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I applied for my child (born in the US) in August of 2022 and the certificate was issued in March 2023, so about about 7 months. It's at least several months wait, likely more than 3 or 4. If you're anxious, send them a webform query to inquire. If you haven't heard anything since applying...

Whatever your citizenship was at birth.

For real. That was me 24 years ago when I moved to the US. I was broke AF.

Yours is a difficult situation and I wish you well. Housing costs are completely out of control in most large North American cities. There's a reckoning to follow at some point, but, for now, it is making life very difficult for most wage earners. And though Canada has a better social safety net...

It's hard to argue with some of the points made in the video though he does exaggerate somewhat. Canada does, in fact, have a high standard of living with high taxes as well. The economy is small (about the size of Texas) and the number professional jobs is probably inadequate for the number of...

That's what I used for 2nd ID (Texas DPS ID for minors, which looks exactly like a DL). So total 3 docs: BC, US Passport, Texas ID. No questions asked and CoC was issued (after a LONG wait).

Amen. :D These scam job postings are designed to fish for complete idiots or they're written by complete idiots.

How could it be a scam when they're providing "free feeding" and a "furnished sitting room?" I would never consider a job that didn't provide those two benefits.

Sure, the oligarchy is alive and well in Canada, as it is here in the USA and across the globe. But even beyond that, xenophobia and the more common (and natural?) instinct to distrust foreigners is hardly subtle in employment, housing and other opportunities. This reminds me of a conversation I...

Sadly, there are certain professions were neither retraining nor ability to prove one's credentials is available. The only way to practice the same profession is to start from scratch, i.e. go back to school, perhaps even undergrad. There is some protectionism and gatekeeping by accrediting...

True. It's kind of unfair, though, to compare Canada to countries that have existed for many hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The population is small but the land is big. Is a tourist attraction a Ferris wheel? A castle? Cities of 10+ million people? The original question was so broad that...

I drove from Ottawa to Victoria in 1992 in a two-door, 1983 Nissan Sentra. It took me 3 weeks to get there as I was not in a hurry. Canada is as enormous as it is gorgeous. Over the decades, I've been to most "tourist" spots in Quebec, Southern Ontario, and BC. Never been to Atlantic Canada but...

I would check if the person who failed is genetically related to the others. (j/k)

The Philippines is a top-5 source country of immigrants to Canada. This means that Canada is a popular destination for Filipinos, of any age but especially the young. What IRCC did here is reject your claim of friendship (and, therefore, the tourism visa) thereby signaling that this is a...

Also register here. It's free.

You can visit, of course. You are a Canadian citizen and have all the privileges and protections as such. Will it be safe for you to go home? Only you can answer that. Will being a Canadian citizen help if you get in trouble back home? E.g., be incarcerated, or otherwise have to deal with the...

You need to provide more info. What skills do you have? Have you applied already? If so, what type of application? Can you read, write and speak English or French?

Clearly, there are structural issues IRCC needs to work on. I cite one example, the proof of citizenship application. It costs $75 which is shockingly low. Now I know why. It goes into a black hole for 7-8 months when such proof can be checked in 5 minutes. Then you dare not change your address...

You probably want to post this in the "Registering agricultural land in India" forum.

Agree with this. There should be sufficient incentive to clear the backlog. At least the same as processing within standard times, if not more.