How much should be my income for me to get my family here in Canada? Mother, Father and a 9 year old sibling. Thank you
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Assuming you are single (no spouse, no kids), you will need to work in a job in Canada that pays you a salary of at least $65,000. You'll need to do this for three years in a row before you will qualify.
You must have at least one year of continuous full-time work experience in a single and an eligible NOC (your primary NOC). Once you meet this requirement, you can add up all other work experiences even though they are not continuous (provided they are in an eligible NOC).
For instance :
You worked in Job A from 01-2013 to 11-2013 ~ 10 months experience
You worked in Job B from 01-2014 to 01-2015 ~ 12 months experience ===> You should set the NOC of this job as your primary NOC.
You worked in Job C from 02-2015 to 09-2015 ~ 7 months experience
Since you have met the minimum requirement because of Job B, you can then add up the experience gained in remaining jobs (12+10+7 = 29 months). In this case, you can claim points for 2 years of work experience.
You get maximum CRS points for 3 years of foreign work experience. Any work experience after that is superfluous for the purpose of your CRS score.
I think the mistake you are making when creating your EE profile is you are setting your primary NOC incorrectly. Like shown above, the primary NOC you choose MUST belong to a job that you've been in for at least 12 months continuously AND it should fall under NOC categories 0, A or B. I had a friend do the same mistake over and over again until I figured out what she was doing wrong.
As for your Canadian work experience, it should have been recent (within the past 3 years, I believe) and any work experience gained while you were a full-time student in Canada doesn't count.
The system isn't perfect but it isn't a "perfect example of nonsense" either. This is a points based system and there are flaws for sure. Several of my friends were not able to make the cut because of the (over) emphasis on language test bands. CLB-9 is near-native level fluency in English - I believe CLB-7 to 8 would be more than enough to live in this country, yet, the system is such that an applicant loses a LOT of points for being in one band below CLB-9. (To give you an idea, if you had a Master's degree with 3 years of foreign work experience and age < 30, you'll have ~ 470-480 points with CLB-9. With a CLB-8, your CRS will be around 440 - 445.) It is what it is, I guess.
Hopefully, you get to submit a successful profile and get your Canadian permanent residence.
Good luck!
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You can go ahead and apply again. They can't "ban" you for withdrawing your EE profile.
Good luck.
You will remain in the pool for a period of 12 months from the date you created the EE profile OR until you get an ITA, whichever comes first.
Hi guys!
I am new in here. Does anyone know about the Medical exam? I gave a medical exam in March 2021 for worker N now I am applying for PR as a common law pảrtner. Do I have to give another upfront Medical exam for PR or I can use the one which I had?
thank you so much!
I am new in here. Does anyone know about the Medical exam? I gave a medical exam in March 2021 for worker N now I am applying for PR as a common law pảrtner. Do I have to give another upfront Medical exam for PR or I can use the one which I had?
thank you so much!
Hello Mr. Raj,
Thanks for such a detailed post to help the people here. Since this is a dated post, I would like to know whether you have an updated post on this subject, based on the latest guidelines. Thanks in advance!
Thanks for such a detailed post to help the people here. Since this is a dated post, I would like to know whether you have an updated post on this subject, based on the latest guidelines. Thanks in advance!
The process is pretty much the same. There are some small variations like the time-based ITAs when your CRS is exactly the cut-off score for the draw and the need for biometrics. The process is otherwise unchanged.
You might want to talk to someone who applied recently to understand if there are any other nuances that have changed.
Good luck!
Hi everyone,
I just got CEC invitation yesterday. I am applying for it but had a question regarding the residential address or address in general. I work from home due to COVID and my job is in Toronto Ontario. I did my taxes in Ontario and my permanent address is in Toronto. However I have been staying for some months now in alberta cause my boyfriend lives here due to COVID situation and working from home. This is a temporary address for me. So my question is what address should I put on the application? All my bank, work pay studs, taxes are in my address in Toronto. But when I get a bank statement mentioning my balance it will have alberta bank address cause I’ll get it from a bank here. What address do I put? Please help
I just got CEC invitation yesterday. I am applying for it but had a question regarding the residential address or address in general. I work from home due to COVID and my job is in Toronto Ontario. I did my taxes in Ontario and my permanent address is in Toronto. However I have been staying for some months now in alberta cause my boyfriend lives here due to COVID situation and working from home. This is a temporary address for me. So my question is what address should I put on the application? All my bank, work pay studs, taxes are in my address in Toronto. But when I get a bank statement mentioning my balance it will have alberta bank address cause I’ll get it from a bank here. What address do I put? Please help