Q. In the Independent type of immigration, what’s considered in your experience a “good” score from the self-assessment? or in another words, what’s the average or normal score range for people that succesfully got the visa (with or without interview)?

I know that a minimum of 60 is required before the interview, and that the official’s evaluation can be different from mine, but if I gave myself 73 points I wanted to know if that’s considered good enough.

Q. Has implementation of the New Regulations been delayed until 2003?

The following is a summary of issues which have arisen recently which may affect those seeking temporary or permanent relocation to Canada:

OTTAWA — The federal government will refund 70,000 would-be immigrants $70 million in application fees they paid to come to Canada, Immigration Minister Denis Coderre said yesterday.