alright guys had anyone got any experience with working in canada like what plastering systems they use over there what the works like and how the visa system works??

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It might be worth shooting some emails off to Canadian firms though. I am sure they will be only too happy to send you some info. Especially if they are short of trades out there.

there is a spread on here from Canada, a brit, but moved out years ago and runs his own firm...trying to remember his name, he was a regular poster a while back

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hi all been a while, if i remember correctly the plasterers arms is from canada.

I thought he was in the USA

haha thought i haddnt seen that avatar in a while.

The Plasterers arms it was, and yes from the west coast of canada...JRP send him a PM

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cheers guys ill have a chat with the misses bout it got to wait till shes had the baby though only 17days left

good luck with it jr, my mate is off to oz later next year he is looking forward to it. He been waiting for three years to get everything to the stage where they can just get out there. lots n lots of paperwork and checks to go through.

Not like England where they just let any Tom,d*ck n Harry in..

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heh untrue...we just let 500 boat people in with tamil tiger ties.....

As for coming to canada,on the west coast you will be faced with mostly exterior stucco projects for work...quite a bit of EIFS or I think you call it thin coat there not sure ....another name "outsulation" dryvit and a local company called imasco,also sto systems

I have been trying to specialize in interior high end lime work/venetian plaster....it is slowly working ...I re-started the harling or slopdash revolution here on the west coast in about 1997....so there is lots of that being done residential exterior.....took others that long to figure it out ...LOL ...I now wont do one unless for a regular customer

If you are more of an internal plasterer my self ,I would stay on the east coast in the toronto ontario area...I can put you in touch with someone there a brit and a traditional plasterer .....ontario /east coast has more heritage type work and in some cases they still build with brick and block ...whereas west coast it is either wood frame or concrete.

now if you can tape/dryline....you would be fine on either coast ....but it would take a while for you to get established .....it is predominately piece work here with either boarding or the taping part of things with heavy pressure on the labor front...read as more applicators then needed ...if you have some cash ....you could prolly setup on your own pretty quickly once you figured out the ropes and the pricing.

Sorry cant offer any help with visa knowledge ...as I know nothing about it.

If you make it to the west coast get in touch and I can either put you to work ...or put you in touch with someone that can

note : what I will not do, is do it illegally.....you must be fully legal in order to work

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Authentic Decorative Lime Plastering

cheers mate its all been put on the back burner at the moment we had a baby 3weeks ago so were sorting things out with that and ive still got to persuade her to cut her apron strings with her mum haha but i am hopeing to get something sorted.
thanks again mate