Tories announce details of 'sweeping' immigration reforms

[glik]

AEO= arranged employment opinion.

I for one am glad that i would fall under this new policy. i would hope to be processed and approved before my work permit expires next year =) wishing all applicants the best of luck and dreams fulfilled!

 

[juergens]

I am not so sure this is good news for some of us. While I have a Bachelor's degree in Finance (on the list), my Master's degree is in Telecommunications (not on the list) and my work experience over the past thirteen years has been in technical support in Distance Education (also not on the list). I have been teaching Telecommunications at a community college but only part-time. I have a strong background in a decent paying profession, yet it looks as though my services are not needed in the country I'd like to make home. I'm also 48 years old so don't have much time to fool around. Looks as though I need to find a career in Finance right now and work at it for at least a year and then apply. Any advice to the "highly educated but not on the list" group?

 

[eduardoF]

I am not so sure this is good news for some of us. While I have a Bachelor's degree in Finance (on the list), my Master's degree is in Telecommunications (not on the list) and my work experience over the past thirteen years has been in technical support in Distance Education (also not on the list). I have been teaching Telecommunications at a community college but only part-time. I have a strong background in a decent paying profession, yet it looks as though my services are not needed in the country I'd like to make home. I'm also 48 years old so don't have much time to fool around. Looks as though I need to find a career in Finance right now and work at it for at least a year and then apply. Any advice to the "highly educated but not on the list" group?

juergens,

if your part-time teaching experience adds to 1 year full time equivalent, you're in: * 4131 College and Other Vocational Instructors

 

[Leon]

juergens,

if your part-time teaching experience adds to 1 year full time equivalent, you're in: * 4131 College and Other Vocational Instructors

Absolutely. That would be the way to go.

Other options might be to try for an AEO or if you can try for any kind of temporary permit in Canada, even on a student visa, as long as you have at least a one year visa, you can apply as a skilled worker from within.

 

[Corinne]

What could you tell for me?
I have full time experience in education,as teacher in a secondary school. This is 4141. This is can be 4131???
Thank you!

 

[so_simple]

Congrats to everyone in the list (thank God, I'm a physician) and good luck to everyone not!

Any advice to the "highly educated but not on the list" group?

Why don't you check Quebec program? It quite resembles FSW program, the only thing you need then is French.

 

[adnan_hsn]

I'm really looking forward to having some comments on this recent development. Doesn't it look like the Conservatives are just trying to limit foreigners from their country by announcing such a limited list of occupations (in Canada they are known as a very white party and not much liked by the immigrants living over there for their harshness). And I'm still not convinced if this so-called reform policy will make the old applicants' queue any shorter any sooner.

 

[Leon]

Leon - please can you advise me on whether I can apply under college instructors (its a long stretch). I am currently a teaching assistant. My title is graduate teaching assistant but unlike other teaching assistants in my department, I have more responsibilities which has some similaritiies to college instructors.

If you can show that you are doing a college instructors job even though that is not your official job title, it's absolutely worth a try.

 

[Leon]

I'm really looking forward to having some comments on this recent development. Doesn't it look like the Conservatives are just trying to limit foreigners from their country by announcing such a limited list of occupations (in Canada they are known as a very white party and not much liked by the immigrants living over there for their harshness). And I'm still not convinced if this so-called reform policy will make the old applicants' queue any shorter any sooner.

My take on it is that they are trying to fix the system for the benefit of Canada as well as the new applicants. Canada needs people in the 38 occupations. Currently they are getting lost in the crowd. When you need 1 of the 38 but they are waiting up to 6 years to immigrate sitting in the queue somewhere after all the people that Canada doesn't need that badly. Canada is waiting for them for longer and they are getting tired and giving up on the wait and maybe immigrating somewhere else in the meantime. Now they will be brought over faster while the people that are not needed that badly will either have to find another way to immigrate or prove that Canada needs them too by getting an AEO. I don't think they will cut the number of people going in, they just want to make sure that the people taking the spaces on that boat are the people who are needed in Canada.

As for the old backlog of some 1 million people, I don't think it will go down that fast. Immigration will still have to process their applications as well as the new ones. I think they will have to add people for the new ones even just to keep the old applications going at the same rate they have been.

 

[adnan_hsn]

By the way has anybody noticed that all the immigration application forms on the CIC website have changed too?

 

[Suin]

as everyone can notice on the www.cic.gc.ca there's an eligibility test on skilled worker program, that means that it is limited to 38 occupations who is not in the list is refused right away

 

[Suin]

By the way has anybody noticed that all the immigration application forms on the CIC website have changed too?

that is what I am trying to say - everyone can get on the site now & calculate his chances

 

[Suin]

just a question - if someone has been partially working as a caregiver for 3 years, but that person has no special diploma, just a reference letter. will it work?

 

[Leon]

Yes, references from former employers will work.

 

[Suin]

Yes, references from former employers will work.

even if it is a private employer?