The aerospace industry in Quebec is one of the top ten (ranked 6th) in the world based on its value of production. After Seattle, the second aerospace centre is at Montreal with about two hundred and sixty companies operating in this sector. This sector in Montreal caters to about forty thousand people to earn a livelihood making the industry a leading employer in Canada. At the same time, this sector is the major contributors towards Research and Development. It is also the leading the exporter when it comes to advanced technology.

Apart from the above, Canada is one of those very few nations in the world which has expertise aerospace design and the manufacturing potential. However, most of the companies established here are subsidiaries of foreign firms. Most of these firms have been allotted and capitalized with authorization to produce for the global market.

This industry is known to bring out the best in electronics, aircraft, communications, simulators, engineering, avionics, and space technology and so on. More so, in the 1990s the annual sales of this particular industry exceeded $13 billion. The exports catered to about 71 percent of the sales on a timely basis.

With specific emphasis being placed on niche markets, the aerospace industry in Canada is the fastest to be growing in the world. Some of the aerospace companies include Bambardier, CAE, Pratt & Whitney, L-3 Communications, and Rolls-Royce Canada. Most of the multi national companies have their headquarters established in Quebec.

While the rules of immigration are changed for the Federal Skilled Migrant program, the rules for Quebec continue to be same. At the same time, the immigrant is expected to know French since the province is dominated by French speaking population. To know more on the same, it is best to contact an immigration and visa specialist who deals with Quebec immigration.

Business Services to Management is one of the categories mentioned in new list of 29 occupations  for federal skilled workers brought out by Citizenship and Immigration Canada on 26th June, 2010. With the introduction of new concepts in management, more number of jobs is coming about in Canada. This obviously means demand for skilled labor in this specific industry. Marketing and advertising specialists, Events and conference managers, Management consultants, business consultants, Business and quality analysts and business auditors, operations managers are some of the professionals who are qualified to apply under this category.

Qualifying Criteria

• The applicant must have at least a Bachelors degree or a diploma in Business Administration, Commerce or related subject.
• An applicant for Immigration under this category must have experience of at least one year in business services or management or related field.
• A person must have experience of around 2-4 years; actual number of years of experience to apply under this occupation is dependent on many factors such as whether the applicant is married and his English language skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyzing and advising on methods pertaining to management and organization belonging to an establishment which is either public or private in nature.
• Making audits for quality and quality management development along with quality assurance standards for the registration with the ISO.
• Assessing and chalking suggesting improvements for procedures, methods and systems. This is for specific areas like human resources, communications, operations and records management.
• Carrying out research to find out the effectiveness as well as the efficiency of the managerial policies and programs.

Apart from the above, there might be many other additional responsibilities to perform which is completely dependent on an organization that an individual is working for. With this, the advertising and promotion consultants might have to perform slightly different duties which are more specific to their field.

In case, you are a professional in this specific area, Canada is a great place for you to live and work. To apply for immigration, write to us at ajay@abhinav.com.

All prospective UK immigrants out there, you should be very careful while hiring the services of a consultant, as well as you must have the proper knowledge of the UK government immigration services. In order to avoid undesired circumstances, it is advised to have the know-how of all this stuff. Recently, the UK Border Agency has announced that the names of its officials have been used many times in job offers to convince foreign nationals for the jobs. This clearly indicates that these job offers are false.

There have been many instances, where the name of the UKBA’s director of communications is used in order to cheat foreign nationals who want to work in the UK. However, the agency is still yet to find out the nature of the scam. From this, it is to be concluded that everyone should be watchful about such inadmissible offers at the first place, before considering them.

Here are a few things that one should know:

• Foremost, UK Border Agency is a government body that is entitled to immigration control services.
• UKBA does not have to do with offering jobs for migrants.
• An E-mail address of the UKBA will always include ‘gov’.
• Be always careful in considering any offer. You should inquire about the details of the job offering entity before making any payment.
• Avoid making payments via services like Western Union, since you may find it difficult to figure out the receiver’s name.

With the above mentioned measures, you can safeguard yourself from fraudulent job offers. In fact, these will also ensure a secure immigration process under any visa program!

According to the sources from Home Minstry, Parvathi Ammal, Slain (LTTE) leader Prabhakaran’s mother has refused India’s visa offer as well as the conditions decked with her visit to Tamil Nadu.

Parvathi was due to come to India for a medical treatment but was bound with certain conditions which barred her to make any association with the political parties or those which have any collaboration with cliques which are barred in India.

The Centre affirmed that her visit should be linked wit her getting treatment in India and should confine her stay in the hospital itself. Also, other conditions include that she would only make communications with those acquaintances which are specified in the list. This was confirmed by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in his earlier speeches.

Now reports are coming that Parvathi has said a big “NO” to the offer to provide her with a conditional visit for her Tamil Nadu visit. She also conveyed the message that she has no intentions to be treated as a prisoner, especially knowing the conditions that she has not done anything illegal.

Monday saw her flying back to Sri Lanka from Malaysia after rejecting the offer made by Indian officials. Now she has confined herself in her house in Jaffna, where she intends to live for the remaining years of her life.

There are many aspects that must be considered and worked on before actually getting on to the flight and post landing in Australia. Some such activities include banking your money, car, telephone and internet, utilities and so on.

Ensuring that all your savings are safely transferred is the key of all aspects. For this, efficient banking is a must. Thus, opening a bank account is a must which would require you to present an ID such as that of a passport. Certain banks in Australia permit you to open an account prior to your landing in Australia. Once you land, you must to go the particular branch within the first 6 weeks with an identification proof. You must provide with a current residence address. This can also be a temporary address till you find a decent accommodation for yourself. After getting the bankcards, you can subscribe to phone as well as internet banking.

However, it has to be remembered that banking in Australia might turn out to be quite different from that in your native country. Here, it is followed on a points system based on which an individual is permitted to open a bank account. Ideally, a minimum of 100 points have to be acquired to open one. Additionally, a passport and a driving license are also mandatory to be produced.

Also, there are many different types of bank accounts that are available. The most common ones opted for are the deposit or the transaction accounts meant for daily purposes. The interest charged on these accounts is not more than 0 – 1%. A savings bank account is another option that could be considered. Credit cards are also available for immigrants but its takes time to build a good credit history.

Another important aspect is subscribing to a telephone and an interest connection. For this, a service provider could be contacted to fit a connection. You might have to pay some amount to get the connection active.

You must know that Telstra and Optus are the biggest telecom companies in Australia. Either of the above could be contacted for a connection. You would have to be pay monthly bills and there are a number of packages to for you to select from based on your needs.

You would need to buy a new mobile handset since the ones from your native country might not work here. All the major mobile handset companies are present in Australia. You can get a connection along with handset itself. Regarding the network coverage, be careful on the connection you opt for. To know more, contact the Australia Department of Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy.

Next in line are the utilities. If you are living in a rented accommodation, your landlord would look into it for you and pay for you. To know more on the water supply, you can visit the Australian Government National Water Commission.

For gas and electricity, the Energy Australia is the largest service provider. To get a connection, a simple phone call to them would do. However, Utilityone is one single service provider for all your needs of water, gas and electricity, telephone and internet.

A driver’s license is another important document which would prove your identification. If you have an international driving license, you would be permitted to use it in Australia for the initial one year. Post one year, you would have to take a written test to convert your current license into an Australian one.

Last, but not the least, having an independent mode of transport is of utmost importance. You would not find any problems buying a car in this country. However, look around for the best possible deal available. Your vehicle must be registered for you to legally drive. The registration would involve a fee, a pink slip, proof of purchase and ownership, insurance and an ID proof.

All in all, there are many aspects that must be looked into. The above were some of the most important aspects to be considered. To know more on the same, you can get in touch with an Immigration and Visa expert. He can guide you more on the post landing issues.