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    Does COPR arrive by email or by snail mail?

    For some reasons I will leave the country for 3-6 months, and I have paid upfront RPRF and am from a visa-exempt country. I just wonder how copr looks like? does it come by email or by snail mail? what if I am still out of the country when it arrives? Thanks!
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    Upfront Medical for BOWP?

    hi i have done upfront medical and now waiting for RPRF, but my wp is expiring in July. to play safe i will have to apply for bowp, but just wonder if I can use the upfront medical for bowp as well? also what will happen if I landed before the bowp is approved? (the current bowp timeline is...
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    Does BC MSP cover medical check?

    hi, just wonder if BC MSP covers the cost for medical check required by CIC? thanks.
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    5th Draw of EE dropped to 481 points, can I switch now?

    I applied for CEC but still waiting for MR. I am also eligible for FSW but I didn't apply since the paper work was lengthier and it's more difficult to get reference letters from previous employers as I am already in Canada. Just now I checked that I could have got 490 points on EE system as I...
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    Upfront medical in Vancouver

    Hi, Can anyone suggest a clinic that allows upfront medical check in Vancouver? Due to my work schedule, best if they open on Saturdays as well. Thank you so much!
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    New fee for BOWP from Feb 21, 2015

    [Not sure if anyone has already posted it. ] New fee for open work permit applicants A fee of $100 will be collected, also starting February 21, 2015, from open work permit applicants. This fee will be paid at the same time as the work permit processing fee and can be paid online. The fees...
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    Selling an apartment back home and buy one here

    Hi, I am now on my work permit and waiting for my PR. I planned to sell my apartment back home and buy one in Canada after landing. My concern is how to determine the "earned income" from selling the apartment? I bought it six years ago and never rented it out, therefore I am not aware of the...
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    Taxable income?

    Hi, I am now on my work permit and waiting for my PR. I planned to sell my apartment back home and buy one in Canada after landing. My concern is how to determine the "earned income" from selling the apartment? I bought it six years ago and never rented it out, therefore I am not aware of the...
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    Record of Employment

    Recently I have logged into my Service Canada Account, and to my surprise that my previously employer has NOT filed any Record of Employment for me. I have stopped working for them since my previous work permit expired and later I got my BOWP and started working for another employer. I wonder...
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    Am I eligible for EI? (Will it affect my CEC?)

    I worked for my employer for a whole 52 weeks, and had to stop working due to my work permit expired. About 2 months later, I got my BOWP from CEC, but I can't go back to previous employer as my position has been filled. I am still looking for jobs, I wonder if I am eligible for EI in my case...
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    Am I eligible to EI?

    I worked for my employer for a whole 52 weeks, and had to stop working due to my work permit has expired. About 2 months later, I got my BOWP from CEC, but I can't go back to previous employer as my position has been filled. I am still looking for jobs, I wonder if I am eligible for EI in my case?
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    I got my BOWP, should I go flag poling?

    (Apparently no reply from the BOWP thread, pardon me for starting a new thread) I have received my BOWP in the mail today, I just wonder what's the next step? My case is a bit different, since my employer applied LMO for me and got refused, I applied the BOWP under implied status. And since I...
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    LMO rejected, what are my options?

    Hi, My employer has received a call from Service Canada on Friday that my LMO (NOC 4163) has been rejected due to what they said "many Canadians can fill the job". I was on implied status and have applied a paper work permit application in late April but have not heard from CIC yet. I have...
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    Giving up LMO to get BOWP

    My PGWP has expired and I am now on implied status, waiting for LMO results. I am sending my CEC application this week and hopefully will get AOR in a few weeks. Some issues recently happened in the company make me decide to look for other opportunities, but I know that my application for BOWP...
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    Pay stubs issue

    I am about to send out my application package but have one thing not quite sure and would like to have some advice. Since the T4 and NOA do not cover the income for 2014, I would like to include my pay stubs as proofs but the company address there is not updated and does not match with my...
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    Send just those on the document checklist? Any others?

    Is it enough to provide just the information asked on the document checklist? I am asking this because when I submitted my work permit application, I had to add other supporting documents to prove that I am right for the position (no guidelines). From the experience in this forum, one crucial...
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    Employment letter of a dissolved company?

    I am sending out my CEC application in weeks and have been working in the same company for my CEC-required year. However, during the year my boss switched everyone of us to another company which is chaired by his wife. We signed a new contract, with same title, same wage and benefits, just a...
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    Last entry to Canada?

    I'm filling out the Generic Application Form for Canada, and I'm residing in BC for 1 year. There is a question asking "Date and Place of Your Last entry to Canada", I just wonder if I should put the date and port after a day trip to USA? will it be too trivial? Thanks a lot!
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    Applying CEC while on Implied Status

    I am now on implied status while waiting for my work permit extension, I have just gained 1-year full time working experience in NOC A and would like to apply for CEC in a couple of weeks, and the WP would probably not ready yet. There is a section on Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM...
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    Show ties to home country

    I read some threads in the forum that people got their WP rejected even they had a positive LMO, mainly because the VO did not think they would return to their home countries when the WP expires. People suggest that one should provide bank statements or car ownership or property ownership in...