Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and I am wondering about the Ontario PNP for those graduating with a PhD from an Ontario university.
I am an American citizen and will finish my MA in Political Science at an American university in December of 2014. I am currently looking at PhD programs and trying to decide if I want to do my PhD in Canada or stay here in the United States. I have looked at all of the PNP programs, and it seems like the one that would be most beneficial would be the program in Ontario, since after you graduate with a PhD (or two years into the program), you can start the immigration process. But, if I do go to Canada, my goal is to immigrate to Canada. If I get a PhD in Canada but am unable to immigrate, then I am worried about being able to find employment in the United States with a Canadian PhD. That is my dilemma.
So, with that being said, I was wondering if anyone had some "ideas" about the following questions that I have about the Ontario PNP for PhDs.
1. Does anyone know if Opportunities Ontario gets more than their 1,000 applications to meet their quota annually...or, are there many more than 1,000 applicants? I was basically wondering what the ratio might be, since I cannot find any statistics online.
2. The websites generically say that "PhDs" can apply and do not need an offer for a job. Is the application dependent on what the PhD was awarded in? I am getting my PhD in Political Science, while others would get theirs in some type of engineering. Common sense would dictate that Canada would need more engineers than political scientists. Therefore, I was wondering if this might be a factor in the process.
3. When I attend my first year of my PhD program, I will be 42 years old. Is age a factor in the PhD stream?
Basically, to me, it just seems too easy to "get a PhD and stay in Ontario". I expect there to be some sort of a catch, or something I am missing. If I get accepted to University of Toronto, I will go no matter what, as I am sure a UT PhD will get me a job in the United States. But if I don't, I have to decide between going to school in the US, or go to a "less respected school" (for the lack of a better term) in Ontario to seek the PhD stream.
Of course, I am a native English speaker, as well as have beginning French (though I will more than likely be at the intermediate level by the time I apply with Opportunities Ontario).
Any help on my questions would be greatly appreciates, as picking my PhD institution is, pretty much, a one-shot deal.
Thanks,
Dave
I am new to this forum and I am wondering about the Ontario PNP for those graduating with a PhD from an Ontario university.
I am an American citizen and will finish my MA in Political Science at an American university in December of 2014. I am currently looking at PhD programs and trying to decide if I want to do my PhD in Canada or stay here in the United States. I have looked at all of the PNP programs, and it seems like the one that would be most beneficial would be the program in Ontario, since after you graduate with a PhD (or two years into the program), you can start the immigration process. But, if I do go to Canada, my goal is to immigrate to Canada. If I get a PhD in Canada but am unable to immigrate, then I am worried about being able to find employment in the United States with a Canadian PhD. That is my dilemma.
So, with that being said, I was wondering if anyone had some "ideas" about the following questions that I have about the Ontario PNP for PhDs.
1. Does anyone know if Opportunities Ontario gets more than their 1,000 applications to meet their quota annually...or, are there many more than 1,000 applicants? I was basically wondering what the ratio might be, since I cannot find any statistics online.
2. The websites generically say that "PhDs" can apply and do not need an offer for a job. Is the application dependent on what the PhD was awarded in? I am getting my PhD in Political Science, while others would get theirs in some type of engineering. Common sense would dictate that Canada would need more engineers than political scientists. Therefore, I was wondering if this might be a factor in the process.
3. When I attend my first year of my PhD program, I will be 42 years old. Is age a factor in the PhD stream?
Basically, to me, it just seems too easy to "get a PhD and stay in Ontario". I expect there to be some sort of a catch, or something I am missing. If I get accepted to University of Toronto, I will go no matter what, as I am sure a UT PhD will get me a job in the United States. But if I don't, I have to decide between going to school in the US, or go to a "less respected school" (for the lack of a better term) in Ontario to seek the PhD stream.
Of course, I am a native English speaker, as well as have beginning French (though I will more than likely be at the intermediate level by the time I apply with Opportunities Ontario).
Any help on my questions would be greatly appreciates, as picking my PhD institution is, pretty much, a one-shot deal.
Thanks,
Dave