Hey,
I am applying at a college in Winnipeg, the duration of the course is 2 years. After the course I am going to apply for the post graduation work permit which can again be obtained for 2 years if I'm not mistaken. My question is are the rules for skilled migration (points based system) and migration through provincial nomination same? Do I need atleast one year's work experince before I apply for PR through the provincial nominee programme or can I apply as soon as I graduate or as soon as I find full time employment?
Another question is, suppose I get my PR through the provincial nominee programme then does it become mandatory for me to live in that province after I become a permenant resident or I can move to any other province? I'm sorry if I've posted this in the wrong section but there is no seperate section for the provincial nomination system. Any help is appreciated.
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Trying to be someone else is a waste of the person you are®--Kurt Cobain.
My question is are the rules for skilled migration (points based system) and migration through provincial nomination same?
--- MPNP is also point based system. For canadian education, you get extra points.
Do I need atleast one year's work experince before I apply for PR through the provincial nominee programme or can I apply as soon as I graduate or as soon as I find full time employment?
--- After graduating, you get 90 days to find a job. After getting the job offer letter, submit it with your application to MPNP office. They issue the work permit.
Another question is, suppose I get my PR through the provincial nominee programme then does it become mandatory for me to live in that province after I become a permenant resident or I can move to any other province?
--- After becoming PR, One has to stay in Manitoba, if applying thru MPNP. I think duration is 3 years. After that whatever duration, one may move to another province.
Look at exact information at http://www.cic.gc.ca" rel="nofollow">LINK and look for MPNP program, related assessment criteria and detailed process.
Regards.
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Hey, I looked up the Manitoba Govt website, doesn't say anything about living there for a stipulated period after the PR. Also, do you know anyone on the forum who is from Winnipeg? The more I read about Winnipeg, the more apprehensive I am about studying there. I posted my fear on one of the forums and here's one of the replies. All the replies were more or less the same:
I lived in Winnipeg for nearly four years and hated every single second of it. Mosquitos in the summer. FREEZING cold in the winter. Constant construction on the roads. No fall and/or spring to speak of. Very difficult to meet other people who are new to town since almost nobody moves there. Drinking water tastes awful. Super high crime rate. Cannot drive anywhere since you are 8+ hours from anywhere else worth visiting. I found a new reason to hate it every day and I would NEVER move back there again. The 'Red' river stinks like a sewage ditch and NEWS FLASH isn't red (poop color). Plus it floods each year, but you can't buy flood insurance anywhere. Houses are cheap, but they fall apart in just a few years thanks to the harsh weather and constantly shifting clay soil they are built in. Photo-radar everywhere, terrible traffic, awful street system which makes it impossible to get around. There is even a song about how awful Winnipeg is called \\\"one great city\\\". Honestly, I would suggest you don't move there unless you have no other reasonable option. Oh, and the bars all stink - unless you like standing outside for an hour in -40 weather and then paying five bucks for a beer while fat coke addict chicks who are only interested in robbing you blind. Did I mention that cocaine and/or drug abuse is widespread? It is. I couldn't even watch the news after a while because it was too depressing - and if I had a nickel for every time I saw the word \\\"Winnipeg\\\" on the front of the newspaper next to the word \\\"Worst\\\". I sh7t you not. Worst crime. Worst weather. Worst quality of life. Worst drinking water. It was the worst place I've ever been and I am just touching on the tip of the iceberg here. I am not kidding. Saskatoon is nice. Go there if you have to move to the prairies, but do not move to Winnipeg. I swear to god you will hate it there.
here's the link:
http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=92884
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Trying to be someone else is a waste of the person you are®--Kurt Cobain.
Location: British Columbia
Posted on: 25-07-06 16:15:25
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Originally posted by blink_guy
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\\\"After becoming PR, One has to stay in Manitoba, if applying thru MPNP. I think duration is 3 years. After that whatever duration, one may move to another province.\\\"
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Hey, I looked up the Manitoba Govt website, doesn't say anything about living there for a stipulated period after the PR. Also, do you know anyone on the forum who is from Winnipeg? The more I read about Winnipeg, the more apprehensive I am about studying there. I posted my fear on one of the forums and here's one of the replies. All the replies were more or less the same:
I lived in Winnipeg for nearly four years and hated every single second of it. Mosquitos in the summer. FREEZING cold in the winter. Constant construction on the roads. No fall and/or spring to speak of. Very difficult to meet other people who are new to town since almost nobody moves there. Drinking water tastes awful. Super high crime rate. Cannot drive anywhere since you are 8+ hours from anywhere else worth visiting. I found a new reason to hate it every day and I would NEVER move back there again. The 'Red' river stinks like a sewage ditch and NEWS FLASH isn't red (poop color). Plus it floods each year, but you can't buy flood insurance anywhere. Houses are cheap, but they fall apart in just a few years thanks to the harsh weather and constantly shifting clay soil they are built in. Photo-radar everywhere, terrible traffic, awful street system which makes it impossible to get around. There is even a song about how awful Winnipeg is called \\\"one great city\\\". Honestly, I would suggest you don't move there unless you have no other reasonable option. Oh, and the bars all stink - unless you like standing outside for an hour in -40 weather and then paying five bucks for a beer while fat coke addict chicks who are only interested in robbing you blind. Did I mention that cocaine and/or drug abuse is widespread? It is. I couldn't even watch the news after a while because it was too depressing - and if I had a nickel for every time I saw the word \\\"Winnipeg\\\" on the front of the newspaper next to the word \\\"Worst\\\". I sh7t you not. Worst crime. Worst weather. Worst quality of life. Worst drinking water. It was the worst place I've ever been and I am just touching on the tip of the iceberg here. I am not kidding. Saskatoon is nice. Go there if you have to move to the prairies, but do not move to Winnipeg. I swear to god you will hate it there.
here's the link:
http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=92884
I disagree with the above.
Winnipeg has a lot of great summer festivals.
The museum is one of the best in Western Canada (in my opinion)
The zoo is also very nice... again compared to some others.
Its rarely below -30 in the winter... and -30 doesnt feel worse than -25
I remember weather reports of -33. The air will be very calm. if you go outside at night..you will feel serene/peace and the northern lights dance across the sky.
Its a good small, quieter city.
Every amenity is available - every profession is represented.
There are two great universities only 30 minutes apart - one in the centre of the city.
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Hi blink_guy,
Winnipeg is one of the best places to study. So relax and go ahead. Do not heed doomsayers.
You are right. There is not time limit to stay in Manitoba. But do not say so to them. Just think that if all goes wonderfully well you would stay in Manitoba. That way you would be speaking the truth.
However once you are a PR you can live anywhere in Canada. There are no legal restrictions per se.
Hey, thanks you guys for all the replies. I hope I get into RRC and I hope they grant me a visa. The visa officer should acknowledge my courage to look beyond Toronto and cut me some slack 
rain: You seriously get to see the northern lights during winter? I thought you needed to go further up into Yukon or NWT to see them? I've been fascinated by the northern lights since I was a kid. I think it's natures most beautiful phenomenon.
After looking at cost of houses, I think I'm going to stick around in Manitoba. I can actually own a house by the time I'm 30ish. Unless the goverment has some crooked scheme up its sleave.
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Trying to be someone else is a waste of the person you are®--Kurt Cobain.
Location: British Columbia
Posted on: 26-07-06 13:48:37
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Originally posted by blink_guy
Hey, thanks you guys for all the replies. I hope I get into RRC and I hope they grant me a visa. The visa officer should acknowledge my courage to look beyond Toronto and cut me some slack
rain: You seriously get to see the northern lights during winter? I thought you needed to go further up into Yukon or NWT to see them? I've been fascinated by the northern lights since I was a kid. I think it's natures most beautiful phenomenon.
After looking at cost of houses, I think I'm going to stick around in Manitoba. I can actually own a house by the time I'm 30ish. Unless the goverment has some crooked scheme up its sleave.
Im always heartened to read/hear positive experiences by people about Manitoba.
Blink_guy - its usually the "dead of winter" the coldest..stillest clearest nights that you see the northern lights across the sky. We used to live on city outskirts so less light pollution. However Winnipeg not being so big, you can drive to close to the perimeter and watch the 'show'. YOu will see them usually every winter.
what training are you going for?
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