Ray of hope - FSW - 1

[SovonHalder]

What about this third wave of COVID we've been hearing about on the news? I'm curious to know your views on how it might affect IRCC.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-how-countries-countering-third-covid-19-wave-7276340/

 

[dhruvbajaj39]

Pretty much July will be when we see if Canada's strategy of '1st dose to everyone then second dose' worked since it takes several weeks to build imunity after the first shot. Hopefully there will be enough herd immunity to suppress any variants that get through the current generation of vaccines.

It worked in Israel and the UK. Might be showing in the US too

 

[willapp]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/moderna-delay-1.5990166



According to this, about 30% will have received double dose while the rest will have received single dose by the end of June. I don't know jack about these things but even a single dose is said to be quite protective. Meeting this target could quite possibly end the pandemic for Canadians by the end of June. Around the same time the USA will probably also have ended the pandemic which is convenient since they share a border. Let's hope FSWs finally get lucky this summer.

By the way these figures neglect the vaccine production capacity increase we might see around the globe within the next 3 months. Canada might even surpass 50 mil by July.

It’s not going to be that straightforward. In the US there are millions of vaccines unused and potentially wasted because many people won’t take the vaccines. Not even half of the people are fully vaccinated.
Even if Canadians are much more willing to take vaccines. Canada vaccine delivery is a disaster and had only bad news so far.

 

[NavjotS123]

hello, i was just going through the immigration targets and if somebody can enlighten me with this ---> this yr target = 400K out of which 60% is economic migration--> 240K now out of which federal high skilled is 108K only and with these new programs of 90K plus if CEC 6K *2= 12K per month continues till the end of the year, dont you think canada will be covering double its federal high skilled quota?

 

[NavjotS123]

yes, what I tried to say earlier. the 90k is probably inteded to cover up almost all of 2022's quota. they'll take their applications this year until november and their processing will be fast enough since they're all in canada. they'll all be given PRs in 2022.

so that means no FSW for next year as well? oh, that would suck seriously.

 

[NavjotS123]

no one can know, we'll have to wait and see. nonetheless, the 90k stream means 90k less FSW invitations.

but we go logically this does look like they will already fill the 2022 quota by end of this year.

 

[NavjotS123]

yep that means only one thing to me " gotta start with french"

 

[Mercedes2021]

definitely. or pay a canadian school $20-30k for a one year long program if you can afford it. you get canadian credentials fairly quickly, a PGWP, and usually get employed quite fast after getting your degree. and of course, you may later qualify for CEC.

This is definitely not true. It really depends on the major of the study and the province as well

 

[NavjotS123]

it does depend on one's major and the province, that's why it says usually, not always. you get employed quite fast (by canadian standards?) if you're outside of QC with a STEM degree. that's what I see from the academic circles around me.

20k-30K CAD is the minimum that one would be paying for a year including the accommodation

 

[NavjotS123]

But the problem is not the money... I am not able to find any seats( IT course) even for fall 2022 in the colleges.

 

[guelphite]

It’s not going to be that straightforward. In the US there are millions of vaccines unused and potentially wasted because many people won’t take the vaccines. Not even half of the people are fully vaccinated.
Even if Canadians are much more willing to take vaccines. Canada vaccine delivery is a disaster and had only bad news so far.

It is not a disaster. That's just not true.

Doses per 100 people (average over the last 7 days):

• US: 0.96
• Canada: 0.74

Vaccination speed has significantly accelerated here. And the government recently announced that Pfizer will be delivering 6 million additional vaccines from May to June. That's 40 million doses total received by the end of June (total population is only 38 million)

 

[ElStu]

How? If they graduated after Jan 2017 from a Canadian university, they are eligible. If they graduated before that and are still living in Canada, what exactly have they been doing that they haven't been able to get a measly 1 year of work experience in 5 years?

Some finished their M.Sc recently and doing a PhD now. They’re on a study permit and working part-time! Now you know how.

 

[Deleted member 1006777]

Some finished their M.Sc recently and doing a PhD now. They’re on a study permit and working part-time! Now you know how.

If they graduated with an MSc, they can still apply for a PR under the new stream. If they are doing a combined master's and PhD, they can still get a 3 year PGWP and easily get a year of experience in those 3 years to go through CEC, by which time, pandemic related issues will have been dealt with. Your argument holds no water.

 

[Deleted member 1006777]

It is not a disaster. That's just not true.

Doses per 100 people (average over the last 7 days):

• US: 0.96
• Canada: 0.74

Vaccination speed has significantly accelerated here. And the government recently announced that Pfizer will be delivering 6 million additional vaccines from May to June. That's 40 million doses total received by the end of June (total population is only 38 million)

48.7 million! Just doses from pfizer alone can cover the entire adult population in Canada by June, and that's not even counting those who will refuse a vaccine. Plus there's 300k J&J single shots in May (with more to follow) and about 10 mil (instead of 12) moderna doses still coming in by June. Plenty of good news to go around. It's been slow, but they've met or exceeded every goal they've set so far.

 

[ElStu]

If they graduated with an MSc, they can still apply for a PR under the new stream. If they are doing a combined master's and PhD, they can still get a 3 year PGWP and easily get a year of experience in those 3 years to go through CEC. Your argument holds no water.

One of the requirements is to be employed in Canada with a valid permit. They have a study permit and working part-time. Who told you that they’re eligible, i’ve seen a number of ppl saying they need a work permit. How come?