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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:36 pm
Hey hey all! *waves*
I'm new around here, so PLEASE don't mind me asking, but I'm curious about Immigrating to Canada.
I'm a 20 year old American Female, currently unemployed, but seeking another job. (Paying off student loans is such a pain, you know ><" ) I'm hoping to move to Canada by Summer or Fall of next year, though I really have no clue HOW!
I've gone over the whole CIC Canada website, and even bought a bunch of books from Amazon.com about moving to Canada, but they're written in legal mumbo jumbo so I don't really understand. I was hoping since there are people here who've gone THROUGH it, I'd get some better answers.
Okay now. My reasons to moving to Canada are because I have strong convictions about it, and I'm absolutely in love with the country itself. Also, my soulmate lives in Ottawa. (I met HIM however AFTER visiting several times to Ottawa as a little girl and falling in love with the city first)
I've done the "Do you qualify as a Skilled Worker" test, and I'm not sure of my results and outcome. I haven't worked in a single job for 1 year+ because my family's constantly moving from state to state. As for my age, I read somewhere in my book "How to Move to Canada" that they take age into consideration when you're moving to become a Perm. Resident.
All I want to do is move to Ottawa and work, and live, and just BE a Canadian citizen when the time is right and I go to take my citizenship test. With everything I've read thus far, not only am I confused and frustrated, but I'm becoming more and more disheartened about the whole situation. Anyone know anything that may help? Personal experiences? I appreciate it.
<3
Noey
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:46 pm
Are you going to have HIM sponsor you?
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:52 pm
No, I'm not being sponsored by anyone..I'm trying to do this alone. I MIGHT be having a friend as my roomie move up with me.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:59 pm
$1: and just BE a Canadian citizen when the time is right and I go to take my citizenship test.
Going for dual citizenship, or renounceing your US. citizenship?
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:03 pm
I'd personally like to renounce my U.S Citizenship, though dual would be fun..no clue how to do that one, though
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gstang23
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:31 pm
A big thing is if you dont have a job set up and waiting for you, then you need to have funds showing you can support yourself for 6 months. According to the cic site, this is currently approx $10000 Canadian. And that needs to be available cash with no debts assigned to it.
I am trying to go up there myself. My work wants me to transfer, but are kind of dragging their feet. I know I will need to get a work permit first and maybe extend it once or twice. But once I am up there, I will put in for skilled worker permanent residency status. This process takes approximatly a year. So be prepared for that.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:33 pm
Is there any chance at all that I could have those funds available and go applying to jobs? How do I get a work permit and all that?
Oh, this is confusing. Should I just stay in the US and abandon the Red & White Dream? v.v,
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gstang23
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:01 pm
The quickest way is the work permit. And the only way you can get one is if you have a job offer from a company already. Now the tough thing is that for a Canadian company to offer you a job, they have to show the Canadian Government that you were the best person for that position over any Canadian Citizen who applied for it. Which is understandable. One of the biggest rally cries in the US is that jobs are going to non citizens first.
So you might have a tough time at your age and with no current employment in doing this.
Now for the skilled worker, you would need to either have the 10k cash or a job plus meet the 67pts on the test. (learn french and do whatever it takes to get those points). And like I said this process takes a year and often longer from what people here have said. No way is really easier, but a work permit is the fast track to permanent residency. IT gets you up there and established. Then there is no sitting on pins and needles for a year or so to get that residency.
by the way. Residency isnt citizenship. To apply for Canadian citizenship, you have to have resided in Canada for 3 of 4 years. But as a permanent resident, you are pretty much all set. Once a resident, the paperowk is pretty much done. You dont have to tell the Govt everytime you switch jobs or move or whatever. These are things you would do on a work permit until you become a permanent resident.
Should you abandon it? If you are sure its what you want, hell no! But I will say this, you are young. Make sure you are absolutly positive its what you want. MAke sure its for the right reasons Meaning, even if this guy is the love of your life. Make sure if something happens and you break up you wont be regretting the immigrating. Of course, im one to talk. A huge reason im trying to do it, is for a girl. =)
But ive looked at things objectively and know its not just the girl that I am doing this for.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:21 pm
Well said, and with the jobs market out west booming as it is you shouldn't have a problem getting a work visa in Ontario. Skilled workers are a shoe in so you might want to get a trade and then apply.
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:07 pm
Thank you all so incredibly much! Gstang, you're completely right. Even though I know Dan is everything I could ever ask for in a man, it's NOT just him I'm doing this for. The Great White North would simply be a dream come true for me!
The only thing I ask now is..well, I've had a job offer from a company called Securitas, located in Ottawa. The man I spoke to said he would love to hire me because I'm "eager" and all that, but is there any way to be SURE that I've landed a job? I mean...(I'm sorry! I'm so new at this!  ) can I apply to a bunch of jobs up north, perhaps online (since I don't have a car to go up on a weekend and hunt for one) and they'll call me back? How would I explain that situation?
As for learning French, I'm busting my arse trying to learn it. It's difficult, but if I could live in Canada and then finally be granted perm. residency through a work permit, well hell: I'm willing to do anything it takes.
Could I possibly just attain a study permit, and find work at the same time if I were (for instance) living on campus at a college? My main goal in life is to become an English Lit. Teacher, and I was personally interested in attending Algonquin College over by Deerfield Park in Ottawa. I've read about study permits, but they really don't go into HEAVY detail on CIC Canada. o.O;
Again, I'm so sorry for all the questions, but when I saw these forums I couldn't help but jump at the chance to learn! ^_^ Thank you all again, so much.
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gstang23
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:42 am
Unfortunatly, I dont know how the study permit works. But if you get a job offer from a company, you would probably just need to get something on official company letterhead to submit. But the company would have to clear it with the govt first anyway.
Look at this site here. It was reccommended to me and I found it useful
www.canadaworkpermit.com
When I get to work this morning, Ill post direct links to all the forms you will need. They are adobe files. Unfortunatly you cant save the information on them. But you can can fill them out and print them and hold on to them until you are ready to submit them (so you have the information handy)
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gstang23
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:17 am
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:27 am
OHIP contact info
To register for health care you need to be a permanent resident, landed immigrant status or have a worker/student visa. If your in the process of applying for landed status/perm res then they will need all letters from CIC, a copy of receipt of payment for your perm res/landed status, copy of your most recent visa and a copy of your passport with id page. There will be a three month wait period based on your date of arrival that will be the duration of the current month plus two months. All coverage prior to this date would be covered under private insurance such as Blue Cross.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:18 am
isn't any easy way to immigrate to Canada
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Brenda
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:22 am
No, there is no easy way to immigrate. It takes a lot of paperwork and patience. Paperwork is the least of the immigration process 
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