Q. The occupation of my sister is Community Pharmacist (NOC 3131.1) and according to General Occupation List she can get 1score as occupational factor and 17 scores as ETF. She got education in Russia. My question is can she get 1+17=18scores in her application without Canadian license?

Q. I would like to know about that “return ticket” for the application for extending a visitor visa. Is it really helpful, or an itinerary is enough?

The Economic Policy and Programs Division (Selection Branch) of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has recently published a Discussion Paper on proposals for a new Skilled Worker selection system. As the Discussion Paper confirms, the proposals are a “work in progress” which reflects the evolving conceptual and analytical developments on the many issues proposed.

Employment rose by an estimated 40,000 in July following little change in the previous five months and strong growth over most of 1998.