Welcome to Canada with Scotia

Scotia Consultants is one of the most renowned and trusted name in Canadian immigration, helping people from all over the world to become permanent residents and successfully settle in Canada.

The United Nations has consistently selected Canada as the best country in the world to live in. No wonder Canada has become one of the most sought after immigration destinations in the world.

If you are considering immigration to Canada, consider Scotia. Scotia can help you realize your dream. It's president & CEO, Dr. MD. JAMILUR RAHIM is one of the few in the world to be licensed to practice as an Immigration Consultant for Canada. Please note that you should not deal with anyone without verifying the authenticity of that person or firm.

You application will be returned if you deal with any of the so-called consultant or self-declared lawyer. You have to be careful about who might represent you .

Scotia is proud to say that our consultant is a member in good standing with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC), approved under the new rules and regulations of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Scotia has already earned the reputation as one of the most reliable firm for all of your Canadian Immigration needs. Get started today by sending your information to us for a free assessment .

LATEST UPDATES:

Canadian Govt. declares "Demand List" for Immigration applicants!
Effective from June 26, 2011

CIC has now released a new set of instructions regarding Ministerial Instruction-3(MI-3), The Skilled Worker Processing.

29 occupations has been designated for selection, all other applications will be refused unless they have arranged employment for selection.

Details for the instructions have been posted at the CIC website:

http://cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who-instructions.asp

Instructions on which skilled worker applications are eligible for processing

Under changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, federal skilled worker applications are assessed for eligibility according to the eligibility criteria listed below. Note: This does not apply to applicants intending to live in the province of Quebec.

These criteria affect you only if you applied on or after July 01, 2011. If you applied on or before February 27, 2008, your application will be processed according to the rules that were in effect at that time.

Is my application eligible for processing?

In order for your application to be eligible for processing, you must include the results of your official language proficiency test, and either:

* have a valid offer of arranged employment, OR
* be a skilled worker who has had one year of continuous full-time or equivalent part-time paid work experience in at least one of the following eligible occupations within the last ten years:

0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
2151 Architects
3111 Specialist Physicians
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
3113 Dentists
3131 Pharmacists
3142 Physiotherapists
3152 Registered Nurses
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
4151 Psychologists
4152 Social Workers
6241 Chefs
6242 Cooks
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
7242 Industrial Electricians
7251 Plumbers
7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371 Crane Operators
7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

Note: If you are applying under one of the 29 eligible occupations, as of July 01, 2011, a maximum of 10,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing in the following 12 months. Within the 10,000 cap, a maximum of 500 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing each year.

These limits do not apply to applications with an offer of arranged employment.

Dr. MD JAMILUR RAHIM in Dhaka

Good news for the Canadian Immigrant aspirants in Bangladesh. Our President & CEO, DR. MD. JAMILUR RAHIM will be in Dhaka, Bangladesh office from next February – April ‘2012 for Free Assessment and Personal Consultation. Please contact our Dhaka office for appointments and details.

OUR PRESIDENT BECOMES RCIC AND COMMISSIONER OF OATH

We are extremely delighted to announce that our honorable President & CEO DR. MD. JAMILUR RAHIM became the Full Member of ICCRC upon successful completion of the society’s mandatory requirements. From now on he will be designated as a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC). As per the rule, all RCIC Members must be Full Members of the society by October 28, 2011, in order to remain eligible to represent clients before Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Furthermore, Our President has been appointed as the Commissioner of Oath for Taking Affidavits for Immigration Matters in the Province of Ontario, Canada by the Attorney General’s Office on June 15, 2010