In the year 1997 the Canadian High Commission an exclusive agency set up by the Canadian government overseas, had advertised that Canada was desperately seeking professionally skilled immigrants to immigrate to Canada, and if the applicants met certain “criteria” that were equivalent to terms and conditions set out by the Canadian Immigration system, quote:

a.       A good education

b.      Employment skills that are portable to the Canadian Labour Market

c.      Communication skills (in English or French) to enable easy integration into the Canadian Community

d.      Good character and good health

then the applicants will find, quote:

“new life with exciting opportunities”

[Exhibit 1 - Self-Assessment Guide for Skilled Workers Page 2]

By virtue of that advertisement, information received from officers at the commission plus further conversations with Canadian government officials themselves, we entered into an immigration process with the Government of Canada via the Canadian High Commission who was acting as agent for the Government of Canada. The Canadian High Commission at all times was acting on behalf of the Government of Canada during the process of selecting professional skilled immigrants who, the government claimed by virtue of their skills, education and experience were in high demand and desperately needed in the Canadian job market.

The process undertaken involved having to meet the above terms and conditions, filling out application forms, providing official documentation, getting police and medical clearance, and finally last but not least having to pay a monetary sum in the form of processing fees, medical fees etc. This process was followed by an interview with an officer named Merrill Clarke.

[Exhibit 2: - Self-Assessment Guide for Skilled Workers Page 3]
[Exhibit 3: - Check List- List of all documents provided to the immigration at point of origin]

On May 7th 1998, the Government made an initial offer to us, which came in the form of visa documents. We immediately responded by following through and finalizing the process by immigrating within 6 months from the date the visas were issued as a condition laid out by the Canadian government.

Index of Related Topics

1. What we encountered on Arrival?

2. What went wrong with the Immigration Process?

3. Canadian Immigration Officials had manipulated our Immigration Files?

4. Results of the Canadian Immigration's Bad Faith Policy?

5. Has Canada violated our rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights?

6. Types of Abuse, Exploitation and Degrading Treatment faced?

7. Problems encountered while seeking redress.
   
   
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