Pre-arrival services

[astralsource]

Im interested to see anybody used these?

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/before-services.asp

 

[LokiJr01]

Yes, I've contacted a lot of them already - they provide useful information ranging from settlement, language, culture orientation, skills training, and work networking.
Once you have PPR, you can start contacting them. You can maximise their services for as long as you've not landed in Canada yet.

 

[astralsource]

+1

 

[Alexand]

Just adding to this thread for the future, that you can use some of the programs before you get the confirmation of permanent residence. For example NextStopCanada.ca (YMCA) provides services from the time you get your medical request letter.

 

[joanesjayarvesu]

Yes, I've contacted a lot of them already - they provide useful information ranging from settlement, language, culture orientation, skills training, and work networking.
Once you have PPR, you can start contacting them. You can maximise their services for as long as you've not landed in Canada yet.

Hello
Hope you can help me out on my questions below:

1.) I would like to ask if PDOS is already included in - Planning for Canada (including Canadian Immigrant Integration program (CIIP) & Canadian Orientation Abroad (COA)) - Provided by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CiCan) & International Organization for Migration (IOM)? If not included, please advise if where can I apply for PDOS?

2.) Is it helpful to have it in person or have it online for convenience?
3.) is the Planning for Canada Seminars practically helpful for an immigrant like myself who already have a sponsor in WPG that I will live with?
4.) Did you have your ore-arrival services here in Philippines? If yes, where?
5.) Can I have it one month before I land to Canada? ill be flying to CA by November 2017, so I'm planning to have the seminars in October.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!
-joan

 

[NidhiCB]

Hello everyone. Is it possible to register for multiple pre- arrival services? Say for instance- COSTI, ACCES, AEIP? Would appreciate your inputs. Thanks!

 

[permafrost_can]

You can definitely sign up for more than one, especially if each offers a different kind of services.

In Manitoba you can sign up for the Immigrant Centre Pre-Arrival Centre: www.ic-pac.com , there you can request services in English, Tagalog, Spanish or French.

 

[Milsrome]

Hello everyone. Is it possible to register for multiple pre- arrival services? Say for instance- COSTI, ACCES, AEIP? Would appreciate your inputs. Thanks!

Re-sharing this information and amazing program (free) for approved immigrants who yet to arrive in Canada.

Get help before arriving in Canada – Pre-arrival services funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). One of these is Settlement Online Pre Arrival (SOPA). SOPA offers FREE Online Courses that will help pre-landed newcomers to find and retain employment once they arrive in Canada. SOPA is a province specific program and is offered in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta and the Atlantic Provinces. The earliest you can register for the program is when your PR application is at the Medical Stage or received a Letter from Visa office to Register for Pre-Arrival Services. You will meet (online) with an Intake Counsellor to discuss your settlement needs and have the chance to register for the courses. The courses focuses on job searching, developing Canadian resume/Cover letter, applying for job, the importance of soft skills, gaining awareness of Canadian workplace and culture. For registration, go to the link and a staff will contact you once registered http://www.arriveprepared.ca/