Help me find my way to Canada! (how much, college)

[am4n_ceo]

Good Evening friendly folks,

My situation is rather long & complex so feel free to get comfortable! Firstly, a bit about me - I'm a 22 year old UK citizen (London) who recently graduated with a 1st class BSc (Hons) in Computing with Business Management and will be beginning an MSc in International Management at Kings College London in a few weeks.

Clearly this puts my plans to move to Canada on the back burner for at least 12 months - ample time, I hope, to work out how to move forward with this. I have a number of options available in order to gain residence in Toronto ON but my priority is obviously to get work and independence.

Co-incidentally, my long term girlfriend has held permanent residence status in Canada since before I met (a cruel co-incidence IMHO). Unfortunately, she'll be leaving me at some point in order to fulfil her time obligations so she can become a proud Canadian citizen. Obviously I'd like to go with her but I'm not sure if it is feasible.

On the other hand I have a number of relatives living as Canadian citizen (an uncle, aunt, 2 cousins and various nieces & nephews). The combination of these are more than able & happy to sponsor me but I have no idea where or how to begin! I've done my research, however I'm certainly out of my depth here. September 2010 I leave KCL with an MSc, but I also want the opportunity to apply my fresh skills and experience in Toronto. Please help!

Thank You

[minibrings]

Did you google citizenship and immigration (CIC) Canada?
Thats your first step, there is a test to see if you qualify.
Your best bet truly is CIC.

[Cornerguy1]

Yup, Citizenship and Immigration Canada is the legislative department which controls immigration into Canada.

Welcome Page | Page d'accueil


On the above web site you'll find all your various options spelled out.

[Gary Siete]

It could take longer than you think to get your papers.
Immigration wait times are listed here by category & country of application:
Application Processing Times: Applications Processed Outside of Canada

[am4n_ceo]

Yeah I've spent many hours on these pages and got 99% of the relevant information, but despite my Computing degree I still can't quite calculate what the easiest option is!

I could:

- apply by myself as a Skilled Worker
- marry my girlfriend (I hope she doesn't find this page! ) and have her sponsor me whilst she is still in the UK/after she has left for Canada
- speak to the Canadian wing my family to have them sponsor me from Canada

I think the crux of my problems lies with working out which of these take and how much time I have to spend during the application process. Argubly the faster I get to Canada the quicker I can get to work and start building my Canadian future.