hey guys, if you don't  know about the recent immigration amendment proposal for Canada immigration, please visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/laws-policy/irpa-faq-impact06.asp

It is still under the process and those who apply after Feb 27, 2008 will be assessed under the new immigration law and it is said that there is no guarantee (which was guarantee once your file was accepted and processed. Now, fu..n immigration evaluators may have discretion over whether or not to PR)

I had some hope for Canada, it also sucks man, what to do?

what I heard is Canada is applying a very smart selection process. reading on many vitual communities over canadian PR, I found some conclusions: 

• higher experience
• the field which has high job prospectus in canada: such as IT.....( not all fields)
• previously arranged job (assurance by the company...sth like that)
• community/provincial nominees

yes, at least one or more of these criteria. The bill has not come out yet but has been passed by the parliament. I collected these things from informal sources: virtual community discussions. therefore may not be exactly what I mentioned. these are speculations. Anyway, Canada is not such an easier a way as I used to think 3 or 4 months ago.