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[navinball]

Insurances are expensive in Canada. After doing my research, I have dropped the plans to bring my car to Canada and I am comfortable using the public transportation (provided I move to Vancouver or GTA). With public transportation, we will save money.

Buy a beater Toyota or honda for 8-10k and forgo comprehensive. You can get insurance for 130 -150 a month.

 

[RSub]

Buy a beater Toyota or honda for 8-10k and forgo comprehensive. You can get insurance for 130 -150 a month.

So same like US.. Interesting.

 

[RSub]

Downtown Toronto isn't that great either. The rates that I looked up was for Downtown.



I'm also now considering selling mine given the hot used car market, the cost of transporting it and the insurance/parking rates. Just insurance+parking comes to 600+ CAD in Toronto . Will see how public transport and Zipcar pan out. I guess Vancouver will be cheaper though and given the nature around it, it might be better to have a car there.

Yup. Even having a own car is extra $500 to $600 considering gas prices in Canada. I would first see if I can manage without a car for few months and then buy if I need one. Zipcar could come in handy too. I learnt that insurances are expensive in Vancouver too and Vancouver gas prices are highest in Canada

 

[dankboi]

 

[zagcollins]

Insider Information . I have worked for Insurance agency in Ontario. The insurance rate is not same across Ontario. Brampton (too many insurance fraud claims) is the highest. Oakville is a little better. So the city you live in matters. Other things that the rate is dependent upon is the type of car you use, your age, gender, previous accident history (Past 6 years) traffic violations (3 year history) Number of drivers in your house, Where you park your car ( garage or on the road), #claims in your area.

Your US history does not totally go to waste. You can order a insurance abstract and driving record from US and get cheaper rate if you had good driving history. This does not apply to India. Also outside Ontario insurance is really cheap. Heck everything is cheaper in Canada outside Ontario, except the territories up north

this does apply to India (depends on insurer). my friend and I have been here for about 3 years in ON. He pays around CAD 140 car insurance (Audi, single driver on G), while I pay around 180 (Hyundai; two drivers on G and G2). Both cars are new (Audi 21 model, Hyundai 22).

 

[shank15]

@dankboi you got ppr bro?

 

[Empress32]

Hold out hope everyone. I got my ADR request on April 29th for Schedule A, PCC and Re-medical. Did my medical on the 12th of May and Medical passed for my dependent and I on the 20th in my portal (didn't receive a ghost update/email - just saw status updated when I logged into my portal). I am waiting to collect my PCC this week to upload and submit all my documents. It was difficult to get an earlier appointment for the PCC but I will get it before the deadline on the 29th of May.

For all of us waiting for a while (more than a year), I would recommend that persons complete the schedule A as it is an electronic file and wait to be asked for it. If a PCC is inexpensive, you can apply for it just in case but do not upload until asked. As for doing an upfront re-medical, I would wait because they actually send you a form with your IMEI number that you take with you to the panel physician that links your medical to your file. This is different from the upfront medical we did when we first applied. I see a lot of persons saying they uploaded medicals but they aren't linked so maybe just wait. I didn't do anything before hand and the 30 days given should be sufficient to gather all the information they requested. Just be patient. Going ahead and sending these prematurely via webform doesn't seem to add any speed.

I will keep you posted. Hoping my journey from ADR to PPR will be a short one.

MY AOR is February 23,2021
COR Jamaica
VO: RROC

 

[itwillrain]

Lads, first Many Congratulations to all of you who received their PPRs. I have seen your journey through memes and rants, I am happy it came to an end. I am a Jan 2021 AOR, UAE resident. Last update on my profile was meds extension on Feb mid. Post that, IRCC went awol. I got nothing, no ADR, no Ghost updates. Ordered GCMS from CBSA, they asked for extension post 30 days, it hasn't arrived yet.

Raised a webform, no reply, London VO lol. It's now a 16 months wait for me, tbh I wasn't expecting more than 10-12 months. Realistically, is there anything I can do at this stage. Feels like can't even live my life properly. Cannot make a single long term decision knowing I have one foot already out the door.

Apart from memes and rants, how did you lads cope during this long wait.

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-students-alpha-college-of-business-and-technology-scarborough-1.6462737
Hundreds of international students in limbo after Scarborough, Ont., college suspends spring enrolment
College so Alpha they just got rid of spring semester, beta students are now protesting

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-students-alpha-college-of-business-and-technology-scarborough-1.6462737
Hundreds of international students in limbo after Scarborough, Ont., college suspends spring enrolment
College so Alpha they just got rid of spring semester, beta students are now protesting

Hundreds of international students who paid a Scarborough college upwards of $15,000 in tuition Canadian PR backdoor say their enrolment PR purchase has been unilaterally suspended — placing their study permits backdoor entry into Canada in jeopardy.

fixed

 

[Temidayo_]

Reporting live from Winnipeg, Manitoba guys

 

[Temidayo_]

Bro,
1. you cannot enter Canada on a PR card that you did not exit with. You need to get a PRTD.
2. Get SIN in the couple of days? Your optimism is admirable .
I needed to change my SIN from temp to permanent,. I called in March to book. The earliest appointment I could get is in June and they are not taking walk-ins. Only other option was to apply online which takes min 20 days. That is your best bet. If you already have your COPR, you can apply whilst outland, and give your friend's address.

Did a SIN walk-in here in Winnipeg and got it same day

 

[wonderbly]

Did a SIN walk-in here in Winnipeg and got it same day

Congratulations and welcome to Canada!!! You came at a good time - the weather is great. I'm also glad to hear you got your SIN. Mine came 4 weeks later in the mail.

 

[Alysson]

Canada planning major Express Entry changes

https://www.cicnews.com/2022/05/canada-planning-major-express-entry-changes-0525566.html#gs.1mdg18

Express Entry rounds in the future could invite candidates based on occupation, language, or education.

The Canadian government is planning changes to the Express Entry system, which would allow the immigration minister to invite candidates based on an economic goal.

Aiden Strickland, a spokesperson on behalf of the immigration minister, said in an email to CIC News that these proposed changes will improve Canada’s ability to select applicants that match its economic needs.

“Through our growing pool of candidates seeking to become permanent residents, this will allow IRCC to conduct targeted draws aimed at selecting those in the queue that have certain language skills or health care qualifications to name a few examples,” Strickland wrote. “This will be essential in addressing Canada’s labour shortages.”

The changes are currently being discussed in the Canadian parliament. On May 19, Philip Somogyvari from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) presented the proposed changes to the Standing Committee on Immigration and Citizenship, a committee of elected officials that studies matters related to Canadian immigration.

Somogyvari, who is an IRCC Director General, explained the amendments would authorize the immigration minister to invite Express Entry candidates on a new basis, one that would support an economic goal identified by the minister.

“Eligibility requirements to be a member of a category would be established by the minister and could be based on factors such as work experience, educational background or language skills,” Somogyvari said.

“For example, if there was a desire to leverage immigration to support the growth of Canada’s tech sector, a category of Express Entry candidates would be created based on criteria such as their possession of work experience in their sector occupation and/or their possession of a related educational credential. Invitations could then be issued to the top-ranked candidates in that category.”

The draw details, including the unique eligibility criteria, would continue to be published on the IRCC website. The minister would also have to identify the economic goal they are seeking to support, and report annually to Parliament on the use of these draws. When asked by NDP immigration critic, Jenny Kwan, which occupations would be specified in these draws, Somogyvari said the government currently has no occupations listed.

Currently, the immigration minister does not have the ability to invite candidates from the Express Entry pool who have a particular work experience, educational credential, or who are French speakers destined to an official language minority community. If the proposed amendments to division 23 of Bill C-19 are passed, that could change.

“The changes themselves would permit, for example, the minister to focus on all French-speaking candidates within the Express Entry pool,” Somogyvari said. “Currently, while French-speaking candidates are provided with bonus points which will increase their ranking score, it may not invite all French-speaking candidates within the pool. Theoretically, with the proposed authorities in use, if the minister chose to do so, the department would be able to conduct an invitation round that would virtually invite all of the identified French-speaking candidates within the Express Entry pool.”

The process for determining which groups would be selected is still being developed. Somogyvari said the government would likely make such decisions after consultation with employer groups, stakeholders, the objectives within the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, Employment and Social Development Canada, and provincial and territorial governments.

About Express Entry in 2022

Express Entry is an application management system for three immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).

To immigrate through one of these programs, foreign workers must express their interest in Canadian immigration by completing a profile in the Express Entry system. Candidates who are eligible for one of the three programs get a score based on their work experience, educational background, language skills, age, and other factors. IRCC invites the highest-scoring candidates to apply for permanent residence.

Recently, IRCC has only been holding invitation rounds for candidates who have received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). After accumulating a backlog in Express Entry applications during the pandemic, IRCC paused invitation rounds for the FSWP in December 2020, and then paused CEC draws in September 2021. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser recently announced that draws for these candidates would resume in July, and processing standards would return to six months for new applicants.

Somogyvari confirmed that the amendments do not impact existing or future processing times.
The current discussion

Kwan called for the government to list the groups that will be affected by the proposed act.

“I am troubled by the fact that there is no parliamentary oversight as to what these groups will be,” Kwan said to the committee. “There’s no process as to whether these groups will be fair, or how effective [the government] will be in selecting people who would provide economic contributions to Canada.”

“Without a transparent selection process where industries are able to provide formal submissions on which occupations are in need and an objective committee to determine the needs of these occupations, the process could become fodder for lobbying industries,” Kwan continued. “That’s not what we want. I think we need to have established criteria and a transparent process.”

The standing committee’s chair, Salma Zahid from the Liberal Party, agreed to request changes to the proposed amendments by May 27. The ministry of finance will receive the request, as it was the department that asked the immigration committee to conduct the study on the changes to Express Entry.

The letter will be received by the Standing Committee on Finance which will decide if the proposal in the letter should be converted into amendments to be proposed during its clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, which is scheduled to start on Monday, May 30 at 11 a.m.

Hmm, what’s the minimum French you would need? Lol. The way they focused on French, it seems that there will be at least one French draw a year to clear out the pool, so that would be a good route for new applicants. Take less time than doing masters and getting 3 years of relevant experience if that happens.

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

Question is, when one has a temporary(?) SIN starting with 9, like those they give you when you arrive on a study permit, does one need to get a new SIN after landing as a PR? I remember reading something like that somewhere.