Hi Regina,
Sorry I dont know anything about them, but i was wondering do you or your hubby know of any other companies hiring irish construction workers, my husband is a site foreman/manager. He is really interested in getting work in Canada and any help or tips would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

Hi

I only know that my Husband got the Advert from a mate who had The Star Newspaper and the add was in that. They are holding interviews in Dublin 2 weeks time in the Hilton Hotel, he said that they dont just look for roofers, but all kinds in the contstruction industry.
My Husband just sent a email to Flynn and they replied to him. So it might be worth a try to send his CV off to them, their Website is Flynn
If I hear off anything else, when he goes for the interview, I will let you know.

 

Thanks Regina, thats a great help. Hope all goes well for your hubby.

Regards Ciara

 

Hey there, I am currently working on a development that Flynn has the roofing contract for and I can tell you that are a legit union company with divison all over Ontario and the rest of Canada. They also have a sheet metal wing too. Far as I can see they pay well, benefits etc, your husband might want to brush up his portugese...lol as most crews are portugese immigrants in Ontario at least


hope that helped

 

Thanks for that, its great to hear good reports , he was giving 2 areas of where too work Alberta & Saskatchewan, his interview is on the 8th, so fingers crossed !

 

My husband had an interview with them yesterday 2!! has ur hubby had his yet??? his was for the glazing side. It would be based in edmonton in alberta!

Jennifer x

 

Hi there,

No his interview is tomorrow at 1pm, but the email that was sent to him said it was today, so we travelled 2 hours up to Dublin to the Hotel they are holding the interviews in to find out that they are not there till tomorrow, so back home we went and off we will go again tomorrow! so will see what happens. How long does your husband has to wait to find out if he gets the job?
Did he find the interview good? My husband is meeting a lady called Beverly Taylor.
We have done alot of research in edmonton at it looks really good!

 

Could I ask, did they fly your husband/s out for interviews ?

Could imagine mine getting himself completely ruddy lost if he had to fly out ... think 'home alone 2' !!! So best I apply for our baby son's passport so that we could all fly out and make a holiday of it at the same time if he has to go for interview.

 

hi no they came ver to uk for interviews he had to go down to birmingham though. They were doing interviews in london birmingham and dublin

 

Hey Guys: Yes, flynn does exists. They are one of my clients here in Toronto ON.

 

he has been offered a job in edmonton in the glazing side

 

Congratulations!! but you will want to move to TO my gut feel

 

Any sign of your hubby's confirmation letter yet?? we r still waiting!

 

Hi, No still waiting for the letter, but I reckon the end of the month ? But the waiting is killing us Its horrible. Fingers crossed for the end of the month !
Talk soon
Regina

 

hi
Were a young family from cork and my hubbie got offered a job with them in edmonton.In the midst of getting visas sorted,seem like a fab company.Any info on edmonton,where best to live etc??

 

Hi Orla

Dont have any information on Edmonton, my Husband was told he will be going to Calgary , he went for the interview last month in Dublin, and was told to wait for a letter of acceptance , were still waiting. How long was your husband waiting for his letter or did he get a letter by post? We are going mad waitin I can recomend a book that we got, that is brill full of info & pictures its called Live & Work in Canada by Frances Lemon. We got it from Amazon.

Talk soon

Regina

 

Edmonton has it's own web site which is full of information. We have lived here for 3 years - six months in a rental in Edmonton, which is a great city full of every possible activity you can think of, good schools and parks. We then moved east to a town called Sherwood Park which is really lovely but still no far away from Edmonton so an easy commute for us. Depending on where your hubby is physically working will depend on which side of Edmonton you should live as it will make commuting easier. Once you know look at the map and zoom into the neighbours and research them for homes, schools etc.
Hope this helps.

 

Cheers mandy,
Thats a great help think i had a look at that before.Whats childcare like there?Think theres day centers there but probably impossible to get into??:.

 

our neighbour to children have lived in edmonton for years now they r in sherwood park to seems the place to be lol

 

Hi
I live just east of Sherwood Park I might know these expat's?! Send me a private message K
with their names.
Mandy

 

not sure of their names how do u send a private message?? i know the son's surname

 

Hiya orlac seen your reply on thread about Flynn. My hubby was offered a job with the glazing team in Edmonton to last month still waiting on confirmation letter! Has your hobby had his letter?? If so when did he get it?? You looking forward to moving?? We still haven't decided whether to go or not big step!! We have two young boys so having to take them into consideration to

jennifer x

 

Hi Jennifer,

Yeah he's in the glazier side of things and heading out next week to check things out.He was a supervisor here til he lost his job like every1 at this stage!!Im a complete homebird so bit hesitant bout it all especially with 2 smallies in tow but next week will be perfect chance 2 suss it all out.could be a gr8 adventure 2!!Took a few weeks for the letter so dont worry bout dat side of thngs,seem like a gr8 company!
orlax

 

They seem to be a fairly reputable company with lots of projects on the go across canada, their site gives all the project portfolios there doing.... flynn.ca ....... gives very good insight to the quality of work they do, wish you all the best with the moves and new adventures ahead. cheers

 

When did he go for the interview??? Was it January as well??? Will be good to know there will be people there we can get to know like yourself lol

 

we got our confirmation email today!! did ur hubby get his regina??

 

Hi Jennianne; yes we got the email late last night? All excited, its so real now ! How do you feel about it are you going to go now?

Regina

 

Good to hear that you finally got your confirmation letters, at least now everything is in place and the adventure can begin, best of luck to you both, we are off in 3 weeks so wish you all the best in the future.......

 

Thanks Jen:
So excited, Your 3 weeks will prob fly in ! It was a long wait

Regina

 

Thanks Jen u all packed and ready to go?? X

 

hi again. yes packed and ready...had a few hiccups but everything on track. Im allowing 6 months to make sure everything will be okay over there before i sell stuff and give up house etc.

 

yes all packed and ready, the days seem to be going by slower not faster. LOL

 

Hi everyone,
Reading your posts and find them really interesting,I was just wondering can anyone give any
indication on pay rates you think a family would need to have a fairly comfy life in say...Edmonton, just an about figure for a family with 2 kids (9 & 10). Are Flynn offering enough to manage on in your opinion. You have most probably researched all aspects and I would really apreciate your thoughts on this, Thanks

 

Hi Dave, i dont think anynone can say what the pay rates are until they go & work there, but I do know my Husband is will be on a very good pay with Flynn, prob a little better than what he got here, not loads more, but better & in his case its a job ! One that he cant get here in Ireland. I read in a book that Alberta has the cheapest tax rate 10 per cent flat rate. which is good, as this is where we are going to, Calgary, We have done alot of research on the difference between here & Canada in relation from anything to do with food, petrol, houses, clothes etc and some things would be the same as here & alot cheaper. We found Vancover very expensive. Do lots of research through google etc & get some books we got a book from Amazon Live & Work in Canada by Francis Lemon, it was very helpful I thought anyway.
Did you apply to Flynn for a job yourself? What do you work as?

Talk to you soon
Regina

 

Your selling your car already??? U know it takes up to 6 months to Dort work visa then another 3 months when the guys go out first??? Lol x

 

Hi Jennianne, we have 2 cars so to get rid of one quick would be better, as cars, like houses aint selling here. I have to say I was taken back a bit by what you said about the time taking for the guys to go, your saying 6-9 months in all. John was told that as soon as he is ready, he can go, as they are crying for workers, the guy interviewing him told him 2-3 months, once all paper work goes through quick! So not sure now Ill get him to email Beverly.
Any way I dont mind at least we know we are going!
Talk soon xx

 

The pay for my hubby is 28 dollars an hour seems they don't do overtime in Canada that's our worry whether we could survive on it I will hopefully get a job but will have to wait til we get put there x

 

hiccups?? nothing serious i hope x

 

hello.....my mums been poorly..nothing serious but she is elderly and every bout of sickness causes worry. Ive said a few hundred times in the last two weeks that i didnt want to go to Canada because of this. So far away in an emergency just makes your mind think. Thats why Im giving myself 6 months in Canada and if anything goes wrong, then my return ticket will be put into use.
It has certainly rattled me. I wanted to postpone but hubby is desperate to go ahead, so been in a worrying situation.

 

not good especially when you were so looking forward to going x

 

definately put a dampner on it for sure... disturbed by my choices. either stay in scotland myself or go with hubby...been a toughy!!