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Thanks everyone for your replies. Yep, I know about the sky train :) Live in Metrotown on Marlborough ave. right now, very close to the fire station and it feels terrible... Feel sorry for the people who live in the buildings the sky train comes through (somewhere like stadium chinatown...

I doubt my employer will be willing to write anything for me to help me to change status in the country. But at the same time I will have a contract saying that I'm a full-time worker. Do you think it should be enough? What is you opinion regarding eligibility for CEC? Won't it be...

Thank you for your reply. I already spent some time looking for options to buy and actually wanted to get an advice regarding: What to do better in general - rent or buy, under the described in my first post circumstances. I also thought that experienced forum members may comment if "buy"...

Hello all! I'm new in Canada and just switched to a work permit from business visa. My work permit will be valid for 1 year and I think it won't be a big issue to get it prolonged, since I already have full-time employment contract without termination date and have a lot of work experience in...

Thank you for a quick reply! Hm.. it seems that none of the categories are eligible for the FSW now... FSW req: cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/workers.asp CEC req: cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/workers.asp That's very strange for me, because when I tried to pass the test on this site...

Hello! I'm wondering what is a realistic price for an apartment in Vancouver area. Don't really need anything very nice and beauty. Just clean 1-2 bedrooms apartment <30-minutes away from Vancouver/Burnaby driving by car or public transport (prefferably). The reason I'm asking is - on the...

Hello! I'm wondering how many months/years I should live in Canada to be elieble for mortgage loan? A little bit more details - I came to Canada having business visa 6 months ago and since 1-st month got my debit/credit cards (for credit one I left secure deposit). Now I have work permit and...

Hello! I have an opportunity to choose my job title in a nearest few weeks (going to have my Canadian work contract finalized). Will really appreciate your advice what to choose keeping in mind possible immigration by Canadian Experience Class category or Federal Skilled worker. I'm...

Hello! If I 1) have Canadian business visa for 1.5 years. 2) employed by not-Canadian employer and go to business trip to work on-site with one of our customers in Canada. Legally should be fine because I'm getting paid by not-Canadian employer. 3) work in Canada for 6 months (maximum time with...