@Plato,
Immigration to Canada is not the monster many believe it to be. It is a points-system hinged on:
- Age
- education
- language ability
- work experience
- other factors
Kadame you meant IELTS which measures language ability.
The Canadian Govt has worked hard to make it a DIY process so fear not, do not waste your money on immigration firns who will only be too glad to milk dollars from you. You absolutely do not need them. They are in business and often not honest, feeding off desperate applicants.
I have been through the whole process. Intially I was approached by an immigration firm (I have no idea how they got my details) but after eating some of my money, I was convinced by a canadian friend, I could do it myself and took it from there.
There are some hard truths. One's Age is a factor, if you are not in your early 30s or younger, it is an uphill task.
You will need to do IELTS and it has to be less than 2 years old. Your educational credetials if not Canadian will have to be checked by one of 6 appointed firms like WES (google it) - this process could take you almost two months.
For starters run and fill this Govt tool and see what your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score makes you elligible:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.aspIf you are eligible, I could work with the applicant, through here or offline. Be prepared for cold, hard facts.
Does she have a relative in Canada? And 25,000 Canadian dollars? How old is she, early 30s? She seems like a good fit, has all the high marks. Would be better if she had a PhD or a masters. Will need to sit an IETL/CELTA exam (Don't rem the exact initials, but google it, you should find it). In any case there are very many Canadian Immigration firms online. You should find a few in a short while. I was looking into it a short while back, wanted to move to an English-speaking country. All the best.