One of the friends is in the same situation. He is studing phd in Ontario. And applied for quebec immigration by then. Now, He is close to get permanent residence. Did u land in quebec? please share your landing experience with us.
Successfully landed last Saturday in Ontario. It was not as difficult as I expected at all. I crossed the Rainbow Bridge (on foot) from the Canada side to the US side first. When I saw US custom officer, I indicated that I had no intention to enter US and all I wanted to do is to make a U-turn and come back to land. The officer was nice although he was a bit cold. I waited about 20 minutes at the counter and he asked me to leave my finger prints of both of my hands. After that, I got a piece of paper from him saying that I was denied to enter US because of landing.
I then went back from the US side to the Canada side. I was welcomed at the Canadian custom and I indicated my intention to land. The custom officer was a pretty young lady. She looked at my landing paper and asked for the proof of funds. I was surprised that she didn't even ask why I chose to land in Ontario instead of Quebec. Then I was asked to sign the landing paper. After that, the landing story was over and as of that moment, I became a Canadian permanent resident.
I have been surfing for a long time and did get a lot of useful information from the forum. I hope that my experience would help some people and I wish all you guys good luck to your immigration application.