SASKATCHEWAN INCREASES THEIR LIST OF ELIGIBLE IN-DEMAND OCCUPATION

Saskatchewan increases the list of eligible in-demand occupations.

By Nneka Odilichukwu

The Saskatchewan province has increased the list of in-demand occupations linked to both its In- Demand Occupation category and Express Entry.

The In-demand Occupations used to be 19 occupations, but has now been increased to more than 200.
After the overhaul and reshuffling, More than 200 occupations may now be eligible, for Saskatchewan Permanent resident.

These are two popular streams within the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) that do not require a job offer or work experience in Canada in order for a candidate to be eligible.

One of these streams, the Express Entry sub category , is for candidates who also have a profile in Canada’s federal Express Entry pool.
Candidates in the Express Entry pool who obtain a provincial nomination through the SINP’s.


The other stream, the In-Demand Occupation Sub-Category, has been made available to candidates who are not in the Express Entry pool. If nominated, these candidates would apply for permanent resident, outside of express entry, which is slower by comparison.


Express Entry sub-category, are awarded an additional 600 points towards their ranking score, effectively guaranteeing an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Both immigration sub-categories require work experience in an eligible high-skilled occupation, among other criteria. A high-skilled occupation is one that is rated skill level A or B or Skill Type 0 under Canada’s National Occupational Classification, or NOC.

Read Minimum amount needed by an Express Entry or Permanent resident applicant and work-study candidates


To apply for Saskatchewan provincial nomination, you must have a minimum of 1-2years work experience in the past 10years and certification in any of these Saskatchewan occupation in-demand.

This is the list of the previous Saskatchewan occupation In-Demand.

Saskatchewan previous In-Demand Occupations List National
Occupation
Classification
(NOC).                         Occupations

0423.   Managers in social and community services

1311  Accounting technicians

2174 Computer
Programmers and interactive media developers

2251 Architectural technologists and technicians

3211 Medical laboratory technologists

3215 Medical Radiation
Technologists

3216 Medical sonographers

3234 Paramedics

4151 Psychologists

4212 Social and community service workers

4214 Early childhood educators and assistants

4215 Instructors of persons with disabilities

5254 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness

6331 Meat cutters

6332 Bakers

7292 Glaziers

7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics

7322 Motor vehicle body repairers

This was the initial In-Demand occupation List of Saskatchewan, before it was updated and increased to over 200 In-Demand occupation on Sept, 2019.

The other stream, the In-Demand Occupation Sub-Category, has been made available to candidates who are not in the Express Entry pool.
These candidates would apply for permanent residence outside of Express Entry, if they were eventually nominated, which is generally slower by comparison

Rather than listing the occupations that are now eligible, the SINP is only listing the 129 occupations that are excluded .

Read Provincial Nomination and how to apply to Canadian Provinces for Permanent Resident


This leaves more than 200 occupations that may now be eligible. Both Express Entry candidates and individuals considering immigrating to Saskatchewan through the In-Demand Occupation Sub-Category must register a separate Expression of Interest with the SINP.

These SINP streams have long been a great pathway for eligible candidates, albeit with work experience in a very limited number of occupations, to pursue nomination and then permanent residence in Canada.

This is a List of the programs, released by the Saskachewan government, that are not eligible, for the program sub-category.

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Minimum amount needed by an Express Entry or Permanent Resident applicant and Work-Study candidates for a successful Visa application

PROOF OF FUNDS

Proof of funds means settlement funds, this is how an Express Entry appliacnt shows the Canadian Federal Government that they have enough money in their bank account to settle in Canada, after they have been invited to apply, they must present a written proof that they have this money.

Permanent resident applicants are mandated to show their last 6 months statement of account and the reason why it's required is for them to check the applicants 6 months balance and also the source of the funds they are showing and also to confirm that there's no suspicious or sudden influx of funds or money into the account.

These funds should be readily available to the applicant and should be used without restrictions.

If the applicant receives a large sum of money, in their bank account as a gift, this sudden influx of funds will be justified, if the applicant is able to produce a gift deed.
This gift deed will justify the source of the funds.

For married applicants, whatever funds they have in a joint account, can be accounted towards their proof of funds, including the ones in the spouses name or account, if any.

Immigration, refugees and citizenship Canada (IRCC), has advice express entry candidates to always update their profiles, in order to show their annual changes and adjustments.

Read Canada Express Entry Program, for skilled workers

In Express entry program, all applicants are expected to provide a proof of documents. If you do not need to provide proof of funds, you must upload a letter of explanation.

EXAMPLE,

• If you've been invited to apply under the Canada Experience Class 
• You have a valid job offer

With these proofs, you're not expected to provide proof of funds, you do not have to meet the funds requirement if you were invited to apply under the Canada Experience Class.

Candidates who were invited to apply under the Federal Skilled Worker Program or Federal Skilled Trades Program, are mandated to show that they meet the settlement funds requirement.
For proofs, they must get official letters from any bank or financial institution where you're keeping money.

The letters must Include:

• All current bank and investment account.

• Outstanding debts, such as credit card debts and loans.

• In your express entry profile, you will be asked to include the amount of money you will have, to help you settle in Canada.

• It must be printed on the financial institutions letter head.

• Include there contact information (address, Telephone number and email address) 

• Include your name

Also Read Everything you need to know about Canadian Provincial Nomination


Include for each current bank and investment account..

• Account Numbers
• Date each account was opened
• Current balance of each account
• Average balance for the past 6 months.

This is to show that you are capable of supporting yourself and any family member, who comes with you to Canada and also assist the Canada government, in assessing which program is suitable for you.
Keep your funds, up to date in your profile, the system may find that you're eligible for more than 1 program.

 The amount of money you need to support your family depends on the size of your family.
You should also include your spouse or dependent children,even if they're not coming with you to Canada, not minding they're permanent residents or Canadian citizens.

This table shows the minimum amount needed by Express entry applicants  to migrate to Canada in 2019. 

If you have more money, You should list that full amount in your Profile or Application.

                   Number of Family Members                                             Amount
                                      
                                     1    ---------------------------------------------------  $12,669
                      
                                     2    ---------------------------------------------------  $15,530

                                     3    ---------------------------------------------------  $19,390

                                     4    ---------------------------------------------------  $23,542

                                     5    ---------------------------------------------------  $26,707

                                     6    ---------------------------------------------------  $30,114

                                     7    ---------------------------------------------------  $33,528

NOTE: Each additional family member : $3,361

Read How to improve and boost your CRS score

The funds must not be borrowed from another person and must be readily available to you. You must be ale to use the money to pay for the cost of living for family. Real estates are not acceptable.

carry out a detailed research on the cost of living in your chosen province. Endeavor to bring as much money as possible, because it will make getting  an accommodation in Canada a lot easier for you.

Once you get to Canada, you must tell the border official, if you're bringing more than 10,000 CAD into Canada. You're likely to be fined, if you don't and your funds confiscated and this includes, cash, cards, documents that show property or capital payable to you. Such as:

• Stocks, 
• Bonds, 
• Treasury bill

Documents that guaranty, payment of a set amount, which are payable, Egs.

• Bank draft, 
• Cheques,
• Money Orders, 
• Travelers Guide.

Jan, 2020

Canada updates the minimum settlement fund requirements for the year 2020. 

The Canadian Federal Government has and updated and increased the amount of funds needed by certain skilled workers/Express entry applicants, in order to immigrate to Canada.

Canada has updated the settlement funds requirement for two Express Entry programs

They are

The Express Entry-managed 

• Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
• Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)

These are the new proof of funds requirement to determine eligibility for Federal Skilled Worker Program and Federal Skilled Trades Program candidates in 2020. 

The total amount of funds needed depends on the number of family members and the size of the family included on the application. 

Though the changes may be small, but they could affect the eligibility of applicants.

The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), has stated that the following family members can be included on an application for Canadian permanent residence:

• The principal applicant
• Their spouse or partner;
• Their dependent children; and
• Their spouse’s dependent children.

Spouses/common-law partner and dependent children must be included on the application even if they are not coming  with you to Canada with or if they are already permanent residents.

The following amounts have been updated for 2020:

Number of family members Funds required (in Canadian dollars)

1 $12,960

2 $16,135

3 $19,836

4 $24,083

5 $27,315

6 $30,806

7 $34,299

Each additional family member   $3,492

The Canadian proof of funds is increased and updated yearly.

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ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY USED FOR EXPRESS ENTRY AND CANADA VISA APPLICATION

SOME EXPRESS ENTRY ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It's a new word created from the initial letters of a long name or phrase.

It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word phrase.
They can be seen in every area of our daily lives, because it's an easy way of shortening and pronouncing words.

We will be stating some of the abbreviations and acronyms related to Canadian Express Entry..


ACRONYMS:

AVO   -  Accra Visa Office

PCC   -  Police Clearance Certificate

FSW   -  Federal Skill Worker

EE      -  Express Entry

ITA      -  Invitation To Apply

PPR   -   Passport Requirement

MR     -   Medical Request

POF   -   Proof of Fund

CRS   -   Comprehensive Ranking System

NOC   -   National Occupation Clarification

AOR    -  Acknowledgement of Receipt

PER    -  Positive Eligibility Review

COPR -  Confirmation of Permanent Residence

PEI      -  Preliminary Evaluation for Immigration

AOR    -  Acknowledgement of receipt letter.

BDEC  -  Background Decision

CC       -  Credit Card

CHC     -  Canadian High Commission –  Refers to the Canadian embassies, Visa offices, and Consulates.

CIC      -   Citizenship and Immigration, Canada – the umbrella body which governs both CIOand local CHC offices.

CIO      -   Centralized Intake Office in Sydney Nova Scotia – where you sent your application.
Sometimes it is mentioned as CIU (Centralized Intake Unit).

DD       -   Demand Draft (Bank Draft / Certified
Cheque / Money Order)

ECA     -   Educational Credential Assessment

ECAS  -   Client Application Status, an official CIC service which allows to view the status of your application on-line

FD       -    Fixed Deposit

SLU     -    Second Level Update

FILE BF'D TO - File Brought Forward date

FINDEC -   Financial Decision

FOSS     -   is a central database of applications

GCMS    -   Global Case Management System

IMMCAT -   Immigration Category

JD          -   Job Description

M01-M07 -   level of Medical assessment. M01 means perfect

MEDDEC - Medical Decision

MI           -  Ministerial Instructions

MR         -  Medical Examination Request

NCR       -   No Criminal Record

NOC       -   National Occupation Classification

OREQ     -  Other Requirement

PCC        -  Police Clearance Certificate

PER        -  Confirmation of Positive Eligibility Review from CIO

PI            -   Principal Immigrant

POF        -   Proof of Funds

PPR        -   Passport Request

PPS        -   point at paper screening stage

PS           -   Prescreen (another explanation is Paper selection)

PSDEC   -   Paper Selection Decision

RPRF     -    Right of Permanent Residence Fees

SEC CRIM - Security criminal

SELDEC -    Selection Decision

SS          -    This spreadsheet

SW1       -    Skill Worker 1

UCI         -    Unique Client Identifier, an 8-digit identification number. People usually get it from CIC in a PER confirmation

VO          -    Visa Office

RBVO     -    Received by Visa Office

XREF      -    Cross referenced applicant

PR         -     Permanent Residency

NA          -     Not Applicable

IP           -     In Progress (1 or 2) and refers to the status of your background check

NBG       -     Next Step is to Conduct a Background Check

BOWP    -     Bridging Open Work Permit

PGWP    -     Post Graduation Work Permit

CSIS      -     Canadian Security Intelligence Service

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CANADA CITIES RATED HIGH ON GLOBAL LIVABILITY

Three of Canada's Biggest Cities are Among the 10 Most Livable in the World...

Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto among top 10 most ‘livable’ cities in the world, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit Global Livability Index.

The Economist Intelligence Unit is a division of The Economist Group, which operates the popular magazine The Economist.

Canadian cities ranked high on Global Livability Index based on stability, culture, healthcare, infrastructure, and education.

Calgary, Alberta, was the highest-
ranked Canadian city on the annual
index, placing fifth out of the 140
cities surveyed.

Vancouver and Toronto held on to their rankings from last year, ranking sixth and seventh, respectively.

The most livable city in the world was Vienna, Austria, for the second year in a row.

The 140 cities reviewed received a livability score based on qualitative and quantitative factors under each of the following five categories:

Stability: This category examines the prevalence of crime and the threat of terror, military conflict or civil unrest.

Healthcare: This category focuses on the availability and quality of private and public healthcare, over-the-counter drugs and other general healthcare indicators.

Culture and Environment: This category looks at temperature rating; climate; the level of corruption; social or religious restrictions; food and drink; and other social components.

Education: This category covers the availability and quality of private and public education.

Infrastructure: An assessment of the quality of roads, public transportation, availability of housing, and other elements.

If a city gets a rating of 100 in a specific category it means the conditions are ideal, whereas a rating of 1 is considered intolerable.

How Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto fared 

Calgary’s overall livability score was 97.5, help by perfect scores in four (4) of the five categories.

Only its Culture and Environment score came up short at 90 out of 100.

Vancouver was the only city in the top 10 to receive a perfect score in the Culture and Environment category and also scored 100 in both Healthcare and Education.
However, it came up short in the Infrastructure and Stability categories with scores of 92.9 and 95, respectively.

Toronto earned perfect scores in
Stability, Healthcare and Education,
but was the lowest-ranked in the top 10 for Infrastructure at 89.3.
Its score in Culture and Environment
was 97.2.

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GTA WELCOMED ABOUT 60,000 PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN FIRST HALF OF 2019.

Why an Ontario Regional Immigration Strategy is Needed to Connect Immigrants with Good Job Opportunities Beyond the Greater Toronto Area would Benefit them as well as Ontario

UPDATE...

In 2018, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) welcomed 106,000 new permanent residents. In other words, the GTA welcomed more immigrants than Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the four Atlantic provinces combined.

Immigration to the GTA is not slowing down as the region has already welcomed nearly 60,000 immigrants in the first half of 2019 — significantly more immigrants than any province is able to attract over an entire year.

Immigration is undoubtedly beneficial to the GTA as it makes the region one of the most culturally vibrant in the world, and also economically and fiscally healthier than the rest of Ontario.

At the same time, it would be beneficial for immigrants, the GTA, and Ontario to identify how to encourage more immigrants to build a life in other parts of the province.

Today, the GTA constitutes 45 percent of Ontario’s population but attracts nearly 80 percent of its immigrants. This means that 55 percent of the province benefits from just 20 percent of its newcomers.

This comes at a time when immigrants are needed more than ever to alleviate the economic and fiscal challenges that are posed by Canada’s ageing population and low birth rate. Connecting immigrants with good job opportunities in other parts of Ontario would benefit them as they would be able to start their lives in Canada in communities that are more affordable than the GTA.

These communities would benefit from attracting more global talent who would be a major source of labour, consumption, and tax revenues.
Meanwhile, the GTA would benefit since this would help to alleviate the infrastructure challenges it faces (e.g., Public Transit, Affordable Housing) due to the rapid population growth caused by large flows of Canadians and immigrants alike to the region.

The federal and provincial governments recognize the importance of promoting a broader distribution of immigrants across Ontario. For instance, the Canada - Ontario Immigration Agreement, which guides the relationship between the two parties, formalizes their commitment to work together on this front. In its 2019 budget, the Ontario government noted it will test new pilot programs so that smaller communities can attract more immigrants.

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AIR PEACE TO EVACUATE NIGERIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja
__________ 
PRESS RELEASE
No: MFA/PR/2019/42

AIR PEACE TO EVACUATE NIGERIANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public that following the recent unfortunate xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, including Nigerians in South Africa, the Proprietor of Air Peace Airlines Chief Allen Onyema, has volunteered to send an aircraft from Friday 6th September 2019 to evacuate Nigerians who wish to return to Nigeria free of charge.

The general public is hereby advised to inform their relatives in South Africa to take advantage of this laudable gesture. Interested Nigerians are therefore advised to liaise with the High Commission of Nigeria in Pretoria and the Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg for further necessary arrangement. 

Signed

Ferdinand Nwonye
Spokesperson
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja

Wednesday, 4 September, 2019

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LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT EVALUATE CREDENTIALS FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT (ECA) IN CANADA

Organizations that evaluate credentials

There are different organizations that evaluate  credentials in Canada and for different purposes.

An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is used to verify and confirm that your foreign degree, diploma, certificate (or other proof of your credential) is valid and equal to a Canadian one. 

Citizenship and immigration Canada uses educational Credentials Assessment (ECA) reports to:

* Authenticate an applicants foreign credentials

* To determine the equivalent Completed Canadian Credentials.

The purpose of the report is to award immigration selection points to applicants or make program eligibility decisions.

Citizenship and immigration Canada has designed both multipurpose Assessment organization and professional bodies to assess foreign credentials.

The designed organizations are:

* World Education Services (WES)

* International Credentials Assessment Services of Canada 

* Comparative Education Services (CES)

* International qualifications Assessment Services.

*International Credentials Evaluation Service.

These educational bodies are to authenticate and evaluate foreign educational credentials.

WES is mostly for degree evaluation, like; Computer, Management, etc
But if you studied Law, it's better to evaluate through IQAS, so that your degree will be equated as masters and not just a degree.
(5yrs degree and one year of law school).
That way, you're not loosing so much points.
Remember it's a point based system, where you get points based on the level of your education.

Most people also evaluate through ICES, mostly to avoid the stress of evaluating their WAEC or other reasons, they evaluate through ICES or IQAS, because these organizations do not evaluate WAEC.

People with professional courses that require license, like Medicine or courses that require license are to evaluate their credentials through...

The designated professional bodies are:

* Medical Council of Canada (MCC)

* Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)

People with professional course must evaluate through a licenced body.
MCC for medicine and PEBC for pharmacy,
That way, when they get there, they will only write the professional exam, before they start practicing, without having to start all over.

These professional organizations are to authenticate and evaluate foreign educational credentials, to determine how they compare to a Canadian credentials. It is also considered a step towards the licensing process.

You must submit an ECA for all levels of completed foreign education, you want to be considered or be awarded points for. It is up to you to decide which credentials to have assessed by a designated organization.

Citizenship and immigration Canada only accepts the ECA for immigration purposes from one of the designated organization.

Your ECA must be less than 5years.

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REGIONAL IMMIGRATION STRATEGY IN TORONTO

Ontario to Encourage Immigration Outside the Greater Toronto Area, Canada.

Ontario working on encouraging and ensuring immigration outside the Greater Toronto Area.

Regional Immigration Strategy would assist existing efforts and set targets for growing immigration around Ontario.

Ontario must identify new ways of ensuring more immigrants settle outside the Greater Toronto Area in order to guarantee more balanced population growth across the province and maintain a “high quality of life” for all its residents in the coming years, a new Conference
Board of Canada study shows.

The Greater Toronto Area, or GTA, currently welcomes 77 percent of new immigrants to Ontario, which translated to 106,000 newcomers to the GTA in 2018.

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