Coming to Canada: Experienced Class

Hi peeps.

This is the second edition of the coming to Canada series.

One way to migrate to Canada as earlier explained is to come in as an international student.
The next way is through Express Entry (Federal Skilled Worker Program) which is available for those who have work experience.

Points to note:

1. NOC (National Occupational Classification): You need to confirm if your work experience qualifies you to even start an express entry application. Check your NOC throughhttps://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/become-candidate/eligibility/find-national-occupation-code.html#find.

2. Educational Assessment: This is compulsory for express entry application. You need to evaluate your previous education to determine the Canadian Equivalent. You can do this through these websites:www.wes.org/ca; or www.icascanada.ca; or www.bcit.ca/ices; orwww.learn.utoronto.ca/international-professionals/comparative-education-service-ces; or www.alberta.ca/iqas-immigration.aspx.

3. Language Test: Language test is also compulsory for the application, the two official languages in Canada are English and French, if you have proficiency in both, it will be a great advantage for you. You must take an English or French Test or both, and the higher your test score, the higher the points you get for your express entry application. The most common test is IELTS – you need to write the General test for your application. More details for language testing can be found here:https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/become-candidate/eligibility/language-requirements/language-testing.html. My advise to people from English speaking countries is to ensure you prepare for the test(easy to just think it will be easy because you speak English, well it doesn’t work that way). Every point counts and you will be doing yourself a favour by getting very high scores.

4. Proof of Funds: You need money to sustain yourself and dependants if you are given permanent residence. The first few months can be quite challenging when you are trying to settle down and get a job. This is why it’s mandatory that you relocate with some money. Familiarise yourself with the amount required for you and your family and you can start saving for it while going through the process of writing your language tests and evaluating your education. You can get the required information here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/become-candidate/eligibility/proof-funds.html.


Finally, you can check the number of points you may hypothetically get before even starting an application. This can be done through this page:http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp

I hope this helps someone. Please read, and share this with people around you too. Thanks.

Coming to Canada: Student Edition

Happy new year. Welcome to 2018. It's an opportunity to make new plans, learn a new skill, etc.

I have received enquiries from different people about migrating to Canada and I have decided to share some ways you can migrate legally. Please note that I am not an immigration consultant and what I will share is publicly available information. You can find more information on Canadian immigration website - cic.gc.ca. Just use the information you need and also pass along to others.

You need GOOGLE and a lot of patience for any process to migrate to Canada. First option to migrate is to come in as a student, because you can get a post graduate work permit when you graduate depending on the length of your study. A few notes:

1. IELTS or GMAT: It depends on the admission requirements. Some schools require an applicant to write either depending on course of study, hence my advice that you need google. Information about specific courses can be found on school websites.

2. Do you need to evaluate your previous degrees or not? Again it depends on the course of study, if you have a previous diploma for example, and you want to apply for an applied degree, you may have to do an evaluation. The following websites are available for evaluation:www.wes.org/ca; or www.icascanada.ca; or www.bcit.ca/ices; or www.learn.utoronto.ca/international-professionals/comparative-education-service-ces; orwww.alberta.ca/iqas-immigration.aspx.

3. Which school should I apply to? It depends on the course you want to study. As a general rule though, there are some provinces that are not highly populated and it may be easier to get admissions into schools there.

4. Funding: studying in Canada is not cheap and most people give up just because the funds are not available. Some schools give scholarships/fellowship to students with high GMAT scores. You have to do a lot of research to know which schools give funding.

Personal advice I have for people is this: go and learn a skill now while processing admissions and visa. Learn how to play musical instruments, coding, cooking, make-up etc, whatever skill you can learn, because it will give you opportunity to make extra income.

You will find a lot of information on Canadian immigration website.

My e-mail is immigrantincanada@outlook.com.