Guide for Independent Applicants is at (this is from the official government
site):
http://cicnet.ci.gc.ca/english/immigr/guide-ce.html
On this page you will also find the "SELF ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET: HOW TO
ESTIMATE YOUR POINTS"
The list of occupations and their points are at:
http://cicnet.ci.gc.ca/english/immigr/occ/occup1.html
These words are from: http://cicnet.ci.gc.ca/english/immigr/guide-ce.html
"Is there a medical requirement for immigrating to Canada?
Yes. You and your dependents, whether accompanying you or not, must undergo
and pass a medical examination. To pass the medical examination you or your
dependents must not have a condition that is a danger to public health or
safety or would cause excessive demand on health or social services in
Canada."
>From a search of misc.immigration.canada at:
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
This search -
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&ic=1&th=49358d17e578057,3
&seekm=jOz%253.304%24hp2.3886%40news1.mts.net#p
produced:
From: Darlene Green ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: Re: Re:Downs syndrome
Newsgroups: misc.immigration.canada
Date: 1999/11/26
You may or may not have a problem, however there is always the Minister
Permit route for entry if he fails to meet immediate dependent status.
Darlene Green
Manjit Gosal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I intend to sponsor my mother ( aged 54 and healthy ) and my brother for
> immigration from England. My brother is 26 years old, physically
> healthy, not taking any regular medicines, and has mild to moderate
> Downs syndrome. He is capable of self care apart from cooking, and
> handling money.
From: chen (chen @prairie.ca)
Subject: Re: Re:Downs syndrome
Newsgroups: misc.immigration.canada
Date: 1999/11/26
"Hi Dr Gosal:
>From our experience you should have no problems. The only issues here are
first, medical, whether or not your brother will put an excessive demand on
Canada's social services. If this issue comes up, your family can always
undertake to cover any medical expenses. Second, whether or not your
brother is financially dependent on your mother due to his "handicap".
Legally, it is kind of a catch 22 situation. Your brother must have a
medical condition so as to render himself financially dependent on your
mother, but at the same time your brother's medical condition must be such
that he can not put excessive demands on Canada's social/medical welfare
system. Usually individuals with Down syndrome are okay on both counts.
There is no legally defined concept of "excessive" demand therefore, it is
more open to legal challenge.
In the worst case scenerio, should a visa officer exercise their discretion
unfavorably against your brother, you can always request that your brother
be issued a visa on the basis of humanitarian and compassionate grounds...
[snip]
For additional detailed information, I urge you to visit our site at
www.webimmigration.com. Although it is a comprehensive site, we have taken
out alot of the legalese out to make it rather easy to understand.
Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to write me at my
personal email address at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or our business address at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Good Luck
Ingrid Chen, B.A., LL.B."
From: http://www.singer.ca/permres-indep-engineer.html
"It has recently been brought to our attention, that certain visa offices in
the course of implementing post specific versions of "One-Step" procedures
to processing permanent residence applications, are returning to engineering
applicants, their entire applications, when same do not include at the
submission stages, a favorable informal assessment from the Canadian Council
of Professional Engineers.
The following submission forms the basis of our recent representations
dispatched to National Headquarters and a particular visa office.
We are pleased to confirm receipt from NHQ, that "an informal occupational
assessment such as that of the CCPE, is not a mandatory part of the
application process. The final decision on whether the applicant is
qualified in a given occupation is that of the Visa Officer. However, the
informal does serve a valuable role, in providing the Visa Officer evidence
that an applicant may be qualified to work in a given occupation in Canada".
[snip]
In this regard, we submit that many professionals in general and engineers
in particular who cannot meet the registration requirements as a
professional, will still be able to find employment as an (engineer) and
work under the direct supervision of a Professional Engineer. "Working as an
employee engineer is acceptable in almost every situation as long as a
licensed Professional Engineer oversee (sic) and takes responsibility for
the engineering work being done" (Human Resources Development Canada -
Occupational Entry Requirements in Canada -1995, p.3)."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: Exile :-/
>
> Gary Nunn wrote:
> >
> >> I really can't live in Canada. There's a ban on parents of kids with
> >> Down Syndrome.
> >
> > Your kidding about this, right?
> >
> No. I am not kidding.
>
> AFAIK, there's a ban on parents of kids with Down Syndrome
> that want to live in Canada. The argument is that it puts too
> much stress into the (state owned) medical system, etc.
>
> But I might be wrong. I knew that it was so about 10 years ago,
> when an ex-boss found a job in Ca and had to fill a form denying
> a lot of things, including having a Down Syndrome kid. And I
> have just asked this question in the down-syn list, and got the
> same response.
>
> But Ca is not alone; the USA also had this ban [before some
> law changed], Australia probably has it too, and England bans
> unless you are a millionaire.
>
> Alberto Monteiro
>
>
>
