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5 years ago I started the journey to emigrating to Canada from the US. In 2017 I was invited to apply for residency, but was refused because of my job not writing the letter (I wouldn't be moving with a job and the government needed a letter that I worked in the US, have job experience) and money. Health issues then set in.
I'm chronically ill and I'm not a professional. I'm going to be 32 and I realize I will never be a professional. I was promoted at my full-time job to a professional role, but it's not working out. I don't like it. Canada will never be.
Other countries are a hard "no." I need access to medicine and I'm celiac, so that's why it's a hard "no." I felt depressed for a while, but see it as "it is what it is."
For those of you who had to change course, how did you feel and how did you overcome your feelings?
Oh I just left you a comment on one of your blog posts here on City Data.
Don't give up on your dreams. You have many stories to tell and I can see that you're an aspiring writer. Never give up - Celiac disease or not. It's not true that Canada will never be. Don't take no for an answer and follow your dreams or else you will live with regret.
I'm just so nervous about my liver. However, it's a work on progress and my medical care isn't that expensive, which is a consideration with Canada. One can have chronic illnesses, but as long as they don't go over $10,000/year, you're welcomed.
I was promoted, but I am looking for a new job. Maybe I'll look at jobs with offices elsewhere and can transfer. Might be easier.
I was promoted at my full-time job to a professional role, but it's not working out.
IIRC, you were to be trained in SQL. Did that not work out? Knowing SQL is useful so try to absorb as much as you can in your current position. It will also help you build up your resume as it is a "hard" skill.
IIRC, you were to be trained in SQL. Did that not work out? Knowing SQL is useful so try to absorb as much as you can in your current position. It will also help you build up your resume as it is a "hard" skill.
I learned that we will not be learning SQL. We will be learning Excel and Excel calculations.
I want to be a writer, and I don't want to be an analyst. I really want to break into writing; that's how I was trained and that is my love. I'm a wordsmith and my gifts are language and communication. I can speak German, Arabic and I'm learning Hebrew. I would like to learn more languages as well.
Better quality of life. I don't mind paying taxes to have a social system.
I have friends up there and a job waiting for me once I get up there. Family friend is in publishing up in Canada and wants to help me out. I really want to work in that industry.
Better quality of life. I don't mind paying taxes to have a social system.
I have friends up there and a job waiting for me once I get up there. Family friend is in publishing up in Canada and wants to help me out. I really want to work in that industry.
Have you spent time in Canada? Do you have other health issues other than Celiac disease?
Do you have a degree?
Have you looked at the USMCA list of professions (previously NAFTA)? “Technical Publications Writer” is on the list. With a degree, 3 years experience and an offer of employment you could get a 3 year visa immediately.
Have you spent time in Canada? Do you have other health issues other than Celiac disease?
Do you have a degree?
Have you looked at the USMCA list of professions (previously NAFTA)? “Technical Publications Writer” is on the list. With a degree, 3 years experience and an offer of employment you could get a 3 year visa immediately.
I haven't spent a lot of time in Canada. I only went once before Celiac Disease and loved it. Felt at home. I have thyroid issues and liver disease as well. I once was misdiagnosed as bipolar II, but I am clinically depressed and anxious.
I have a BA in English. I have looked at the list of professions and unfortunately, the profession I'm in may not count. My full-time title is health care reimbursement appeals coordinator, but I research and adjust claims. Claim adjusters are on that list. If my role counts as a claims adjuster, that profession is a grade B on the NOC. I also work part-time as a librarian assistant. I've been a health care reimbursement appeals coordinator for 5 years, a library assistant for 15 years.
I don't drive and that is a barrier to most employment in the US. I don't drive due to the mental health and thyroid issues. I tried, but failed the test 9 times and was told to avoid driving. In the area I live, most technical writing jobs require a driver's license.
I haven't spent a lot of time in Canada. I only went once before Celiac Disease and loved it. Felt at home. I have thyroid issues and liver disease as well. I once was misdiagnosed as bipolar II, but I am clinically depressed and anxious.
I have a BA in English. I have looked at the list of professions and unfortunately, the profession I'm in may not count. My full-time title is health care reimbursement appeals coordinator, but I research and adjust claims. Claim adjusters are on that list. If my role counts as a claims adjuster, that profession is a grade B on the NOC. I also work part-time as a librarian assistant. I've been a health care reimbursement appeals coordinator for 5 years, a library assistant for 15 years.
I don't drive and that is a barrier to most employment in the US. I don't drive due to the mental health and thyroid issues. I tried, but failed the test 9 times and was told to avoid driving. In the area I live, most technical writing jobs require a driver's license.
To be candid, you need to approach this strategically. I don’t think you have to date.
Most countries, including Canada, want immigrants but they need to be skilled and contribute to society. How can you best position yourself in that light?
If you want to live in Canada, you need to tick all the boxes. The profession I listed is likely the easiest way to get in with your background, experience and desired career. There are other paths but they have different requirements.
Decades ago, I moved from Canada to the US on a H-1B, and I was able to string together enough experience despite not having a college degree at the time. I then got a second H1-B and eventually a green card and citizenship. You have to follow a different but similar path to your goal.
Can you get side gigs writing technical publications? What kind of publisher is your family friend and what did they have in mind for you? The advantage of this kind of status is that the bar is low to entry, and while it doesn’t lead to permanent residency it will give you a taste of life in Canada. Going there on vacation is different than living somewhere permanently.
To be candid, you need to approach this strategically. I don’t think you have to date.
Most countries, including Canada, want immigrants but they need to be skilled and contribute to society. How can you best position yourself in that light?
If you want to live in Canada, you need to tick all the boxes. The profession I listed is likely the easiest way to get in with your background, experience and desired career. There are other paths but they have different requirements.
Decades ago, I moved from Canada to the US on a H-1B, and I was able to string together enough experience despite not having a college degree at the time. I then got a second H1-B and eventually a green card and citizenship. You have to follow a different but similar path to your goal.
Can you get side gigs writing technical publications? What kind of publisher is your family friend and what did they have in mind for you? The advantage of this kind of status is that the bar is low to entry, and while it doesn’t lead to permanent residency it will give you a taste of life in Canada. Going there on vacation is different than living somewhere permanently.
Mom's friend was in the industry of taking businesses' paper documents, uploading them all into digital copies and publishing those digital copies online for the business. It's an entry level position and that's why he couldn't hire me without permanent residency. He could hire a Canadian or permanent resident to do that job.
Most of the side gigs I've found deal with writing articles. At least those are the side gigs I've heard back from. I belong to Upwork and I never hear back from anyone on Upwork. That is frustrating. I belong to Writing.com and many recommended Angela's Weekly, it's a newsletter that posts different writing gigs. I've been trying to get used to my promotion as Health Care Reimbursement Specialist / Junior Analyst that I haven't really had the time for writing gigs. Between my promotion and the library, by the time I get home, I'm wiped out.
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