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    H & C first stage approval inquiry

    sorry you got me confused there - why are you applying for a student visa when you have already applied for H&C?
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    Humanitarian and compassionate grounds processing time

    Jean Munn has experience in H&C applications and i believe she used to work with the IRCC http://www.caronpartners.com/d-jean-munn she is based in calgary. she also did a podcast on H&C applications (a bit long for those who are interested)...
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    H & C first stage approval inquiry

    Hi - that is a really long wait! normally you will hear a decision around 13 months from submission.... did you try obtaining caips notes and / or calling the hotline? may i also know what your basis for applying H&C is (ie canadian born children? hardship in home country?)?
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    H&C

    Hi your 13 year old daughter - is she not in school because of her health problems or because of your immigration status? are you based in the GTA? my understanding is it is mandatory for all children aged 6 and above to be in school regardless of immigration status. see page 4 of the link...
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    ALL ABOUT GCMS - HOW TO ORDER, READ, & GENERAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED

    Hi the H&C was applied on the basis of hardship in home country. My friend has been in canada for 5 years and he has a canadian born child with a medical condition. They, as parents of the canadian born child, applied to stay permanently in canada via h&c Any thoughts on what we should be...
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    Thank you >>>>>>>>> Legalfalcon <<<<<<<<<<<

    Hi - sorry just came across this and would be happy to provide input - tax residency and physical residency are two different things. If you are not earning a living in canada for 183 days during the tax years, then you are not a tax resident and does not require filing income tax during that...
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    ALL ABOUT GCMS - HOW TO ORDER, READ, & GENERAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED

    Legalfalcon - any chance you have some knowledge on interpreting gcms notes for h&c applications? It has been a year since we applied and we recently requested for gcms notes but there are not much notes in there except for data inputs Is there anything we should be looking out for apart from...
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    Filipino CPAs to Canada, What are your plans?

    it depends kung anong firm ka. pag Big 4 generally they take into account yung experience mo sa pinas / overseas provided accepted ka sa CPA program sa Canada or may reciprocal CPA designation ka. suggestion ko pa rin its easier to find a job sa Big 4 via internal transfer (ie global mobility)...
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    Filipino CPAs to Canada, What are your plans?

    hello - any updates on moving to alberta? the calgary job market is not looking good right now...
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    Filipino CPAs to Canada, What are your plans?

    depende - san mo balak mag settle? pero generally the struggle is to re-do the CPA exams again dahil nga expensive sya and time consuming and possibly di mo makuha yung experience required ng CPA if nakakuha ka ng work sa industry na hindi approved training organization
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    <<< JUNE APPLICANT, 2010>>>

    hello fellow June 2010 applicants - any news from you and have you all received your visas and / or settled in in Canada? If yes, which part of Canada are you in? In my case, we did a short landing in Vancouver mid October 2014 and in my mind, we are not coming back possibly until 2016. But lo...
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    Filipino CPAs to Canada, What are your plans?

    hello... due to the pending unification, sa alam ko di na open ang CGA to new members. All interested parties will now need to apply under the CPA program As for jobs, you will need to understand na walang mutual recognition agreement ang PICPA with any of the professional accountancy bodies...
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    Filipino CPAs to Canada, What are your plans?

    guys any pinoy CPA's working in calgary? i am moving in Feb 2015 and good to hook up ;D
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    MY LANDING EXPERIENCE AND OBSERVATIONS

    thanks! its done and on our way to us now ;D
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    old article on professional immigration

    admin please close this thread - i've consolidated this to an open discussion noted below http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/canadas-realty-the-tough-one-t261859.0.html apologies for the inconvenience
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    canada's realty the tough one

    i saw this old article while trawling the net - just a bit of perspective i guess http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/19/canada-immigration-foreign-skilled-workers_n_2293003.html
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    old article on professional immigration

    guys i read this while trawling the net. its a bit old but i wonder does this still reflect reality? http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/19/canada-immigration-foreign-skilled-workers_n_2293003.html i wonder also if it varies from state to state - i find that there seem to be more...
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    MY LANDING EXPERIENCE AND OBSERVATIONS

    just on the PR card - we havent received it yet eventhough we landed before mid October ECAS saying it is in process since 31 October - is this usually the case? btw, we received our daughter's card already (she is a minor and a dependent)
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    MY LANDING EXPERIENCE AND OBSERVATIONS

    hello - we also landed as a family in Vancouver in October 2014. similarly, the first point of entry was smooth with no hitch at all i was initially unsure as to what questions they are going to ask us or what information they will require - but the questions are really minimal - the...