I can say personally I came from Melbourne to Toronto last year with my Canadian g/f on a tourist visa, which gave me 6 months in country. It took me that long to find a position (2 days to spare), but the company was able to get an immigration lawyer to put together a work visa application for me (Canadian version of H1B). I was able to drive down to the US, and apply for work visa as I re-entered.
If you do this DO NOT cross back in at Niagara Falls itself as I was initially refused here (stressful when you only have the clothes on your back). After a bit of excitement I managed to re-enter Canada, drive directly to Fort Erie and present my papers there successfully, plus the Fort Erie border allows you to leave Canada without entering the USA.
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I can say personally I came from Melbourne to Toronto last year with my Canadian g/f on a tourist visa, which gave me 6 months in country. It took me that long to find a position (2 days to spare), but the company was able to get an immigration lawyer to put together a work visa application for me (Canadian version of H1B). I was able to drive down to the US, and apply for work visa as I re-entered.
If you do this DO NOT cross back in at Niagara Falls itself as I was initially refused here (stressful when you only have the clothes on your back). After a bit of excitement I managed to re-enter Canada, drive directly to Fort Erie and present my papers there successfully, plus the Fort Erie border allows you to leave Canada without entering the USA.