Thursday, April 8, 2010

CANADIAN IMMIGRATION IMPROVED ONLINE RESOURCES

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently announced a new online resource to make it easier for immigrants to settle in when they move to Canada. The new website provides information on Government and local services for new migrants to Canada. Immigration Minister Kenney had the following to say:

"The Services for Newcomers resource has been put in place to help newcomers find the private sector and government services they need to succeed. With this resource, newcomers will easily find the many services available to them, such as how to buy their first home," said Minister Kenney. "This can only increase their chance of successful integration within their new communities, and this is an important goal for Canada."
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The Canadian Government has tripled immigrant settlement funding since 2006. The range of services for migrants include the following:
Language Training.
Employment related assistance.
Community service referrals to help immigrants settle, adapt and integrate into Canadian society.

Applicants can access the new immigration resource at www.servicesfornewcomers.cic.gc.ca
(Source: http://www.easygocanada.com)
New IELTS Requirements for Applicants in Skilled Workers Class.
Every year Canada welcomes immigrants from all over the world. Canadian government knows about the difficulties of immigrants which they are facing due to a high IELTS band requirement for additional points of Canadian Immigration.

Keeping in view these difficulties faced by the potential immigrants, Canadian government has decided to reduced the IELTS score requirement for Canadian Immigration Points system. Immigration Canada has now decreased the IELTS band requirement criteria for Canada Skilled worker Immigration points. Minimum IELTS score requirement for 4 points of Immigration has now been reduced.

The minimum IELTS band score has been reduced from 7 band to 6.5 band to obtain four points for Immigrate to Canada in Skilled Worker class. Now applicants have to obtain 4 points for one module of IELTS if he/she score 6.5 band as compared to old system which required at lease 7 Band in IELTS to obtain four points in a specific module of IELTS. However, listening module gained the IELST score instead of reduction. i.e. 7.5, which was 7 previously. Now an applicant can get 16 points for immigration by having the following minimum band in IELTS
Writing: 6.5 Band
Reading: 6.5 Band
Speaking: 6.5 Band
Listening: 7.5 Band

IELTS to Success: Preparation Tips and PracticeAdministrator's Manual for Official GED Practice Tests (includes U.S. English, Canadian, Spanish, and French) (General Education Development Testing Service)