Yeah mate; I’ve been in Manchester the past 8 months. Totally forgot about Canada and IRCC until i got the damn NOI some weeks back.
Good news is outland apps push 19 days from AOR to PPR now lol (check @iSaidGoodDay 's timeline). You had to wait longer but it's easy mode now so if you still wanna go to Canada you better start packing.
19 days?? Tell me this isn’t you been trademark sarcastic? Hahahaha
You can do well in Canada yes, but you can do twice as well in the USA. If you stay in Canada and work remotely for a US company earning USD then you are doing thrice as well.
There is no definition of serious disease in this law. What is serious disease? Devil only knows and it can be challenged in court of law. You will have to look at its implications based on previous decisions. Ask some lawyer. BTW, if you select it as yes, you are going to get a PFL. Its not end of the world but answering PFL is hard and best done by a lawyer.
She also writes:I read this article too and at first I sympathized with her situation but then I read that she was coming into a regulated profession.
Nonetheless, even if she had done her research, it wouldve been incredibly tough and humiliating for her to stay even if she'd have to go back to school or get the BEFA thing done. I can understand her perspective because I come from that region too and man I am fighting off depression every day just to stay here lol
How I wish all the potential immigrants were made to read this thread before submitting their applications. Maybe grant them readers 1 or 2 CRS points for that and you will see the numbers dwindle.
But there's another side to Canada that most don't look into. I talk to a lot of private equity folks, VCs, etc - there's a demand for creators. There's a lot of money and a lot less number of people to help Canadian economy grow based on this private equity surplus. Sure, there are a lot of idea folks who "wants to build the next Facebook", but very little number of IPO or $100mm+ scale capable people.
It is arguable how talented PhDs really are as academicians are often not talented. I think the biggest problem with Canada is that they've been attracting the mediocre class of the world so far. The culture seems very laid back which feels iffy for anyone talented to work with (slow growth == low comp growth).
I generally agree with her experience that she writes about except the fact that she did not know her profession is regulated here and that she'll have to take a hit pay and career wise.
Good for her. I would have gone back too if I was only offered 15 cad per hr and asked to get re-licensed in my profession.I read this article too and at first I sympathized with her situation but then I read that she was coming into a regulated profession.
Nonetheless, even if she had done her research, it wouldve been incredibly tough and humiliating for her to stay even if she'd have to go back to school or get the BEFA thing done. I can understand her perspective because I come from that region too and man I am fighting off depression every day just to stay here lol
Salary in UAE is amazingly high, savings is a possibility and you get to live in your own place without sharing it with multiple people/families.
Canada is doing the same shit UAE is known for: labor exploitation (but not to a level of human rights abuse, although not that far from it) except here it is dressed up as international students and renters paying skyhigh rents, insurance and working minimum wage and what not.
At least housing is, relative to paycheque, affordable there and not a distant dream for people who live in that region like it is here. Proximity to asia means good climate, good amount of competition in businesses unlike the Oligarchies of Canada, and yeah just a generally easier lifestyle.
In fact, going back to UAE must've been an extremely difficult decision for them. I can understand that because I am on the verge of deciding something similar and I have a job in my field and above median pay. We Indians are not known for going against the cultural value, the "what will people say" mentality is strong and her breaking that barrier to live for herself is a small victory for us.
The videos on youtube, the information out there, it really does not convey the reality of the situation here. Even people who could've warned people before coming here, LIE to save their own face. But not knowing you are coming into a regulated profession is just DUMB.
But this is what will happen now, people, highly skilled people, who have good job opportunities outside Canada, will not come here anymore to drive Ubers. The cat is getting out of the bag slowly and unless Canada fixes its housing, only students/people whose other option would be to Donkey (illegal immigration) across the world will be coming here. It will get worse and worse and in the long run, even for these Oligarchs it will get worse because people from that economic class do not spend, they work for cash and evade taxes as much as possible.
How I wish all the potential immigrants were made to read this thread before submitting their applications. Maybe grant them readers 1 or 2 CRS points for that and you will see the numbers dwindle.
I am actively advising people to not come. I am actively pursuing my brother who is an international student here to finish his course and go back home. For the first time, he is actively listening lol
Rant over and not applicable to IT folks.
Architecture is a regulated profession. Just like Doctors. I don't how she could be that unaware about it. Middle-eastern, Indian, etc architectural requirements are very different from what you see in US, EU. Middle-East also allows Dentists, Doctors from India to carry out license-exempt work too, doesn't mean Doctors from India can practice in Canada without bridging.
