Canadian Immigration Interview Questions [Skilled Category Only]:-

 

 

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Hello All,

Due to popular demand, and I having less time, These are the Skilled Category Immigration Interview questions that I came up with.  These are the generic questions and does not specifically being asked in one country. Based on the country of your residence these might or might not always be asked.

 

The questions asked during a skilled category selection interview are different for each case. Every skilled category case is unique in its own and the questions are asked accordingly. I have compiled a small list of questions that I think might be useful for preparing for an interview. Since it is really tough to say that these questions are fully compatible with your case, I would advise you to just study your case in details and go over your papers lots of times and think about what might be asked.

 

Disclaimer: Please use the following questions at you own risk. I assume no guarantee, stated or implied, that you will get through an interview successfully. These questions are to be used as a guideline only and please use common sense while answering the questions. Canadian consulate is only trying to see if you are a suitable candidate and will be successful in Canada.  © Copyright 2004 Jessie Gill, copying and further publishing without author’s consent will result in severe penalties according the international law.

 

Section A: About You [the applicant]. This section might be used to know more about you and/or for testing/checking your English language skills.

  

 1.    What is your name?

  2.    Where do you live? [i.e. company house, your own house, rented place etc]

  3.    What is your address?

  4.    Tell us about your ethnic background.

  5.    Are your married/engaged?

  6.    What is you spouse/fiancé’s name?

  7.    Do you have kids/children?

  8.    Name all of them.

  9.    Where do your parents live? Do they live with you or someone else?

  10.  Who will take care of them once you leave your country for Canada?

  11.  Do you plan to bring your parents to Canada once you are there?

  12.  How would you rate your English/French language skills?

         a.    Tell us where you think you are Excellent, good, bad, or worst in

                           i.    Reading

                          ii.    Writing

                         iii.    Speaking

  13.  What is your financial situation?

         a.    How much money do you have in the banks?

         b.    Any assets?

         c.    Total approximate of all the assets, as of today’s date.

         d.    Provide proof:

                           i.    Banks statements for last 1-3 years [Depends upon a country to country]

                          ii.    Evaluation reports of current market value of your equity/assets.

         e.    What is the source of your funds/income?

 

Section B:- About your work history

   

 Current Job

  1. What do you do?

  2. Where do you currently work? Name and Address of your employer?

  3. What are your responsibilities?

  4. What are the projects you worked on and/or are currently working on?

  5. Were these projects successful?

    1. If yes, describe why.

    2. If no, describe why.

  6. Describe these projects in details. [Make sure you know details of all the projects that you put on paper or are going to say to the immigration officer]

  7. What are the names of your supervisors/Manager?

    1. Contact information:

                            i.      Name

                           ii.      Designation i.e. Branch Manager, Analyst, Team Leader

                          iii.      Address [residence or employer]

                          iv.      Phone number or numbers where they can be reached?

  1. Is it a full time or part time job?

  2. Why do you want to quit this job to go to Canada?

  3. How would your current job help you land a job in Canada?

  4. How would your current job help you integrate seamlessly into Canadian society?

 

 Past Jobs

   1.   What were your past jobs?

  1. Who were your past employers? Names and Address?

  2. What did you do there? Responsibilities?

  3. Describe the projects that you worked on.

  4. Were these projects successful?

    1. If yes, are they currently being used somewhere?

    2. If not, why?

  5. Were these previous jobs part time of full time?

  6. Can you provide references, i.e. names of supervisors/managers?

    1. Contact information:

                            i.      Name

                           ii.      Designation i.e. Branch Manager, Analyst, Team Leader

                          iii.      Address [residence or employer]

                          iv.      Phone number or numbers where they can be reached?

  1. Why did you quit this/those jobs?

 

Section C:  General Questions:

 

  1. Why do you want to leave your country?

  2. Why do you want to immigrate to Canada?

  3. What will you do in Canada?

  4. Do you know licensing/professional associations associated to your profession in Canada?

    1. Did you contact them?

    2. What did they say?

    3. Would they grant you membership?

    4. Do you have to go to school to upgrade your skills?

  5. What would you do if you do not find a job in your chosen field?

  6. What would you do if you do not get visa for Canada?

                                     Or

  1. What are your plans if you fail this interview?

  2. Why do you want to go to Canada?

                                    Or

  1. Why did you want to choose Canada over other countries [i.e. Australia, USA, European Union, etc]?

  2. How do you plan to fund yourself [and your family if applicable] if you do not get job for some time when you arrive in Canada? [in other words how much funds/money do you have that you want to take to Canada]

  3. How do you plan/prepare for the initial settlement in Canada?

  4. Do you know where you are going (to settle) in Canada?

    1. Province

    2. City

  5. What is the name of the premier of the province where you plan to settle?

  6. What is the name of the Prime Minister of Canada?

  7. How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

    1. Name some Provinces.

                    i.       British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec are the main provinces of interest for newcomers to Canada

  1. What is the capital of Canada?

  2. What do you think Canada is like?

    1. What did you hear about Canada, and its people?  [UN Survey says Canada is the best country to live in]

    2. Why do you want to go to Canada?

  3. Is there any specific reason for choosing Canada as your destination?

  4. Do you have your family or friends in Canada?

    1. Do you plan to settle near them?

    2. If you are issued a visa that says that you have to live/work in XXXXX city or XXXXX province, how do you plan to settle near your family/friends? [Tricky Questions:- Just say that you will visit you family and friends during vacation but will stay in XXXXX city or XXXXX province]

  5. Would you come back to your country if you were unable to settle in Canada?

    1. If yes, then why do you want to go to Canada?

    2. If no, would you go on Welfare or Social Assistance? [Always Say NO to this]

                                    i.      If No, what will you do? [You can say that you will study in Canada and find a job based on your studies in Canada, or just think about something].

  1. What the various means of finding an employment in Canada?

    1. How would you establish yourself in Canada?

    2. Would you only use Internet to find a job? [Answer is no, internet, sending resumes to all the potential employers, calling all the potential employers and faxing them the resumes, etc]

    3. What happens if you are unable to find a job in your chosen profession?

    4. Do you know of any other tools to find a job except
      Internet?

 

  1.  What are your preparations for leaving your country?

    1. Would you sell all of your equity/assets?

    2. Any emotional and/or psychological preparation associated with leaving your country.

    3. How do you think your spouse and kids [family] will cope with emotional and psychological stress associated with leaving their friends and relatives?

  2. How are you preparing yourself and your family for Canada?

    1. Do all of your family members know English?

                                    i.      If no, how do you think they will adapt to a new culture and environment suddenly?

  1. Have you ever been arrested, charged or convicted of any violation of the law?

    1. Include felonies and misdemeanours, but not traffic violations.

    2. Provide all the details, your details include but not limited to

                                    i.      Felony

                                   ii.      Sentence/fine

                                  iii.      When happened

                                  iv.       When was the sentence served or fine paid

  1. Do you have any criminal record?

    1. If yes,

                                 i.      Provide details of what the charge was, sentence served, and why you were charged.

  1. What are your plans in future?

    1. Where do you see yourself in five years?

                                 i.      In ten years?

 

 

 

This is just an initial draft of the questions that I thought about recently. I'll be updating the questions later on too, but I also need help from people who had a recent interview. Please send me some more questions that I can put on here and help other people. 

 

 

Other Questions will be provided as I remember or if someone emails me and let me know what the interviewer asks…

Hope you are feeling good and ready for an interview now.

 

Best of Luck.

 

Jessie Gill

jgill at ece dot ualberta dot ca,  jpsgill at ieee dot org

 

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