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If you’re outside Canada and don’t have a valid PR card, you need a permanent resident travel document (PRTD) to return to Canada. You can only apply for a PRTD from outside Canada. If you try to return to Canada without a PR card or PRTD, you may not be able to take your flight, train, bus or boat to Canada.

To meet these residency obligations, you must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days (2 years) in every 5-year period. The 5-year period is assessed on a rolling basis. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will look back at your time in Canada over the previous 5 years.

This means that you can spend a total of up to 3 years outside of Canada during a 5-year period.

Your landlord might want to evict you so that they, a member of their family, or their caregiver can move into your place. If so, the landlord must first give you a written notice. The notice should be on a form called Notice to End your Tenancy Because the Landlord, a Purchaser or a Family Member Requires the Rental Unit – Form N12.
Also, your landlord must:

• offer you another acceptable unit to move to, or
  
• pay you at least one month’s rent.
  

You do not have to move out just because you get this notice. You can be forced to move only if the Landlord and Tenant Board makes an eviction order against you.

Thanks for the thread. I was looking for related information.

Many survivors think that calling the police and using the criminal law is their only legal option if they have been sexually assaulted. While this is the only option that can lead to the person who assaulted you going to jail, there are other legal choices. Your other choices include making a human rights complain, a complaint to a disciplinary or professional governing body (for example, your university or the College of Physicians and Surgeons Complaints Committee etc.), or bringing a lawsuit in Civil Court. If you have been sexually assaulted, there is no right or wrong way to react. You should make the best decision for you.

Your landlord might want to evict you if they are trying to sell your place. This is a legal reason for eviction only if the buyer or the buyer’s close family member wants to move in.

I already have a sin number but I need a card how do I get that

Re: Dormant Social Insurance Number

Hi,
I am a Canadian citizen, and I have been away from Canada for more than five years. In May, 2020, I returned to Canada, and I learned that due to the time I have been away, my Social Insurance Number is dormant, therefore, I tried to get my Social Insurance Number activated, but Citizenship Canada has been given me a hard time, and am totally frustrated and don't know what to do.

First attempt:
Around mid June, 2020, I requested on line to have my SIN activated, I sent copies of my Canadian passport, my Canadian citizenship card, and proof of residency (copy of correspondence received). A few days later I received a letter stating that my proof of residence was not acceptable.

Second attempt:
At the beginning of August 2020, I re-sent the documents, this time as proof of address, I sent a bank statement, my Canadian citizenship card, and my Canadian passport, a few days later, I received another letter stating that my citizenship card was unacceptable.

Third attempt:
I went in person to Services Canada, the one located at 885 Meadowlands, Ottawa, and I was told that I will get an answer in 1 1/2
to 2 months, however, the same documents listed above were taken and I am wondering, first of all, why it takes so long, secondly, that besides taking long time, the possibility of getting the same answer again since my third application is the same documents as my second application.

Please help... any advice will be appreciated

Thanks
Mario

You don’t need OHIP coverage to be tested or treated for COVID-19 at assessment centres in Ontario.

The Ontario government announced uninsured people should not have to pay for testing and treatment for COVID-19 and other medically-necessary services. This includes medical services in hospitals and services by other healthcare providers in the community. You should not be charged for testing or treatment of COVID-19. But some healthcare providers outside of hospitals might decide to charge money for other services.

Visit the Healthcare Access Ontario website to find a walk in-clinic that provides medical care without charging fees.

Dear Sir/Madam

WES:*******

I would like to bring to your notice the discrepancy in WES Evaluation Report.
My Masters in Business Administration(a full time 2 year course from WES recognized university) has been recognised as Post Graduate Diploma of 1 year.

I had taken up my case with WES for Review. The response received from WES is as follows:

"Dear Ms. P.T.

Thank you for contacting us with your concerns regarding your completed evaluation.

World Education Services (WES) has updated its policy specific to master’s degrees in business administration and postgraduate diplomas awarded in India.

WES recognizes business study in India as equivalent to a master’s degree in Canada a) when the student has completed a three (3) year MBA or b) when the credential is awarded by certain institutions, such as Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management.


Sincerely,


Director of Evaluations"

The response is highly disturbing and alarming. A 3 year MBA is offered by Universities in India where the student is unable to attend /participate in a full time 2 year MBA course. Hence 3 year MBA is a part time course offered by OPen Universities like Indira Gandhi University(IGNOU), where the degree is obtained basis self learning and yearly assessments.
My concern is on following things:
1. A degree from a 3 year MBA part time course offered by open university is being made equivalent to a 2 year MBA degree from Premier Institutes like IIT/IIMs, etc. There is no weightage given to a part time/full time course in this case.
2. To gain admission to any 3 year MBA program, there is no requirement for clearing any competitive exam like CAT. Anyone is admitted to the 3 year MBA course.
3. I have cleared Competitive exam (common Admission Test) , known as CAT followed by interview to gain admission to MBA(2 year full time course).
4. My full time MBA is as rigorous as full time MBA from any other premier Institute unlike open universities which hardly have any continuous assessments/evaluation/practical knowledge nor training.

Kindly request your selves to put forth my genuine concerns with WES on their evaluation methodology that is hindering many applicants who have done a Masters (2 year full time course) and have been not given the benefit of the same.
This is highly demotivating young professionals like us who are more than eager to contribute to the Canadian economy.

Thanks
Sowmy

• If you still have questions about the WES evaluation application submission, submit your questions at www.wes.or/ca/contact https://www.wes.org/ca/contact-us/
  
• The fees are based on the two types of evaluations WES provides: basic Document-by-Document and detailed Course-by-Course. For the distinction between the two reports, visit WES website http://www.wes.org/ca/fees/evaltypes.asp https://www.wes.org/ca/evaluations-and-fees/other/
  
• ICAP service, which stores your verified academic transcripts, and send them to institutions at your request, costs an additional fee per application.
  
• Submission of incomplete or incorrect documentation is the main reason your evaluation report might be delayed; we urge you to review Required Documents for your country of education (http://www.wes.org/ca/required/index.asp) and submit all the required documents.

This thread is very informative. I'm also on the dead-end of health card renewal

Maybe you need to pay for it. I don't know the precise criteria.

Hello,

I've heard that in some cases after the court decides to sell joint property, the funds are frozen for some time (could be a very long time), and are not split between the ex partners. My question is in which cases this happens, and if one of the partners refuses to collaborate (does something that makes the court to freeze the funds), what could the other partner do in order to resolve the situation.

Thank you