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[OlaOyo]

Same here. We requested the gums file on our Dec 2014 application. Quite disappointed to see that there has been no action on our file since March 2015. So in 2months time it will be exactly 2yrs of stagnated application. Quite disheartening. I'd rather they cancel it and return our application fee of their own free will than just dump the whole thing while processing other streams at the speed of light.
Way forward: looking to apply for EE and once we get an ITA, we withdraw the FSW application.

Quite disappointing though and fed up too, but we should keep praying to God to touch their heart and guide them aright through the process.

 

[benny234]

Quite disappointing though and fed up too, but we should keep praying to God to touch their heart and guide them aright through the process.

Good morning house I am a silent member of this forum. Let's trust God there is still hope. I saw this on CBC News I was not allowed to post the link here
The Liberal government is boosting the base number of immigrants allowed into Canada next year to 300,000, to help drive economic growth as the country grapples with an aging demographic.

Speaking to reporters after tabling his annual report in Parliament, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum said the new target "lays the foundation for future growth."

Liberals to set higher immigration levels
Internal debate over newcomer targets
The previous target from 2011 to 2015 was 260,000, but that swelled to 300,000 this year because of what McCallum called the "special circumstances" of the Syrian refugee crisis. That number will now be the permanent base.

The government's economic growth council had recommended raising immigration levels to 450,000 over the next five years, but McCallum rejected that target today.

"That number is a conceivable number for some date in the future, but certainly not for 2017," he said. has been much debate over the targeted immigration level at a time when Canada struggles with high unemployment.

There have also been questions about Canada's ability to smoothly integrate newcomers into communities.

"We do it well, but I think we could learn to do it better," McCallum said.

Entries up for economic class

The 2017 targets boost entries for those in the "economic" class — skilled workers, businesspeople and caregivers — to 172,500 from 160,600. In the family class, the number of sponsored spouses, partners, children, parents and grandparents will climb to 84,000 from 80,000.

The government recently committed to bringing in persecuted Yazidi refugees fleeing ISIS genocide, and McCallum said they would be accommodated in the numbers unveiled today.

McCallum said other measures will be announced at a later date to streamline the process for economic applicants and to improve the process for permanent residency for international students. He said the students are among the best candidates to become Canadians, yet they have been "shortchanged" by the system in the past.

Dealing with depopulation

Kevin Lamoureux, the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader, said immigrants not only fill jobs that would otherwise remain vacant and help to develop provincial economies, but they also contribute to the character and social fabric of communities.

If it weren't for immigration, population of his province of Manitoba would have declined in the last decade.

"Immigration plays a critical role in terms of the future of Canada, in particular in regions where the threat of depopulation is a reality. Manitoba and other provinces are subject to that depopulation," he said.

Target immigration levels, 2017

 

[Pipis Husband]

Good morning house I am a silent member of this forum. Let's trust God there is still hope. I saw this on CBC News I was not allowed to post the link here
The Liberal government is boosting the base number of immigrants allowed into Canada next year to 300,000, to help drive economic growth as the country grapples with an aging demographic.

Speaking to reporters after tabling his annual report in Parliament, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum said the new target "lays the foundation for future growth."

Liberals to set higher immigration levels
Internal debate over newcomer targets
The previous target from 2011 to 2015 was 260,000, but that swelled to 300,000 this year because of what McCallum called the "special circumstances" of the Syrian refugee crisis. That number will now be the permanent base.

The government's economic growth council had recommended raising immigration levels to 450,000 over the next five years, but McCallum rejected that target today.

"That number is a conceivable number for some date in the future, but certainly not for 2017," he said. has been much debate over the targeted immigration level at a time when Canada struggles with high unemployment.

There have also been questions about Canada's ability to smoothly integrate newcomers into communities.

"We do it well, but I think we could learn to do it better," McCallum said.

Entries up for economic class

The 2017 targets boost entries for those in the "economic" class — skilled workers, businesspeople and caregivers — to 172,500 from 160,600. In the family class, the number of sponsored spouses, partners, children, parents and grandparents will climb to 84,000 from 80,000.

The government recently committed to bringing in persecuted Yazidi refugees fleeing ISIS genocide, and McCallum said they would be accommodated in the numbers unveiled today.

McCallum said other measures will be announced at a later date to streamline the process for economic applicants and to improve the process for permanent residency for international students. He said the students are among the best candidates to become Canadians, yet they have been "shortchanged" by the system in the past.

Dealing with depopulation

Kevin Lamoureux, the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader, said immigrants not only fill jobs that would otherwise remain vacant and help to develop provincial economies, but they also contribute to the character and social fabric of communities.

If it weren't for immigration, population of his province of Manitoba would have declined in the last decade.

"Immigration plays a critical role in terms of the future of Canada, in particular in regions where the threat of depopulation is a reality. Manitoba and other provinces are subject to that depopulation," he said.

Target immigration levels, 2017

No to worry as this is an old article featuring the former minister. A new minister was appointed in January 11, 2017, Ahmed Hassan, and it is our hope that as he settles into office, new policies and guidelines will be rolled out and percolate down the system to our advantage. Stay hopeful, God bless

 

[Pipis Husband]

CIC has updated POF thresholds and increased the amounts today? Wow

One way or another, we will make it through for we serve a God who is able to complete all things!

Proof of funds – Skilled immigrants (Express Entry)

Number of
Family Members / Funds Required (in Canadian dollars)
1 $12,300
2 $15,312
3 $18,825
4 $22,856
5 $25,923
6 $29,236
7 or more $32,550

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp

 

[benny234]

No to worry as this is an old article featuring the former minister. A new minister was appointed in January 11, 2017, Ahmed Hassan, and it is our hope that as he settles into office, new policies and guidelines will be rolled out and percolate down the system to our advantage. Stay hopeful, God bless
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Ok Sir. Thank you for your endless support ]

 

[Oyenirang]

CIC has updated POF thresholds and increased the amounts today? Wow

One way or another, we will make it through for we serve a God who is able to complete all things!

Proof of funds – Skilled immigrants (Express Entry)

Number of
Family Members / Funds Required (in Canadian dollars)
1 $12,300
2 $15,312
3 $18,825
4 $22,856
5 $25,923
6 $29,236
7 or more $32,550

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp

Please whats the best conversion rate?

 

[Olay]

I have an important question. My spouse and I applied via FSW2014 and our case is assigned to a super lazy officer. My spouse is the main applicant and I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY POINTS BECAUSE OF MY EMPLOYMENT.

Our eligibility and medical and security are passed.

All this time, I was self employed in a low level NOC (in my country) because I thought I was moving to Canada. Instead of committing myself in a related/better NOC (in my country), I chose a light work so I had plenty of time self-studying to build a background for a future career in a much better NOC in Canada (for the furture). I once again want to reiterate that I thought about 10 months of waiting time and did not even think we could be kept waiting for 30 months.

Now the problems arise because I am getting multiples of very nice job offers since last year and the only reason I didn't accept them is that I thought I had to inform the visa office and that pretty much scared me. Because I do not want to increase the processing time of our application. I am a little worried that they might reset the background checks because of my possible employment change.

I really need some certificates that requires some backgrounds in the related fields. My potential employers are also willing to give me more job experience testimony if I join them. This is something that I really cannot miss. But at the same time I am reluctant to endanger our application in a way that can cause more delays. It is a really bad dilemma.

I would be thankful if you could tell me if it is fine that I do not mention this potential change in application to them. I am still not sure if it is mandatory to report this or not. I again reiterate that I am not the main applicant and I have not received any points because of my degree or experience.

Long story short: I do not want to report this to the visa office because they might want to run the security checks again. What are the consequences if I do not report to them?

Thank you in advance

You do not need to report your change of job. Since you are not the primary applicant, it is unnecessary. The main background check that is done on the accompany applicants is security check and not employment history check. Wish you all the best.

 

[Olay]

Please whats the best conversion rate?

You can safely use the rate in www.xe.com , attache a short note cover letter to your proof of fund and indicate that the rate was calculated based on the website. It's one of the most popular FX website in the world.

 

[Anointed]

Hello,

IRCC current official conversion rate is 230 naira to 1 Canadian Dollar.

Regards.

 

[SOTAJ]

Please whats the best conversion rate?

Just look for any reliable online fx site and probably add a buffer of like N3-N5 per CAD to take care of the fluctuations.

www.oanda.com is good or

http://themoneyconverter.com/CAD/NGN.aspx

 

[Henry Chuks]

Dear Pipis Husband,

Please i inboxed you.

I patiently await your speedy response.

Best regards.

 

[Pipis Husband]

Dear Pipis Husband,

Please i inboxed you.

I patiently await your speedy response.

Best regards.

Hi Henry, I've replied and hope to connect with you to address the issue further.

 

[ayoka]

Hello Everyone,
Please I need help from my fellow forum members
.
My cousin is trying to applying for the express entry and at the point of filling the form, was asked to select from option if he has provincial nomination.

is this a must as this carries the major point
if it is a must, how do we get the provincial nomination,
is there any link to that or a separate application for that.
can someone guide me on how to go about it.

 

[GMarshal]

Hello All,

I am excited to join good folks like you.

I have my IELTS result and have completed my WES evaluation and my ECA report from WES available. I wanted to apply for express entry skilled worker and was told that I need to take an online eligibility test and create an express entry profile. However, I noticed that one needs either a Canadian work permit or a provincial nomination, or both which carry lots of points allocated to it. As such without this provincial nomination points, your chances will be very slim as a result of cummulative low score points.


I noticed that Ayoka's cousin she posted about had the same challenge. Please how do I go about getting provincial nomination? Could anyone please help?


Secondly, during IELTS registration, I indicated my mother tongue as first language and I observed the IELTS test result notification reflected that my mother tongue as first language. During the eligibility test a question came up enquiring of the first official language which is of course English for me with IELTS exam to be indicated as the language test. Someone said that the first official language in the eligibility test should tally with the first language indicated on the IELTS result. There's no even a language test for my mother tongue. I am confused here because I do not take the first language which is of course your mother tongue as same with first official language which is English. Please I need helpful clarification.

Thank you.

 

[Pipis Husband]

Hello Everyone,
Please I need help from my fellow forum members
.
My cousin is trying to applying for the express entry and at the point of filling the form, was asked to select from option if he has provincial nomination.

is this a must as this carries the major point As he doesn't already have provincial nomination, he cant select that option now
if it is a must, how do we get the provincial nomination, by studying the provincial nomination program of any available or desirable province especially where you meet their unique requirements and then apply directly to them. Each province has their own provincial program, go their individual websites to find their requirements out. Use Google to find these or get their links from CIC website
is there any link to that or a separate application for that. separate application
can someone guide me on how to go about it. go to this section of the forum to read and learn more about provincial nomination, http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/provincial-nomination-program-immigration-b6.0/

Hi, see above.