Recruiting process for ATC

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Re: Recruiting process for ATC

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I saw it on the main site. But, there is no mention of it on the applicant page.

I also sent them an email inquiring about this. However, I received a very generic response of 'You'll be notified by email if you're selected to attend". My impression is they're a little bit disorganized.
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I guess that the new system is the reason of the delay... Well, i hope we'll get some news in a couple of days ;)
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Sean YOW wrote: No rumors from legitimate sources at this time. I'll update if I hear anything.

Management here in YYZ informed the controllers, that all ab initio training will cease after the current course until sometime in 2010.
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Re: Recruiting process for ATC

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Well, something new here today ! :) Finally...

I have a new item in the PHASE 2 tab which is ONLINE TESTING RESULTS.

It says that i passed the online testing and that i'm now eligible for an invite to an upcoming testing session.

Let's wait then ! :)
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I’ve got the same thing too, but it doesn’t really tell us anything we didn’t already know..
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No, but at least it confirms what we though :)
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Just curious if anyone's received an invite to any of the November assessment dates?
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Not yet...

Does anyone knows how the invite is supposed to work ? I mean, if i'm in Quebec, will i be invited only to Montreal assessments ? Or should i receive an invitation for Toronto also ?
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I called today with that exact same question. The answer is you have to wait for the assessment date in your region. So if you live in Montreal (which is a separate region from Toronto) then you have to wait for an assessment date in Montreal.

I wonder if it is okay for me to use my friend's address in Toronto. Would Nav Canada frown on that?
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I understand that they cannot offer every assessment session to everyone... And that if they want to held assessments sessions in all regions, they have to group people by areas.

However, i might have to wait longer to have an assessment session in my region, and i might be interested in going into another region...

Well, that's bad. Let's hope they will held a session in montreal soon... but it depends on the applications they receive i guess. Let's go people of Quebec, apply NOW !


Regarding your application with a Toronto address, i'm not sure it's a good idea. You might have to continue the process into this area. And it's kind of "not fair". So as an employer, would you employ someone who's "cheating" on a detail like that ? Well... that might be so simple, but... :)
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I get the feeling I'll be waiting until january for an assessment session in vancouver.

It's strange that they have an assessment session schedulede for Winnipeg, i would have thought there'd be more people applying in the Vancouver and for that matter the Montreal area.
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Here's my history;

I completed the registration/application and personality test on October 12th (going for the IFR track), and followed that up with the cognitive test on the 17th. Got an email on the the 24th inviting me to the testing session November 17th in Winnipeg.
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Czar wrote:I wonder if it is okay for me to use my friend's address in Toronto. Would Nav Canada frown on that?

I don't think that would be a problem at all. Before SHL, we were all hired out of regions much like today (although training was in Cornwall you were sent back to the region you were hired).

It wasn't uncommon for people to apply in another region for various reasons. Main reason was to apply in a region who needed more people at the time. Why would Nav Canada care? Depends on were you want to live for the first part of your career.
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Thats encouraging news from "doworkson", thanks for posting and good luck.
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doworkson: Are you from the Winnipeg area ?
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Yup, live and work in Winnipeg.
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moon unit 1 wrote:I get the feeling I'll be waiting until january for an assessment session in vancouver.

It's strange that they have an assessment session schedulede for Winnipeg, i would have thought there'd be more people applying in the Vancouver and for that matter the Montreal area.
It's probably not so much about the number of applicants, rather the number of trainees they need to fill courses in each area. From what I understand, Vancouver is fairly well staffed and only taking a few trainees a year, whereas Winnipeg is taking a whole lot more.
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Re: Recruiting process for ATC

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Could anyone give some advise.

If someone does an interview in Toronto, does that mean they will be applying for a position only in the Toronto 'region' (ie:Ontario)?

The reason I ask is I live in Montreal but my french is just horrible. Should I still do the assessment in Montreal or try to arrange something outside of Quebec?

Any comments or opinons will be much appreciated.
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I applied in Ottawa as an anglophone and was offered a spot in Toronto. I was closer to Montreal but still Ontario.
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I got the invite for November 7th assessment in Toronto, Has anyone done the new test yet? or is this the first assessment?

Also does all the initial unpaid training all take place in Cornwall? I heard there was housing there, can anyone confirm and if so is it free to trainees.

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