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Truck Driver with Criminal Record
If you have any sort of a criminal record, you’re going to have to take some steps to help ensure you can work as a truck driver, including being able to cross the border on a job. They generally involve going back to the legal system to clean up your record. How effective these measures…
Truck driving schools in Canada
The choice is between community colleges with trucking courses and private schools that may sometimes work with trucking companies (as do many local college programs). Some private schools don’t seem to have the best reputation, so opinion seems to slightly favor colleges. Most programs are around 3 months and require over 100 hours of training…
How to move to USA as a Canadian truck driver?
This article mainly deals with Truck Drivers in Canada. However, let’s instead assume your end goal, once you are working in Canada, is to transfer down to the USA. Let’s explore how your Canadian Trucking experience can be transferred down to the United States. How to get a job for people living in Canada? As…
How to become a truck driver in Canada for foreigners?
Even if you’re a foreign truck driver who has experience and credentials from their home country, you generally have to have your credentials recognized by a provincial or territorial authority before you start driving a truck in Canada. We’ll go through the basic steps for someone who wants to move to Canada to become a…
Owner-operator truck drivers’ salary in Canada
Owner-operator truck drivers’ salary and bonuses To start with let’s set out the main differences between working as a driver for a company and being an owner-operator who basically runs their own small business. As a driver working for a company, a lot of things get done for you that you might not even think…
Urban versus Rural jobs for Truck Drivers in Canada
Trucking in North America is divided into 3 main categories: OTR, which means Over-the-road and is another way of saying long-haul trucking; Regional; and Local. So, what is OTR, Regional, and Local Trucking? OTR/Long-haul An OTR diver will spend from weeks to several months on the road for any given job. You’ll end up driving…
Truck Driver pay in Canada
In Canada, time is money, and truck drivers know that more than anyone else. They sometimes get paid by the hour, although companies will also pay by the kilometer. Some companies even pay a combination of hourly rates and payments based on kilometers travelled. In many surveys of trucker salaries in Canada, the amounts are…
How to become a truck driver in Canada
Read our step-by-step guide to getting a job as a truck driver, either as someone already living in Canada or a foreigner thinking of moving here. What you need to keep in mind is that driving a truck is often a full-time-plus job and is done mostly for the money. It’s not usually about the…
IRCC Processing Times: immigration, passports, and documents
IRCC processing times: Immigroup has gathered together all the information you need to get a reasonable take on how long your application will take. Plus, we’ve added a helpful tips to make sure your application doesn’t end up getting unnecessarily delayed, see the trend if your application is getting better or worse, along with some FAQs,…
Working While on a Study Permit
Working While you Study plus Getting your SIN Did you know you can work while you study? That’s always a good option if your budget is stretched and you need a little spare cash. Let’s see what the rules are for international students who wish to work while they study. If eligible you can work…
Top 7 Tips to Eat Cheaply in Toronto and Vancouver
Maybe you’re just starting out in a new city or country, maybe you’re a student, or maybe you just have better plans for your hard-earned cash than to spend it frivolously. No matter where you find yourself in life, it’s good to know how you can balance your expenses and savings. It is still possible…
Common Mistakes that could cause your Spousal Sponsorship Application to be returned
It’s a fact that you can do any immigration application yourself and send it to IRCC (formerly CIC) – it is not required that you hire an immigration consultant or lawyer. But, there are many pitfalls to submitting your application on your own without even having a professional review it for mistakes which could cause…
