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    Landing by appointment. Any info?

    So I live in Halifax, and getting out of here takes lots of time and money!...I'm not in a position to afford landing at a border cross, so I called for an appointment. My question is, for you guys who have done it. 1) How long did it take for the appointment letter to arrive to your mailbox...
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    I need to mail my passport within Canada....should I also send my permit?

    So I'm in the last stage of PR under CEC and I need to mail my passport to CPC Ottawa. I wonder if I also need to send my work permit attached? (I kept it stapled to my passport) What if my employer or any gov. agency wants to check my status and I don't have my passport and work permit with...
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    Can I apply to goverment jobs with a BOWP?

    So I'm in the later stages of the PR. I have received my medical exam request, so if everything goes well I should be getting my PR in, say, 3 months period. In the meantime I have been issued a Bridging Open Work Permit, BOWP, which is meant for people who are applying for PR and have...
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    July 2013 CEC spreadsheet seems to be a bit broken

    I double checked my dates, and it seems that the date in which my CEC application was received was modified for 20 days after the original date. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An7cgngpAcm7dHlrdHhJeWtLUHpSdEUtUVJ5Znoydmc#gid=0 I also noticed that Cruicer55, one of the first ppl...
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    PR file number after AOR

    For those of you who got AOR and still waiting for PR. Does your file number (UCI from work permits) changes? Do you also get a new file number, different from your UCI that is only related to the PR application?
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    any info

    on what determines the speed of your PR application? is it just how busy the officers are? (meaning that when there are strikes, like now, it gets even slower) or maybe how difficult is for the officer to double-check your filled information, + new info gathering? Or does the experience...
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    Police certificate

    It took me longer than I thought to complete my PR application (gathering documents), so now my police certificates are 4 months old :( (and the rules say that they shouldn't be older than 3 months) Then I read the CEC application guide and it says that one has to provide certificates for the...
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    Lost one of old (expired) work permits

    So I graduated from a Canadian institution (PhD), I worked in Canada for a 2 .5 years (yeah, I didn't apply to CEC then...I'm dumb), went overseas to work for 4 months, then I've been back in Canada for more than a year with a closed work permit (valid till January). I can't find my 3 year open...
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    Need suggestion about Employment Insurance

    Hi guys. So I'm in a tough position. I know that some foreign workers have managed to claim EI benefits if they are layoff, as long as their WP is valid. Well, I had a 1-year contract (and I have been working already in my lab for another year), I renewed my work permit, but the CIC officer...
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    Incomplete Letter of refernce

    So more than 6 months ago I was (almost) ready to apply. I had my reference letter, etc. But I couldn't get a police certificate at time, so I had to delay my application. My question is, back then when I asked for my reference letter, I had like 2 years of experience working for my employer...