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Why is Canada a good option for Indian Students?
Open Culture welcoming Indians: Canada widely accepts people from multiple cultures or races. You will find ample of Indians in Canada who are free to practice their festivals, rituals and cultures in Canada. Canadians are the most welcoming race on the planet earth. Canadians do not discriminate InRead more
Open Culture welcoming Indians: Canada widely accepts people from multiple cultures or races. You will find ample of Indians in Canada who are free to practice their festivals, rituals and cultures in Canada. Canadians are the most welcoming race on the planet earth. Canadians do not discriminate Indians or Asians
Religion practices: Canada permits every human to practice their own religion which is an added advantage. In Canada, you will witness more than 120 races and thus, it’s a cosmopolitan land. You will find temples, Mosques or Gurudwaras in Canada. All festivals are celebrated equally in Canada.
Indian Food and Groceries: Indian cuisine is the hottest selling cuisine in Canada not just by the Indians but other nationalities as well. You will find Indian restaurant in every town, city and area. Furthermore, all Indian groceries are easily available in Canada.
Study Pattern: Study pattern of Canada is much easier than India. It is more practical and less theoretical. Canadian education system evolves with project based learning over theory examinations. There are assignment which are part of the evaluation mechanism which helps students envisage creativity. There are presentations which makes students more confident in their work place. Canadian education system involves Co-op or Internships which help students to get practical experience of workplace and help them get an experience.
Loan Facility for Cost of Living: Canada is the only country which has introduced GIC which is 10050 CAD which is distributed and funded to the student every month. In all other countries the Indian or International Banks only fund for Tuition Fees and not the living expense but Canada is the only country for which even the cost of living is also been funded by the banks on account of GIC. Thus, there is less burden for the students and parents for self-contribution. The entire cost of studies and living cost is covered under loan. Furthermore, Canada is the only country where Banks give a moratorium period for study + 1 year for a EMI or Pre EMI. To illustrate, if your course of Masters is 2 years, then your EMI will start after 3 years and no Pre-EMI till that period.
Part time Work Permit: Canada allows International Students to work part time along with their studies. Student are allowed to work 20 hours per week ie 80 hours a month which helps them to take care of their monthly expenses like accommodation, food and travel. Also, equips them to save money and pay the fees for the consecutive year or pay back their loans.
Post Study Work Permit: In Canada post completion of your studies you are eligible for a Post Study Work Permit (PSWP) which is assured. If you have enrolled for a 1 year program, you will get a 1 years PSWP, if you have undergone a program of 2 years or more, you will be eligible for a 3 years Post Study Work Permit.
Easy Job access: Canada is an easy Job Market for Students as while study it is very easy to find job in Malls, Restaurants, Shops, Retail stores and other places. Also, Post Study Work Permit, it is comparatively easier to find job in your craved field by help of Employment houses which is a Free service offer by the government.
Guaranteed PR Options: In Canada, in your Post Study Work Permit, you need to gain Work Experience and apply for a PR. If you have a Work experience of 1 year within the 1-3 years of your Post Study Work Permit, you are eligible for PR under Express Entry. Furthermore, there are also Provincial Nomination Programs which can sponsor you PR within 6 Months of Work Experience.
Citizenship Roadmap: Canada offers their PR holders to apply for Citizenship in Canada after a stay of 3 years on Canadian soil. You have a voting right as a citizen which is not offered as a PR.
Cross field Work Experience: Canada allows you to work in any field while Study and even Post Study. In your Post Study Work Permit, if you have Work experience in cross field even that is counted as a valid Work experience for PR. To elucidate, if you have done your Masters or Post Graduation in the field of Computer science, you can still work in a Restaurant or Mall and gain experience and apply for a PR. There will be no question asked as to why did you work in a cross field?
FREE Medical: Canadian government allows Free Medical for Students under the Student insurance program which is included in your Tuition Fees. And After PR, you are entitled for all medical benefits free of cost.
FREE Education for your children: Your children will get Free education on your Post Study Work Permit or PR. Additionally, the Canadian government gives you child allowance of up to 800 CAD per month per child to foster your children.
Unemployment aid: Canadian government offers a aid to relief their PR and Citizen in unforeseeable circumstances like loss of pay due to mass layoff or no job. Even in the Pandemic, the Canadian government has been very sympathetic and has paid every student, PR, Citizen and businesses an amount ranging form 2000-5000 CAD.
All in all, Canada is the best place to live for Indian Students.
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See lessAfter how many years can I apply for PR in Canada with a of Work Permit of Two years?
Hello dear friend, If you have a 2 years Work permit, you need to gain a work experience of 1560 hours (1 year) which can be completed in 12 calendar months. Hours: You can have a full time or a Part time Work Experience, but you need to claim this 1 year (1560 hours) Work Experience. You are alloweRead more
Hello dear friend,
If you have a 2 years Work permit, you need to gain a work experience of 1560 hours (1 year) which can be completed in 12 calendar months.
To illustrate, if you have two jobs:
Job A: 25 hours a week
Job B: 30 hours a week
The maximum you can claim in a week is only 40 hours per week.
All in all, after 12 months of your Work Experience you can file for you Canadian PR by claiming 1560 hours of work experience.
Suggestion: Please keep you Pay Slips ready in a file. Make an excel so that it becomes easy for you when you file your PR.
Have a letter of recommendation from your Employer along with your Offer Letter, Relieving letter or Experience Letter. If there is any problem, in your file, I would firmly recommend to hire a Lawyer or Consultant to file you case.
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See lessCan we take our parents with us when we go to Canada on a student visa?
Dear friend, A Canadian student after his Canadian PR, can sponsor his / her parents for Canadian PR. While, you sponsor your parents with the parental sponsorship, you can apply for Super Visa which is for 10 years. In a super visa, the parents can stay for 10 years but they can't work out get anyRead more
Dear friend,
A Canadian student after his Canadian PR, can sponsor his / her parents for Canadian PR.
While, you sponsor your parents with the parental sponsorship, you can apply for Super Visa which is for 10 years. In a super visa, the parents can stay for 10 years but they can’t work out get any benefits of a Canadian PR.
After your study of 1–2 years, you will be eligible for 1–3 years of Post Study Work Permit. In the post study Work permit, you have to gain 1 year of work experience and apply for Canadian PR. Post 2 years of your PR, you can sponsor you parents for PR. You need to attain the requirement of salary / income for the year to sponsor the parents.
The parents get all the benefits same as the Canadian PR like
– Work permit
– Medical benefits
– Employment benefit
And other
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See lessWhat is WES ECA? Is it valid for a Canadian Student Visa?
ECA is Educational Credential Assessment which is required to validate your education form your home country and equate the same with the education level in Canada. To illustrate, if you are applying for a Program like PHD Doctorate, you will need an ECA equivalence for your Masters. Furthermore, thRead more
ECA is Educational Credential Assessment which is required to validate your education form your home country and equate the same with the education level in Canada.
To illustrate, if you are applying for a Program like PHD Doctorate, you will need an ECA equivalence for your Masters.
Furthermore, there are few universities which will demand for an ECA for even Bachelor or Masters Program. One of them is Royal Roads University in British Columbia.
Moreover, there are multiple vendors who offer ECA assessments, few of them are:
WES (World Education Services)
CES (Comparative Education Services – University of Toronto)
IQAS
ICAS and many more
You can use any ECA bodies which validate your ECA depending on the time, cost and other parameters ie. Equivalence list, as there are few ECA which validate few universities, while others do not.
Also, ECA assessment report is been required at the stage of applying for Canada PR.
To encapsulate, any ECA Assessment report is valid for Canada Student Visa.
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See lessCan you book a one-way ticket to Canada on a Student Visa?
Hello dear friend, STUDENT VISA: If you have a valid Student Visa stamped on your passport you are allowed to book a one way flight ticket to Canada. Also, if you think logically, if you are going for a one year or 2 years of Masters study or 3-4 years of Bachelor Study, you will definitely not be sRead more
Hello dear friend,
STUDENT VISA:
If you have a valid Student Visa stamped on your passport you are allowed to book a one way flight ticket to Canada.
Also, if you think logically, if you are going for a one year or 2 years of Masters study or 3-4 years of Bachelor Study, you will definitely not be sure, when you will be travelling back to your home country.
WORK PERMIT:
Same is the case for Work Permit, as your Work Permit might be a closed permit ie, LMIA or LMIA exempt which can be for 1 or 2 years or it can be a Post Study Work Permit which can be for a 2-3 years.
Even in this scenario, you are allowed to take a one way ticket while your journey to Canada.
All in all, In Student Visa, Work Permit, PR or Start up Visa, you are allowed to have a one way ticket to Canada. Having said that, only in case of Visitor Visa you should be have a return ticket as that is a Temporary Permit given to you for vist, Business meetings or tourism.
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See lessHow long does a Visa Application remain flagged after it has been denied?
Once a Visa Application is been denied for Student Permit, Work Permit, PR or any even Temporary Permit like Tourist Visa; it remains active in the system for 10 years. Immigration maintains data of migrants, applicants for a period of 10 years. Even when you are applying for any Visa in Canada, inRead more
Once a Visa Application is been denied for Student Permit, Work Permit, PR or any even Temporary Permit like Tourist Visa; it remains active in the system for 10 years. Immigration maintains data of migrants, applicants for a period of 10 years.
Even when you are applying for any Visa in Canada, in the application form, generally there is a section which will ask you to declare your immigration history for the last 10 years. It will also ask you, if you have any visa rejections in any other countries as well.
Thus, Canada will populate the immigration history for the last ten years and then decide on the immigration decision.
Having said that, based on my experience, if you have a rejection of Tourist Visa, Work Permit, Student Visa or even Permanent Residency; you are allowed apply for the GCMS Notes or CAIPS Notes. These notes is nothing but the immigration officer’s diary which will mention all the comments, observations and findings of the immigration officers. You can contact a consultant who can help you apply for the GCMS / CAIPS Notes.
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See lessWhat are the visa requirements for Indian students?
Dear friend, Student Visa for Indian Applicants are of two types: Student Direct Stream (SDS) and NON-SDS. Under SDS Scheme, the Student needs the below mandatory documents: One year Complete fees to be paid for the College / University IELTS Overall 6.5, Each section of Reading, Writing, Listening,Read more
Dear friend,
Student Visa for Indian Applicants are of two types: Student Direct Stream (SDS) and NON-SDS.
Under SDS Scheme, the Student needs the below mandatory documents:
Failing to any of the above 3 criteria, the Student will can o ahead with the NON-SDS Scheme.
Having said that, the visa success rate for NON-SDS scheme is miniscule as compared to the SDS for the Indian Student.
NOTE: I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU TO GO AHEAD WITH SDS SCHEME
Other Mandatory List of Documents that the Student needs for the Visa are as below:
Other Discretionary documents that the Students need for Student Visa are as below: (NOTE: They are not mandatory but GOOD TO HAVE)
I got 80 percent in 12th and scored 7 overall band scores in the IELTS. Am I good for a Canadian study visa?
Dear friend, 80 percent in 12th and an IELTS 7 Band overall is a great score to secure admission in any course and any University. According to your profile, I would strongly recommend you to go ahead only with Universities and not Colleges as Universities are much better than colleges. Advantages oRead more
Dear friend,
80 percent in 12th and an IELTS 7 Band overall is a great score to secure admission in any course and any University.
According to your profile, I would strongly recommend you to go ahead only with Universities and not Colleges as Universities are much better than colleges.
Advantages of Universities over Colleges:
NOTE:
Make a good SOP for your application to secure a good scholarship for your course in the University.
Best luck, if any help needed, kindly feel free to get in touch.
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See lessAfter getting a post-graduation work permit, can I do business in Canada?
Dear Friend, WHILE STUDY: Ehen you are studying a Bachelor or Post Graduate / Masters course, you are allowed to work part time or even run a business while studying. You are also allowed to hire employees while running the business. NOTE: Make sure, you work part time ie 20 hours / week in the BusiRead more
Dear Friend,
WHILE STUDY:
Ehen you are studying a Bachelor or Post Graduate / Masters course, you are allowed to work part time or even run a business while studying. You are also allowed to hire employees while running the business. NOTE: Make sure, you work part time ie 20 hours / week in the Business.
POST STUDY:
If your Study program is 2 years of Diploma, 3 /4 years of Bachelor, 2 years of Post Graduate Diploma or 2 years of Masters, you will be eligible for a 3 years of Post Study Work Permit (PSWP).
If your Study program is 1 year of Diploma, 1 year of Post Graduate Diploma or 1 year of Masters, you will be eligible for a 1 year of Post Study Work Permit (PSWP).
While, this Post Study of Work Permit, you can work Full time in one Job, 2 Jobs or Multiple jobs. Furthermore, you are also allowed to do Business in your Post Study Work Permit. You can also hire employees, rent a premise or even take a Business Loan. You are eligible for all the rights as a Businessmen.
WHILE PR / PNP:
Moreover, running the Business will also help you gather Self Employed Work Experience or Entrepreneur Stream to apply for your Permanent Residency (PR) or Provincial Nomination Program (PNP).
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See lessDo we need the IELTS result after getting a student visa for Canada?
Hello dear friend, If you have already received Student Visa for Canada, I assume that you already have the IELTS Score card in the past when you applied for the Visa. Once you get the Student Visa stamped on your passport and if your IELTS is expired, you are not required to give the IELTS again. TRead more
Hello dear friend,
If you have already received Student Visa for Canada, I assume that you already have the IELTS Score card in the past when you applied for the Visa.
Once you get the Student Visa stamped on your passport and if your IELTS is expired, you are not required to give the IELTS again.
To illustrate, you have applied for September 2023 Intake in Canada. You had your IELTS valid in the month of May 2023, when you applied for the Student Visa. You have already got the Visa approved in the Month of July 2023 and now you are flying in August 2023, you will not need to have your IELTS valid as your passport is already stamped and you have a valid Student Permit.
Having said that, if you are applying for a Canada Student Permit for Sept 2023 intake in the month of May 2023, and your IELTS is expired, you will definitely be required to appear for your IELTS exam again before you file your Student Visa.
Also, IELTS proficiency test is only for those who are applying for Student Visa, Work Permit, PR, PNP, Business Investment Visa or Start up Visa and not for Visitors. Also, if you are from an English speaking country like England, USA or from any European country, you do not require any English proficiency test results.
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