Jack_PH123

Hi,

I applied as Independent Skilled Worker immigrant (not provincial nominee and not to Quebec).

My question is, if I have a change of plan and intend to proceed to a different province other than the province I put in Imm0008,

1. do I have to notify the Embassy about this prior to departure?

2. Do I have to return the COPR to the embassy and have the new destination reflected on it?

3. Will this be a problem at the port of entry?

4. What does dest:3812 in the COPR mean? I am assuming it is a code for Toronto ON?

Thanks,

PMM

HI

1. No
2. No
3. No, as long is it is not Quebec
4. Yes, it is just a destination code.

PMM

woofwoof

Why can't you land in Quebec if you've applied through the CHC London as a skilled worker?

PMM

Hi

Because Quebec has it own Immigration program and you are required to be accepted by Quebec, by obtaining a CAQ. There is nothing to stop you from landing anywhere else in Canada and migrating to Quebec, but you will not receive all the services that Quebec selected immigrants get, ie language training etc.

PMM

JAJ

However if you do want to migrate to Quebec (and if you meet Quebec's requirements) it makes sense to obtain a CSQ and migrate to Quebec that way. Canadian federal processing times are normally much shorter for Quebec selected migrants.

woofwoof

Cheers PMM and JAJ

Heres our situation............There's a chance we might visit Quebec on a cruise from the UK. If we have our visas and whatever else you need we was wondering if they could go through the landing process so we could obtain our PR card. We don't actually want to live there and we would be gone in 24 hours. What do you reckon?
(sorry to show my ignorance but I dont know what thisCSQ/CAQ is)

JAJ

CSQ = Certificat de Selection de Quebec (There's no such thing as a CAQ),
http://www.immq.gouv.qc.ca

You won't be able to land at a Quebec port of entry, without a CSQ, without confirmed onward arrangements to travel somewhere else in Canada (ie something that will convince the officers you don't plan to live in Quebec).

However if you have a visa waiver passport (eg British citizen) you can visit Canada as a tourist without going through the landing formalities.


Jeremy

woofwoof

mmmmmmmmmmmm..........thats interesting.........after the ship has docked in Quebec overnight it then sails on to Sydney N.S. (which isn't able to offer immigration facilities). So it will be easy to prove were not staying and moving on elsewhere in the country.
We've got visa waiver passports, but if we get our visa 's from CHC we would want to get the landing out of the way asap. We have no intentions of landing and staying, we would return to the UK and then start planning the final move.

Cheers

JAJ

In that case you can always try to land and see what they say. You'll need a Canadian address for the PR Card, have you got a friend in Canada (outside Quebec) who can let you have this?



Jeremy

woofwoof

Yep,

We know two couples, I'll give the CBSA people a ring at some point and see what they say. Again, this all depends on if we get our med requests soon and they don't take up to 6 months for PPR's.

JAJ

You may not be able to get reliable advice over the phone. Anyway, the landing process is done by CIC officials, not CBSA people.

PMM

HI

1. Actually the landing is done by CBSA now, the Immigration Port of Entry function was turned over to CBSA from CIC about a year or so ago, as well as the Investigation and Refugee side.
2. The difficulty in landing from a cruise is that probably only a person from the Customs side of CBSA will show up to clear the cruise (they don't really exam the passengers) and they will not be geared up to do a landing.

PMM

woofwoof

The plot thickens.

You never know, if this ever happens and I let them know of my plans, they might be able to help.
The thing is I think about things too logically. At the end of the day its a port and at some point someone would enter Canada, with the view of staying, via this port. So they must surely have some immigration people hanging about..................... or would they????????????????????

Cheers again

Jack_PH123

Thanks for answering my question twice Phil... 8-)