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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by siouxie
(Post 10666944)
If that were true (and for a female being awesomely attractive) then why am I still out of work?
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10666954)
You're too fussy.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10666958)
Your taking your life in your own hands calling a woman fussy :rofl:
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10666962)
I'm ok. I'll just tell her it's a Welsh word which means sexy.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10666954)
You're too fussy.
Welcome to the real world of Canada (un)employment! edit:
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10666962)
I'm ok. I'll just tell her it's a Welsh word which means sexy.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10666965)
Is the any word that sounds sexy in welsh:p
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by siouxie
(Post 10666967)
Fussy? When you have been without income for 5 months (last year) you aren't fussy, you will take any frikkin job you can get, believe me. 2 interviews out of more than 200 job applications, sigh.
Welcome to the real world of Canada (un)employment! |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by siouxie
(Post 10666967)
Fussy? When you have been without income for 5 months (last year) you aren't fussy, you will take any frikkin job you can get, believe me. 2 interviews out of more than 200 job applications, sigh.
Welcome to the real world of Canada (un)employment! edit: Umm.. you know my Father was Welsh, right? (Yr wyf sylweddol sexier na chi!) :D
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10666970)
Good point. I'll claim I'm Italian instead. I'm sure the Italians could make the word 'remoulds' sound sexy.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10666976)
Being half Italian I'd say anything can sound sexy in Italian :)
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by siouxie
(Post 10666967)
Fussy? When you have been without income for 5 months (last year) you aren't fussy, you will take any frikkin job you can get, believe me. 2 interviews out of more than 200 job applications, sigh.
Welcome to the real world of Canada (un)employment! edit: Umm.. you know my Father was Welsh, right? (Yr wyf sylweddol sexier na chi!) :D Re: Yr wyf sylweddol sexier na chi I dare say you are. |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10666984)
Sorry. I didn't mean it like that. :unsure: Kind of meant it like a fit bird that won't kiss an ugly geezer. No offence intended. I went off on a tangent and it certainly wasn't intended in a work context.
Re: Yr wyf sylweddol sexier na chi I dare say you are. Re: Yr wyf sylweddol sexier na chi - nah, I know I'm not.. to frikkin old to be, lol. :D |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10666972)
Unemployment is that in the new list ?;)
:p |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10666976)
Being half Italian I'd say anything can sound sexy in Italian :)
Just onnnnnnneee Cornettoooooooo. Geeeeeevvve eeet tooooo meeeeee. |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by siouxie
(Post 10666988)
I didn't take offence, no worries ;)
Re: Yr wyf sylweddol sexier na chi - nah, I know I'm not.. to frikkin old to be, lol. :D A bird at work once said a young kid had chatted her up by saying: "The riper the berry, the sweeter the juice". |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10667001)
I've seen cougar town.
A bird at work once said a young kid had chatted her up by saying: "The riper the berry, the sweeter the juice". Ok.. back to work for me! |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
oh b<snip>r - as a nurse this list isn't a good one! TWP route for me - or bust!!
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
So if you have a job offer, do you avoid the 5000 application cap?
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by al8565
(Post 10667145)
So if you have a job offer, do you avoid the 5000 application cap?
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Good morning guys, hope everyone is well.
Just read the occupation list and I think a lot of people, including myself, will be disappointed with this. Having planned to apply for the FSW route it is deflating but the reality is I knew it was a gamble from the start. I have been enlightened by a few board members in the past and will try to go via TWP route and make a trip out in the coming months. I have a couple of contacts in the construction industry and will plan on meeting these, and a few more, with a view to being offered a career, not a job. The vibes I got from people at overseas Expos and events here in the UK was that Construction/Project Managers were in demand, especially in B.C., and that work is available. I guess it cannot be as in demand as "Occupational Therapists" etc.. Oh well, on the plus side there is now no wait, its up to me to make things happen. Thanks to everyone for posting and allowing me to use their experiences to help me in my journey and decision making. I really appreciate all your inputs and feedback. kind regards SSS p.s. I will post if I have any breakthrough on the job or immigration scene (fingers crossed). |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Hi,
I feel for those of you who still hold the leafs (defo not the Hockey team mind) in your hearts. For me Harper's + Kenedy's endless chopping and changing of the rules, paroging parliament and most recently removal of the oversight organisation on state medicare justified on the basis of saving $6m leaves me cold. I can not help but feel FSW is a case for compulsory euthanasia - as they endlessly role the dice at www.joke.com immigration department. We are meant to be talking about national shortages in the labour market over at least a 12 month to 24 month window!!! Canada is a lot bigger in size than the Isle of Wight - however, these are the only skilled occupations that the federal government has managed to determine will be needed that will not be addressed by free market forces, and that they have to intervene to address the situation - however, nationally they will not need more than 208 people in each of these select 24 pigeon holes. That they have U turned on their pledge of processing in months and it is a year - yeah we have heard that before with the "fast track" program - despite immigration on FSW being closed for many months to new applications, the size of the immigration needs was such that it required deliberation up to the last second with barely 15 days to go before the reopening of the track. How many millions of minister and other salaries have been pissed up the wall while they make their labour market determination that there is a desperate need justifying their intervention that requires them to address the hiring of 1.7 people per month per province for 12 months in each of these desperately in demand occupations. I am sorry CIC + right wing government - just do one already - while bare days before this announcement you justified action as you needed to save a whole $6m how much is being wasted on your endless flavour of the month immigration reviews. Needless to say I will not be exploring any further. When people want to play reindeer games with you just to ***** with you for sh*ts and giggles the only sensible thing is to choose to not play their games any more. Ben |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Hello all,
Well, that's done it for us too, we're not surprised though as we expected this would be the case. However we are frustrated beyond words and disappointed that despite our being perfectly economically viable candidates for immigration (based on education, skills, experience, financial position etc) we're clearly not wanted by Canada's Government at this time. I'm struggling to understand the rationale behind the list provided and the volume, there are more than 5,000 people working in my office building currently, and I can't see that across the whole of canada this is the volume required to make any impact on their economic development. It seems they are simply ticking a box for being seen to 'welcome' immigration with no real commitment. So we need to evaluate our alternatives, and for us its looking likely that we'll aim for a inter-company transfers over the next year. Fortunately as we both work for global companies this could be a possibility, and at least we'll have continous employment. Good luck for those of you who have also been disappointed by this decision and are now looking at alternatives. |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
And you, outwardbound.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by outwardbound2013
(Post 10667687)
Hello all,
Well, that's done it for us too, we're not surprised though as we expected this would be the case. However we are frustrated beyond words and disappointed that despite our being perfectly economically viable candidates for immigration (based on education, skills, experience, financial position etc) we're clearly not wanted by Canada's Government at this time. I'm struggling to understand the rationale behind the list provided and the volume, there are more than 5,000 people working in my office building currently, and I can't see that across the whole of canada this is the volume required to make any impact on their economic development. It seems they are simply ticking a box for being seen to 'welcome' immigration with no real commitment. So we need to evaluate our alternatives, and for us its looking likely that we'll aim for a inter-company transfers over the next year. Fortunately as we both work for global companies this could be a possibility, and at least we'll have continous employment. Good luck for those of you who have also been disappointed by this decision and are now looking at alternatives. |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Well there's always Australia guys!
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Airborne_Dan
(Post 10668254)
Well there's always Australia guys!
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by outwardbound2013
(Post 10667687)
Hello all,
Well, that's done it for us too, we're not surprised though as we expected this would be the case. However we are frustrated beyond words and disappointed that despite our being perfectly economically viable candidates for immigration (based on education, skills, experience, financial position etc) we're clearly not wanted by Canada's Government at this time. I'm struggling to understand the rationale behind the list provided and the volume, there are more than 5,000 people working in my office building currently, and I can't see that across the whole of canada this is the volume required to make any impact on their economic development. It seems they are simply ticking a box for being seen to 'welcome' immigration with no real commitment. So we need to evaluate our alternatives, and for us its looking likely that we'll aim for a inter-company transfers over the next year. Fortunately as we both work for global companies this could be a possibility, and at least we'll have continous employment. Good luck for those of you who have also been disappointed by this decision and are now looking at alternatives. I am sorry if the list didn't meet your expectations, but this IMO was always going to be a low cap. There is a new EOI system slated to come in at the end of next year, so it was always likely they only wanted a small intake to tide them over until then. This doesn't mean you cannot apply. It just means you need to secure a job offer first. Why not book a few weeks' holiday in Canada over the summer and see if you can secure some job interviews? The employer may need a little educating on the LMO system but it's definitely doable. The 5000 applications is only a small percentage of the total immigrants they will take in 2013. Not only are there many other routes in, PNP/FSW2/Family sponsorship etc - but also there is still a backlog to be processed. To gauge how many actual immigrants they'll allow you can look at the total of all the visa offices visa targets for the year. Anyway I hope you can find another way in :) Best of luck, Wayne. |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
I can't believe computer programmer is on the list... Too late for me to get an application together now, though!
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by BenB2
(Post 10667519)
Hi,
I feel for those of you who still hold the leafs (defo not the Hockey team mind) in your hearts. For me Harper's + Kenedy's endless chopping and changing of the rules, paroging parliament and most recently removal of the oversight organisation on state medicare justified on the basis of saving $6m leaves me cold. I can not help but feel FSW is a case for compulsory euthanasia - as they endlessly role the dice at www.joke.com immigration department. We are meant to be talking about national shortages in the labour market over at least a 12 month to 24 month window!!! Canada is a lot bigger in size than the Isle of Wight - however, these are the only skilled occupations that the federal government has managed to determine will be needed that will not be addressed by free market forces, and that they have to intervene to address the situation - however, nationally they will not need more than 208 people in each of these select 24 pigeon holes. That they have U turned on their pledge of processing in months and it is a year - yeah we have heard that before with the "fast track" program - despite immigration on FSW being closed for many months to new applications, the size of the immigration needs was such that it required deliberation up to the last second with barely 15 days to go before the reopening of the track. How many millions of minister and other salaries have been pissed up the wall while they make their labour market determination that there is a desperate need justifying their intervention that requires them to address the hiring of 1.7 people per month per province for 12 months in each of these desperately in demand occupations. I am sorry CIC + right wing government - just do one already - while bare days before this announcement you justified action as you needed to save a whole $6m how much is being wasted on your endless flavour of the month immigration reviews. Needless to say I will not be exploring any further. When people want to play reindeer games with you just to ***** with you for sh*ts and giggles the only sensible thing is to choose to not play their games any more. Ben I feel your frustration but I'm not going to take this personally and I'm not giving up. Why do I want to go to Canada? Because it makes the most sense for me on a personal and professional level. And I'm not prepared to give up the chance to emigrate to somewhere where I do, rightly, or wrongly, see the grass as being greener because of one setback. The process, and the people in charge of the process, does not make the nation of Canada some sort of scum-bag who wants to limit your chances of having a better life. Everything that appealed to you about Canada before the announcement is still true. It's just the ease of attainment has changed. Explore other opportunities. I know I will. But don't lose sight of why you wanted to go in the first place. That hasn't changed just because a process was unfavourable on this occasion. |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10668576)
Interesting post. And some interesting statistical points.
I feel your frustration but I'm not going to take this personally and I'm not giving up. Why do I want to go to Canada? Because it makes the most sense for me on a personal and professional level. And I'm not prepared to give up the chance to emigrate to somewhere where I do, rightly, or wrongly, see the grass as being greener because of one setback. The process, and the people in charge of the process, does not make the nation of Canada some sort of scum-bag who wants to limit your chances of having a better life. Everything that appealed to you about Canada before the announcement is still true. It's just the ease of attainment has changed. Explore other opportunities. I know I will. But don't lose sight of why you wanted to go in the first place. That hasn't changed just because a process was unfavourable on this occasion. |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10668586)
That's the spirit and when we both get there let's grab a beer and reminisce on these forum posts lol
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10668589)
Deal. But let's make it 10 beers.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10668593)
Have you seen the price of beer in Canada?:rofl:
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10668599)
They must have dive bars which sell PBR in cans? If not, there's always home-brew.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10668600)
Or a trip across the border :)
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10668606)
I'll meet you at the Bayou Beer Garden in New Orleans for a bucket of beer for $7.00. And "all y'all" can get drunk as hell.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Bit further a field Rio for Caipirinha's
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Mikeypm
(Post 10668620)
Bit further a field Rio for Caipirinha's
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by Waggle
(Post 10666752)
Computer programmers are on the list and there's total cap of 300.
Hmm, anyone taking bets as to how many seconds after 9am on 4th May it will be before the cap is full? Ironically I am a computer programmer but when I came to Canada my occupation wasn't deemed in-demand, my wife's pharmacy skills were. I think if I were applying now I'd book myself a holiday to Nova Scotia for the first week in May and hand the application in person over the desk (standing in a queue of 200+ other developers with the same idea)...... ;p Wayne. Will CIC take handed in applications before the posted ones.? Just curious as hubby will be applying as a computer programmer. Are we wasting our time even trying to apply by post.? |
Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by gb_griffiths
(Post 10668623)
Never been. A friend of mine says it's brilliant though. Brazil is one of the 'other options' I'm looking into.
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Re: FSW List Announced Today
Originally Posted by lydiaparr
(Post 10669102)
Is this something in all seriousness you can do.? Is there a desk you can go to officially to have your application accepted.? Is it worth doing.?
Will CIC take handed in applications before the posted ones.? Just curious as hubby will be applying as a computer programmer. Are we wasting our time even trying to apply by post.? |
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