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Hi everyone, so I got my PPR about two weeks ago and I plan to move to Canada early next year, Ontario specifically.
I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with applying for roles in financial services before landing, I’ve been applying for positions but I haven’t gotten any positive feedback yet.
Ah. I guess you are experiencing the real Canada. Welcome! So, here is the deal. Your experience doesn't matter in Canada. You need to network and be ready to start at the very bottom of your career. That might not be the case if you are into software/tech field but for every other field, that's the sad reality. When I wrote that on Reddit, I got downvoted but it is what it is.
 
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Go to any Tim Horton's and you will understand why colleges like Alpha College are allowed to exist...
I actually talked to couple of high school kids and they were pretty unhappy about the situation. That was back in 2019. Pretty much, what IRCC and Canada is doing right now will result in a huge dissatisfaction by the Canadians.

I know some idiots will come and be like: "oH nO cAnAda needs us". Nope. They need to keep the wages low. In order to do that, they don't give power to Canadians and replace them with foreigners who won't demand anything. At the same time, Canadians openly talk about how it's getting impossible to afford to live in Canada (see personalfinancecanada subreddit).
 

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I haven't entered the pool yet as I've recently completed the minimum 1 year of work experience in the eligible occupation. Hence, I wanted to have a clearer idea before beginning with the entire procedure. So the IELTS and ECA are also pending. I don't think the calculated score would be above 475 anyway as of now, so I guess I would possibly have to wait or see some other options, as you've suggested.
Here are my two cents :
There were people in the pool back in March 2021 with a CRS score of 75 and guess what... they got lucky and were invited on February 13th 2021 together with 27,000 other candidates.
I got in the pool with 382 CRS (when you needed around 470 to get an invite) while we were waiting for my wife to take her IELTS and create a profile with a higher CRS. Well, while I was in the pool, fully aware that there was not going to be any direct ITA for me, I received a letter of interest from Nova Scotia and got a provincial nomination.
So, if you can afford to take the IELTS and get your ECA now, I would say that you do not have much to lose by creating a profile in EE and see what happens. The worst outcome would be that your profile expires, in which case you just create a new one.
 
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Ah. I guess you are experiencing the real Canada. Welcome! So, here is the deal. Your experience doesn't matter in Canada. You need to network and be ready to start at the very bottom of your career. That might not be the case if you are into software/tech field but for every other field, that's the sad reality. When I wrote that on Reddit, I got downvoted but it is what it is.
Thanks for your response and I’m sure it’s valid . I’ve seen people land great roles though and they’re Non-tech after landing, I just wanted to know if it was possible before landing cause I have a lot of time before I land.
I’ll appreciate a response from anyone that was actually successful landing a job, before landing, thanks.
 
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Thanks for your response and I’m sure it’s valid . I’ve seen people land great roles though and they’re Non-tech after landing, I just wanted to know if it was possible before landing cause I have a lot of time before I land.
I’ll appreciate a response from anyone that was actually successful landing a job, before landing, thanks.
Sure. It’s possible. Don’t need to be in Canada to pass interviews. My colleague got PR in may, got a job and moved 2 month later.
 

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Guys and gals, I can hardly believe it but it's PPR time!

After all those years waiting for an ITA, the time between AOR and PPR sure went by quick!

Thanks again to the many helpful members on this forum for all the encouragements, advice, tips, and analyses of IRCC behaviour (as futile as that may sometimes have been). For those still waiting, I hope to be able to hear of your successes soon. See y'all in Canada!
Wow, that was fast!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!
 
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Here are my two cents :
There were people in the pool back in March 2021 with a CRS score of 75 and guess what... they got lucky and were invited on February 13th 2021 together with 27,000 other candidates.
I got in the pool with 382 CRS (when you needed around 470 to get an invite) while we were waiting for my wife to take her IELTS and create a profile with a higher CRS. Well, while I was in the pool, fully aware that there was not going to be any direct ITA for me, I received a letter of interest from Nova Scotia and got a provincial nomination.
So, if you can afford to take the IELTS and get your ECA now, I would say that you do not have much too lose by creating a profile in EE and see what happens. The worst outcome would be that your profile expires, in which case you just create a new one.
Good insight on this. Just shows how one can get lucky and possibly get a nomination from a province, you can never know! Thanks for your response.
 

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I got an email from IRCC that my application status has been changed and in my account I have passed my medicals on 26th Oct and bio metrics updated as well. My background status has been same from day 1 "We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information."

Anyone here expert at stages can explain where I'm currently standing? Also does that mean I have passed the completeness check? Because I was missing Spouse Ielts certificate which I sent to IRCC thorugh a webform so bit worried if they can still cancel my application as incomplete.
 
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I got an email from IRCC that my application status has been changed and in my account I have passed my medicals on 26th Oct and bio metrics updated as well. My background status has been same from day 1 "We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information."

Anyone here expert at stages can explain where I'm currently standing? Also does that mean I have passed the completeness check? Because I was missing Spouse Ielts certificate which I sent to IRCC thorugh a webform so bit worried if they can still cancel my application as incomplete.
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/application-stages-what-they-mean-mep-ip1-ip2-ghost-update-version-2019.612656/

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/ita-to-ppr-in-a-nutshell.523775/
 
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Guys and gals, I can hardly believe it but it's PPR time!

After all those years waiting for an ITA, the time between AOR and PPR sure went by quick!

Thanks again to the many helpful members on this forum for all the encouragements, advice, tips, and analyses of IRCC behaviour (as futile as that may sometimes have been). For those still waiting, I hope to be able to hear of your successes soon. See y'all in Canada!
That is extremely fast. Congratulations my friend.

Share some luck with us :D
 

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I actually talked to couple of high school kids and they were pretty unhappy about the situation. That was back in 2019. Pretty much, what IRCC and Canada is doing right now will result in a huge dissatisfaction by the Canadians.

I know some idiots will come and be like: "oH nO cAnAda needs us". Nope. They need to keep the wages low. In order to do that, they don't give power to Canadians and replace them with foreigners who won't demand anything. At the same time, Canadians openly talk about how it's getting impossible to afford to live in Canada (see personalfinancecanada subreddit).
That is one of the reasons why the Conservatives will win by a landslide in the next elections. Toronto is already half immigrants and a box in the sky goes for $1M, how long before some really 180 degree changes will come forward.

Quebec made it absolutely clear that Liberals wont have a chance anymore, they lost terribly over there.

Between inflation, immigration, high property prices and rising interest rates, there is no doubt in my mind that some huge changes in power will be manifested in the next following years.

Canadians might be the most tolerable people on earth, but when job security, living standards and property ownership is put in the line, they will chose themselves every single time. I am amazed at the logic the Liberals follow really. How do you think arriving at 25% of the population being foreign and expect that things will follow normally is beyond me.
 

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That is one of the reasons why the Conservatives will win by a landslide in the next elections. Toronto is already half immigrants and a box in the sky goes for $1M, how long before some really 180 degree changes will come forward.

Quebec made it absolutely clear that Liberals wont have a chance anymore, they lost terribly over there.

Between inflation, immigration, high property prices and rising interest rates, there is no doubt in my mind that some huge changes in power will be manifested in the next following years.

Canadians might be the most tolerable people on earth, but when job security, living standards and property ownership is put in the line, they will chose themselves every single time. I am amazed at the logic the Liberals follow really. How do you think arriving at 25% of the population being foreign and expect that things will follow normally is beyond me.

But what solutions do conservatives have for this? If they touch immigration, wages will raise and inflation will get worse than it already is. If they touch speculation and foreign investments in housing, GDP will tank; because real-estate is the top contributor to 25% of the GDP. If they keep or reduce interest rates, it will increase debt and in turn increase inflation. What magic wand do they have?
 
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But what solutions do conservatives have for this? If they touch immigration, wages will raise and inflation will get worse than it already is. If they touch speculation and foreign investments in housing, GDP will tank; because real-estate is the top contributor to 25% of the GDP. If they keep or reduce interest rates, it will increase debt and in turn increase inflation. What magic wand do they have?
What do you mean by how many solutions do they have ? There are countless, if they put their brain to work.

No one plans to reduce interest rates, that will be suicidal. Polim Poilievre, head of Conservative Party, even vows to fire the governor of Bank of Canada for his reckless management during the Covid years, a.k.a. money printing policies = high inflation afterwards.

As for real estate, which contributes to almost 14% of the GDP by the way, is in a freaking bubble and way way overpriced. A $1M home in Canada is as would be a $350-400k one in USA and comparing the wages and affordability in the two countries, you can clearly see how overpriced they are in Canada and the reason is not the lack of them, its property taxes and foreigns/companies being able to purchase them. The same is happening in the USA by the way.

How do you correlate lack of immigration with increased wages ? As a rule of thumb, wages should be increased every year at least based on inflation, and not inflation as a whole but based on the inflation of products of the basket. Immigration should be a problem solver, bringing people in professions where you lack and not bringing random professionals because then you create another problem. You would have too many professionals in a profession which already has an oversupply, leading many of them to change carreer / get payed way less or stay jobless. Not to mention that you still haven't filled the jobs which are really lacking people.