IMPORTANT WORDS TO KNOW

 
Read the following definitions carefully.

Accompanying dependent: A spouse or a dependent child of the principal applicant who intends to obtain permanent resident status in Canada. Accompanying dependents can travel separately from the principal applicant but must not arrive in Canada before the principal applicant.

Arranged employment: A guaranteed job offer from a Canadian employer that has been validated by a Human Resources Canada Centre certifying that no suitably qualified Canadian or permanent resident is available to fill the position.

Background check: Checks conducted by Immigration Canada in all countries in which you and your dependents have lived, to determine if you have any arrests or convictions or are a security risk to Canada.

Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ): A document issued by the Ministère des Relations avec les citoyens et de l'Immigration (MRCI), indicating that an immigration candidate has been accepted to live in the province of Quebec upon arrival in Canada.

Close relative: The brother, sister, mother, father, grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew of the principal applicant. You must provide documents proving the relationship.

Cost Recovery (CR) fees: Fees established to enable Immigration Canada to recover a portion of the cost of processing an application. A refund cannot be issued should the application be refused, as the fees apply to the processing of an application and not the issuance of a visa.

Dependent: A spouse or a dependent child of the principal applicant.

Dependent children: Daughter(s) and/or son(s), including a child adopted before the age of 19, who:

• are under the age of 19 and unmarried; or
• have been continuously enrolled and in attendance as full-time students in an educational institution and financially supported by their parents since turning 19 (or from the date of marriage if married before the age of 19); or
• are unable to support themselves due to a medical condition and are financially supported by their parents. (Note: Some disabilities may result in refusal for medical reasons.)

General Occupations List: The list of occupations that are in demand in Canada and can absorb newcomers to Canada.

Human Resources Canada Centre: Local office of Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), which provides advice on local labour market conditions and job opportunities.

Independent immigrant: A person with specific occupational skills, experience, and personal qualifications, who meets Canada's selection criteria and is accepted to immigrate to Canada.

Non-accompanying dependent: A spouse or dependent child of the principal applicant who does not intend to immigrate to Canada.

Permanent resident: A person lawfully in Canada as an immigrant who is not yet eligible for, or has not yet been granted, Canadian citizenship.

Provincial nominee: A person nominated by a province and holding a nomination certificate.

Right of Landing Fee (ROLF): A fee paid to obtain permanent residence in Canada. The fee is partial compensation for the many benefits and privileges that permanent resident status confers. It is to be paid by any person 19 years of age or over who is granted permanent residence in Canada.

Spouse: A person of the opposite sex to whom the applicant is legally married.

Visa office: A Canadian immigration office outside Canada, located at a Canadian Embassy, High Commission, or Consulate.

 Written by Zoran Jevdic © 1999. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of author is prohibited.