canadians please answer

[Kuciwalker]

If a job located in Canada asks me "Are you eligible/legally entitled to work in the country you are applying to?" what is the correct answer?

Options are:

Yes, permanently
Yes, for 6 months
Yes, for 1 year
Yes, for 2 years
Yes, current permit needs transferring
No I need a permit
No, permit request in progress
Not needed
Hold citizenship in this country (pretty sure it's not this one)

[notyoueither]

Do you have a visa and a social insurance number?

If no, 'no, I need a permit.'

I think.

[Asher]

"No I need a permit" is correct. You need a work visa to work here.

Where are you applying?

[Kuciwalker]

IBM. Thanks.

[Asher]

That's just up the road from me now. Of course, I interned there too.

Is this for EPIC or Extreme Blue?

For companies like IBM it's trivial for them to get you a visa in a hurry. It's the smaller companies that may have troubles.

[Kuciwalker]

This is for roughly "generic entry level position". Their job search sucks.

[Asher]

Oh, it's not for co-op/internship? When do you graduate?

[Kuciwalker]

Next semester, in May.

[Ben Kenobi]

Asher's right. The form is a bit confusing though.

Yes, permanently-- (You hold landed residency in Canada, or are married to a Canadian)
Yes, for 6 months-- (Visa term, no student visas)
Yes, for 1 year-- (Visa term, no student visas)
Yes, for 2 years-- (Visa term, no student visas)
Yes, current permit needs transferring -- (student visa, you'll need a work visa)
No, permit request in progress-- (ie, you already made a work visa request).
Not needed-- (ie, ypu possess a visa already for IBM, and are transferring to another position)
Hold citizenship in this country (Canadian citizens)

IIRC, you don't have any Canadian parents, you'll need the permit, so fill out no, I need a visa.

[Asher]

Is it database, compilers, Websphere, Rational...? Toronto or Calgary?

[Kuciwalker]

It's a totally generic position AFAICT. It's nominally located in "Kanata", ON...

[Kuciwalker]

The CIA job webapp is way better than IBM's

[Asher]

It's a totally generic position AFAICT. It's nominally located in "Kanata", ON...

Oh God. Don't do it!

[Jon Miller]

I hope I filled out the swedish form correctly.

JM

[Ben Kenobi]

Ottawa, yay!

You'll love it, Kuci.