Is it easy to get a Job in Whistler Canada in spring?

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Not going to happen. It is illegal to work or look for work in Canada unless you have a valid work permit. It is also pointless since no company can hire you without a social insurance number (SIN).

In order to apply for a work permit, you must have an approved job offer from a Canadian company which has permission to hire foreign workers. That company must have applied for and received a labour market opinion (LMO) report from HRSDC which shows a shortage of workers in Canada in that profession and proof that they advertised in Canada and no one applied. Positive LMOs are only issued for highly skilled professions (doctors, engineers, nurses, specialized trades, etc.) or highly temporary jobs (seasonal farm workers, off-season hotel workers, some ski resorts, etc.).

That company must send you a job offer letter and the original LMO and you must submit both with your work permit application. No LMO... no work permit. It also takes months to apply for one and you must pass background, medical, and financial checks.

Young people from certain countries may be able to apply for a temporary work permit through the International Experience Canada program. This is commonly known as a "working holiday visa". It is essentially an exchange program for young people (18-30) and the number of visas issued is limited to the number of similar visas issued to Canadians. Thus, the numbers are extremely limited and typically program is only open to applications for a couple of thousand visas two or three times a year. It is currently closed in most countries while they negotiate numbers. Even when open, completion is extreme and it takes several months of checks.

The Whistler ski resort itself does not issue LMOs at any time of the year. It will only consider job applications from Canadians, permanent residents, or current work permit holders. Unemployment in Canada is now such that they have little problems finding workers. Further, the end of March is approaching hopeless time. They ski season will be over and by May millions of Canadian university and high school students will be out of school and able to take summer jobs. No company is likely to need to look outside of Canada for unskilled workers, nor need to go through a long process to get permission to hire any.