CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

www.deidrepowell.com Dear Ms Powell, I have a visitor's visa, and a friend of mine needs help on his farm. My mother lives there, too. I plan to visit my mother next month and just apply for a work permit while I am there, but I am worried that I could lose my visitor's visa if I apply for the work permit. Would I be able to visit Jamaica on a work permit only? - F.E. Dear F.E, A visitor's visa, also known as a temporary resident visa, grants you authority to visit Canada and stay for up to six months, and this does not authorise you to work. You will be required to submit an application to change conditions and apply for a work permit as well. A work permit is not a visa and does not give you a right to travel to and from Canada. The temporary resident visa is the document that grants you the right to travel to and from Canada. This is the sticker that is placed in your passport that shows that you have met the requirements to be able to travel to Canada f

Dear Ms Powell, I’m 40 years old and have a sister living in Canada. I stayed in Jamaica as our mother was very ill.   She recently died and now I want to join my sister in Canada.   I am in the express entry pool, but I can’t seem to get selected.   Can you tell me about the provincial nominee programme and how the system works?   I would really like to join my sister.   I am a teacher by profession what options do I have? WP Dear WP, Congratulations for being admitted into the express entry pool.   You have passed the first hurdle towards becoming a permanent resident of Canada.   Having a sister in Canada will give you extra points and improve your chances of being granted a provincial nominee by the province in which your sister lives.   Although there is no strict occupation list under the Express Entry System, you should note that many provinces including British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan, to name a few, have Provincial Nomi