Evangeline Naron | Canadian Immigration Consultancy (CIC)

Good News Might Be On The Way, Are You Ready?

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:15:20 PST

Anybody who wants to have a bright future has to make plans. They plan how they are going to get ahead in life. They take charge of their life. They use the resources available to them to their advantage to get ahead in life.

In immigrating to an advanced country like Canada, skilled, educated and experienced individuals and families get ahead in life faster. But to make it happen they have to plan ahead.

This coming July 2012, there might be good news for those planning to live and work in Canada. But are you ready?

Harper's Grand Plan to reshape Canada
In Prime Minister Stephen Harper's speech to theWorld Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland recently, he unveiled his grand plan to reshape Canada. He said he will overhaul the immigration system. With a majority government now under his leadership, he wouldn't have problem implementing his plan.

Mr. Harper said he intends to tackle immigration reform, a thorny issue in a country where one in five is an immigrant. Canada’s humanitarian obligations and its family reunification objectives will be “respected,” he said, but the needs of the labour force and the economy will now be central.

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has been working on significant reforms to the immigration system for several months. Mr. Kenney has said he wants to speed immigrant integration in the labour market by changing the emphasis of selection criteria. He intends to reward applicants who speak English or French, have job offers, Canadian work experience or postgraduate degrees, all of whom tend to fare better economically. The increased emphasis on economic immigrants could lead to reductions in the family class. [Source: The Globe and Mail]

Canada needs immigrants to keep their economy growing. Canada needs immigrants to offset their aging population and to replace workers retiring. This is good news for those planning to immigrate to Canada.

Changes in Canada's Immigration Program
On or before July 1, 2012, a new Ministerial Instruction will be issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister. This Ministerial Instruction will contain the new regulations, policy and priorities under Canada's immigration program.

For the Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) program, a new list of priority occupations will be identified. The sentiment is, more openings will be coming soon for independent immigrants. There is also a great chance that the proposed changes to FSW points system will be implemented this coming July.

What is to be done?
If you are interested in immigrating to Canada or any advanced country, you must have all of your documents in order At All Times. More occupations will open in the future but they will also close quickly. You will be competing against millions of applicants around the world for immigrant visas to Canada. You must be in a position to file your application a minute after the door is opened. Always remember that Canada can turn the faucet on or turn the faucet off when it comes to immigration.

Now, do you really want to give your family a better quality of life by immigrating to Canada? Let us help you get ready.

Here's my contact information:

Ms. Evangeline Naron
Direct Line: 02-3408723
Mobile # : 0920-5348854/0915-1208055
Email Add: enaron@go2canada.com/enaroncic@gmail.com
Face Book Account : enaron@gmail.com

You may also Click Here for free online assessment.

Remember, people never plan to fail. They just fail to plan.

Afraid of Making Decision?

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:40:34 PST

(source: Ms. Renei De Lara)

A Child (You) - the most precious gift from above. Taking care of a child is a very happy experience but not just an easy task. Being a parent or a guardian is a big deal; responsibility to raise a child is not just as simple as providing basic needs like food and shelter, but instead it is how you will affect such innocent mind to become a good and competent one.

During childhood, it is our parents, guardians, elders who are making decision for us.

Adolescent stage – straggle start, wherein in slight way we wanted others to hear our side…we wanted them to conform with what we think is right, sometimes we won, sometimes not, but since we are still “dependent” we have no choice but to accept and go to the flow of what they decide.

In order to succeed education is a must; for some they were lucky to choose which course they gonna take, unfortunately for some still it’s their parents who choose which and what school they will be enrolled at…

Graduation time comes; you now have your weapon in life – the diploma and transcript. Real straggle and battle of life now begins, wherein lot of expectation arises…from your parents who once the one deciding for you… from your bosses – who’s paying your salary… from your colleagues – friends, acquaintance, co-worker, competitor, etc…. and soon from your own family (spouse and kids…in-laws).

Dear once upon a time, our situation as a child is the same situation our parents & guardians pass though…and now as an independent person, it is YOU who now take responsibility for every decision you’re going to have. It is you who are making your destiny… don’t be afraid of making decision because you can never tell if it is right or wrong till the time you decide. Just a bit of advice; in making a decision don’t forget to have consultation... with our God - through prayer, our dearest folks - with their age their earned wisdom and our love once – our family who always with our side; through these you can never go wrong.

And last but not the least, refuse to listen to your fears… bear in mind, in order to be successful, courage and wisdom is a must!

Ministerial Instruction 5 ,Ready for this ?

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:21:56 PST

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Lets All Welcome the Year 2012 with Lots of POSITIVE, and as we all know 5 months to go before The Ministerial Instruction 4 will be Published, Another Set of Priority may come over , But Last November 3,2011 ,The Government of Canada is planning to welcome more federal skilled workers in 2012, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced (see source:http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-11-03.asp)

The immigration policies for Canada have been amended. These changes cannot exactly be considered as being immigrant friendly, especially for the prospective immigrants. The occupational lists have been a disappointment with some of the major occupations being deleted. In such a case, the following should be known:

As already announced, Canada would accept limited number of applications under the Federal Skilled Worker program every year. The quota for the year (July 1) 2011 to (June 30th) 2012, is only 10,000 applications. In addition, no more than 500 applications will be accepted per occupation.

2.New occupation list for immigration to Canada under Federal Skilled Worker category will be announced in June , 2012. List of 29 occupations announced in June, 2011 remains to the Last Priority Published last June 2010-June 2011. Many who qualified under the very popular 1122 category were left empty handed as the limit of 500 applications was crossed earlier than expected. The new immigration quota under the Federal Skilled Worker program to Canada is expected to run from 1st June, 2012 to 30th June, 2013.

What does it mean to intended and interested applicants who plan to immigrate to Canada?

Immigration is no longer a “simplified” application process. Documentation and assessment requirements are extensive and time consuming. Preparing and filing an immigration application under the federal skilled worker program to Canada or under the skilled migrant program to Australia can now be called a “project” by itself. As a matter of fact, many qualifying applicants for NOC 1122 lost the chance to file an application because of the time it took them to complete the documentation formalities.. The Time to Act therefore is Now! With new lists and quota (Canada) you should kick-start the process of getting your forms and documents in order immediately and without delays. It has to be noted that meeting all the requirements and skills assessment can take many months. Then, as soon as the new lists and processes come into operation, you are ready to file your application.

Otherwise, you have to start the same process after July and file the application in last quarter of 2012, by when new quota may again be over.

Canadian Immigration Consultancy are ready to guide you through the process for Canada. Our consulting business since 1989 you can be rest assured of getting the right financial package that will address this very unique situation.

If you are interested to live and work in Canada, here's what you need to do:

· 1. Take the online assessment http://clients.go2canada.com/client/assessment/33

· or email your resume at : enaron@go2canada.com /enaroncic@gmail.com

· 2. Attend one of our seminar schedule or schedule an appointment for orientation. This can also be done online.

· 3. Decide and make a commitment. Sign up consultancy agreement with me Ms. Evangeline Naron .

· 4. Start preparing your documents and application forms.

· 5. File your application as soon as you meet the eligibility (your occupation opens up, you found an arranged employment or somebody is willing to help you with the Provincial Nominee Program)

While waiting for your eligibility, you may then seek employment abroad if you want. We can still process your application even if you are abroad.

We have laid out a plan for you. It's now for you to decide.

Do you want to be one of them VISA GRANTEES

For more information, please contact me at tel no. 240-6500 loc 8402 and look for Ms. Evangeline Naron. You may also contact me at mob no. 0920-5348854/0915-1208055 . In order for me to assist you personally, please notify me at least a day in advance when visiting our office.

Should there be changes in your circumstances, please feel free to contact us again.

PARENT AND GRANDPARENT SUPER VISA

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:06:29 PST

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has started accepting applications for parent and grandparent super visa as announced earlier. With the Super Visa, parent and grandparent could be enjoying the company of their family in about eight weeks as compared to waiting for as long as eight years or more when applying through Family Class sponsorship.
Super visa is one of the first steps by Canadian government to reduce the backlog of sponsorship application of parents and grandparents by the Canadian residents. Parents and Grandparents will be able to reunite with their children and grand children without unnecessary delays.

Who Can Apply?

The applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Be a parent or grandparent of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The applicant must provide proof of the parent or grandparent relationship to the Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

Provide a a signed letter from their child or grandchild pledging financial support to the parent or grandparent for the duration of their visit to Canada, including proof that the child or grandchild meets the following minimum necessary income (Low Income Cut-Off);

The minimum necessary income (Low Income Cut-Off)

Size of Family Unit	Minimum necessary income
1 person (the sponsor)	$22,229
2 persons	$27,674
3 persons	$34,022
4 persons	$41,307
5 persons	$46,850
6 persons	$52,838
7 persons	$58,827
More than 7 persons, for each additional person, add	$5,989

Effective until December 31, 2011

Undergo an Immigration Medical Examination (IME) prior to being issued a Super Visa;
Submit proof that they have purchased comprehensive Canadian medical insurance that:
- is valid for a minimum period of one year from the date of entry to Canada;
- provides a minimum of $100,000 in coverage; and
- covers the applicant for health care, hospitalization and repatriation.
Applicants satisfy the visa officer that they meet all other standard admissibility criteria. Following are a number of reasons why applicant can be found inadmissible, denied a visa and refused entry to Canada:
- security
- human or international rights violations
- criminality
- organized criminality
- health grounds
- financial reasons
- misrepresentation
- non-compliance with IRPA or
- having an inadmissible family member.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY CANADA IMMIGRATION

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:06:43 PST

Canada Immigration recently Cancelled any sponsorships of parents and grandparents for Permanent Residency. Instead they brought in a new and exciting regulation where parents and grandparents are awarded a 10 year visa to Canada based on certain criteria.

This new regulation comes at a time when the Government had announced longer waiting times and lesser applications being processed for parents/grandparents for permanent residency. Most people had given up hope of ever being able to have their parents live with them in Canada. But these new regulations have opened a whole new world out to those seeking to re-unite with parents and grandparents in Canada.

PARENT AND GRANDPARENT SUPER VISA

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:05:43 PST

The government is introducing the new "Parent and Grandparent Super Visa,"

Will be valid for up to 10 years.
The multiple-entry visa will allow an applicant to remain in Canada for up to 24 months at a time without the need for renewal of their status.
The Parent and Grandparent Super Visa will come into effect on December 1, 2011
CIC will be able to issue the visas, on average, within eight weeks of the application. A parent or a grandparent can come to Canada within eight weeks.
Parent and Grandparent Super Visa applicants will be required to obtain private Canadian health-care insurance for their stay in Canada
At the end of the 24 months, they can apply to extend their status for up to 24 months

To qualify, parents and grandparents must:

Undergo the Immigration Medical Examination;
Demonstrate that they have purchased private Canadian medical insurance; and
Provide a written commitment of financial support from a child or grandchild in Canada who meets a minimum income threshold.

Visa officers consider several factors before deciding if the person is admissible. This means they are a genuine visitor to Canada who will leave by choice at the end of their visit. Among the things that could be considered are:

the person's ties to the home country,
the purpose of the visit,
the person's family and financial situation,
the overall economic and political stability of the home country, and
invitations from Canadian hosts.

10k Initial deposit for Consultancy fee

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:07:12 PST

Are you still interested to live and work in Canada? Do you still want to give your family a better quality of life in Canada? If you still do, you need to make a decision NOW.

With the current immigration regulation, opportunities are very limited and it's a first come, first serve basis. The list of priority occupations changes yearly. Your occupation may not be included now, but there's always a chance that it will soon be. Preparing your documents as early as now will put you in an a better position than those who will just start preparing docs once they see that their occupation is in the list. The point is you should be able to file your application immediately once the opportunity opens up for you. Otherwise, the cap may be reached even before you complete your documents.

If you are eligible now in any of the immigration programs, you should file your application as soon as possible. The longer you delay your decision, the more you are risking your eligiblity.

There is no reason why you shouldn't start preparing your documents now. But some interested applicants can't really start due to some financial considerations. That is understable, but shouldn't really be a hindrance. If you really want to live and work in Canada, financial concerns should not be an issue.

If you think you have a financial problems now and can't pursue your dream to live and work in Canada with your family, think about this: When was the last time that you did not think of any financial concerns?

It is always there, right? In every stages of our lives, there is always a financial concern. But you were able to survive! That is because you always look at it as a challenge and not as a problem.

Now, do you really want to pursue your dream to live and work in Canada? Here's your chance to get started.

With only P10,000 as deposit, you may already start your application by signing a consultancy agreement with Canadian Immigration Consultancy. Ordinarily, the minimum required to start the application is P28,000. But starting November 10, 2011 until November 30, 2011, we will accept at least a partial payment for you to start your application. Time is of essence and we do not want you to delay your application just because of any financial concerns you may be thinking of.

Another reason for you to take this offer is that we may be increasing our consultancy fee anytime soon. If you signed up before the changes, you will be locked-in with the lower consultancy fee!

Please contact me at 0920-5348854/0915-1208055 should you want to set an appointment.

If you haven't attended one of our seminar schedules nor visited our office for the orientation, please find time to attend our seminar schedule:

November 26, 2011
Mang Inasal - Evangelista
Bangkal, Makati City
Reg Fee P500 (single) | P600 (married)
Please look for Evangeline Naron

Be ready when the door opens, position yourself for success.

Immigrating to Canada could be your greatest Christmas gift to your

Tips and Techniques for preparation of IELTS

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:14:02 PDT

Break your IELTS lessons down into sections - don't think that it is single big difficult test, however four smaller ones. Try to identify which sections of the IELTS test are your strong ones and which are sections are weak, after that you can center more study time on the areas you find more hard. But ensure that you do not ignore any areas so continue to do lesser practice even on your stronger sections.

IELTS Listening test:

This test contains three sections and total 40 questions. In this test you have to hear conversation of one to four persons and quickly pick and reproduce the correct word.

Some useful tips for IELTS listening test

See English news, talk shows and most importantly English films of your interest and try to understand the conversation. At first you will feel irritation but with the passage of time you will be comfortable hearing English.
Get some IELTS sample test Cassettes or CDs, or download some saple tests from internet and practice as much as you can.
During test, if you missed hearing some answer during, leave it and listen more carefully the next conversation. The fact is that if you start thinking on previous word, you will probably miss the next answer. Try to guess the missing answer at the end.

IELTS Speaking test:

This is in the form of a polite interview, and usually lasts about 12-15 minutes. The first section is casual questions about your introduction, where you live, hobbies etc. In the second section you have to talk on a given topic, you have to talk about two minute on this topic. After you finish your talk, the examiner will ask you some questions relevant to same topic. The second section is more difficult and normally focuses on answering questions about hot issues in society and everyday life.

Some Useful tips for IELTS speaking test

Try to speak in English with your family and friends and during everyday talk. Try to improve your pronunciation and accent by watching English news and movies. Current articles from newspapers are also helpful for the second section of the test.
Speak yourself in English in front of a mirror and try to build your confidence and grip on English speaking.
In front of examiner, speak self-confidently and clearly even if you think you are not right. Examiners will score for your confidence.

IELTS Reading test:

This section is different for the IELTS General Training and IELTS Academic papers. The IELTS Academic reading test has harder reading paragraphs and questions so it is essential to prepare with the correct paper.

Some useful tips for the preparation of IELTS Reading test

Time limitation is a major problem in this test so try to manage your time in this test. Get hold of the test by doing as many practice tests as you can. Many practice tests are available on internet as well. Search for ‘free IELTS reading tests’ and you will find a lot of results.
Read the answers first instead of reading of the paragraph.
Don’t read a paragraph thoroughly except the sentences which relate to questions, just take a fast look on paragraph, try to get the main idea of paragraph and always underline the important relevant sentences in the paragraph which are close to the questions.
Answer the easier questions first.

IELTS Writing test:

This is the most difficult test among all IELTS tests. Both IELTS (General Training) and IELTS Academic contains two sections. For General Training it is an essay and a letter and for Academic it is an essay and a report on a geographical chart. You only have one hour to do both. The essay contains more marks and comes on second, always choose the essay first. You should spend forty minutes on it, and the remaining twenty on the letter or report.

The letter or report should be 150 words, and the essay requirement is minimum250 words.

Useful tips to score better in IELTS writing paper

For the letter or report learn some stock phrases that you can use in any letter or report of a certain type. Practice rapidity writing with dissimilar past IELTS questions that you can obtain grip of. Use a stopwatch for practice as well as test. Continue practicing till you attain the target of 150 words in twenty minutes.
The essay is generally somehow difficult topic. Do brainstorming for 2 minutes (Brainstorming is a procedure when you place a storm in your brain and whatever irrespective of essay subject come in your brain put it on paper). After brainstorming find the relevant words from the words or ideas which you put on the paper, also try to relate the irrelevant words to the topic of essay. Practice for essay writing as much as you can. Writing 250 words is not a long task.

As practice makes a man perfect so practice so practice again and again befor appearing in test so that you know accurately what to expect, which type of questions will come and how to tackle them, how long it must take you to answer them, and cover a lot if different topics so that you find yourself relax in the examination hall.

Good Luck!

FREE SEMINAR on How to Live and Work in Canada, for limited time only!

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:01:58 PDT

INTERESTED to live and work in Canada? Find out how!

Attend our seminar and be overwhelmed for the "good news" because for five consecutive Saturdays starting on September 24, 2011; we are lifting off the P300/head seminar fee for those client who wish to attend Group Orientation Seminar, Saturday @2PM at CANADIAN IMMIGRATION CONSULTANCY located at Blk. 25, Unit 4 G/F Uniwide Coastal Mall Tambo Paranaque City, Just bring and present the attached flyer in this email and be entitled to attend the said seminar for FREE.

LIMITED TIME ONLY! promo periods starts from September 24, 2011 to October 22, 2011.

This is not limited only for those under the 29 priority list, everybody is welcome to attend, you may share this with your relative and friends, so grab the opportunity NOW!

The purpose of this Live and Work in Canada Information Seminar is to provide you information about different programs on how to immigrate to Canada. There would also be a one-on-one consultation to address your specific concerns and assess your qualifications.

For more information, contact me Ms. Evangeline Naron at mob no 0920-5348854 or email me - enaron@go2canada.com

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God has watched you earn the right to a better life;
now God waits to see what you are going to do with your life.

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Immigration backlog keeping millionaires out of Canada

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:01:46 PDT

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/07/immigration-backlog-keeping-millionaires-out-of-canada

( Source : BY TOM GODFREY, TORONTO SUN )

TORONTO – More than 22,500 foreign millionaires are waiting abroad to resettle in Canada, bringing with them more than $9 billion to help cash-strapped Ottawa, immigration officials say.

There are about 16,400 millionaires alone in Hong Kong, Jim Versteegh, a federal immigration program manager at the Canadian consulate in Hong Kong, said about classified numbers released this week.

Versteegh said there are about 22,491 millionaire investors worldwide who've applied and are waiting to come to Canada.

They'll bring about 77,000 family members with them.

"We still need a game plan for dealing with our inventory," he said in a July 2010 memo obtained under an Access to Information request by lawyer Richard Kurland. "The total number o investor cases we now have on hand is 16,400."

He said it'll take about 12 years for visa officers to process the backlog of cases.

Only about 2,000 cases involving the federal investor program are processed yearly.

Kurland said investors are required to dis out $400,000 in cash each to Ottawa to obtain visas for their families, providing they pass medical and background checks.

He estimated the millionaires will hand over about $9 billion in cash to the federal government for use for the provinces.

"We are losing some of these people to other countries," Kurland said. "Many of these people don't want to wait for years and are going elsewhere."

He said there's stiff competition from the United States, Australia and some European countries for the well-heeled crowd.

"These people are paying hard cash for Canadian visas," Kurland said. "that money will go a long way to create jobs and reduce our deficit."

Federal immigration officials have said officers can only process 2,000 cases yearly because it takes a long time to determine the source of the funds or whether the money is linked to organized crime.

How to Check Status of FSW Applications Sent to CIO

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:47:50 PDT

There used to be a CIO Online Inquiry form to check your application status but it's no longer available. I have just checked it few minutes ago.

To verify the status of your application, you may contact Client Service Unit (CSU) of the Central Intake Office through their email address: FSW‑Sydney‑Search‑Enquiry@cic.gc.ca

Please note, however, that you will not receive a reply to your email if:

- you have not already applied as a federal skilled worker
- you are not authorized to receive personal information
- you applied within the last six weeks
- your enquiry concerns any other topic.

It's only the 4th of August so please don't send an email inquiry now to check your application status if you have just sent your application July 1, 2011. And more importantly, very first using your courier tracking number if it was indeed delivered to and received by CIO.

CIO MI-3 Update as of September 20, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:29:43 PDT

As of September 20, 2011, the cap for Registered Nurses (NOC 3152) has been reached already. This means Centralized Intake Office (CIO) will only accept applications under this job classification for those with Arranged Employment.

Applications received toward the overall cap: 2,203 of 10,000 as of September 20, 2011

Eligible Occupation	Number of Complete Applications Received
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers	183
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture)	17
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management	(Cap reached)
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners	30
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists	103
2151 Architects	53
3111 Specialist Physicians	81
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians	86
3113 Dentists	115
3131 Pharmacists	202
3142 Physiotherapists	24
3152 Registered Nurses	(Cap reached)
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists	12
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists	8
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses	37
4151 Psychologists	9
4152 Social Workers	65
6241 Chefs	17
6242 Cooks	38
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades	19
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades	36
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System)	17
7242 Industrial Electricians	14
7251 Plumbers	4
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators	6
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics	9
7371 Crane Operators	1
7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction	2
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service	15

First time Immigrant Discounted Airplane Tickets for Canada September 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:33:55 PDT

If you already have your Visa and you are planning your trip for Canada as a first time immigrant, you should know that the Airlines normally gives first Time Immigrant Discounts for Canada on a monthly basis.

To help our clients avail of this privilege we refer them to our affiliate, CIC Travel Services, a Philippine SEC registered Travel agency, who gives our clients good advice and amazingly low ticket prices.

For this Month of September 2011, herewith are the First time Immigrant Discount Airplane ticket prices:

For more info pls log on to www.cictravelservices.com

Total complete FSW Applications Received | CIO Update as of September 13, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:23:00 PDT

As of September 13, 2011, the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) already received a total of 1,979 applications. CIO will only receive 10,000 application until June 30, 2012 with a cap of 500 applications per occupation.

Applications received per eligible occupation:

Eligible Occupation	Number of Complete Applications Received
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers	151
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture)	16
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management	(Cap reached)
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners	23
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists	93
2151 Architects	41
3111 Specialist Physicians	63
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians	67
3113 Dentists	102
3131 Pharmacists	160
3142 Physiotherapists	22
3152 Registered Nurses	473
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists	11
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists	6
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses	31
4151 Psychologists	9
4152 Social Workers	54
6241 Chefs	14
6242 Cooks	37
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades	17
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades	28
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System)	15
7242 Industrial Electricians	14
7251 Plumbers	4
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators	5
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics	8
7371 Crane Operators	1
7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction	1
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service	13

Ottawa calls for probe of PEI immigration program

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:16:49 PDT

Source : BILL CURRY
Ottawa— From Thursday's Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 4:24AM EDT
Last updated Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 9:09AM EDT

The federal government is calling in the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency to investigate allegations of fraud and bribery in a PEI immigration program that allowed hundreds of primarily Chinese nationals to buy their way into Canada.
In less than three weeks, Islanders will vote on whether to re-elect Robert Ghiz’s Liberal government. His party is leading in the polls, but has been on the defensive since 2008 because relatives of the Premier, along with cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and several MLAs, benefited financially from the immigrant investor program.
The federal Citizenship and Immigration Department referred the case to police late Wednesday after it received information from at least three former provincial public servants, including detailed allegations from one of them that, at a Marriott hotel suite in Hong Kong, would-be immigrant investors gave senior island bureaucrats cash-stuffed envelopes to have their applications approved.

“These allegations were recently brought to the attention of senior civil servants in the department. They have referred the allegations to the RCMP,” Candice Malcolm, press secretary to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wrote in an e-mail response to a question from The Globe and Mail.
A government source confirmed that the case has also been referred to the Canada Border Services Agency.
The three individuals sent the allegations to the federal department and The Globe and Mail.
Svetlana Tenetko and Cora Plourd had responsibility for reviewing, investigating and approving immigrant applications under the provincial nominee program. They say senior managers pressed them to approve files they had already rejected. Susan Holmes dealt with other aspects of the program as the province's manager of population services and expressed concerns about the behaviour of senior provincial officals.
“Ethically and morally, a lot of these files were not quality files,” Ms. Plourd said in an interview.
Ms. Tenetko’s allegations concerning the summer meetings in Hong Kong in 2008 – a trip paid for with fees charged to applicants – go beyond the claims of patronage that have dominated PEI media and politics for three years.
She said word got out that provincial officials would be in Hong Kong to meet with prospective immigrants.
“Chinese applicants informed their friends,” she said in an interview. “These extra people, they had to bribe management because they were not on the list.”

Late Wednesday, Mr. Ghiz questioned the timing of the allegations.
“Although there are clear political motivations behind these allegations – which have been raised repeatedly in the past and shown to have no substance – government will co-operate fully with any formal inquiries into these matters,” Mr. Ghiz said in a statement to The Globe. “I would also note that it is not overly surprising that those making the allegations waited three years to do so, and that their actions coincide with a provincial election.”
While the federal government is responsible for immigration, agreements with Ottawa allow provinces to nominate specific candidates for approval. In early 2008, the federal government informed PEI that it intended to tighten the rules for the program, which let the province nominate foreigners who made an investment in an island business and agreed to live in the province for a year.

In response, the PEI government approved a plan to rush through applications in the summer of 2008 before the new rules took effect. To speed up the process, teams of officials travelled to Hong Kong and Dubai to process applications, foregoing the usual practice in which prospective immigrant investors visited the Island and the business in which they would invest.

During this time, several numbered companies were created on the Island to qualify for the sudden rush of investors. The last-minute push raised about $400-million, equal to about one-third of the provincial government budget.
While some deals have been confirmed – immigrant investor money went to a Burger King owned by Liberal MLA Bush Dumville that later went bankrupt, and the deputy minister in charge of the file was asked to pay back funds that went to businesses connected to his family – the government has never released a full list of companies that got investments.

Only 90 Slots Remain for Registered Nurses (NOC 3152) | CIO Update as of September 6, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:08:39 PDT

As of September 6, 2011, only 90 slots remain for Registered Nurses (NOC 3152) for Federal Skilled Workers program under Ministerial Instruction 3 (MI-3). There is a great chance that the cap for nurses will be reached within this month.

Applications received toward the overall cap: 1,698 of 10,000 as of September 6, 2011:

Eligible Occupation	Number of Complete Applications Received*
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers	112
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture)	11
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management	(Cap reached)
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners	16
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists	69
2151 Architects	33
3111 Specialist Physicians	48
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians	54
3113 Dentists	77
3131 Pharmacists	123
3142 Physiotherapists	17
3152 Registered Nurses	410
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists	9
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists	5
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses	22
4151 Psychologists	9
4152 Social Workers	49
6241 Chefs	11
6242 Cooks	31
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades	16
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades	23
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System)	14
7242 Industrial Electricians	11
7251 Plumbers	3
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators	3
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics	8
7371 Crane Operators	1
7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction	1
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service	12

Under MI-3, only a maximum of 500 applications per occupation will be received by Centralized Intake Office (CIO) for processing. Once the cap has been reached, CIO can only accept applications for affected occupation from people with an arranged employment.

Tale of Two Dentists

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:59:01 PDT

Planning to immigrate to Canada? Do you think you can do this without any help? Think again. Here's an interesting story from Gateway to Canada.

Tale of Two Dentists

I've talked to two dentists today.

One of them have just received the visa while the other seeks a remedy to her refused visa application. They both attended information seminar/orientation we've conducted. One of them hired the services of Canadian Immigration Consultancy while the other decided to file on her own. They both filed an application under Federal Skilled Workers program.

When Dr. Alvaro attended the seminar few years ago, his occupation wasn't included in the priority occupations and thus, not eligible to apply. But when his occupation was included in the Ministerial Instruction 2 (MI-2), he decided right away to file his application through our help. I have just contacted him this morning to inform him that his visa was delivered to our office yesterday.

While Dr. Alvaro was in the head office attending our in-house pre-departure orientation, I was talking to another dentist who visited our Mall of Asia office. She showed me a refusal letter from Centralized Intake Office (CIO). Her application was refused due to insufficient documents to support her experience as a dentist. To save on cost, she decided to seek help from a friend instead of getting help from an experienced consulting firm. She wanted to file an application again, this time, with our help. Unfortunately, she now have a slim chance due to the information she have already submitted.

Read full story here: Tale of Two Dentists

Total complete FSW Applications received as of July 27, 2011 | MI-3

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:18:01 PDT

As of July 27, 2011, Centralized Intake Office (CIO) have already received 413 applications toward the overall cap of of 10,000. Under Ministerial Instruction 3 (MI-3), there's a cap of 500 applications per occupation.

Eligible Occupation	Approximate Number of Complete Applications Received
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers	15
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture)	3
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management	187
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners	6
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists	12
2151 Architects	11
3111 Specialist Physicians	6
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians	4
3113 Dentists	7
3131 Pharmacists	13
3142 Physiotherapists	3
3152 Registered Nurses	78
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists	2
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists	1
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses	3
4151 Psychologists	1
4152 Social Workers	14
6241 Chefs	6
6242 Cooks	7
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades	8
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades	8
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System)	2
7242 Industrial Electricians	4
7251 Plumbers	1
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators	2
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics	4
7371 Crane Operators	0
7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction	0
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service	5

Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management is still leading with 187 applications, followed by Registered Nurses with 78 applications.

Total Number of FSW Applications Received as of July 21, 2011 | MI-3

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:49:45 PDT

Here's the total numebrs of FSW applications received under MI-3 as of July 21, 2011, It's the first update since the Centralized Intake Office stared to accept MI-3 applications on July 1, 2011.

Eligible Occupation

                                        Approximate Number of Complete Applications Received
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers     5
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture)     2
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management     52
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners     3
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists     5
2151 Architects     7
3111 Specialist Physicians     3
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians     3
3113 Dentists     3
3131 Pharmacists     4
3142 Physiotherapists     2
3152 Registered Nurses     26
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists     1
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists     1
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses     3
4151 Psychologists     1
4152 Social Workers     10
6241 Chefs     3
6242 Cooks     4
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades     4
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades     3
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System)     0
7242 Industrial Electricians     2
7251 Plumbers     0
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators     2
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics     3
7371 Crane Operators     0
7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction     0
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service     3

Changes to economic immigration programs will help further reduce backlogs and improve wait times

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:50:06 PDT

Ottawa, June 24, 2011 — Canada is adjusting its intake of applications from economic immigrants to further reduce the backlog and improve wait times while meeting the country’s labour market needs, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
“The backlog of federal skilled worker applications is now half of what it was when we announced the Action Plan for Faster Immigration in 2008,” said Minister Kenney. “These measures will help us to continue that progress.”
Canada receives many more immigration applications than can be accepted every year. As part of ongoing efforts to better align application intake with priorities for immigration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is limiting the number of new applications it will consider in certain categories of the federal economic immigration stream.
Effective July 1, 2011, the changes will affect new applicants to the federal Skilled Worker, federal Immigrant Investor and federal Entrepreneur programs. The changes will not affect the number of permanent resident admissions in 2011 in these three categories.
“Canada continues to welcome historically high numbers of new immigrants each year, but the Government continues to receive applications that far exceed this number,” said Minister Kenney. “If we don't keep putting reasonable limits on new applications, backlogs and wait times will grow.”
In November 2008, the government first took steps to identify for processing those federal skilled worker applications that responded to Canada’s labour needs, such as applicants with arranged employment offers from Canadian employers or with experience in an occupation in high demand. In June 2010, the government released an updated list of 29 priority occupations and introduced a global cap of 20,000 for federal skilled workers, as well as a sub-cap of 1,000 under each occupation. Over the past year, CIC has received approximately 13,800 federal skilled worker applications under the priority occupations list (figure accurate as of June 24, 2011).
Now, for applicants who do not have an offer of employment in Canada, the government will further limit the number of new federal skilled worker applications that are considered for processing to 10,000 a year, beginning July 1. This limit will help better align the number of applications with labour market demand. Within the 10,000 limit, a maximum of 500 new applications in each of the current 29 priority occupations will be considered.
In addition, the Minister is introducing a cap of 700 on new federal investor applications. Although last year, CIC made changes that raised the minimum net worth and investment requirements, it continues to receive applications in excess of what is required. An annual cap on new applications will allow for progress on backlog reduction while ensuring that the Department has a sufficient volume of new files to meet its commitments.
The Minister is also introducing a temporary moratorium on new federal entrepreneur applications. Wait times for this program currently stretch to eight years in some visa offices. By ceasing to accept new applications as of July 1, the government will prevent further processing delays. The federal Entrepreneur Program will undergo a review in the coming months to ensure that Canada is better able to attract and retain innovative entrepreneurs.
The authority for these changes, which are being introduced through ministerial instructions, comes from amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act approved by Parliament in 2008 as part of the Action Plan for Faster Immigration. The instructions are meant to be a flexible tool that allows the government to align the intake of immigration applications with priorities for immigration.
Since these changes were implemented in November 2008, the backlog of pre-2008 federal skilled worker applicants has decreased by 50 percent. As well, priority applications are being processed in a period of months rather than years, as was the case prior to the 2008 changes.
The CIC website will be updated on July 1, 2011, with details on application requirements and procedures for affected programs.

BREAKING NEWS (24 June 2011)

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:48:53 PDT

BREAKING NEWS (24 June 2011):
Federal Skilled Worker –The list of 29 eligible occupations remains the same for the coming 12 months. However, between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, CIC will only accept a maximum of 10,000 applications for processing under this category of immigration with a cap or limit of 500 applications considered in any one of the eligible occupations. Applicants who have a validated job offer from a Canadian employer will not be affected by the cap limit.

Federal Investor Immigrant Program – The number of applications that will be accepted into processing will be limited to a maximum of 700. Procedures for submitting an application have also changed. Applicants who do not make the cap limit in time are encouraged to submit an application through the Quebec Investor Program.

Federal Entrepreneur Program – As of July 1, 2011, there will be a temporary moratorium on new Federal Entrepreneur applications. CIC has not announced when they will reopen the program and new applicants should consider the Business Programs that are offered by the individual Canadian provinces.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-06-24a.asp

check your status in CIO

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Thu, 05 May 2011 01:03:03 PDT

If you want to know that status of your application that was sent to CIO, you can contact Federal Skilled Worker Client Service Unit through their online inquiry form. You will receive an email from them confirming the status of your application.

pls. click the site to check your status in CIO.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/canada/csu.asp

Total complete applications received since June 26, 2010 as of May 2, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Mon, 02 May 2011 21:48:56 PDT

On June 26, 2010, the eligibility criteria for Federal Skilled Worker applicants changed.
Between June 26, 2010, and June 30, 2011, a maximum of 20,000 complete Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing. Within the 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing within this same time frame.
These limits do not apply to applications with an offer of arranged employment (job offer).

Applications received toward the overall cap: 11,288 of 20,000 as of May 2, 2011

Applications received per eligible occupation:

Eligible Occupation (by National Occupational Classification [NOC] code)	Number of Complete Applications Received*
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers	1,000 (Cap reached)**
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture)	131
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management	1,000 (Cap reached)**
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners	310
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists	830
2151 Architects	742
3111 Specialist Physicians	700
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians	741
3113 Dentists	891
3131 Pharmacists	1,000 (Cap reached)**
3142 Physiotherapists	287
3152 Registered Nurses	1,000 (Cap reached)**
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists	55
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists	23
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses	309
4151 Psychologists	164
4152 Social Workers	553
6241 Chefs	132
6242 Cooks	249
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades	150
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades	328
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System)	185
7242 Industrial Electricians	200
7251 Plumbers	54
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators	66
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics	52
7371 Crane Operators	9
7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction	23
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service	104

*The number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications received as of May 2, 2011 is approximate.
**Once the cap has been reached, we can only accept applications for this occupation from people with an existing offer of arranged employment.
NOTE: Because application intake fluctuates, these figures are meant as a guide only. There is no guarantee that an application sent in now will fall within the cap.

Canada’s IT industry to face labour shortages

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:51:39 PDT

Source: CanadaVisa

A recent report, entitled Outlook for Human Resources in the ICT Labour Market, 2011-2016, states that there will be a labour shortage of qualified applicants for IT related jobs in Canada within the next few years. The report was released by the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC).
According to the report, over 106,000 IT related positions will become available between 2011 and 2016 in Canada; however there may not be enough people to fill those positions. The report has also indicated that the most shortages will occur for positions which require five or more years of experience.
In order to address the concerns regarding labour shortages, the report is suggesting five recommendations:

Post-secondary students should be encourages to take IT-related courses;
Foreign-education workers should be better integrated into Canada’s IT workforce;
Making post-secondary education more cross-disciplinary; and
Making the IT industry more accessible for various skill levels and diverse employees.

Another important suggestion made by the report is to bring more foreign skilled workers to Canada. The IT industry will be looking for skilled workers with many different skills, rather than a specific technical expertise.
The Government of Canada has not indicated how these shortages will affect their immigration strategies. Canadavisa.com will report on any changes to the Canadian immigration programs once they have been announced.
Do you have work experience in the IT industry? Find out if you qualify for Canadian immigration!

1000 Quota for Restaurant and Food Service Managers Has been Reach as Of April 19, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Evangeline Naron) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:03:34 PDT

See the Summary for the Updated Total applications received toward to overall cap of 20,000

Applications received toward the overall cap: 10,840 of 20,000 as of April 19, 2011

Applications received per eligible occupation:

Eligible Occupation (by National Occupational Classification [NOC] code)	Number of Complete Applications Received* out of 1000 Quota
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers	1,000 (Cap reached)**
0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)	127
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management	1,000 (Cap reached)**
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners	302
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists	782
2151 Architects	689
3111 Specialist Physicians	658
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians	703
3113 Dentists	826
3131 Pharmacists	1,000 (Cap reached)**
3142 Physiotherapists	271
3152 Registered Nurses	1,000 (Cap reached)**
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists	51
3222Dental Hygienists &a Dental Therapists	22
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses	281
4151 Psychologists	151
4152 Social Workers	527
6241 Chefs	116
6242 Cooks	237
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades	143
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades	302
7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)	178
7242 Industrial Electricians	190
7251 Plumbers	49
7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators	63
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics	50
7371 Crane Operators	7
7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction	22
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service	93

How About Me my Occupations is not On the List Yet?

Be ready to enter when the door opens!
The new list of priority occupation may be made available on July 2011. If your occupation is not included in the current list, your chance be coming soon. Let's target to get your application ready on or before the end of April 2011. With the current policy regarding cap in the applications to be received by Centralized Intake Office, it is important that you position yourself as early as now.

If you are interested, let us set an appointment to talk about your plan.