ALL BANGLADESHI APPLICANTS FORUM

[Dr.Hasib]

Applications received toward the overall cap: 5 850 of 10,000 as of December 22, 2011

Applications received per eligible occupation:
Eligible Occupation
(by National Occupational Classification [NOC] code) Number of Complete Applications Received*
0631 – Restaurant and Food Service Managers 500 (Cap reached)**
0811 – Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture) 62
1122 – Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management 500 (Cap reached)**
1233 – Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners 197
2121 – Biologists and Related Scientists 478
2151 – Architects 281
3111 – Specialist Physicians 400
3112 – General Practitioners and Family Physicians 438
3113 – Dentists 433
3131 – Pharmacists 500 (Cap reached)**
3142 – Physiotherapists 109
3152 – Registered Nurses 500 (Cap reached)**
3215 – Medical Radiation Technologists 31
3222 – Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists 19
3233 – Licensed Practical Nurses 256
4151 – Psychologists 68
4152 – Social Workers 277
6241 – Chefs 60
6242 – Cooks 145
7215 – Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades 76
7216 – Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades 177
7241 – Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System) 76
7242 – Industrial Electricians 90
7251 – Plumbers 20
7265 – Welders and Related Machine Operators 32
7312 – Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics 33
7371 – Crane Operators 6
7372 – Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction 6
8222 – Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service 80

*The number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications received as of December 22 2011 is approximate.

**Once the cap has been reached, we can only accept applications for this occupation from people with an existing offer of arranged employment.

Note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, the CIO cannot review each application for completeness on the same day it arrives at the office. The numbers on this page are updated at least once a week, but these figures are meant as a guide only. There is no guarantee that an application sent in now will fall within the cap by the time it reaches the CIO. We are looking into ways to minimize the effect of this on website updates.

 

[Dr.Hasib]

Let me share another informative post of captain Qorax

How to obtain Ontario Driving License
with our Home Country's D/License

Dear all,

Let me address another query which getting repetitive here. The procedure of obtaining a Canadian driving license is pretty much simple within our 1st few days [max a week]. Remember, this is 'easy' if we are coming from countries which has a similar driving & road management conditions [read 'left-hand drive']. If not, we may have to undertake some training before we apply.
...
Pre-conditions / Which License:
1. If we have over 24 months 'overseas' driving experience -we get the Ontario G2 Driving License.
2. If we have over 12 months [but less than 24] driving experience -we get the Ontario G1 Driving License.
(Details below)

Direct Swap of Licenses:
If our home country doesn't have a *reciprocal licence exchange agreement with Ontario, we cannot Swap our current D/License to get a Toronto-ON D/License.
*Reciprocal License Exchange Agreement exists between Ontario and: US, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Germany, France, UK, Austria & Belgium.

What is the Procedure then:
But, in that case do we have to START all over Again? No... We can immediately apply & get a Toronto (Ontario) Driving License thru the following procedure:

Step-1 -Before we 'Land':
1. We must obtain a 'Letter of Authentication'* from the country's Roads & Transport Authority, explaining** our D/License.
2. Take also a 'True Translation Copy'* of our D/License from Road & Transport Authority. Both 1 & 2 maybe clubbed in one.
3. Obtain an International Driving License/Permit*** (IDL / IDP).
stating "more than 24 months" driving experience in our country.
*In English or French, the 2 Canadian Official Languages.
**The explanation should include 24 or 12 months driving experience [the Pre-conditions will apply].
***This is nothing but a translated copy of our present D/license. (it can be used in lieu of point-1 & 2 above).

Benefits of the IDL / IDP:
With the foregoing, we can drive a car abroad for three [3] months (2 months, in Ontario). Within that time apply for the Ontario Driving License. This International Driving Licenses [IDL/IDP]are issued against our original D/Licenses by the Automobile Associations or [sometimes] the RTA/RTO of our home country. Check them for more details.

Step-2 -After you 'Land':
In such cases we are called 'Out of Country Drivers' and we can skip the G2 'waiting period' and get the G2 license immediately [with that 24 months letter] or a G1 driving license [if we only have the above 12 months letter].

Now for the Ontario driver's licence are required to;
1. Present a valid foreign Driver's License*,
2. Provide an acceptable Proof of Identity [SIN, PR card etc.]
3. Pay all applicable Fees,
4. Pass a Vision Test
5. Pass the Written Knowledge Test -regarding Ontario's traffic rules.
*If it is not in English or French, it is to be accompanied by a written translation from a qualified translator; [we got that, as the Authentication Letter]

Note: Applicants are required to provide adequate proof of foreign driving experience. However, if it is not there, the ministry will accept applicants' declaration of their foreign driving experience on the driver's licence application for up to a maximum of 12 months experience. In that case we get the G1* license only.

Step-3 -The Tests to take:
Based on the 24 months Authentication Letter the ministry will recognize the applicant's foreign driving experience as certified on the authentication letter AND,

1. After Step-2, we can attempt the G2*Exit Road Tests (mandatory wait times are waived).
2. Upon successfully passing the G2* Exit Road Test, we get the G2* license.
3. After few months of driving under G2* we can apply for a G*Licence.
4. If we 'only' have the 12 months letter & not the 24, we qualify for G1* Road Test & the G1* driving license only.
5. If we don't provide any letter, we must pass the G1* road test and have a 12-month wait period for taking G2* road test.

*The License Grading Explained [G1, G2 & G]:
-G1 License has certain limitations like we have to always drive alongwith a G license holder. It is thus, useless for us, who have good & adequate driving experience under similar driving conditions & system as that of Canada [read 'left-hand drive' experience & similar road/traffic management conditions].
-G2 License is as good as G, except that we cannot drive on the Highway at certain times (Midnight Rush Hrs. when truck movement starts).
-G License is the 'full fledged' driving license.
...
Source:
http://www.drivetest.ca/en/license/OutOfCountryDrivers.aspx

Note:
1. The above procedure is mainly addressed for the Ontario (ON) province.
2. The procedure is pretty much similar with all other provinces as well [BC, NS, NB etc.].
3. If we are not coming from a similar driving condition country, we must take some training before we proceed.
4. Usually we can get the G2 driving license quite easily [with the foregoing steps].

Hope that helped...
Qorax

 

[munnabd]

Let me share another informative post of captain Qorax

Thank you for sharing. +1 for the good Doctor.

BR
munnabd

 

[Badal789]

new year a MR bonna boye jak, ai kamonai korchi

Ameen. Thanx Doc.

 

[idas]

Hi Guys,

Happy New Year in advance. How r u guys doing?

Miss this forum so much. Without this forum and the friends we made from here, it would have been really hard for us to settle in a new country like Canada. The members of this forums (those of us who flew early 2011 BDSkilled, GOAL, Sohail Chowdhury, Hemel, Swapnochary, Touhid, aybf, kingkhan and a lot more) we are still a big group in Canada and always keep in touch.

Pray dosh mas pro Dhaka ese kivabe ek mas kete gelo ter o pelam na, abar Jabar somoy hoye eseche....

Take care and keep your hopes high.
Regards,
Idas

 

[gulshan]

Dear Seniors

I have main confusion.
please help me .
My wife is architect and me is civil engineer.
she passed her graduation august 2010 but she joined architect company from December 2009 and still working in the same company.
Here is one point , passing time of graduation comes after joining time of company... actually reason is that , in last term of final year, there was only one officially cousre, she went to attend the classes of this course for two days per week, the classes of this course was finalized in novemver 2009. from december 2009, she was totally free for six days per week including sunday. during this period ,she had to attend only day for thesis project. so she applied for job , she got it on her ability by just showing her resume and mark sheets of each terms ( from 1st to 9th term , total terms of this degree are 10 in architect degree, becoz this is five year bachelor degree program). she took exam for only one course in april 2010 , that was for one day exams,..... after that she passed and got result of last 10th term of degree on august 2010, ........that was whole story.....now i am in fix , architect is in the MI3 list , she took exams for ielts , she got 10 points from the ielts,
total point are like below:
01-graduation: 20
02-IELTS: 10
03-age: 10
04- adability: 05 ( her husband brother is living in canada on immigration basis)
05- Her husband has master degree: 5
06- experience : 17 ( for two years) but there is little confusion for two years, which i stated above..will it be problem if passing time of graduation comes after joining time of working compnay... she has also expericnce certificate along with other documents like contracts, pay slips, salary certificate since december 2009 to up date..
please help for this issue...
me waiting for your response.

Ali.......

 

[muneer01]

IWES Info for IT professionals:

ICTC's Integrated Work Experience Strategy (IWES) Ontario Program

Reminder to Register!

Next IWES Intake Begins on Monday, January 16, 2012

Applications are being be accepted until Monday, January 9, 2012 for the next IWES program intake scheduled to begin on Monday, January 16, 2012 in Markham, Ontario. Don't miss your chance to be part of this intensive, hands-on experience!

If you are an internationally educated ICT/IT professional newly immigrated to Canada (within the last three years), are legally entitled to work in Canada, and have a Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment overall score of 7-8 or higher – then the IWES program is for you!
The Integrated Work Experience Strategy (IWES) is a unique bridging program designed to prepare Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) for employment in Canada's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. It offers six-weeks of intensive training, including full-time classroom training and interactive workshops, followed by support in creating pathways to employment opportunities.

Please note that the IWES program is currently only available in Markham, Ontario. However, if you know of anyone who is looking for ways to successfully integrate into the Canadian ICT workforce in Canada, please consider forwarding this email to them.

This is your opportunity – Don't delay. Apply for IWES today!

For more information on the IWES bridging program, please visit our website.
IWES (Integrated Work Experience Strategy) is a bridging program for internationally educated IT/ICT professionals, offered by the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) in partnership with JVS Toronto in Ontario. The IWES program in Ontario is funded by the Government of Ontario, who receives support for some skills training programs from the Government of Canada.
www.ictc-ctic.ca
"Season's Greetings and Happy Holiday to All!"
Funded by: Ontario receives support for some skills training programs from the Government of Canada

 

[Badal789]

Dear Seniors

I have main confusion.
please help me .
My wife is architect and me is civil engineer.
she passed her graduation august 2010 but she joined architect company from December 2009 and still working in the same company.
Here is one point , passing time of graduation comes after joining time of company... actually reason is that , in last term of final year, there was only one officially cousre, she went to attend the classes of this course for two days per week, the classes of this course was finalized in novemver 2009. from december 2009, she was totally free for six days per week including sunday. during this period ,she had to attend only day for thesis project. so she applied for job , she got it on her ability by just showing her resume and mark sheets of each terms ( from 1st to 9th term , total terms of this degree are 10 in architect degree, becoz this is five year bachelor degree program). she took exam for only one course in april 2010 , that was for one day exams,..... after that she passed and got result of last 10th term of degree on august 2010, ........that was whole story.....now i am in fix , architect is in the MI3 list , she took exams for ielts , she got 10 points from the ielts,
total point are like below:
01-graduation: 20
02-IELTS: 10
03-age: 10
04- adability: 05 ( her husband brother is living in canada on immigration basis)
05- Her husband has master degree: 5
06- experience : 17 ( for two years) but there is little confusion for two years, which i stated above..will it be problem if passing time of graduation comes after joining time of working compnay... she has also expericnce certificate along with other documents like contracts, pay slips, salary certificate since december 2009 to up date..
please help for this issue...
me waiting for your response.

Ali.......

Hello,
Do you wish to apply showing your wife as Principal applicant? What do you mean by ``IELTS 10``- English language proficiency? I think let her take a course in French language to get at least 2 points more and why do you not apply under your name as Principal ? However, best of luck.

 

[gulshan]

Dear Seniors

I have main confusion.
please help me .
My wife is architect and me is civil engineer.
she passed her graduation august 2010 but she joined architect company from December 2009 and still working in the same company.
Here is one point , passing time of graduation comes after joining time of company... actually reason is that , in last term of final year, there was only one officially cousre, she went to attend the classes of this course for two days per week, the classes of this course was finalized in novemver 2009. from december 2009, she was totally free for six days per week including sunday. during this period ,she had to attend only day for thesis project. so she applied for job , she got it on her ability by just showing her resume and mark sheets of each terms ( from 1st to 9th term , total terms of this degree are 10 in architect degree, becoz this is five year bachelor degree program). she took exam for only one course in april 2010 , that was for one day exams,..... after that she passed and got result of last 10th term of degree on august 2010, ........that was whole story.....now i am in fix , architect is in the MI3 list , she took exams for ielts , she got 10 points from the ielts,
total point are like below:
01-graduation: 20
02-IELTS: 10
03-age: 10
04- adability: 05 ( her husband brother is living in canada on immigration basis)
05- Her husband has master degree: 5
06- experience : 17 ( for two years) but there is little confusion for two years, which i stated above..will it be problem if passing time of graduation comes after joining time of working compnay... she has also expericnce certificate along with other documents like contracts, pay slips, salary certificate since december 2009 to up date..my wife will be principal applicant.....
please help for this issue...
me waiting for your response.

Ali.......

 

[deba_avik]

Let me share another informative post of captain Qorax

+1 ...........I was really thinking for that..

 

[jnathan]

gulshan

They award separate points for your education and your working experience.
to the best of my knowledge ,

1. they have no such rule that working experience has to be achieved after the educational degrees ( bachelors, Masters) are done.

2. if you can show pay slips and salary statements, your work exp will be accepted before the educational degrees. condition is she must show that she worked for 37.5 hours per week.

 

[tosher]

In Bangladesh who r earning more than one lak taka please dont come to canada Please think thousand times before come > Whatever u r in BD here u r just a labour or a sales man & a cleaner for the time being. Job market is very difficult.Doctor Engineers dont come if u r prepare for further study then come otherwise dont come .I know u everyone thinking lot of things about me but honestly speaking this country is for those people who r not in good possition in BD. Many indians Bangalies r fustered.
Tosher

 

[ahsan1289]

In Bangladesh who r earning more than one lak taka please dont come to canada Please think thousand times before come > Whatever u r in BD here u r just a labour or a sales man & a cleaner for the time being. Job market is very difficult.Doctor Engineers dont come if u r prepare for further study then come otherwise dont come .I know u everyone thinking lot of things about me but honestly speaking this country is for those people who r not in good possition in BD. Many indians Bangalies r fustered.
Tosher

Tosher vai,
Come back...

Ahsan

 

[ahsan1289]

Dear Seniors

I have main confusion.
please help me .
My wife is architect and me is civil engineer.
she passed her graduation august 2010 but she joined architect company from December 2009 and still working in the same company.
Here is one point , passing time of graduation comes after joining time of company... actually reason is that , in last term of final year, there was only one officially cousre, she went to attend the classes of this course for two days per week, the classes of this course was finalized in novemver 2009. from december 2009, she was totally free for six days per week including sunday. during this period ,she had to attend only day for thesis project. so she applied for job , she got it on her ability by just showing her resume and mark sheets of each terms ( from 1st to 9th term , total terms of this degree are 10 in architect degree, becoz this is five year bachelor degree program). she took exam for only one course in april 2010 , that was for one day exams,..... after that she passed and got result of last 10th term of degree on august 2010, ........that was whole story.....now i am in fix , architect is in the MI3 list , she took exams for ielts , she got 10 points from the ielts,
total point are like below:
01-graduation: 20
02-IELTS: 10
03-age: 10
04- adability: 05 ( her husband brother is living in canada on immigration basis)
05- Her husband has master degree: 5
06- experience : 17 ( for two years) but there is little confusion for two years, which i stated above..will it be problem if passing time of graduation comes after joining time of working compnay... she has also expericnce certificate along with other documents like contracts, pay slips, salary certificate since december 2009 to up date..
please help for this issue...
me waiting for your response.

Ali.......

Gulshan,
I am also an Architect. So, I can guess what ur wife faced for the due course in last year. Usually, CIC counts the experience after completion of the degree. I know someone who was rejected last year with same case as yours. My suggestion is to retake IELTS and try to get get at least 12 point. You will be then tension free. It will not be a big issue to get 12 point from IELTS for ur wife as she is an Architect. Rush for next date of registration please.

BR
Ahsan

 

[Badal789]

In Bangladesh who r earning more than one lak taka please dont come to canada Please think thousand times before come > Whatever u r in BD here u r just a labour or a sales man & a cleaner for the time being. Job market is very difficult.Doctor Engineers dont come if u r prepare for further study then come otherwise dont come .I know u everyone thinking lot of things about me but honestly speaking this country is for those people who r not in good possition in BD. Many indians Bangalies r fustered.
Tosher

Mr. Tosher,
Thanks for your honest confession. I partly agree with you. I spent 20 years abroad in different countries as a senior executive of a multinational co. I spent some time in Canada as well. First when ever you move to a new country first 2 years time is very crucial and important, your future depends on this 2 years time so you need to plan carefully. 2 years ago I came back to BD and first few months only explored all the possibilities while 2 of my close friends immediately jumped into doing business needless to say they suffered losses and fortunately now on right track. For me I took a part time teaching job and later six months ago only started doing business.
For Immigrants first 2 months better try to know about the environment, which type of job or business is suitable for him that to check. Before going to do any business first to work there. MOST important at the beginning having mentality to learn, not to get misguided by a wrong person. PLZ VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GIVE ANY MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS. Good possibility in Canada is to get student loan so select a good subject and then study (it difficult no doubt but you need to accept to make a good future). Not to go there keeping in mind what one used to do in Bangladesh. Many doctors or engineers are working in gas stations or I saw Europe selling at the road side. Once I met one Bangladeshi selling flowers on the streets in New york but with his hard work only after one and half years later became owner of a shop at Jackson Heights. Some good people are there too, who will really guide you to select the right profession for you. Once one gentleman told me to buy a shop, when I asked him ok, but who will run this? He said don`t worry, my wife will take care it That shop owner told me not to buy if I am personally not running that shop.
I am enjoying living in Bangladesh, my children were born and brought up abroad but they also adopted well. Still we wish to go for the future of children specially education. More than 5 lacs passing out HSC but only about 30 thousand get chances into public versities and nobody knows what job they will get here. So we decided to give another fight for the sake of our children. We found Canada and Canadian people specially are so nice, having accepting mentality of brown skin like us.
Don`t be disappointed, please work hard on right track and I am sure after 5 years you will another successful Bangladeshi. Don`t come back because your place is already filled by another person. I know many who went back home and only within 6 months again had to move to Canada. I fortunately found some same minded persons so spending time with them was refreshing us. Try to find good people like Dr. Hasib or others of this forum now in Canada.
Good luck to all.