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New POF regulation in CIC website

rezasorna

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May 21, 2013
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As many of you know CIC made an update in the POF page:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp

In the previous version, it was mentioned that unless you have a valid job offer and authorized to work in Canada OR you qualify under CEC, you must show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family after you get to Canada.

In the new version they changed "qualify under Canadian Experience Class" to
"invited to apply under the Canadian Experience Class"
This means many of us who qualify for both CEC and FSW but got invited under FSW, are in a bad situation now.

First question is, if we got ITA under the previous regulation, but still did not apply, what regulation is valid for us?

The second and more important thing is that in the same page, CIC mentioned:

"you must show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family after you get to Canada."

It feels this applies to people who are outside Canada not inland applicants.

Further problem in the page is that, in the middle of page, as a conclusion it is mentioned

"You do not have to show that you have these funds if:
you have a valid offer of arranged employment in Canada AND
you are currently working or authorized to work in Canada."

As you can see in the conclusion they forgot to include CEC.

Another point is that the software behind the EE profiles made many inland applicants eligible for FSW while we entered funds below the minimum requirement and also mentioned no to LMIA. Which means either the software is totally wrong or there are other regulations that are not reflected in the fund page in CIC website. OR as I suspect, judging from the clear logical errors in this page, the person(s) maintaining this page really don't care much to keep in really coherent and up to date.

Your thoughts on this is appreciated as it is a problem for many of us.
 

nagrish

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Jun 25, 2015
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Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
I applied under the old 'version' but stated in my profile that I had X amount of available funds. CEC with LMIA working in Canada under valid work permit. After I filled in my info, my checklist required upload for 'proof of means of financial support'. Others in the same situation put $0 in their profile and were not asked to provide proof in their upload section. The way I see it is CIC do not follow their own instruction regarding this issue. You will only know what you are required to prove when you receive your own personal checklist. I know it's not much help as you are invited under FSW.
 

rezasorna

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May 21, 2013
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nagrish said:
I applied under the old 'version' but stated in my profile that I had X amount of available funds. CEC with LMIA working in Canada under valid work permit. After I filled in my info, my checklist required upload for 'proof of means of financial support'. Others in the same situation put $0 in their profile and were not asked to provide proof in their upload section. The way I see it is CIC do not follow their own instruction regarding this issue. You will only know what you are required to prove when you receive your own personal checklist. I know it's not much help as you are invited under FSW.
You are right! The funnier thing is that in my case I mentioned I have X amount of money pre-ITA. Now when I changed it to zero post-ITA the "proof of means of financial support" disappears from my document checklist. When I put any amount then it appears again.
 

se7en

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Apr 20, 2011
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rezasorna said:
You are right! The funnier thing is that in my case I mentioned I have X amount of money pre-ITA. Now when I changed it to zero post-ITA the "proof of means of financial support" disappears from my document checklist. When I put any amount then it appears again.
My ITA is under PNP and before ITA I was eligible only for CEC.
I have entered 0 in I have X amount of money and I dont see any request for POF.

I am bit lost and thinking to how to deal with this situation as my province's POF requirement is lower than CIC's.
 

rezasorna

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May 21, 2013
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se7en said:
My ITA is under PNP and before ITA I was eligible only for CEC.
I have entered 0 in I have X amount of money and I dont see any request for POF.

I am bit lost and thinking to how to deal with this situation as my province's POF requirement is lower than CIC's.
There are so many inconsistencies in POF requirements that I sometime think even in CIC nobody knows. They just decide as they go!