Klarinet Archive - Posting 001127.txt from 1998/04

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Auditions in Canada
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 17:30:44 -0400

On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Janet McNaught wrote:

> The audition situation in Canada may be explained by reasons Elizabeth
> gives. One significant reason in addition is that in order to hire a
> non-Canadian, employers are required by law to prove that there are no
> Canadians with equal qualifications. So two rounds of auditions are a way of
> avoiding lawsuits, fines and problems with immigration. This does give
> Canadians opportunities to audition, although it would be interesting to
> know if this affected hiring. In some professional situations, the call for
> applications from Canadians is a token process to satisfy legal requirements.
> Janet.

This simply backs up what I said about the laws being different for the US
than the other countries mentioned.

Roger Garrett
IWU