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Can an admission offer for a Phd itself or a graduate student TA/research assistanship that comes with it be regarded as a job offer?

Oh wow that's an interesting method - a draw! :D And after getting the ITA, do most people get PR, not get it, or the process takes forever so you don't have much data yet?

Re: How competitive is this express entry PR scheme compared to when PR was auto? What do you mean by scores have not dropped below 450? Is it like most people above 450 get PR? Or is that more like a minimum line?

Im talking about after becoming eligible to apply... How competitive actually is it when evaluated against all the skilled workers in the same pool in order to get Invitation to Apply, and then once you get that, actually getting PR? For an average international student?

Someone who only finished Bachelor's at a Canadian uni, maybe with a part time TA job lined up at their future grad school

Someone who only finished Bachelor's at a Canadian uni, maybe with a part time TA job lined up at their future grad school

When the new Express Entry regulation started for international students about a year ago(?), media and law experts were saying it made it harder for international students to get a PR. Just trying to get a sense of "how much" harder. Now that some time has passed, how have you guys, actual...

Thanks!! By the way is there info on what happens when you fail to exit by the date due to flight delay / cancellation? (assuming the flight was scheduled on June 31st) Even if you left a day later or so on the next available flight, would you have trouble in the future upon reentry or would...

:) I don't mean this to be a stupid thread, but... When a visitor is not given a visitor record, you get 6 months to stay, right? So, for example if you are stamped at entry "Jan 1 2014," can you stay in Canada until "including" the day of July 1 2014? Or do you have to leave on or before...