Thanks for your advice, Trina. However, he really only is planning to come here to visit for a very short time, not to stay and i don't know if this would obligate him to work.
It's ironic that many immigrants that i know who were professionals in their country (India, China, etc), doctors, computer engineers etc., are having so much trouble finding jobs and are now either janitors, cleaners or have a convenience store-because
1) they keep being told they need local Canadian experience which they can't get b/c no one will give them a chance. If they apply for a lower position then they are told they are over qualified.
2) there is educational snobbery. Your education from your country counts as nothing and you basically have to start over again here and many don't have the time or money to do that-especially if they have a family to support.
3) they really don't need people in those fields and if they do-they would just as soon hire someone local.
But they are begging and in desperate need of skilled construction workers-eg. electricians, plumbers, builders, etc. in this country. Many of whom do not have much education or money in their own country and so supposedly wouldn't qualify to get in.
They show these ones (that are professionals) clips advertising how beautiful and safe Canada is for their children to grow up in. Also how many more opportunities there are for their children. This is the bait to get them to apply for here, then when they get here it is one struggle after another. (Also heavily promoted is Australia) So regardless of how professional or educated or rich you are in your country-when you come here you are in the same boat as everyone else who's not. It's who you know. These ones could just as easily become a drain on the system also.
It's ironic that many immigrants that i know who were professionals in their country (India, China, etc), doctors, computer engineers etc., are having so much trouble finding jobs and are now either janitors, cleaners or have a convenience store-because
1) they keep being told they need local Canadian experience which they can't get b/c no one will give them a chance. If they apply for a lower position then they are told they are over qualified.
2) there is educational snobbery. Your education from your country counts as nothing and you basically have to start over again here and many don't have the time or money to do that-especially if they have a family to support.
3) they really don't need people in those fields and if they do-they would just as soon hire someone local.
But they are begging and in desperate need of skilled construction workers-eg. electricians, plumbers, builders, etc. in this country. Many of whom do not have much education or money in their own country and so supposedly wouldn't qualify to get in.
They show these ones (that are professionals) clips advertising how beautiful and safe Canada is for their children to grow up in. Also how many more opportunities there are for their children. This is the bait to get them to apply for here, then when they get here it is one struggle after another. (Also heavily promoted is Australia) So regardless of how professional or educated or rich you are in your country-when you come here you are in the same boat as everyone else who's not. It's who you know. These ones could just as easily become a drain on the system also.