Academic visitors to Canada Concordia University FAQ
- How long in advance should I start to invite academic visitors?
You should begin this process as soon as possible, preferably before the start date of the program for six months. If you start a few weeks in advance, you will not have enough time to get approval to invite your visitors, then submit additional CIC form. Visiting scholars also need enough time to apply for temporary work permits in Canadian consulates abroad. Processing time of the consulate around the world vary widely, information on the subject is often unavailable or hard to find.
- Which visitors are eligible for academic LMIA exemption?
CIC website official information. However, to obtain more comprehensive information, you can access general academic visitors and page Concordia.
- Who is responsible for paying / submit 230 yuan employer compliance costs?
Invite teachers responsible for the expenses submitted and determine funding. You should never requires researchers to pay the fee.
- Employers who is responsible for completing the online portal?
Our coordinator, academic visits and international faculty affairs, Cristiana Voiculescu will complete this section, and before submitting a request online for your approval. She also require credit card information you'd like to pay employer compliance costs.
- I can pay my visitors do?
Visitors Concordia is a visitor rather than employees. In general, you can provide grants or reimbursement of their expenses, but as a teacher you want to invite responsible for determining any grants and / or reimbursement sources of funding. If you are using research accounts or other restricted account, before you make any commitments to visitors, you need to make sure that the account allows for such expenditures. Also, very importantly, when submitting a work permit application, the employer portal should display any such payments. It is therefore important that, after filing for the purpose of compliance, the final amount paid to the researchers does not change. Remember, all work permit can be reviewed within six years after the issuance of work permits. An audit includes proof of payment to researchers.
- Who offers visitors space, equipment and permissions?
Invite teachers responsible for determining any space, equipment visitors during the Concordia may need access rights or restricted areas. She / he may take his or her Concordia invitation, photo ID and Montreal mailing address to the Human Resources Department (FB 1130) Concordia ID application, which will allow him or her to use the library.
- Visiting scholar can enjoy what services?
Since the academic visitors are neither students nor employees of Concordia University, and is therefore compared to students and employees, the number of services they can get is limited. However, when they reached the library, you should bring a copy of the invitation letter of Concordia, photo identification as well as their human resources in Montreal FB 1130 address to receive Concordia ID card. Concordia ID card will enable them to enter the library.
- My hometown university internship required to sign the agreement. Concordia University will sign such an agreement?
Concordia University is available to all academic visitors an invitation that contains all of the information contained in the internship agreement. If your home university in addition to the invitation letter also need a separate internship agreement, we are happy to offer our legal services according to your requirements already prepared such a document. This is the only sign and we can provide you with the internship agreement. Therefore, we can not sign any agreement made by the placement of your home university.
- Why do we need a formal invitation?
Importantly, all of the Concordia International Visiting Scholar should know Concordia International Office. This provides greater visibility, invited to meet with the community to further cooperation with tourist agencies are interested in the discussion, invited to receptions and other events to showcase the activities of tourists and Concordia colleagues. The letter also contribute to rapid processing of visa applications, and allows visitors to have the privilege of temporary faculty library, the Internet and other university facilities.
- How long it will receive an invitation?
Once the approval process is usually no more than two weeks. If you need a visa to travel to Canada, please Canadian High Commission or the nearest consular office this letter included in the application.
- Academic visitors paid it?
Not under normal circumstances. Occasionally, research grants or other funding will offset some of the costs, some will get access to the reference remuneration due to public lectures, performances or other activities. In these cases, an overview of the situation in the invitation. Many visiting scholar funded from their home institution or funding agency.
- Visiting scholars and postdoctoral What is the difference?
Post-doctoral researcher is considered to be trainees, and research teams, laboratories or professors closely. They receive funding, and qualified as a research assistant or teaching assistant. For more information and application forms, please visit postdoctoral department .
- I can teach a whole semester or a year as a visiting scholar identity?
Hire professors visiting professor at the course of their areas of expertise. These positions are released before the school year begins, or is recommended by potential visitors. Please contact the relevant department, faculty or vice president of international. Appointment made by the provost's office.
Reference: http://www.concordia.ca/offices/ci/academic-visitor-faq.html