, “…[I]n the UK you almost have to be working for the Canadian Embassy itself or for Air Canada or be a journalist for the Toronto Star stationed here, or stationed in the military over here in order to work here, otherwise, for everything else they prefer their own citizens, even if it's a severe shortage work area in which they SAID they would take anyone from any country. The States and the UK are alike in that they never mean what they say in recruitment, that they'll take anyone from "any" country and get a work permit for that person, etc.”
Why is the need for a work visa so objectionable? I'm bit confused with the disparaging comments. Our country does not make it easy for “foreigners”, “aliens” or even the descendants of citizens to relocate to Canada and take up work. We do not even have the equivalent to an ancestry permit.
From my personal experience, I have learned to restrain my forwardness, particularly in the context of work. Where straight talking is listened to and appreciated in Canada, it comes across as rude here. From the tone of your recent postings, I guess that this might be a problem for you as well when it comes to working as a teacher in the UK.



