sherrysherry said:
thanks libra,
it is indeed great help from your side. i would appreciate a lot if you tell me or confirm that i have haerd there are chances that the Canadian govt is thinking of increasing minimum points criteria for PR is that true and one more thing i have heard tht certain provinces in canada offer PNP without a formal job offer from a canadian employer...is that true..thanks a lot.Godbless you
PNP Without Employer's Job Offer
I believe all of the PNPs have a requirement for an Employer's job offer backed by Labor Market Information from HRSDC. However, bear in mind that each province has its own set of requirements for this particular program.
You can access each province's PNP program through this link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/provincial/apply-who.asp
So far, the only Province that I am aware of that has other provincial nominee streams other than the usual employer stream for PNP is
Manitoba, which has other streams like Family Support, Community Support, and General Stream. Here is a link to their different streams as outlined in Tables 1 & 2:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/immigrate/pnp/eligible.html
For the
General Stream, one of the criteria is:
Two Affidavits of support from either friends or distant relatives in Manitoba.
If you have questions about any of their PNP streams, you will get the most accurate answers from them by sending an email to: immigratemanitoba@gov.mb.ca
A lot of potential immigrants have been asking questions especially about their Community Support Stream, and what it entails. Feel free to send them an email if you are interested in the Community Support stream.
If you send them an email, I am pretty sure you will get a response. Don't forget to give your email an accurate subject heading like Provincial Nomination Program - Community Support, or a subject title that appropriately matches your questions.
SKILLED WORKER PASS MARK
Well, the Skilled Workers' pass mark used to be 75, and then it was dropped to 67 a couple of years ago.
There is always the possibility that they might increase it to conform with any new immigration policies such as, maybe to streamline the process - who knows? Anyway, lawyers always caution procrastinating applicants of this possibility - that the pass mark could be increased especially, if the current government or the majority in the Canadian parliament wishes it so. By the way, I used to be a procrastinating applicant.
Don't forget that immigration policies are highly politicised; it could take any shape or form - there's always the possibility that any of these could happen:
1. Increase the pass mark for Skilled Workers
2. Discontinue a couple of the current immigration programs
3. Or, even close their borders to immigration or severely restrict it, like the U.S. did some years back.
Mind you, I am not saying that these would happen as I am not a member of the Canadian Parliament, nor am I a Canadian Policy Maker; I am an immigrant myself - I am only giving my own personal worse case scenarios.
Other than that,
I have not heard anything definite with regard to an increased pass mark -
but the likelihood of it is always there.
