First Person to get PR through Express Entry
She submitted her complete online application on February 5, and received confirmation of her permanent resident status on March 26.
This is an interesting piece that you may want to read. ‘Canada is the land of immigrants,' says first person to get PR through Express Entry
http://www.cicnews.com/2015/04/canada-land-immigrants-person-pr-express-entry-044846.html
These are some excerpts from the piece... you can also read from the webpage above.
Tell us a little about your job in Canada
It's for a green chemistry company, who work with renewable bio-based alternatives to petrochemicals and harmful chemicals in general. I worked for large pharmaceutical companies for six years before I came to Canada, but this is a small company where you have much more exposure to different things. Although my background is chemistry-based and I do work in the lab, I've started now to be able to move into business development positions where I'm speaking with customers and trying to find out their needs. I'm taking on leadership roles in the company, which I wouldn't be able to do at home. Because of the nature of the company, something like this doesn't exist anywhere else.
What advice would you give to individuals looking to immigrate to Canada in the near future?
The best thing to do is to come with a positive attitude. It's not always going to be easy. When I first came, I worked in a bakery shop in Orono, which was obviously not my dream career but you need Canadian experience to get any kind of position. Any kind of job you can get will help you. You can't come to Canada, or any country, thinking that you're just going to land your dream job straight away and everything is going to be rosy. It can be a hard slog and you have to be in the right place at the right time to get the positions. If you stick it out, the opportunities are there. It's the land of immigrants, and they're always looking for people that have different skill sets. If you come into it with the right attitude, that you're willing to work hard and take on challenges, they're happy to let you do that.
Do you think that the Express Entry system is good for selecting skilled immigrants?
Yes, definitely. I had heard a lot of horror stories [about previous immigration systems] that take years and years to get through, so I figured that because time was ticking on the visa that I had, even though it was valid until 2017, I didn't want to have to wait. I can't believe I'm the first person to get it through the new system!
What advice would you give someone who may immigrate to Canada through Express Entry?
A lot of it is about having all the information gathered together and being able to submit it quickly. If it had taken me two or three weeks to submit, then there are more people ahead of you in the queue, so to speak. I had all my information and documents to hand and was able to submit an application quickly. For example, they ask you where you have lived for the past 10 years and it needs to be exact, and you can't just pull that out of nowhere.
I pray that God will make our journey to Canada smooth and also God's favour on us all as we set our feet upon the land of Canada.
