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Hi all, I am now a permanent resident of Canada and started working with the company I had Arranged Employment with last week. I am not happy with the work environment at all and think I will quit soon. It is just not what I was expecting and I feel there is little possibility of making it...

Hi all, I am now a permanent resident of Canada and started working with the company I had Arranged Employment with last week. I am not happy with the work environment at all and think I will quit soon. It is just not what I was expecting. I'm wondering is there any minimum time I should work...

Thanks Leon for your help, that's good news.

Thanks PMM, Just to be 100% clear, there are no other grounds (perhaps other than some sort of criminal offense) that one can be refused a renewal on their PR other than not spending 2 of the 5 yrs in Canada? Happy New Year to you! D

Hi all, I spoke with a friend recently who said there may be some issues with getting my PR status renewed in 5 years and I wanted to check with you guys. I am recently after getting PR as a skilled worker. I have recently quit my job here and am wondering if I worked a minimum wage position...

Hi all, CIC Seattle has gotten back to me and requested my aunt's and parents long birth certificates. Can I just send them photocopies of these or do they need the originals? I would prefer not to send the originals as it is difficult for my aunt to a new one if it goes missing. Or, if it is...

Thanks All! My online file is marked as "in progress"

I recieved it by regular mail. Sorry, I don't know what ecas means?

Hi all, I received a letter today stating : " We are pleased to inform you that we expect to finalize your application without an interview...." and the letter then went on to request that I complete a medical at this time (forms were included), Pay the Right of Permanent Residence and that I...

So will this slow down the application or is there any way of estimating when this application will be processed since I started the second part of the application in Buffalo in Jan 10? Many thanks, Derek

Hi all, I am applying for the FSW Arranged Employment Opinion (Second part of application submitted to Buffalo in Jan 10) and today I received word that my case has now been transfered to Seattle to "complete the analysis of your application and determine if a personal interview with a visa...

Thanks Leon, I rang CIC and this in correct.

Hi all, I'm on a company specific 1 year work visa and would like to attend a 3 month part time college course in vancouver community college. How easy is it to get authorisation to do this and how do I go about it? Thanks, Derek

Hi all, I have found a Canadian company willing to hire me through the LMO process. I wonder would someone to point me to the exact details on what I need to do now. I know the company needs to advertise for a suitable Canadian first so I'm wondering if it is sufficient to suggest to them to...

Hi all, I'm wondering if I got a job under the Low Skill Pilot Project in order to stay in Canada while my PR is being processed, would this in any way effect my PR application (which is for an IT skilled worker)? I assume the government would not take this into their evaluation criteria and...

Hi all, I'm living in Vancouver and waiting for residency so a good way for me to stay in the country in the interim period would be to get a job using the Low Skill Pilot Project. Could anyone point me to practical resources on this, such as companies that are generally open to this (e.g...

Hi all, I am applying for residency FSW /AEO and wanted to stay in Canada during the interim period but yesterday I received notice that my request for visitors visa extension was denied. I called the helpline today and the official read my file and told me that it said the reason it was...

Thanks PMM, I called the helpline today and the official read my file and told me that it said the reason it was rejected was because I had "met the requirements of my stay in Canada" and therefore there was no longer any reason for me to be in Canada. The agent said if I wanted to apply for...

Hi all, I am applying for FSW Arranged Employment and was staying in Vancouver on a Visitor's Visa in the interim period. Unfortunately today I received news that my visitor's visa extension was refused. It did not say exactly why but gave 5 general reasons and said that the officer felt I did...

So if I was to go to the border in a week or two, explain that I made a mistake and that I didn't think it would be a problem to not be seeking work for a period while waiting for PR , and then say that I will be seeking work immediately do you think there is a good chance they will grant me...