Recent content by nope

Yes, I did that, no reason not to. Sidney doesn't get many immigrants, the guy who processed me said I was the first he'd seen in a few months, but it's perfectly feasible.

I am in the exact same situation as you are. The unfortunate answer is, you get no credit at all. There is one situation in which you do: it is if somehow, at the end of your life, you've failed to accumulate 10 years for vesting. If that is the case, then your time worked in Canada could be...

I suspect that no opinion here is worth anything -- it's impossible to tell from this whether you have been accepted, ever, as a refugee or not. My personal advice would be to collect as many details about your history as possible, and to go ask an immigration lawyer with a history of success...

Firstly, my idea doesn't matter. Of course it CAN be law in 2017. Second, when it's law doesn't matter either -- what matters is the implementation. That was my point.

Remember that if this law passes, there will be a period before it is implemented. This exact same thing happened in reverse 3-4 years ago when it changed from 3 to 4 years: everyone was aghast at how fast the parliamentary process moved, once it began, and then largely relieved when...

When you live in a place like that, you become much more aware of things that we take for granted -- like growing up in a country where people tend to be pretty equal. My life would be more comfortable back in Thailand, but the society is pernicious.

It is, you are correct -- there's nothing better than this culture. The one thing that can go wrong with it is that if your wife does not have a productive cough, they have to induce sputum collection. This isn't as accurate, and it's possible to get a sample that is mostly saliva and isn't...

This isn't a comment on your case specifically -- there are likely two reasons for what's happening, which certainly seems excessive. The first of these is that TB is easy to diagnose positively, but it's hard to exclude, negatively. IRCC is trying to exclude it, not diagnose it. All tests...

I don't know where this myth that the health system sucks came from (hint: USA) -- but it's not true. Looked at overall, Canada is middle-of-the-pack of countries that offer universal health care, which are the countries that have the best health outcomes overall. So at worst, it is...

The thing is, the things that you describe are not advantages of 'India', because they're restricted to the middle class (or more likely, the wealthy). Look at what the poorest Canadian gets -- free health care, free education, extensive help -- and write here when you think services of that...

Kateg is right, in my opinion -- the reason to move to Canada is not to become rich, but to live in a decent, safe country where everyone is equal. I was living with my in-laws in Thailand when we emigrated here; they're wealthy, our lives there were easier and better than they are here -- but...

Anything is OK, if you can explain plausibly why it makes sense for you to take that course. There are no rules about higher education in Canada, and many people take non-traditional paths. They will look at whether the content of the course compliments what you have already done, and your...

Just the truth -- CIC doesn't care. Be accurate, and brief. If you have what the US wrote, put it down: 'insufficient attachment to home country', or 'insufficient funds', whatever. If you don't know why, say so and then tell them what you think is most likely. People hate doing this, but...

You can't renew your PR card until you've fulfilled the two-year obligation -- it would be a mistake to apply before that, it would likely lead to your PR being lost. However, if you enter Canada with an unexpired PR card, you can use it to obtain the other necessary documents that you need to...

Well, yeah -- that's true for everyone, including conservatives. Or do they believe in entitlements that people aren't entitled to?