I'm from Canada and though I'm not in a position to hire you myself, I can share an anecdote about the last company where I worked. Two caveats. First - we were a .Net startup in a government town so when we hired, we were a startup trying to compete with Government jobs, government hours, and government benefits. Second - the founder of that company is a really good guy and not all Canadians I know would be as patient or as forgiving as he was.
However, at our peak, our dev team had one Canadian born person at any time. My co-workers hailed from China, Iran, and Israel. We tried to hire some people out of the Ukraine, but I live in the Hinterland and -40 degree weather scared at least one...:)
So, yes it is possible. Heck, some provinces will fast track highly skilled workers to permanent resident status. A good friend of mine was a provincial nominee who just became a Canadian citizen a few years ago!!!
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I'm from Canada and though I'm not in a position to hire you myself, I can share an anecdote about the last company where I worked. Two caveats. First - we were a .Net startup in a government town so when we hired, we were a startup trying to compete with Government jobs, government hours, and government benefits. Second - the founder of that company is a really good guy and not all Canadians I know would be as patient or as forgiving as he was.
However, at our peak, our dev team had one Canadian born person at any time. My co-workers hailed from China, Iran, and Israel. We tried to hire some people out of the Ukraine, but I live in the Hinterland and -40 degree weather scared at least one...:)
So, yes it is possible. Heck, some provinces will fast track highly skilled workers to permanent resident status. A good friend of mine was a provincial nominee who just became a Canadian citizen a few years ago!!!
Good luck!