1,000 Cap for Nurses has been reached | Federal Skilled Worker Program

As of December 22, 2010, the 1,000 cap for Registered Nurses has already been reached.

This means, the Centralized Intake Office will only accept applications for this occupation from people with an existing offer of arranged employment. Otherwise, it will be returned unprocessed.

I'm a registered nurse and I don't have an arranged employment. But I meet the 67 points pass mark. I'm in the middle of preparing my supporting documents, WHAT NOW?


First, do you still want to live and work in Canada? If yes, then remember this: 'People never plan to fail. They just fail to plan.'

Now isn't your time, but make sure when your occupation opens up again, you will be ready to file your application in an instant. Your time may come this July 2011.

Go ahead, get your documents ready as early as now! It is not impossible that the cap for nurses will be filled up in a month or two after it open up. It will be a huge mistke if you will miss that opportunity again.

Kutuma Hotel Canada 2011 Job Offer | Hotel Kutuma Job Scam

Funny I received this email from Hotel Kutuma. The email message was so confusing that I'm not sure if I'm being recruited or if they want me to recruit workers for them.



Here's a screen shot from the website (http://www.hotelkutuma.com) that they have provided. And below is part of the email message:

As per above request we need manpower to work in kutuma hotel in Canada. The total requirements will be 470 workers. just the year our ship line and kutuma hotel need outside workers not inside the Canada

Workers that have the ability to work hard only need to apply and must come from non-criminal origin and must agreed to abide by the kutuma hotels rules and regulations.

Details needed: Bio-data's of these workers in advance for us to do the shortlist before conduction of interview .Also important they must speak some English during interview. They will be tested on the spot and interviewed by the kutuma ship line and kutuma hotel management.

Salary: is very attractive depending on experience to be found in our salary and benefit which will be forwarded to you for your perusal.

Overtime: 2 hrs/day

Public Holiday / Sunday: Double Pay The important thing here is speed. The kutuma ship line and kutuma hotel management wants the whole thing settled in 45days time.

If you can meet our requirement please reply for further procedures. The management will take care of your feeding, accommodation including your air ticket. We will provide all the relevant backup documents to enable the applicant get his or her visa at Canada-Embassy in the applicant’s Country. Visas will be issued upon approval from Canada Global Immigration. If you are interested to work with us in Canada, urgent respond to through this

Email,hotelcanada.kutuma@yahoo.com

Best Regards,

Miss Maureen Hooks
Vacancy manager.

So you think it's legitimate? I don't think so.

First, there's no such thing as Canada Global Immigration office that approves visa. The content of the email is pretty much similar to previous job scams that we have already exposed.

And by the way, there's a real Kutuma Hotel in Quebec and you may contact them at info@kutuma.com. More information about the real Kutuma Hotel at www.kutuma.com.

Gateway to Canada Christmas Giveaways

Here's a Christmas giveaway for Gateway to Canada Facebook fans. Visit our Facebook page to win free t-shirt.

But more than the t-shirt, there's another more important Christmas treat from Canadian Immigration Consultancy.

A Christmas Treat from CIC : P5,000 deposit to start application!

Merry Christmas!

A Christmas Treat from CIC : P5,000 deposit to start application!

Depending on how you will take this offer from us, you will be celebrating a white christmas next year. That is if you will make a decision NOW.

But first, I need to ask you this:

Are you still interested to live and work in Canada?

Do you really want to live and work in Canada to give your family a better quality of life?

Do you have the courage and determination to make it happen?

If you answer NO in any of those three questions, you may stop reading this message now. Otherwise, please read on and take this offer seriously.

With only few days left before the Christmas Eve, we are all busy thinking of what gift to buy our love ones. Chances are you may actually set aside your plans to start your immigrant visa application and prioritize expenses for the coming holidays. Nothing is wrong with that and that is understandable. I must say though that it is just a matter of setting your priority. And as as Consultant, I also need to make you understand the importance of a timely decision.

Immigration rules change. The longer you delay your decision, the more you are risking your eligibility. You also need to consider the immigration quota and the cap on the applications being received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. If you are seriously considering this opportunity, you should file your application ASAP! Opportunities knock only once and it's not going to wait for you.

"I want to apply now but I don't have the extra P25,000 to start the application."

No problem.

If you sign up on or before the 30th of December 2010, we'll accept a minimum of P5,000 deposit!

The objective here is really simple. It's to avoid wasting time and to start preparing your documents, application forms, and other requirements with the end in view of sending your application to Centralized Intake Office (CIO) early next year.

With P5,000 deposit, you can already get the application kit containing the application forms, list of requirements and documention guidelines. The balance of P20,000 can be paid in two installments within 60 days or before sending your application to CIO, whichever comes first.

Interested?

Let's set an appointment and start the process. We have offices in Coastal Mall (Paranaque City), SM Mall of Asia (Pasay City) and SM City North EDSA (Quezon City). Simply reply to this email or contact me at mob no 0928.5008826 to set an appointment.

If you are working abroad or is in the province and don't have time to visit office for the payment, you have to options:

1. Deposit your payment to our Bank of the Philippines Savings Account and send us via email the scanned copy of the deposit slip. Here's the bank details:

BPI Savings Account No. 0371.0069.66
Account Name: Phil-Amer Immigration Services, Inc.
Branch: Baclaran

2. Pay online through your credit card using our secured online payment system. We accept both MasterCard and Visa.

We have just made it easy for you to start working on your dream. It's for you now to decide.

What will it be?

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Legislation to crack down on crooked consultants may soon become a law

Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act received final approval in the House of Commons on December 7, 2010. It will now be forwarded to Senate for consideration.

Here's a recent news release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada regarding this development, statement Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.

“In their quest for personal gain, crooked consultants have displayed a wanton disregard for our immigration rules and bilked too many people out of their hard-earned dollars,” said Minister Kenney. “They are a menace, posing a costly threat not only to their victims, but also to the integrity and fairness of our immigration system. When crooked consultants encourage prospective immigrants to cheat the system, it slows down the immigration system for those following the rules.”

The legislation would make it a crime for unauthorized individuals to provide immigration advice or representation for a fee. This includes services offered or performed before an application is submitted or a proceeding begins, thus closing a loophole in the current framework. It would also give the Minister the authority to designate a body to govern immigration consultants and authorize the Governor in Council to make regulations to enhance the government’s oversight of this body. [Source]

Legislation to crack down on crooked consultants a step closer to becoming law. The days of crooked immigration consultants are numbered!

Image Credit:http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/crook.html

CIC SM City North EDSA Pictures

CIC SM City North EDSA office is now officially open for business. It's open daily from Monday to Sunday.

Here's a couple of pictures taken this morning

From L-R: Tina, Vangie, Apol and Claire

The lady with the baby is the 1st client to visit our SM City North EDSA Office

More CIC SM City North EDSA office at http://www.facebook.com/Gateway2Canada.

CIC now at SM North EDSA | December 8, 2010 Soft Opening

Canadian Immigration Consultancy will have a soft opening of its newest branch office at SM City North EDSA in Quezon City on December 8, 2010. Malacanang's Proclamation No. 81 declaring Dec 8, 2010 as non-working holiday has nothing to do with it though. Just saying. :-)

Here's the SM City North EDSA Address:

Canadian Immigration Consultancy,
Unit 301, 3rd floor , Building F/North Link Building,
SM North Edsa, Quezon City.

Please look for Renei De Lara or Benjie Rustia

Office Hours:

9am to 8pm - Monday to Saturday
9am to 7pm – Sunday

I will be there tomorrow, December 8, 2010, for the soft opening ceremony. If you're interested to live and work in Canada and wishes to know how, come and visit the office. For appointment confirmation, contact me at mob no 0928-5008826.

And by the way, December 8, 2010 is a non-working holiday in Batangas.

December 2010 Visa Bulletin

December 2010 Visa Bulletin is now out! Merry Christmas!

Prostitution in Canada | Decriminalizing Prostitution in Canada

Prostitution in Canada is generally not illegal. However, there are laws criminalizing activities related to prostiution. Three Toronto women challenged anti-prostitution laws in October 2009, arguing that those prohibitions prevented them from conducting their business in the safety of their homes or brothels and forced them into hasty street conversations with potential customers, with no time to weed out those who might be dangerous. 

A Toronto judge made a decision favoring the appeal of the three prostitutes. But Canada's Court of Appeal Thursday blocked the said ruling that effectively decriminalized prostitution in Canada until April to allow for an appeal. Story from inquirer.net. 

Are you in favor of decriminalizing prostitution in Canada?