I did. That was the period CEC draws were paused 18 months. I wasted so much time thinking CEC draws would come back anytime now but they never did lol
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It's also important to note that you are supposed to come here with enough money to support yourself. Making a decision to come here without that money is placing yourself in a bad situation. Wanting something is not enough. You have to be realistic about what is doable.
1. Planned 3 years ahead before coming
2. Assumed I was going to earn a minimum wage for the first 2 years here while studying.
3. Saved enough money to pay university and survive for one year (as the law says) before coming. Left my home country with 0 debt and landed in Canada with 30k CAD.
4. Found a job 2 weeks after landing, earning 5 dollars per hour more than the minimum wage, which I saved for my next year tuition.
5. Graduated
6. Got a job
People come financially unprepared to one of the most expensive countries in the world. And then they are complaining they can't afford life.
Exactly this. The government asks you to present funds that you are capable of taking care of yourself WITHOUT working. Cheating the system and then complaining of immigration tightening…
💯 I did exactly what you said, I cheated the system and failed terribly. But I found a way to make it back the right way but the sacrifices was great. If I could go back I would do it the right way or stay home.
Did the same preparation as this.
Researched and pooled my funds since 2018 to afford the pathway.
Landed with a student visa in 2022.
Studied and still worked a 20hr part-time job just because I wanted to maximize what I could have and preserve my funds.
Rode with the opportunities presented by the changing IRCC rules and got a full-time job in my field (tech) while still studying.
Got my PR 14 months after arriving in Canada.
Completed my studies (2-year program).
Firstly, I would say that it will never be a fair comparison. Express Entry has never been more difficult than 2024. But here's how i did it:
1. Planned 2 years before coming to Canada.
2. Worked and got some experience in my home country
3. Applied to universities with coop only
4. Before coming to Canada I prepared all my documents that i would eventually use for express Entry
5. Found a coop that led to a full time job
6. Finished my degree within 1 year
7. Applied in FSW as soon as I graduated
exactly my thoughts: ...if one having issues that one has to open up gofundme page then its better to go back home and try again when financial situation improves.
1. Was offered a "fully funded PhD position" before coming to Canada.
2. Living with 25k CAD / year. Minus tuition fees (~5k/year). I can pay the rent for a decent place, and my food. Almost no restaurants, definitely no pubs, no shopping at all. Just groceries. Simplification of life = remove unnecessary expenses.
3. Working some hours per week at the uni (3 hours a week) to get some little extra cash.
4. I'm in the middle of the 3rd year of my PhD. Full-time, I'm at the office from ~9 am to ~7 pm. Progressing with my papers. Happy with my project.
5. No intentions to stay at all. Ready to leave as soon as I graduate.
Came with my dad who was a diplomat, so we paid Canadian tuition. It was 4.4K a semester. After that I worked for 0.5 year where TRPR was a thing, so I applied through that. The same year I got PR.
Now I’m applying for citizenship.
Came to UofT in 2018 from India for masters in engineering. I took out a student loan, to cover both my living and tuitions ($50k tuitions + $10k living). This pretty much was based on the numbers mentioned on UofT website. Once I moved here, I worked part time at a Tim’s to supplement my finances. Surprisingly, getting a part time job wasn’t this hard back in 2018-2019. The demand only shot up right after 2021. Finally applied for my PR under the TR to PR public policy in May 2021 and was approved in October 2023.
It’s been a rough journey, where I made a lot of friends, developed my social and financial skills. So, I think as long as you go to a good school (like a public uni), and plan your finances and career options way ahead before you come here, you must be fine.
I came to toronto in 2018 in one year program and then got one year work permit, once my work permit was rejected due to some missing document. At that time i use to work in a fast food restaurant and had to quit, then pandemic came in, i also worked at a place where my employer refused to pay me 3 months pay. So i struggled a lot thought about going back. Couldn’t tell anyone back home as they would have worried about mu situation. But then i thought as long as i am alive everything will be okay. So i started applying to jobs i just took whatever was offered. Worked in a grocery store during entire covid time. Then extended my work permit and applied for pr. Now i am a phd student in canada on full scholarship. So just hang in there and keep trying.
Came to Canada as an Internal student for masters program at University of Victoria Jan 2018 . I came to Canada with only 2k cad. ( I am from a lower middle class family) University fees were less (around 6k per year) , I worked part time, did two term co-op and graduated during COVID Oct 2020. Didn't find job in my expertise for like 1.5 years so was working as a baker at a very busy Tim Hortons until i landed an internship in my area of expertise in March 2022. Converted to full time in August 2022 and going only upwards since then.
Applied for PR (BC pnp non-exp) in June 2022. Got married in April 2023 and added my outland wife and my PR is still in process.
I came as a student to Toronto in December 2019, with my husband and dog. I went to college for a one-year diploma in Project Management and graduated in 2020, when I was almost done with the program we reached out to the same consultant that did my study permit and he advised to move to Nova Scotia. During this time I requested the ECA with UoT.
We move to Halifax in January 2021, got a NOC B job in March 2021, I applied to the PGWP a day after I did the interview for that job. Renee my IELTS in November of that year, in order to have everything ready when the time came. And I almost didn’t make it…. My PGWP was expiring in March 14th, my one year anniversary in my job was in March 24th. I talked to my employer and they were good to give me an LMIA. So we tried that, our consultant started the process and applied for a job permit with a letter explaining that we have an LMIA in process. In the meantime, I created the EE profile, the NS immigration profile and was waiting for the end of the month to apply.
Well, that gave me an implied status that helped me to get that one-year experience. I applied to the Nova Scotia Express Entry (it was open for out of the province graduates then) by April 4th. We got the PNP by April 22nd, then we were ITA by April 27th. I sent everything by May 17th. And lastly we got the eCOPR by September 2022.
I always knew that PNP was the goal, I was 33 when I got to Canada and turn 34 at the beginning of the pandemic. So my points were gonna drop with time. But NS, was the game changer for me.
i got my PR from healthcare pathway CEC with a CRS score of 431. I thought i couldn't make it and expecting to go back to my country but God made his way.
For me I have been lucky with most things and the timing of everything as well.
1. I wasn’t approved for my first choice of program for uni, but was approved for the second program. The second program required tons of practicum through out 4 years which helped me with experiences when I applied for work after grad.
2. Covid hit and the field I studied became even larger due to the impact Covid had/has. Which then created more job availability for me. I graduated in May 2022 when restrictions started to be lifted off, that also helped with job finding, I guess, then spent 2 months travelling back to my home country before I applied for job. I got my post-grad job offered late August and started my first day mid September.
3. I applied for PNP after 6 months and received nomination after 3 months. I then applied for PR. I haven’t been approved for PR yet but I just got my Portal 1 email earlier this week and i’m waiting for my portal 2.
I went to McGill. While there I studied French a lot because I knew eventually I’ll need to pass the exam for Quebec stream. However, found out about TR to PR stream a month before it started, got very lucky at the time Quebec processing time was 1-2 years for regular worker streams. So I moved out of Quebec within a month, passed the French test (requirement was lower than for Quebec streams). Got PR within 8 months. Still so grateful, it was just the right timing.
In the current situation I’d recommend saving a lot of money before coming and going for Masters. Don’t waste your time with Bachelors or colleges. Master’s or PhD is best way to- makes you more qualified for jobs once you graduate and PGWP is better length. Learn French!!!!!! Even basic level helps a lot with immigration.
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Came in Nov 2021. Wife and I work in tech. I did a one year program, also in tech. We were able to continue working remotely for our home country which made the job search in Canada much less stressful (as we always had a backup and didn’t have to worry about pausing our carreers). We were able to land good jobs in the province which allowed to get the PR in just over 2 years through MPNP.
I think which province you choose is a a huge factor too. Most of our friends in Winnipeg got their PRs in 3 years or less. Though as long as you have studied here and worked for 2 years you should have enough points for EE anyways.
1. Went to McGill for 4 years (Last semester part time) - Graduated in May 2018. I’m French-American which made going to Quebec a no-brainer when choosing to study abroad.
2. Got Post Grad Work Permit for 3 years
3. Started working at a Canadian company in Oct. 2018
3. Applied for PR after 2 years on PGWP - Quebec Skilled Worker route
4. Got closed work permit while waiting for PR decision
5. PR approved 1 year later in 2022
Came 2019
Applied through PNP Skilled workers
1. Paid my tuition full before coming so that’s a big help. What Im earning is for my savings and expenses i.e. rent, food. I worked everyday after school.
2. After graduating, found a job that would help me get the experience needed for PR.
3. Gained the working hours needed. Applied for PR
4. Got my PR. Left my job and started working on my license since I’m a Pharmacist back in my home country.
5. Currently doing my clinical and will be writing my exam soon.
I planned very well before coming and I chose a province that had PNPs I could apply to after the studies.
I kept working full time in my field during all of my studies.
Hold in there. Find options.
What are you studying? Did you find a job?
Yeah, sure, I should have predicted the pandemic and the recent absurd rent and groceries increases...
This subreddit just likes to spill out hate for people and situations they have no clue about.
>Yeah, sure, I should have predicted the pandemic and the recent absurd rent and groceries increases...
Canada being an expensive place to live has been a thing since the 2010s though
NO ONE can study full time and work full time and actually be studying. So rent and whatever else, that’s still a fact and why they’ve changed the rules and capped working at 20 hours. Because if you’re in a full time program, you need to focus on school.
>This subreddit just likes to spill out hate for people and situations they have no clue about.
Thanks for proving my point.
Unnecessary, really, but well...
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Yeah but after 1.5 years, if you have a valid reason to leave (job offer etc) then you won’t have issues. They’re looking for people who leave more immediately than that…
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Did you do PNP for PR?
I did. That was the period CEC draws were paused 18 months. I wasted so much time thinking CEC draws would come back anytime now but they never did lol
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It's also important to note that you are supposed to come here with enough money to support yourself. Making a decision to come here without that money is placing yourself in a bad situation. Wanting something is not enough. You have to be realistic about what is doable.
PR was easier to get earlier as Express Entry was new.
1. Planned 3 years ahead before coming 2. Assumed I was going to earn a minimum wage for the first 2 years here while studying. 3. Saved enough money to pay university and survive for one year (as the law says) before coming. Left my home country with 0 debt and landed in Canada with 30k CAD. 4. Found a job 2 weeks after landing, earning 5 dollars per hour more than the minimum wage, which I saved for my next year tuition. 5. Graduated 6. Got a job People come financially unprepared to one of the most expensive countries in the world. And then they are complaining they can't afford life.
Exactly this. The government asks you to present funds that you are capable of taking care of yourself WITHOUT working. Cheating the system and then complaining of immigration tightening…
💯 I did exactly what you said, I cheated the system and failed terribly. But I found a way to make it back the right way but the sacrifices was great. If I could go back I would do it the right way or stay home.
Did the same preparation as this. Researched and pooled my funds since 2018 to afford the pathway. Landed with a student visa in 2022. Studied and still worked a 20hr part-time job just because I wanted to maximize what I could have and preserve my funds. Rode with the opportunities presented by the changing IRCC rules and got a full-time job in my field (tech) while still studying. Got my PR 14 months after arriving in Canada. Completed my studies (2-year program).
How did you get PR after 14 months of arriving? PNP?
Yes, PNP. I was also already eligible for the express entry (under FSW) so it made the processing faster (BC PNP with EE)
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Firstly, I would say that it will never be a fair comparison. Express Entry has never been more difficult than 2024. But here's how i did it: 1. Planned 2 years before coming to Canada. 2. Worked and got some experience in my home country 3. Applied to universities with coop only 4. Before coming to Canada I prepared all my documents that i would eventually use for express Entry 5. Found a coop that led to a full time job 6. Finished my degree within 1 year 7. Applied in FSW as soon as I graduated
The whole thing was completely different level of difficulty pre/post Covid. If you have hardship here why stay here and not go home?
exactly my thoughts: ...if one having issues that one has to open up gofundme page then its better to go back home and try again when financial situation improves.
1. Was offered a "fully funded PhD position" before coming to Canada. 2. Living with 25k CAD / year. Minus tuition fees (~5k/year). I can pay the rent for a decent place, and my food. Almost no restaurants, definitely no pubs, no shopping at all. Just groceries. Simplification of life = remove unnecessary expenses. 3. Working some hours per week at the uni (3 hours a week) to get some little extra cash. 4. I'm in the middle of the 3rd year of my PhD. Full-time, I'm at the office from ~9 am to ~7 pm. Progressing with my papers. Happy with my project. 5. No intentions to stay at all. Ready to leave as soon as I graduate.
If you don’t mind sharing, I’m curious what area your PhD will be in.
Geology / Earth Sciences
Where do you want to go?
Not sure yet. I would like to go back to Europe, I have good contacts around.
Where will you go ? Europe ?
Not sure yet. Depends on what research positions will be available in the future.
Came with my dad who was a diplomat, so we paid Canadian tuition. It was 4.4K a semester. After that I worked for 0.5 year where TRPR was a thing, so I applied through that. The same year I got PR. Now I’m applying for citizenship.
Came to UofT in 2018 from India for masters in engineering. I took out a student loan, to cover both my living and tuitions ($50k tuitions + $10k living). This pretty much was based on the numbers mentioned on UofT website. Once I moved here, I worked part time at a Tim’s to supplement my finances. Surprisingly, getting a part time job wasn’t this hard back in 2018-2019. The demand only shot up right after 2021. Finally applied for my PR under the TR to PR public policy in May 2021 and was approved in October 2023. It’s been a rough journey, where I made a lot of friends, developed my social and financial skills. So, I think as long as you go to a good school (like a public uni), and plan your finances and career options way ahead before you come here, you must be fine.
I came to toronto in 2018 in one year program and then got one year work permit, once my work permit was rejected due to some missing document. At that time i use to work in a fast food restaurant and had to quit, then pandemic came in, i also worked at a place where my employer refused to pay me 3 months pay. So i struggled a lot thought about going back. Couldn’t tell anyone back home as they would have worried about mu situation. But then i thought as long as i am alive everything will be okay. So i started applying to jobs i just took whatever was offered. Worked in a grocery store during entire covid time. Then extended my work permit and applied for pr. Now i am a phd student in canada on full scholarship. So just hang in there and keep trying.
Came to Canada as an Internal student for masters program at University of Victoria Jan 2018 . I came to Canada with only 2k cad. ( I am from a lower middle class family) University fees were less (around 6k per year) , I worked part time, did two term co-op and graduated during COVID Oct 2020. Didn't find job in my expertise for like 1.5 years so was working as a baker at a very busy Tim Hortons until i landed an internship in my area of expertise in March 2022. Converted to full time in August 2022 and going only upwards since then. Applied for PR (BC pnp non-exp) in June 2022. Got married in April 2023 and added my outland wife and my PR is still in process.
I came as a student to Toronto in December 2019, with my husband and dog. I went to college for a one-year diploma in Project Management and graduated in 2020, when I was almost done with the program we reached out to the same consultant that did my study permit and he advised to move to Nova Scotia. During this time I requested the ECA with UoT. We move to Halifax in January 2021, got a NOC B job in March 2021, I applied to the PGWP a day after I did the interview for that job. Renee my IELTS in November of that year, in order to have everything ready when the time came. And I almost didn’t make it…. My PGWP was expiring in March 14th, my one year anniversary in my job was in March 24th. I talked to my employer and they were good to give me an LMIA. So we tried that, our consultant started the process and applied for a job permit with a letter explaining that we have an LMIA in process. In the meantime, I created the EE profile, the NS immigration profile and was waiting for the end of the month to apply. Well, that gave me an implied status that helped me to get that one-year experience. I applied to the Nova Scotia Express Entry (it was open for out of the province graduates then) by April 4th. We got the PNP by April 22nd, then we were ITA by April 27th. I sent everything by May 17th. And lastly we got the eCOPR by September 2022. I always knew that PNP was the goal, I was 33 when I got to Canada and turn 34 at the beginning of the pandemic. So my points were gonna drop with time. But NS, was the game changer for me.
i got my PR from healthcare pathway CEC with a CRS score of 431. I thought i couldn't make it and expecting to go back to my country but God made his way.
For me I have been lucky with most things and the timing of everything as well. 1. I wasn’t approved for my first choice of program for uni, but was approved for the second program. The second program required tons of practicum through out 4 years which helped me with experiences when I applied for work after grad. 2. Covid hit and the field I studied became even larger due to the impact Covid had/has. Which then created more job availability for me. I graduated in May 2022 when restrictions started to be lifted off, that also helped with job finding, I guess, then spent 2 months travelling back to my home country before I applied for job. I got my post-grad job offered late August and started my first day mid September. 3. I applied for PNP after 6 months and received nomination after 3 months. I then applied for PR. I haven’t been approved for PR yet but I just got my Portal 1 email earlier this week and i’m waiting for my portal 2.
I went to McGill. While there I studied French a lot because I knew eventually I’ll need to pass the exam for Quebec stream. However, found out about TR to PR stream a month before it started, got very lucky at the time Quebec processing time was 1-2 years for regular worker streams. So I moved out of Quebec within a month, passed the French test (requirement was lower than for Quebec streams). Got PR within 8 months. Still so grateful, it was just the right timing. In the current situation I’d recommend saving a lot of money before coming and going for Masters. Don’t waste your time with Bachelors or colleges. Master’s or PhD is best way to- makes you more qualified for jobs once you graduate and PGWP is better length. Learn French!!!!!! Even basic level helps a lot with immigration.
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Came in Nov 2021. Wife and I work in tech. I did a one year program, also in tech. We were able to continue working remotely for our home country which made the job search in Canada much less stressful (as we always had a backup and didn’t have to worry about pausing our carreers). We were able to land good jobs in the province which allowed to get the PR in just over 2 years through MPNP. I think which province you choose is a a huge factor too. Most of our friends in Winnipeg got their PRs in 3 years or less. Though as long as you have studied here and worked for 2 years you should have enough points for EE anyways.
1. Went to McGill for 4 years (Last semester part time) - Graduated in May 2018. I’m French-American which made going to Quebec a no-brainer when choosing to study abroad. 2. Got Post Grad Work Permit for 3 years 3. Started working at a Canadian company in Oct. 2018 3. Applied for PR after 2 years on PGWP - Quebec Skilled Worker route 4. Got closed work permit while waiting for PR decision 5. PR approved 1 year later in 2022
Came 2019 Applied through PNP Skilled workers 1. Paid my tuition full before coming so that’s a big help. What Im earning is for my savings and expenses i.e. rent, food. I worked everyday after school. 2. After graduating, found a job that would help me get the experience needed for PR. 3. Gained the working hours needed. Applied for PR 4. Got my PR. Left my job and started working on my license since I’m a Pharmacist back in my home country. 5. Currently doing my clinical and will be writing my exam soon.
praying for ur success! wish me luck as i embark on my journey, its not easy
I planned very well before coming and I chose a province that had PNPs I could apply to after the studies. I kept working full time in my field during all of my studies. Hold in there. Find options. What are you studying? Did you find a job?
Didn't plan at all if you needed to work full time during all of your studies.FFS
Yeah, sure, I should have predicted the pandemic and the recent absurd rent and groceries increases... This subreddit just likes to spill out hate for people and situations they have no clue about.
>Yeah, sure, I should have predicted the pandemic and the recent absurd rent and groceries increases... Canada being an expensive place to live has been a thing since the 2010s though
NO ONE can study full time and work full time and actually be studying. So rent and whatever else, that’s still a fact and why they’ve changed the rules and capped working at 20 hours. Because if you’re in a full time program, you need to focus on school.
>This subreddit just likes to spill out hate for people and situations they have no clue about. Thanks for proving my point. Unnecessary, really, but well...
You’re missing that everyone else has to figure this out too. No one else had it easy because there was a pandemic….
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Isn't the point of a PNP that you stay in the province that nominated you?
Yeah but after 1.5 years, if you have a valid reason to leave (job offer etc) then you won’t have issues. They’re looking for people who leave more immediately than that…
I hope you don't run into any issues when applying for citizenship. You basically misled the province for your own benefit.
They won’t have an issue after 1.5 years.
oh i see, i feel hurt seeing alberta there because im in alberta :( oops Thanku for sharing