.already in canada - seeking job

I just want to clear this up.

Did you mean to say is it possible to get training for a Class 1 (AZ) license while working at a company and then drive for that same company?

The only companies I can think of that might do something like that would be postal and courier companies. You would start out on the dock and in time be able to apply for internal postings.

The companies that come to mind would be Purolator, UPS, FedEx and DHL

 

London is a ways off from Georgetown. However, as a thought, maybe you should research the carriers in THAT area, and start contacting them. For some reason, I just don't see you getting a job by asking on a trucking forum.

 

Heres some info on immigrant drivers that took effect yesterday.

Foreign worker program rules get tougher next week
03/25/2011 What are you doing to retain drivers?Paying more
Adding other financial incentives
Communicating with them more often

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view resultsOTTAWA, Ont. -- Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program protect workers and limit them to four years of work, says the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council.
The changes, which are related Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, and come into force on April 1, will address several issues, such as genuineness of job offers, compliance reviews, and duration of employment.

Employers will be assessed based on their ability to meet the terms of a job offer and whether it is actively engaged in the province in which a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) is submitted.

Reviews will also determine that employers and third-party agents acting on their behalf have a history of complying with employment and recruitment laws.

As well, regulators will ensure that wages and working conditions have, over the two years preceding an LMO application, been "substantially the same" as the original job offers to temporary foreign workers.
Rates will also have to be inline with Canadian "standards."

Employers will be barred from the program for two years (and names will be made public) if there are any discrepancies, although fleets will have the opportunity to justify any differences.

Employers will also be are responsible for ensuring temporary workers who do not become permanent residents don't work more that the four-year limit.

There's more: Employers need to sign a contract with employees to outline wages, duties, and conditions related to the transportation, accommodation, health and occupational safety of the foreign workers.

They also must cover recruiting costs; consult with the local union if the position is covered under a collective agreement; help find suitable and affordable accommodations; pay the worker’s full airfare to and from their home country; provide medical coverage until the worker is eligible for provincial health insurance; and register workers through provincial workers compensation or workplace safety insurance plan.

Fleets that want to change a Temporary Foreign Worker’s terms of employment should contact HRSDC/Service Canada.

The CTHRC's Guide to Human Resources: Volume 2 and other literature includes modules that provide the tools and templates to comply with the changes.

Click on www.cthrc.com for more info.

 

London isn't that far from Georgetown. I will drive 200 km to buy a pair of underwear.

 

not sure if that will affect you much nillz as you are already under a work permit
but thankfully it will affect the scum bag low lif companies who take advantage of the foriegn workers and claim there is a driver shortage
cause the true --those companies do have a driver shortage cause they have screwed over so many canadian drivers--that nobody wants to work for them---some of them already have a bad name in EU so now they have to recruit out of the philipines-----and meanwhile--they were still hiring foriegn workers at the same time as they were laying off canadian drivers because of slow times(self inflicted slow times)

 

ummm you have to drive 200 km to buy underwear--its not an option is it?