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Hi everyone, looking for tips/ideas and info on what I would need to do to enable me to possibly move out to Canada to work in Health and Safety. I know I am likely to need to complete the International Cert/Dip but is there anything else that would assist ?
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I looked at H&S in Canada some timje ago and from what I can see there is very little work in H&S out there and it is not easy to get a job in H&S out there as an outsider.
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Thanks for the info Clairel, have been looking over last few days and there seems to be a reasonable amount out there at present in varying industries. I found some info on the CSPR (Canadian Safety Practitionar Register site, think that was what it was called) so looking at that at present.
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Have to disagree Clairel in terms of the requirement for H&S Practitioners, I was in Canada last year and spoke to a number of people who said that this is a skill base Canada are looking to expand. Yes, the majority of items I have seen reference CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) but from what I have seen Canadian federal and provincial authorities are looking to improve OH&S awareness and regulation.
I think this is potentially another area where IOSH should be looking to make some connections especially given a recent copy of Policy and Practice discussed a lot of recent Canadian H&S work.
Good luck with your investigations JYoung, I'd say that the Board of CRSP website is your next port of call potentially with an e-mail to them to see if CMIOSH will be recognised assuming you can also show an understanding of Canadian legislation and provincial additions.
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Now, where's that edit button when I need it.
The majority of Canadian industry I have seen which is looking for H&S professionals is:
Petro-chemical
Other forms of process industry
Construction
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My wife (a Canadian) is desperate to get back home, but I have for several years struggled to get an openings, even with about 10 trips over there. There are more jobs on the east coast, or if you can put up with the harsh winters jobs in the central areas, like Alberta. However, the jobs on the west coast are limited and for a non-resident without Canadian competencies hard to get into.
Can certainly recommend trying CRSP as they have provided a few leads. The other one to look at is the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers. They hold local "chapters" across the country and if you contact them in advance have been happy to let me attend their sessions.
As Gareth states many of the jobs are in the petro-chemical or process industries. There were a number of construction based ones in the Vancouver area, but these have now dried up after the Winter Olympics.
My next move is to move there and reluctantly undertake some of their qualifications to at least get started. Hopefully then that will provide enough of a foot in the door to move on to greater things.
SL
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Gareth I don't think it's a question of disagreeing, I was just passing across my experience, which was similar to Safety Lemon, few general H&S jobs for non canadians unless your expereince is of the higher risk industries.
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