

Ideally we want to go to the BC area, either Vancouver or Whistler.

Also, what kind of salaries would we likely earn? And how stable are jobs out there?

Any advice is appreciated.

Stu

[naturegirl321]

[GambateBingBangBOOM]

It'll be difficult getting a work visa (unless you can qualify for a year abroad programme from having recently graduated from university in the UK- I knew someone who was in Toronto from the UK doing exactly that).

The two places you mentioned are where virtually all 20 to 30 something year olds from the rest of the country want to go (example: about half of all the people I am still in contact with from my childhood in Toronto have moved out there- a lot of them are struggling to find work- any work), so work conditions are competitive there. Toronto is like the New York City of Canada, Vacouver is like the LA (in fact it's a sister city of LA, maybe because it has the 2nd largest film industry in North America - obviously LA has the first), Calgary is like Houston.

[VanKen]