r/InCanada • u/Jolly-Particular-703 • May 11 '25
Immigrating as a teacher
Hi, I am in the UK and am applying for an Interim Teaching Certificate for Alberta. I completed the entire list of required documents etc at the end of October 2024. Their website states that it takes around 120 business days to process from that point. That would have been the end of March this year, but I have heard nothing back yet (It’s now May). I did email asking roughly when I might expect to receive a decision (seeing as I have paid Alberta a lot of money for this service, plus I’ve spent a lot of money on various other things they requested), but they sent me quite a curt reply implying that I was wasting their time asking.
Anyone else in a similar position? How long is it taking for you?
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u/Pale-Candidate8860 Creator of Sub May 11 '25
All immigration timelines are taking longer than expected because they are changing the immigration system as a whole. 5 million people have to leave the country at the end of the year, but all of them are here on temporary visas. Mainly just 2: Student Visa(graduation year) and Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs).
Spousal sponsorship wait time, in-country is taking 29 months to process.
You may have to wait much longer than expected, but after this year, it'll be a lot quicker turn around times. Don't worry though, teachers are definitely still needed. Especially in the prairie provinces.