Why did workers from Scotland go to Canada in the early 1900's and what jobs did they go to do.?
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A lot of UK immigrants came to Canada around the late 1800's early 1900's becouse of industrilization. Peasants were driven from their homes so sheep could roam the countryside for textiles, famine was wide spread and Canada and America were the New World. People were promised land and a new start  some worked on vessels for their passage. Many died on the way over. When they came to the New World they found a very new and wild country and they had to do whatever jobs were available a lot became boat builders or lumberers or worked for the railways then they begin to homestead westward. Excellent referance can be found at Halifaxs Pier 21 or the National Archives in Ottawa. If you know where your Great grandfathered entered the country you can go to the archives there or web search and they will have some records. Good Luck
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When I went to Moosejaw a few years ago and did a tour of the underground tunnels, I was shocked to find out about the Chinese Immigrants and how they were treated. We never learned about this in school. They would work in the laundries and the working and living environments they were put under were horrific. You can probably find more info if you google it.
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I guess there are ignorant fools out there. It's the same way ppl think West Indians are from India (which btw incase anyone reading this didn't know, Indian did migrate to West Indie, so they have Indian roots, but West Indians have a culture of their own) I take an offense when ppl get this mixed up, so it's not surprising you'd take offense to ppl thinking Scotland isn't a place on its own. I've been to Scotland, it's awesome, I love the castles, the fast food potato at the mall and ofcourse the beauty of the place. Anyways good luck getting your msg out.
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Canada is the place to be.  The province of Alberta is in the middle of an oil boom right now which means there is a serious shortage of labor here.  They are advertising all over the world looking for anyone that will come and help us out!  I saw a sign at a local fast food place the other day saying they start you out at $14/hr....flipping hamburgers!!!!  If you are interested in oilfield jobs they pay extremely well.  On drilling rigs, they start out at about $18/hr plus around $100/day tax free living allowance.  Some pay more.  You work 2 weeks of 12 hr shifts then a week off...the overtime really adds up!
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The best way is with what you have just done.I am scottish too.There are loads of scottish people on here.I'm originally from Edinburgh.
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In Canada, especially BC(western CAnada), softwood lumber was one of the main industrys.  In Alberta, CAnada, Oil is the main export.  This is the main export in Canada right now.  In the prararies, Sask, they mine for Potash.  In Ontario, cars are the main industry.  In quebec, they make light rail trains "Bombardier"  \n\nhttp://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/scho-ecol/main_e.htm\n\nhttp://www.alberta-canada.com/oandg/oilsands.cfm\n\n\nhttp://www.bombardier.com/
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There many laws and regulations that were imposed.  Such as the 8 hour work day, and later the 40 hour work week was implemented.  There were also many laws introduced towards children - not letting them work as many hours, and later that they had to be of a certain age to work.\n\nLabor unions were soon introduced into society, bringing about more change and protection for workers.  Issues of safety, fairness, cleanliness, etc.. were also of concern for a need to change.
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Go to Alberta, that province is DESPERATE for people right now. They're so desperate for people, waiters are offered a $500 signing bonus and a two-week paid vacation to Mexico (paid for by the boss) after a year. THAT's how desperate they are. And since you're an industrial engineer, you'll have no problems getting a job there. Just stay away from Toronto. We're full here, and we don't need anymore people.
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cuz they are special\nand different\ndo you mean canada
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One of the things to consider when making a move from one country to another to work is that it is oftentimes difficult to find similar or same level work from your country of origin to the new country. Unless a company sponsors you when you are still in your origin country, your chances of getting the same job is not easy. You may be in management level now in Africa, but sometimes you need to lower your expectations and be willing to accept lower-level jobs. It's just one fact facing immigrants.\n\nYou first have to find employers and get a work visa. In the US, the worker can get you H1B visa whereby you get work visa for 6 years. Or you can do the longer employment-based immigration process.\n\nHere's the immigration information of Canada\nhttp://www.cic.gc.ca/english/ilmi/index.html
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I hope the following link will help you :\nhttp://www.ontarioironworkers.com/L7_desc.htm
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This isn't related directly to your question, but some insight to why immigrants come to serve us, because people don't seem to take into consideration the work they do for this country.  \n\nScores of immigrants are crossing the border each day. Why are they coming here? Why do so many leave their families, friends, and homeland behind to seek an uncertain future in a new country? When we investigate the issue, we come to the shocking discovery that policies of the U.S. government and corporations are largely behind this phenomenon. Before we can blame immigrants for crossing our border, we must understand our own role in bringing them here.\n\nWe often question guests of Casa Juan Diego about their work experiences back home. Laboring in Mexican factories, they receive a little over $3.00 a day, not nearly enough to maintain an adequate living standard. This alone may not surprise people. What is surprising is that more likely than not, these workers are employed by United States' companies! U.S. and European corporations now have the permission and the technology to locate factories throughout the third world. There they do not have to abide by the wage, safety, or environmental standards that are in effect here. Consequently, people in Mexico and Central America are receiving slave wages to manufacture products such as clothing or automobiles that will be profitably sold in the U.S.\n\nA critic might respond, "True, U.S. companies do pay low wages in Latin American nations. But if those companies were not there, the people would have no jobs, no wages. Therefore, those people should be grateful to have the opportunity to make at least some money." This argument sounds persuasive, but is born from ignorance of the history and extent of U.S. involvement in Latin America. As we shall see, the location of U.S. factories there is only the tip of the iceberg. The story of United States' engagement in Latin America is a long and complicated one.\n\nUntil the 1930s, the Latin American economy was based primarily on exporting raw materials to the industrial nations. But in 1929 the stock market crashed, and the ensuing depression spread to Latin America, which no longer had a strong market for its products. Many Latin American governments therefore embarked on a new economic course, one which seemed the most sensible at the time. Because exportation had proven too fraught with danger, these governments tried to achieve self-sufficiency under an economic plan called import substitution. This involved a state-led effort at economic growth, comprising nationalization of industries, tariffs to protect domestic products, and government investment in infrastructure (Green, Duncan. Silent Revolution: The Rise of Market Economics in Latin America. London: Casell, 1985. ps.15-17). By the 1960s, domestic industry supplied 95% of Mexico's consumer goods.\n\nThe decisive event leading to the current situation originated not in Latin America, however, but in the global community: the oil boom of the early 1970s. With so much new money pouring into the West, banks recklessly gave loans to third world nations, "believing,"in the words of Citicorp chairman Walter Wriston, that "'a country does not go bankrupt' as a private company could" (Green 21).\n\nLatin American nations gladly accepted these loans at good interest rates. Although their program of import substitution had prompted much development, it had also caused lasting inflation, inefficient business practices, and high unemployment. But the loans which seemed like a blessing quickly turned into a burden. At the end of the 1970s the U.S. raised interest rates from the traditional level of between 4 and 6% to over 20% ("Foreign Debt Tribunal - Verdict." Third World Resurgence 107 (July 1999) ps.19-21.) This forced Latin American nations to take out new loans just to pay the interest on the old ones. Something had to give,
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at that time most families and communities were self sustaining, and the need to move outside of a village or farm/small holding was not there. only once there was industrialisation, starting primarily in uk with the industrial revolution, did large scale migration from rural areas into newly developing towns begin. this was to take advantage of jobs and to increase wealth etc. there wasnt transport available either so most people probably stayed very close to wherever it was they were born.
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As other posters have said, the waiting time is long right now.  It might help if you are qualified to work in Canada in a profession where there is a shortage of workers.  These links should help you.  Best of luck.
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Here are a couple:\n\n1. Development of Canadian nationalism:\n\nDespite all of the people that Canada lost in the First World War, there were many battles in which Canadians fought valiantly. Canadians became known for their bravery and strength, and we began to see ourselves as a nation separate from Britain, capable of accomplishing our own goals. Specifically, you should look into the battle at Vimy Ridge and Ypres.\n\n2. The war caused women's roles to start to change. Look for facts about:\n\n-More Canadian women in the workforce.\n-The Canadian suffragist movement.\n\nPerhaps you might also want to say something about how the war was a pre-cursor to the Roaring Twenties in Canada, or how the war helped us to industrialize.
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Inhabited first by Aboriginal peoples, Canada was founded as a union of British and former French colonies. Canada gained independence from the United Kingdom in an incremental process that began in 1867 and ended in 1982.\n\nRead more about it for specifics in the source I listed.
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if you have some relatives in canada that they were invite  you to stay for thier is easily to move in  canada for work or invitation for working..