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Thank you for your response PMM, much appreciated. Do you know how she would have to go about getting her work permit altered, if she decides she does want to pursue this and to do the medical?

Hey all, A friend of mine is a qualified teacher from Ireland, currently in Calgary on a two year, open IEC WHV work permit. She's doing unrelated work at the moment, but is getting bored and wondering if she can legally teach here. Some IEC WP's say you cannot work with children; other are...

For what it's worth, I did my landing November 2014 at a Service Canada in Calgary. Mid-January I left for the UK (home) without my PR card as it had not yet arrived. I wasn't asked to show anything other than my passport when boarding for Canada. Neither was I ever asked for anything other...

For the purposes of Permanent Residency, a 'job offer' is an approved LMIA. Not simply a written job offer letter.

Currently 99 days for an online application: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/temp.asp You can apply now as you have less than four months remaining on your current work permit.

If you're simply planning on working as a mechanic in Canada (as opposed your own business straight away), then you're most likely looking at the Foreign Skilled Trades Program. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/trades/apply-who.asp

As per the CIC: Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp If you have an LMIA and are already working in Canada, then you will not need to prove you have the funds when you do your 'landing' here.

Dr Grunberg did my medical in Calgary; it cost $225. You can book the medical on her website - very handy. http://www.grunberg.ca/ Blood tests and urine sample were processed at Sheldon Chumir for $37. X-Rays were done in The Core medical centre, I think it was about $50. Around $312 total...

This is the relevant page on the CIC website for Singapore: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/singapore.asp It appears that visa applications in Singapore are processed by VFS Global. You could try contacting them using the information on the following link...

No psychics here I'm afraid. You're just going to have to play the waiting game and see how the CIC draws progess.

Plenty of people, myself included. What do you want to know?

16 months, but I'm not sure if the structure has changed for PNP in 2015. Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/provincial.asp You might find this thread helpful...

That's a difficult request without knowing why the file is being sent for a second review (unless you're writing a completely generic letter, without addressing anything specific). The link below provides some basic information on what to include in communication with the CIC...

If you're concerned about processing times, it's worth adding your details to and using one of the various CEC trackers available: http://www.trackitt.com/canada-immigration-trackers/canadian-experience-class...

My personal experience with this... I landed in Calgary in November 2014 and had not yet received my PR card when I flew home to the UK in mid January 2015. I flew back to Canada in February 2015 without the PR card and experienced no problems re-entering the country. When the border officer...

A few important sections from the BOWP eligibility page: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/prov/bridging.asp #1: #2: #3: I won't pretend that I know much about SINP's, but it's worth having a read through that page in full.

Unless the Visa Officer is a human potato, they will look up your notes via your UCI and see that you have your AOR. Plenty of people have had to apply for the BOWP prior to having their AOR and have successfully received their BOWP (myself included).

To be eligible for the BOWP, he needs to have passed the first stage of the PR process and therefore have an Acknowledgement of Reciept (AOR). Without that, he is ineligble for a BOWP. Can't advise on the LMIA unfortunately, but I'm sure someone else will.

Looking at the processing times, you probably have about a month until you hear on your BOWP: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/temp.asp When your work permit expires whilst waiting for a BOWP, typically you will need to stop working, but you can remain in Canada under 'implied...

Thanks, much appreciated.