Developer immigration to Canada. What, where and why?

Question

Emigration and immigration

It just so happened that after a good but painful passing of the Unified State Examination, and then enrolling in a full-time, budgetary form of education and passing semi-annual exams, I took the documents from the university, because I no longer wanted to waste time on “there is nothing to teach”.
I have been working as a freelance web developer for half a year now. Today I don't know much (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP and a lot of little things), but all my free time I read everything I can find on web development technologies, and I also study English.
I am 18 years old and close to 25 years old, I want to immigrate to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker program.
So what does it take to be successful in getting a job in Canada?
VO, as many people tell me, will not play a big role (if it does at all), but you need work experience (preferably 6 years), certificates and, of course, a portfolio and participation in OpenSource projects. Please correct me if this is not the case.
Which certificates will play an important role?
Projects of what complexity are needed in the portfolio? Is the game engine suitable for WebGL and CMS with a modular architecture?
I will be grateful for any information on the topic. And I apologize if I wrote too much.
Many thanks to all the people who gave good advice! I decided for myself that I would go to distance learning and all my free time I would learn English and improve my skills.

Answer 1

Check out chestyle.com, a colleague moved there a long time ago, blogged about various details that might be useful in your case. Winnipeg.

Answer 2

VO, as many people tell me, will not play a big role

That's right, you don't need it ... don't get it, don't, honestly, don't strain ...
Because the less you know, the more valuable I am as a specialist ..

Answer 3

VO, as many people tell me, will not play a big role (if it does at all), but you need work experience (preferably 6 years), certificates and, of course, a portfolio and participation in OpenSource projects.

Everything they say is correct. Half-taught self-taught people are easier to manage and can be paid less. And for Canada, there are people with VO, experience and deep knowledge in the subject area.

Answer 4

As far as I remember, independent immigration to Canada is closed for IT people. Opened to Australia. But to confirm the profession and get into the lists of skilled migrants, you need a bachelor degree or work experience, which will be counted as an equivalent bachelor degree. In general, since you are asking such questions, it is too early for you to think about immigration.
See here www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who.asp:
Minimum requirements
Your work experience must be:
at skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2011 National Occupational Classification (NOC) .
now here: www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/noc.asp
Skill Level A - professional jobs. People usually need a degree from a university for these jobs.
examples: doctors, dentists, architects
"Usually" is better interpreted as "always". Here www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/english/NOC/2011/ProfileKeywo... they
also write about the bachelor degree.
And by the way, yes. I was wrong - IT people are now allowed, but it's better for you now not to bother with technology, but to learn English and get the notorious bachelor. In 7 years, just learn up to sixes in IELTS and get a diploma. That's when you need to think about immigration.

Answer 5

At 18, you can take a break, and then finish your studies with a clear understanding of why this is needed.
"Useful" knowledge in a university is not the basics of PCP a la "Evgeny Popov", but the very subjects that are included in the classical program of a technical university - matan, discreet, numerical methods, etc. Many complain that they did not pay enough attention to them in due time.
There will still be a lot of these works and orders from freelancing, but there may not be time to learn mathematics normally.

Answer 6

VO, as many people tell me, will not play a big role (if at all)

You can't get into the USA without a VO on a similar visa.
Those who are in the specialty. From companies that are well known.
Oracle, Microsoft, Zend, etc.

Is the game engine suitable for WebGL and CMS with a modular architecture?

If they have any advantages compared to analogues. And if they have a successful application.
But usually what I see (some even write articles on habré) are worthless beginner crafts, and it’s better not to show such code.

Answer 7

Taking into account the fact that you are going to migrate in 7 years, I would put it on the back burner, wonder and enjoy life, companies themselves will call a good specialist in Canada, there would be good English.

Answer 8

Finish high school and learn English!
Six in IELTS is not enough, you need 7 and above
If you look at Canada, then look at the USA
And you should really think about studying directly in these countries, if you find the opportunity,
then most of the other questions will disappear by themselves.

Answer 9

TOEFL/IELTS will most likely be needed

Answer 10

In general, swotting, for example, the same mathematics at a university, pumps the brain well. Personally, difura, tfkp, matan, algebra, spaces, and so on made a greater impression on me than programming.
And if you need a crust, then why not unlearn in absentia or remotely? Spend little time, money too, there will be a profit in the form of a crust. And the saved time can be spent on English and improving your programming skills.

Answer 11

freetonic lived in Canada, ask him.

Answer 12

Why Canada?
It's the same climate as ours. If not worse.
It's better to consider Australia or New Zealand ...

Answer 13

Unfortunately, the FSWP has not been working since 2015, the Express Entry program is working.
I know what I'm talking about, we ourselves applied for the FSWP last year, received visas
a week ago. evaluation is based on these criteria.