It is legal to look for work while visiting Canada. Obviously, you should always tell the truth to the officer and state your purposes in the country. You would also need to prove to the immigration officer that the plan is to leave Canada within the maximum allowed time and that you will not work in the country without the proper work permit.
Dielectric materials for semiconductor chips. Dielectric material characterize with very low electrical conductivity (one millionth of a mho / cm), in which an electric field can be sustained with a minimal leakage. It can store electrical energy/charge.
While all materials have a nonzero thermoelectric effect, in most materials it is too small to be useful. However, low-cost materials that have a sufficiently strong thermoelectric effect (and other required properties) could be used in applications including power generation and refrigeration.