Toronto immigration firm charges $170K for fake Canadian job

A Toronto based immigration firm offered a job to an undercover CBC journalist who posed as a Chinese national looking for permanent residence in Canada for $170,000.

Canadian diplomatic missions from around the world were questioned about the integrity of these job offers and they identified prevalent inherent difficulties.

• Hong Kong reported "high rates of fraud or suspected fraud and only 15-22 per cent of AE offers were found to be genuine."

• Beijing said that "21 of the 33 files chosen for review found the applicants were not working for the employer or had never worked for the employer."

• New Delhi found that "over 60 per cent of the cases never worked for the employers in Canada."

• Seoul said "that out of 29 cases landed in 2008, only eight appeared bona fide, 12 cases found collusion between the employer and/or applicant and/or agent."

The federal government did not provide recent numbers when asked. Shannon Ker, a spokesperson for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) wrote that "the vast majority of applications received by IRCC are genuine." Adding, IRCC has trained its employees "how to detect fraud and the appropriate steps to take when there is sufficient cause to suspect it is taking place."

Kurland said that, in his view, Ottawa and provincial regulators aren't doing enough. However, "there is an actual anxiety that the province and the feds have insufficient enforcement resources to keep things honest, and a lack of enforcement is an invitation for abuse”.

After you’ve checked to make sure you’re working with an authorized legal services provider, Immigration Consultant (RCIC) or a lawyer, it’s always a good idea to make sure you understand their process, timeline, and fee structure before getting started.

Read the article here:https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/immigration-jobs-fees-china-canada-1.5272394

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OINP August 15, 2019, Draw Invites 997 Candidates in the HCP Stream

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) opens a draw on August 15, 2019 in the Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP) and issues Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to 997 Express Entry candidates. The CRS score was between 439 and 464.

The OINP targeted candidates with work experience in the following priority occupations:

• 0114 Other administrative services managers

• 0601 Corporate sales managers

• 1122 Professional occupations in business management consulting

• 0124 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers

• 0621 Retail and wholesale trade managers

• 1111 Financial auditors and accountants

• 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

• 0111 Financial managers

• 1114 Other financial officers

• 0651 Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c

Canada’s new biometrics rules: Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Fingerprints and a photograph are now required for identification purposes and have become mandatory for people from Middle East, Africa and Europe when applying either for a visitor visa, work permit, study permit, permanent residence or for asylum.

However, people coming form visa-exempt countries with a valid electronic travel authorization (eTA) do not have to provide biometrics.

Biometric cost CAD $85 for one person or CAD$170 for a family when applying together.

Visitor visa, study and work permit applicants need to give their biometrics once every 10 years. They don’t need to give your biometrics again until the 10-year period expires.

Permanent residence applicants need to give their biometrics and pay the fee each time they apply, even if they gave their biometrics in the past for another application.