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    October 2021 - Citizenship Applications

    Just beginning the passport process. There are express and standard options. Express takes 2-3 weeks. Standard can take longer.
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    October 2021 - Citizenship Applications

    Hi Folks, Just completed my citizenship process and here are the details and timeline for anyone interested: Family of 2, paper-based application, filed in Hamilton ON. 18-Oct-21: Application Submission 14-Jan-22: AOR 02-Feb-22: BCG completed 30-Jun-22: Notice to appear for test...
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    October 2021 - Citizenship Applications

    Family of 2. We couriered our application on 18th October, 2021. Delivered the same week. Just received our AORs today.
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    LANDING INTERVIEW

    Have a look at this post from @limin_w about their experience with the landing interview. https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/my-experience-of-direct-landing-interview-no-ppr-etobicoke-on.566426/
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    Newcomer - Building up credit history to over 750 - how?

    I have one credit card to my name, and my score was languishing at 693. I got a job, and asked my bank to increase my credit limit. That was an immediate boost to my credit score. I did not bother too much about utilization, because as advised by someone, its better to keep all your spending on...
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    Buying New house in Toronto (price decline trend)

    This is exactly the kind of news I was waiting for. Awesome! As supply increases, rent is also expected to drop a few notches. Great for immigrants.
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    June AOR 2017

    Received my AOR on 25th June. Can you send me the link for the whatsapp group? TIA.
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    Pregnancy Post ITA

    Hello people, My wife and I have received our ITAs (May 4th draw), and are planning to have a baby. I had some queries around this and was hoping if you could help. Assuming that it takes 5-6 months from AOR to receive the PR - i.e. Nov/Dec: 1. At what time of the pregnancy should CIC be...
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    Ray of hope 61st draw

    Thanks! I found the same link earlier, but since it looked nothing like an announcement dismissed the thought. Fingers crossed then!
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    Ray of hope 61st draw

    Can anyone point me to the website where the draws are announced? I am having trouble finding it.
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    ***Living in Toronto***

    This post was excellent. I think almost 80% of my doubts about living in Toronto are more or less cleared now. Big thank you!
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    Toronto vs Calgary vs Vancouver vs Ottawa - Where to land

    From what I have read so far, LinkedIN is the best source for job hunting. And currently, Vancouver doesn't even have half as many as openings in IT (Business Analyst) / Marketing as Toronto does.
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    Found work in 2 weeks after landing

    This was quite encouraging. It reminds of what a senior in my school once told me before I accepted a job offer from a leading IT firm here in India, "If you have a proactive attitude, then the company will keep opening new doors for you to grow until you quit." I followed that brief, and it...
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    Moving to Canada...?? Beware...!!!

    Uh, oh. This is worrisome. I'll follow this thread and will wait to hear from other members about their job search experience.
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    Moving to Canada...?? Beware...!!!

    How relevant is the article today, considering that it was written five years back? When I go through the job openings, I seldom come across "Canadian Experience" in the eligibility criteria. Should I be reading experience as "Canadian Experience"?
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    Best chance of getting PR

    Some of the ways to improve your CRS score: 1. Do a 2 year Master's course. Alternatively, you can study a course in Canada and take things from there. 2. If you are married, your spouse could take IELTS and an ECA to add additional points to your application. 3. Learn french and write a...
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    ECA Summary: Bachelor's degree (four years)

    This will be useful to anyone who is looking for clarity on whether BIMTECH (Birla Institute of Management Technology) is recognized as Master's in ECA. I completed my PGDM from BIMTECH in 2011, and this was recognized by WES as equivalent to Canadian Master's. I am pretty convinced that they...
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    ECA Summary: Bachelor's degree (four years)

    This is probably the only post on the internet where a BIMTECH applicant has shared his WES assessment details. Thanks! This is immensely useful and reassuring. Btw, curious to know, did you by any chance manage to have the BIMTECH evaluation changed to Masters or did you roll with "2 or more...