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Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Nov 14th 2017, 2:14 pm

Replies: 9

Can you extend your work permit if your in the express entry process?

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Posted By firsttims

Re: Can you extend your work permit if your in the express entry process?

I applied with ICAS, who are toronto based.

Crap

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Nov 14th 2017, 2:08 pm

Replies: 9

Can you extend your work permit if your in the express entry process?

Views: 597

Posted By firsttims

Re: Can you extend your work permit if your in the express entry process?

I'm not in the pool yet but I'm getting ready to get in it, I need to get my police check sorted and my degree accredited then I'm good to go.

I've been approved for provincial nominee but there's...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Nov 14th 2017, 2:03 pm

Replies: 9

Can you extend your work permit if your in the express entry process?

Views: 597

Posted By firsttims

Re: Can you extend your work permit if your in the express entry process?

Thank you so much, I'm not in the system yet and I'm rushing to get my degree accredited which I've been told can take up to 20 weeks.

So I'm a little stressed because this is down to the wire.

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Nov 14th 2017, 1:56 pm

Replies: 9

Can you extend your work permit if your in the express entry process?

Views: 597

Posted By firsttims

Can you extend your work permit if your in the express entry process?

I've got until the start of may until my current work permit runs out and I'm applying to be in the express entry lottery.

Assuming I get selected are you allowed to extend your work permit whilst...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Oct 12th 2017, 9:09 pm

Replies: 25

How do you cope when you get bad news about friends or family at home?

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Posted By firsttims

How do you cope when you get bad news about friends or family at home?

I got a facebook message from my Mum this morning explaining that my Gran had fainted outside, she has a bruise the size of a cricket ball, was found in a pool of blood and she'd managed to rip her...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 21st 2017, 4:52 pm

Replies: 3

Application is asking for overall score, I took the celpip and it doesnt show one

Views: 490

Posted By firsttims

Re: Application is asking for overall score, I took the celpip and it doesnt show one

This is OP applying from my work account, I'm applying through the Saskatchewan experience provincial nominee program.

I'm applying for a job in noc B so I don't actually need the language test...

Forum: Canada

Sep 21st 2017, 2:09 pm

Replies: 23

Anyone here in Manitoba or Saskatchewan?

Views: 2,913

Posted By firsttims

Re: Anyone here in Manitoba or Saskatchewan?

I live in Regina, people put the city down and say it's boring but if you're establishing a family it's a great place to live.

Most of the work in the city is government based or big business...

Forum: Canada

Aug 29th 2017, 5:58 pm

Replies: 17

Which Province Would You Choose?

Views: 2,057

Posted By firsttims

Re: Which Province Would You Choose?

I live in Regina SK, I meet a surprising amount of Brits fairly regularly but this place isn't for everyone for certain.

But driving out to the farm, then heading out to the lake is a pretty cool...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Aug 29th 2017, 5:56 pm

Replies: 0

A company I worked for address has changed do I list the old one or the new?

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Posted By firsttims

A company I worked for address has changed do I list the old one or the new?

Also I worked for a company in canada but it was an unpaid internship, do I need to list them as an employer?

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Aug 18th 2017, 8:19 pm

Replies: 0

Schedule 4 economic classes provincial nominees (how much funds?)

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Posted By firsttims

Schedule 4 economic classes provincial nominees (how much funds?)

Hi, guys, I'm filling out the schedule 4 economic classes document and its asking for the amount of funds I have available.

I don't have a lot of savings and had a couple of issues that knocked me...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jul 21st 2017, 9:11 pm

Replies: 2

Merging pdfs

Views: 485

Posted By firsttims

Re: Merging pdfs

thank you!

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jul 20th 2017, 3:46 pm

Replies: 2

Merging pdfs

Views: 485

Posted By firsttims

Merging pdfs

Bit of a technical question but I need to merge my pdfs, I was using a website to do it but they are saying my files are too big, is there a way to do it on windows 10? without going online?

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jun 21st 2017, 1:58 pm

Replies: 0

Submitted application for SINP Job Approval Letter on 31st of may, still no answer

Views: 482

Posted By firsttims

Submitted application for SINP Job Approval Letter on 31st of may, still no answer

Hey guys so I submitted my SINP Job Approval Letter on May 31st but they haven't got back to me yet, other than the first letter which says they received it.

Should I be worried? Is there anything...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

May 10th 2017, 8:12 pm

Replies: 5

icascanada processing times (is it really 22 weeks)

Views: 4,077

Posted By firsttims

Re: icascanada processing times (is it really 22 weeks)

I'm looking at the Saskatchewan Experience class program as an applicant with an existing work permit with a skilled labour job, level B (admin assistant).

I already took an english test even...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

May 10th 2017, 7:47 pm

Replies: 5

icascanada processing times (is it really 22 weeks)

Views: 4,077

Posted By firsttims

Re: icascanada processing times (is it really 22 weeks)

damn it, well that's a waste of $200.

Do I actually need to get it done because its not on the list of required documents for saskatchewan experience class

Required Documents for Applicants...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

May 10th 2017, 6:22 pm

Replies: 5

icascanada processing times (is it really 22 weeks)

Views: 4,077

Posted By firsttims

icascanada processing times (is it really 22 weeks)

I'm trying to get my degree and GCSEs accredited but I looked on the website and they were estimating 22 weeks to get it done, that's kind of insane will it mess up my application for PR? (I have a...

Forum: Canada

Mar 30th 2017, 7:49 pm

Replies: 28

Scot moving to Canada

Views: 2,772

Posted By firsttims

Re: Scot moving to Canada

I live out in the Prairies so take what I have to say with a pinch of salt but one of the biggest things I noticed was that everything takes a lot longer to get done than back at home.

e.g online...

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 30th 2017, 7:24 pm

Replies: 8

48 years today

Views: 1,778

Posted By firsttims

Re: 48 years today

Oh man I cant imagine doing the paper work with out the help of this website, congrats.

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Mar 30th 2017, 7:18 pm

Replies: 24

What Canadian tv shows are worth watching?

Views: 1,830

Posted By firsttims

Re: What Canadian tv shows are worth watching?

Actual Canadian content.

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Mar 30th 2017, 7:11 pm

Replies: 24

What Canadian tv shows are worth watching?

Views: 1,830

Posted By firsttims

What Canadian tv shows are worth watching?

I have netflix so I'm completely out of the TV loop (not that I don't watch any, I watch A LOT) so I was wondering what Canadian TV is worth watching?

As in actual Canadian content

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 28th 2017, 6:50 pm

Replies: 16

In Canada on an IEC visa, want PR but hate my job

Views: 1,704

Posted By firsttims

Re: In Canada on an IEC visa, want PR but hate my job

I worked as a sales assistant for most of my career, I was going through depression for a long time, I tried building a film career but it didn't pan out and my heart wasn't in it I also had a couple...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 28th 2017, 5:58 pm

Replies: 16

In Canada on an IEC visa, want PR but hate my job

Views: 1,704

Posted By firsttims

Re: In Canada on an IEC visa, want PR but hate my job

Yup this is my first skilled labour job I've held, I used the online test and all it asked is what my language level was at with the ratings from a particular test.

If I took off the foreign...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 28th 2017, 1:53 pm

Replies: 16

In Canada on an IEC visa, want PR but hate my job

Views: 1,704

Posted By firsttims

Re: In Canada on an IEC visa, want PR but hate my job

Thank you, you have no idea how much this means to me, I have dyslexia and dyspraxia which makes filling out forms a super stress, so any help makes a huge difference.

In answer to your questions:...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Mar 28th 2017, 1:20 pm

Replies: 16

In Canada on an IEC visa, want PR but hate my job

Views: 1,704

Posted By firsttims

Re: In Canada on an IEC visa, want PR but hate my job

My biggest concern is that my boss is going to turn around and say he's not going to support me.

Which means I need to find a job else where and I'll need a work permit to give me some extra time...

Forum: Canada

Mar 27th 2017, 7:09 pm

Replies: 18

Best city to migrate in saskatchewan

Views: 4,091

Posted By firsttims

Re: Best city to migrate in saskatchewan

A lot of the jobs in Regina are government or government related, if they're making cuts then it kind of makes sense theres going to be less IT jobs around.

Shame, people crap on Regina but its a...

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