Leaving US for Canada, wil they take you?

Want to emigrate to Canada? Will they let you in?

Take this test and find out:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/assess/index.html

 

I must say, as a Canadian citizen I was worried whether I would qualify as a Skilled Immigrant Worker (SIW). I scored 74 on the test as the requirements for education are very rigid. But for those wanting to swap citizenship let me know and maybe we can work something out. These damn cold Canadian winters are starting to get to me! ;-)

P.S. If you have no idea who Doug and Mike Mackenzie are, then might I suggest you get some Canadian culture before venturing north of the 49th. Eh, Hoser.

 

Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

I miss the Red Green Show

 

Hell, I miss Dief.
But I really miss Real Caouette.

 

I scored an 81 which apparently qualifies me. I also have a sister who now lives there (and who greatly appreciates the available health care).

Now, if I could only convince my wife...




Tom Nixon

 

Re: Re: Leaving US for Canada, wil they take you?

The health care is not as free as you might think although overall it is relatively cheap compared to the US system of health care. What is very discouraging is the high tax rates in Canada compared to the US and the overall lower standard of living in terms of real dollars (Canadian Dollars) in your pocket.

That said, at least nobody attacks us in recent history - only the War of 1812 when the Americans tried unsuccessfully to invade Upper Canada (Ontario today) and then the 1970s saw the FLQ in Quebec engage in terrorist activities against the Government of Canada and hence the citizens of Canada.

If you do manage to convince your wife to make the move north of the 49th, we will help you build your igloo and learn to control a dogsled. ;-)

 

Re: Re: Leaving US for Canada, wil they take you?

I scored a 76, but wondered about that last question regarding any family in Canada. Just to see what the difference would be I hit 'back' and tried that question as a "yes" instead of "no". It then scored 81, so you get a full five points for having a relative in Canada. Apparently unrelated friends don't count.

Edit: Guess that qualifies me too but no move to Canada is planned or desired. Canada is indeed a beautiful country (especially British Columbia....gorgeous!) and I have visited several times, but like coming home.

Kit

 

Re: Re: Re: Leaving US for Canada, wil they take you?

It's all relative. Here my sister had no health insurance at all and could not have afforded to buy private health insurance.

Interestingly, if my sister had not married a Canadian, she would not have qualified to emmigrate. She took it and scored, I think, a 41. Probably should have stay in school.




Tom Nixon

 

easier way is to visit www.marryanamerican.ca

 

I immigrated to Canada 8 years back from a South-Asian country, and I must say you have to be ready to start from the bottom and work your way up...

As for someone immigrating to Canada from the USA, I feel you would be in far better a shape than I was, regardless of the skill test at the cic web-site.

Many people from India/Pakistan, Middle-East, China, Far-East as well as Eastern Europe land in Canada every year. If they can adapt, then so can someone from the USA...

We, after all, are humanbeings, and have evolved (or been created depending on your religious belief) to adapt quicker than any other animal on the planet

regards,
Mahmood

 

Yeah, but that just seems too mercenary. But I will keep it in mind for future reference. ;-)

 

Horne,
Dude, sorry for the delayed reply to your post in the distance learning forum's thread...

 

It seems that the system puts high emphasis in education. I have a friend that wants to immigrate to Canada but he doesn't have formal University education so his is pretty much out of the game. I wonder if a degree from a school like Robert de Sorbone would be able to fool Canadian officials for immigration purposes. Any one has any experience with degree mills or "open minded" diplomas from places like Sorbon used to apply for Canadian immigration?

 

that's like playing with fire...

I think for higher education they ask for an equivalence from a credential assessment organization like WES (World Education Services)... WES has been in this business for a while now so one must be really careful in forwarding documents awarded by a degree-mill. Even if you get past that stage, it's still a ticking timebomb, exactly as it is in the USA.

For more information, go to http://www.cicic.ca

Regards
Mahmood

 

Re: that's like playing with fire...

WES is not very reliable, I saw once a letter from WES stating that a B.Sc from Saint Regis was equivalent to a Canadian B.Sc. As for the US, I have met few Indian guys in New York that got their working visas with fake degrees from India so it seems that their system is not perfect either.

 

Re: Re: that's like playing with fire...

agreed... but it also means that if you do get caught, you're in trouble, just like in the USA

 

I got a hypothetical 91, eh (using "arranged employment" since a call to a parish would be an absolute prerequisite). But no points for my year in the Twit Bin of Ontario highre education. Figures.

 

I got a 72, but Canada need not worry about me......

 

80, if first cousins count.

 

This exact topic is why I started

That's it! I'm moving to Canada