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Normal WP. Not under IMP.

Applied early March 2022. Biometrics end of March 2022. WP letter of introduction received end of July. However I am in an extenuating circumstance - I'm an "essential occupation" as well as having a fixed start date, and a pregnant wife who may not be able to fly. I asked and asked the London...

This is wrong. You get health coverage from day 1 in Alberta. You do NOT have to have begun your job.

After 6 months of awaiting my work permit, I booked my flight and have recently landed in Calgary. Here's my experience. Day 1 1. Took off from Gatwick to land at YYC exhausted with 2x kids. First go to automated kiosk enter passport information and declare anything bringing in. This spits out...

Steaky, thank you! I didn't realise that the initial interaction is with an automated kiosk and only the secondary interaction is the the border guard. For declaration of proceeds, do you have any information on how this is done? I assume I have to declare it at the bank in person maybe?

Thank you!! Yes that's clear. A couple more questions if you don't mind... 1. The cash sum is not in CAD, will that matter? I intend only to go through FX once WP is in hand (would be detrimental to do beforehand). 2. The rest is made up of proceeds from the sale of my house which I'm...

What do you mean by printout?

Getting a lawyer is right, we will do that. How is the cash declared? What precise form do I need to use -- do you know? Yeah I'm aware this proposed law, though it doesn't really apply in its current form - work/study permit holders are exempt. They are targetting non-resident ownership such...

Hi there, I'm moving to Alberta on my work permit. I want to buy a house outright (no mortgage) with the money from sale of my house in my home country. Can I do this? Do I need to declare these funds at the airport when I land? Thanks, Rory

Hi all, Canada's policy of openness to immigrants and refugees (esp. Ukrainians recently) is great. Execution of these policies though is awful. I do sympathise with the VOs who are likely buried under a mountain of work. In addition to the IRCC webform, the following may be useful. I received...

Bump. Any idea?

I have a question about timing of entry to Canada on a work permit, and the benefits it confers. I have a 2-year LMIA-exempt job offer in Calgary which begins September 2022. I am moving from the UK, so no Visa required, only an eTA to enter Canada. I want to enter one month before my job...