Ray of Hope - 150th Draw - CEC

[Islander216]

Canada wants immigrants to move to rural areas but most don't and to be honest I don't blame them

Well if there were incentives do to so, maybe more people would want to.

If you got PR just through EE without a nomination like many do, and you're thinking of where you'd settle, it's obvious you'll gravitate to a big city. If there was an incentive provided to move to a rural area i think people would consider it more.

I like wide open spaces, but am i gonna get a job and support if i move to small town Canada?

I wouldn't even know which town to go to.

Maybe there should be a system of invitations from towns, cities and provinces to invite people who already have PR, and which say come check us out, or there are opportunities here for someone in your profession, or whatever would entice them.

 

[aklsdfj]

Looks like no FSW this year.....CEC will continue

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/05/29/canada-immigration-intake-expected-to-fall-by-half-due-to-covid-19.html

Perhaps this is the end of FSW as we know it. Doubt we will have FSW this whole year. Feel very sorry for folks who will lose points.

 

[Krishna785]

Hi there, do outland CEC candidates need to take canadian police certificate(RCMP)?

 

[aklsdfj]

Chinese students in US in trouble - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-nonimmigrants-certain-students-researchers-peoples-republic-china/

Looks like a lot of university students will be affected. Lot of top universities high risk for US - https://unitracker.aspi.org.au/
All these students will be headed to Canada now. More competition for FSW.

 

[Islander216]

It's aimed at postgraduate students, most Chinese students in the U.S are undergrads.

 

[navinball]

Chinese students in US in trouble - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspension-entry-nonimmigrants-certain-students-researchers-peoples-republic-china/

Looks like a lot of university students will be affected. Lot of top universities high risk for US - https://unitracker.aspi.org.au/
All these students will be headed to Canada now. More competition for FSW.

this is a big deal. lots of masters and phds in usa are from china.

 

[aklsdfj]

It's aimed at postgraduate students, most Chinese students in the U.S are undergrads.

Perhaps, but the graduate population in STEM fields in US is 45% Indians, 45% Chinese and 10% Rest of the world. That's a big population.

 

[Islander216]

Sure, but remember how interlinked Canada and the U.S are, if they are implementing a ban on Chinese postgrads, Canada will likely do something similar but they'll do it quietly.

 

[aklsdfj]

Fair enough. It remains to be seen how this will be implemented and how strictly is it enforced. This is billion of $ in lost money if all visas are banned (which will probably not happen).

 

[aklsdfj]

I think the suspension is mainly for masters and Phds who are associated with PLA (People's Liberation Army).
Majority of the students don't have that kind of military background.

Incorrect. Did you look at the list of universities I posted? That list has appeared on official state dept websites - https://www.state.gov/chinas-military-civil-fusion-strategy-poses-a-risk-to-national-security/

To give you an example, Tsinghua (MIT of China) is classified as high risk and has precedent for espionage. So top students at top universities are also affected. Students don't need to have military background. The universities and research areas need to have.

 

[Islander216]

Incorrect. Did you look at the list of universities I posted? That list has appeared on official state dept websites - https://www.state.gov/chinas-military-civil-fusion-strategy-poses-a-risk-to-national-security/

To give you an example, Tsinghua (MIT of China) is classified as high risk and has precedent for espionage. So top students at top universities are also affected. Students don't need to have military background. The universities and research areas need to have.

I agree, this will be a wide-ranging ban and i think they will ban students by subject, so i don't think any Chinese students will be able to study for STEM postgraduate degrees in the U.S, and potentially Canada as well.

It's a big move, no mistake about that.

 

[newbiealpha]

I agree that this will ultimately resume FSW but the question is when

How come your score is only 459 with Masters and great IELTS?

 

[AverageIndianGuy]

Yes....
I wish they start fsw as early as this Wednesday.....

 

[Eve 91]

Tough situation. Do everything you can to get the letter. Even if that means traveling and showing up at the workplace, talking to other teammates, whatever.

Finally got the letter after waiting for more than a month but there is a problem I copied and paste the job duties on the NOC website on the sample letter I gave to them. They did nothing about that and gave me the same letter on the company's letterhead. Can this lead to refusal since the company is in Canada

 

[seadrag0n]

Finally got the letter after waiting for more than a month but there is a problem I copied and paste the job duties on the NOC website on the sample letter I gave to them. They did nothing about that and gave me the same letter on the company's letterhead. Can this lead to refusal since the company is in Canada

Yes, your application will be refused 100%, happened to a few people on this forum. Those duties on the NOC website are general guidelines and there is no way your actual job that you did will match them word to word. That reference letter will lead the VO to believe it is fake or your employer is bogus. How can you make such a big mistake?