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Hello all, I have a friend overseas who is thinking of coming to Canada as an international student (in hopes of qualifying for a PR after studying and later working on PGWP), and has asked me about some recommendation in terms of where to study/live. Seeking some recommendations from those...

Hi all, Here's the situation - the child's passport expired , it takes forever to renew , no appointment available at passport office for an urgent renewal. Family is travelling via land border using private vehicle for 2 weeks, can a canadian child enter the usa with expired passport + birth...

Hi all, Asking on behalf of a friend, He's currently studying at a college in Ontario and his studies will complete in August, after which he intends to apply for a work permit (his college program qualifies for a 1 year work permit) He wants to bring his dependent family members (wife and...

Hi all, I'm asking on behalf of a friend who just created his express entry profile, CRS score 416 , has experience in Noc codes 0131 and 0213. Any chance for him to receive an OINP invite? He's also working on his spouse ECA, and is attending a college program currently in ontario so will...

Hi all, I'm trying to help a friend located abroad who's quite new to the immigration process, i've done my FSW application back in 2010 so a lot has changed since then and i'm not quite up to speed when it comes to the Express Entry and the Provincial nomination process. To provide some...

Hi Friends, This information may be useful - if its applicable to you: Fee change: On February 14, 2018, the application fee for minors was reduced from $530 to $100. Minors who applied under subsection 5(1) on or after June 19, 2017 and paid the $530 application fee will be refunded $430...

Hi Friends, A friend of mine recently landed and traveled back to original country of residence, the PR card should arrive at my address in a couple of weeks and i should mail it abroad (to a middle eastern country) via courier, Looking to hear recent experiences from others who mailed PR...

Hi all, I have my test/interview scheduled soon and looking to hear from other forum members who have already gone through this experience to be better prepared: - How long was your interview? - What documents did you take with you? Any document you were asked for and didn't have? If yes, what...

Hi all, 4rent is a bi-weekly magazine that lists accomodation (mostly apartments/condos) currently available in a few major cities: https://4rent.ca/ Toronto GTA version: https://mediaclassified.ca/magazine/apartment-for-rent-toronto-4rent/index.html The magazine is available for free in...

Hi all, I will finally qualify to apply for citizenship on 11-Oct after the 3/5 kicks in. I have done the English language CLB test in 2014 for the purpose of attending a bridging program. Would the test result be acceptable as a proof, given that its dated 3 years ago and was done for another...

Hi all, I'm writing this post on behalf of a friend, can you please share your recent experiences on having someone mail you the PR card abroad via courier after your brief landing trip? Are the courier services open to it? Did you receive your pr card in your home country without any...

Hi all, need to apply for pr card renewal, and thought of first obtaining my CBSA record to make sure i have the accurate dates (assuming the CBSA record would be reliable and IRCC consider it as the book of records). My question is, how to obtain the CBSA record and how long does it take to...

Hi all, A friend living abroad is considering to apply for immigration - Ontario PNP, and has asked me on how to create a settlement plan, has anyone done this before? What are they looking for, any guidelines or information would be helpful? I would like to help him, but unfortunately i...

Hi all, I'm a PR living in canada since two years, i recently traveled with my family to the US via land border for a few weeks holiday. Upon exiting Canada, the US officials stamped our passports, however when we returned to canada (also via land border) the officer did not stamp any of our...

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Hello all, Can anyone provide insight on how to apply for a canadian citizenship and passport for a newborn baby in canada. I would like to know: - what documents are needed (apart from a birth certificate issued by the province) - which forms to fill - average processing time thanks in...

Hi everyone, I'm trying to help a friend here, so advice from people who have experience/ knowledge or have been in a similiar situation would be greatly appreciated: - a friend signed a purchase agreement for a used car from a local ontario dealer and paid a $1000 deposit - the dealer did...

hi all, any tips on which companies offer reasonable car insurance for newcomers with a G2 license and no driving history in Canada? i have tried getting some online quotes from www.kanetix.ca but those were ridiculously high figures. please share your experiences, any info/tips would be useful

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Hello all, I have a friend who will be landing soon with his family (him + his wife + 3 kids) and they need a 2 bedroom furnished flat for 1 month only, they plan to land May 1st. It should be clean,neat, with TV, Internet, wifi and near the subway for ease of movement and needless to say - it...