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The summer is a good time to arrive if you come from Dubai.The clothes you already have will work fine, you can purchase some rain gear over the summer. By the time it gets colder (nights only in September/October), starting mid October it really gets colder - you will have familiarized...

You sound like you shouldn't have a problem getting accepted in the CEC category. The processing is quite quick. If the IELTS is the only thing holding you back, it's a total non-issue. I actually did it twice, first in 2008 when I first contemplated moving overseas and then again in 2011 when...

Ok so I used a law firm. I was pleased with the speed of the process although some people who filed after me were several weeks quicker. I waited almost 90 days for my card to arrive after landing. My conclusion from other people’s experience on the forum is: Processing times depend on CIC and...

Not sure where you live. I landed two days before you, my card was printed on June 16 and was in my mailbox June 19. Not bad travel time from Sydney NS to Toronto ON. Just a letter with the card sent in regular mail, same as credit or OHIP cards. (no special express or courier service if anyone...

I think it's different for everyone. I had "decision made" a few weeks after my medicals had been received. Shortly after, I received the COPR. A while after I landed, status changed to "completed". It kept like this for the longest time. Did not check in June. When I checked this week, it said...

Agree that 72 is too optimistic currently. I waited 88 days - received my card yesterday, landed March 23. I hope you get yours early next week!

Thank you! To be honest, I don't know, I hadn't checked ECAS in a few weeks. Last time I checked it said completed and when I checked yesterday, I got that strange message (like many others on here) "decision made".

Looks like they have started working again - received my card in the mail yesterday, totally unexpected! The date on the front says June 16, so apparently once they are printed, the mailing process is really quick. Not impressed that they cut off my middle name (I wish I had not even given my...

Congratulations! And thanks for sharing this information. Makes me think it could be another week or two for me :-)

Great news. Thanks for keeping us posted. Well when I thought it was another month for me - that was one month ago. And looking at the processing time, another month now would still be optimistic. I have to travel out of the country in another 2.5 months - should be doable to receive the card by...

Be prepared that they may ask how long you intend to stay outside of your home country and ask for the return ticket. I am just saying that since I go back to Europe 2-4 times a year. I often book my flights starting in Germany. So it happens that I leave for Toronto in the spring and (according...

Completely agree with scylla. But even for visa-exempt travelers there could be the following challenges: Just from my own experience, I travel to the US (mostly NYC) for work a couple of times a year. Usually a short trip of one day or two. While entering the US never raises many questions...

I think it will say something else closer to the card being mailed but it stays in "complete" mode for a long time. My status has been "complete" for several weeks (landed end of March) and I believe I am about a month away from receiving the card when I look at other people who have posted here...

Awesome. I landed 1 month after you so hopefully only one more month to wait or a bit longer. I can live with that.

Congrats on landing. Both terminal 1 and terminal 3 are international. Air Canada (and the Star Alliance affiliates) are at terminal one whereas Skyteam, OneWorld, WestJet and Air Transat use terminal three. Coming back from France you may have been traveling Air France or something like Delta...

This is extremely helpful, thank you Rosie! I am actually meeting with an accountant next week to file my 2013 income taxes. I'll ask him a few questions and will definitely consider hiring a professional when the time comes that I sell. It will be money well spent. Interesting to hear about...

Thanks again. The transaction will be free of tax in my home country as more than 10 years have already passed and I haven't sold it yet. Do I understand correctly that if I sell the place in 2015, I will get taxed on the difference from the fair value of the property at the time I became a...

Signed. Have "only" lived (and worked full time in the same job and paid taxes) here since 2010, but fully agree with Matt the Aussie. For people who are already integrated and contributing, they should make things easier, not more difficult. Or at least leave things as they are and not...

Thank you Rosie, much appreciated!