10 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY May 16 - 31 , 2017
The Notary Corner
By Editha Corrales Nelson Immigration Consultant , Notary Public , Mediation / Arbitrator
To obtain a work permit after your graduation , you must meet the following requirements :
• You must have continuously studied full time in Canada and you must have completed a program of study that lasted at least eight months .
• In addition , you must have graduated from : o a public post-secondary institution , such as a college , trade / technical school , university or CE- GEP ( in Quebec ), or o a private post-secondary institution that operates under the same rules and regulations as public institutions , or o a private secondary or postsecondary institution ( in Quebec ) offering qualifying programs of 900 hours or longer leading to a diplôme d ’ études professionnelles ( DEP ) or an attestation de spécialisation professionnelle ( ASP ), or o a Canadian private institution authorized by provincial statute to confer degrees but only if you are enrolled in one of the programs of study leading to a degree as authorized by the province and not in all programs of study offered by the private institution .
• You must apply for a work permit within 90 days of receiving written confirmation ( for example , a transcript or an official letter ) from your institution indicating that you have met the requirements for completing your academic program .
• You must have completed and passed the program of study and received a notification that you are eligible to obtain your degree ,
Determine your eligibility — Work after graduation diploma or certificate .
• You must have a valid study permit when you apply for the work permit .
Note : If you have graduated from a vocational or professional training program at a public or private secondary institution in Quebec , regulated by the Ministère de l ’ Éducation , du Loisir et du Sport ( MELS ), you may be eligible to apply for a Post-Graduation Work Permit .
In addition , applicants must :
• Be 18 years of age or older at the time of application
• Have a valid study permit when you apply for the work permit
• Have completed a full time program that lasted 900 hours or more ( normally eight months in length ), leading to a Diplôme d ’ études professionnelles ( DEP ) or an Attestation de spécialisation professionnelle ( ASP )
• Apply for a work permit within 90 days of receiving written confirmation ( for example , a transcript or an official letter ) from your institution indicating that you have met the requirements for completing your academic program
• Provide a supporting letter from your institution outlining the duration of studies and the program code
Impact of length of the studies in Canada and the length of the work permit
A Post-Graduation Work Permit cannot be valid longer than the length of your studies in Canada .
If the official length of your program of study is :
Sen . Enverga asks gov ’ t . on caregivers ’ PR applications
Ottawa , May 23 , 2017 – On May 4 , the Honourable Tobias C . Enverga Jr ., Ontario Senator , questioned the Government Representative in the Senate during question period about the unacceptably long wait times that caregivers face to have their permanent residency applications processed under the Trudeau government . Senator Enverga had previously questioned the minister himself on this very matter in October 2016 , but had not received an answer .
“ Processing times for permanent residency applications for those in the Caregiver program continue to rise , meaning that the time that these caregivers must spend separated from their children and families continues to rise as well ,” Senator Enverga said in a statement . “ The Trudeau government has not concerned itself with the serious hardships caregivers face upon coming to work in Canada , as applicants are often away from their families for at least six years . I find this upward trend in wait times for applications to be processed quite alarming , and I will hold this government to account on this very important matter ,” the
Senator continued .
The questions raised by Senator Enverga examine why the wait times for permanent residency applications have increased under the Trudeau government , as well as how IRCC ’ s gender-based analysis policy is being met , given that it is disproportionately women who fall victim to these rising processing times .
The Government Representative , Senator Peter Harder , responded with a promise to inquire of the minister and will provide answers to Senator Enverga ’ s questions in the future .
“ I assure all members of the public , especially those affected by these lengthy wait times , that the government ’ s response will be shared with them once it is tabled in the Senate ,” Senator Enverga ended . ●
• less than eight months o you are not eligible for this program
• less than two years but more than eight months o you may get a work permit for a period no longer than the length of your program of study ( for example , if you studied for nine months , a work permit may be issued for a period of nine months )
• two years or more o a work permit may be issued for three years
Note : students can attend a foreign post-secondary institution and transfer to an accredited provincial or territorial post-secondary institution in Canada in order to complete their studies . However , if the student receives their educational credential from a recognized Canadian educational / training institution , they may be eligible for a post-graduation work permit only for the length of time they studied in Canada . If the qualifying educational credentials were issued at an institution outside of Canada , they would not qualify for a post-graduation Work Permit .
You are not eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program if you :
• study in a program that is less than eight months long
• participate in a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program funded by Global Affairs Canada ( GAC )
• participate in a Government of Canada Awards Program funded by GAC
• receive funding from the
The Court of Tax Appeals ( CTA ) has ruled that investments of foreign governments in the Philippines are tax exempt .
This was stressed by the Second Division of the CTA when it instructed the Bureau of Internal Revenue ( BIR ) recently to return to the Central Bank of Singapore ( CBS ) more than P15 million the latter had paid covering interest income on its investments here .
In a 14-page decision , it said that investments of foreign governments in the Philippines such as bank deposits , bonds and other domestic securities are exempted from income tax , hence from withholding tax under Section 32 of the Tax Code .
The bank took the case to the
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Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA )
• participate in the Equal Opportunity Scholarship , Canada- Chile
• participate in the Canada- China Scholars Exchanges Program
• participate in the Organization of American States Fellowships Program
• participate in a distance learning program either from abroad or from within Canada or
• have previously been issued a Post-Graduation Work Permit following any other program of study .
** Strictly taken from www . cic . gc . ca
A Canadian Certified Immigration Consultant , Certified Senior Advisor and a Notary Public in the City of Burnaby , Editha Corrales Nelson ’ s preferred areas of practice are Powers of Attorney , Wills Preparation , International Legal Documents , Name Changes , Affidavits , Letters of Invitation , Statutory Declarations , Drafting of Business Contracts and other notarial services . For an appointment , please call : 604-777-2757 .
The following should not be construed as providing legal advice and information in this column is intended only as a general guide and should not be applied to specific circumstances without further consultation . For more information on the subject , contact Editha Corrales Nelson at 604-777-2757 or email : corrales @ shaw . ca . ●
Foreign gov ’ t investments in PH tax exempt
court after the BIR had rejected its tax refund claim covering 20 percent withholding tax on the bank ’ s P73.3 million interest income from its purchase of fixed rate treasury notes ( FXTNs ) in 2013 .
The BIR said the FXTNs were not owned by CBS officially known as the Central Monetary Authority of Singapore ( MAS ) but by the State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Northern Trust Company .
It however , sided with the MAS after it presented documents showing that the two financial institutions had designated MAS as custodian of their assets and investments in the country . ●
- Jun Ramirez , MB