Work and Travel in Greater Vancouver

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WORK IN GREATER VANCOUVER ALL YEAR ROUND

Please edit this section to tell travellers what kinds of short term work is available in Greater Vancouver all year round. Mention skills that are in demand here more than other places. If you can get some work as a translator in Greater Vancouver but it is as hard as anywhere else, please don't list it. If it is a region in China that cannot get enough English translators.... I think you get the idea.

SEASONAL WORK IN GREATER VANCOUVER

SPRING

What kinds of work are available in the spring time in Greater Vancouver. Remember to keep work that is all year round in the section above and not mention it again here.

SUMMER

The work that is needed by hosts in the summer in Greater Vancouver

AUTUMN

What kinds of work are there in Greater Vancouver in autumn? Maybe it's harvest time, but do people need the help of foreigners for either cheap labour or expertise? This is the kind of thing we need to know here.

WINTER

There are MANY opportunities in Vancouver as Whistler, BC is the busiest ski destination in Canada and home to MANY foreign workers over the winter mainly but summer as well.

ATTITUDE TO FOREIGNERS WORKING IN GREATER VANCOUVER

Vancouver is a melting pot culture by all means. Vancouver is home to many if not all cultures. The attitude toward foreigners is generally accepting, inviting and helpful. It is not often you will ask somebody for help, directions, or assistance and be ignored or denied. Different cultures are what makes this city Vancouver! You can't speak for everyone in regards to a question like this, but we like to meet you as much as you'd like to meet us. Attitude towards foreigners is not something that travelers should be worried about at all, so come on and see what all the hype is about! You are guaranteed to meet those with the same attitude and values along the way.

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