How long does it usually take to get a work visa to Canada?

Is it hard and how long does it take to get an australian visa to move there?

• I want to move down to australia soon with a friend. I will have an advanced diploma in advertising and he wants to work in retail and has his high school diploma. I'm just wondering if we would be able to move to australia easily and how long it would take to get a visa, and if australia is worth the move from canada.

• Answer:

  at your age you wont have much chance of qualifying you must be skilled and experienced in an occupation needed in australia and pass the points test due to the economy australia is only processing from the critical skill list right now your occupation must be on this list http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf visa http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/visa-options-outside.htm points test http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/175/eligibility.htm critical skill list http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/critical-skills-list.pdf you could get a 12 month working holiday visa but you must leave after your 12 months is up http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/visa-options.htm