@Qamar **************

You have no idea what you are talking about.

SunnyFlamingo559 A "visitor's visa" is virtually impossible to get for poor Thai people without being able to prove they will go back to Thailand. So they need to go back for children, career, assets etc. The way I read it is that Canada doesn't want to risk poor people coming to Canada and then not leaving. If they are married to a responsible Canadian that increases their chances dramatically. A girlfriend though doesn't meet this hurdle.

@Kevin **********

Not true.

John Siderfin Your story echoes that of my wife and me. Lots of blood, sweat, tears, time and money, but we got there!

GoldenTurkey77 Why let the truth get in the way?

@Shawn ******

Here are Immigration stats in Canada.As you know, federal immigration has been gutted since you-know-who stopped being prime minister. Permanent resident numbers (vetted immigrants) dropped from 500,000 a year to 365,000 for all of Canada. Over 40% of these people are already here, and in the queue. International student numbers are chopped and temporary foreign worker arrivals are cut by 43%.

In fact, Canada’s population did more than stabilize in the last few months. It shrunk a little.

As for Alberta, there are 281,000 people in that province who are non-permanent residents. At 5.5% of the population, that is below the national average. There is no flood of people. No doors being flung open to anyone. In fact last year – as Smith was unable to cope with falling oil prices and slashed revenues – the number of non-permanent residents dropped by 15,000. More are moving out than arriving. Immigration and migration to the province has been plunging for the last two years.

GoldenTurkey77 Look it up. Canada's inflation rate is 2.3-2.4% annually, on a par with the USA, but higher than Europe. Thailand is very low approaching 0%.

It is difficult to come to Canada for poor people. You must show you will go back to Thailand, i.e. children, good job, assets, travel history. Being married to a Canadian certainly helps.

Pete Smith See description above. That’s where it is right nesr the Landmark Shopping Centre.

We use a transaction service near the Landmark. A front entry of Landmark, face the main road and walk left about 50-100 meters. The shop is there on your left. We have had lots of docs translated there. All accepted by gov't here and in Canada.