Breaking News! Canadian Immigration Program

For those of you who are still thinking about whether you should apply for the fast and Easy Immigration program of Canada Under the Federal Skilled Workers application of Canada, you should decide soon!

Changes may soon be implemented.

Consultations are currently on its way, that may affect your plans for Canada.

As consultations are currently on its way to review the present process for the Immigration programs in Canada. It is possible that the list of High Demand occupations - Jobs, eligible for processing in the Federal Skilled Workers program will change.


Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister has announced in the Media Released portion of the Canadian Government Website, that due to the emerging changes in the Economy in Canada, it is high time for the process to also change.[read more click]

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Show Money For Canada

As part of the requirement for your Federal Skilled Workers application, you would need to show proof that you can afford to live in Canada on your own for the first six months of your stay in Canada. That is why you would have to provide proof that you have the money to bring in Canada.

This is probably one of the biggest problems that an applicant for Canada usually has.

To read more about this requirement, please click on the following link:



Show Money Canada

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Application for Canada

If you are contemplating whether you should apply for a Permanent Residents Visa right now, before you take your IELTS.

Please read the Maria Ronna De Castro's application for Canada:


"In helping my clients process their application for Canada PR Visa, under the revised Federal Skilled Workers program, I am amazed to see that the ones who does not seems to have the time, are the individuals who persist and goes out of their way to make sure that their applications are filed.

Such is the Case of Maria Ronna De Castro..."

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Armando Paraiso's Canada PR VISA Story

(from right: Jay Araneta - Senior Immigration Consultant, Armando Paraiso, Evelyn Paraiso, son Paolo)

For Accountants and Auditors who wants to Immigrate to Canada or get a Canada PR VISA, here is a story that you may be interested it.

It was last November 28, 2008 when the Canadian Government released their publication to revise the Federal Skilled workers (FSW) program for Permanent Residents (PR) Visa application, limiting it to those who has work experience int the 38 High Demand occupations.

Under this particular PR Visa for Canada, only those who has 4 years work experience in the 38 High demand occupations, will be able to get full points in the work experience criteria of the PR Visa selection criteria. Click this to read more...

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CANADA : Becoming the Most Attractive Destination in NORTH AMERICA

“Politics, health care, social issues, and possibly even the strengthening of the Canadian dollar” are being cited by the Association of Canadian Studies as reasons why more and more Americans are choosing to immigrate to Canada.

The number of Americans immigrating to Canada and is at its highest point in thirty years, having nearly doubled since 2000. Such rates of immigration to Canada from the U.S. have not been seen since the 1970’s when the United States was suffering from political turmoil. Though the recent data does not indicate any particular reasons for Canada’s renewed popularity among Americans, the director of the study suggests “the economic downturn in the United States as a top possibility, followed by social and political considerations.” With increasing numbers of highly educated skilled workers arriving from the U.S. and a sharp decrease in the number of Canadians heading south of the border, the Canadian ‘brain drain’ phenomenon is shrinking. Half of Canadian newcomers from the U.S. have obtained a bachelor’s degree or better and are coming to Canada under the skilled worker category of immigration.
On another note, as American immigration officials are tightening regulations on Mexicans in the United States, the Canadian government is encouraging increased immigration from Mexico. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon to discuss increased labour mobility between the countries to deal with chronic labour shortages in Canada. Mexican migration to Canada has been soaring since the mid 1990’s due to the easing of entrance requirements brought about by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Between 1991 and 2001, Canada’s number of permanent and temporary residents from Mexico nearly doubled to almost 43,000. Though the focus of a possible new labour mobility agreement would be on temporary workers, the number of Mexicans arriving in Canada under the skilled worker category of immigration is on the rise as well. Additionally, the number of Mexicans studying in Canada has been steadily increasing.
The leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico recently convened to discuss measures to strengthen ties within North America and build upon the existing NAFTA framework. Developing compatible immigration measures was discussed as a means to facilitate increasing labour mobility across borders. NAFTA has facilitated the flow of certain skilled professionals across borders to fulfill temporary job positions.
A recent poll stated that 92 per cent of Americans have a favourable view of Canada, ranking it at the top of a list of 25 countries. As immigration data demonstrates that many Americans see Canada as a more attractive place to live, and many Mexicans see Canada as a more attractive immigration destination than the United States, Canada is in a good position to welcome a great deal of immigrants from its neighbouring countries.
Source: www.workpermit.com

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Fast-Track Canadian Permanent Residency Option: Northwest Territories Nominee Program:

Last 2001, the Yukon Territory has been the only Canadian Territory to have an immigrant Nominee Program in place.But right now the Yukon now has a new company. Last August 5, 2009, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minister Jason Kenney, along with his Territorial counterparts, announced the new
Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP).This fast-track Canadian immigration program will enable the Northwest Territories to fulfill their labour market and community needs by welcoming more immigrants to settle and work in its principal city, Yellowknife and other areas of the Territories.

You can qualify under two employer-driven categories: the Skilled Worker stream and the Critical Impact Worker stream, or under two business categories: the Entrepreneur and the Self-Employed.

Skilled Workers- Skilled Workers- Under this stream, an individual can be nominated by a Northwest Territories employer who is unable to fill a vacancy with a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident. The applicant must have a full-time, permanent job offer in a Skilled, Professional or Managerial occupation, as defined in the National Occupation Classification (NOC).The applicant must also have the necessary education and training required for the position, be able to communicate in the language of the workplace, and be accepted by the territorial body governing their profession or trade, if applicable.

Critical Impact Workers- Like the Skilled Worker stream, an applicant under the Critical Impact Worker stream requires a permanent, full-time job offer from a Northwest Territories employer who has been unable to hire a Canadian citizen or permanent resident for the position. However, this job offer must be in a semi-skilled hospitality or service industry position. Applicants under this stream must have worked in the Northwest Territories on a Temporary Work Permit in that same position for at least six months. They must be able to communicate in the language of the workplace, and have the necessary work experience for the job.

Source: http://www.cicnews.com

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Credit Card payment Canada's Processing Fee

Last September 8, 2009 (as quoted), "Citizenship and Immigration Canada offer FS(Federal Skilled Worker) applicants the option of paying by credit card.

Those applying for permanent residence in the FSW class on or after September 8, 2009, will be required to submit a fee payment form [IMM 5620] for all forms of payment along with their application to the CIO. If the applicants prefer to pay using the credit card, they will be required to enter the credit card information at the bottom of the form IMM620. Please see attached IMM 5620 for your reference.

With the introduction of this new payment option, some visa offices will no longer accept FSW processing fees at the mission.The FSW application guide and visa office-specific forms are being updated to this effect. Form IMM 5620 will be included in the FSW application guide and will be an added item on the document checklist, IMM 5612.

Note: The option to pay by credit card is only open to FSW applicants on or after September 08, 2009. Applications received prior to September 8, 2009, do not require the fee payment form (IMM 5620). "

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Credit Card payment Canada's Processing Fee

Last September 8, 2009 (as quoted), "Citizenship and Immigration Canada offer FS(Federal Skilled Worker) applicants the option of paying by credit card.

Those applying for permanent residence in the FSW class on or after September 8, 2009, will be required to submit a fee payment form [IMM 5620] for all forms of payment along with their application to the CIO. If the applicants prefer to pay using the credit card, they will be required to enter the credit card information at the bottom of the form IMM620. Please see attached IMM 5620 for your reference.

With the introduction of this new payment option, some visa offices will no longer accept FSW processing fees at the mission.The FSW application guide and visa office-specific forms are being updated to this effect. Form IMM 5620 will be included in the FSW application guide and will be an added item on the document checklist, IMM 5612.

Note: The option to pay by credit card is only open to FSW applicants on or after September 08, 2009. Applications received prior to September 8, 2009, do not require the fee payment form (IMM 5620). "

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Eligibility to Immigrate in Canada

With the new regulations of the Canadian Government , a lot of applicants are getting confused on how to get started with the application. Here are the some of the procedures.


If you say that you have had the experience to perform the duties of the 38 Highly in Demand Occupations, then you are eligible for processing, under federal skilled worker class where you will get a decision on your application within 6 months to a year.

The most important thing is; you should be able to have your work experience certified in the latter part of your application.

To give you an idea about how your papers will be processed please read the following:

At present this new program is attracting a lot of attention, meaning a lot of people are filing their applications, if you are serious about your intention to migrate in Canada, you need to act fast.

Otherwise, you will get left behind. When the Canadian Government reaches their desired number of applications, they will just close down the program.

To give you a better understanding of the system here is the process and your expected cost;

To be processed in Canada's New Federal and Skilled Worker Immigration application, which means, that you have a chance to get a Permanent Residents Visa within 6 months to a year, you have to have at least 4 years work experience, one year of which should fall in an occupation which is listed on the 38 high demand occupation.

To have a better understanding of the program here is an explanation of the current processing system.

To process your application it is prescribed by the Canadian Government that you complete the forms and the documents needed.

Right after doing this your application will go through three stages:

1. The forms will be sent to the Central Intake Office(CIO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada. Click link for the exact address Canadian Visa office


The role of this office to is review your application to make sure that:

•all required fields in your application forms are complete and

•the correct processing fee payment has been made

Filing Fee:

Principal Applicant - Cn$550.00 (@P40 vs Cn1.00 = P22,000.00)
Spouse - Cn$550.00
Dependents (below 22) - Cn$150.00 each

For other fees you may visit this link :Embassy Fees for Canada

The CIO will not accept cash payments for the filing Fee they will only accept Managers Check in Canadian currency addressed to the Receiver General of Canada.

At present there are three Filipino Banks that carry or acknowledges Canadian currencies theses are BPI (not all branches), HSBC and PNB.


You have two options either file the entire family or just the principal applicant

After this we will receive a letter of Positive Assessment from CIO

• notifies you of this fact and provides you with your reference number
and sets out some basic instructions for contact with the Visa Office

2. The Visa office (Canadian Embassy in Manila) then requests that you to submit a copy of your application and all supporting documentation to a Canadian Visa Office within a timeframe of 120 days (4 months)

It is at this stage that you may file the remaining members of the Family if you chose to file just the Principal applicant during the first stage of your application. Since the Embassy only assesses the chances of the Principal applicant, filing the rest of the family at this stage will not result to delay on the processing of the application.

Once the Visa Office has received your full application, an officer will:

•Review your application to ensure you have submitted all the required documents
•Send you an Acknowledgment of Receipt letter with a file number and information on processing times


The officer will review your application to determine whether:
• your application qualifies for processing under one of the three categories described in the Ministerial Instructions
minimum requirements

•selection factors

•sufficient funds (Show Money Settlement Funds)

Requirement(in approximate peso Value):

Single - P500,000.00
Married(husband and wife) - P600,000.00
M (with 1 dependent) - P700,000.00
M (with 2 dependents) - P800,000.00
M (with 3 dependents) - P1,000,000.00
M (with 4 and up dependent) - P1,380,000.00

In Bank certificate, if you have problem with this you definitely need our help

•admissibility (criminality, security, medical)

3. If the Embassy is satisfied with the documents provided they will now issue the VISA for the entire Family

There is no telling about the intervals in between stages. Since the stage is determined by the number of VISA officers evaluating as well as the number of applications that will be submitted.

The last payment that you will pay with the Canadian Embassy is when they will already issue your Visa, this fee is called the Right of Permanent Residents Fee (RPRF):

Principal applicant - Cn$ 490.00
Spouse - Cn$ 490.00
Dependents - 0.00


Hope you could get started while you are still part of the Highly in Demand Occupations.

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Am I Qualified to Apply in Canada?

To process your immigrants Visa or Permanent Visa application you must check if your occupation is on the list of 38 high demand occupations.

The regulation dictates that you should have at least 1 year work

experience in occupations on the 38 high demand occupations within the last 10 years to be eligible for processing.

Click on link : 38 occupations

If you do then you will be eligible for processing.

If your present occupation is not on the 38 list of high demand occupations by the Canadian Government they you are not currently on process.

There are other options to immigrate to Canada.


Alternate application process.


At present Canada is only processing 38 occupations.

38 occupations


What they are looking for are individuals with 4 years work

experience and a college education.

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Roadmap for Canadian Employers

The Employer's Roadmap will help employers fill vacancies and will help skilled migrants to start work in Canada more quickly.Employers are key partners in helping internationally trained workers find jobs in their areas of training, and this resource makes it easier for employers to assess their qualifications.The introduction of new resource for employers interested in hiring overseas trained workers happened last June 16,2009

The Employer's Roadmap is exactly what is needed to make the process of hiring and retaining internationally trained workers a lot more efficient."

The Employer's Roadmap deals with the following issues:

* How to hire internationally trained workers, such as how to recruit, assess and select them.
* It includes suggestions on how to integrate and retain overseas workers once they become new employees.
* Information is provided on the range of national and regional resources available across the country to support employers.

The Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO), part of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and TASC have worked together to create the Roadmap. This is just one of a number of measures that the Government of Canada has taken to help newcomers successfully integrate into the Canadian labour market.

The Canadian Government through Canada's Economic Action Plan will also be investing $50 million over two years to provide funding for the development of a common approach to foreign credential recognition.

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Canada:No Placement Fee Policy

The POEA has issued Memorandum Circular No.03 (series 2007) on the "no placement fee" policy for Canada for this purpose.

The general public is advised further that Canadian laws and regulations in certain provinces prohibit the charging of recruitment and placement fee from workers seeking employment in Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces of Canada or from workers under the Pilot Project of the Canadian Government regardless of the province of destination in Canada.

The Pilot Project of the Govrnment of Canada for the hiring of foreign workers in occupations usually require a high school diploma or maximum of 2 years of job specific training (level C and D). The prevailing policy requires Canadian employers to cover all recruitment costs related to hiring of the foreign workers under the project.

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POEA Job Advisory on Canada

The Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) has reported that 1.9 million new jobs will be created over the next decade (2006-2015) particularly in the Western provinces of Canada such as Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Their robust economy offers good job opportunities to skilled workers and professionals from Philippines and other countries through the Permanent and Temporary Migration Schemes.

What they need?

British Columbia

In BC, US $130 billion worth of projects and construction are on-going in Vancouver, partly due to the requirements of the forthcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, but mainly due to huge economic growth. For the Winter olympics in 2010, in an additional 22,000 to 24,000 temporary workers will be needed. There will be a demand for 30,000 permanent workers per year for the next twelve years in the hotel and restaurant services. Health, transport and mining industries are also experiencing shortages.

Manitoba

Manitoba needs manpower across various sectors. There is a demand for caregivers, and nannies, truck drivers, welders, boilermakers, sheet metal workers, glaziers, pipe fitters, mechanics, plasterers/drywall installers, carpenters/cabinetmakers,bricklayers/stone mason.

Alberta

The province of Alberta alone estimated oil reserves of about 375 billion barrels, or approximating that of Saudi Arabia. Canada is reputed to have oil reserves in its tar sands much more than the Gulf countries have. Skills demand in Alberta include physicians, dentists and veterinarians (5,000 workers for the period 2006-2016), facility operation and maintenance managers (up to 3,908 people by 2016), other engineers: industrial and manufacturing, metallurgical and materials, mining, geological, petroleum, aerospace, computer (except software) and other professional engineers, other elemental service occupations: dry cleaning and laundry occupation, ironing, pressing and finishing occupation, other elemental service occupations, central control and process operators in manufacturing and processing, technical occupations in computer and information systems, pharmacists, dietitians, nutritionists, manager in primary production (except agriculture).

Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program (SINP) has posted the following skilss in demand for province: skilled workers, entrepreneurs, farmer owner/operator, health professionals, long haul truck drivers, heavy duty equipment family restaurant cooks, mechanic/technicians, industrial painters, sandblaster.

Consult professionals on how to apply in Canada. Find your options and chances.

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Skilled Workers for Canada: Required Proof of Funds

For those who wants to Immigrate to Canada one of the requirements that the Canadian Government requires is your proof of funds or in layman's term it's called Show Money. You must show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada.

The Show Money requirements is computed for the next six months stay in Canada. For first time Immigrants the amount of money require will depend on the size of family you will support.

Number of Family Member
Single Applicant = CN$ 10,833
Married = CN$ 13,486
Married with 1 Dependents = CN$ 16,580
Married with 2 Dependents = CN$ 20,130
Married with 3 Dependents = CN$ 22,831
Married with 4 Dependents = CN$ 25,749
Family Members more than 7 = CN$ 28,668

Disclosure of Funds

If you are carrying more than C$10,000, tell a Canadian official when you arrive in Canada. If you do not tell an official, you may be fined or put in prison. These funds could be in the form of:

* cash
* securities in bearer form (for example, stocks, bonds, debentures, treasury bills) or
* negotiable instruments in bearer form (for example, bankers’ drafts, cheques, travellers’ cheques or money orders).

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Verify your IELTS Results!

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Tourist Application for Canada

Lots of Filipinos have an interest in visiting Canada. Most of the countries worldwide are having Economic Crisis but Canada still remains strongs. They continously hired workers to fill up their labor shortage. If your interested to take a visit to satisfy your curiousity and see what Canada can offer you here some requirements that we need to comply.

To visit Canada, you must comply the following:
have a valid travel document, such as a passport
be in good health
satisfy an immigration officer that you have ties, such as a job, home and family, that will take you back to your country of origin
satisfy an immigration officer that you will leave Canada at the end of your visit and
have enough money for your stay. The amount of money you will need can vary with the circumstances of the visit, how long you will stay and whether you will stay in a hotel or with friends or relatives. For more information, ask the Canadian visa office in your country or region.
a letter of invitation from someone who lives in Canada.

Inadmissibility
Some people are inadmissible—they are not allowed to come to Canada. Several things can make you inadmissible, including involvement in criminal activity, in human rights violations or in organized crime. You can also be inadmissible for security, health or financial reasons.

The Canadian Embassy usually give 6 months validity for the Visa. Once you landed in Canada, you can renew it for another six months. Just consult for the help of a Consultancy firm located in Canada.

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Fast Immigration to Canada

With the changes outline in Immigration Minister's instructions published last November 28, 2008, you will be eligible to sent your application under Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) category if: (1) you have an Arranged Employment Opinion (AEO), or (2) you are a foreign national who has been living legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international student, or (3) you are a skilled worker who has at least one year of experience in one or more of the high demand occupations or what is now commonly called Canada's List of 38 Occupations. Of the three options number three (3) seems to catch the attention of a lot of applicants of late, especially Overseas Filipino Workers. All Federal Skilled Worker class application without an AEO will now be processed at Centralized Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney Nova Scotia.


To have a better understanding of the program here is an explanation of the current processing system.

To process your application it is prescribed by the Canadian Government that you complete the forms and the documents needed.

Right after doing this your application will go through three stages:

1. The forms will be sent to the Central Intake Office(CIO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada.

You would have to pay the courier fee to send the forms.

The role of this office to is review your application to make sure that:

•all required fields in your application forms are complete and

•the correct processing fee payment has been made

The CIO will not accept cash payments for the filing Fee they will only accept Managers Check in Canadian currency addressed to the Receiver General of Canada.

After this we will receive a Notice of Assessment from CIO

• notifies you of this fact and provides you with your reference number and sets out some basic instructions for contact with the Visa Office

2. The Visa office (Canadian Embassy in Manila) then requests that you to submit a copy of your application and all supporting documentation to a Canadian Visa Office within a timeframe of 120 days (4 months)

It is at this stage that you may file the remaining members of the Family if you chose to file just the Principal applicant during the first stage of your application. Since the Embassy only assesses the chances of the Principal applicant, filing the rest of the family at this stage will not result to delay on the processing of the application.

Once the Visa Office has received your full application, an officer will:

•Review your application to ensure you have submitted all the required documents

•Send you an Acknowledgment of Receipt letter with a file number and information on processing times

The officer will review your application to determine whether:

• your application qualifies for processing under one of the three categories described in the Ministerial Instructions minimum requirements

•selection factors

•sufficient funds (Show Money Settlement Funds)

3. If the Embassy is satisfied with the documents provided they will now issue the VISA for the entire Family

Before we received our first Notice of Assessment from the CIO I tell my clients that the interval between the first and second stage is one to three months, speculating on the publications of the Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

It turned out to be much much faster!

Here's a very interesting case of a Clinical Instructor/Nurse client:

Feb 09, 2009 - Application form was sent to CIO via courier
Feb 13, 2009 - Application form received by CIO
Feb 24, 2009 - Date of letter from CIO
Mar 10, 2009 - Letter received from CIO

(Actual letter attached above)

The next step after receiving the notice of assessment from CIO is the submission of full application (application forms and supporting documents) to the Visa Office. This client was given 120 days to comply(only 4 months then you can get your Visa).

This is how fast you can get your Visa, at present within 6 months time!

If you are still contemplating when you want to apply, there is not much time, you have to decide soon. Right now! To be quite blunt about it.

It is not only you that has intentions of going to Canada, because of the good quality of life in Canada, more and more applications are being Sent to The Centralized Intake Office (CIO).

When they reach their desired number of applications what do you think will happen?

Close down the program? Very possible.

The processing of the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) Notice of Assessment is very fast, if this will not make you decide to start your applications now, nothing will..

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Embassy Fees for Canada

Last June 13, 2009 there is an increased in Filing Fee. Rate increased into Php 43 per CN$1.


Fees in effect:

TEMPORARY RESIDENT VISA
Single Entry CN$ 75 Php 3,225
Multiple Entry CN$ 150 Php 6,450
Family Rate CN$ 400 Php 17,200

STUDY PERMIT CN$ 125 Php 5,400

TEMPORARY WORK PERMIT
Individual CN$ 150 Php 6,450
Group of performing artists 3 or more
CND$ 450 Php 19,350

APPLYING FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT
CN$ 50 Php 2,150

TEMPORARY RESIDENT PERMIT
Individual CN$ 200 Php 8,600

IMMIGRATION/PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR SKILLED WORKERS AND PROVINCIAL NOMINEES
Applicant CN$ 550 Php 23,650
Spouse, Common Law partner and dependent children 22 years old and above
CN$ 550 Php 23,650
Each dependent below 22 years old
CN$150 Php 6,450
Right of Permanent Residence Fee (applicant,spouse or common law partner)
CN$ 490 Php 21,000

Fees must be paid by bank draft, certified cheque, or postal money order payable to the Canadian Embassy Manila.

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IELTS: Eligibility for Canada

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Test d

'Evaluation de Francais (TEF) are one of the requirements in

Immigrating to Canada. You must prove your abilities in your

first official language only.

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) are administer by the University of Cambrigde Local Examination Syndicate, IDP Education Australia and British Council.

IELTS has two options; the ACADEMIC and GENERAL Training. Canadian Embassy requires the General Training option. But if your living in one of the majority English-speaking countries you are allowed to submit an alternative documents to support your English proficiency.

* Antigua & Barbuda
* Australia
* The Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Dominica
* Grenada
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* New zealand
* St Kitts & Nevis
* St Lucia
* St Vincent & the Grenadines
* Trinidad & Tobago
* The USA

For a reminder it is best to undergo IELTS review and test simulation before taking the actual examination.

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Seminar Schedule

Paranaque City
CIC Head Office
Ground Floor Uniwide Coastal Mall

Every Saturday 2pm-4pm
Every Sunday 10am to 12pm
Registration Fee: P 500

For more information/reservation, you may contact Ms. Beverly Opinion @ 301-1060 loc 8413 or email your concerns to bopinion@go2canada.com

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