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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• it depends

  it depends on the qualifications of the applicants and the method under which you are inquiring about Canadian residency. If you come from a country in disrest, you may be able to apply as a refugee. The process is much faster, but you require proof that you and your family are being prosecuted outside of the law. (i.e. political, religiuos, race, etc.)
  
  Now, if you are applying as a qualified or skilled worker, you need to have the "points" to qualify.
  
  Bringing all your family at once is hard, specially given that you will need to proof your financial capacity to support them all for a period of one year, but of course, it depends on the qualifications of your extended family.
  
  I hope this helps. I actually found the section on visas and permits in this site to be very useful, and of course, you can always visit the site of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Anonymous 17 Nov 2005, 02:01 - Report

• applying with or without your extended family

  It is s tough question. It takes a long while to get the process going in either case. If you are applying as a refugee, it is definitely "faster" and you can do that from your home country if there is a Canadian consulate there. Now, that is a one-way trip. Becoming a refugee means that you may never return to your home country, so that is something to think about

  Anonymous 19 Nov 2005, 10:11 - Report

• Applying for Canadian residency - 12 at a time!

  If you want to apply for your entire family at once, it would mean that you have $120,000 in cash from day one as proof of funds to settle for the first year! It may be a bit heavy for some families, but if you have the resources go for it.
  
  

  Anonymous 22 Nov 2005, 08:42 - Report

• quien necesita una visa de turista para Canada?

  Que paises necesitan una visa de turista para Canada? Que requisitos necesitaria para obtenerla si la necesitara?

  Anonymous 01 Dec 2005, 02:51 - Report

• paying for the application and landing fee with a credit card, paypal, etc?

  Is there a way to pay for the landing fee and the application with a credit card, paypal or something like that. getting a stupid check with a bank in Canadian Dollars costs about €40!

  Anonymous 10 Dec 2005, 01:52 - Report

• 2006

  Happy New year all...hope you all get what you want this year.

  Anonymous 02 Jan 2006, 01:35 - Report

• Canadian Federal Election -stand on immigration

  Does anybody knows what are the different (if any) positions that the Canadian parties have on immigration?
  
  this may be important

  Anonymous 04 Jan 2006, 01:48 - Report

• political parties positions on immigration

  Nothing really new. There is a push to eliminate the $975 landing fee. From now until that materializes (if it materializes) it could take years, so for the moment I would not even care.
  
  Good luck!

  Anonymous 05 Jan 2006, 12:44 - Report

• eliminating the Canadian landing fee? that is huge!

  Eliminating the landing fee means that the government of Canada will stop receiving $2B per year (about 200,000 people become landed immigrant every year)!
  
  well, they may increase the application fee instead. Who knows.
  

  Anonymous 05 Jan 2006, 11:33 - Report

• so, what are the issues for the Canadian elections?

  Is immigration a top issue???

  Anonymous 05 Jan 2006, 11:39 - Report

• immigration Canada policies on new election

  Not really, all the parties are pledging to reduce/eliminate the right of landing fee of $975.

  Anonymous 08 Jan 2006, 12:11 - Report

• and what about health benefits?

  One of the attractiveness of immigrating to Canada is its health system. If they are eliminating it, it does not make much sense (too much cold for not having health care coverage)

  Anonymous 08 Jan 2006, 12:12 - Report

• Freedom is the reason to immigrate - the case of refugees

  I know a fair number of families who have come to Canada not because the health care, or the weather, or Kyoto, etc., but because they were facing prosecution in their home countries. People from the former Yugoslavia, many countries in Africa and now a growing number of people coming from South America.
  
  They come to Canada searching peace and freedom. Canada offers both

  Anonymous 19 Jan 2006, 11:32 - Report

• buscar la residencia permanente en Canadá

  Quiero saber de los procedimientos para buscar la residencia permanente Canadiense, pero me gustaría buscarlo en Español

  Anonymous 21 Jan 2006, 03:34 - Report

• From USA to Canada

  oes anybody have an experinece with emigration from USA to Canada?
  
  I was born in Slovakia and still am Slovakian citizen currently student in the college. I would like to emigrate to Canada without going home to Slovakia.
  
  Would this be possible?
  Does any of you guys had the same experience?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Blaze
  

  Anonymous 25 Jan 2006, 03:37 - Report

• Immigrating to Canada via the USA

  I was on a student visa in Canada when I applied to the permanent residence in Canada. I chose to apply in Buffalo, NY, which at the time was fine. Today I do not know if you need to send the application to the consulate in your home country or you can still do it from the closest consulate office to the place where you live (even in a temporary basis). If I were you I would call the consulate in the USA and the one in your country. If they both tell you that can apply from any of them, do the one in the USA. For sure it will be faster.

  Anonymous 25 Jan 2006, 09:31 - Report

• Inmigration policies under the conservative government?

  Are there any changes in immigration policies after the conservative government takes power in February???????
  
  

  Anonymous 29 Jan 2006, 10:59 - Report

• no changes of policies with the new government

  that we know of now.... we will wait and see

  Anonymous 05 Feb 2006, 10:32 - Report

• Canadian Landing fee updates

  I remembered that the landing fee would be eliminated if the conservative government won the Canadian Federal elections. Are there any updates on that discussion?

  Anonymous 07 Feb 2006, 04:57 - Report

• Landing fee - canada immigration and citizenship

  I do not recall such offering. If my math is correct that is 250,000 landings per year at $1000 a piece, that is $2.5 billions per year!
  
  I am sure the government wants to keep that cash cow coming!!!

  Anonymous 07 Feb 2006, 07:52 - Report

• Immigration fees a Cash Cow for Canada? Hardly!

  $2.5 Billion is hardly a cash cow...are you aware of what countries like Canada spend in a year?!
  
  It's a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, and barely covers the cost of administrating all of the Immigrants that arrive.
  
  Get the facts: http://www.relocation-canada.com

  Anonymous 10 Feb 2006, 04:36 - Report

• Check your math.

  Hey cash cow guy, check your math...
  
  My calculator only gives me $250 Million.
  
  250,000 x 1,000
  
  Even less to use for immigrants landing here.
  
  And where do you think this money would then come from if they waive landing fees? More taxes.
  
  So please, pay your fees with respect when you come to our country. $1,000.00 sounds worth it to me.
  

  Anonymous 11 Feb 2006, 12:46 - Report

• so?

  immigration is a billion dollar business in Canada!!! I knew it!

  Anonymous 14 Feb 2006, 01:46 - Report

• discounts per family size?

  Do you get a discount for the size of your family? We are eight planning to immigrate to Canada, but $8000 is a lot of money just in fees. Can you pay this fee in installments?

  Anonymous 15 Feb 2006, 01:23 - Report

• no installments

  payments are to be paid when demanded in full. As far as I understand, no credit cards are accepted

  Anonymous 19 Feb 2006, 03:49 - Report

• immigration costs and tax deductions

  My family of 4 immigrated to Canada last september and spent thousand of dollars moving and paying the ROLF (Right of landing fees). Can I claim any of this in my 2005 tax return due in April?

  Anonymous 26 Feb 2006, 01:38 - Report

• A better place to discuss this?

  2 places that come to mind:
  
  http://www.relocation-canada.com
  
  and
  
  http://www.nupad.ca
  
  also, you can get free LIVE Canada Relocation Support, at:
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  Regards!
  

  Anonymous 26 Feb 2006, 06:35 - Report

• fyi

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20060225/ca_pr_on_na/feds_ont_immigrants;_ylt=Aq5ctBp9exM5leZWWJKONgglkMEF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OWI1ZGNqBHNlYwM3Mzc-

  Anonymous 27 Feb 2006, 07:23 - Report

• follow up "Harper wants immigrants' credentials to be recognized: McGuinty"

  I want to see how much of this is lip service and how much is real action. Come on, can you believe the Canadian Medical Association will allow foreign credentials to practice here???? No, they want it all for themselves and enjoy to hear that there are looooooooooong wait times. Same thing with other professions such as engineering, law, etc.

  Anonymous 28 Feb 2006, 02:17 - Report

• lip service

  certainly the professional associations in Canada are not going to ease up their systems to open up opportunities for foreign credentials. I do not see that happening

  Anonymous 06 Mar 2006, 01:18 - Report

• immigrating to Ontario - provincial nomination

  Does Ontario have a provincial nomination immigration program like Quebec and Alberta?

  Anonymous 14 Mar 2006, 02:38 - Report

• canada provincial nominations

  in theory any province can do provincial nominations, however only alberta and quebec have systems in place to speed up the process of those willing to reside in these provinces. To my knowledge, your quest for provincial nomination has to be made to the ministry of immigration of the povince. You need to have a very good case why the province will support your case

  Anonymous 20 Mar 2006, 06:01 - Report

• timelines for provincial nomination

  keeping in mind that the Canadian Federal immigration program has wait times of up to more than 3 years, I wonder what is the time difference if you decide to apply using the provincial nomination for let's say, Alberta?

  Anonymous 28 Mar 2006, 12:34 - Report

• comments on provincial nomination speed

  Provincial nomination is usually much faster. It is basically the equivalent of having a job offer from a Canadian company.
  Good luck

  Anonymous 02 Apr 2006, 01:00 - Report

• got the medicals!!

  april 04 applied
  AOR march 04
  meds April 06
  
  
  On wednesday 5th i got the shock of my life. I actually got the medical form. It consists of a new application that was for information purposes only( thats what they said), the actual medical form which was one page with my photo, and a list of doctors with other instructions.
  
  I had to get..again..1) police certificate, 2) funds to show i have more than $10,000CN 3)new application form to fill out( for information only)
  
  I had the meds done on friday. It was pretty simple and straight forward. No worries there. Whats suprising was i asked the doc how long does it take for the embassy to get back to me. he said his office forwards the lab tests by 4 days and by 3 weeks POS will contact me. I know this sounds too early so i asked again.." but ive heard it takes over 4 months" he says about 3 weeks. I donno..this sounds too good to be true. I'm sticking with my 3 months to get a reply.
  
  Im still in shock..cus after EXACTLY 2 years to the date ie april 5th 2004 to april 5th 2006 i got my meds...it hasnt sunk in yet. Right now im waiting for the police cert i will have it in less than 3 weeks time.
  
  if all goes well i guess i'll be up there by summer...who knows...i dont care i waited for 2 years...it finally came. Thank god!

  Anonymous 08 Apr 2006, 11:29 - Report

• the process changed in that period...

  First congrats on getting the med forms. That is basically a sign that if you are healhly, you will be granted the Canadian Landed Immigrant Status.
  They are asking for all these new things because the system changed in that time. Sometime in late 2004, they introduced a new ID called the PR Card, that required other requisites (usually recent requisites). So, if you have not gotten in trouble since your application, you should not be worried...
  
  
  

  Anonymous 23 Apr 2006, 02:06 - Report

• immigration to Canada - two fees? when to send each

  There are two fees for the Canadian Application for permanent residency. One for the "procesing" of the application and another for the right of landing fee (which reminds me of the chatting acronym ROLF rolling on the floor laughing). Anyhow, I wonder if it is good to wait for the second later in the process or is it better to send both at once?

  Anonymous 29 Apr 2006, 02:07 - Report

• Both fees

  I suggest you send both at once. They will take time to write back to you asking for the fee..then you gotta post it etc etc.
  To avoid delays i sent all at once. In the event that you dont get thru..they post the refund as a check back to you.

  Anonymous 01 May 2006, 02:14 - Report

• how long does it take?

  Are the applications for family reunification in Canada taking a shorter or longer time to process? I would like to bring my mother and siblings.

  Anonymous 20 May 2006, 12:54 - Report

• Shorter

  The govt realised that the process was rather long and lots of parents were left behind. Now they speed it up and its quick to get ur parents up there

  Anonymous 22 May 2006, 04:57 - Report

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  Anonymous 15 Jun 2006, 06:18 - Report

• Helpful Hints from someone already here!

  Hi All! I'm a born and raised Canadian. Just stumbled upon this site. I want to say I think it's awesome you guys want to live here. It IS the best place to go overall! (You gotta see how good the air is on the west coast). Anyways my Dad is Canadian and my mom is an immigrant from the philipines, our family has had it's ups and downs and I've seriously seen a lot of what canada has to offer. My family has been lower class on social assistance as well as upper class. So here are some hints I thought might help some of you get things right when you come.
  
  First, BE CONFIDENT! Newcomers often don't realize how great life can be here until it's too late. As soon as you arrive get involved. It's going to be hard at first, but you DO NOT HAVE TO BE SECOND CLASS. The middle class and the upper class are more than happy to welcome you. Learn english well and take advantage of bursaries, loans, special programs to upgrade your skills or regionalize them to make money. A lot of newcomers think that they are different or alone so they work menial jobs because they want to stay outta the way of white people etc. Canadians want you to do your best, actually nothing pisses us off more than those that scape by on minimum wage or social assistance. You ARE SMART, you add perspective and in the end you are NO DIFFERENT.
  
  2nd, Live where you REALLY want to live. Spread out and go where the grass is green. An all too common immigration error is people look to see where the most of their kind are residing, find a cheap property there and commit! ERR WRONG! Don't define yourself by your race, when you get here you're a Canadian. Unfortunately, you'll later realize that areas that are defined ethnically often tend to be the poor neighborhoods and the crime infested. I believe this has a lot to do with ethnic isolation. You have to get out there and be an active part of the WHOLE community not just an ethnic community. To Do: Check avg. salaries of neighborhood (available through rental papers often) check the schools around, look for crappy neighborhood giveaways like BARS on everyone's windows! Etc. This is Canada, you have a new standard here. You have the right to be SAFE and SUCCESSFULL. Hint* People don't know this but often properties in many of the UPPER class neighborhoods are actually very close or the same price as the poorer neighborhoods. SO PICK THE GOOD NEIGHBORHOODS! Don't worry if you don't see any other latinos/chinese/indians on the block, as soon as you move in they'll be one and you'll be welcomed.
  
  3rdly, FAMILY FIRST! Remember it's not all about being able to make more money. It's about having the ability to spend time with your family and all of you enjoying it. Spend time with the kids, and help THEM TO INTIGRATE as well! Seriously, a lot of families make this mistake, the adults adjust to the new country and are ALWAYS working super hard, but they forget that their children need help adjusting too. Many really great and kind parents here have children that end up in gangs or isolated because they don't know how to create opportunities for themselves or get along with the other kids. The parents don't even know most of the time this is going on! Children have the benefit of being able to adapt quickly, they can master perfect english as well as all the customs etc. Encourage them to do this and keep an eye on them and make sure they are making the most of all the opportunities they will have here. This kinda leads to....
  
  3rd, Canada has A LOT of opportunity for your children to develop and grow. But it's NOT EQUAL here and it's NOT A RED CARPET. You have to be careful and pick and choose. Education here is very often 2 tiered and you seriously have to take control of your child's development. There are always school rankings for every city. Check them out. THIS IS VERY important. Schools are very different for instance, in Vancouver where i'm from, which school your child attends in the public system is determined by boundries. One of the worst school's in Vancouver is right next to one of the top 5 schools. So which one you would attend is a matter of blocks. One has metal detectors on the doorways the other has about 85-90 percent university placement. What school your children attend will have a HUGE impact. Again, this is another reason for making sure you try to settle in the BEST neighborhood you can.
  
  Well those are three things I thought would help as those are common pitfalls that seems to hold a lot of new families here back. Anyways, we need skilled people! Come over if you're a doctor, engineer, etc. or come willing to learn! Immigration in Canada rocks and I'm all for it! We're not the U.S. we don't want you to come and cook food or wash our cars, we want you to bring skills or bring your talents and learn skills when you get here.

  Anonymous 21 Jun 2006, 08:09 - Report

• thanks so much

  it is very inspiring!

  Anonymous 14 Aug 2006, 09:11 - Report

• how to apply for resident

  I am a Minister and I was granted some time to stay in the country to Minister,How do I go about getting to be a resident?

  Anonymous 25 Oct 2006, 06:02 - Report

• apply as everybody else

  There is a provision for faith workers.

  Anonymous 30 Oct 2006, 02:14 - Report

• My landing experience

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  I landed yesterday at Toronto and my experience was different sad to say.
  I gave the first officer my passport and visa and she said your here to land? Then showed me where to go.
  I sat and waited for another officer to interview me.
  This guy looked like a teenager and acted like one also. I was pleasant all the way,cus you cant be any other way.
  He kept shouting " PACKUP!! PACKUP!!" during asking me questions about my CAN address and how much money i have etc.
  
  He shouts again across the room " PACK IT UP MAN!!"
  Im there sitting in my chair thinking what the F!@#...
  
  Again i had my angel face on and always polite and i told him..i'll leave the country to visit the USA..he says oh NO you cant do that!! Then countinues writing..so i ask..er..what do i do?
  He then says when i reach the USA i apply for a CAN visa.
  
  Now lets see who can figure out why my interview was rushed down??
  Give up?
  I landed at 11.50pm and went to his office at MIDNIGHT..now thats when they change shifts..so my dear friend was shouting to his other buddies..PACK UP..LETS GO!!
  
  In retrospect i felt hurt that i didnt get any "welcome to canada" or any welcome pack..oh well maybe he had a rough day,god bless him.
  
  On the flip side it was 4c here today and i visited family. Im off to get my SIN number and do bank stuff soon as well as broadcast my resume, i already got a call for a job.
  
  I know that this time will be tough away from home plus the winter blues but hey i know this place is cold and i expect that.
  
  Glad to hear your experience was pleasant. I guess its how the officer feels on that day.
  
  Good luck and yes Canada is a great place!
  
  My time lines were:
  may 5th 2004 Trinidadian embassy acknowledged my application form
  
  April 5th 2006 Got a letter for medical forms and another to fill out just like the first application..it was just for "information" they said.
  
  Oct 3rd got a letter saying my PR was approved..please submit passport with photo..3 weeks later im landed.
  Total time=2.5 years
  
  All the trini's out there in the May 2004 batch your turn is NOW and they are working on that group. Sorry to say none other will be processed until that batch is completed ( got that info from another website)
  
  NB: Trinidad/POS is one of the FASTEST process centers..yeah compare 2.5 years with 5 and 4 years for other countries.
  Hold tight your turn will be next.
  
  Thanks to all of you in this forum..its the best! Thank you all
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Anonymous 30 Oct 2006, 03:40 - Report

• Congratulations!! The eagle has landed

  I felt joy for you, we are also Trinidadians waiting patiently, and you know how that could be frustrating, I thank you for sharing your experience with us Trini's, cause ya know dis country, we applied in January 2005,we got our file # January 2006, so I guess we will get our medical in January or Febuary 2007, and wait again for the PR card, its good though to understand the process from someone who has been there and done that, I wish you the best of luck and success in your life and always know that doh matter what your country is now it will always be home ok we all trying to get out but still it is home.
  
  

  Anonymous 08 Nov 2006, 11:25 - Report

• Buying a house but not a citizen

  I am in the process of doing my paper work, and I want to buy a house before I get there but was told that I cannot buy a house because I am not a citizen, I will more or less get through early next year, but wanted to start dealing with the construction company as I am building, please help with my question, Can I buy a house since I am not a citizen?
  Thank you

  Anonymous 09 Nov 2006, 01:46 - Report

• buying a house in Canada as a foreigner/non immigrant

  There are no laws that preclude you from buying real state in Canada as a foreigner / non canadian / non-landed immigrant.
  What you may have a ton of problems with is with the financing from a Canadian financial institution. I seriously doubt that they will finance you, unless you are bringing loads of cash and you plan to deposit those in the bank...

  Anonymous 19 Nov 2006, 05:24 - Report

• i just want to live in Canada. help me

  dear sir/mis . i am selim, 23 years old, i have a baccaloria en technique. and diplome from the university in direction of accomodation. i like music, sport and i love canada and iam ready to do every think to live there.

  Selim Laarif 07 Sep 2007, 01:39 - Report