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[Hokage]

Stipend. I get $20k/year, and an additional $10k for Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship . I also have a Graduate Teaching Fellowship (teaching 1 undergrad CS module for 4 months) that brings in about $4.5k per month.

@wonderbly:

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

Stipend. I get $20k/year, and an additional $10k for Women in STEM Entrance Scholarship . I also have a Graduate Teaching Fellowship (teaching 1 undergrad CS module for 4 months) that brings in about $4.5k per month.

20k stipend is very standard but that scholarship is what's saving you. Also your TAship pays a ridiculous amount it seems. Either that or you're doing no research at all but only TA. What's your hourly TA pay and weekly hours?

 

[Deepa52]

20k stipend is very standard but that scholarship is what's saving you. Also your TAship pays a ridiculous amount it seems. Either that or you're doing no research at all but only TA. What's your hourly TA pay and weekly hours?

I guess you have to pay tuition fee from it isn't it?

 

[soccer_007]

Nobody is going to talk about the backlog updated posted on CIC News?

https://www.cicnews.com/2022/03/can...ver-23000-persons-since-december-0323184.html

 

[wonderbly]

@wonderbly:

Not really . Exactly like what @ImpatientKangaroo said.

20k stipend is very standard but that scholarship is what's saving you. Also your TAship pays a ridiculous amount it seems. Either that or you're doing no research at all but only TA. What's your hourly TA pay and weekly hours?

The scholarship makes a huge difference. I am paid as a Graduate Fellowship, which is even more than what a TA gets. Below is the monthly rate for my uni:
Master-level Rates of Pay

Teaching Assistantships* (Effective January 2021)	$2,582.54
Teaching Fellowships* (Effective January 2021)	$6,961.77

 

[wonderbly]

I guess you have to pay tuition fee from it isn't it?

yep.

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

I guess you have to pay tuition fee from it isn't it?

Yeah. CAD 4500 / mo is a ridiculous amount for a student though. I'm in the same circles and kinda have a large network especially around the big institutions, the fellas I know hover around CAD 2000-2500 / mo. Maybe up to 2800 with TAship.

The scholarship makes a huge difference. I am paid as a Graduate Fellowship, which is even more than what a TA gets. Below is the monthly rate for my uni:
Master-level Rates of Pay

Teaching Assistantships* (Effective January 2021)	$2,582.54
Teaching Fellowships* (Effective January 2021)	$6,961.77

Yeah gotcha, that's a fellowship not an assistantship. Good for you, your circumstances (luckily) do not reflect what's the reality in most of Canada. CAD 4500 / mo is what a typical fresh STEM grad gets paid in a full time job in BC or ON. So basically you're living the non-student life while being a student.

 

[wonderbly]

Yeah. CAD 4500 / mo is a ridiculous amount for a student though. I'm in the same circles and kinda have a large network especially around the big institutions, the fellas I know hover around CAD 2000-2500 / mo. Maybe up to 2800 with TAship.

That's why I need my PR to come in so I can take up my standing job offers that pays $43/hour. I intend to switch to course-work from next term once my PR is approved.

 

[Ar12345]

That hurt a bit man... Even though I think you are being sarcastic. However, I am curious why they ask for it to only some of us.

From what I've been reading, it's a case where IRCC isn't exactly sure of something and wants to compare answers. If they straight up suspect intentional misrepresentation, they'd be sending a procedural fairness letter right away. So it's basically a second chance to clarify yourself on the record. Complex travel and personal history (multiple jobs/address etc) and people from countries where misrepresentation/security problems are higher are also getting it in general. Looking at the ADR to PPR timelines, I don't see a long enhanced security check for many if they don't have actual concerns with the schedule A.

My personal history is somewhat long and I made a couple of minor mistakes (didn't include apartment number and didn't include a professional membership since it was pretty much a paid thing to attend a conference). Probably why I got ADR. I'm just going to add along with a LOE for corrections

 

[AbiMimi]

It's PPR Finally!
Got PPR few minutes ago. However, my new born hasn't been added as a dependent on my application despite sending webform with all his documents on February 19th. Please advise what should be the next course of action . Should we go ahead and submit passports for my spouse and I ..and then wait for IRCC to action the webform - which would then make them issue another PPR?


My timeline:
AOR: 2nd March 2020
Biometrics: 10th March 2020
Documents sent for new born via webform - 19th Feb 2022 (still pending addition to profile as of today)
Upfront Medicals given : 23rd Feb 2022
Re-medicals request: 28th Feb 2022
Re-medicals linked and approved - 2nd Mar 2022
ADR for Schedule A & PCC - 2nd Mar 2022
ADR Received - 4th Mar 2022
Ready for visa mail on 11th March 2022

Visa Office - Ottawa

 

[wonderbly]

See it! Believe it! Act on it!
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CEC Inland (with 3 dependents)

Feb 13, 2021 - ITA
Apr 22, 2021 - Upfront Medical
Apr 30, 2021 - File Submitted
May 1, 2021 - AOR
May 26, 2021 - Biometrics updated
May 26, 2021 - Received ADR (IMM5406E)
May 28, 2021 - ADR submitted
Jun 2, 2021 - ADR under review
Jun 2, 2021 - Medical passed (3 of us ); Ready to be assessed for my youngest dependent
Jun 14, 2021 - ADR Not applicable
Jun 14, 2021 - BC change to "In Progress"
Jun 17, 2021 - Eligibility Review Required (as per GCMS, July 13)
Jun 17, 2021 - Criminality Not Started (as per GCMS, July 13)
Jul 13, 2021 - Info Sharing Complete (as per GCMS, July 13)
Jul 13, 2021 - Security Not Started (as per GCMS, July 13)
Oct 18, 2021 - Medical Passed and Portal Email
Oct 19, 2021 - portal credentials
Oct 20, 2021 - Submitted photo and address @ 7:30pm
Oct 21, 2021 - eCoPR received @ 10:30am
website: https://brightlandpharmacy.com/

Congratulations! A fellow May applicant.
Did you do a re-medical or was yours extended? Probably extended as you are CEC.

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

That's why I need my PR to come in so I can take up my standing job offers that pays $43/hour. I intend to switch to course-work from next term once my PR is approved.

You even have job offers lining up eh? Compsci/IT/software has it like that everywhere around the globe but generally speaking for all of STEM in Canada, having a job offer is a dream especially for students (Pierre Poilievre of CPC has addressed this a few times too). I'm getting ready for my 6+ month unemployment in Alberta.

 

[Deleted member 994371]

Congratulations! A fellow May applicant.
Did you do a re-medical or was yours extended? Probably extended as you are CEC.

lol he is a spambot that copy pasted someone else's post and attached a link to it.

 

[wonderbly]

From what I've been reading, it's a case where IRCC isn't exactly sure of something and wants to compare answers. If they straight up suspect intentional misrepresentation, they'd be sending a procedural fairness letter right away. So it's basically a second chance to clarify yourself on the record. Complex travel and personal history (multiple jobs/address etc) and people from countries where misrepresentation/security problems are higher are also getting it in general. Looking at the ADR to PPR timelines, I don't see a long enhanced security check for many if they don't have actual concerns with the schedule A.

My personal history is somewhat long and I made a couple of minor mistakes (didn't include apartment number and didn't include a professional membership since it was pretty much a paid thing to attend a conference). Probably why I got ADR. I'm just going to add along with a LOE for corrections

I was most worried about Security cos it was taking so long to start and I heard it could take months to complete. My security was done in a day.

 

[Deleted member 994371]

I was most worried about Security cos it was taking so long to start and I heard it could take months to complete. My security was done in a day.

When you entered Canada as a student, you already had your security check done. That's probably why it took a single day only.