Immigration to Canada

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Study Permit Terms & Conditions

With exams round the corner most of you will be busy making plans what comes next , and some of you would even be looking for study abroad programs be it UK, Canada , Australia, New Zealand. So many options and offers available these days the choice becomes even harder, but their is always some basic information that you need to know for a country where you plan to apply for a study visa. In a series of posts to be followed the Study Junction Abroad team will layout the information that you should know.

In the first post we focus on Canada as its attracts more than 1,30,000 students each year to study which bring in vibrant cultural experience.

Before you Apply - Before you can apply for a study visa you need to accepted by a school , college  or  university in Canada.

Canada offers a different types of schools and colleges

Primary & Secondary Schools - These are schools that teach upto grade 12. All such schools are regulated by provincial Government

Colleges & Universities & Technical School - These post secondary institutions have their own set of rules regarding admissions and Level of English & French requirement. For more information regarding admissions you can look at the institutions official website.

Private Colleges & Vocation Schools - These schools are not under any provincial regulation,but you need to make sure that you need the educational requirements for that province when you apply for such institutes.

Language Schools - These are schools that teach English and French languages, not regulated by provincial Governments but you need to make sure that you need the educational requirements for that province.

How to apply - The most basic question that gets you confused, whenever you plan to study abroad make sure you plan in advance. If you are going for a Primary or secondary schools you need to plan atleast six months in advance. If you planing for a College or University you need to plan atleast one year in advance. Students you have no gap in the studies in their study are generally prefered but varies between institutions.

Who Can Apply - If you are accepted by the College or University in Canada you can apply for a study permit

How to apply  - steps to process

1.  Check application processing times
2.  Get and complete the application forms
3.  Find the visa office where you need to submit your application
4.  Collect the documents you need for study permit                           
5.  Check for any provincial guidelines (Quebec)
6.  Complete your application form. Additional documents if any Medical Examination , Police  Certificate
7.  Pay the processing fees.
8.  Check your application.
9.  Submit your application. 

Post Application - After you have submitted your application you need to track the status of your application.The visa office will review your application to make sure its completed correctly and had all required documents. In case your application in not correctly filled it will not be processed and will be returned to you. If your application is correct they will review and decide whether you need to appear for an interview. Visa office will inform you about the time and place.

If your application is not approved  - visa office will send you a letter explaining why your application has been refused.

For all the parlor jokes about dot-coms, e-commerce is here to stay, and the momentum is just building.  E-commerce grew from a few billion dollars in the 1990s, to $250 billion in 2001.  Conservative forecasts place it above $3 trillion in the next few years.

The great advantage of e-commerce is its global reach without the limits of shelf space or warehousing.  E-commerce permits greater choice and price comparison, lower transaction costs, and brings together purchasers around the world.

The great danger of e-commerce is that it will forge ahead of the world's ability to come up with at least a minimum of global rules for it, including taxation, conflicting national laws, and adjudication of disputes.  Protecting consumers form cyber-crime is also important as is the greater notion of building confidence in e-commerce.

While e-commerce is still in its infancy, there is an urgency to solve this emerging global issue quickly, before the issues become insurmountable.  In this capacity also, Canada has become something of a leader.

On September 22, 1998, Parliament announced Canada's Electronic Commerce Strategy, which outlined a number of initiatives designed to establish Canada as a world leader in the adoption and use of electronic commerce.  The primary goals of the plan – facilitating economic growth, maximizing social potential, and reflecting and supporting global needs – were designed to break down the digital divide between information "haves" and "have nots" based on social, linguistic, or geographical grounds.   

In addition, Parliament passed the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act which has the dual purpose of providing for the protection of personal information while building consumer confidence in e-commerce.  Through this legislation, Canada has encouraged the development of higher encryption and authentication of electronic documents.

These initiatives have placed Canada above the U.S. in terms of Internet users and Internet hosts.  In addition, it leads the G7 nations in the share of population that uses the Internet, and in terms of connectedness and technological infrastructure, Canada ranks just slightly below the U.S.  At the same time, Canada has ensured that there is enough of a regulatory framework to protect consumers and innocent internet surfers.

Canada's initiatives should provide a model for the rest of the world.  It has managed to balance the competing requirements of encouraging e-commerce and Internet use, while still ensuring that consumers are protected.

The creative solutions that Canada has used to tackle regional issues are ones that can be applied on a global level.  The lessons learned, whether from its failures in the fish industry or its successes in developing e-commerce, are lessons which it can and ought to export to the world.

Many a debate has addressed the issues surrounding global trade, the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the principles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).  Less attention, however, has been given to global investment harmonization.

While global trade rules such as GATT and the WTO have been most prominent in the public eye, foreign investment has been relatively unnoticed, despite growing three times faster than trade over the last couple decades.  Between 1980 and 2000, foreign investment went from 4% to 12% of GDP as a worldwide average.  Unlike trade, however, there are very few international investment rules, only bilateral treaties between countries.

Because the rules vary worldwide, there is very little consistency from deal to deal, thereby putting countries into inequitable bargaining positions.  Developing countries that rely on trade with developed countries are at the mercy of the stronger nation, which are in a position to make tough political and economic demands, in exchange for foreign investment.  The lack of international trade and investment rules make for an incredibly uneven playing field.       

Dr. Sylvia Ostry agrees.  "The world trading system is in dire need of reform and the reformers – if they exist – are nowhere to be seen, either in Geneva or national capitals."  The University of Toronto economics professor points out that for foreign investment to be successful from both an economic and humanitarian perspective, there must be greater transparency, an emphasis on human rights and participatory democracy, and a general toward open participation in trade policy-making processes.

Canada has a strong history of foreign investment despite ideological or political differences.  Canada's bold trade missions to China during the Nixon era are notable, as is Canada's long-standing trade relations with Cuba.  This insistence on a fair deal unconstrained by ideology is a model that ought to be exported beyond our borders.

Ever since Lester Pearson won a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the Suez Canal Crisis, Canada has often congratulated itself on its peacekeeping role.  It is arguably more important, however, for Canada to develop a reputation for conflict prevention, and not just keeping the peace after conflict begins.

Intrastate wars have become more commonplace than wars between states.  In 1999-2000, there were over fifty intrastate wars, with a death toll of over 7 million civilians. Since 1945, over 90 percent of these conflicts have taken place in developing countries, often, as in the Congo, drawing neighboring countries into the conflict.

A recent World Bank analysis of intrastate conflicts shows that they predominantly occur where rebel forces have strong financial backing.  While some revolutions are based on genuine grievance, most conflicts, the study showed, are based on gaining access to valuable resources.  Greed, not grievance, is the motivator.  The World Bank's research show that internal conflicts are very likely in countries where income and education are very low, where an exported income such as petroleum, drugs, or diamonds can be easily captured and sold, and where one larger ethnic group dominates smaller ones.

Such conflicts can be averted by tracking the resource internationally, whether diamonds, petroleum, or drugs, making them harder to sell.  Other efforts are intensifying the fight against money laundering and controlling the small-arms trade.  Finally, countries should be actively encouraged to entrench the rights of minorities in their constitutions to ensure that the larger group does not dominate the smaller.   

In 2000, Parliament launched the National Initiative to Combat Money Laundering to bring Canada's efforts into line with international standards. The centerpiece of the strategy was a new Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act requiring financial institutions to report suspicious transactions.  The Act also created the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), which analyses these transaction reports and releases information to intelligence and law enforcement agencies when appropriate.  This legislation serves as a successful model for countries desiring to combat money laundering and the financing of civil unrest.

In addition, Canada has been successful in promoting the interests of various cultures and entrenching minority rights in its Constitution.  The Charter of Rights and Freedoms served as a roadmap in post-apartheid South Africa, and should continue to serve as a model for those countries with minority ethnic groups.      

One of the less-publicized, yet globally significant, side effects of climate change is global water depletion.  Many of the world's inland seas, such as the Black Sea, Aral Sea, and Lake Chad, have shrunk to a fraction of their size forty years ago.  It is estimated that 1.5 billion people do not have access to adequate supplies of safe drinking water, and by 2020, up to 3 billion people could face acute water shortages.

Water scarcity is caused mainly by increased demand and pollution, and is aggravated by global warming.  Water deficits also occur from the demands of irrigation and industry, which account for almost three-quarters of the world's demand for water.  More than half of the water entering irrigation systems never actually make it to the crops, due to faulty irrigation equipment, leaks, or wasteful practice.  Excess irrigation, on the other hand, does irreparable damage to rivers and marshes, by changing local ecosystem's patterns and by carrying chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides back into the water supply.

Water deficits have the potential to become a major global challenge.  Control of water could become a major cause of international conflict, particularly where one country has the ability to restrict or control the flow of crucial waterways.

Desalination of sea water is the most logical alternative to freshwater irrigation and drinking water.  The process, however, is still prohibitively expensive.  Greater effort, however, should be put toward this initiative.  Canada actively supports desalination research and has provided federal subsidies to a number of Canadian companies like Candesal, which develops affordable desalination techniques such as using the excess heat generated by power stations. 

Water, labeled the new gold by some, has not quite matched its counterpart in price, supply or distribution.  "What we don't value, we won't conserve," contends Ducks Unlimited, an organization committed to preserving Canada's wetlands.  One of the major causes of water scarcity and damage to freshwater ecosystems, the organization contends, is the gross under-valuation of water.  By failing to acknowledge its importance to survival, we may unwittingly deplete the earth's water supply.

$75 billion per year is invested in water infrastructure and management in developing countries, almost one third of this coming from Canada alone.  As well, Canada has played a significant role in desalination efforts and is a key player in supporting the development of desalination units.  These efforts, however, must be sustained over the long term to make any meaningful impact.

Canada, a country which possesses the greatest amount of freshwater in the world, can to use this position to raise awareness of worldwide water deficits, and the need to actively deal with the shortage. 

For over twenty percent of the world's people, fishing is more than a pastime – it's a means of survival.  The international trade in fish and fish products exceeds $50 billion a year.  With demand high and resources finite, the resultant shortfall has global implication.

According to the World Wildlife Federation, a full 50 percent of marine fisheries are fully exploited, twenty percent are over-exploited, and the rest are being harvested in an unsustainable manner.  Among the major marine fish stocks, such as cod and tuna, three out of four are being fished beyond their biological limits.

To counter the shortages, many governments, including Canada, have encouraged the rapid growth of aquaculture.  As a result, farmed fish now account for one-third of the world's fish production.  While this has countered the sustainability concerns, other problems have developed as a result.  In Canada, particularly the West Coast, fish farms generate considerable amounts of pollution and waste.  The close proximity of the confined fish increases the propagation of sea lice, and escaped farmed fish spread lice and disease to wild stocks.  Just last year, as the British Columbia government lifted a seven-year moratorium on new fish farms, one of Vancouver Island's most significant pink salmon runs had already collapsed, and more than three million salmon failed to return to spawning rivers.     

Making the international fishing industry sustainable would require some large-scale initiatives, including massive reductions in fishing fleets, concerted effort in controlling illegal fishing and fishing practices, and strictly enforcing limits on the number of fish harvested in a given area.  The fish farm industry would also need careful review to ensure that in attempting to meet demand for fish, wild stocks are not completely wiped out in the process. 

The solution, some argue, is even simpler: if fishing is banned in a given area for several years, the rebound in stock is significant, the overall catch is increased, and the industry becomes sustainable.  Last fall the Economist reported a study which discovered that in some 100 areas where such bans occurred, the number of fish increased 90 percent within a few years, their size increased 30 percent, and the number of species by 20 percent.  These effects, the researchers contended, seemed to spill over into adjacent areas where fishing remains permitted.

As the Canadian experience can attest, it is not as easy as all that.  Quota regulation of the Atlantic cod stocks was introduced in 1973.  Labeled as the Total Allowable Catch (TAC), the policy was ineffective, due to the restrictions being set too high too quickly, and partly because enforcement was not effective.  In 1992, Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans took one step further, imposing a moratorium on cod fishing off the coast of Newfoundland, after scientists determined that mature cod stock had dropped by 99 percent from the numbers recorded in the 1980s.  Despite these measures, cod stocks really have not seen much of a rebound.     

"It is now time for us to take a different approach.  Stopping the commercial cod fishery alone will not work," argues Fred Woodman, chairman of the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, an arms length body that advises the Federal Fisheries Ministry.  He recommends that the government make a long-term commitment to rebuilding the stocks, establishing community councils to make recommendations about the local fishery, and amending the moratorium to provide protection for the most vulnerable areas and allow fishing in those areas where there has been some growth. 

The lessons Canada has learned from the moratorium in Newfoundland, the fish farms in the Pacific, and the Atlantic cod industry quotas are ones that need to be shared with other nations facing similar problems.

There are many decisions you have to do when you start a business, and even more after your business is already established. A decision you need to consider is the expansion of your business. The best approach to business development is to ensure that you will be able to build outward in a strong economy. Some business owners may feel they have no particular set of options they want in their country of origin.

However, there is no reason to give up your business goals just because the opportunities that you want to just look at the problem from a different angle. To achieve new business opportunities, you want to think about doing business in a robust economy such as that offered in Canada. There is a strong economy in Canada, as well as many skilled workers who can help you really take your business to an entirely different level.

Once you've made the decision to build a business in Canada, you'll want to formally pursue the official immigration procedures in Canada. This will allow you to tap into the benefits of the Government of Canada set aside for business development and for expansion. Like any other decision of your life, you will need to address the immigration process for business in a systematic and logical.


Canada Business Visa

First, you want to make sure you have all the necessary information at hand in advance. In the case of immigrating to Canada as a business owner and investor, this means that you must provide financial data that shows that you basically have the capital to actually build a solid company in Canada. If you do not have documentation to prove your net worth and other financial information, it will be difficult to process your request and you will experience delays in immigrating to Canada.

Then you want to have a solid business plan. Although this is technically part of the information you need to submit as part of your application, it deserves its own section. After all, what separates this form of Canada's immigration from other programs is that you will build a solid company in Canada, employing Canadian workers. This means that the government wants to see that your company's vision is firmly drawn on paper. Although there is no required length for a business plan, it should adequately cover your long-term plan for a successful business. It is preferable to opt for more detail than the risk of being vague.

Finally, you want to know the area you think about moving an existing business or create a new business is important to know the location because you spend much time there, and you'll also want to make sure that the local market can indeed support your business plan and the services you plan to offer the public.

All things considered, the creation of a checklist, it will be easier for you to have a seamless migration process that is free of delays as possible. If you take the advice given here to heart, you'll have no problem to build a solid company in Canada in no time.

Quebec City- Rated among the top cities in the USA which is visited by the honeymooners, the honeymoon in Quebec City of Canada can be fun. The place is rich in history and the flavor of ancient Europe. The intimate cafes and horse rides through the stone-walled city is particularly what you would enjoy together. The Italian restaurant Le Saint Amour is popular among French honeymooners.

Niagara Falls- Needless to say, nature lovers are sure to make their first stop at the Niagara Falls. The resorts located around the Niagara Falls boasts of offering romantic tourists the best views of the falls. You can spend great time at the Casinos here. The party just goes on here.

Cape Breton- If city life is not the cup of tea for both of you, try the Cape Breton. An escape to this place will leave you mesmerized. You would just forget to check on your cell phones as well! Cape Breton is famous for the Celtic heritage. The Cabot Trail drive in Cape Breton is stunning during the autumn months. Check into any of the cafes there and savor a meal of lobsters.

Banff- The Banff in Canada serves romance throughout the year. You can get cozy at any of the hot springs there or spend quiet moments at the town cabins. This Alberta town is bordered with the Canadian Rockies. Canada honeymoons are incomplete without visiting this lover's paradise.

Montreal- Those loving metropolitan culture, clubs, and parties would not wish to go anywhere else in Canada. Montreal offers the best dining and entertainment options. The waterside zone region of Old Montreal is an ancient place ripe with romance. To experience ideal romance, check into the John & Yoko suite or take a walk to the Mount Royal in the evenings.

Canada is the biggest country in the American continent and the second biggest one in the entire world. It is also definitely one of the wealthiest and most interesting ones and even though population is not as dense as other big countries, Canada has a big number of crowded cities where cultural and entertainment life is really amazing.

With its capitol city in Ottawa, Canada's largest city is Toronto and what is great about Canada is that its peculiar history in which mostly native, British and French elements have taken place is the reason why you have some cities where English is the main language and some others where that language is French. This gives us an idea of how rich and fantastic Canadian culture is as a mix of several heritages and elements that blend together in the most refined and harmonic ways.

Among Canada's most important cities you have Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Quebec, Winnipeg, Halifax and Saint John among many others. Most of them are located near the frontier with the United States since most of the upper north of Canada has a severe climate that does not help permanent inhabitation.

Even though it is usually believed that Canada is an extreme cold place, you can still enjoy hot summers and mild winters depending on where you are. However, there are some cities where temperatures in winter may go down to -40º C. It will always vary on where you are standing so please check this before actually traveling to any Canadian city.

Canada offers honeymooners lots of leisure to enjoy. In the first place, the west coast where the British Columbia is, is among Canada's most important touristic centers since you can find there not only beautiful cities, but also ski centers, rocky mountains and rainforests. This is a great place to enjoy together because most of these landscapes are perfect to fall in love with.

In the Ontario region you can enjoy the capitol city and the largest Canadian city (Toronto) as well as the amazing Niagara Falls and a truly diverse offer of eating and cultural places.

Finally, the city of Quebec is to some the most romantic honeymoon destination in Canada since this French speaking city reminisces quite a lot the beautiful France and there you will find amazing and historical sites to enjoy together as well as a highly developed cultural and entertainment life.

Some useful tips which will help you to plan for a Honeymoon in Canada are described below:

The most important thing is to decide the budget for the honeymoon. While deciding the budget, you should also take into consideration some extra money which will help you to take up some extra activities during the honeymoon or for purchasing some surprise gift items during the trip for your life partner.

The next step is to research online about the popular destinations in Canada, honeymoon cruises and the overall expenses, the resorts, hotels and other activities which are available in the various Canada honeymoon packages and opt for the best one. It will also provide you additional details about the region, its climate, best time to visit and the popular destinations for honeymoon which will help in the planning process.

You should search on the internet or get in touch with your travel agent about the best deals. They will provide you information about the discounts, overall travel expenses and tips which will help you to save money during the honeymoon trip. You can opt for all inclusive honeymoon packages in Canada.

Select the destination and make the necessary booking in advance. The best option is to go for hotels which would offer you all the required amenities and also offer you some intimate or romantic settings as per your ideas to spend time with your life partner. Besides these other options available are beach resorts which also would provide you excellent facilities for your honeymoon.

If you are looking out for some special, private and romantic time to be spent together then opt for the special bridal suites or honeymoon suites and make the necessary advance bookings. It would be a wonderful experience and would provide you a honeymoon you have always dreamt of.