Finding a job in Canada and badminton

[yippo888]

hi guys!

im from uk, and looking to immigrate to canada next year......just qualifying as a therapy radiographer, i think u guys call us medical radiation technologists over ther.

couple things really i play county level and enter some ranking events here where would b the best place to go and place?and whats the general standard lik in canada?

and any of you people know how to apply for the jobs in canada, lik specifical for health and social care?im having a hard time finding vacancies via uk based job searches. better yet, any of you know of therapy radiographers i cud get in touch with?!!!

thanks guy!

[birdieeagle]

Hi Yippo,

First of all, welcome to Canada! Which province you will go to next year? As for badminton level in Canada, I would say is not very high because it is more popular in Asia. Canadian like hockey more!;) (not me though) As for badminton there are many places, but it depends on whether you want to play competitively or just for fun.

Looking for job in Canada is not very easy if you are from another country because usually they need Canadian experience before considering. You can check the local newspaper classified ad. or through the local head hunters (employment agency). Hopes it helps.

[Cheung]

My Canadian relatives tell me getting a job is really tough even for Canadian graduates. Many grads with connections to HK come over for work experience!

Just make sure you know there is a demand for your area of expertise. The fact that you find few jobs just by websearches worries me. Either, 1) there are no jobs to speak of (supply of techonologists> demand), or 2) jobs only go via word of mouth or some other network you have yet to discover.


County standard should be fine for getting near provincial standard. Of course, that depends on the province you move to. Be prepared for long travelling times just for badminton.

[cappy75]

You might want to talk to your profs and or mentors about working in Canada as they might have some information or network that could help you find placement here. You could also try Canadian based placement agencies like Workopolis.com and Service Canada website here (http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca).

Badminton is not huge in Canada, but you will be hard pressed to find more places to play than in the Lower Mainlands (Vancouver and surrounding areas) in British Columbia. The standards here are not the best nationally as most of our nationals train either in Calgary or in Ottawa, but its improving due to immigration of more players and coaches from Asia. The badminton scene in Vancouver has improved markedly over the past two years.

[ph_leung]

and any of you people know how to apply for the jobs in canada, lik specifical for health and social care?im having a hard time finding vacancies via uk based job searches. better yet, any of you know of therapy radiographers i cud get in touch with?!!!

thanks guy!

Vancouver would be a good bet. Mild climate, good food, many playing areas and quite a few BC'ers.

For radiation techs, try mainly web searches. Newspaper and job placements services are not as useful in this field. Tryfthese in your web search:

Vancouver Coastal Health - they'll have postings to most hospitals,
BC Cancer Agency - they had their own listings a while ago but cross-list on VCH's.

Look up CAMRT certification. Foreign trained techs with no Canadian experience but from UK, Aus, US and HK are not rare.

You'll likely begin working as a "casual". Amount of hours/schedule will vary, and lack certain benefits like paid time off.

[yippo888]

ah thanks guys!

mmmm yeh its a 'protected title' which means thats wer a very specific job title, and we are given specialist roles. i know ther is a worldwide shortage of my profession, but its just hard knowing where to look in a new country. any medics that know of radiographers they wud be great help!!

mmmm yeh well canada cant be that bad rite?altho having playd in hong kong i can understand it wudnt be as strong as ther. but i guess canada as a very promising delevoping country.....it will only get better!

[ibm88]

Hi Yippo, Try Toronto, Province of Ontario it is the biggist City in Canada. I am not familiar with your line of work but there maybe some. By the way do you know a player name Martin Cross he is a badminton player from the UK

[ph_leung]

ah thanks guys!

mmmm yeh its a 'protected title' which means thats wer a very specific job title, and we are given specialist roles. i know ther is a worldwide shortage of my profession, but its just hard knowing where to look in a new country. any medics that know of radiographers they wud be great help!!

mmmm yeh well canada cant be that bad rite?altho having playd in hong kong i can understand it wudnt be as strong as ther. but i guess canada as a very promising delevoping country.....it will only get better!

Go to the CAMRT website. It's for all Canada. There's info and contacts for hunting down cross qualifications. Opportunities vary. Some years there's a local flood of qualified recent graduates.