My names Jonathan and I am 25 and looking to move over Canada this year with my wife and two children. I have worked in admin at two universities for nearly 10 years but recently decided on a career change and started to re train as a plumber. I have already got my Level 2 plumbing and some work experience but know I would need to probably do more exams once over in Ontario.
My question is, what visa would be best for me and my family? I know a work visa is a possibility but that would only allow me to do admin, not plumbing as I do not have the qualifications. If I was to get a permanent residence visa would, would this allow me to work/ live/ study with no restrictions?
Yes - if you were to get a permanent resident visa this would allow you to move to Canada and work / live / study with no restrictions. The process of immigrating to Canada is the same for someone from the UK as anywhere else in the world. Canada has a number of different immigration programs and you'll need to read about them to understand what the requirements are and what it takes to qualify. You can find detailed information here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/apply.asp
It does take time to prepare the documents to immigrate and then also time for your application to be processed (provided you qualify and/or are selected) - so it may be a bit ambitious to plan to immigrate by the end of this year.
