How can I get free scholarship of any good university of Canada?

With my unprivileged American education is it likely that I will get a job in Canada?

• Good evening I am American educated central american (Costa Rica) and I am about to leave college, the thing is I have a dream and it´s Canada, I love it and ever since I had logical thinking ive always wanted to live there, so I got a scholarship in the U.S at Harding university through the Walton International scholarship program. The thing is, this university is not prestigious at all I mean, first of all it´s in Arkansas which is a red flag and second of course, a christian college, they really are serious about it too, forced worship and bible reading every single day... but the academics really seem fine, So I know Canada favors people with American education so I was wondering if it´s possible that I can get a job their and immigrate as an economic migrant... Im a Computer Science major

• Answer:

  There is no economic migrant category of immigration in Canada. Getting a job offer from a Canadian company is not easy in computer science. Canadian companies require permission from Citizenship and Immigration Canada to hire foreign workers and this is only given in professions where there is a shortage of Canadian workers. This severely limits who can hire you. Most Canadian companies will not have any problem filling computer science positions with Canadians. Unemployment is around 7.6% and the high tech industry had a lot of layoffs in the past decade (911, the Dot-com burst, and now the US banking-mortgage collapse). Companies which can not find Canadians, will typically outsource the work rather than go through the CIC process of bringing in foreign workers. Those few companies actually needing foreign workers have a massive supply for computer science graduates. Their first choice would be from the US (which has had massive layoffs in Silicon Valley over the past decade and have NAFTA rules on work permits), Australia, or the UK -- due to their English skills. If they want to go outside of English-speaking countries.... India and China have staggeringly large numbers of people who will apply for positions. A US education is fine... however, anyone willing and able to hire foreign workers in computer science is usually looking for highly specific skills, work experience, specific project experience, etc. Further, the requirements to apply for permanent residency as a skilled worker are more than just getting a job offer. You need a certain number of points based on age, work history, education, English and French language testing, etc. Even then only 10,000 skilled worker permanency applications are accepted each year and the process of background checks, financial checks, and medical exams can take years. However.... if you are serious... 1. Go for a higher education. Either a masters or specific skills training -- database, web-development, or specific technologies. Do this in Canada if you can swing it. Depending upon the length of the course, you may not need a study permit. 2. Work for a few years in your home country. Aim for projects with multinational companies -- hotel chains or something. 3. Do online consulting work and projects -- preferably for any US or Canadian companies which you can. Save up money and build your resume up. 4. Look at Canadian job sites to see which specific skills employers are looking for. Do not blanket them with resumes -- they can not hire you. Focus on those skills. 5. If you can swing it, apply for a tourist visa and then a working holiday visa. Then try doing your consulting work in Canada for a few months while looking for any temporary work you can do -- filling in someones mat leave, short term testing projects, etc. or just taking the time to meet with clients. 6. Join as many industry specific organizations or web-sites as possible. Preferably US, UK, or Australian groups. These are probably your best sources of actual job offers. When a Canadian company is looking for foreign workers, they do not generally advertise for those positions in Canada, they will look in foreign industry or trade associations, job fairs, etc. -- usually starting in the US.