For No. 2. For email they returned the following message it might be of some help to some.
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is in response to your recent email enquiry to the Immigration Section of the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi.
On 08-April-2009 our office sent you a letter requesting all of the documents and evidence required to assess your application for permanent residence in Canada as a Skilled Worker. You have 120 days from the date on which the letter was originally sent to send your submission to the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi. The text of the letter is as follows:
This refers to your application for permanent residence in Canada in the Federal Skilled Worker Class.
As you may be aware, changes were made to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which affect applications submitted on or after February 27, 2008. Since your application was received on or after this date, your application is subject to these amendments.
Section 87.3(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act stipulates that
The processing of applications and requests is to be conducted in a manner that, in the opinion of the Minister, will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada.
Section 87.3(3) further states that
For the purposes of subsection (2), the Minister may give instructions with respect to the processing of applications and requests, including instructions
1. establishing categories of applications or requests to which the instructions apply;
2. establishing an order, by category or otherwise, for the processing of applications or requests;
3. setting the number of applications or requests, by category or otherwise, to be processed in any year; and
4. providing for the disposition of applications and requests, including those made subsequent to the first application or request.
Pursuant to the above sections, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism has issued instructions which were published in the Canada Gazette on 28 November 2008. These instructions specify that only applicants who have work experience in the listed occupations are eligible to be processed. These occupations are identified by codes and described in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). You may access the list of eligible occupations at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who-instructions.asp#list.
We have assessed your declared occupation(s) against the list of eligible occupations identified by the Ministerial instructions. As your occupation(s) is included in the list of eligible occupations, you are therefore requested to submit a full application.
LIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
1- Regular IRPA Application Forms:
Please provide an updated application form (IMM0008), Schedules 1 and 3, and Additional Family Information form (IMM5406) for you, your spouse, and all family members who are 18 years old or older. If you are using the services of a paid representative, you must also provide a signed Use of Representative form (IMM 5476). You can obtain these forms on the following website: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/application-regular.asp
All the questions must be answered. If a question is not applicable, you should write “not applicable” in the appropriate space. Leave no gaps in your personal history and address history as you must list all details from your 18th birthday onwards.
2- Proof of Experience:
IMPORTANT: In order to determine if you meet the minimal requirements for continued processing, documents and information provided by you must demonstrate that you have at least one year of continuous, full-time employment experience, or the equivalent in continuous, part-time employment, in the occupation mentioned in your application, that is listed in Skill Type O management occupations or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification matrix (see http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/2001/e/generic/matrix.pdf). Pursuant to subsection 75(3) of the IRPA Regulations, if you fail to meet this minimum requirement, your application shall be refused and no further processing is required.
Please provide original, updated experience and/or employment letters which clearly describe your job duties for all occupations. Your employer should provide specific, work-related examples of these duties. Job contracts and reference letters are important, but must include a detailed description of all duties and responsibilities that you perform and have performed. Proof of your self-employment: Provide copies of business/company registration documents proof of business conducted with clients (such as invoices/bills, client references), balance sheets, income tax returns, and/or proof of your license to practice (if you are a private practitioner).
Other examples of documentation that you can provide are pay stubs (salary slips) and/or income tax documents. You may provide all documentation which you think will demonstrate your employment and experience. All employment and experience documents must be originals.
At this office, applications are often refused because applicants fail to provide sufficient information to establish their eligibility. You are therefore requested to provide a complete, detailed, and accurate description of your duties. A personal interview is not required in order to assess your application, nor will we convoke you to interview in order to collect additional information for the purpose of assessing whether you meet the criteria established for Skilled Workers. The onus is on you to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate that you meet the requirements.
3- Relative in Canada:
Please provide certified copies of educational documents which show parents’ names, birth certificates, passports, etc. that prove your (or your accompanying spouse’s) relationship with your (or your accompanying spouse’s) relative in Canada. Affidavits and statutory declarations are not satisfactory proof of relationship.
Please provide certified copies of official documents which show that your (or your accompanying spouse’s) relative in Canada is either a Permanent Resident or Canadian Citizen.
Please provide copies of documents which show that your (or your accompanying spouse’s) relative is residing in Canada. These can include documents such as latest income tax information, latest pay slips, credit card statements etc. Affidavits and statutory declarations are not satisfactory proof of residence in Canada.
4- Proof of Education:
Please provide marks cards for all the years that you attended school, and a graduation diploma/degree certificate issued on the completion of the program of study or training. All documents must be certified.
Points will be granted only if the certified copy of the diploma/degree certificate is provided.
5- Language Skills:
Officers no longer assess language proficiency at interview. Language proficiency is assessed on the basis of a test done by an approved testing organization or evaluation by the officer of written evidence of proficiency submitted by the applicant.
If you are claiming English language skills, and English is not your native language, we strongly recommend that you provide test results of your ability in English or French from a designated testing center. Conclusive proof of your language ability is required. For more information, refer to Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Language Proficiency web page at www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp. You must submit the original Test Report Results not a certified photocopy. Do not alter or laminate the form.
If you are claiming French language Skills and you take the TEF (Test d’évaluation du français) please provide the results including Speaking and Writing (two optional tests which have to be requested when you apply to take the test).
Language proficiency may be assessed, as noted above, by an officer based on other evidence in writing submitted in support of the application. Documentation comprising “written evidence” in lieu of a language test may not successfully demonstrate language proficiency. Under no circumstance will an officer conduct an interview to assess language proficiency. Providing the test results from designated testing centers is the best way to have your language proficiency evaluated and clearly assessed by an officer.
6- Spouse/Common-law Partner:
If your spouse will be accompanying you to Canada, you must pay the correct processing fee to add your spouse to your application. You can find our current fee schedule at http://geo.international.gc.ca/asia/new-delhi/site/fees-en.aspx Please note that, if your spouse has completed post-secondary education, has studied or worked in Canada, or has a relative in Canada, you may be awarded additional points for adaptability. These points will be awarded only if your spouse is accompanying you to Canada, provided the processing fee for your spouse has been paid. In addition to paying the fee to include your spouse in your application, you must provide certified documents to support your spouse’s education, work, or study including the degree/diploma certificate.
7- Other Documents:
a) You must provide a police certificate or clearance or record of no information indicating any record or the absence of a criminal record for yourself, your spouse or common-law partner, and all of your dependent children aged 18 and over. You must obtain certificates or clearances from every country that you, your spouse or common-law partner, and your dependent children over 18 have lived in for more than six months since reaching 18 years of age. Consult our Web site at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/index.asp for specific information on how to obtain police certificates from different countries.
b) 4 passport size photographs per person (as per the attached photo specifications). Please include the name and date of birth of each individual on the back of the photographs. Please note that photographs must be taken within the last 6 months and must meet the photo specifications attached.
c) Proof of available and transferable funds that you can take to Canada. Please note that property, valuables such as jewelery, and life insurance schemes are not satisfactory proof of available and transferable funds.
d) Photocopies of all the pages of your (and your spouse’s and accompanying dependants’) previous and current passports.
e) Travel history form for you, your spouse, and your accompanying dependants 18 and over (as per the attached form).
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