Casey00... What the heck are you talking about. Is it hard to find odd job in Canda ? Who told you that ? To my experience, it is 20 times easier to find any type of jobs and at lest 10 times easier to find any office jobs in Canada than in the US. When you get work permit, you will be not only able find job but you will be able to choose from many of the available employers whom you have been selected. Just like in the US, many people work without work permit and I have encountered many people asking for job on cash. Damn...I never had had any experience of working in different occupations which were never related to my formal education like Recruiter, Independent Contractor..etc I wished I had arrived in Canada much earlier than I really did. It would have had cost me so much less, cost me lot less head ache and gotten me so much govt. support.