Ekicedar:
Please house, which provincial nomination is ongoing and which will be opened soon?

Onlineise:


Thanks @Zandora,

Yeah I checked it, its a UK Msc Degree so I think it should fly...but my Bsc is from 9ja, I just don't want to waste time if only the Msc will be used to give me points...what do y'all feel?

thatnaijaboy:
Hello good people of this forum.

I have an urgent request which has be troubling me before I came across this thread and I read forth and back to see the helpful contributions you have been making.

My problem is this: I got an email from the VO in Accra asking for bank statements showing salary payments from a previous employer when at the time, my salary was paid in cash. However, I have all the payslip which was initially submitted at the inception of my application. I also sent them other backup documents by DHL when they previously asked for other documents such as CAC from the company, evidence of the company's existence itself, pictures, etc. In fact, my previous employer even sent a letter to buttress my point that I was paid in cash through that period.

The DHL package was delivered and signed for; however, to my surprise, I got an email from them telling me they are about to reject my application because I may no longer seem interested as I did not provide a bank statement showing the salary payments within that period. They did not mention any other document from before but just the bank statement and I have only 30 days to respond or I can as well forget about the application.

Please, your insights, opinion and experiences will be greatly appreciated as I have dedicated a lot to this process and many of my plans are attached to it. I will also be grateful to know if it is possible to send them email messages through the email adress ACCRAIMMIGRATION@international.gc.ca and if they actually respond to email messages.

Thank you so much as you help a brother in need and may God Bless you abundantly.

JesusDWay:
The latest draw is out - 459 cut off crs score and 1,519 ITAs issued.

It appears CIC gets to wait for new entrants or for older folks in the pool to improve their score to over 450 before they do a draw. The draws have been so consistent in terms of range of cut off score and number of ITAs issued.

Married folks had rather bulldozed their spouse to add whatever score they can by writing IELTS and possibly evaluating their certs.

If they go at this rate, I wonder how they hope to meet their target for this year and, in it all though, we shall have testimony to give on this issue in Jesus name

Garykasparov:


The truth is they are not obligated to meet their target, moreso you dont know the number of people who have followed non single applicants. That said, I understand the cic logic they would not compromise the quality of migrants that come in esp in their economic turmoil. Their body language shows that the score will not go below 450 cos 1. It will be unfair those who spent time and money to get above that score to obtain ITA, 2. Its a wrong precedence, fishes in the pool will not improve their quality and this will give them false hope that the score will eventually get as low as they wish. 3. It becomes a lottery.
The Canadian immigration process is very reasonable and logical, it has evolved over the years, they understood key reason why migrants have failed, hence they laid emphasis on great english and your money.

I have a question, are ielts sat here marked in nigeria or they are sent to the UK?

Etfash:


In my opinion, anyone who scores 400/496 hasn't done badly. Let's face it, if you have never been to Canada to study or work and doesn't have a provincial nomination or prearranged employment, I think you will have a maximum score of 496 or slightly more. That's with a phD.
What percentage is that? That's over 80%. Some have also said maximum score possible without Canadian links is 520, but even at that, the percentage would be greater than 76%. That isn't bad.

I feel the entire process is skewed - my opinion though.

Meanwhile, have you noticed the trend of people's scores in the IELTS? Get at least band 7 in three of the modules and have your band score reduced by 0.5 in one of the modules. That way, you lose at least 56 points. 496-56=? It will always be less than 450. So: immigrants influx is checked; more and more people repeat the test; Newbies who are yet to write apply to write; people who feel they should score more ask for evaluation - but pay for it; then, one out of say 20 gets his marks changed. That way, people will still believe that the process isn't biased and, will pump in more money into writing the exam.

Lastly, what do you make of a CRS of 800points? That means the person had just 200points outside one of a provincial nomination or a job offer.

Now, I am not a pessimist; just stating what i feel is obvious.

N.B.
I read that IELTS exams are marked at the centres where they are written.

Etfash:


In my opinion, anyone who scores 400/496 hasn't done badly. Let's face it, if you have never been to Canada to study or work and doesn't have a provincial nomination or prearranged employment, I think you will have a maximum score of 496 or slightly more. That's with a phD.
What percentage is that? That's over 80%. Some have also said maximum score possible without Canadian links is 520, but even at that, the percentage would be greater than 76%. That isn't bad.

I feel the entire process is skewed - my opinion though.

Meanwhile, have you noticed the trend of people's scores in the IELTS? Get at least band 7 in three of the modules and have your band score reduced by 0.5 in one of the modules. That way, you lose at least 56 points. 496-56=? It will always be less than 450. So: immigrants influx is checked; more and more people repeat the test; Newbies who are yet to write apply to write; people who feel they should score more ask for evaluation - but pay for it; then, one out of say 20 gets his marks changed. That way, people will still believe that the process isn't biased and, will pump in more money into writing the exam.

Lastly, what do you make of a CRS of 800points? That means the person had just 200points outside one of a provincial nomination or a job offer.

Now, I am not a pessimist; just stating what i feel is obvious.

N.B.
I read that IELTS exams are marked at the centres where they are written.

Garykasparov:


The truth is they are not obligated to meet their target, moreso you dont know the number of people who have followed non single applicants. That said, I understand the cic logic they would not compromise the quality of migrants that come in esp in their economic turmoil. Their body language shows that the score will not go below 450 cos 1. It will be unfair those who spent time and money to get above that score to obtain ITA, 2. Its a wrong precedence, fishes in the pool will not improve their quality and this will give them false hope that the score will eventually get as low as they wish. 3. It becomes a lottery.
The Canadian immigration process is very reasonable and logical, it has evolved over the years, they understood key reason why migrants have failed, hence they laid emphasis on great english and your money.

I have a question, are ielts sat here marked in nigeria or they are sent to the UK?

JesusDWay:


Some of the points you made don't exactly apply. What makes you think people are not making efforts to improve their score and who told you emphasis is partly on money? I personally know someone who did the IELTS 4times and another who has registered the 2nd time(plus spouse doing it second time as well). Moreover, money issues only come in after you must have landed there, not at the selection stage.

The major determinants are IELTS Grade, Age and partly educational level. The point of IELTS is understandable as communication is key for an immigrant to integrate into a new society. There are lots of people who have enviable work experience and even very good IELTS Grade but unfortunately, Age is their undoing. Its seeming like Canada wants a younger work force which may be understandable as its the initial reason for the immigration programme because, under the old fswp, age wasn't as discriminatory as it presently is and, the spouse's contributory factor isn't as significant as it presently is.

Well...they are not obligated to keep to what they initially indicated but, my own point of view is largely based on prospective immigrants whose hopes were raised only for it to be thinning out already. If you must know, people have more trust in the Australian immigration process than Canada's.

JesusDWay:


Some of the points you made don't exactly apply. What makes you think people are not making efforts to improve their score and who told you emphasis is partly on money?
When i said "your money" i meant PoF - Migrants' money. Take a look at this $11,000 x 50,000 target migrants =$550,000,000, this is significant, They want us to bring in this money, its good for their economy.

I personally know someone who did the IELTS 4times and another who has registered the 2nd time(plus spouse doing it second time as well). Moreover, money issues only come in after you must have landed there, not at the selection stage. I didnt say/mean this

The major determinants are IELTS Grade, Age and partly educational level. The point of IELTS is understandable as communication is key for an immigrant to integrate into a new society. There are lots of people who have enviable work experience and even very good IELTS Grade but unfortunately, Age is their undoing. Its seeming like Canada wants a younger work force which may be understandable as its the initial reason for the immigration programme because, under the old fswp, age wasn't as discriminatory as it presently is and, the spouse's contributory factor isn't as significant as it presently is.

Well...they are not obligated to keep to what they initially indicated but, my own point of view is largely based on prospective immigrants whose hopes were raised only for it to be thinning out already. If you must know, people have more trust in the Australian immigration process than Canada's. Why do i have to know this?

ssemire:
Jesusdway,

Please are you in the pool? Or have you landed? need some advice................will appreciate zandora and shyee as well. i need to communicate with you guys. need your help.

JesusDWay:


You can go ahead with your query

ssemire:
i just entered the pool last month and got ITA in august as well. i have 60 days to apply but i'm worried about my Pof. i got a huge sum deposited in my account at once 2 weeks ago and this was money i lent my brother in march. how will i convince them its my money

Garykasparov:


This situation often arise, and it is difficult to prove this kind of inflow, which may result in a stressful process. it is important we know if your score is high enough in the pool so a decline of the invitation could be an option. Another option is to fix deposit a huge amount of these fund.is my opinion, let the seniors throw more light.

ssemire:
i just entered the pool last month and got ITA in august as well. i have 60 days to apply but i'm worried about my Pof. i got a huge sum deposited in my account at once 2 weeks ago and this was money i lent my brother in march. how will i convince them its my money

Techibility:
Good evening. Pls I'm a newbie here and I have questions to ask. Although I know there might not be specific time for processing FSW program, I will like to ask if anyone can tell estimated time for processing so as to know what to do next. Pls I need reply

ssemire:
my score is 478. thanks

MockingBird:
Hello guys, pls help me out, my wife applied to WES Canada to have her credentials evaluated. She logged into her account to check her status and it showed 'waiting for verification from institution'. Upon calling her school to confirm if they have received it they confirmed that it has come and that they need money from her to send the document back. They started quoting different amount for DHL, FedEx and normal courier. Pls I want to know if this is right or its just one non-academic staff trying his luck. I'll really appreciate answers. Thanks

MockingBird:
Hello guys, pls help me out, my wife applied to WES Canada to have her credentials evaluated. She logged into her account to check her status and it showed 'waiting for verification from institution'. Upon calling her school to confirm if they have received it they confirmed that it has come and that they need money from her to send the document back. They started quoting different amount for DHL, FedEx and normal courier. Pls I want to know if this is right or its just one non-academic staff trying his luck. I'll really appreciate answers. Thanks

MockingBird:
Hello guys, pls help me out, my wife applied to WES Canada to have her credentials evaluated. She logged into her account to check her status and it showed 'waiting for verification from institution'. Upon calling her school to confirm if they have received it they confirmed that it has come and that they need money from her to send the document back. They started quoting different amount for DHL, FedEx and normal courier. Pls I want to know if this is right or its just one non-academic staff trying his luck. I'll really appreciate answers. Thanks

ssemire:
i just entered the pool last month and got ITA in august as well. i have 60 days to apply but i'm worried about my Pof. i got a huge sum deposited in my account at once 2 weeks ago and this was money i lent my brother in march. how will i convince them its my money

mozo:


In my opinion, the provincial nomination is beneficial largely for people already in Canada (and they are the ones who fill up these slots faster) and also for those with jobs in Canada.(how many people have gotten jobs from outside Canada? not many)

Then very limited number can apply outside Canada (BC only accepted 200 applications in the whole world) ..lol
So for provincial nomination, you have to be pretty fast about it (competing against mainly indians)


Then their processing time is a different story.

Well, at the end of the day the system is meant to work to the Country's advantage not the migrants.

The lesson to be learnt is perseverance

ssemire:
i just entered the pool last month and got ITA in august as well. i have 60 days to apply but i'm worried about my Pof. i got a huge sum deposited in my account at once 2 weeks ago and this was money i lent my brother in march. how will i convince them its my money