A. Jaffry

Hello all,

I am a web developer ( 3 years Bachelors of CS degree from Pakistan). Currently I am a
webdeveloper in US, also have programming experience. have around 5 years of work
expereince.I am interested in applying for Canadian Immig. I have the following 2
questions.

1. Do I fall under the category of Software Engineer or Computer Programmer in the General
Occupations List (GOL)
2. Do I have to certify my Bachelors degree from a professional body in Canada. I know
that Electrical and CIvil engineers get their degrees evaluated from CCPE (in canada).
If yes, which organization?

I shall be gratefull for your input.

Thanks.

Best Regards

Zee

David Cohen

> Hello all,
>
> I am a web developer ( 3 years Bachelors of CS degree from Pakistan). Currently I am a
> webdeveloper in US, also have programming experience. have around 5 years of work
> expereince.I am interested in applying for Canadian Immig. I have the following 2
> questions.
>
> 1. Do I fall under the category of Software Engineer or Computer Programmer in the
> General Occupations List (GOL)

A thorough review of the duties of your occupation would be required to accurately
assess the proper NOC designation. Based on the information provided, however, your
occupation appears more consistent with that of a Computer Programmer than with that of
a Software Engineer.

> 2. Do I have to certify my Bachelors degree from a professional body in Canada. I know
> that Electrical and CIvil engineers get their degrees evaluated from CCPE (in
> canada). If yes, which organization?

In most cases, computer professionals are not required to obtain any such assessment. A
computer science degree would not be eligible for approval by the CCPE.
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Adnan Al-Saadi

This is the immigration profile for a Computer Programmer: NOC 2163

Computer Programmers write computer programs by coding sets of instructions into
machine-readable form. The requirements are:
a.. A bachelor's degree in computer science or in another discipline with a
significant programming component, such as mathematics, commerce or business
administration or

b.. Completion of a college program in computer science is usually required.

c.. Specialization in commercial or engineering and scientific applications
requires specific post-secondary study or experience.

d.. Senior positions in this unit group, such as programmer analyst, require
experience.

Main Duties (describes duties for 4-digit group) Computer Programmers perform some
or all of the following duties:

e.. Write computer programs or software packages by coding instructions and
algorithms into machine readable form

f.. Test, debug, document and implement computer programs or software packages

g.. Maintain existing computer programs by making minor modifications as required

h.. Act as a resource person, solving computer problems for users.

Examples of Job Titles Application programmer, Business programmer, Computer
programmer, Operating systems programmer, Programmer - computer systems, Programmer
analyst, Scientific programmer, Software development programmer, Software
programmer, Systems programmer

i. H. Al-Saadi Canadian Immigration 2000 http://www.arabimmigration.com
[email protected] (delete REMOVE and INVALID from the above address before
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>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am a web developer ( 3 years Bachelors of CS degree from Pakistan). Currently I am a
> > webdeveloper in US, also have programming experience. have around 5 years of work
> > expereince.I am interested in applying for Canadian Immig. I have the following 2
> > questions.
> >
> > 1. Do I fall under the category of Software Engineer or Computer Programmer in the
> > General Occupations List (GOL)
>
> A thorough review of the duties of your occupation would be required to accurately
> assess the proper NOC designation. Based on the information provided, however, your
> occupation appears more consistent with that of a Computer Programmer than with that of
> a Software Engineer.
>
> > 2. Do I have to certify my Bachelors degree from a professional body in Canada. I
> > know that Electrical and CIvil engineers get their degrees evaluated from CCPE (in
> > canada). If yes, which organization?
>
> In most cases, computer professionals are not required to obtain any such assessment. A
> computer science degree would not be eligible for approval by the CCPE.
> ________
> CAMPBELL, COHEN - attorneys at law [email protected] http://canadavisa.com
>
> Online Community: http://canadavisa.com/community