After immigrating to Canada, how to quickly gain a foothold in the new living environment?

What preparations do immigrants make after landing?

After new immigrants land, they will soon need to apply for various cards:

SIN card (social insurance number), referred to as work card, is also a social welfare card. You can't work legally in Canada without a work permit.

You can take the immigration documents to the local federal government office.

Take a driver's license in Canada./kloc-You can take a driver's license if you are over 0/6 years old.

If new immigrants hold a China driver's license, they can use it locally for three months, so try to get a Canadian driver's license within three months to facilitate entry and exit.

Medical card. This is a medical welfare card for all provinces. Free medical care is to swipe this card. Note that this card is only valid for three months after the application, so it is best to buy medical insurance for yourself in the first three months and make plans in advance.

You can start looking for a job when you have finished all kinds of cards. Write your resume, improve your English, and go to major websites to search for career information.

This is probably what every new immigrant usually does in the first few months.

As a new immigrant, I suggest you attend an English training class organized by a local community for new immigrants. There are ESL classes and LINK classes, both of which are intensive oral training. Speaking of spoken English, after going abroad, you will find that there is a certain gap between domestic English education and overseas English application.

Just because you get a high score in IELTS doesn't mean you can speak English fluently, so it is necessary to receive English training for a period of time after landing! The ESL course provided by the government is free, but if necessary, you can spend some money to study in a community college for several months (only a few hundred dollars), and the effect is definitely different.

In addition to English training, the employment center in the community organization also has a job consultant to revise your resume and provide you with a general employment situation and possible future development direction of your major. At the same time, there are also some headhunting companies in the society that charge fees, and they can provide more professional and practical advice and information.

For example, senior talents in IT or finance are cherished by headhunting companies and are willing to take the time to help you. Because the commission they get is basically your first month's salary, this win-win opportunity is beneficial to both sides.

Canadian Workplace Structure and Workplace Culture

According to the public-private relations courses I have studied, the workplace structure in Canada can be divided into the following categories: for-profit (or commercial) companies, non-profit organizations, government departments and self-employed industries.

(1) A commercial company is the dream of many job seekers, and the salary is high. At present, China people with high salaries are basically experts in the field of computer finance in various companies. It can be seen that the old saying that we "learn mathematics and physics well and are not afraid to travel around the world" has always been true.

(2) Non-profit organizations are also common, because Canada is a welfare state. The government will allocate funds or subsidize the establishment of some social service institutions to provide services including child care, youth employment, resettlement and care for the elderly. The local community organizations mentioned above that suggest new immigrants to go belong to this category. Among non-profit organizations, the most popular industry is social workers.

We might as well work in this direction in the future-there are still many employment opportunities for non-profit organizations in Canada, a welfare country.

(3) Needless to say, government departments are protected by trade unions and have strict barriers. But now there are many Chinese working in governments at all levels, and it is not impossible to serve the community environment where Chinese are concentrated with professional skills and bilingual advantages.

Canadian workplace culture is a big topic, and I can only briefly summarize the following points based on my own experience and feelings:

(1) Diversification.

Unless you work in a China company, generally speaking, the Canadian working environment is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural. It is not surprising that a company is a United Nations. In this environment, mutual understanding and tolerance are the essential qualities of every employee. Because of the large number of immigrants, in addition to national holidays, some companies and institutions have also set up paid holidays for one or two days, which is convenient for employees to celebrate their holidays.

(2) Humanization.

This should be said to be a system, not just a culture. For example, after giving birth to a child, you can take a year's maternity leave, and this year you can also take turns for husband and wife-don't be surprised if a male employee takes maternity leave and becomes a nanny. Also, there should be no discrimination in the workplace, such as gender, age, race, sexual orientation, etc., or you will be sued in court in minutes, which will cause heavy losses.

(3) Teamwork.

On the one hand, western society advocates individuality, on the other hand, it attaches great importance to teamwork. If you hide the information or materials you should share because you want to show your achievements, the consequences may be very serious. It can be said that the spirit of cooperation is supreme in the Canadian workplace.

(4) Rationalization of relations.

Canada also talks about interpersonal relationships, and the difference lies in the use of relationships within a reasonable and legal scope. For example, the company's job fair posted advertisements on both the intranet and the public network. If you know relatives and friends inside, you may arrive first, or you may get an interview from hundreds of resumes.

However, that's all. In the end, whether you can beat other applicants or not depends on your real ability.

(5) Layoffs are cruel.

The cruelty of layoffs in the western workplace may be more severe than that in China. Yesterday, I was still talking and laughing. I went to work this morning, packed my things and left with the security guard. I didn't even give you a chance to turn on the computer to clean up the copy (for fear that you would deliberately destroy the system). Layoffs can occur at any level, from employees to presidents, and they should be laid off without mercy.

But layoffs are rich, called a package severance package. The sky won't fall when you are laid off, because you paid taxes according to law before. After you are laid off, you can start to apply for employment insurance from the government, and you can get it in half a year, so that you can make a living until you find the next job.

Which is more important, study or work experience?

It should be said that they are all important. Diploma is the stepping stone of literature, science, engineering, business and medicine, no matter in which industry.

But Canada, like other European and American countries, attaches importance to academic qualifications but not just academic qualifications, and respects diplomas without being influenced by them.

Those with the same education and experience are definitely in demand, not just which university's aura is more dazzling. Those with different academic qualifications may not win, because those with low academic qualifications can get extra points by experience.

If you study science and engineering. It's best to find relevant jobs after emigration, even if you start as a junior employee. Start with unpaid volunteers. Because it is most important to accumulate local experience.

This kind of person basically doesn't need a master's degree, because you already have a skill. Of course, if you want to go abroad for further study and become a returnee with a diploma, that's another matter.

If you make a mistake, you may need to apply for a major when you apply for immigration, but it depends on the situation when you look for a job after landing.

For example, those who study mechanical manufacturing all have computers after graduation, so when looking for a job after emigration, you should consider which one has a better chance of winning. With your experience in computer industry, do you have an advantage over those who have been trained? And if you have a diploma in mechanical engineering, are you better than a mechanic who has no diploma but has actually operated for n years?

If you study liberal arts, or you don't want to return to your original major after going abroad, you should be prepared to return to school.

In fact, the most painful thing for American immigrants is not lack of experience, but lack of local work experience in Canada. Many people still can't get the favor of employers after doing the certification of domestic diplomas, just because they haven't worked locally.

This is obviously the proposition that chickens lay eggs and chickens lay chickens, and no one can solve it. How to take the first step? Immigrants are already exploring ways to gain Canadian experience: in addition to volunteering, the other is to practice through reading. Skilled immigrants return to school and "study backwards" for one or two years in majors related to their majors or easy to get started in society. After graduation, I got the internship opportunity recommended by my teacher, and I believe I will officially enter the workplace soon.