Ray of Hope - 88th Draw

[mr.preetsingh]

I dont think there will be any draws conducted today. Hence if we are looking at April 25th draw, what will be the CRS cutoff approximately?
Experts any input ?

440

 

[vensak]

Had this question for SK PNP. My NOC (2173) is in the "in-demand" list.

• Show proof of Professional Status or Licensure (for regulated occupations or those with professional certification standards in Canada and/or Saskatchewan) if required for your occupation. Please see the SINP In-Demand Occupation List for these requirements. If this proof is required, your application will be held for processing until such proof is provided - all other required documents must be included in your application or your application will be returned as incomplete and your application fee will not be refunded.

What should be done for this? Since we are outside Canada, can we apply for this remotely? Confused about this one.

Check what proof is required for your NOC. Then contact the organization that is dealing with such proofs (again what is required and if you can do it remotely). And depending on that decide if you want to use that stream or not.

But yes, with this additional requirement, they will exclude anybody that has his education and work experience from abroad.

 

[at4446]

440

you are way too optimistic now way it is gonno drop 4 point

 

[HoldingOnToHisPromise]

1. I would not advise to use consultant to apply for SK PNP
2. Both categories (EE stream and paper based stream) do open ever so often, so just because it is closed it does not mean for ever.
3. Pay attention to the list of in demand specialisation, because only the application from one of them will be taken into the consideration.
4. Even if you cannot submit your application, you can prepare your profile (fill it in and upload all the documents).

So now the game is following:
1. If they open then it is somewhere around 8 or 9 AM (that is when they change the writing in their page and unblock their system for application submitting).
2. Whoever wants in is required to get the information the moment they open. Let everything be, rush to the computer, open his profile and start clicking frantically on submit.
3. All opened 300 - 500 spots are taken this way within few hours (2-3 hours and the application limit is full again).
4. So that is the reason why a consultant is not suitable (way to slow for such a hustle).

Good luck

Thank you for your reply. From what you have mentioned here, it looks like we have to closely monitor and check their website and get everything ready before they open. I just hope we can get it done and have our spots before it will be filled up. We are running out of options for PNP as we also do not have job offer or relatives in other provinces.

 

[siriusrooney]

Check what proof is required for your NOC. Then contact the organization that is dealing with such proofs (again what is required and if you can do it remotely). And depending on that decide if you want to use that stream or not.

But yes, with this additional requirement, they will exclude anybody that has his education and work experience from abroad.

That doesn't sound good for all of us from outside Canada. The good thing is my NOC is Software based and probably I will be able to get the certification once I contact the certifying agency mentioned against my NOC. Not sure if it is going to be the same for everyone.

 

[vensak]

Thank you for your reply. From what you have mentioned here, it looks like we have to closely monitor and check their website and get everything ready before they open. I just hope we can get it done and have our spots before it will be filled up. We are running out of options for PNP as we also do not have job offer or relatives in other provinces.

Yes exactly, that's what it is.
Just to give you a comparison with Quebec PNP.
You have there list of professions that gets additional points. They do announce in advance when you can apply. And they have an online system to prepare your complete profile before hand.
And when the time comes, it is about seconds and clicks and who has the fastest computer.
Las time for 5000 spots like maybe 50k+ applicants were competing.

Other PNP options are :
New Brunswick (as long as you manage to hunt them down on one of their events)
Nova Scotia (looks like they reopen every 2 years or so, only to be closed again within hours
PEI - overrun with EOI from soo many applicants.
And in some cases Manitoba (I guess Morden is very famous by now). And yes, ever so often they do have applicants selection from abroad.
And for very few professions Alberta as well.
Ontario can be also an option, but it is better to speak French or to be close to ITA points.

BC has already excluded all abroad applicants. Yukon, NWT, NFL and Nunavut do not have anything for outsiders.

 

[siriusrooney]

Yes exactly, that's what it is.
Just to give you a comparison with Quebec PNP.
You have there list of professions that gets additional points. They do announce in advance when you can apply. And they have an online system to prepare your complete profile before hand.
And when the time comes, it is about seconds and clicks and who has the fastest computer.
Las time for 5000 spots like maybe 50k+ applicants were competing.

Other PNP options are :
New Brunswick (as long as you manage to hunt them down on one of their events)
Nova Scotia (looks like they reopen every 2 years or so, only to be closed again within hours
PEI - overrun with EOI from soo many applicants.
And in some cases Manitoba (I guess Morden is very famous by now). And yes, ever so often they do have applicants selection from abroad.
And for very few professions Alberta as well.
Ontario can be also an option, but it is better to speak French or to be close to ITA points.

BC has already excluded all abroad applicants. Yukon, NWT, NFL and Nunavut do not have anything for outsiders.

This is good information. Atleast we now know what are the options.
Also doesn't Quebec require French language skills?

 

[divyanshohr]

440

442

 

[vensak]

This is good information. Atleast we now know what are the options.
Also doesn't Quebec require French language skills?

It is not a must. You can get away with very good English as long as your skills are in demand.
But you need to have and education that correlates.
And the bonus you can get up to 12 points just because you have small children.
So if a family has one fluent English speaker + Master degree from in demand profession + work experience from in demand profession.
And they have 2 small kids, so they will get enough points.
And yes even spouse can bring points if she has in demand education.

 

[HoldingOnToHisPromise]

Yes exactly, that's what it is.
Just to give you a comparison with Quebec PNP.
You have there list of professions that gets additional points. They do announce in advance when you can apply. And they have an online system to prepare your complete profile before hand.
And when the time comes, it is about seconds and clicks and who has the fastest computer.
Las time for 5000 spots like maybe 50k+ applicants were competing.

Other PNP options are :
New Brunswick (as long as you manage to hunt them down on one of their events)
Nova Scotia (looks like they reopen every 2 years or so, only to be closed again within hours
PEI - overrun with EOI from soo many applicants.
And in some cases Manitoba (I guess Morden is very famous by now). And yes, ever so often they do have applicants selection from abroad.
And for very few professions Alberta as well.
Ontario can be also an option, but it is better to speak French or to be close to ITA points.

BC has already excluded all abroad applicants. Yukon, NWT, NFL and Nunavut do not have anything for outsiders.

Thank you for your effort and patience in trying to give me options. I do appreciate it.

SK is our first choice as we have relatives there, but sadly, our NOC do not match to the in-demand jobs. So I guess that means we have to disregard SK as an option now.

We do consider, however, Morden as our second choice. We are aware that we have to do an exploratory visit of the province, then off to an interview in Winnipeg. The visit would mean extra cost for us, something that we are still working on at the moment. Plus, our agency requires us to pay an additional fee for creating an account in Morden on top of the other fees required by the immigration. So yeah, it will be a bit expensive but if this is the only choice we have, then we’ll take it as part of our investment for the whole Canadian dream.

 

[siriusrooney]

It is not a must. You can get away with very good English as long as your skills are in demand.
But you need to have and education that correlates.
And the bonus you can get up to 12 points just because you have small children.
So if a family has one fluent English speaker + Master degree from in demand profession + work experience from in demand profession.
And they have 2 small kids, so they will get enough points.
And yes even spouse can bring points if she has in demand education.

I think mine is a unique case. My spouse has Masters in Computer Applications, but no work experience. I have 10+ years of work experience in Software Industry but only Bachelors in Engineer (Not Computer, but Material Science related). Not sure how we equate that to the Quebec PNP requirements

 

[HoldingOnToHisPromise]

This is good information. Atleast we now know what are the options.
Also doesn't Quebec require French language skills?

From what I’ve read on the internet, Quebec does require French language. I think it is one of the most important criteria for them.

 

[vensak]

From what I’ve read on the internet, Quebec does require French language. I think it is one of the most important criteria for them.

Again read again. French is not a must. It just gives you more points.
You can get 6 points max for English but like 16 for French.

And as for that other person.
Check and calculate your points.
You get points for education as such and then some more if your education is on so called AOT list (those in demand education and you can find it on their website).
Then the same goes for work experience.
AOT again are technically not a must, but they will give you more points. So go around and calculate for both of you.

And attention unlike EE, Quebec does not have the system where you magically fall in love and marry just after submitting your application.
So if ever you get married in between, they will recalculate your points as if you were married (your points will not go down, but the requirement to pass for a couple is higher).
But on a good side, you can still add points for children (if you have them during application) and up to certain stage you can add points for starting with French.
And you can add points for staying in Quebec (just a 2 weeks vacation gives you 1 point already)

So now you see why Quebec is so wanted.

 

[sursin27]

April 16, 2018

Entrepreneur Stream – Invitations to Apply Issued

Please be advised that the OINP has issued 13 Invitations to Apply under the Entrepreneur Stream. The minimum score was 132.

In addition to issuing ITAs, registrants with an expression of interest (EOI) that was one (1) year or older have been removed from the EOI selection pool. As per our guidelines, registrants with EOIs that have been removed are welcome to resubmit an EOI to the selection pool. For additional information, please see page 27 of the OINP Entrepreneur Stream Guide.


http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/en/pnp/OI_PNPNEW.html

Guys, do you think the points will go down considering they are not in ANY MOOD for back to back draws. Getting very frustrated now

 

[vikirams]

I have a peculiar problem. I stand at 433. I was trying for a job in Canada. As such my employer promises to let me work at his Canadian location incase I receive visa. And not before that.
Now arranging for finance as well is a little tricky for me due to personal reasons. So a job there might help me. But my employer says this is the best he can do.
How do I tackle this? I don't think I should mention I have a job offer. I m sure they will ask for joining/transfer letter, which I don't have.
Should I show proof of funds now and also when I reach there? Or is it sufficient to show proof of funds just now, (if I ever receive an ITA - I do have hopes sometime this year) and later show only job offer letter?