immigration Canada - canadian residency

• How to immigrate to Canada?
  What to do to immigrate to Canada?
  

  25 Oct 2005, 07:44 Anonymous

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• Citizenship & Immigration Canada

  
  http://www.cic.gc.ca
  
  All info about Canadian immigration is there. All the application forms are there.
  
  Calvin

  Anonymous 25 Oct 2005, 11:49 - Report

• printing Official forms for Canadian immigration

  Can you print the Canadian Immigration forms in A4 paper? You cannot find letter size paper in the UK.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Heike
  
  

  Anonymous 26 Oct 2005, 12:23 - Report

• printing your Canadian immigration forms

  What you can do is order a custom paper cut. It may cost you about $10 for 500 pages, but being such an important document I would not take a chance.
  
  

  Anonymous 26 Oct 2005, 05:41 - Report

• Immigration site at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

  There is a great site on immigration here:
  
  http://www.cbc.ca/news/becomingcanadian/
  
  it documents the journey of a few individuals who went through the process of applying to the Canadian Residency (to become landed immigrant) and then became Canadian Citizens
  
  Good lukc

  Anonymous 27 Oct 2005, 12:17 - Report

• Great site on international immigration

  
  http://www.how2immigrate.net/canada/
  
  
  If you want to live in Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand & Brazil, this site can help you with tips. They are actually an agency so if you wish you can also pay for assistance

  Anonymous 27 Oct 2005, 12:19 - Report

• How to mail your application?

  Hi I live in Syria and I am thinking of applying to the Canadian Residency. I understand that Canadian authorities do not receive applications with couriers, but the mail system is my country is very unreliable. How can I do?

  Anonymous 27 Oct 2005, 12:21 - Report

• what about printing your residency application in other color?

  I mean, you want to stand out so they process it faster. Right?

  Anonymous 27 Oct 2005, 12:29 - Report

• Canadian immigration documents in "color"

  Canada is a country where all citizens are treated alike. What that means is that you may paint your application of blue, green or yellow, but you are always going to be treated like any other applicant.
  
  If I were you I would really avoid making your application "stand out"

  Anonymous 28 Oct 2005, 12:02 - Report

• Canadian Immigration Announcement!

  The Canadian government has announced that it has plans to increase the immigration rate to 1% of its current population annually will be welcomed as Canadian Landed Immigrants
  
  Canada has about 32 million people. That means that Canada plans to accept 320,000 people every year! this is wild! they currently accept about 250,000 every year

  Anonymous 28 Oct 2005, 11:39 - Report

• Immigration to Canada - Toronto

  
  This site is about the City of Toronto. It gives great information on immigration to Canada, as well as about living in Toronto.
  
  http://www.toronto.ca/immigration/immigration.htm

  Anonymous 29 Oct 2005, 04:01 - Report

• Canadian immigration books

  Are there any books published that talk about Canada, the economy, the history and the immigration process?
  
  It would be greately appreciated

  Anonymous 29 Oct 2005, 04:35 - Report

• Books on Canadian Immigration

  
  If you really need a book on Canadian Immigration, here is a selection from Amazon.com
  
  
  So, You Want To Be Canadian: All About The Most Fascinating People In The World And The Magical Place They Call Home (Paperback)
  by Kerry Colburn, Rob Sorensen
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811845354/102-5803806-7984908?v=glance&n=283155
  
  
  How to Be a Canadian (Paperback)
  by Will Ferguson, Ian Ferguson
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1550548913/102-5803806-7984908?v=glance&n=283155&%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
  
  Canadian Citizenship : A Practical Guide To Immigration & Citizenship (Paperback)
  by Joe Serge
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385253834/102-5803806-7984908?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance
  
  
  Immigrating to Canada and Finding Employment: A Do-It-Yourself Kit for Skilled Workers under the Latest Immigration Policy. A Step-by-Step Settlement & Job Search Guide - A 3 in 1 Publication, Revised Edition (Paperback)
  by Tariq Nadeem
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0973314028/102-5803806-7984908?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance
  
  
  I hope this helps
  
  Rod

  Anonymous 29 Oct 2005, 04:47 - Report

• What are the requirements for obtaining Canadian visas as an exotic dancer?

  I read the JustLended Guide for Canada but I did not found any references to the program for exotic dancers.
  
  I am Aleksandra from Ukraine, I am 19 years old and I would like to understand the requirements and conditions in order to obtain a work visa for Canada as an exotic dancer. I speak fluent english, french and russian.
  
  Kind thank you.
  
  Aleks

  Anonymous 30 Oct 2005, 03:53 - Report

• Exotic dancer program in Canada

  There was a recent scandal involving a senior politician in Ottawa. I think the program is in hot water now, and quite honestly, I do not know if it is still available..
  
  there is some info here:
  http://www.exoticdancer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2330
  
  

  Anonymous 30 Oct 2005, 04:05 - Report

• Here is the story about the end of exotic dancing visas in Canada

  
  http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/11/25/sgro041125.html
  
  
  Embattled minister promises changes to exotic dancer rules
  Last Updated Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:05:42 EST
  CBC News
  OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Judy Sgro, embroiled in a controversy over a residency visa awarded to a Romanian stripper, now says she plans to change the rules that exotic dancers can use to emigrate to Canada.
  
  Under the present rules exotic dancing is classified as one of the jobs the Labour Department monitors for shortages, making it easier for people to emigrate and fill those jobs.
  
  
  Immigration Minister Judy Sgro responds to questions from the opposition. (CP Photo)
  But on Thursday, Sgro said it's a difficult decision, but it's about to change.
  
  "When you talk to the women who are so desperate for a way out of [their] countries they say, 'Please keep this program because it does provide us with an opportunity – as much as we may not like it or approve of it – a chance of a better life.'"
  
  Sgro says once the women get to Canada they often run into problems. "They don't have a lot of language skills and they're ripe for exploitation."
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan is just as uncomfortable having exotic dancing on an immigration list. "I am certainly not happy with any immigration policy that would single out sex trade, or exotic dancers to enter this country."
  
  The opposition is unhappy too. They have called for Sgro's resignation after she gave a Romanian exotic dancer a ministerial permit, allowing her to remain in Canada.
  
  Also, Sgro's chief of staff, when he was an executive assistant, met with a strip club owner to review a list of women the club owner wanted to bring into the country.
  
  Conservative MP Diane Ablonczy questions why exotic dancers are a priority when "thousands of immigrants and their families are caught in the enormous immigration backlog. They and their MPs often can't get a response from the minister."
  
  Sgro says she is changing the system and she plans to have applications from exotic dancers looked at on a case by case basis.
  
  She says she also wants to make sure there are support systems in place once they arrive.
  
  Federal ethics commissioner Bernard Shapiro is conducting his own review of Sgro's decision to give the Romanian woman a ministerial permit.
  
  It's not known when the commissioner will be finished with that investigation
  

  Anonymous 30 Oct 2005, 09:06 - Report

• question on where to send the application

  Where to send your immigration application if you are already studying in Canada with a student visa?
  
  I am studying a master's degree in the university of Waterloo.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Daniel

  Anonymous 31 Oct 2005, 12:35 - Report

• recommendation - visa as a student

  If you are with a student visa and currently are pursuing a graduate degree in Canada, you may be half way through the process even before you start.
  
  First of all, your temporary residency is in Canada, so you can forward your application to Buffalo. You can contact them to ask. contact info below:
  
  The Consulate General of Canada
  HSBC Center, Suite 3000
  Buffalo, NY 14203-2884
  
  Tel: (716) 858-9500, Fax: (716) 852-4340
  e-mail: [email removed]
  
  
  See which is your closest consulate.
  http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/buffalo/offices/default-en.asp
  
  

  Anonymous 01 Nov 2005, 03:12 - Report

• Thanks for the information

  this forum is great

  Anonymous 01 Nov 2005, 12:52 - Report

• lawyer fees for canadian immigration assistance

  what kind of fees should I expect from an immigration expert assisting me in my canadian immigration process.
  thanks
  Kevin

  Anonymous 01 Nov 2005, 04:38 - Report

• Canadian immigration assistance fees

  These guys get paid by the hour. By ready to pay $60 to $200 per hour. It is recommended that you do some research on your own before going there, otherwise you may not get your issues resolved within your budget.
  
  

  Anonymous 02 Nov 2005, 03:41 - Report

• immigration assistance - Canada

  It is better to hire an actual lawyer. they get paid in the $200 but the advice they give you is the "law" and they have a pretty tough code of ethics. If you go with Mr. nobody who does not have a professional designation beware that they are "less" liable than a lawyer is.

  Anonymous 02 Nov 2005, 02:22 - Report

• P.O. Box addresses and your Citizenship / Immigration application

  Is it true that you cannot give a P.O. Box as your address in your application?
  
  I do not trust the state owned mail in my country and Citizenship and immigration Canada will not send couriers even if you pay for it.
  
  

  Anonymous 02 Nov 2005, 11:49 - Report

• sad reality

  all prospective canadian immigrants face the same reality with the reliability of the postal system in their home countries.
  
  If it is some sort of consolation, the Canadian Postal system is definitely far from being the best in the world

  Anonymous 03 Nov 2005, 05:34 - Report

• testing

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  Anonymous 03 Nov 2005, 06:22 - Report

• mailing your application for canadian residency

  use the address of a friend of yours. I did that when applying from China.
  

  Anonymous 03 Nov 2005, 06:46 - Report

• Wait time for Canadian immigration application

  What is the average wait time to process your immigration application. I am thinking of applying for the Canadian residency

  Anonymous 04 Nov 2005, 05:52 - Report

• waiting time for immigration papers in Canada

  it used to be about a year from the moment that your COMPLETE application was received to the moment they send you the documents.
  
  Many variants may extend the process. I would say that a range is between 6 months to over 3 years

  Anonymous 05 Nov 2005, 12:12 - Report

• Canadian Immigration Assistant - Experts

  Do the "Experts" in immigration to Canada need some kind of certification issued by the Canadian government?

  Anonymous 05 Nov 2005, 03:51 - Report

• Immigration "experts"

  Immigration experts are either lawyers or they are not. They do not "need" to be lawyers, however, they must at least know the immigration laws of the country you are seeking to immigrate (i.e. Canada, Australia, UK, Spain, etc.)
  
  Said this, there are absolutely no regulations in this area, so beware... it is a jungle out there
  
  Rod

  Anonymous 05 Nov 2005, 03:13 - Report

• Canadian Immigration Guide

  From the very source: Citizenship & Immigration Canada
  
  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/pub/newcomer.pdf

  Anonymous 05 Nov 2005, 07:02 - Report

• Why do most immigrants arrive to Toronto - GTA?

  It makes me puzzled, why is it that everybody (or 60% of them) comes to the GTA?
  Aren't other cities attractive enough?
  I mean, Victoria, BC is a beautiful place with a great weather year-round, Montreal is a maginficent city (scary cold)... What about the rest?

  Anonymous 06 Nov 2005, 07:31 - Report

• Toronto - a magnet for immigration

  Toronto is without any doubt the most multi cultural city within Canada. It is the largest city in Canada and consequently it can absorb more people than any other city at the moment.
  
  In a few years that may change. There are signs indicating that the services within the city of toronto will be stretched to their limits in about 8-10 years. When the quality of life starts to lower, other cities will start picking up
  
  Also, and perhaps most important, Toronto produces the largest share of the GDP in Canada. That said, most companies in Canada have an office in Toronto where they do most of their businesses, which of course translates in more jobs than anywhere else (with the exception of the oil boom in alberta)

  Anonymous 07 Nov 2005, 04:00 - Report

• Toronto is becoming unlivable! - traffic is terrible

  I have been in Toronto for 10 years. I used to live in Ottawa. I must say that the traffic is becoming worse and worse. It takes now over 1 hour and 20 minutes to get to my work and back. Something that used to take about 35 minutes. There is something wrong. I don't understand how will the city do with 150 thousand new immigrants every year. There are no new roads, the subway is basically the same it was 20 years ago.

  Anonymous 08 Nov 2005, 12:00 - Report

• canada is a big country

  there should be no problem to fit all the newcomers. Canada is the second largest country in the planet, so space is not an issue.

  Anonymous 10 Nov 2005, 04:15 - Report

• 700,000 Backlog

  The fed wish to increase the number of immigrants to 300,000 in 2006..yet the exsisting backlog of 700,000 still exsist!! What mechanisms they putting in place,besides cheap talk,to clear this back log? It makes little sense to me.
  Its HIGHLY STRESSFUL!!!

  Anonymous 10 Nov 2005, 06:39 - Report

• calm down - if your papers are in order you will get your canadian residency

  It took me about 27 months and I finally got my papers. I was very desperate but it was just a matter of time. The backlog of residency applications is true and it will for sure take a while to fix it.

  Anonymous 11 Nov 2005, 12:18 - Report

• 27 months..

  May i ask after how many months did you get your papers to go for the Medical. How long after your medical you got your final papers? Did you an interview or they just gave you your PR card?
  Im very curious..Thanks in advance

  Anonymous 11 Nov 2005, 02:09 - Report

• my 27 months wait

  I got the forms to get my fingerprints taken by the FBI (all American Citizens are required to do so when applying to the residence in Canada) four months for the application. Then it took about a year until I got the medical forms. After that it was only wait, and wait, and wait and the PR card finally came. I understand that there were some delays since Citizenship & Immigration Canada was in the process of introducing the PR card

  Anonymous 11 Nov 2005, 02:21 - Report

• Replacing your CanadiannPR Card?

  I just lost my Canadian PR... where can I replace it?

  Anonymous 11 Nov 2005, 03:05 - Report

• Lost PR card

  I suggest you visit the consulate where you first applied or your nearest Immigration office.
  

  Anonymous 11 Nov 2005, 02:46 - Report

• Lost Canadian PR Card I would notify it to the police NOW!

  This is an extremely important document. I would notify it to the police that the document has been lost. This will help you protect your identity from persons wishing to steal it!

  Anonymous 11 Nov 2005, 03:58 - Report

• Citizenship & Immigration Canada - medical exam

  What types of diseases does the medical exam scan as part of the process for the residency application and how do they do that?

  Anonymous 12 Nov 2005, 12:22 - Report

• How many applications for Canadian residency are rejected?

  Furthermore, which grounds are given for somebody who does not get granted the Canadian residency

  Anonymous 12 Nov 2005, 05:04 - Report

• Medical tests

  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pub/dmp-handbook/section-6.html
  
  hope you not are you affraid of needles

  Anonymous 12 Nov 2005, 08:52 - Report

• Excellent website on issues regarding discrimination and racism in Canada

  http://www.canadaimmigrants.com/
  
  "Since 1980, increasing poverty rates were evident for newcomers in all age groups, at all education levels, of all language backgrounds, and in all family types. What the rising poverty numbers tell us is that the transition is becoming more difficult for new arrivals" <-- extracted from the website!
  
  I think the stats speak for themselves

  Anonymous 14 Nov 2005, 02:45 - Report

• Roma was'nt built in a day!

  I read the site and i agree to some extent whats being said. No immigrant should be blinded and expect a land of milk and honey. We all know that we must work twice as hard as we did if we were back home.
  All the people i know who went to canada are gainfully employed and VERY happy(not to mention financially comfortable). Sure you may not always work in your respective profession,but for most of us its better than what we go through and face in our own countries ie crime,coruption,kidnappings etc.
  What this site doesnt show are the many success stories and valuable contributions immigrants have made in Canada.
  Its so so easy to focus on the negatives.
  Half empty or half full...its up to you.
  Good Luck all
  
  

  Anonymous 14 Nov 2005, 04:08 - Report

• Consider these Statistics...

  I agree totally. Im an IT Professional and i really dont mind if i dont get a job in my desired profession..even if it means having a lesser job.
  The people in my country live like prisoners under a wave of crime especially murders,which averages 1.3 murders a day!! For the year we've had over 192 Kidnappings.Biased and incompetent govt does nothing
  All this with a population of just 1.3 million people
  Welcome to my island "paradise" of Trinidad!!
  
  I'd rather pack boxes or drive a bus and live a happy life in another country,than live here like a prisoner.
  
  No amount of money can buy peace of mind and security!
  
  
  
  

  Anonymous 14 Nov 2005, 03:53 - Report

• being an immigrant

  It is interesting to see how many common viewpoints here. Nobody is an immigrant by pure choice. We have lost something in our home countries that is beyond status; it is about freedom, peace and the hope to raise your family in a place where your kids will be judged by their merits.
  
  The "immigrants" that I know who went to live anywhere and enjoyed similar or better status than in their homeland are expatriates/executives working for a company that move because of a professional opportunity. In reality that is far from the majority.
  
  I am very optimistic about the future. I know I lost many things by coming to Canada, however I am convinced that I would have lost far more if I had either stayed in my home country or if I had gone anywhere else. Funny that I was considering going to the USA; Now that I came to Canada I find that the decision was definitely the right one

  Anonymous 14 Nov 2005, 11:50 - Report

• there is no red carpet!

  I find it ironic that sometime some newcomers arrive with the idea that there is a red carpet waiting for them. As a newcomer to Canada or any other country of the world, you need to work hard to gain credibility within the Canadian society.
  
  It takes time and it is painful, but if you are persistent, you will succeed!
  
  Be patient, focused and have clear expectations. It will be hard, but it is worth it!

  Anonymous 15 Nov 2005, 04:00 - Report

• What is better, to apply with your whole family or to bring them later?

  I have an extended family of 12 people and I am wondering if it is better to apply all at once as a single family or to get some people first and then the others?
  
  what are the pros and cons of each other?

  Anonymous 15 Nov 2005, 11:41 - Report