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  1. TheAwesomeMatt

    Do I need insurance if I am going for Working Holiday Visa

    I signed up for Bc Msp while on my working holiday, I'm sure this is possible in most provinces
  2. TheAwesomeMatt

    Is there any better way...

    Look into this: https://www.bunac.org/usa/work-abroad/working-holiday-packages/work-in-canada There may be spots left, it'll give you a 12 month work permit, which can be applied for twice. That should give you time to qualify for common law PR sponsorship
  3. TheAwesomeMatt

    Vancouver? Next month

    For a room in a shared apartment;house I'd expect $550-600/month minimum. For 1 bedroom for yourself a minimum of $1000.
  4. TheAwesomeMatt

    Is the Physical Presence Calculator site down?

    Yea, I tried using it today and yesterday with no luck. I'm not in a rush to apply though and I'm sure it'll be fixed
  5. TheAwesomeMatt

    4th Oct Announcment - Some fact, some speculation!

    Thanksgiving is Oct 9th
  6. TheAwesomeMatt

    Benefits to Citizenship VS. Permanent Residence?

    As a commonwealth citizen you'd have access to the UK ancestry visa of you have British grandparents.
  7. TheAwesomeMatt

    Oath Dress Code

    I know there isn't an official dress code but I plan to wear a suit, even though I'm probably the most casually attired person in the world (I've been in shorts, tshirt and flip flips all summer, for example). I think the occasion should be celebrated, even though most of the time we're just...
  8. TheAwesomeMatt

    IEC - How long does processing take at the airport on arrival?

    Vancouver airport is pretty nice, did you explore and check out the First Nations art dotted around the place? Sorry it took so long, I've had an hour long wait waiting for my first IEC work permit for the 5 minute process of pri
  9. TheAwesomeMatt

    Duel Citizen in Ireland/UK IEC Visa on Irish passport?

    Note: As an Irish citizen, you may participate in the Working Holiday category only once. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you may participate in IEC one more time through the International Co-op (Internship) category. If you participated in IEC before 2013 for a period of up to 12 months...
  10. TheAwesomeMatt

    Bill C-6: Senate stage

    I think maybe the senators would say "perhaps you should have emigrated to that other high earning country?", which I think would be quite a fair point
  11. TheAwesomeMatt

    Changes to 2017 PGP

    Not really, it makes it a fair approach to parental sponsorship. I've never rwally looked at parental sponsorship as my parents live in the UK and seem quite happy with their lives, I'm assuming that parents/grandparents don't ahve access to OAS? Obviously they don't get CPP as you have to...
  12. TheAwesomeMatt

    2016 PR CARD APPLICANTS TIMELINE

    Contacted the call centre at noon and apparently it was mailed out 10am this morning, pretty good timing.
  13. TheAwesomeMatt

    2016 PR CARD APPLICANTS TIMELINE

    Applied to replace my lost PR card in August, this is what I have so far: 1) We received your application for a permanent resident card on August 15, 2016. 2) We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on September 12, 2016. 3) We started processing your...
  14. TheAwesomeMatt

    BREAKING NEWS Bill C-6 finally passed in HoC, Now reading in Senate

    The liberals have been in power for only a year, we can't really judge whether they've kept their promises for at least a couple more years. I'm honestly ad frustrated by the Senate as anyone here, I want to be a Canadian citizen asap, hopefully they can get it together soob
  15. TheAwesomeMatt

    Canada's Senate: Two hours a day, Three days a week (6hrs/week@$150k/yr)

    No going to pretend to be an expert but presumably they do work outside of the hours they sit in the senate.
  16. TheAwesomeMatt

    "Children Born Abroad to Canadians, May End Up Lost Canadians"

    Not even a citizen but I know this : O canada Our home on native land
  17. TheAwesomeMatt

    85% Unemployment rate in Canada

    The unemployment rate is for those in incredibly remote areas of the country, it would be interesting to find out the unemployment rate for first Nations within urban areas and towns, etc. I'm sure it's disproportionately higher than all other ethnic groups, but I'm sure it's not 85%. What...
  18. TheAwesomeMatt

    New immigrant to Vancouver

    The crime rate is not high, unless you're coming from a place with so little crime. Surrey has a reputation for crime but it's really not the bad. The cost is high for the quality of salaries offered, that's well documented. Vacancy rate for rentals is very low (various reasons but mostly...