80 hairdressers get short cut to Canada

Starting a new life abroad can be a heady experience — particularly if you’re an Irish hairdresser keen to explore Canada. Hairdressers are in short supply right across the country, with one client in one province alone coming here later this month with 80 jobs to fill.

Successful candidates for the jobs, which are in an expanding chain of salons in Alberta, can look forward to a minimum two-year contract with health and dental care included, after just a year of which they can apply for permanent residence.

And because hair styling is classed as a high demand occupation, their work visa also allows them bring their family, so a spouse doesn’t need to get a permit in their own name and is free to work at whatever they want.