[artaak]

I do not like to quench the excitement about Canadian immigration opportunities for skilled workers, but you guys really need to check the recent "improvements" in that process. Namely, the list of skilled workers has been recently (Feb, 2008) reduced to a couple dozens professions (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who-ins...). In particular, you really need to be a Cook or a Woodcutter with one year experience, to qualify now. Just my $0.02.

[mustpax]

Thanks for digging that up.

But being someone who recently went through this process, let me clarify some things to the best of my ability (in other words IANAL). This list of occupations only matters if you are applying for residency without securing employment in Canada beforehand. Not altogether unusual, but remember this is a prerequisite to H1-B too.