Apprenticeships - Need info on study/work visa's

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Subject: Apprenticeships - Need info on study/work visa's
  Hi, after looking into options, me and my partner (She´s Canadian, i´m English) thought about me taking an apprenticeship with Durham college in plumbing.. And after contacting them, they´ve told me i will probably need a work visa and a study visa, plus a letter or something from the immigration office allowing me to study in Canada.

Just wondering if you have any info on how successful this may be and also the process to actually start.. what forms will i have to get, how much it may cost (i should be earning in the apprenticeship, and already have a place to stay permanently so really just the fee´s and tool hire costs etc) and how long the process takes (from applying for the visa´s, to landing in Canada, to finishing a standard plumbing course) ?

Also, where might i start in finding an employer who takes on apprentices? I´ve heard it may be hard as they have to prove a Canadian can´t take the job or something?
While studying I´ll be working towards a common law with my girlfriend.. I assume doing it this way is possible and shouldn´t have any trouble with this?

Would going through a law type firm specializing in Immigration be the way to go, especially as it will lead up to me gaining permanent residency?

Thanks

(Info about me: 20yr old, English, completed high school with a-levels, plus i have a year of uni completed, as well as various work; warehouse etc)

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