How to Prepare Supporting Documents for IRCC?

Coming to Canada as a Permanent Resident?

Preparing an online application for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), you are asked to upload supporting documents as a part of your application. And if you are doing the whole process yourself then reading this article is surely going to help. This article explains which file formats are accepted, what limits IRCC has on file size, and what to do if your files are too big.

What file formats can I upload for my IRCC online application?

IRCC accepts the following file formats: .pdf, .tiff, .jpg, .png, .doc, and .docx. While there is no preferred file format, if you have to combine multiple pages and images together into a single file, you can create single word document and paste or insert everything there and convert it into pdf. Here is sample image of the content page how I arranged my education documents.

Is there a size limit on the files I can upload to my IRCC online application?

Yes. All files uploaded must be less than 4MB in size. If you have high resolution images, compress the image and bring to less than 4MB. IRCC will often expect you to bundle multiple documents together into a single file. For example, if you are applying through Express Entry and you need to provide proof of work experience for one of your past periods of employment, you will have to provide all the documents related to that period of employment as a single file. This means that job reference letters, pay stubs, tax forms, etc., related to that one period all have to be combined into a single file.

Be sure to prepare your application in advance, as you might be surprised at the file requirements when you arrive at the uploading stage. This will give you enough time to address any issues and still submit your application before your deadline. Here is my sample how I arranged my documents for my proof of work experience.

Now, in case you have work experience of working in different company over the period of time, you can make separate file for that. If you are not getting the Reference letter from your current or past employer than what documents you can submit, I will discuss the same in my next blog as I have faced the same problem so I can surely relate to your problem. If your file size is above the 4MB limit imposed by IRCC, then you have to find a way to reduce the size of the file. IRCC does not allow any alternatives, so it’s up to you to figure out a solution.

There are a few ways you can reduce your file sizes. This depends on which type of file you’re working with:

PDF format

• Create your PDF using the “lowest file size” option available.
• If you have images, save them with a resolution of 96 DPI (dots per inch).
• Remove unnecessary images.
• Look below at our software recommendations for reducing PDF file size.

JPG format

• Scan at a lower resolution (96 DPI).
• Remove empty space around images.
• Shrink the image.
• Reduce the JPG image quality.
• Look below at our software recommendations for reducing JPG file size.

TIFF and PNG format

• JPG files are often smaller file sizes than TIFF and PNG, so try saving your image as a JPG instead.
• Scan your document at a lower resolution (96 DPI).
• Crop the image to remove any empty space around it.
• Shrink the image.

DOC and DOCX format

• Remove unnecessary images, formatting, and macros.
• Reduce the file size of any images before they are added to the document.
• If it is still too large, save the file as a PDF.

Thank you, friends, for reading my blog. I know many of you will still be having several doubts. My advice is to stay calm then only you will not miss anything important. For any doubt you can post your question in the comment which I will try to answer in my upcoming blogs. Good day!

Skill required for entry jobs in Canada

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Gary here, in my last blog I mentioned that I will share some strategies regarding improving your skills to make our self-proficient enough to land job in Canada. Today I will be sharing some basic information which I have gathered after completing my session with the “New Comer Program” offered by Canada government to the immigrants.  To know more about the program, you can visit https://www.jvstoronto.org/.

Well to start with, everyone here knows the power of good resume, to land job or ever to land an interview we must have very strong resume. And to make it strong we need to have certain certification under our belt. Now the very first question which comes to our mind is “HOW?” exactly do we obtain such certificate. Well the answer is very simple, and most of you must be already knowing or had already enrolled in such courses, yes you guessed it right… through Online Platform where you can learn and earn certificate by just paying small amount of fee. Now before I tell you any such courses which could help you out, let us first see what many people and friends suggest.

Well, lot of you must have already researched about it and heard people mentioning that we should not try to find small and unrelated job, meaning that we should give priority to our field (professional) job and I also agree with them. I have few friends living in Canada and they suggested me that whatsoever my field is  I should try in that first. Personally I also believe that if we do not get opportunity immediately after landing to Canada, then we must have some patience and instead of wasting much of time in part time so unrelated jobs we must focus in searching and giving interview At the same time I know that everyone’s situation is not same. So, I believe one should be ready with such skills which may be useful if you need to join any entry level job. For me, initially it was not easy to prepare myself for any such jobs, but sooner I realized that the country I am about to reach is not only my dream but of many. So competition is tough and even to get entry level job is not that easy. Once I got my COPR I contacted Canada Info-tech (the link I have mentioned above) it’s a program which is given only once and its completely free of cost. You can get free consultant service by sitting back in your country, they help people in many ways, such as, helping to design Canadian resume, arrange job fairs and let you attend webinars. Even they contact you personally (via Skype in my case) and you can communicate to them and give them detail like which province you are planning to land, and which kind of job you would like to find once you will land there.

Ok now, let us come to our today’s topic i.e. what to prepare during this period so that we could be benefited in future. So, I will list all the them one by one…

•         Typing: I know most of you must be expert at it, but those who are not I feel that we should have this skill. Let me share my story when I started typing practice my speed was 20 and now I type at the speed of above 45. And it’s only been 2-3 months and I have achieved this level. I remember within a month my speed was around 35.For this you can download Typing Master Pro, also many online practice sites are available.

•      MS Word: Personally, I believe that we should have knowledge of MS word. For this you can buy a course on Udemy (Online Platform). All the courses on Udemy are generally under 500 and the best part is that you are provided with certificate after successfully completing the course. (My personal best is course by Kyle Pew:  https://www.udemy.com/course/microsoft-word-from-beginner-to-advanced-and-beyond/)

•     MS Excel:  Again if you interested in any data entry sort of job, then you must have good command over MS Excel. Yes, I know many might be thinking that we already know how to work on word and excel, but trust me guys there are lot more commands to learn. Again, for this you can buy a course on Udemy and get certification after completing it. (My personal best: https://www.udemy.com/course/microsoft-excel-2013-from-beginner-to-advanced-and-beyond/ )

Ok friends, that’s for this blog, I will be making my next blog for Computer Science graduates on what courses they can do to strengthen their resume. I hope you all enjoyed this blog and got some fruitful information. For any query you can post your comment and I will try to answer it in my coming blogs, thank you, take care and stay safe.✨✨

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Today’s topic is, How to utilize time during lockdown..??

Well, as I told in my last blog that because of some reasons I wasn’t able to land in Canada i.e. in the month of March and then lock down happened. Before this I was so happy because it feels surreal when your dream comes true and I have really worked hard to get this opportunity. I am sure those who were ready to travel to Canada but because of some reason wasn’t able to fly can really understand my feeling.

I was doing shopping and had informed in my office that I will be traveling at the end of next month i.e. April but on 20^th march my office got closed and, we were asked to leave. I thought that it will hardly take 1-2 weeks to over and meanwhile I will get some time to spend with my family.

Well in short, I came home and then lock down extended. Initially I got disappointed because I felt nothing is happening as per my plan but later I realized that i should feel blessed that I am safe and my family is safe. There is so much going on around the world every day and it’s very disheartening.

So I decided to utilize this time by upgrading myself, I have good knowledge of data analysis, I registered for IBM data science Professional certification course and completed in one month  because I had good knowledge about the subject only I needed to complete all assignments and finish  modules. I would like to suggest to those who are aspiring to come to Canada to get some certifications during this period because when you apply for job in Canada, they have some filter system to fetch resumes. If you mention some certifications then chances are better. Therefore, I would recommend getting some certifications and I feel knowledge never goes waste, so upgrade yourself to compete in the job market.

After this, I started researching and got to know so much about jobs in Canada and one of them is web development, it is in demand and I didn’t have good knowledge about this field because data science is all about data nothing is related to web development. Now challenge was really big but I decided to prepare for web development. Well I know you must be thinking that is it that easy but believe me nothing is difficult in this world only thing is that you must have strong conviction to achieve your dreams and nothing could stop you.

Well it’s been two weeks and I am working whole day long to grab knowledge as much as possible. Soon, I would share some of my work. Well, moral of the story is don’t sit ideal or those who are working from home just excel your skills. If you are from technical background then improve your technical skills and if you have non-tech background then also whatsoever comes in your domain improve. Don’t get disappointed, soon this pandemic will over and life will be normal.

In my next blog, i will share list of courses and links from where you all can study and excel your skills. All the best. ✨✨

Welcome to my blog (Canada Dream)👩🏻

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This is Gary. I have a dream to settle in Canada and fortunately, I got my COPR in the month of January. I didn't travel at that time because I was working back in my country and because of some issues I had to stay in my company till April. Actually, I was working on a project and my boss wanted to me to finish that project first and then resign.

Well, this was one of the reason why i wasn't able to travel. Now, due to Covid-19 situation is not favorable to travel, still I am planning to move in the month of June because my visa would expire in August so I have to land before. Well, I have created this blog(Canada Dream) to share my experience, I  will be sharing all the information regarding my plan of travel to Canada. I hope everything gets settle soon and we all come to our normal life routine. Good Bye. Stay Safe Stay Healthy✨