her+I
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We have our home for sale and intend on going fulltime by next fall. We do find the prospect of doing some work on the way of interest. Our question would be how does being Canadian effect this and would like coments from other Canadians that have done so.
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skip298
South Bruce Peninsula Ontario Canada
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According to the Canadian Snowbird Association....Canadians are not allowed to work in the U.S. although I know there are lots that do..
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mammy1111
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NOthing against Candians in general, but if they are working in the US without going through proper Immigrations procedures, they are in violation of US law the same as illegal Mexican immigrants are. As a nurse, I have had to compete with Canadian nurses for jobs in the US. So as an experiment, I decided to go over to Canada with my nursing license to seek work. I was stopped by Canadian Immigration at the border. I was NOT allowed to even seek work over the Canadian border as a nurse.
Fair is fair. I can't work in Canada without jumping through their hoops and vice versa. Canadians can't even legally work as volunteers without documentation in the US.
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Bob N Deb
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as a canadian I have worked as a volunteer camp host at washington st. parks for several years no pay just a fh site no problems they keep sending requests to me in canada asking if I want to come back.
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PopBeavers
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As long as you have the proper visa that grants you the legal right to work in the US, I don't see a problem.
There a dozens of people from India working on H1 visas in my office, but they all own stick houses and the jobs are permanent 40 hours per week.
Several years ago DW had a business trip to the Toronto area. They were not going to let he in to work until she could justify why that job could not be given to a Canadian. She told them that it was a proprietary software product and that no Canadians had any training on it. So if the company wanted it fixed they had to get an American to do it. They let her in, very reluctantly. She was only there for two days.
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skip298
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I guess both countries have the same problem......there are many jobs that are too "menial" for some folk to do... they would rather be on the dole.......thats why the Gov't has to bring in migrant workers to fill the positions....in Canada I have seen Jamaican,Chinese and Pakistanis....I guess the U.S. has South Americans taking those jobs...it occurs to me that if those in our countries were forced to take the jobs in order to get govt assistance we wouldnt have workamping available...so if we want to keep others from taking our jobs,,,fill the positions ourselves so the others cant get them...........
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Bumpyroad
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I was amused when I was doing consulting work in Canada. My work experience with the US Govt. was such that virtually NO Canadian would have my specific job skills/knowledge. The first dozen trips were uneventful. Then they wanted me to pay $40 or some such for a work permit. Of course the $40 was billed to the Canadian Company in my expenses so I don't really see where that was an advantage to Canada. 
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skip298
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They needed the extra fourty bucks to pay someone who was too lazy to workcamp..
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karead
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Mammy1111,
If you researched the proper procedure, I'm guessing you would have had no problem getting a nursing job in Canada.
The first option is to apply for a ‘Temporary Foreign Worker’ permit which allows an employer to offer and validate employment for up to two years. The job offer must be validated by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC). Validation by HRDC ensures that the employer has made reasonable efforts to employ a qualified Canadian, but none are available. The federal government’s policy establishes that Canadians must have first opportunity at employment openings and not be displaced by a foreign worker.
The second immigration option is to apply for permanent landed immigrant status. The individual applying receives priority because a valid job awaits them. Entry into Canada is then permanent and the landed individual and their immediate family members may apply for citizenship after three years residence. Although this approach may appear to be better the processing time is significantly longer due to the security and personal checks that are required.
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her+I
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Want to thank those that took the time to send replies. Will be ending this topic now.
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