part time work in Canada - international non-resident
I am planning to travel to Vancouver this summer. Back home in New York I often pick up extra money being an extra in movies and tv shows. Many production companies film and tape in Vancouver. What kind of paperwork and permits would I to be able to do the same kind of work there. Would I need to know in advance what jobs I may be hired for. I ask because most of the time I apply for a job with a casting agency and get a call only either the next day, or, rarely two days later. That would make it difficult to apply in advance. Would I be able to work if my pay is under a certain amount, say a few hundred dollars without permits? Thank You
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david ingram replies:
You will not be able to work without a permit and the employer has to apply for the permit./ It is unlikely that you would be successful in getting a permit as an extra. It would take too long and be too expensive for the production unless you had some particular skill / look that just is not available locally.
However, the Forbes Magazine article I found about you would indicate other skills that could get you a visa as a mangement consultant in the computer business in one day under NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) . That visa would NOT allow you to work as an extra but would allow you to consult for a company wanting to expand, renew, revamp their computer system, etc.
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david ingram replies:
You will not be able to work without a permit and the employer has to apply for the permit./ It is unlikely that you would be successful in getting a permit as an extra. It would take too long and be too expensive for the production unless you had some particular skill / look that just is not available locally.
However, the Forbes Magazine article I found about you would indicate other skills that could get you a visa as a mangement consultant in the computer business in one day under NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) . That visa would NOT allow you to work as an extra but would allow you to consult for a company wanting to expand, renew, revamp their computer system, etc.
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