Helpful
Immigration Resources
Useful websites
for immigrants and anyone considering immigration to
Canada.
 
   
NOTE:
My web pages were offline for a couple of years after they disappeared
off Geocities. I managed to recover most of my files from an archive
site, but not everything was archived. I'm in the process of cleaning
things up, so some of the links might not work. Thanks for visiting my
site!
Here's an assortment of
links that I found very useful before, during, and after
my immigration process. Many of them of are included on
my web pages, but it's nice to have all the links
compiled in one location. Feel free to bookmark this
page. If you arrived at this page directly from another
site or search engine, please don't forget to
visit
my home page and
the rest of my site.
Learning
about Immigration to Canada
- Immigrating
to Canada
- Carolyn's
Canadian Immigration Information
- Immigration
to Canada: Campbell, Cohen - attorneys at
law
- GoogleGroups
- misc.immigration.canada
- Search the Canada Immigration Newsgroup for
information.
- Canadian
Same-Sex Immigration Yahoo!
Club
- Canadian
Consulate of Canada in Buffalo
- Canadian
Immigration Handbook
- Chang & Boos
- CND/US
Business Immigration
- some helpful information here.
- Immigration
& Refugee Board of Canada
Application
- Getting it, filling it out, sending
it.
- Citizenship
and Immigration Canada
- Download
Application kit, get fee information, General
occupations list.
- Police
Clearance Certificates
- Cohen, Campbell... info site
PC-1
Form (pdf
format) to accompany FBI fingerprint check
request.
- RCMP
Canadian Criminal Records Information
Services
- Job
Reference Letter Sample
- Canada
Immigration links
- from Inter
Visa
Gay Immigration
- OUT/LAW
Immigration
- Smith and Hughes
- Canadian
Immigration Under H & C
Grounds -
Atty. Rob Hughes
- Common
Law Marriages/Same Sex
Couples -
Atty. Colin Singer
- Queer
Immigration Resource (QRD)
Directory
- Immigration
Canadian Law/Rulings
- Queer
Immigration Mailing List
Immigration
Groups
- LEGIT
Ottawa
- LEGIT
Canada/Vancouver
- Partners
Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples
- Read
about others' Canadian Same-Sex
Immigration
- Lesbian
and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force -
US
- Gay
and Lesbian Immigration Task Force -
Australia
- Gay
and Lesbian Immigration Task Force -
Australia
- The
Stonewall Immigration Group
- QRD
Immigration Home Page
- Smith
and Hughes OUT/LAW Immigration
While
You're Waiting
- Luke's
Immigration Crossword Puzzle
- Something to do to pass the time.
- "Got
It!" posts
on DejaNews. See other people's immigration
timelines.
- My
Application Timeline
- I submitted an H&C application to
Buffalo.
- Read
about others' Canadian Same-Sex
Immigration
- Note: I found very
few immigration experiences of female same-sex
partners on the web. If any female couples went
through the same-sex immigration process, please
share your experiences to help others. Nothing
fancy, just a simple narrative just like writing a
letter to a friend about it or even words of
encouragement. Feel free to share your timeline or
tips in my guestbook.
- Beck
and Pam's Web Page
- Aussie Beck
immigrated to Canada under H&C grounds so that
she and her partner Pam could share their life
together in Canada. Beck received her landing
papers on July 6, 1999 after a much shorter wait
than me. Check out her detailed step-by-step
progress through they immigration experience.
Congratulations, Beck!
- Applicant
Inquiry Form (PDF Format)
- Form used to
inquire about application when processing is taking
longer than service standards. (Includes fax
number.) Save to hard drive and open with Adobe
Acrobat 3.0 or higher. Can be filled out on
computer and printed or faxed with a fax modem and
appropriate software.
- Change
of Address Notice (PDF Format)
- Form used to
notify RPC Buffalo of an applicant's change of
address. (Includes address change fax number.) Save
to hard drive and open with Adobe Acrobat 3.0 or
higher. Fom can be filled out on the computer and
printed or faxed with a fax modem and appropriate
software.
- Health
Services Canada (no link)
- To check if your
medicals were received. I think it's best to call
the examining physician's office first to see if
they forwarded the medical results. If they did,
and after a long time (about six weeks since the
medical exam) no correspondence has been received
from the Consulate, it might be a good idea to see
if they were received. I think this number only
applies to medicals that are sent to Ottawa. I
don't know if ALL medicals are sent there. Their
number is (613) 941-5046 and they need the
applicant's file number.
- Exchange
Rates @ Yahoo
- Check the Canadian dollar exchange
rate.
- Doppler
Radar from Buffalo's WIVB-TV
and the...
- Buffalo
Weather Report from WIVB-TV
- If you want to see
what the consular and postal employees have to look
forward to today in Buffalo. Hopefully it's a nice
and cheery day when they process your
application.
Interview
- Interview
Experience - Los Angeles
- Interview
Experience - Detroit
- Interview
Locations (Maps from Yahoo!
Maps)
Pre-Landing - Your
Car
- Registrar
of Imported Vehicles
- The agency in charge of importing vehicles to
Canada. Telephone:
1-800-511-7755
- Vehicles
Admissible From The US
- Passenger cars
- Frequently
Asked Questions About [Vehicle]
Importation
- Transport Canada
- How
to Import a used car
- AUTONET.CA
- Importing
a vehicle into Canada
- A person's experience in B.C.
- Yahoo!
Autos -
Helpful resource if you need to sell your car in
the US before landing. Great source to estimate the
resell value of your used car as well as buying and
selling advice.
- Kelly
Blue Book -
The Kelly Blue Book is online. It gives general
information of used car values in the
US.
- Auto
Recalls Database
- An online database set up by Transport Canada to
let you know if your car has been
recalled.
Landing and Importing
Personal Goods
- Settling
in Canada -
The online brochure published by Revenue Canada
with customs information for new immigrants.
Definitely required reading!
- Settlers'
Effects Tariff Item
9807.00.00
- This Memorandum outlines and explains the
conditions under which a settler may import goods
into Canada for personal or household use without
the payment of duties.
- Settlers
Effects Form B4
- From what I see on the newsgroup most simply
write or type out their own, but Revenue Canada
does have an official form available to list
personal belongings that will be accompanying the
immigrant at landing.
- Canada
Customs and Revenue Agency
- For any customs questions, they're the ones to
call. They have always been courteous and helpful
whenever I called them.
- Telephone:
1-800-461-9999
- Telephone:
1-613-993-0534
Post-Landing - Getting
Settled
- Human
Resources Development Canada
- Social
Insurance Number Information
- Job
Bank - Canada
- Ontario
Ministry of Health - Ontario Health Insurance
Plan (OHIP)
Ph: 1-800-268-1154
- Driver
License and Vehicle
Information
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation
- Finding a job in
Canada -
- canadajobs.com
- Jobs
Open To The Public
- Employment
Links
- Job
Bank - Canada
- Employers
that offer same-sex benefits
(Gaycanada.com)
- Requesting
Personal Information under the Privacy
Act.
- Revenue
Canada -
Tax information, forms
- OC
Transpo -
Ottawa bus service including routes and
fares
- Via
Rail -
Canada's Train Service
- LINC
- Language Instruction for Newcomers to
Canada
- This is a search
link since there seems to be no single entity
responsible for the marketing of these Canada-wide
classes to immigrants. Classroom instruction in
English AND French is available either free or for
a modest registration fee. For ESL (English)
classes in Ottawa, call 613-741-1368.
- LeCarreFour
- In Ottawa,
instruction in French as a Second Language is
available from LeCarreFour at 613-731-7212. There
are daily (M-F) morning and afternoon classes
available as well as twice-per-week late
afternoon/evening classes. The classes are free,
but there is a $25 registration fee.
- MapQuest
- Get a map location of an address.
- Apple:
Map Search
(Not as good MapQuest or Yahoo!Maps.
Use with imagination.)
- Living
Together and the Real World
- Getting Settled with your partner (Sample
Chapter)
- International
Gay and Lesbian Human Rights
Commission
- IGLHRC
- Fact
Sheet: Registered Partnership, Domestic
Partnership, and Marriage
- Currency
Conversion
(Yahoo!)
- Passport
Office - Canada
- Canada
Post
- Val-Pak
coupons -
feeling thrifty? Enter your postal code and print
out some coupons here.
- Canada411
- Look up friends and family in
Canada
- Birth
Certificates & Registrar
- Ontario settlers: A year after you land you can
change your legally change your name in Ontario for
a modest fee. It's very easy, so if you and
your partner want to share a name, check out this
site.
Bringing
Pets
- National
Animal Health Program
They are responsible for establishing import
requirements for animals and animal productsYou
need to be able to certify that your pet has had
all necessary shots. Upon arrival your pet will be
examined by a vet. I was told by customs that they
usually have a vet at Vancouver's airport and costs
about $30. If the pet is part of your settler's
effects no duty tax will be issued. A quarantine
will only apply if the vet deems it necessary.
Quarantine is not automatic. That's all I know. Get
details directly from the link.
Learning about
Canada
- OH
CANADA! - A
fun and informative site about things
Canadian.
- About
Canada -
From the InfoService Canada Site
- Canadian
Heritage -
From Civilization.ca
- Parliament
Hill Cam -
See Canada's capital.
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