Brandon, would you maybe consider learning one of those 38 trades in the US and then using that skill to help your immigration process? Also, I think that you could start an online business that would be registered in the US but earn you enough money to live at least part of the time in TO. With your experience in fundraising, you could probably dig up a valuable list of contacts that could help you get started. Not to mention, living in Toronto can be amazingly cheap if you don't have high standards and the exchange rate is very favourable right now.
I don't know if I was explicit in my previous messages, but my current job title is actually a Database Operations Manager, I don't actually do the phone calling for our fundraising efforts. I do help manage payroll, hiring, and some other non-database tasks... I mostly manage the data behind the scenes right now. Although technically my job can also be considered a fundraiser because I do a lot of behind the scenes work on that front as well. Basically its two jobs in one.
I qualify for 0213 NOC code as classified by Human Resources Development Canada, which the new immigration rules accept.
The problem is that I don't have "enough" experience based on the opinion of the immigration officer that reviewed my app.
And there is little reason to keep working in another field, remember immigration rules are subject to change. This is something I'm already dealing with. I have 3 years of working experience with NOC code 2282 (tech support), and on the old rules I could pass no problem.
That was my plan, that was what I was working on for the past several years.. Now the rules are changed.
With the new rules, I could theoretically pick another category (which technically I have now that I'm in 0213), but in another 2-3 years, after I've built experience, what is keeping your government from changing rules again?
Its nonsense. None of the advise your giving me has went unsaid or unthought of before... (but I very much thank you for engaging me in discussion, any thought is a good thought)
My only way in at this point is via work permit for an employer willing to wait a few weeks and sponsor me.
Its the only legitimate way.
I can then qualify for perm status after I work 12 months in Canada, because there are no restrictions on what kind of job you can have via work permit.
I need a personal connection for a job that can afford a life in Toronto (or somewhere in south central Ontario to at least get started).
I've applied for jobs as far away as Sasketchewan before, for what its worth. LOL