A friend up north pointed me to this link.
http://www.migrationexpert.com/Canad...nent_residents Quote:
"The Canadian Experience Class will allow certain temporary foreign workers and certain foreign student graduates with managerial, professional, or technical or trade work experience to apply to become permanent residents, and eventually Canadian citizens.
In order to qualify under the proposed changes, graduates of a Canadian post-secondary educational institution with Canadian work experience would need to meet the following minimum requirements:
* temporary resident status in Canada at the time of their application;
* successful completion of a program of study of at least two academic years (an academic year means eight months of study);
* one year of skilled, professional or technical work experience; and
* moderate or basic language skills, depending on occupational skill level.
Furthermore, under the proposed changes, temporary foreign workers would need to demonstrate the following minimum requirements in order to qualify:
* temporary resident status in Canada at the time of their application;
* two years of skilled, professional or technical work experience;
* moderate or basic language skills, depending on occupational skill level."
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I've also heard that there are some professions on the NAFTA list that, if you can prove you work in one of the approved fields, you can easily obtain a Canadian Work Permit at the border for a small fee. If being a pilot is an approved skill, I don't know.
As far as converting the ratings go, this may help.
http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/ge.../appendixa.htm
I hope this stuff helps you out a bit!
