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Hi everyone. I have found myself in a bit of a dilemma. I have not yet moved out and will not any time before the coming September. My story is as follows: I have just become a permanent resident in January 2022 through the Quebec Skilled Worker program - the Quebec equivalence of PNPs. Since...

Hi all. I submitted my Study permit application online while I was on vacation (3 weeks long) in country B on Visitor status. My country of origin and of residence are both country A at the time I submitted my application. For the question "Country where applying - Is it the same as your...

Hi all. Recently I have been anxious because of this mistake I made on my initial Study Permit application. The story is: I turned 18 in Jan 2014. In Jun 2018, I made my first study permit application from outside Canada for my master's program that was starting in Sept 2018. From Jan 2014 -...

Hello all. I will get straight to the point. I have already applied for permanent residence by mail under the Quebec Skilled Worker stream. Today we suddenly realized one thing: my common-law partner had, during her 4 years of undergraduate studies, stayed in a dorm for 2 academic years. The...

Hello all. Yesterday I have received all my PEQ application documents returned because my credit card payment had been declined for unknown reasons last week. So right away I have re-sent them back to MIFI with a newly filled and signed credit card payment form. Has anyone here had the same...

Hey everyone, I hope you're all doing well despite the coronavirus. So I have just mailed out my application for CSQ this week. Now I wonder what the timeline looks like recently because of the partial shutdown of the Quebec government. Has anyone just applied for CSQ through the PEQ - volet...

Hi everyone! My girlfriend is doing her master’s degree at Concordia University. Since her degree is research-based, there is a TA and RA contract with her enrolment. For her RA contract, it’s full-time throughout her studies - nominally 2 years - and she works from 9 to 5 every weekday. As...

Hi everyone. Situation in Hong Kong is exacerbating. Over the past months, there has been constant protests and assemblies pertaining to citizens' requests to the government of Hong Kong and China. Police force is deployed almost everywhere in Hong Kong. They have been applying excessive...

Hi all. My girlfriend is currently a full-time student in a 2-year research master’s programme offered by a Canadian university. She is actively enrolled in that programme, of course. And that she has a full-time research assistant contract and a part-time teaching assistant contract throughout...

hello all. I entered Canada on study permit on 11 Aug 2018, and didn’t realize I need to get health insurance before semester starts on 1 Sept 2018, until I realized so on the 17 aug. I bought a travel insurance right away. I’m studying at Concordia this fall, and i found on midi’s website...

hello folks. My girlfriend and I will be arriving at Canada soon, by which time we will go to the bank to set up our bank accounts and financing. Now the problem is how we can apply for a credit card for the first time in Canada? My girlfriend is a student who will be enrolled in a Canadian...

My application for the CAQ was approved on 16th June, and the letter has been received. Now that my study permit is approved, but when should I expect to receive the CAQ's hard copy? I need to book a flight asap.

In general what does it take to open up a bank account in Canada? Like a proof of address? On the other hand, how can we obtain the very first credit card? My girlfriend will be studying as a student, can she get a card without previous credit history?

What is the entire process of buying a pre-owned car? I'm landing in Quebec and will be getting a Quebec driver's licence as soon as possible. Currently I only have my UK & Hong Kong licence with their respective IDPs. Would this suffice to buy a car? WIll a dealer go through all the paperwork...

As the title states, what should we know before renting an accommodation? What are the rights and obligations of tenants? How to get the housing insurance? Where can we find housing online?

Dear all, I submitted an application for study permit on 16th June. I've just received an update from MyCIC that requires me to fill out and upload the form IMM5707. I'm single and I don't have a child, so I had to sign the section A to C. Now problem comes. There's no way I found to sign the...

Hi all, I’ve already submitted the application for a study permit with my parents’ bank statements(in their names) showing that I have sufficient funds for the period of studies. But, bummer, I forgot to include a letter from my parents indicating that they’ll be sponsoring me for my studies...

Dear all, I’ve got a serious problem that might affect my application for a study permit, so please help. I’ve been to the US for 3 times. All together I’ve got 2 parking citations that I’ve already paid, and have been pulled over for 3 times for going slightly above the speed limit that only...

Hello all my friends here on the forum, I am wondering how I should write my study plan - probably the most frustrating part of applying for a study permit to most of us. I know what I should include in my essay though, but what is the usual length of a study plan? I've been writing in a very...

Hi all... I'm so frustrated by MIDI's online portal. I've created the account for applying for a CAQ, and I've mailed my application dossier to MIDI 10 days back. A few days ago, when I tried to log in to the system, it said my password was incorrect out of nothing. Tried a couple of times and...