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    July 2013 Applicants Join here

    Sorry for the late response was busy doing a ton of stuff given I'm leaving Canada to go travelling abroad for several months, whilst waiting for the PR card to come through (as I understand it, "12 months" from the date of AOR?). I found the July spreadsheet link and added my entry on there, I...
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    July 2013 Applicants Join here

    I just got an email from Centralized-Intake-Office@cic.gc.ca titled 'Application for Permanent Residence in Canada (CEC)' It mentions: Just to double-check with everyone, is this the Acknowledgment of Receipt I keep reading about (AOR)? And it apparently took 8 weeks, is this about average...
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    July 2013 Applicants Join here

    Well, I mailed my application off at Canada Post this afternoon, here in Vancouver. I missed the Priority Express deadline of 4pm, but I went with it anyway, so hopefully it'll get to Sydney NS before end of the week. The only thing I'm currently a bit worried about, is that of all my support...
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    CEC application: 1 police certificate is older than 3 months, what should I do?

    I'd rather not do a brand new UK PCC, it'll cost me at least 45 GBP and the amount of time it takes to obtain all necessary letters, endorsement of photos, etc. all over again. So, on this forum, there have been several CEC applicants, whose applications included '> 3 months old' PCC(s), yet...
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    CEC application: 1 police certificate is older than 3 months, what should I do?

    Hi everyone I have filled out my Canadian Experience Class Application and paid the Fee online this morning and I intend to mail the application off this afternoon to CIO Sydney Nova Scotia. I've selected CPP-Ottawa as the Visa Processing Office. I am intending to submit everything today...
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    CEC application: Generic Application Form questions I'm uncertain about

    Thanks cecapp369 for the detailed response, muchly appreciated - I have filled out my Generic Application form accordingly.
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    CEC application: Generic Application Form questions I'm uncertain about

    Hi everyone, I've tried doing a few keyword searches on the forums here, and I can't seem to find any sticky threads or relevant threads, that would help me clarify the next things I should expect and/or actions to perform, in order to get a CEC application done in an optimal and efficient...
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    Checklist of things to do before and after my WHP visa expires, help please?

    Hi folks, I've been pretty busy these last few weeks, particularly since my Canadian Working Holiday Program (aka IEC) visa is expiring on April 12th 2013, and I'm doing many things before Friday, and afterwards. I'd love to get people's advice, recommendations, suggestions, particularly with...
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    Reasons, pros & cons to apply for PR via CEC, this year vs. 2014 and beyond?

    Thanks for the clear and concise reply - so given that my English test is on March 9th, and I would get the results on the 21st, even if I were to immediately send all papers henceforth to Immigration Canada, that's only about 3 weeks til my visa expires. That's too short a timeframe to...
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    Reasons, pros & cons to apply for PR via CEC, this year vs. 2014 and beyond?

    I thought about it long and hard... and I made the decision to go for it! Yep, I registered a few days ago, unfortunately I didn't realise how fast these dates get booked. I booked the only remaining test date venue, March 9th. So the date I can get the test result is March 21st. I'm in the...
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    Quality Immigration Consultants - Vancouver?

    Have you found an immigration consulting firm, immigration consultant or immigration lawyer now? Depends on where you're based, I've only looked around for Vancouver-based ones as I'm in Vancouver. Try using Google or ask around - I got referred to one lawyer by the company I'm working at, I'm...
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    Reasons, pros & cons to apply for PR via CEC, this year vs. 2014 and beyond?

    I'm not 100% absolutely dead certain on settling in Canada in a hurry - I'm single, my family and relatives are all in Australia, still want to see more of the world - but given factors including (but not limited to) economic outlook for the next few years, job/career prospects, desire to...
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    Reasons, pros & cons to apply for PR via CEC, this year vs. 2014 and beyond?

    Hi everyone, This is my first post on this forum, I'm a newbie member. I came upon this forum when I was searching online for information regarding Canadian Permanent Residency application process, particularly in regards to the newly relaunched Canadian Experience Class program, as well as...