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Impatient Dankaroo

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I'm in the mining space and while SK is one of Canada's top mining jurisdictions I don't think I'd wanna live there. 90% chance I'll be working FIy-in fly-out 14-14 rotation somewhere very remote on a camp somewhere. On my 14 days out I think I'd want my base to be somewhere more vibrant and bustling so I can meet people and socialize so I'm leaning towards Calgary. If I had it my way...I'd always be out of the country during my 2 week time off...maybe after I get citizenship
That's what all Canadians do in their time off. Go to Central American islands, especially Cuba, Cheap, great weather, chill. No Americans cos its difficult for them to go to Cuba
 
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wonderbly

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That explains why the kids love it
I don't get why kids don't feel cold :D :D :D . They wanna play out in the snow all day long. I like being outside in the snow cos it's not so cold when it's actually snowing (I am not sure why this is so, but it is :D ), it only gets crazy cold AFTER the snow stops.

The winter is bearable when it's not windy. The bloody wind is the main issue and Regina is very windy.
 
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Yqing237

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I am in my 9th year in the US. Had encountered one gunshot incident in my apartment that was caused some domestic issues. Otherwise, I have never faced anything. Also, I try to stay in low-risk areas. When it comes to Trump, I was unlucky to have been a victim of his policy. But overall, in the Trump era, visa rejections were record high and today, surprisingly, it's very easy and faster to get a US visa. In fact, the visa situation is better than Obama era. But overall, not a huge lifestyle change in the Trump era. Trump era was definitely not as bad as what the media portrayed. He was a joker and he was treated like one by most. But Liberals painted him as Hitler. IMO, Trump is too d*mb to be Hitler.
If you can get picked in the h1 lottery lmao. They are still using 1993 target numbers for 2022 economy. Unfortunately the ship has sailed for the people with the visa before
 
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RSub

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If you can get picked in the h1 lottery lmao. They are still using 1993 target numbers for 2022 economy. Unfortunately the ship has sailed for the people with the visa before
I feel that I was unlucky to get picked in the H1B lottery coz I would have left America for good. At that time, I had a job offer from Canada. I did not take Canada seriously. I messed up...
 

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https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/the-outlander-ppr-thread.744023/post-9966579
If you're still not convinced that upfront 2nd medicals are the way to go then I don't know...
I really wanted to dot it. But, then I am getting married soon so I just gave up the upfront medical idea. I just want my PPR to get delayed. But. I am seeing a lot of folks after upfront medicals are getting their PPR. But those folks had criminality and eligibility complete at the very least.
 
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Ryucnd

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https://www.cicnews.com/2022/02/immigration-minister-canada-to-resume-express-entry-draws-for-skilled-workers-in-near-term-0222398.html#gs.pj1bxh

Immigration minister: Canada to resume Express Entry draws for skilled workers in “near term”A spotlight on Immigration Minister Sean Fraser's discussion about the future of Express Entry.

When asked about when Canada would once again hold Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draws, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser replied draws would resume “in the near term” and said that he was looking into how to make the Express Entry system more flexible.



Fraser sat down with the president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, Goldy Hyder, for a discussion on Canadian immigration. The event was streamed on the Canadian Club Toronto website on February 16.

While the immigration minister said there was no announcement on when CEC draws would resume, but he suggested that they would return “in the near future” and that Express Entry would start to look more normal in the coming years.

“We do need to resume, in the near future, draws for federal skilled workers,” Fraser said. “If you actually look at the immigration levels plan over the next couple of years the balance is shifting back and by year three… a record number of federal skilled workers, including through the Canadian Experience Class, will be welcomed to Canada.

By no means do I want to communicate that there will be any kind of abandonment of—what I would argue—is one of the most successful immigration programs anywhere in the world.”

Fraser also said he was looking to add more flexibility to the Express Entry system. He suggested that Express Entry could be used to respond to short-term needs including welcoming people into smaller communities, sectors in high demand, and “people who are coming from a particular region that has the kind of educational institutions that will train the workers we need in strategically important sectors.”

“Building this flexibility into the Express Entry system is something I’m personally digging into right now because I think it’s going to enable us to respond in a more nimble way when we do see the pace of transformation is only increasing over time,” Fraser said.

Fraser had previously hinted that occupation-specific Express Entry draws could be a possibility in the future in a meeting with Canadian immigration lawyers.


Expanding pathways to permanent residence for international students and temporary foreign workers through Express Entry is one of Fraser’s priorities listed in his minister’s mandate letter. He is also tasked with ensuring immigration better supports small- and medium-size communities by expanding the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot and moving forward on the Municipal Nominee Program. Since taking office in the fall, Fraser has already made the Atlantic Immigration Pilot a permanent program, which was one of the other items on the list.
 

seadrag0n

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I sent a webform on Feb 2nd mainly to check if my application was transferred to Winnipeg VO, thank god it's still at CIO, this is the response I got today:

Your application was received, on November 23, 2020.

Your application is currently being processed at the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia .

The responsible office is currently reviewing the application and documents submitted to determine if you meet the eligibility requirements. We may contact you if additional information is required.

The background verifications are currently in process.


To me this response sounds like:

Eligibility: In progress
Criminality: In progress
Security: Not Started

So my application went back on progress? WTF?