Rowan Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Not sure if this is the right category to be asking this in, but I'm sure it will get moved if not. I'm thinking of taking a couple of years away and going to visit some family I have in Canada. I'd quite like to hear peoples advice about working over there. In particular if anybody can tell me more about IATSE I would be grateful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GridGirl Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Unless you're a Canadian citizen, you need a work permit, I'm not sure how easy they are to get. The IATSE looks like a fairly powerful union (have you been to their website? www.iatse-intl.org), interesting that in the list of member groups they put "stagehand" but no other technical theatre jobs - wonder if they just use "stagehand" as a general term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroneousblack Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I can give you quite a bit of help here, but you'll have to wait till I get home on Monday. In the meantime try travel agents for a copy of Canada News, that gives a simple breakdown of the various processes involved, having relatives out there certainly helps. IATSE in Vancouver were very helpful to me, but it's not the same story everywhere. I'll PM you on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 This site: http://www.canada.org.uk/visa-info/e_index.htm will give you information on visa requirements and restrictions for working in Canada. Getting a work permit could well be more of a problem than anything to do with IATSE. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 I already looked into the work permit. Apparently, and you'll all be pleased to hear this, theatre technicians are counted as skilled labour, so it is less of a problem. Nice to know somebody appreciates us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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