@wonderbly:Stipend. I get $20k/year, and an additional $10k for Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship. I also have a Graduate Teaching Fellowship (teaching 1 undergrad CS module for 4 months) that brings in about $4.5k per month.
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20k stipend is very standard but that scholarship is what's saving you. Also your TAship pays a ridiculous amount it seems. Either that or you're doing no research at all but only TA. What's your hourly TA pay and weekly hours?Stipend. I get $20k/year, and an additional $10k for Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship
Nobody is going to talk about the backlog updated posted on CIC News?
https://www.cicnews.com/2022/03/canadas-express-entry-backlog-has-declined-by-over-23000-persons-since-december-0323184.html
https://www.cicnews.com/2022/03/canadas-express-entry-backlog-has-declined-by-over-23000-persons-since-december-0323184.html
Not really . Exactly like what @ImpatientKangaroo said.
The scholarship makes a huge difference. I am paid as a Graduate Fellowship, which is even more than what a TA gets. Below is the monthly rate for my uni:
Master-level Rates of Pay
| Teaching Assistantships* (Effective January 2021) | $2,582.54 |
| Teaching Fellowships* (Effective January 2021) | $6,961.77 |
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Yeah. CAD 4500 / mo is a ridiculous amount for a student though. I'm in the same circles and kinda have a large network especially around the big institutions, the fellas I know hover around CAD 2000-2500 / mo. Maybe up to 2800 with TAship.
Yeah gotcha, that's a fellowship not an assistantship. Good for you, your circumstances (luckily) do not reflect what's the reality in most of Canada. CAD 4500 / mo is what a typical fresh STEM grad gets paid in a full time job in BC or ON. So basically you're living the non-student life while being a student.
That's why I need my PR to come in so I can take up my standing job offers that pays $43/hour. I intend to switch to course-work from next term once my PR is approved.
From what I've been reading, it's a case where IRCC isn't exactly sure of something and wants to compare answers. If they straight up suspect intentional misrepresentation, they'd be sending a procedural fairness letter right away. So it's basically a second chance to clarify yourself on the record. Complex travel and personal history (multiple jobs/address etc) and people from countries where misrepresentation/security problems are higher are also getting it in general. Looking at the ADR to PPR timelines, I don't see a long enhanced security check for many if they don't have actual concerns with the schedule A.
My personal history is somewhat long and I made a couple of minor mistakes (didn't include apartment number and didn't include a professional membership since it was pretty much a paid thing to attend a conference). Probably why I got ADR. I'm just going to add along with a LOE for corrections
It's PPR Finally!
Got PPR few minutes ago. However, my new born hasn't been added as a dependent on my application despite sending webform with all his documents on February 19th. Please advise what should be the next course of action . Should we go ahead and submit passports for my spouse and I ..and then wait for IRCC to action the webform - which would then make them issue another PPR?
My timeline:
AOR: 2nd March 2020
Biometrics: 10th March 2020
Documents sent for new born via webform - 19th Feb 2022 (still pending addition to profile as of today)
Upfront Medicals given : 23rd Feb 2022
Re-medicals request: 28th Feb 2022
Re-medicals linked and approved - 2nd Mar 2022
ADR for Schedule A & PCC - 2nd Mar 2022
ADR Received - 4th Mar 2022
Ready for visa mail on 11th March 2022
Visa Office - Ottawa
Got PPR few minutes ago. However, my new born hasn't been added as a dependent on my application despite sending webform with all his documents on February 19th. Please advise what should be the next course of action . Should we go ahead and submit passports for my spouse and I ..and then wait for IRCC to action the webform - which would then make them issue another PPR?
My timeline:
AOR: 2nd March 2020
Biometrics: 10th March 2020
Documents sent for new born via webform - 19th Feb 2022 (still pending addition to profile as of today)
Upfront Medicals given : 23rd Feb 2022
Re-medicals request: 28th Feb 2022
Re-medicals linked and approved - 2nd Mar 2022
ADR for Schedule A & PCC - 2nd Mar 2022
ADR Received - 4th Mar 2022
Ready for visa mail on 11th March 2022
Visa Office - Ottawa
Congratulations! A fellow May applicant.
Did you do a re-medical or was yours extended? Probably extended as you are CEC.
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You even have job offers lining up eh? Compsci/IT/software has it like that everywhere around the globe but generally speaking for all of STEM in Canada, having a job offer is a dream especially for students (Pierre Poilievre of CPC has addressed this a few times too). I'm getting ready for my 6+ month unemployment in Alberta.
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lol he is a spambot that copy pasted someone else's post and attached a link to it.
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When you entered Canada as a student, you already had your security check done. That's probably why it took a single day only.