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Immigration News
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp
Scholarships:
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings
Why do you wish to study in Canada in the program for which you have been accepted?
What is your overall educational goal?
Why are you not pursuing a similar program in your country of residence/citizenship?
What research have you done into studies in your country of residence/citizenship?
How will this program enhance your employment opportunities in your country of residence/citizenship?
What ties do you have to your country of residence/citizenship?
If it has been more than 2 years since you have left full-time education, please provide your C.V. (resumé).
In the case of a minor applicant, what are your reasons for studying in Canada? What is your parents’/guardians’ immigration status in their current country of residence?
Provide details of your education history – dates when the course started and ended, the name and address of the school, the course taken, qualification/degree/certificate awarded for the course
1.please seacrch universities/colleges that you like to get admission
2.As there can be many universitie so make some parameters of your prefrence
1.Fees 2.Scholarships 3.Rankings etc..
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/geography
3.After selection of your final choice go and post your question speicifically describing
your complete profile,
Degree (from Pakistan)||score||IELTS(or any other)||paractical experience if any||wishing to apply for the program||Universities you wish to apply for.
4.keep go thoroughly for the fee structure and other basic requirement before you post your question,
5.also mention the specific university if any question is strongly related to some particular representative opinion of that university
Checklist of things to carry with you
These are some general things that I write for both male/female. You can modify or add more things according to your own needs but maximum things are necessary to bring. These are enough for two years, only few things will be needed to buy from here.
Dress and General Items
5 to 8 Jeans Pants
1 or 2 trouser (If you want to wear in house or if you want to use it as night suit)
2 to 3 Dress Pants if you want (Mostly jeans are used)
Dopatte Hasb-e-zaroorat (only for girls)
2 or 3 Traditional Shalwar Qamez suit having of good quality and fashionable if you want because we only use shalwar qamez on some special gathering e.g. Eid or on International day etc.
8 to 10 Shirts (Some tea shirts, Some dress shirts whatever you want)
1 or 2 Sweter full sleve
1 Sweter half sleve (if you want and have some space)
1 Jacket (You can’t buy a good jacket from Pakistan which works in -20. Only jackets made from polyester or fur can keep you warm. If you can buy jacket like this its good otherwise
bring your existing one you can buy a good one here.)
1 pair thick bottom Joggers (Any brand of Bata, service or hush puppies. Mostly joggers are
used you do not need to bring dress shoes)
1 Chappal pair (to use for washroom)
1 or 2 Towel of good quality (usually thin towels have very short life)
4 to 6 Toothbrush and 1 Toothpaste (You can buy more here easily)
1 foldable Umbrella (if you can’t find leave it. Do not bring any other)
10 to 15 pair of socks at least (Thick as much as you can find for winter and for summer as you wish)
2 Simple but good quality note books and some pens. We have lot of printing facility in university and also we can get free note books in different kinds of seminars)
*hold pens in 3 or 4 shopping bags collectively otherwise ink may be leaked out in flight
2 to 3 pair of tights (Lagging) One can’t survive in winter without these.
Under wear
2 or 3 Warm caps or woolen caps, 2 or 3 Maflar and 1 pair of good quality thick gloves 1 Hair brush and 1 comb (kanghi)
1 Bed sheet, 1 Pillow and its cover (Pillow should be of polyester and if you have space you can bring polyester made quilt/blanket which is more than enough to keep warm inside house)
1 Cup/Glass that can be used both for tea and water/drink (If you have space and capacity then bring 2 plates, 2 spoons, one knife otherwise these items are not expensive here)
1 Jae Namaz and 1 QURAN PAK.
1 Good quality bag for your luggage (for 20 to 30 KG stuff)
1 Hand Carry bag (for 8 to 10 KG stuff)
1 school type bag (for holding laptop or note book while going to university).
You can use the same bag for school and hand carry purposes. Your luggage bag should have wheels to move it around
10 Vest (Banyan) if any one needed.
1 or 2 Belts
At least half dozen Hangers
Soi Dhaga (with black and white Nalki) and some spare small & big buttons for shirts and
pants
1 to 3 veil (Hijab or Naqab) only for girls if they want
Shaving Kit
Razor and blades as you wish (Gillette turbo or MAC 3 are most suitable but then bring 1
Razor and 2 to 4 extra blades). Otherwise simple razor and blades would enough
1 or 2 Shaving cream or foam
Lotion
Perfumes and body sprays (as you wish)
1 or 2 Chap stick for lips
1 Nail Cutter
1 Scissor
Medicines
Headache tablets
Cold/Illness
Stomach problem
Bandages
Any special medicine u use. (Keep all medicines, liquid and metal items in luggage not in hand carry. These items are not allowed to keep with you in flight except laptop, mobile and watch)
Communication and Electronics Items
Laptop (around 1.5 GHz, 80GB HD, 1GB Ram etc) Laptop is very important specially if you
are studying computer science.
1 good quality headphone (material quality not sound)
2 GB USB for daily use. (If you have software and your personal data then don’t bring it on
CD’s. Buy another big size USB e.g. 40GB or 80GB and copy all on it)
2 to 3 blank CD’s and 2 to 3 blank DVD
Operating system CDs (Vista or XP)
1 Cell phone and its charger
2 to 3 meter long Network cable
If your eyesight is weak and you are using glasses then make two sets of glasses.
Documents and Currency
All Academic Documents/Degrees Original
All Professional Documents
NIC Original (Urdu written)
Passport
Admission Letter
International or Driving License if you have
Insurance Documents if you have
Cash Money in Swedish Kronor (SEK) (if you bring initial money around 1 Lakh PKR you can survive for 4 to 5 months. If you don’t find SEK then bring equivalent in EURO’s)
8 to 10 passport size pictures
Bring two photo copies of all documents and keep one copy in your hand carry. Put your admission letter copy on top. Immigration officer will check it when boarding will finished on airport. Drop one copy of documents at home and instruct your family to keep it on some safe place. (☺ hamare han chezon ko kabhi kabhi itna safe jagah per rakh diya jata hai
keh phir who milti hi nahin. Keep in mind)
Note
Be careful about your luggage, documents and money while traveling. Keep your documents, QURAN Pak, money with you. 8 to 10 KG weight is allowed in Hand carry. Laptop is not included in this. Laptop can be bring in its own bag or in hand carry. You can put your documents in laptop bag to save space of hand carry.
Pakistani Masalas are very important because these are much expensive and some items are not available. You can bring Shan salan masala which is used in all kind of salty dishes. Remove packing’s of masalas and put all in one shopping bag. 2 to 3 KG masala is enough for 6 to 8 or 10 months.
Hair cut is very expensive. Boys please come with short hairs and girls if you want you can also set your hairs.
Put all CD’s, Medicines, USB’s, Liquid and metal items or wet eating stuff in your luggage. Do not leave anything in hand carry or laptop bag. Otherwise it can create trouble on airport.
Bring some biscuits, peanuts or some dry fruit to eat during your journey. Some flights do not give you halal food. Mostly flights have halal food for passengers but even then we can no eat due to its smell. Remember you can bring eating stuff in limited weight that would enough for 25 to 35 hours. If you bring in much quantity then airport staff will not allow you and bin it. Fruit is included in breakfast/dinner in flight. You can eat it easily.
Do not leave any kind of your original document(s) in Pakistan.
If laptop cord has 3 pins switch then bring either one extension or converter for it. Sweden has two pins plugs everywhere.
Keep your cell phones and laptops fully charged before leaving your home. Last year I had faced
big trouble because my cell phone battery goes dead after leaving Lahore airport and its charger
was in luggage and I can’t contact anybody.
If it’s possible attest your documents from foreign office. Sometime foreign office attestation
requires if you want to apply for some green/blue card schemes or for immigration to Denmark
or Canada.
Best of luck for your journey...
-----------------------Information about Study in canada in FAQ Forum-----------------------
you need CAQ for switching to Quebec universities. Because your status is International Student there and being an International Student you need CAQ.
if you got Visa on the basis of a University located in a specific province you can switch Universities with in that province with out a problem as your study permit is only valid for that specific province ! but in case you are looking to switch University outside that province you might need to go through the same process again ! www.cic.gc.ca <== Best source.
Immigration News
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp
Scholarships:
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings
Why do you wish to study in Canada in the program for which you have been accepted?
What is your overall educational goal?
Why are you not pursuing a similar program in your country of residence/citizenship?
What research have you done into studies in your country of residence/citizenship?
How will this program enhance your employment opportunities in your country of residence/citizenship?
What ties do you have to your country of residence/citizenship?
If it has been more than 2 years since you have left full-time education, please provide your C.V. (resumé).
In the case of a minor applicant, what are your reasons for studying in Canada? What is your parents’/guardians’ immigration status in their current country of residence?
Provide details of your education history – dates when the course started and ended, the name and address of the school, the course taken, qualification/degree/certificate awarded for the course
1.please seacrch universities/colleges that you like to get admission
2.As there can be many universitie so make some parameters of your prefrence
1.Fees 2.Scholarships 3.Rankings etc..
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/geography
3.After selection of your final choice go and post your question speicifically describing
your complete profile,
Degree (from Pakistan)||score||IELTS(or any other)||paractical experience if any||wishing to apply for the program||Universities you wish to apply for.
4.keep go thoroughly for the fee structure and other basic requirement before you post your question,
5.also mention the specific university if any question is strongly related to some particular representative opinion of that university
Checklist of things to carry with you
These are some general things that I write for both male/female. You can modify or add more things according to your own needs but maximum things are necessary to bring. These are enough for two years, only few things will be needed to buy from here.
Dress and General Items
5 to 8 Jeans Pants
1 or 2 trouser (If you want to wear in house or if you want to use it as night suit)
2 to 3 Dress Pants if you want (Mostly jeans are used)
Dopatte Hasb-e-zaroorat (only for girls)
2 or 3 Traditional Shalwar Qamez suit having of good quality and fashionable if you want because we only use shalwar qamez on some special gathering e.g. Eid or on International day etc.
8 to 10 Shirts (Some tea shirts, Some dress shirts whatever you want)
1 or 2 Sweter full sleve
1 Sweter half sleve (if you want and have some space)
1 Jacket (You can’t buy a good jacket from Pakistan which works in -20. Only jackets made from polyester or fur can keep you warm. If you can buy jacket like this its good otherwise
bring your existing one you can buy a good one here.)
1 pair thick bottom Joggers (Any brand of Bata, service or hush puppies. Mostly joggers are
used you do not need to bring dress shoes)
1 Chappal pair (to use for washroom)
1 or 2 Towel of good quality (usually thin towels have very short life)
4 to 6 Toothbrush and 1 Toothpaste (You can buy more here easily)
1 foldable Umbrella (if you can’t find leave it. Do not bring any other)
10 to 15 pair of socks at least (Thick as much as you can find for winter and for summer as you wish)
2 Simple but good quality note books and some pens. We have lot of printing facility in university and also we can get free note books in different kinds of seminars)
*hold pens in 3 or 4 shopping bags collectively otherwise ink may be leaked out in flight
2 to 3 pair of tights (Lagging) One can’t survive in winter without these.
Under wear
2 or 3 Warm caps or woolen caps, 2 or 3 Maflar and 1 pair of good quality thick gloves 1 Hair brush and 1 comb (kanghi)
1 Bed sheet, 1 Pillow and its cover (Pillow should be of polyester and if you have space you can bring polyester made quilt/blanket which is more than enough to keep warm inside house)
1 Cup/Glass that can be used both for tea and water/drink (If you have space and capacity then bring 2 plates, 2 spoons, one knife otherwise these items are not expensive here)
1 Jae Namaz and 1 QURAN PAK.
1 Good quality bag for your luggage (for 20 to 30 KG stuff)
1 Hand Carry bag (for 8 to 10 KG stuff)
1 school type bag (for holding laptop or note book while going to university).
You can use the same bag for school and hand carry purposes. Your luggage bag should have wheels to move it around
10 Vest (Banyan) if any one needed.
1 or 2 Belts
At least half dozen Hangers
Soi Dhaga (with black and white Nalki) and some spare small & big buttons for shirts and
pants
1 to 3 veil (Hijab or Naqab) only for girls if they want
Shaving Kit
Razor and blades as you wish (Gillette turbo or MAC 3 are most suitable but then bring 1
Razor and 2 to 4 extra blades). Otherwise simple razor and blades would enough
1 or 2 Shaving cream or foam
Lotion
Perfumes and body sprays (as you wish)
1 or 2 Chap stick for lips
1 Nail Cutter
1 Scissor
Medicines
Headache tablets
Cold/Illness
Stomach problem
Bandages
Any special medicine u use. (Keep all medicines, liquid and metal items in luggage not in hand carry. These items are not allowed to keep with you in flight except laptop, mobile and watch)
Communication and Electronics Items
Laptop (around 1.5 GHz, 80GB HD, 1GB Ram etc) Laptop is very important specially if you
are studying computer science.
1 good quality headphone (material quality not sound)
2 GB USB for daily use. (If you have software and your personal data then don’t bring it on
CD’s. Buy another big size USB e.g. 40GB or 80GB and copy all on it)
2 to 3 blank CD’s and 2 to 3 blank DVD
Operating system CDs (Vista or XP)
1 Cell phone and its charger
2 to 3 meter long Network cable
If your eyesight is weak and you are using glasses then make two sets of glasses.
Documents and Currency
All Academic Documents/Degrees Original
All Professional Documents
NIC Original (Urdu written)
Passport
Admission Letter
International or Driving License if you have
Insurance Documents if you have
Cash Money in Swedish Kronor (SEK) (if you bring initial money around 1 Lakh PKR you can survive for 4 to 5 months. If you don’t find SEK then bring equivalent in EURO’s)
8 to 10 passport size pictures
Bring two photo copies of all documents and keep one copy in your hand carry. Put your admission letter copy on top. Immigration officer will check it when boarding will finished on airport. Drop one copy of documents at home and instruct your family to keep it on some safe place. (☺ hamare han chezon ko kabhi kabhi itna safe jagah per rakh diya jata hai
keh phir who milti hi nahin. Keep in mind)
Note
Be careful about your luggage, documents and money while traveling. Keep your documents, QURAN Pak, money with you. 8 to 10 KG weight is allowed in Hand carry. Laptop is not included in this. Laptop can be bring in its own bag or in hand carry. You can put your documents in laptop bag to save space of hand carry.
Pakistani Masalas are very important because these are much expensive and some items are not available. You can bring Shan salan masala which is used in all kind of salty dishes. Remove packing’s of masalas and put all in one shopping bag. 2 to 3 KG masala is enough for 6 to 8 or 10 months.
Hair cut is very expensive. Boys please come with short hairs and girls if you want you can also set your hairs.
Put all CD’s, Medicines, USB’s, Liquid and metal items or wet eating stuff in your luggage. Do not leave anything in hand carry or laptop bag. Otherwise it can create trouble on airport.
Bring some biscuits, peanuts or some dry fruit to eat during your journey. Some flights do not give you halal food. Mostly flights have halal food for passengers but even then we can no eat due to its smell. Remember you can bring eating stuff in limited weight that would enough for 25 to 35 hours. If you bring in much quantity then airport staff will not allow you and bin it. Fruit is included in breakfast/dinner in flight. You can eat it easily.
Do not leave any kind of your original document(s) in Pakistan.
If laptop cord has 3 pins switch then bring either one extension or converter for it. Sweden has two pins plugs everywhere.
Keep your cell phones and laptops fully charged before leaving your home. Last year I had faced
big trouble because my cell phone battery goes dead after leaving Lahore airport and its charger
was in luggage and I can’t contact anybody.
If it’s possible attest your documents from foreign office. Sometime foreign office attestation
requires if you want to apply for some green/blue card schemes or for immigration to Denmark
or Canada.
Best of luck for your journey...
-----------------------Information about Study in canada in FAQ Forum-----------------------
1.....the website where i can find masters courses for Canada?
Cic website and canadavisa.com are the best resources.
2.....From where i can check these nominations?
Under"Determine your eligibility"
3.....what about the job situation in Canada after doing master from canada?
Job conditions are good there specifically graduates from local universities. Engineers are always in demand. CA degrees are definitely widely accepted in the US.
4...How to find program supervisor, is it good to contact him before application?
Yes its very fruitful, makes smooth road toward admission and visa processing, Search on the departmental page on the university website. All faculty members listed there with their interests/projects.
5.. if you got Visa on the basis of a University located in a specific province, can you switch to another university in other province?
i.e If someone got Canadian visa on the basis of Ontario region Uni and then want to move Quebec Uni so still it is necessary to apply for CAQ, if so , what is the procedure
you need CAQ for switching to Quebec universities. Because your status is International Student there and being an International Student you need CAQ.
if you got Visa on the basis of a University located in a specific province you can switch Universities with in that province with out a problem as your study permit is only valid for that specific province ! but in case you are looking to switch University outside that province you might need to go through the same process again ! www.cic.gc.ca <== Best source.
6...Admission without IELTs or otherwise its implications?
Admission without IELTS in a CA universities not a big deal. Many universities accepcet language of instruction letter from previous institutes too, but it is recommended you should appear in IELTS for making your Visa file stronger. It will increase your chances of positive response from CA embassy.
7....Is it true that for first 6 months students are not allowed to work?
Yes. It is true. And it is practically about 8 months. After 6 months you will apply for OCWP and the process takes about 4-6 weeks.
and during that period working is illegal.
Reportedly from Jan intake 2014 , they will get their work permit at the time of landing, not confirmed yet. www.cic.gc.ca for accurate and updated information.
8...Scope of field universitywise?
University of Victoria offers following courses/programes:
BME (Biomedical Engineering), CENG (Computer Engineering), CSC (Computer Science), ELEC (Electrical Engineering), MECH (Mechanical Engineering) and SENG (Software Engineering) & also electrical and computer engg.
BME (Biomedical Engineering), CENG (Computer Engineering), CSC (Computer Science), ELEC (Electrical Engineering), MECH (Mechanical Engineering) and SENG (Software Engineering) & also electrical and computer engg.
Ryerson University:
Academic and Professional Preparation
Business, Management, and Economics
Communication and Media
Community Health and Well-being
Computer and Information Technology
Design
Gateway for International Professionals
Languages
Later Life Learning
Law and Government
Liberal Arts
New York Institute of Finance
Science and Engineering
Access to Post-Secondary Education.
Business, Management, and Economics
Communication and Media
Community Health and Well-being
Computer and Information Technology
Design
Gateway for International Professionals
Languages
Later Life Learning
Law and Government
Liberal Arts
New York Institute of Finance
Science and Engineering
Access to Post-Secondary Education.
MCGill:
McMaster & McGill universities do not offer masters in telecom/network/control engg. & even there is no any field for doing masters there which is related to electronics engg.
In other words, Electrical/computer engg. are by thesis/research and even they are not matched up with electronics.they call it electrical engg with specialization in these fields.
Windsor university:
Uni. of Windsor offers masters in civil, electrical, environmental, industrial & mechanical engineering.
Uni. of Windsor offers masters in civil, electrical, environmental, industrial & mechanical engineering.
Does it difference makes on processing time for visa if you apply online?
yes, Online is pretty quick as compared to paper based application. Make sure your application is complete i.e documents, bank statement, SOP etc..
Bank Statement?
Fund to be shown as bank statement is 27400 ---30000 Canadian Dollar.
Pak student are usually quiet interested in study in Canada, Bank statement, so 27 lac is ok or 30 lac is perfect/ideal.
PR in Canada.......
Information will available Soon
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