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Sri Lankans in Canada
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Express Entry CRS 478, is a provincial nomination realistic?
CRS 478. Recent draws have been well above that for general category, so I am looking at PNP. I am a civil engineer, 5 years experience, CLB 9, single. Which provinces are actually worth applying to for someone with no Canadian connection at all? Everything I read says Ontario, but Ontario streams seem to want a job offer. Has anyone here got a nomination without ever having been to Canada?
Toronto vs Calgary for a mechanical engineer
Offers in both. Toronto is CAD 82k, Calgary is CAD 91k. On paper Calgary wins twice: more money and no provincial sales tax. What I cannot judge from here is how much smaller the job market is if this role does not work out, and how much of the difference rent eats. Anyone working in either? Especially interested in how easy it is to move companies in Calgary if oil and gas turns down again.
IELTS to CLB conversion tripped me up, here is what I learned
I assumed an overall 7.0 was "CLB 9" and built my whole points estimate on it. It is not. CLB is calculated per skill, and your CRS language points are driven by your weakest band, not your overall. My reading was 6.5 while everything else was 7.5. That single band pulled me from CLB 9 down to CLB 8 for reading and cost me points I had already counted. If you are borderline, check every band against the CLB table separately before you spend money on anything else. And if one band is dragging you, retaking the test is far cheaper than any of the alternatives.
PR landed in Vancouver, 11 months door to door
ECA through WES: 5 weeks IELTS General: CLB 9 first attempt Profile in the pool: 12 April, CRS 491 ITA: 24 May APR submitted: 30 June Biometrics: 14 July Medical: 2 August PPR: 19 February Landed: 8 March One thing nobody told me: get your police clearance from Sri Lanka early, and get it in English. Mine came in Sinhala and the certified translation added three weeks I had not planned for. Proof of funds was the other slow part. They want six months of history, not a balance on the day, so move the money in well before you apply.
Anyone in the February intake for a Canadian college?
Starting a two-year post-graduate diploma in Toronto in February and I do not know a single person going. Mostly looking to sort out shared accommodation before I land rather than book a month of hostels. If you are on the same intake, say which college and I will start a group.