REJECTED: Inadmissible Family Member(s)

by Gianpaolo Panusa

Most applicants are shocked to discover that if any family member is inadmissible - whether accompanying you to Canada or not - then the applicant is inadmissible as well. This is certainly one of the least understandable of immigration rules. If your family member will not accompany you to Canada, then why should it matter if that family member has a medical condition or criminal record that keeps them out of Canada? I believe the answer lies in the fact that once you become a permanent resident, you do have certain rights to sponsor family members, and can even try a humanitarian and compassionate application as a last ditch effort in most circumstances. The legislation is circumventing those processes by ensuring that the applicant never becomes a permanent resident in the first place. Whatever the reason, it is a harsh rule and I think it is ripe for re-evaluation.

Newcomers must be mentally prepared

by Anup Mittal

Canada accepts the newcomers with an open-heart, but the treatment they get from the job market is on the contrary side. The country openly show favour to the people of Canadian i.e. “True Canadians”. The newcomers face a tough situation in the job market in Canada, and if a person does not have experience in hand, then the dream of getting a job never turns into reality. Even the competent newcomers are left with no hope when they not even given one opportunity to prove their work skill, and they do not get a deserving job. It's a catch 22 situation - "No job without Canadian experience, but how will one gain Canadian experince without getting a job?"

Canadian Immigrants face early death

source: Canada Standard

New immigrants to Canada, beware! A new study says immigrants coming to Canada in search of a better life actually put themselves at risk of an early death due to stress. Scott Lear, a kinesiologist at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University, said Sunday that many healthy immigrants start seeing deterioration in their health soon after landing in this country. Their condition gets only worse as they stay longer in Canada, he said, citing his study on new immigrants. Lear, who examined over 600 new immigrants from Asia and Europe for a condition called atherosclerosis - which refers to the narrowing of an artery, said they started building more plaque in their arteries as they stayed longer in Canada. This puts them at a greater risk of death from cardiovascular problems, Lear said in a TV interview.

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How to find a Job in Canada

by Zhu

As a newcomer in Canada, you will probably need to get a job as soon as you can: settling in a new country is expensive. But going job-hunting can be an intimidating task. Here are a few tips to help you find a job in Canada. Your first goal should be to be assessed:

Have your documents translated: if your work-related documents (such as degrees, certifications etc.) are not in French or English, you will need to have them professionally translated (for Ontario, you can use the Canada International Translation Services