Alberta Welcomes H-1B Visa Holders and Their Families

[sriramkalyan]

Canada, Alberta province started a new fast track Process for H1Bs .. Check out

Guys, if you’re interested in learning more about permanent residency in Alberta, Canada, please read about our Provincial Nominee Program and the benefits it has to offer H-1B Visa Holders by visiting: www.albertacanada.com/h1b .

[Eternal_Hope]

Canada is aggressively pursuing high-technology companies to open offices there. They are citing Microsoft's example to bolster their case. I have heard that Canadian government officials are especially on the lookout for companies/high-skilled workers that are fedup with the absurdity of the legal immigration system in U.S.

For sure, Alberta will be able to attract a lot of people from U.S.

[gc_on_demand]

What is difference between canadian PR and State specific..( Alberta ) ? How to file for alberta's PR ? sorry it sounds funny. but no idea on canadian PR procedure.

[sriramkalyan]

Alberta PNP is fast track process to Canada PR ..Every Province has this.

Generally PNP is done through Employer sponsorship. But since US has been mistreating HIGH SKILLED H1Bs , Alberta taking advantage of that.

[h1techSlave]

I wanted to immigrate to Canada a while back, but was discouraged by the extreme cold temperature there.

In the web site, they say Alberta has 2000 hours of sunlight per year. What does that mean? If you consider 12 hours sunlight a day, typical places will have 365*12 = 4380 hours of sunlight. Does Alberta have only 4 hours of day time in a typical day (averaged on a yearly basis?). That is too dark and too cold.

One advantage is that they are extracting Oil from sands in Alberta. The govt. is sending out cheques to citizens from the oil profits. May be you can get a PR in Alberta then move to Florida, but collect the oil cheques from Alberta.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4649580.stm

Originally Posted by sriramkalyan

Alberta PNP is fast track process to Canada PR ..Every Province has this.

Generally PNP is done through Employer sponsorship. But since US has been mistreating HIGH SKILLED H1Bs , Alberta taking advantage of that.

[bobzibub]

Originally Posted by h1techSlave

I wanted to immigrate to Canada a while back, but was discouraged by the extreme cold temperature there.

In the web site, they say Alberta has 2000 hours of sunlight per year. What does that mean? If you consider 12 hours sunlight a day, typical places will have 365*12 = 4380 hours of sunlight. Does Alberta have only 4 hours of day time in a typical day (averaged on a yearly basis?). That is too dark and too cold.

One advantage is that they are extracting Oil from sands in Alberta. The govt. is sending out cheques to citizens from the oil profits. May be you can get a PR in Alberta then move to Florida, but collect the oil cheques from Alberta.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4649580.stm

They get *lots* of sun in Alberta. It is east of the Rockies so the weather systems typically dump on the Western side. Winters are very cold, but it is dry so you don't feel it as much.

I used to live in Cranbrook which is in Eastern BC.

Talk about a welcome mat for an advertising campaign though! As apposed to: "They're stealing our jebs!"


Cheers,
-b

[prem_goel]

thanks sriramkalyan for posting this information. It was really helpful!

[bfadlia]

Originally Posted by h1techSlave

I wanted to immigrate to Canada a while back, but was discouraged by the extreme cold temperature there.

In the web site, they say Alberta has 2000 hours of sunlight per year. What does that mean? If you consider 12 hours sunlight a day, typical places will have 365*12 = 4380 hours of sunlight. Does Alberta have only 4 hours of day time in a typical day (averaged on a yearly basis?). That is too dark and too cold.

One advantage is that they are extracting Oil from sands in Alberta. The govt. is sending out cheques to citizens from the oil profits. May be you can get a PR in Alberta then move to Florida, but collect the oil cheques from Alberta.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4649580.stm

I think that number does not count cloudy days, of course 4 hour day light daily is impossible.
I lived one year in Edmonton, Alberta.. was doing masters in U of A.
Yes it's so cold, but not much different from say Minnesota where I'm at now.
It has a very diverse population, people were generally so nice. It is a wealthy province as you mentioned, to the extent that they threaten to split from Canada if Quebec was allowed to.

[sriramkalyan]

One month back Alberta Province had an advertisement for this in NewYork Times.

I followed it , and today morning i got this in my inbox.

I have been reading about Canada. Calgary in Alberta has lot of High Tech Jobs.

But British Columbia has better weather, may be more immigration population

[bobzibub]

Originally Posted by sriramkalyan

One month back Alberta Province had an advertisement for this in NewYork Times.

I followed it , and today morning i got this in my inbox.

I have been reading about Canada. Calgary in Alberta has lot of High Tech Jobs.

But British Columbia has better weather, may be more immigration population

BC (specifically the coast, Vancouver, Victoria) has a *much* higher immigrant population and the weather is moderated by the ocean. It does rain there. Victoria, not so much.

The immigrant population meshes very well with the more traditional western European ancestry population. (whitey like me) On the whole, BC is a success story in this regard. It is not assimilation by policy, however. The Americans have a "mixing pot", we were taught that in Canada it is more of a "fruit cake" where people can (and are encouraged to) retain their traditions.

[Better_Days]

Originally Posted by bobzibub

....

Talk about a welcome mat for an advertising campaign though! As apposed to: "They're stealing our jebs!"
....

I was thinking the same thing. I have spent sometime in British Columbia and some in Toronto. Weather wise I think BC is the best option but when it comes to jobs and a booming economy I don't think that you can beat Alberta.

The only problem that some people may have with Alberta is the climate. it does get quite cold there and I have a friend who moved there but could not adjust because of the weather. But he had only lived in California and Bangalore so I guess the poor chap wasn't equipped for the weather

One thing that I see as a red flag is that on the provincial nomination form, they ask your authorization to confirm your immigration information from the USA government. Now I know that the Canadian PR and the US Green Card are two independent processes and that you can have both at the same time but there was recently a post from someone who get an inquiry from USCIS during his 485 about the trip he/she took to Canada to get his PR stamped. It seems that the s/he told the IO at the border crossing about the reason for his travel to Canada and the information was captured.

It might not be a big deal and one may just claim in writing that one has abandoned his intention to reside in Canada. But someone that is close to the finish line may not want to risk any delays by getting an RFE issued.

Sometimes I think that USCIS has a culture of saying "NO" to legal immigrants. With all the illegals in the country, it is amazing to see the amount of effort they put in checking and double-checking efforts by legal immigrants.

Best of luck to every one

[Dhundhun]

Originally Posted by h1techSlave

In the web site, they say Alberta has 2000 hours of sunlight per year. What does that mean? If you consider 12 hours sunlight a day, typical places will have 365*12 = 4380 hours of sunlight. Does Alberta have only 4 hours of day time in a typical day (averaged on a yearly basis?). That is too dark and too cold.

It avarages to 5-6 hrs of Sun per day, a very good amount for places at very north latitudes. Perhaps that is the reason for advertizing.

It is very cold. In sub-zero temperatures (e.g. -10, -20 degree Celsius), usually sky will be very clear - this amount to Sun being available. So although Sun is there, it won't be possible to enjoy sun.

In summer Edminton and Calagary will have between 10 to 20 degree Celsius. So May to Oct would be ok to get Sun.

[jainusa]

Hello,

This thread was very helpful. i would also like to know after getting my PR thorugh alberta, do i need to enter through alberta. if yes, how long do i need to stay there? when can i move to a diff province.

[chintu25]

Do you think they will let one move to a different province other than Alberta ?

[kshitijnt]

How is the economy in alberta? Who are big time IT employers? What salary range can we expect?