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our proud FILIPINO KABAYANS who make their famous spotlight around the globe

THE TOP 10 FILIPINOS WHO BECOME 

FAMOUS AROUND THE GLOBE

Filipinos have always made their marks wherever they go around the world, whichever field they would take. Whether they’d be half or full-blooded Filipinos, it doesn’t really matter—they would still have that courageous blood of Rizal in their veins and their achievements would make millions of Filipinos around the globe proud. So since many have already made their marks, I have compiled a list of famous Filipinos that deserve a Hall of Fame Award, Filipino version.

1.Lea Salonga

Who else deserves the highest spot in this list but the very talented and always humble singer-actress that won the hearts of many people all around the world with her compelling voice. She’s the voice behind Kim in Miss Saigon, Mulan, and many other famous musical films.

2.Charise Pempengco

Her fame as one of the most watched in Youtube and most Googled young Filipina singer, may be instantaneous but she sure does deserve the second to the highest spot. She is the girl that has the voice as powerful as that of Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, and fortunate enough to be able to sing together with the latter.

3.Manny Pacquiao—I would dare say that no one in this planet would not know the phenomenal and undefeated Pinoy boxer. His fights never fail to calm the rebels and unite all the Filipinos as well as other nationalities all over the world. When its Pacquiao's fight, its like the world would from revolving on its axis and everything would freeze.

4.Carlo Ocab

I’m a blogger and I would always be proud of this now 15-year-old Filipino blogger who topped and still holds the crown in the most competitive keyword in the internet marketing world, “make money online’’. He started blogging, or atleast being noticed at the age of 13. Wow! His skills only prove that in every work, age doesn’t really matter. And in every field, Filipinos could always excel.

5.Dave Batista, Jr.

Or simply Batista,wrestling fans would always associate his name with one of the best the world has ever have. He may be half-Filipino but he sure do have the skills that every Pinoy could always be proud of.

6.Jasmine Trias

She might have not made it to the top 3 but she has been one of the most influential Filipino-American Idol ever even to the extent that Hawaii even declared a day for her. Her votes could have made her the mayor of her town! She’s undeniably talented and sweet.

7.Vanessa Hudgens

The High School Musical sweetheart and rumored to have auditioned for the teen-thriller, Twilight, for the role of Leah. Needless to say she’s beautiful, talented and very charming.

8.Kiwi Camara—at the age of 19, he was the youngest and one of the brightest law graduate from Harvard. Not much was written about this amazing young man but he was able to prove Filipinos are very intellectual.

9.Nicole Scherzinger—lead singer of Pussy Cat Dolls. Very beautiful, astounding and talented. She deserves a place in the Filipinos Hall of Fame.

10.Arnel Pineda—The Journey,The Voice. Very amazing indeed. After many years of searching for their lead singer, the group has found their man in Arnel. His voice is like no other.

our native language TAGALOG is the fastest growing language in CANADA

Philippines-based Tagalog is the fastest-growing language in Canada, with 64 per cent more Canadians calling it their first choice for conversations at home in 2011 compared with five years earlier.

Nearly 279,000 Canadians said they speak Tagalog more than other languages at home, according to Statistics Canada language data from the 2011 census. That’s up from about 170,000 in 2006 and makes the Filipino language the fifth most common non-official language spoken in Canadian households. Punjabi and Chinese languages are the most common.

At the same time, the Philippines looks poised to play a greater role in Canadian foreign policy. In June, the federal government signed a memorandum of understanding with Manila to establish a joint commission for bilateral co-operation. And Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to visit the Philippines in mid-November after his week-long trip to India.

The trip is “mainly to talk about [how to] expand our economic co-operation,” Philippines ambassador Leslie Gatan said, adding his country’s government is eager to work with Canada on defence and agriculture, among other areas of interest.

The recent spike in the use of Tagalog at home closely matches broader immigration patterns that have seen the Philippines surpass both India and China and become the biggest source country for permanent residents in 2010 and 2011.

“The word has spread around that Canada is some kind of a promised land,” Mr. Gatan said in an interview. “Filipinos used to flock to America because the U.S. is our mother country, our former colonizer, but have discovered there’s a better pasture north of the United States.”

Economic growth in Western Canada has created a wealth of new opportunities for Filipinos, he said, and many new immigrants are travelling to Edmonton, Winnipeg and Regina for jobs. Tagalog is now the most common immigrant home language in Edmonton and the second most common in Calgary, after Punjabi.

British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba all signed memorandums of understanding with the Philippines in recent years in a bid to fill labour shortages in those provinces. “Western provinces are very aggressive,” Mr. Gatan said. “They go to the Philippines, they hold job fairs there and they recruit.”

Manitoba NDP MLA Ted Marcelino grew up in the Philippines and moved to Winnipeg in 1980 after a brief stay in Toronto. He said many of the newcomer Filipinos who choose Winnipeg have family members already living in the city who can help them adjust. “Those who are newcomers usually end up in the service industry at first, and they eventually proceed to their own line of work,” he said.

Vancouver has one of the largest Canadian populations of Tagalog speakers, with 47,600 reporting to Statistics Canada that it was their primary language at home in 2011. Maria Aurella Sareal, who moved to the city from the Philippines two years ago, said she and her husband consciously speak Tagalog around their six-year-old daughter so she won’t forget the language.

“As much as we can, we’re trying to keep our native language at home, especially for my daughter’s sake,” she said.

Last summer, the Philippines embassy held trial Tagalog classes in Ottawa, and Mr. Gatan said he hopes to expand the program to other cities next year in response to parents’ concerns that their children will forget how to speak the Filipino language.

proud to be pinoy

First Filipino-Canadian Appointed to Senate of Canada

proud to be pinoy

8 September 2012 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on September 07 the appointment of Filipino-Canadian Tobias C. Enverga Jr. to the Senate of Canada effective immediately.

Senator Enverga was one of five distinguished Canadians joining the 105-seat Senate of Canada where they are expected to serve until the age of 75.   Senator Enverga fills one of two vacant seats for Ontario while the rest of the quintet will represent Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

"I look forward to working with these talented individuals," the Prime Minister stated. "Their skills and experience will help to further advance our shared goals of jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for all Canadians."

Prior to his appointment, Senator Enverga was a project manager at the Bank of Montreal, where he has worked for more than 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Letran College in the Philippines, a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Schulich School of Business at York University, and a Computer Studies Certificate from Centennial College.

Mr. Enverga has been involved in various organizations and a number of charitable projects. He is the first Filipino-Canadian elected in the City of Toronto, and served as Trustee to the Toronto Catholic District School Board. He is Co-Chair of the Asian Heritage Month Celebration for the Greater Toronto Area and was previously a Director of the Canadian Multicultural Council - Asians in Ontario.  He is also the founder of the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation and a former president of the Philippine Independence Day Council.  In 2012, Mr. Enverga was the recipient of the Queen's 60th Diamond Jubilee medal of distinction.

Within the Filipino community in Toronto, Mr. Enverga is known for his active involvement in charitable projects in the Philippines which include medical missions, building schools, churchers and artesian wells, funding livelihood training programs, and supporting Bantay Bata and GK Villages in Camarines Norte and Quezon City.  For his exceptional contribution to reconstruction, progress and development in the Philippines, Mr. Enverga was conferred the Linkapil Award by the Office of the President in 2008.

"The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa hails the appointment of Senator Enverga together with Filipino communities across Canada.  Slowly but surely, Filipino excellence continues to gain recognition in the highest echelons of Canadian officialdom.  We hope that his appointment will inspire other Filipino-Canadians to achieve their own high aspirations in this welcoming land of opportunity," remarked Philippine Ambassador to Canada Leslie B. Gatan. END

Immigration in Canada: from 1947 to 2017 Celebrating the past and projecting the future

according to CBC NEWS

Changes to Canada's immigration law aimed at reducing a backlog of applications have recently passed in the House of Commons, and could make the immigration minister much more powerful.

The amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act will give the minister greater 

selection powers to limit the number of new immigration applicants.

It will also allow the government to fast-track applications from the types of immigrants it wants, such as skilled workers, and freeze applications from others.

The Tories have argued the measures are necessary to reduce a current backlog of more than 900,000 immigration applications, which has created wait times of between three and six years for even those who meet all the requirements.

A group of immigrant service organizations has decried the Conservative government's proposed changes, saying the measures place too much power in the hands of the minister in charge.

Liberal deputy leader Michael Ignatieff said the government's change of one word in the existing legislation would give the minister the power to reject even those who meet all the visa requirements.

The proposed legislation says a visa or document "may" be issued to an applicant who has been ruled admissible by immigration officers, while the existing law says a visa or document "shall" be issued.

The Liberals abstained from the vote on the amendments because they were part of a budget implementation act, making it a confidence motion. Had the vote not passed, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government would have been brought down, forcing an election.

Minorities in Canada

In the 2001 census, the most recent ethnicity figures, 13 per cent of Canadians identified themselves as belonging to a visible minority.

But by 2017, if Statistics Canada projections hold true, that number could climb to between 19 and 23 per cent.

What's more, by Canada's 150th birthday, almost 95 per cent of visible minorities would live in metropolitan areas, with three-quarters living in Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal.

And about one-half of the people living in Toronto and Vancouver would belong to a visible minority by 2017.

According to the projections, the visible minority population of Toronto will range between 2.8 million and nearly 3.9 million within 12 years.

The main reason for this, Statistics Canada says, is an expectation of sustained immigration to Canada over the next 12 years, and the fact that a high proportion of immigrants are non-white.

Statistics Canada set up five different scenarios for future immigration rates and population growth. These scenarios predict that Canada's immigrant population could reach between seven million and 9.3 million in 2017.

It's a prediction that came to fruition in 2006, when one in five Canadian residents was born outside the country — the highest level in 75 years. That proportion grew substantially from 18.4 per cent of the population, just five years earlier.

Chinese and South Asians were the largest visible minority groups in Canada according to the 2001 census, and the projection doesn't see that changing. Roughly half of all visible minorities would belong to those groups by 2017.

Blacks would remain Canada's third-largest minority group, reaching a population of about one million.

In Toronto, about a third of visible minorities would be South Asians. Nearly half of the visible minority population in Vancouver would be Chinese. And in Montreal, blacks and Arabs would remain the largest visible minority groups, representing 27 per cent and 19 per cent of the minority population, respectively.

Canadian Experience Class Issues 20,000th Visa

Earlier this month, Canadian Experience Class (CEC) issued its 20,000th visa, a success for one of Canada’s most recent immigration programs.

Created as a way to attract and retain some of the world’s most valuable skilled workers, CEC presents a path to Permanent Residency for international students and workers already in Canada. It is recognized as the country’s fastest-growing immigration program.

“We are working hard to attract and retain the best and brightest students from around the world,” said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, speaking at a ceremony celebrating the occasion.

Attending the ceremony was Guarav Gore, an Indian national who became the 20,000th visa recipient.

“As a student, I saw the wealth of opportunities that are available in Canada,” said Mr. Gore. “I felt welcome. I wanted to stay, pusue a career here, and contribute to the economy as well as the country. I was happy to discover that it was possible through the CEC and that I could use my skills immediately upon graduating.”

Changes have recently been made to the CEC in order to make the program more responsive to labour market needs, as well as welcoming for applicants. These changes include reducing required Canadian work experience from 24 to 12 months in the past 36, as well as introducing a minimum threshold of language competency.

we congratulate our proud kababayan

on behalf of all filipinos around the world we are very proud to our youngest achiever who win a PEACE prize in netherlands for being a good example of a good samaritan to street children. his name is Cris "Kesz" Valdez, aged 13, here is the details of his achievement again congratulations cris...keep up the good work..

Filipino street kid, 13, wins $100,000 

peace prize

A young Filipino who lived off a rubbish dump and slept in an open tomb has won a prestigious children's award in the Netherlands for his work to improve the rights of his fellow street kids.

Cris "Kesz" Valdez, aged 13, was handed this year's International Children's Peace Prize at a glittering ceremony in The Hague on Wednesday, where he received a 100,000 euro ($130,000) prize.

Valdez was chosen from three finalists for the work of his "Championing Community Children" charity which raises funds to hand out gift parcels to needy children in Cavite City, about 30 kilometres (18 miles) south of the capital Manila.

"You are wonderful," Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu, who handed over this year's prize, told Valdez at a press conference shortly after the ceremony, held in The Hague's historic Knight's Hall.

"My message to children around the world is not to lose hope" and to remember things like hygiene, said Valdez, who added that the prize would help him get an education and perhaps realise his dream of becoming a doctor.

Through his charity, Valdez has handed out more than 5,000 gifts to destitute children that included everyday articles like flip-flops, toys, sweets and clothes, said the KidsRights Foundation, the prize's initiator.

In all, he has helped some 10,000 children in his area on health, hygiene and children's rights, the foundation added.

Some 246,000 street children are, like Valdez was as a young child, subjected to abuse, violence and child labour in the Philippines, it said.

Asked about the prize money, KidsRights Foundation chairman Marc Dullaert said a committee was now to decide, together with Valdez, to which projects it would be donated.

Archbishop Tutu, the South African peace icon who won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize is in the Netherlands for a nine-day visit.

MABUHAY KA CRIS

Changes announced in Canada immigration programs

As per the Citizenship and Immigration Canada(CIC), the intake of Canada immigration applications for a selected categories of immigration programs will undergo changes.

This will be done in order to cut back the piling backlog of Canada economic immigration applications.

Changes in Canada Federal Skilled Worker Program—Canada immigration department maintained that the changes aim not just to reduce the backlog of Canada visa applications but also seek to reduce waiting times.

In order to be eligible for Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program, aspiring immigrants should either possess minimum paid work experience of one year in any one of the total 29 occupations need to have an offer of valid job from any Canadian employer.

There will be no change in the list of 29 eligible occupations, revealed Canada immigration minister Jason Kenney, for the coming period of one year. The only change will be with regard to the number of Canada immigration applications to be accepted for processing.

500 Canada visa applications to be accepted under Federal Skilled Worker Program—Canada immigration department will accept a total of 500 applications for processing for each occupation. Hence, a total of 10,000 Canada immigration applications will be considered for the coming one yaear.

Meanwhile, those having a valid offer of job from any Canadian employer will not be affected by such limits.

Since, all open Canada occupations are likely to get filled soon, hence, applicants for Canada immigration are being encouraged to apply at the earliest.

Changes to Federal Immigrant Investor Program—The upper limit for applications to be received under Federal Immigrant Investor Program has been fixed to 700 for the coming one year. All applicants will have to furnish a copy of Canada passport, duly filled forms and processing fees to the Centralized Intake Office, Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Requirements for Federal Immigrant Investor Program are—

• A minimum of C$1,600,000 Canadian dollars;
• Some prior business experience;
• and willing to invest Canadian $800,000.

DO YOU WANT TO GO TO CANADA, Immigrate to Canada -The right way

Want to immigrate to Canada? Do so but in a legal way, cautions an official in the Canadian High Commission, Abuja.

It is quite true that Canada is, inevitably, one of most favored choice for immigration. It is the hot and happening place alluring immigrants from various corners of the world.

The reasons are galore. A multicultural nation, lots of interesting opportunities to live and work in Canada, high demand for skilled workers in certain categories, better living conditions and so on and so forth.

If you are also one of the aspirants for Canadian immigration, then you must take few factors into consideration before acting in haste--- 

• The first and foremost thing to be borne in mind is that although, there is a demand for foreign skilled workers in Canada keeping in view the recruitments by certain Canadian companies, but the picture is not as bright as it is apparently made to appear by the immigration agents.

• The next most important thing is that seeking services of any authorized immigration lawyer or immigration advisor can prove to be of great help in getting your application for Canada visa processed; but it is not, in anyway, considered compulsory. Any candidate can handle the entire process of Canada visa application on his own, if he feels competent to do so.

• If you want to hire the services of an immigration consultant for Canada immigration, then you should be very careful of whom to ask for such services. The CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) website has laid down the relevant information regarding the verification of any immigration advisor. Just check whether he is licensed to give you immigration advice or not.

• The forms as well as the information required to apply for a Canada visa can be obtained free of cost on the website of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

• Canadian government gives equal importance to all candidates seeking Canada visa irrespective of the fact whether any applicant is using the services of an immigration agent or not.

Don’t lie in your Canada immigration application

Do you know that any lie in your Canada immigration application can put a question mark on your chances of immigration?

Well, it is true.

While providing detailed information in your application for Canada immigration, you must provide a true and authentic detail of various facts about yourself. Giving any false information can hinder not only yours but also the chances of your family members seeking immigration to Canada.

Why should you abstain from providing false information in your Canada visa application---

• Giving untrue information in your application is regarded a legal crime under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;

• It renders you ineligible to immigrate to Canada either for studying in Canada, working in Canada, going to Canada on a Canada visitor visa or seeking permanent immigration to Canada;

• It reduces the chances of your family members for Canada immigration;

• It shows your disrespect towards rules of laws and makes you suspicious in the eyes of the Canada immigration officials regarding the disrespect you might show towards Canadian laws after your immigration to Canada.

• Immigration fraud is considered to be a big threat to the security and integrity of the immigration system of Canada and anyone caught to be misrepresenting the facts is likely to be denied any chance to immigrate to Canada.

• The introduction of ‘The Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act’ on June 8, 2010 is another proof of the fact that anyone found to be involved in fraud either directly or under the influence of any crooked immigration consultants to gain Canada citizenship or Canada visa will not be spared by Canada immigration department.

• The government of Canada has introduced several measures to ensure that immigration consultation services in Canada are provided only by notaries, lawyers or registered members of CSIC (Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants).

• Anyone giving false information about persecution for making refugee claims is likely to face severe punishment as per the Canada immigration laws.

Remember, honesty is, undoubtedly, the best policy if you want to successfully immigrate to Canada and even a small lie might make you pay a heavy price for your mistake.

Procedure to apply for Off Campus job permit while studying in Canada

A student can work off the campus while studying Students moving to Canada have to bear huge expenditure of their tuition fee, living cost and other maintenance. In doing so, the money which they get from home does not suffice. Hence to stay happily and to meet all the costs they start looking for a job off the campus.

Such students can work in the nation while studying only if they obtain “Off campus Work Permit”.

Eligibility and procedure for applying

• An applicant must be a full time student enrolled at a post-secondary institution. This institution can be either publicly funded or privately funded with the courses approved.

• A publicly funded institution is one which receives at least 50% of their financing for all their operations from the government. Such institutes should have signed an off campus work agreement with the provincial or territorial government.

• Publicly funded Institutes are those which have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

• Never start working before you get the permit to work.

• The work permit gives you the authority to work for at least 20 hours per week when your session is going on.

• During holidays like winter and summer vacations you can work full day.

• Remember that obtaining a work permit is no guarantee of getting a job. You will have to look for one on your own.

• Also if your academic performance is not up to the mark or you’re not a full time student then your work permit will be taken away from you.

Students coming from abroad gain a lot from this system of “working off the campus” while one is still studying further. Most of the foreigner students come here to get a higher degree which is most of the times unaffordable in terms of cost.

The universities and Institutions provide bets of the facilities hence the cost gets appreciated. Working off the campus gives a great opportunity to the students to earn pocket money. Sometimes, they get such a beautiful job that they don’t have to depend on their family for supporting them.

Apart from earning money they get a good exposure and practical experience of studying and working in Canada. These who plan to stay back get a first-hand experience of working with the locals; in fact if the work is related to their own study field then the working experience they gain is unparalleled.

Exploited Immigrants can seek help on the foreign land

Legal and Illegal immigrants can both seek help from police when exploited Several hundreds of immigrants move to countries like USA and Canada every year. They all have one aspiration of doing well, working hard and earning a good amount of money for their families back home in their native countries.

However, when they land up on the foreign soil they experience things which they had never thought of.

The extent of exploitation

There are people who take up a job as nanny, after a certain period of time their employers stop paying them. In fact, they start exploiting them and asking them to do things which are supposedly far away from their work area.

They are tortured in various ways like they are not allowed to use the rest room and are asked to release themselves in an open area.

When they report the on-going exploitation to their head, in turn they are exploited further by asking for a handsome amount of money for providing them proper immigration papers.

Such a story of exploitation continues with both legal and illegal immigrants. Those come illegally to a foreign land are in more trouble of being victimized as she or he is caught in a wrong foot. They want to come out of the problem and desperately want to return back to their own country, in the process they are exploited further.

They are scared of approaching police as they know that the prices and punishment would be as severe as they can think of.

Can they still save themselves?

The immigrants who are caught in such traps still have a chance to save themselves. If they are legal immigrants they can always approach the cops and immigration officials and put their point across. There instances when the employers who harassed their immigrant employees are facing charges of committing conspiracy and extortion and are imprisoned.

The police have found a safer place for the immigrants to live and work further.

Immigrants can also try and obtain U-visa and safeguard themselves and approach police for help. If they do so they will be standing against the odd employers and teaching them a lesson.

Illegal immigrants also have the constitutional right to stay safely like any other citizen. On approaching the cops, it is their responsibility to provide protection to an illegal immigrant too if someone is found to be exploited.

Experts always suggest that you should consult a legal and authorized immigration consultant so that you are employed for a genuine job and not the kind which will let you get exploited.

Wage scales and professions in high demand in Canadian provinces

Canada, 14th September: Canada job market is still strong although the global economy is passing through a rough phase.

Jobs are available for those possessing right skill-sets and experience. And the best part is that the federal government is doing its best to encourage high-skilled professionals to come and work in their chosen field of expertise in Canada.

Canada welcomes those who have right skills/knowledge, experience to become part of Canada labor market.  

Skills in big demand in Canada—As per latest official figures, there are a total of 29 skills included on the list of in-demand areas.

These are mentioned below—

•Restaurant and Food Service Managers

• Primary Production Manager (Except Agriculture)

• Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management

• Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners

• Biologists and Related Scientists

• Architects

Specialist Physicians

• General Practitioners and Family Physicians

• Dentists

• Pharmacists

• Physiotherapists

• Head Nurses and Supervisors

• Registered Nurses

• Medical Radiation Technologists

• Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists

• Licensed Practical Nurses

• Psychologists

• Social Workers

• Chefs • Cooks

• Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades

• Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades

• Electricians (Except Industrial and Power Systems)

• Industrial Electricians

• Plumbers

• Welders and Related Machine Operators

• Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics

• Crane Operators

• Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction

• Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling Service

Wage level, employment rate and unemployment rate in different Canadian Provinces--

1. Alberta –Minimum wage rate-$9.75. Employment rate 61.7 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 7.3 percent.

2. British Columbia-- Minimum wage rate-$10.25. Employment rate 60.8 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 6.7 percent.

3. New Brunswick-- Minimum wage rate-$10.00. Employment rate 56.7 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 10.4 percent

4. Manitoba--Minimum wage rate-$10.00. Employment rate 65.2 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 5.4 percent

5. Newfoundland-Minimum wage rate--$10.00. Employment rate 53.6 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 12.7 percent

6. Nova Scotia—Minimum wage rate--$10.15. Employment rate 58.5 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 9.7 percent

7. Ontario—Minimum wage rate--$10.25. Employment rate 61.0 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 8.0 percent

8. Quebec—Minimum wage rate--$9.90. Employment rate 60.0 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 7.6 percent.

9. Saskatchewan—Minimum wage rate--$9.50. Employment rate 66.7 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 4.4 percent.

10. PEI—Minimum wage rate--$10.00. Employment rate 59.8 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 11.7 percent.

CANADIAN IMMIGRATION NEW UPDATES

Easier rules for Canada experience class

Canada, 17th September 2012: Canada announced its decision to simplify rules for immigrants under Canada experience class.

As per new proposals, Canada is going to change tough requirements for immigrants under its experience class program.

Simpler rules for Canada experience class—Earlier rules required applicants in Canada to possess a minimum of two years work experience as an eligibility for Canada Experience Class. However, the federal government plans to offer easier and faster route to gain Canada permanent residency for such immigrants.

Speaking about the issue, Canada immigration minister Jason Kenney said Canada feels proud to welcome its 20,000th permanent resident under Canada Experience Class program.

Reforms to Canada Experience Class are a good way to increase nation’s global competitiveness since it aims to attract and retain world’s best talent to Canada. It offers a legal route to Canada permanent residency for those who have studied and worked in Canada.

Canada Experience Class--This immigration program was launched by the nation nearly four years ago and is a popular immigration scheme to welcome newcomers possessing high-skills from the world over wanting to live in Canada.

Under Canada Experience Class, highly skilled immigrants can come to Canada easily and stay here without having to move back to their respective nations after successful completion of their studies in Canada. Foreign students having work experience can submit application for gaining Canada permanent residency.

Each year, nearly 300,000 including 200,000 temporary skilled workers and around 100,000 foreign students come to Canada in search of better prospects.

Targets the ‘most likely to succeed’--Temporary foreign workers who are already staying in Canada are the focus of Canada Experience Class. In addition, foreigners having graduated from Canadian universities or Canadian colleges are also welcomed under Canada Experience Class.

All such foreigners are deemed to be a good fit in Canada labor market as well as Canadian society and way of life.

Canada proudly welcomed an Indian named Gaurav Gore, who recently passed a master’s degree in business administration from Canada’s University of Toronto. Coincidentally, he happens to be the 20,000th Canada permanent resident allowed into Canada under Canada Experience Class.

CEC Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Application for Workers and Students

If you have worked or studied in Canada, you may be able to qualify for Canadian Permanent Residence under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) application steam. The benefit of CEC applications is that they can be filed from within Canada rather than from an Embassy from outside of Canada. Further your experience in Canada is what gives you the edge for qualifying for Canadian Permanent Residence.

While the CEC Application procedure has its advantages, there are many difficult aspects to the application that must be addressed in order to have a successful case. The application forms, procedures, documentation and must be handled perfectly from start to finish.

Our immigration law firm has been handling Canadian Permanent Residence applications for over 15 years. Let our immigration law firm perform a comprehensive assessment of your CEC application to ensure your case is prepared properly to ensure your case is put in the best possible light.

Requirements for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Application

The Canadian Experience Class is a new immigration program aimed to help temporary foreign workers and foreign students to use their managerial, professional, technical or trade work experience towards their applications for residency. The time that International students and skilled workers spend in Canada while contributing to Canadian society will now assist in their eligibility to stay permanently.

Specifically, the Canadian Experience Class will allow the transition from temporary residence to permanent residence for:

International Students with

1. At least two years post secondary education in Canada and
2. One year full–time Canadian skilled work experience in specific job categories and
3. Language proficiency (English or French) needed for occupation.

Temporary Foreign Workers with

1. At least two years of recent [in the last 3 years] full-time Canadian skilled work experience in specific job categories and
2. Language proficiency (English or French) needed for occupation.

CEC Application Procedures

Applicants can remain in Canada throughout the application process, or apply from elsewhere within one year of leaving their job in Canada. Selection will be based on a pass/fail system. Applicants will be selected if they meet the parameters noted above, have legally come to Canada to work or study, have valid temporary status in Canada at the time of application, and have moderate official language proficiency.

At Niren and Associates we can help you determine if the Canadian Experience Class is the right immigration program for you.

Updates for Canadian Experience Class Applications

On December 4th, Citizen and Immigration Canada (CIC) published a major update to a chapter of its Canadian Experience Class category. The chapter that was updated involves the processing of applications for permanent residency in the Canadian Experience Class, and includes the criteria that must be met by applicants and how refusals are handled.