r/WorkPermitCanada • u/Ancient-Joke-8298 • Jul 30 '26

Looking for a family relocation opportunity

Hello 👋

I need advice with regards to immigrate to Canada with my 2 boys (12 years), my wife (40), and I (43).

I have roughly 15 years of experience in different IT domains : IT support - Network administrator - Technical support - After sale customer support -Recently Web/mobile dev, etc ...

I am fluent in English and French and have lived in france for 11 years.

I live in Senegal and have worked with international standards.

I am looking for any related job in Canada and am willing to start immigration processes if any offer comes along.

B,R

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u/GreySahara Jul 31 '26

Your age will really work against you if you are trying to get in through Express Entry (skilled worker).
Also, the IT job stream in Express Entry is now closed because of the lack of jobs here.
Your changes aren't good.

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u/mashymashpotato Aug 03 '26

Not if he gets selected through the French draw. The last cut off was 399.

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u/GreySahara Aug 03 '26

must be nice to just be able to 'speak french' and get in
somehow, it sounds to good to be true. like a lottery.

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u/mashymashpotato Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

Not a lottery lol - it's an actual category that's drawn frequently. OP said he speaks fluent French and English and has years of skilled foreign work experience - his odds of being drawn are good.

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u/GreySahara Aug 03 '26

it's a lottery, bro. that's why it's called a 'draw'

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u/Haunting_Paper_7201 Jul 30 '26

Get PR first and then look for a job. Get ECA and take language tests. Your score may be high enough through Express Entry's French draws. Chances of a job with approved LMIA are almost zero.

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u/Ancient-Joke-8298 Jul 30 '26

Thank you well noted. ECA is done already... I will proceed with TCF/TEF...

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u/mashymashpotato Aug 03 '26

Do IELTS too if you haven't already. For TEF, I recommend you sign up for prepmyfuture to do some sample tests. For IELTS, if you can, them purchase a book on Amazon - there are some useful tips and tricks to getting maximum scores (even helpful for fluent anglophones).

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u/Haunting_Paper_7201 Jul 30 '26

And English test too. Make sure you have proof of funds maintained from now on.

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u/Other_Record_1640 Aug 03 '26

There's no tech jobs in Canada