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LiveWork&Play in Canada, 3rd Edition

Canada is a hot working holiday and gap year destination for young, independent travellers. It's a big country with spectacular national parks, unique wildlife, world-famous skiing and snowboarding areas and wonderful cultural experiences. With the working holiday visa being extended from one year to two (for some nationalities), Canada is now a more popular working holiday and gap year destination than ever before.

LiveWork&Play in Canada has been written specifically for those of you heading to Canada on a working holiday or gap year. This third edition has hundreds of website addresses and phone numbers for finding employment, accommodation and all your travel options -- everything a traveller needs to know for a successful working holiday or gap year. Inside you will find:

Chapter 1: Introduction 5
Chapter 2: Ready, Set, Go! 7
Passport 7
Working holiday visas and Student Programs 8
When to go 17
How to go 19
Packing 19
The question of money 27
Sorting affairs 30
Holiday insurance and medical care 31
Useful things to do, join and obtain 34
Support services 36
Stay in touch 36
Checklist 37
Travelling Alone 38
Travelling Safe 40
Travelling Well 42
Chapter 3: Once you've arrived 49
Chapter 4: Accommodation 53
Short-term accommodation 53
Long-term accommodation 57
Chapter 5: Work lowdown 61
Where to find work 62
How to find work 65
Income Tax 71
Chapter 6: A-Z of Jobs 73
Accounting 73
Agriculture and farming programs 74
Busking 76
Circus 77
Call Centres 77
Freelance Travel Writing 78
Fruit & Vegetable picking 79
Hospitality 84
Fast Food Outlets 85
Information Technology 85
Lumberjacks/Tree Planting 86
Nannies and Care Givers 87
Office support 89
Retail 90
Rickshaws 91
Ski and Snwoboard Resorts 91
Teaching English 104
WWOOF 105
Chapter 7: Travelling Around 107
Travel option 107
Some attractions not to miss 113
Chapter 8: Useful Information 127
Chapter 9: Moving On 131
Chapter 10: Index 133

What others say

I thought the only work in Canada was working in a ski resort. After reading this book I found out I could work in Vancouver and travel to the nearby mountains if I wanted to ski.

Belle Caterns, Sydney, Australia

Working in ski resorts, in major cities or in the countryside - it's all covered in this compact guide. If you're thinking of heading to Canada on a working holiday, then this is the guide.

Sydney Morning Herald

This guide gave me all the resort contacts in the area I wanted to work. I sent them all my resume and was offered 2 jobs. Thanks a million. I now spend my days living my dream of working in a ski resort.

Sebastian Edwards, West London

This compact guide provides the most comprehensive information to living and working in Canada on the market. Arm yourself with a copy.

The Times, UK

I come from one of the best skiing areas in New Zealand. This guide gave me the confidence to hit the slopes in Canada. I landed a job in days and have now done two seasons.

Nigel Davies, Christchurch, NZ