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COVID-19 has brought the world to a standstill and most of the industries are still trying to cope with the situation and fighting for their survival. The industries are hoping to fight against this situation and climb back to normalcy. The travel and tourism industry is one of the worst hit across the globe and hoping to see bright light at the end of the tunnel. The year 2020 has not been promising, however 2021- 2023 the Canadian immigration is looking forward to welcome over 4,000,000 immigrants. This definitely good news for the travel industry and also for the immigrants.

TO ENTER CANADA YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Every passenger entering Canada is expected to carry a COVID-19 negativetest certificate. Using ArriveCan you need to submit the information. It is mandatory for children over five years and above need to undergo the COVID-19 test and provide a negative test result.Every passenger arriving into Canada needs to take the test 72 hours prior to boarding the flight. Boarding can be denied if you do not have a valid molecular negative test result.

A 14-day quarantine is mandatory for all those entering to Canada. Even if they are a citizen, visitor or immigrant, they need to strictly adhere to the rules. Non adherence to the 14-days quarantine can lead to severe penalties.

TRAVEL INDUSTRY

The travel industry is one of the worst hit during this COVID-19 pandemic with the closure of airports, travel restrictions, bringing the tourism and immigration to almost a standstill.The closure of hotels has also put most of the businesses in jeopardy. Though many countries had closed their borders completely, Canada is still open to immigrants and hopes to welcome them between this year and 2023. Canada hopes to see light at the end of the tunnel sooner than many other countries. Investors in the travel sector should be able to raise up sooner as the country starts to ease travel restrictions. Vaccines should be able to bring some relief to the people and the country.

HOPE THROUGH VACCINE

Canada has brought the vaccine andfree vaccines will be available throughout Canada for everyone who is living in Canada. People at high risk and front liners will be given priority. Although the vaccine may not be 100 percent successful, yet, it will be able to protect most of the people from the deadly virus. One can anticipate mild to moderate side-effects, however it is not going to be deadly. The vaccine will be able to slowly increase the immigrant tourism traffic.

The year 2021 looks a little promising for the employers as well as the employees. As Canada is on the road to recovery from the COVID -19 pandemic, many offices have slowly begun to roll up their shutters and looking at welcoming their employees back to work. All those business houses that cannot comply with the health and safety regulations have allowed a few of their employees to work from home using their office tools. Canada will slowly be easing up on the health and safety regulation once there is a total decline in COVID-19 cases and most of the population gets vaccinated.

COVID-19 had impacted many people across the globe, Canada is no exception either. Many people were laid-off due to the pandemic. A few people had their usual work hours been cut short and with their pay and perks been reduced. The opening of businesses is sure to bring great relief amongst the population and those who have been laid off can look forward to getting back to their same old job or will be able to find a new one.  COVID-19 has also helped people and businesses to manage remotely making good use of the technology and the digital world. For those with specialized and strong skill sets, there is a job for you.

THE 10 TOP JOBS

People with high skill sets and good communication, tech-savvy and sound technical knowledge stand a better chance in 2021 and have a higher opportunity in the job market.

371 CANDIDATES INVITED AFTER THIRD EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW OF 2021

Canada held it’s third express entry draw of 2021, on the 20th of January and invited 374 candidates with a minimum score of 741 under the Provincial nominee program (PNP).

The Express Entry is one of the main gateways to Canada for those skilled workers looking for a Permanent Residence.  The Canadian immigration plans to welcome over 110,000 immigrants between 2021-2023 under the Express entry every year. The Express Entry helps in managing the skilled worker applications under the following three programs: Federal skilled worker program, Federal skilled trades program, and Canadian Experience Class.

Under the Express Entry, the eligible candidates who are eligible under the aforementioned skilled worker programs can upload their profile onto IRCC’s website. A Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) based on their age, education, language skills, and work experience can be obtained.

Express Entry draws are held almost every fortnight and the invitation to apply for permanent residence is immediately sent out to the candidates with the highest CRS scores. This entitles them to go ahead and submit their application for a permanent residence to IRCC.

When the candidates receive an invitation through the Express Entry draws, it entitles them to an additional 600 CRS points. entitling them to the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). This doubles the guarantee that they will successfully receive an ITA for permanent residence.

The second gateway to PR in Canada is the PNP. Canada’s provinces and territories operate their individual immigrant selection systems through the PNP to welcome skilled newcomers who can help address their local labor market needs.

Canada eyes to welcome more immigrants between 2021-2023, which will help them to economically recover post-Covid.

CANADA TO WELCOME MORE FEDERAL SKILLED WORKERS

Canada has been ranked among one of the top five countries for the quality of life. They look forward to welcoming skilled workers. Although the year 2020 saw very few immigrants compared to the previous years, the country looks forward to more immigrants in 2021. It is good news for those below 45 years of age, with a minimum of one year of full-time paid work experience in any of the skilled occupations recognized by the National Occupational Classification (NOC). The federal skilled worker’s program is the main pathway to immigration for those skilled workers who are looking for a Permanent Residence (PR) in Canada for themselves and their families. The year 2021 does look promising for the skilled workers, with Canada looking forward to workers who are highly skilled in the coming years.

To apply through the Federal skilled worker’s program, you need to express interest and take the eligibility test. The Comprehensive Ranking Test (CRS) will determine the ranking amongst the eligible candidates who applied. In case you have not fared-well in securing a rank, you can better yourself. The ranking system is not fixed and one can always better themselves if they are seriously looking for a PR. The Canadian government periodically publishes the ranks and invites skilled workers to apply for their Permanent residency.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR A SKILLED WORKER

One can apply for a PR under the Federal skilled program if they qualify. The eligibility criteria include Education qualification, Language ability, age, and experience. The candidate should hold One full year of continuous full-time paid work experience in the past 10 years in a skilled occupation along with a Validated language ability equivalent to the Canadian Language Benchmark in English or French which includes all abilities reading, writing, listening, and speaking and

An educational certificate which is equivalent to the Canadian certification, Diploma or higher. The candidate applying under this program needs to score at least 67 points out of 100. The factors like age, education, work experience, language ability are a few main factors that determine the score.

VISA PROCESSING TIME

IRCC usually processes the visa within six months or less for a skilled worker, sometimes unforeseen measures that may delay the process. When the applicant receives the ITA they need to go through the medical examination and ensure the test results are valid at the time of applying for the PR as well as while entering the country.

COPING WITH THE BLUES OF MOVING ABROAD

It is always going to be hard to say goodbye to your loved ones, friends, and the country that was your home for over a few decades. As you enter the aircraft with a bag of mixed emotions and land in a new country where you hardly know anyone, it is not going to be easy, but it is not impossible to cope with the situation and get accustomed to the new place, which will become your home from now on.

FROM INITIAL EXCITEMENT TO DEPRESSION 

Initially, when we move into a new country, we will be very excited for the first few days to a month, and slowly as loneliness starts to creep in, we will begin to feel low and begin to feel homesick. These types of behavior and emotions are common amongst newcomers. You can overcome this by engaging in hobbies, making new friends and socializing, or even explore the country. Learn to move out of your comfort zone and explore the world. These will help to beat the blues and cope with the newfound home. Make it a point to call your loved ones every day. Share your excitement about the new place. It will help to overcome homesickness.

KNOWING YOUR CITY

Before entering a new country, it is always best to know about the country. Learn the language that is spoken, the cuisines, explore the new restaurants, and look for restaurants that make food that is familiar to you. Good and tasty food will make you feel comfortable. These places might help you make new friends. Go out and familiarize yourself with your neighborhood. Write a list of places to explore, strike out as you visit each of them.

MAKING NEW FRIENDS

It is always good to be with two or more people, rather than being alone and feeling left out. Try to find the social groups in your city and join them. Even social media has many groups that might be of help to you. Hang out with your co-workers. You might have a friend’s friend in the City; try to extend your friends’ circle. Make it a habit to write a diary and share your day. Sometimes it will help you feel better.

These are usually the initial hiccups faced by people when we move into a new country, without having friends or families around. These are sure to fade away as you mix in the crowd and soon will realize that this is home.

Welcome to CANADA!!!!!

COVID-19 AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CANADIAN IMMIGRATION

Covid-19 has brought the globe to almost a standstill. Canada has not been an exception either. The passport, citizenship, and immigration services have also taken a set back and so also the economy. As many countries have begun the vaccination campaign, Canada has been slow in rolling out the vaccines although they hope to see the majority of the Canadians vaccinated before the end of the year. Canada looks forward to a brighter 2021.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

In 2019 Canada had welcomed 3,41,000 new immigrants and looked forward to welcoming more in 2020, however, the global setback due to the pandemic had forced a slowdown. Canada has been no exception and has imposed travel restriction due to Covid-19 pandemic, since March 18th, 2020. Limiting the entry to nationals and fewer foreign nationals. The Provincial Nominee program, The Express Entry, and few other immigration services are functional despite the pandemic.

VACCINE AND ENTRY PERMIT

With the emergence of the vaccine, Canada might ease the travel restrictions on all those who carry a certificate of having vaccinated and a negative COVID-19 report. This might also slowly help the country to get back to normalcy with an increase in the flow of new immigrants and help to boost the country’s economy. Canada began its vaccination campaign in December 2020 and hopes to complete it by end of 2021.

BOUQUET OF PROGRAMS FOR 2021

As we begin to look forward to the New year hoping the Covid-19 crisis would end and we could look ahead to more promising immigration programs in 2021, the new strains of the virus seem to have left the world once again in uncertainty. Despite all hurdles, the Canadian Immigration is optimistic this year and has a bouquet of programs planned for 2021 and beyond. One thing is certain that, for all those who were looking forward to completing the family by inviting their parents and grandparents, IRCC has announced that the parents and grandparents lottery, which was planned for 2020 would be open in early 2021. Those who have been eagerly waiting to sponsor your parents and grandparents here is your chance. 10,000 application will be invited to submit their sponsorship application to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada. Canada has aimed to welcome over 400,000 immigrants between 2021 and beyond every year. 

Let us be optimistic and hope for a brighter and healthy 2021!!

DO YOU NEED TO BE FINANCIALLY SOUND TO IMMIGRATE TO CANADA?

Canada is one of the countries, which welcomes immigrants from across the world. The year 2020 might have been slow, but 2021 looks promising especially for those who are looking at migrating to Canada. Speaking about resettlement, many of the applicants might wonder about how strong they should be financially. A few of the immigration programs do not require anything except their application-processing fee. It is always good to have sufficient funds to take care of the initial expenditure of settling down, even if the program opted for does not require showing financial information.

Business Investor or Business Immigration: An applicant applying under this category should be financially sound and should be an investor in any of the Canadian companies or should be able to make an interest free loan to the provincial or federal government.

Sponsoring a Family: Most often, they might not ask you to provide any financial information while sponsoring your immediate family, which would include your spouse or dependent children. When applying for extended family members like parents or grandparents you might need to furnish your financial information to prove your eligibility to sponsor them.

Economic or skilled worker Immigration program: Under the Economic or skilled worker immigration program when the applicant has a Canadian experience or holds an appointment letter from a Canadian company that itself is a proof that they are a part of the Canadian work force. They need not show funds for resettlement.

Humanitarian or Refugee Sponsorship: This category does not require to furnish any financial information as they would be sponsored by the state or by a private sponsor who will be taking care of their needs. In case a private organization or sponsor is going to take care of the individual then will have to show that they have sufficient funds to sponsor the individual.

IS YOUR IMMIGRATION APPLICATION STRONG ENOUGH TO BE ACCEPTED?

 The key to your entry lies in how strong, complete and authentic your immigration application is. A few things that can help you make your application strong, which will leave you with less chance of your application being refused or rejected. Ensure the application is complete, strong and persuasive.

COMPLETE APPLICATION

By filling all the fields in the application correctly and if you are able to provide the supporting documents, then there is very less chance of your application being refused. However there are people who tend to fill everything rightly but their bank statement might not hold their name, these might sound trivial, yet this could lead to the refusal or rejection of your application. Always double check that application is filled and in case you are unable to provide certain supporting owing to the current COVID 19 situation, mention it clearly.

MAKING A STRONG APPLICATION

We do not stop at just ensuring the application is complete, but need to ensure that the supporting documents are strong enough, which will help to complete the application and make it strong. Many times a visa officer can refuse an application and not in every case that they would be mentioning the exact reason for refusing an application. Due to lack of proper supporting documents, they can refuse an application. In case there is no picture of the married couple in the marriage certificate the application can be rejected.

In a visa application, the applicant needs to prove that they meet with the program criteria and provide sufficient evidence. The documents provided by the applicant as well as the supporting documents needs to meet the criteria for the decision maker to accept the application.

CREDIBILITY

Apart from the information provided by the applicant, the officer can also verify the information through relatives, spouse, family and co-workers. In case, there is any discrepancy in the information provided by the applicant then the officer can return the application. It is always best to carefully review the application and ensure the application is persuasive.

KNOW YOUR IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT

Immigrating to Canada is a giant leap and a big decision for you and your family. To have a smooth application process in getting your visa and settling down in Canada, you need to choose the right Immigration consultant to assist you through this entire process. If you ever fall, into the wrong hands, your life can come to a standstill. 

 Canadian immigration scams have been on the rise in recent times, targeting their ploy on vulnerable foreigners looking to immigrate to Canada. Although as a community we try to stand together and fight it, yet, these fraudsters are very smart and even go to the extent of having an identical website and pose as genuine immigration consultants. Always check and verify for registered Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC). 

A few important tips that you should look for while trying to identify your right consultant. 

DO YOUR HOMEWORK

Research and find the right immigration consultant. Look for positive reviews about the consultant. Find out from friends or other people whom you know, who had already used a Canadian immigration consultant to migrated to Canada. The Canadian immigration consultant has to be registered with the ICCRC to offer Canadian immigration services for a fee. Always do your groundwork by checking with their website. 

WEBSITE CONTENT

It is easy to identify a professional consultant from a fraudulent one by going through their website. Many would claim to be an immigration consultant, when you go through their website the content would be mediocre or plagiarized. Their interest lies in making a quick buck. A genuine consultant will have relevant and necessary content on the website

FALSE PROMISES

Whenever an immigration consultant or anyone for that matter promises a visa or a job in Canada and pushes you to pay money, you should be on your guard and double-check their credibility. No one can promise a visa. Canadian immigration has its standard rules and all the visas are issued based on the records and supporting documents submitted by the applicant. Many a time when a visa gets rejected there might not be a specific reason.

BE ON YOUR GUARD

IF you start receiving emails regarding Canadian visa application or visa process from strange email ids, then you need to on the alert, they could be spammers or unregistered agencies. People asking for credit card details over the phone or unsecured portals then you got to beware. 

THE LATEST IMMIGRATION RULES

Always keep abreast of the latest immigration rules of the country and also your country. Knowing the latest rules will not only keep you informed but also in a way help to keep you on your guard and away from false agencies. Do a ground check and find an immigration consultant who has a good reputation and credibility, as they will be able to give you the right advice and also be able to guide you with the right rules and regulations.