Dick
Hi guys,
Im from Australia and my friend and i were thinking about backpacking around Canada next year (2013) for almost a whole year.
We were hoping to get a backpackers job working on a farm as farm-hands helping out with general farm duties, feeding animals, cleaning up after them, walking and interaction ect. Not a farm as in cows, more like chickens, dogs, smaller type animals. Even a husky farm that we've heard about.
Or alternatively working at a lodge, helping around doing all kinds of duties. Cleaning, serving customers, making beds, cleaning rooms ect.
Since we would be staying until almost Christmas, we were hoping for free accommodation and meals where ever we would be working but in return for docked pay.
That would be the ideal backpacking experience for us anyway.
So my question to you guys is, which part of Canada would be best to visit to find backpacker jobs in the Farm-hand, lodge, animal care, general house duties type jobs. Even things such as looking after kids and helping around the house would be fine.
If there would be a Canadian website where people list jobs for backpackers that would be a huge help. Kind of like www.gumtree.com.au here in Australia.
We would most likely leave for Canada in February. We both dont mind the weather. We both only know how to speak English. We would be backpacking on a IEC visa program.
There are plenty of farm/nannying/house duty jobs in Australia that are listed on www.gumtree.com.au that gladly accept backpacker applications. Is there a website like that in Canada?
Overall, it would be an amazing experience and i cant wait to go!
We were hoping to work for almost a year and then with the money that we saved we would explore Canada.
Answer
You require a work permit in order to work in Canada or stay longer than 180 days each year. "Working holidays" visas are offered by HRSDC through a program called the Youth Experience Program. Only a limited number of visas are issued each year -- based on the number of Canadians which visited Australia under similar programs there. Competition for these are usually extremely fierce and they tend to fill up within days or weeks of opening.
There is no assurance you will actually find work in Canada. In most cases, if you don't prearrange some type of work, you'll find it difficult to find much in Canada or find it promptly. Few places hire workers for less than three months at a time. Most minimum wage jobs also won't typically cover costs of living. Backpacking may sound wonderful, but in reality, if you don't have a vehicle, you can't get to work every day. Hotels get expensive after a while and so does eating out.
Farm work is certainly possible. However, you'll be working at a farm for months at a time -- and there isn't much to see there as they tend to be in fairly remote areas. Most work is also not terribly pleasant -- fruit picking, cleaning stables, etc. Chicken farms in Canada are not cut little chickens... they are massive factory-like facilities with thousands of birds. There are no "husky farms" in Canada. Dogs are held in kennels and few bread more than a dozen or so dogs. The only place you'll find large numbers of huskies as non-pets is in the far north. There is no unemployment up there, most are Inuit lands, and even children know how to care for their animals.
Best places for Youth Experience Jobs, tend to be off-season tourist locations. Camps, ski resorts, hotels, rafting, other outdoor activities, restaurants, movie theatres, etc.. during the non-summer months (not May through August, as Canadians are often in school). Farm work tends to be either prearranged or extremely seasonal... fruit picking day labour and such.
You require a work permit in order to work in Canada or stay longer than 180 days each year. "Working holidays" visas are offered by HRSDC through a program called the Youth Experience Program. Only a limited number of visas are issued each year -- based on the number of Canadians which visited Australia under similar programs there. Competition for these are usually extremely fierce and they tend to fill up within days or weeks of opening.
There is no assurance you will actually find work in Canada. In most cases, if you don't prearrange some type of work, you'll find it difficult to find much in Canada or find it promptly. Few places hire workers for less than three months at a time. Most minimum wage jobs also won't typically cover costs of living. Backpacking may sound wonderful, but in reality, if you don't have a vehicle, you can't get to work every day. Hotels get expensive after a while and so does eating out.
Farm work is certainly possible. However, you'll be working at a farm for months at a time -- and there isn't much to see there as they tend to be in fairly remote areas. Most work is also not terribly pleasant -- fruit picking, cleaning stables, etc. Chicken farms in Canada are not cut little chickens... they are massive factory-like facilities with thousands of birds. There are no "husky farms" in Canada. Dogs are held in kennels and few bread more than a dozen or so dogs. The only place you'll find large numbers of huskies as non-pets is in the far north. There is no unemployment up there, most are Inuit lands, and even children know how to care for their animals.
Best places for Youth Experience Jobs, tend to be off-season tourist locations. Camps, ski resorts, hotels, rafting, other outdoor activities, restaurants, movie theatres, etc.. during the non-summer months (not May through August, as Canadians are often in school). Farm work tends to be either prearranged or extremely seasonal... fruit picking day labour and such.
Do college kids still carry backpacks?
TheMilitan
I guess this question makes me an old.
My neice is off to college at the end of August, and I thought I would buy her a nice backpack for her August b-day. I thought a backpack was a neccsity for a college student, but then I started thinking maybe backpacks are more of a trend. So, my question to you youngs out there: Do college kids still carry backpacks? Is there a brand that is more "in" than others? Are the LL Bean monogramed ones (which are really good quality, and I think cute) considered dorky?
Answer
I would say that the breakdown of carrying stuff is...
45% backpacks
25% messangers
10% gym bags (adidas, etc)
10% shoulder bags (gym bags, but the 80s style)
10% other (purses, etc)
(This is a rough estimate based on my school)
Backpacks are better for the back than messangers, and when she's carrying a laptop and books home from the library, she'll thank you. Make sure it has a laptop pocket, if she is getting a laptop for school. The LL Bean ones are really cute, I love them. Otherwise, Jansport is popular, as is Northface and Roots (in Canada).
You could fill it with all sorts of cool, fun gadgets for back to school, etc (depending on how much you want to spend on her)
I would say that the breakdown of carrying stuff is...
45% backpacks
25% messangers
10% gym bags (adidas, etc)
10% shoulder bags (gym bags, but the 80s style)
10% other (purses, etc)
(This is a rough estimate based on my school)
Backpacks are better for the back than messangers, and when she's carrying a laptop and books home from the library, she'll thank you. Make sure it has a laptop pocket, if she is getting a laptop for school. The LL Bean ones are really cute, I love them. Otherwise, Jansport is popular, as is Northface and Roots (in Canada).
You could fill it with all sorts of cool, fun gadgets for back to school, etc (depending on how much you want to spend on her)
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