do any members who are based in alberta or who live there see or know of any livestock companies trying to recruit drivers from europe ‘ive been told by a canadain driver that alberta is the state for cattle ranches and feedlots’’ are there any members here haul livestock for a living just lloking for some info on companies cheers
Livestock is big business throughout the Prairies.
The largest livestock carrier in North America is Steve’s who are based in Blumenort Manitoba, there’s also Favel in Saskatchewan, so you’re not restricted to Alberta, it’s easier to get work permits and such in MB and SK, so maybe worthwhile exploring those avenues, unless you’re set on Alberta 
Try Paskal Cattle Company, Picture Butte, AB.
Call Steve Richards 011-403-732-5641 and ask about the foreign driver programme.
They were advertising on Kijiji last week, company is expanding and they are after 4 more drivers, must be able to cross border, home weekends, have LMO’s available.
thanks very much ive just done a little bit of research into obtaining an lmo and even if i’m going to qualify for the pnp in alberta’ it states you have to show that you the applicant has had a high school education… they need to see some kind of certificates well i dont actually have any certs’ has anyone else had these problems while applying for the pnp in alberta ’ the reason i was interested in alberta it seems there are a lot of ranches and feedlots in that state …hence must be a lot of livestock companies’ but if it’s easier to obtain a work permit lmo in another provence might be better of looking there
newmercman:
Livestock is big business throughout the Prairies.The largest livestock carrier in North America is Steve’s who are based in Blumenort Manitoba, there’s also Favel in Saskatchewan, so you’re not restricted to Alberta, it’s easier to get work permits and such in MB and SK, so maybe worthwhile exploring those avenues, unless you’re set on Alberta
i’m going to send steves livestock an email to see if they recruit in europe many thanks friend cheers
neilg14:
Try Paskal Cattle Company, Picture Butte, AB.
Call Steve Richards 011-403-732-5641 and ask about the foreign driver programme.
They were advertising on Kijiji last week, company is expanding and they are after 4 more drivers, must be able to cross border, home weekends, have LMO’s available.
thanks friend i shall also be sending that gentleman an email to ask about there driver programme
chef sauce:
thanks very much ive just done a little bit of research into obtaining an lmo and even if i’m going to qualify for the pnp in alberta’ it states you have to show that you the applicant has had a high school education… they need to see some kind of certificates well i dont actually have any certs’ has anyone else had these problems while applying for the pnp in alberta ’ the reason i was interested in alberta it seems there are a lot of ranches and feedlots in that state …hence must be a lot of livestock companies’ but if it’s easier to obtain a work permit lmo in another provence might be better of looking there
It can be a PITA getting school stuff, try Your old school first I was lucky enough that one teacher was still working there & as I’d been a grade A knob She remembered Me, this time around My Mum found 3 school reports after She moved house so I’m hoping they suffice…
They only really want to know You’ve attended from what I can gather.
Good luck to You.
I had the same thing driver, I went down the school and when I mentioned my name the look on their face said it all 
Although for my purposes it was good that I was memorable
To the OP, I know there’s a lot of feedlots and the like in AB, but going on what I’ve seen at the borders, there’s a hell of a lot more livestock crossing into the US at Emerson (MB) than I’ve seen going through at Coutts (AB). If you think about it, there’s Minneapolis and Chicago over that way and they take a lot of feeding, whereas below Alberta is Montana and that’s almost empty of people.
I know a couple of blokes that were doing livestock, one from SK, he did two runs to Iowa a week with little baby piggies in a 4 deck trailer and the other one was out in AB, he was running hard between AB and Greeley CO with beef. They’ve both pulled off it now to go on tanker work in the oil patch as the money’s a lot better, but oil money is top dollar anywhere, I know they were both earning well hauling beasts around
From what I’ve seen on here, AB can be a bit difficult for PNP and PR, but plenty of people manage it. The economy is still booming over here and with the oil in SK and MB now, a lot of extra bodies are needed, so LMOs are easy to find, that opens up your choices dramatically, most towns/cities have a livestock carrier in them, so find a place you like the look of and sign on with the local firm, it really could be that easy 
Newmercman, not a lot of cattle go through Coutts, but a massive amount of AB trucks go through Eastport/Kingsgate near Creston BC.
neilg14:
Newmercman, not a lot of cattle go through Coutts, but a massive amount of AB trucks go through Eastport/Kingsgate near Creston BC.
Oh, never been there, don’t know too much about how it works over there, although, from talking to my mate, I know the run to the kill plant at Greeley is busy from AB, so they must go through somewhere, Coutts made more sense to me as it’s straight down the big roads from there, except for cutting over to Billings from gt Falls of course
I don’t know why they go that way or even where they’re going, 4 states to choose from not too far away, MT, ID, OR, WA.
I’ve seen them queued up there sometimes between 10-20 at a time & pass big #'s of them heading south.
I see a lot of WA plated bull racks in the Pacific Northwest, maybe they’re going out that way, possibly with export beasts for the Far East:?:
The port of entry with the highest concentration of livestock boys queing to cross seems to be Dunseith ND south of Brandon Manitoba. There always seems to be convoys of those guys heading south into the US all year round.
Ironicly I’m currently knocking my old school down shall I put a couple of bricks in my case. 
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chef sauce:
thanks very much ive just done a little bit of research into obtaining an lmo and even if i’m going to qualify for the pnp in alberta’ it states you have to show that you the applicant has had a high school education… they need to see some kind of certificates well i dont actually have any certs’ has anyone else had these problems while applying for the pnp in alberta ’ the reason i was interested in alberta it seems there are a lot of ranches and feedlots in that state …hence must be a lot of livestock companies’ but if it’s easier to obtain a work permit lmo in another provence might be better of looking thereIt can be a PITA getting school stuff, try Your old school first I was lucky enough that one teacher was still working there & as I’d been a grade A knob She remembered Me, this time around My Mum found 3 school reports after She moved house so I’m hoping they suffice…
They only really want to know You’ve attended from what I can gather.
Good luck to You.
thanks very much
if any of the above posters do come across any catle haulers could you possibly get me some numbers while your waiting at the border i contacted steve’s livestock yesterday via email told them of my experience ’ and that i had good work ethics etc etc …and there reply to me was move to canada and come and check us out ’ i would of expected a little more from a major transport company ''ive tried doing a couple of searches on google but dont seem to be coming up with much i have to contact butte grain later on today there based in alberta might be a good idea just to come over to canada and rent a car and head down to the border crossing’s or possibly sit at a truck stop
chef sauce:
if any of the above posters do come across any catle haulers could you possibly get me some numbers while your waiting at the border i contacted steve’s livestock yesterday via email told them of my experience ’ and that i had good work ethics etc etc …and there reply to me was move to canada and come and check us out ’ i would of expected a little more from a major transport company ''ive tried doing a couple of searches on google but dont seem to be coming up with much i have to contact butte grain later on today there based in alberta might be a good idea just to come over to canada and rent a car and head down to the border crossing’s or possibly sit at a truck stop
In fairness they probably get lots of emails etc, I’ve been here twice to live & work, The Canadians would appreciate You getting on a plane & knocking on there door, I know of two blokes who’ve done that in the last 3 months here in Manitoba & it works…Theres Hi-life too in Le Broquerie MB too they do pigs etc…
ive just spoke to another member on the forum he claims i would need a high school diploma or equivelant to gain pr in alberta
chef sauce:
ive just spoke to another member on the forum he claims i would need a high school diploma or equivelant to gain pr in alberta
Alberta seems to make it harder and harder and to be it definetely seems stacked against the immigrant in many respects. For example, the company you work for is responsible for nominating you for PNP, whereas in the other provinces you apply for yourself which means the firm you work for doesn’t have your neck over a barrel and your future in their hands. Would you not consider SK or MB instead or are you set on AB?
chef sauce:
ive just spoke to another member on the forum he claims i would need a high school diploma or equivelant to gain pr in alberta
You can take a GED exam (Highschool Equivalenzy Diploma) in the UK before you apply for PR in Alberta. I made it in Germany, it’s a computer based test and it’s no rocket science
https://www.prometric.com/en-us/clients/ged/Pages/landing.aspx
https://www.prometric.com/en-us/clients/GED/documents/GEDProgramBulletin20120425.pdf