New Policy for International Students - April 12th, 2021
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Omg! I didn't know you were part of that group. Those were difficult times and I owe my sanity to the people who went through that phase with me. I'm glad I will never have to extend a study permit again.
Just to clarify, your wife would be employed at the time she sends her application, correct? A letter of employment from her boss for her new job should suffice as proof of employment if she doesn't have paystubs from that job yet.
You don't need to tear or throw out your old permits once they expire. They just won't be accepted anymore nor should you use them as proof of your current status. (As in you can present them if asked for proof that you were authorized to study/work in Canada at a certain date, but you can't use them to study again once they're expired.)
As for being a homemaker, are you working as a homemaker for someone else (and being paid for it) or are you managing your own home?
Can you share the procedure to get RCMP checks upfront?
I am thinking to get that out of the way.
edit: i was thinking we should have a discord for this pathway
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She is already employed on the same job. It's just that she gets a new contract for each semester that she teaches. So one expires on April 30th, and the next one starts on May 1st. She has her contracts, and these list her employment dates, salary, her position, etc. I am not sure if we would need anything else.
Homemaker: managing my own home. It's a more gender neutral term for a "housewife" (which I'm not).
Your wife should be okay and eligible then. While it might not be necessary for the letter to be post-dated, it's probably better to get the letter after she signs the new contract. You can then include the new contract to her proof of employment.
As for being a homemaker at your own home, yes that would count as being unemployed as you are not doing that work for someone else in exchange for payment (as per the legal definition of employment).
I just checked it again and they make the distinction between the two since "unemployed" means someone who is currently not working but is looking for work and "homemaker" is someone who is not working because they are taking care of their home.
Hey guys if any one of you can shed some light on my situation I would be very thankful. Me and my common law partner want to apply for the new stream where I would be the main applicant.I have two diplomas from here in Canada and We both also got our Ielts done 6 months ago. My main issue is that I have to currently be employed at the time of the application. Since September 2020 everyone in my company has been temporarily laid off because of government rules ( all non essential businesses to close)and I have been collecting CERB since September 2020. I can easily get a letter from my HR stating that I am still an employee of the company and will start working as soon as the government gives us the green light to open up do you guys think this will be enough to satisfy the “currently employed “ situation? Any help on this would be very appreciated Thank you 
I sent an email to CCRTIS-SCICTR@rcmp-grc.gc.ca asking them to provide me with a list of Canadian fingerprinting services, they sent me a pdf with the list and I sorted them out by city.
I chose the one that was closest to me and sent an email to make the appointment and check the fees (between $50 and $80 in most places).
I went there and said I wanted to get an upfront RCMP certificate for Express Entry (this was before the streams were announced). They took my picture and fingerprints and I got my certificate in the mail 10 days after.
It is not know yet if the scan copy of IELTS needs to be uploaded during application or only TRF needs to be filled in. Given the current situation, it may take approx 2 weeks for the physical copy to arrive in mail.
IRCC posted a notice saying they accepted “online” results via email or test portal. If you get the physical report later, you can always send it via webform.