Dani1982 said:
They received my updated letter, They confirmed this by email upon my request in May and my CAIPS also shows that. SL even mentions in note 1 that "PA submitted 2 work experience letters on July 17th (with my application) , April 18th (which is my updated letter) but he did not consider the latter since I had the lead statement very loud and clear for my RA in the updated letter.
I think several members here can confirm, but SL's assessment is usually not the final assessment, and SL usually did not include the updated letter of reference. I think it was beh467 and anjuku who at first got rejected by SL, but actually passed final selection factor assessment (done by FA01772). Let's hope for the best.
anjuku said:
your statements are baseless...what makes you think we are not ready to work?...most of us work above and beyond 40hrs/week...we even pay taxes, EI and contribute to the CPP...so still you believe we are not doing "real work"...i pity your lack of understanding!!...you are right canada does benefit from students paying international student fees...but they have commonsense...they don't want Ph.D. students trained in fields that will benefit their economy long term to go elsewhere after getting their actual degrees...this itself was mentioned by the then honourable minister of immigration mr. jason kenny when he first introduced this stream...
I don't think PhD students benefit much from getting their domestic tuition status. While it is true that the total fees decreased, the amount of funding we got also decreased, resulting in roughly the same net amount of money. For University of Waterloo, UHIP already includes extended student coverage, so having OHIP (albeit for free) is actually a step down in terms of coverage.
The honourable Jason Kenney, as you said, emphasized Canadian experience for immigration, and this has been reflected in immigration policy changes within the past couple of years (since the first set of ministerial instructions were introduced back in 2008). He wants immigrants who can speak at least one of the official languages properly, who can easily adapt with the way things work in Canada, who can easily integrate into the society they live in.
I think the PhD stream (and also CEC) applicants fit more into the mould of the kind of immigrants Kenney is looking for than applicants from any other stream
I would say we can fit better into society, thus more readily contribute, than say, sponsored spouses of citizens or PRs, refugees, or even those who come from overseas with a job offer.
