Dwayne wrote:

>>Some additional info, I am an Electronics Engineer; 6 years of
>>experience working as a Maintenance Engineer II at one of the biggest
>>hydro electrical complex in the world, mainly doing maintenance,
>>failure diagnosis and repair of power electronic controlled systems
>>(excitation systems for hydro gens, ups, inverters), speed and power
>>electric/electronic regulators for governor systems, synchronization
>>systems. I have had also experience in basic and detail engineering,
>>mainly for governor and excitation systems. I have been in charge of
>>the Maintenance team (we called them "sections") and have been trained
>>in SAP based maintenance strategies. As a hobbyist I have been
>>involved with programming in ASM on some micro controllers (pics,
>>8051's) but it have not been my "official" job. I am 31. My wife is
>>also an EE, with a couple of years experience in basic and detail
>>engineering in hydro generation automation, has had a couple hiatus
>>for raising our child.

>Hi there.

>I'm a Canadian who has not travelled the world very much, thus giving
>me a fairly narrow viewpoint.  Keep that in mind <grin>.

Ok, noted.

>My guess (that's all it can be) is that you and your wife would find
>it relatively easy to get decent jobs in your fields of expertise.  I
>live in Alberta where much of the industrial base depends on the
>petroleum industry.  Those industries are always looking for
>qualified people to design and maintain their power systems.

Good to read that.

>I've had some exposure to the Power Generating industry in Alberta
>and British Columbia (BC) and have met some relatively senior people
>who tell me that finding talented engineers is often difficult.  I
>don't know if your talents are what they are seeking but its worth
>checking out.

I hope I have them ;)

>The recent economic downturn has certainly dampened the job market in
>Canada.  However, the recession appears to be over and companies are
>hiring again.  Its not the boom times like it was two years ago but
>is much better than it was nine months ago.

Also good to read that.

>I'd be tempted to spend some time writing letters to various
>companies.  If you decide to do that, post back to the list and I'm
>sure that Canadian list members might be able to suggest contacts at
>various companies for you to write.

Thanks a lot for that info. I need any suggestions you guys can give
me, specially related as how to approach them regarding my status of
foreign skilled worker and how to deal with the legal and immigration
issues. I find that to be quite a task, but not impossible at all of
course.

>I strongly suspect that your immigration hassles will be greatly
>reduced if you already have a job lined up when you do decide to make the move.

Yes, I think that too. I want to speed things up because I want to
move as soon as possible.

>Good luck!

Thanks Dwayne.

Regards,

Carlos.
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