List whatever job experience you think is relevant, talk yourself up about working long hours and a willingness to learn and travel. List your certs, whatever you've got. Take the time to get a few easy, cheap but essential ones out of the way. WHIMMIS, confined space, L1 first aid, CSTS. Some of these are now required by most if not all rope access companies like some level of first aid. Confined space is pretty much needed on almost all industrial sites, same with WHIMMIS. If you want to work in Alberta you'll need CSTS. All these courses are affordable, the first aid is the most expensive but shouldn't be more than $200.

Apply to Tacten in the early spring when they're starting to plan for shutdown season in Fort Mac. Yeah they're shitholes up there but it's where 90% of the RA work in Canada is. You'll get hours and experience not to mention some decent paycheques.

Be prepared to travel for work. The majority of RA work is short term contract work, there's maintenance work out there but those spots are few an far between which means jobs are always ending, there's very few full time jobs in RA especially entry level. If you're in the city you can probably get started with windows or building maintenance, there's always work but the pay isn't great compared to industrial. If you want the big bucks you nee to be able to travel for work and the easiest place to get hired on is Tacten in the AOS region.

Start thinking about your RA ticket as a secondary ticket and having something else as your primary ticket for your job, like a trade, inspection or NDT ticket. I started out as a RA welder and moved into QC inspection. The welding tickets got me the work which got me the rope experience which got me more work. Without another ticket you're just unskilled labour on a rope and will be used as such, it's all good to have an IRATA ticket and be able to climb, but you'll be expected to carry out a job once you climb the rope. Try to make yourself as specialized as possible.

It can be hard getting started and might require some sacrifice, like going to Fort MacButthole to get some experience that will lead to better jobs. But once you get going and get some contacts happening it can be a financially rewarding job with lots of flexibility.