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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by avmich on Monday April 07, 2014 @07:24PM (#7550369)
What do you mean by "take"? Canadian employers aren't very familiar with a concept of working visa in practice - they prefer you to first have a permanent residence, then they can talk about hiring you. To get permanent residence, you have to pass the process, which is many months long.

Am I substantially missing something?

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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by refurb on Monday April 07, 2014 @07:51PM (#7550492)
I think the gp is referring to Canada's point system. As long as you have enough points, then you will be admitted into Canada.
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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by avmich on Monday April 07, 2014 @08:48PM (#7550717)
But how long is the wait?

In US, if - and that's a big if - you're lucky enough to win H-1b early April, you may start working early October. Is there anything as fast with Canada? Without employer agreeing to hire you even though you don't have a working visa - i.e., you have to apply for one?

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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by Mikeb85 on Monday April 07, 2014 @08:35PM (#7550667)
Yes. Skilled worker visas which don't require employer sponsorship, and are open ended.
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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by avmich on Monday April 07, 2014 @08:45PM (#7550703)
Hmm, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/skilled-... lists processing times in months. Options with many months of wait are known, but are there anything faster? Say, 90 days?
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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by Mikeb85 on Monday April 07, 2014 @09:04PM (#7550799)
Not really. To get sponsored by an employer you need a labour market opinion and there are certain conditions (like no Canadian candidates applying for said position during a certain time period).
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