CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

  BOOK A ZOOM CONSULTATION Dear Mrs Powell, I follow you on Facebook and I was hoping to see a post about my situation. Since I haven’t, I am writing to ask a few questions, and hope you will answer my question in  The Gleaner . I am a chartered accountant with three years experience. My husband is 35 years old and I’m 29. My husband and I are interested in living in Canada. He is an accountant as well. We are just wondering if we would qualify seeing that I don’t have a bachelor’s degree, like my husband. I am qualified through ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). Does Canada recognise ACCA? Another issue is that I have two part-time jobs. Not a full-time job. Would that qualify me? I keep hearing that Canada has a backlog of applications. Is now a good time to apply? Please let us know if we have a chance of qualifying, as we would like to live in Canada and start a family there. CB Based on the information you provided, you could be a strong candidate unde...

Dear Miss Powell, I am an accountant and I want to move to Canada to be with my family, but the IELTS exam is killing me. I have taken the exam four times and I can’t seem to get a good-enough grade to apply under the express entry programme. I am just horrible at doing exams. I do well enough in speaking, but can’t get over six for writing, listening, or reading. Is there any way I can become a permanent resident of Canada without sitting the exam? Someone said I should try the school route. What do you think? Can that work? Thank you for your help. – AO Dear AO,   Most of Canada’s immigration programmes require that you prove your competence in at least one of Canada’s official languages. For English, the required language exam is the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), General Training examination, or the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Programme (CELPIP) – General Examination. For French, you would need to sit the TEF Canada: Test d’évaluation de ...

  Dear Miss Powell, Thank you for your articles about Canada. I look forward to reading them each week. My situation is this: I receive confirmation of permanent residence and because of the lockdown, I haven’t been able to go to Canada. What can I do? I already left my job and have been living off the savings that I wanted to take to Canada. I even had COVID while waiting. Will I be permitted into Canada? What can I do? I look forward to your response in The Gleaner. – G.R. Dear G.R., Congratulations on receiving a confirmation of permanent residence (COPR). I am sorry to hear that you got the COVID-19 virus. I trust that you are now fully recovered and do not have any symptoms or complications. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 22 that travel restrictions have been lifted for some individuals, including individuals who have unexpired COPR. This does not include individuals arriving directly from India. If an individual from India is coming to Canada via an indirect ...

The facts about Canada's express entry - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | January 13, 2015 I work at a hotel in Jamaica and all I seem to hear is everyone talking about express entry to Canada. A friend just lost her job, and now she claims that she is leaving her baby father to go to Canada. She said she emailed a consultant who told her about express entry and that anyone can get a green card for Canada. I am confused. Can you give me the basic facts so that I can be better informed and all my friends can stop hyping up about moving to Canada as I can't see why Canada would want anyone who is unemployed, has six children, and no money. Can you please just give me the truth about this new programme? - H.Y. Good day H.Y., Express Entry is not a new programme. It is a system to manage the existing economic immigration programmes to Canada. That means for one to qualify, he would need to be eligible under at least one of the existing economic programmes such as ...

How do I get my cousin here? - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | October 21, 2014 Dear Ms Powell, I  would  like to know how I can sponsor one of my cousins to come to Canada. Can I sponsor her under the live-in caregiver programme? Can you suggest the best way to get her here? - BB Dear BB, As a general rule, you cannot apply to sponsor your cousin to come to Canada under the family class. The only way you would be permitted is if you have no other relatives living in Canada and also have no other closely related family member such as parents, grandparents, siblings or aunts/uncles whom you could sponsor. The live-in caregiver programme in Canada is meant for individuals who are qualified to provide personal care for children, elderly persons or persons with disabilities in private homes without supervision. As a general rule, the caregiver must live in the private home where they work and, therefore, you must be prepared to provide suitable accommodation...

Quebec needs nurses - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | April 8, 2014 Dear Ms Powell, I am  a nurse from Jamaica and I have been working at a hospital for the past seven years. Are there any programmes in Canada for nurses? What immigration programme would suit me? Is it easy to find nursing jobs in Canada? How much would a nurse make? - LC Dear LC, The Canadian Nurses Association has predicted that a staggering 60,000 nurses will be needed by 2022 to deal with labour shortages in Canada. Registered Nurses would be required to fill positions such as: ❏ Nurse practitioners ❏ Nurse researchers ❏ Specialised nurses (burn patient, dialysis, cardiology, nephrology) ❏ Nurse instructors ❏  Psychiatric nurses  ❏ Nurse technicians Nursing is one of the careers that require an individual to have a licence to practise in the province that they choose to live. There is no national registration; therefore, you must be registered by the re...

Will I be denied? - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | March 25, 2014 Dear Miss Powell, I am planning to apply for a  visitor's visa and am a little scared of the process. What are some of the reasons people are rejected? I'd like to know, so I can be prepared. - YM Dear YM, Citizenship  and  Immigration  Canada  (CIC) has established policies which require  visa  officers  to evaluate each applicant's overall situation in order to decide whether to grant them a temporary   resident  visa / visitor's visa. The key issue is to convince the visa officer that you will leave Canada at the end of the time granted for your visit to Canada; that you can afford the trip; and that you are not a risk to the Canadian society. In reaching this decision, the visa officer considers several factors, including, but not limited to: Your travel history Your family ties in your country of residence Your family ties to Canada You...