I just got off the phone with my friend in Canada an FSW2012 applicant.
Besides the usual stuff, he told me something that I thought I will share here.
The Canada immigration officers do not recognize any statement from Banks like ICICI, SBI, IOB, PNB, HDFC, etc.
It is a little known fact that you can open an account in India that you intend operating in Canada. (I know that this has been discussed earlier, but since we are closer to our goal than ever before, I am re-posting.)
To open an account, you will need your COPR on your passport and you are permitted to make only
one transaction. So, barring $2500, (in my case) I intend depositing all the remaining sum of money in this bank. I was also told that, if I showed Rs. 9,00,000 in my application, I need to carry a statement that shows, that sum of money.
Preferably in Scotia Bank (or any Canadian Bank) as the immigration officer will recognize statements from that bank as it is verifiable from their end.
I would like to confirm if this is true.
Here is the URL of the Bank
http://www.scotiabank.com/global/en/0,,6176,00.html
http://www.scotiabank.com/startright/en/files/12/07/Designated_Scotiabank_India_Branches.pdf
I also found a list of Canadian Banks in India.
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Content/pdfs/71207.pdf