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Thank you for this, a very interesting post. All your categories above would surely be based upon the same points criteria, as the examples I gave, the only possibility of truly high points, is if a vast number of your examples have masters degrees and job experience and pretty great...

Well that is certainly interesting and a potentially good theory, but the numbers do not really match this for that scenario either. In my opinion, unless the h1b holders are all getting LMIA backed job offers from Canadian Subsidiaries of US companies ( and the LMIA would need a little bit of...

As an exercise, because I am right down the bottom of the CRS scores at lowly 405, I thought I would calculate who and how people are entering the pot with such high CRS scores. This leads me to wonder how it is possible that so many people with high CRS scores are currently flooding in and how...

I am sorry to hear that, I hope everything works out for you two anyway despite the delay.

Good news first. Got my ECA through, total time 8 weeks since AOR. They stuck to their stated time-scales. Bad news They actually assessed it on the 27th of January, obviously had the file sitting there completed so they could stretch out to the 8 week service level agreement, they probably...

That is good news, happy for you. I have about the same timeline so am hoping I hear something soon too, although still not sure if IQAS will evaluate my one year college credentials.

Ouch. This part seems a little.... I don't know stretching the facts ... unless something drastically changes it will take quite some time using their current approach to drop below 430. "The OINP will be issuing NOIs on a regular basis to applicants, who at minimum, have a CRS of 400 and meet...

You could very well be right, it could all not go through. Also this conversation is probably better for the Skilled Worker/Professional Immigration forum. :) Back to the ray of hope. I would say, all things are possible, but yes, maximise score where you can.

Well, that is a good question. 1. You need an employer who is willing to hire you. This may involve meeting the employer and usually would require a specialised skill set. I would imagine an employer would reach out to you if they were interested and genuinely could not find Canadian employees...

The main challenge of LMIA in my experience, is time. It is difficult to convince an employer to wait for the LMIA to be processed ( lets say a month ), to fill in the paperwork and then wait an additional 90 days or more for your COPR. Most employers need somebody within a month or two at most...

I am waiting on an evaluation for a certificate that I am not sure if IQAS will evaluate or not. So far I have received my second AOR and no message from IQAS about what they will or will not be evaluating ( they do send out generic emails with a list of what they do and do not evaluate, which...

Well preparing my paperwork in a rush for when the OINP re-opened seems like a bit of a pointless move :). Will just kick back and wait for them to either target ICT professionals, or get down to the low 400s. ..........Maybe sometime around May, if I am lucky.

Congratulations to all who received their ITA, put in a good word for us lower CRS people :)

I have a couple of questions about this program. I have an employer interested in offering a job offer letter, do they also need LMIA ? The .pdf guide seems to suggest not. Essentially, do they just have to issue me a job offer letter at the median wage ? When I have submitted my application...

Well.... Consider that there is no way they can nominate everyone in those CRS ranges while issuing 340-380 NOIs. They must have some selection criteria, looking at people who have got one so far there is no consistency in NOC codes, so I am thinking that age could be a factor. If this is the...

Seems like old OINP is doing draws twice a week, reducing the points cut off by 4 ( ish ) each time. Which "could" assuming the trend continues exactly as is, see it hitting the 400-410 range somewhere around the end of February. Which would be roughly their annual nomination allocation used if...

Hi, I have an employer speaking to me currently, does anybody know if I can still qualify for OINP PNP whilst on a temporary work permit ?

Thank you for the advice, I selected all again and transmitted again and you were right. That is a pretty terrible bug to have in the system.

A bit of humour. I updated my profile submission details, so that it would state Ontario and all Provinces ( instead of just Ontario ). I then got an email from CIC about a half hour later, my heart skips a beat, I think that it might be a NOI. Nope, just an email confirming the update.

I am guessing the new method OINP will be using is one batch of NOIs per week .....