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Immigrating to Canada
Consulting International Students
Current trends in immigration
The value of integration
Earning potential for future CCIIC
The Immigration Gates are Closing for
Federal Skilled Workers
20,000 year ….29 occupations...backlog…....no room
New Horizon
• Gain Perspective • Rescue your earning potential Working with international students
Becoming an integration consultant CCIIC
Concerned about making a living?
Yes
Does Canada need more immigrants?
• Aging population • Low birth rate • Economic Growth • Labour shortage• Keep Canada from aging
“.. increase the number of immigrants coming to Canada”
Future Immigration Plans
“.. increase the number of immigrants coming to Canada”
• Welcome more immigrants• 240,000 to 260,000• Skilled Workers have been the bulk• Limit 20,000
What type of immigrants?
“...over the past 20 years the data tells us that newcomers to Canada have not been doing as well economically. ….... are twice as likely to be unemployed as native born Canadians with university degrees. ... And we know that hundreds of thousands of new Canadians are stuck in survival jobs. Underemployed, highly trained professionals who find themselves locked out of their chosen profession in Canada and often struggling ...”
June 26, 2010The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P.Minister of
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
• Overqualified new immigrants
• Struggling
• International credentials not good enough
Do we need more?
Changes in Immigration good indicator
New Trend started in 2005 when a Pilot program was introduced, which allowed international students in Canada to start working
• 2007 CEC (Canadian Experience Class)• PNP programs started to grow• First set of Minister’s instructions (2008) • Second set of instructions (2010)
What's the key in all these new changes?
• Work Experience in specific occupations
• Job offers based on current and future demand
• Canadian Work Experience
Work or Employment related
What happens when new immigrants are working in their professions or
areas of training?
What happens when new immigrants are working in their professions or
areas of training?
Successfully INTEGRATED into the Canadian economy & culture?
Has this been happening?
• According to statistic NO• New Canadians trapped in …
Canadian experience paradoxNo Canadian experience you don’t get a job. If you can’t get a job, you can’t get Canadian work experience.
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What it takes to build a future in Canada?
Three Key components
• 1.Language skills
• 2.Canadian Education (credentials)
• 3.Gateway Work Experience
Successful Integration
How important?
“….newcomers with Canadian work and education experience generally perform better in the labour market than immigrants with only foreign credentials.”
The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P.Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
Language Skills
• Language tests (IELTS / TOEFL)
• Work level English (High level communication skills)
Communication skills, more than simply language skills, are critical specially for knowledge workers.
Research IRPP
(Immigration Research Public Policy)
"While the ability of immigrants to speak other languages can be a benefit for an employer, it cannot compensate for an inability to communicate verbally and in writing with colleagues within the workplace."
Research
Correlates English level of new immigrants with employment
“...the language skills of Canadian immigrants are associated with their economic well-being and integration and with the productivity of the Canadian economy.”
Monica Boyd Canada Research Chair in Immigration, Inequality & Public Policy University of Toronto
Research
Canadian Born - Immigrants University Degree or Higher
Research
Canadian Born - Immigrants Level of Employment
Canadian Education
Integration Channel
• Canadian Credentials
• Increase Language Skills
• Canadian culture exposure
Canadian Education
Not the only answer
University Graduates (First professional job)
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Canadian Education
Educational system under pressure
• WEF (World Economic Forum)
• Report - Calling for changes & the integration of entrepreneurial education
• Changes have been happening University Professors–academics not entrepreneurs
Good News – New Alternative
Gateway Work Experience (GWE)
“Gateway Work Experience” is the type of work experience that helps individuals get jobs related to their educational background.
Who needs
Gateway Work Experience
• Recent Graduates
• International Professionals
• New Immigrants
• International Students
Where can one obtain Gateway Work Experience
• Co-op programs
• New Venture & Technology Institute (GVTI)
G V T INew Non for Profit Education Institution
• To provide talented international students with limited means with the opportunity to gain Canadian education
• Make international education more affordable
• Education alternative new immigrants facing integration challenges
• To address two educational challenges1. Integration of entrepreneurial education2. Need for an alternative learning model
Immigration Options Open to International Students
CEC (default plan)
International Graduates (2 to 4 year program)(2 – 3 year open Work Permits)
BC PNP International Graduates
Job offer by qualified employer Job prospects (present & future)
Post Graduates (Pilot)Master & PHDsShort list
Federal Skilled Worker Point System Job Offer
Working with Canadian Educational Institutions
Increasing your revenue potential
Immigration qualifying institutions
Public (Universities / Colleges / Institutes)
Private (Only degree granting)
No, Private Colleges Qualify
Working with Canadian Educational Institutions
Increasing your revenue potentialObtain representative or agent contracts
PublicUniversities Costly (cost per year $14,000 to $25,000)Hard
Colleges & Institutes Costly (cost per year $13,000)Not too easy, but possible Commissions 15% first year
Private Universities & Degree GrantingCostly (cost per year $13,000 to $17,000)EasierCommissions 15 - 20% first year
Working with Canadian Educational Institutions
Increasing your revenue potential
GVTI
Post Graduate Venture Diploma ProgramsTuition Free / Work ScholarshipsRefundable Deposit ($6,000)Recruitment fee $250
Post Graduate Venture Degree Integrated Programs Reduced cost ( work scholarships) Cost 2 year MBA ($20,000)Commissions $2,000
Precautions to TakeStudent Families with Children
Qualifying programs
Consult School District
Some Diplomas offered by Public Colleges may not qualify
$13000 to $14000 year international tuition per child
Thank you
Contact Information
GVTI 1190 Melville Street
Fifth floor – office 506Vancouver, BC
Tel: 604- 221-4233
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