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Can I Use My Canadian Health Card Overseas?
If you are registered with a provincial health plan and have a health card from that plan, can you use it outside Canada? Inside Canada, provinces like BC, Alberta and Ontario allow each other’s health plans to be used by travellers to the other province, for example. But how about when you travel outside of…
Temporary Health Insurance in Canada for New PRs
You’ve made it to Canada as a permanent resident and that’s reason to celebrate. One of the many reasons you have for being glad to be starting a new life in the country is that you are eligible for free, public healthcare. While some health services lie outside the Canada Health Act and are fee-based,…
Immigrate to Canada through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Project
Is your community interested in growth and development? Does it have an established organization dedicated to economic development, one that has been studying and planning ways to promote the community? Does it have an economic base that could use some skilled and even semi-skilled workers from abroad? Is it an open-minded community looking to integrate…
Marrying and Sponsoring an Indian Citizen
Marriage to an Indian Citizen Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Indian citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. You must demonstrate to Indian officials that they are…
Marrying and Sponsoring a Malaysian Citizen
Marriage to a Malaysian Citizen Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Malaysian citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. If you want to bring your Malaysian spouse or…
When to do Overseas vs. Inland Spousal Sponsorship Application
When deciding how to proceed with a spousal sponsorship, keep in mind that there are 2 classes you can sponsor them under. Family Class – also known as an overseas application, OR Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class – also known as an inland application. Which class you choose should depend on your spouse’s…
Bring Your Chinese Partner to Canada in 4 Steps
Bringing a Chinese partner to Canada means sponsoring them. And that means marriage, either in China or in Canada. This is because to sponsor a Chinese partner you must be living in a common law relationship or conjugal relationship. A common law partner, as defined by CIC, is one of the same or opposite sex…
How to Prove a Common Law Relationship
If you wish to sponsor a common-law partner to come to Canada, you must prove to immigration authorities that your common-law relationship is a valid one, and not one of convenience. That is, you must convince them that you are not sponsoring someone that you don’t have a genuine relationship with.
Marrying and Sponsoring a South African Citizen
Marriage to a South African Citizen Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a South African citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. If you want to bring your South…
Marrying and Sponsoring a Taiwanese Citizen
Marriage to a Taiwanese Citizen Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Taiwanese citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. If you want to bring your Taiwanese spouse or…
