lakebbs in English

lakebbs is the Chinese-language community forum for Thunder Bay and northern Ontario — housing, second-hand listings, jobs and immigration, cars and local news. The forum itself runs in Chinese; the guides below are being translated one at a time, starting with the ones newcomers need before they can read the rest.

• Thunder Bay RCIP guideWhat the Rural Community Immigration Pilot is, the five-step path, the applicant requirements, the priority sectors, and the exemption local graduates overlook.
• The five steps in fullEach step in detail: the qualifying offer, self-assessment, what the employer submits, the monthly draw, the PR filing window, and the bridging work permit.
• Designated employers, searchableCEDC's designated-employer PDF parsed into a searchable, industry-grouped list, with the ones not currently hiring and the ones excluded for 2026 flagged.
• RCIP points calculatorScore yourself against CEDC's official grid — occupation, experience, language, education and local ties — against the 50-point entry line and the 88.67 average.

Everything else on the site is in Chinese for now — go to the Chinese site.