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I spent 3 weeks in Quebec in January (Yes I saved all my vacation time to be stuck in the cold) and I fell in love. I am a 26 year old policeman from a small town in South Texas, but for some odd reason I fell for the place. Now I know it's too soon, but I may be considering a move sometime in the future, but I am a U.S. citizen... are there jobs or professions that allow U.S. citizens to work in Canada?
I am a policeman, and I also raise USDA certified organic cattle. I have an associate's degree in Agricutlure and a Bachelor's in Economics. Never used my B.A. but I love living off the land and I love the cold weather. I am a country boy, but for college I spent one year in France, so I speak decent European French (Which I can convert to Quebec French if needed, I'm sure). If I have some money, is it possible to start a Ranch, or is land much too scarce to have ranches in quebec. I saw plenty of farms, and dairies. If it all possible I'd love to be able to do what I do now, but in Quebec.
I was welcomed with open arms as a tourist, but as a foreign land owner would I be snubbed and rejected?
Quebec has an agreement in place with the federal government which allows the province to establish certain unique immigration criteria. If a potential immigrant meets those provincial criteria, they may be accepted as a provincial nominee for immigration. The potential immigrant then must also apply for and be accepted as a federal Permanent Resident.
If a potential immigrant does not meet the federal standards for PR status, then their application will be rejected.
Quebec does not have the legal authority to accept and approve immigrants based solely on its own.
Various other provinces and territories also have nominee programs in place to help fill the needs of those particular areas.
The federal immigration department of immigration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, also offers various avenues for immigration such as Skilled Worker visas, Entrepreneur programs, etc. whose standards may be more suitable or easier to meet for a potential immigrant, so it's probably wise to check out all the options available.
If a potential immigrant is accepted under a federal standard, there is no reason they can't establish residence in Quebec if they wish to.
I guess I should have said "doesn't Quebec has its own selection process, separate from the rest of Canada." I understand the that CIC makes the final decision on a permanent residency applications, and that the CIC is responsible for the medical and security checks of all applicants.
It's my understanding that, depending on the specific type of application (investor, skilled worker, etc.), it can be much faster to apply through Quebec's selection process.
OP - I know I've seen posts from at least 1 or 2 people who live in Quebec on this forum. Hopefully they can give you their opinions on the possibilities of starting your own ranch in Quebec!
By and large, the immigration selection process as regards Quebec can be simply explained as follows:
Quebec's process is mostly for economic and individual applicants.
Canada's process is for "family reunion" type immigrants and refugee claimants for the most part.
Once in Canada (Quebec or elsewhere), regardless of who selected you, there isn't really anything preventing you from moving from province to province within the country.
Some people say the Quebec process is faster, some people say the Canadian process is faster.
I would recommend trying the Quebec process if you speak French - you get more points from Quebec if you speak French.
However, you won't get rejected by the Quebec process if you don't speak French. Quebec selects thousands of immigrants who speak English (or neither French nor English) every year.
Canada gives points for English or French (and even more if you know both). It also selects immigrants who know neither official language.
Of all of the immigrants that enter Quebec any given year, roughly half have come through the Quebec process and half come through the federal (Canadian) process.
are there jobs or professions that allow U.S. citizens to work in Canada?
I am a policeman, and I also raise USDA certified organic cattle. I have an associate's degree in Agricutlure and a Bachelor's in Economics. Never used my B.A. but I love living off the land and I love the cold weather.
Your bachelor's degrees will likely be recognized to some degree in Canada. However, police training and experience will likely not as the legal and justice systems differ greatly from the U.S.
If you are living in Quebec generally any type of professional certification (police officer, accountant, psychotherapist, you name it) requires a decent knowledge of French to pass requisite exams.
In order to be able to work in Canada as a non-citizen, you would really need a Canadian employer to offer you a job and obtain a permit from the Canadian government.
Otherwise, I think you have to go through an immigration process (see other posts), in order to obtain permanent resident status with which you can seek out work while you are here.
If I have some money, is it possible to start a Ranch, or is land much too scarce to have ranches in quebec. I saw plenty of farms, and dairies. If it all possible I'd love to be able to do what I do now, but in Quebec.
Land is by no means scarce in Quebec though arable land is somewhat rarer.
You are right that Quebec is a huge dairy farm area. There is a little bit of cattle raising for beef production but certainly nowhere near what you what find in the inner western plains of North America.
Most of the open land in Quebec is from forests that were cleared, as opposed to the treeless plains of the western rangelands.
There are no restrictions to my knowledge on the purchase of land by non-citizens.
Most places in Quebec that are called ranches would be primarily focused on raising horses, rather than cattle.
I was welcomed with open arms as a tourist, but as a foreign land owner would I be snubbed and rejected?
If as you say you already speak a bit of French (and intent on using it and improving it), you'd probably as a Texan be viewed positively as a cool curiosity by the locals!
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