SOTAJ:


Yes, with the new rule that replaces the old one effective from October.

IloveCanada:
I will love to meet with Nigerians, in Regina, SK. Anyone?

Pidgin2:



Why would anyone want to be on benefits? I think people should make it their aim to work hard so as not to depend on the country's stipends to feed and cloth their own kids

Nice and informative thread

tarahray20:
Which city has the best jobs for human resources?

telias:
If you are on the verge of changing your phone, is it advisable to buy from naija or get it when you land?-Also generally, where are the best places to get phones? Also what should a new immigrant spend on their first car(family of 5) and where do you get the best deals?

honey86:
Congratulations on moving to Canada. I wish to advise newcomers concerning jobs and settling in Canada. The truth is the current reality of most people who migrated is not what they expected when they decided to migrate.
After landing some people land their dream jobs while for others it takes a while. If you don't get your dream job please try to take up survival jobs because you have bills to pay. If you decide to take a survival job please continue to pursue your dream job and DO NOT SETTLE.
One mistake that our people make is that they start making long term decisions such as car financing,
mortgages while working menial jobs. What happens is that they are stuck and cannot take the courses they need to get their dream jobs.
A lot of people are unhappy here, bank manager working as home support worker or cashier when we have people from other countries who did not have education at all coming here to take professional jobs after going to school.
Don't rush to buy house and brand new car when you know you still have a long way to go. Nobody cares what you wear, whether you drive. No one cares. Build yourself up to where you want and then you can eat the fruit of your labour in peace.

By the way I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

telias:
If you are on the verge of changing your phone, is it advisable to buy from naija or get it when you land?-Also generally, where are the best places to get phones? Also what should a new immigrant spend on their first car(family of 5) and where do you get the best deals?

SOTAJ:


No, I am in Alberta.

Ekpekus:

You can get a Samsung phone from Nigeria, it works here. As for the car, follow honey86 advice

MummyJaygirls:


So our popular affordable phones in Naija won't work in Canada? Eg, techno, itel, infinix, huawei etc

honey86:
Congratulations on moving to Canada. I wish to advise newcomers concerning jobs and settling in Canada. The truth is the current reality of most people who migrated is not what they expected when they decided to migrate.
After landing some people land their dream jobs while for others it takes a while. If you don't get your dream job please try to take up survival jobs because you have bills to pay. If you decide to take a survival job please continue to pursue your dream job and DO NOT SETTLE.
One mistake that our people make is that they start making long term decisions such as car financing, mortgages while working menial jobs. What happens is that they are stuck and cannot take the courses they need to get their dream jobs.
A lot of people are unhappy here, bank manager working as home support worker or cashier when we have people from other countries who did not have education at all coming here to take professional jobs after going to school.
Don't rush to buy house and brand new car when you know you still have a long way to go. Nobody cares what you wear, whether you drive. No one cares. Build yourself up to where you want and then you can eat the fruit of your labour in peace.

By the way I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

XX01:





I got the above from this thread but can't remember who exactly as i saved it out to a word document for future use. No plagiarism intended.

honey86:

If you don't mind getting into a 2 year contract, you can buy your phone here in Canada. The cost of phone depends on your province, so I can't really tell you what the best deal is. For a first car, spend only the amount that you know you can afford cash.

MummyJaygirls:


So our popular affordable phones in Naija won't work in Canada? Eg, techno, itel, infinix, huawei etc

lightdream:
Hello house.Please can anyone help me query if something below exist for Nigerian in Canada.

We have Job Offer slots with companies who are ready to employ with or without a degree and will also process your LMIA then send you a Valid Job Offer / Contract within 4 months , with a Valid job offer you can
- Obtain a PR under the Express Entry or
- Apply for a Temporary work permit with out writing an IELTS .
Benefits :-
- Accommodation comes with every contract
- Contracts from 2years upward
- Even without an O'level you can apply
- No monthly deduction in your salary
- No IELTS
- Within 21-27 days you will receive your application tracking ID then wait for the Job offer/contract and LMIA to be issued within the period of 1-4 months and 3weeks .
- After receiving your original contracts and offer letters , you can apply for a Work Permit Visa.

I have an interest I just want to know if its actually exist with pros and cons before I proceed.
Thank you

Ekpekus:

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!! I doesn't look like scam but it is SCAM itself

honey86:
Congratulations on moving to Canada. I wish to advise newcomers concerning jobs and settling in Canada. The truth is the current reality of most people who migrated is not what they expected when they decided to migrate.
After landing some people land their dream jobs while for others it takes a while. If you don't get your dream job please try to take up survival jobs because you have bills to pay. If you decide to take a survival job please continue to pursue your dream job and DO NOT SETTLE.
One mistake that our people make is that they start making long term decisions such as car financing, mortgages while working menial jobs. What happens is that they are stuck and cannot take the courses they need to get their dream jobs.
A lot of people are unhappy here, bank manager working as home support worker or cashier when we have people from other countries who did not have education at all coming here to take professional jobs after going to school.
Don't rush to buy house and brand new car when you know you still have a long way to go. Nobody cares what you wear, whether you drive. No one cares. Build yourself up to where you want and then you can eat the fruit of your labour in peace.

By the way I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

lightdream:
Hello house.Please can anyone help me query if something below exist for Nigerian in Canada.

We have Job Offer slots with companies who are ready to employ with or without a degree and will also process your LMIA then send you a Valid Job Offer / Contract within 4 months , with a Valid job offer you can
- Obtain a PR under the Express Entry or
- Apply for a Temporary work permit with out writing an IELTS .
Benefits :-
- Accommodation comes with every contract
- Contracts from 2years upward
- Even without an O'level you can apply
- No monthly deduction in your salary
- No IELTS
- Within 21-27 days you will receive your application tracking ID then wait for the Job offer/contract and LMIA to be issued within the period of 1-4 months and 3weeks .
- After receiving your original contracts and offer letters , you can apply for a Work Permit Visa.

I have an interest I just want to know if its actually exist with pros and cons before I proceed.
Thank you

lightdream:
Hello house.Please can anyone help me query if something below exist for Nigerian in Canada.

We have Job Offer slots with companies who are ready to employ with or without a degree and will also process your LMIA then send you a Valid Job Offer / Contract within 4 months , with a Valid job offer you can
- Obtain a PR under the Express Entry or
- Apply for a Temporary work permit with out writing an IELTS .
Benefits :-
- Accommodation comes with every contract
- Contracts from 2years upward
- Even without an O'level you can apply
- No monthly deduction in your salary
- No IELTS
- Within 21-27 days you will receive your application tracking ID then wait for the Job offer/contract and LMIA to be issued within the period of 1-4 months and 3weeks .
- After receiving your original contracts and offer letters , you can apply for a Work Permit Visa.

I have an interest I just want to know if its actually exist with pros and cons before I proceed.
Thank you

honey86:
Congratulations on moving to Canada. I wish to advise newcomers concerning jobs and settling in Canada. The truth is the current reality of most people who migrated is not what they expected when they decided to migrate.
After landing some people land their dream jobs while for others it takes a while. If you don't get your dream job please try to take up survival jobs because you have bills to pay. If you decide to take a survival job please continue to pursue your dream job and DO NOT SETTLE.
One mistake that our people make is that they start making long term decisions such as car financing, mortgages while working menial jobs. What happens is that they are stuck and cannot take the courses they need to get their dream jobs.
A lot of people are unhappy here, bank manager working as home support worker or cashier when we have people from other countries who did not have education at all coming here to take professional jobs after going to school.
Don't rush to buy house and brand new car when you know you still have a long way to go. Nobody cares what you wear, whether you drive. No one cares. Build yourself up to where you want and then you can eat the fruit of your labour in peace.

By the way I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Blackbuddy:


Hi, what's the name of the company or firm offering these fantastical services so we can do open source research on them and advise.

honey86:
Congratulations on moving to Canada. I wish to advise newcomers concerning jobs and settling in Canada. The truth is the current reality of most people who migrated is not what they expected when they decided to migrate.
After landing some people land their dream jobs while for others it takes a while. If you don't get your dream job please try to take up survival jobs because you have bills to pay. If you decide to take a survival job please continue to pursue your dream job and DO NOT SETTLE.
One mistake that our people make is that they start making long term decisions such as car financing, mortgages while working menial jobs. What happens is that they are stuck and cannot take the courses they need to get their dream jobs.
A lot of people are unhappy here, bank manager working as home support worker or cashier when we have people from other countries who did not have education at all coming here to take professional jobs after going to school.
Don't rush to buy house and brand new car when you know you still have a long way to go. Nobody cares what you wear, whether you drive. No one cares. Build yourself up to where you want and then you can eat the fruit of your labour in peace.

By the way I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

salford1:


This is the truth in its purest form...

Funny how a friend discussed this with me yesterday. The family attends one of the Nigerian churches where most of the congregation (new migrants) are in a rat race of buying the most flashy car or nicest house (of course on credit). His spouse has been putting presssure on him to buy a house. This friends works in a job that is considered not stable, and he intends to improve his education or get a license in his profession so as to have a more secure role, but his wife would have non of it..i dont know if this can also be classified as peer pressure or just a case of keeping up with the joneses.

In Canada, credit is very cheap at least compared to any developed country i have live in. Therefore, you would find new immigrants taking up credit cards (maxing it out), buying houses or flashy cars within one year of landing. yes...one year! one can buy a house in canada just by working survival jobs.., I know a lot of philipinos and naijas with big houses and cars but work in back breaking survival jobs. What is the point of suffering in silence just to look good outside. After paying mortgage, there is nothing to save and in case something goes wrong...repo companies come knocking or they basically get stuck in survival jobs because they need to keep paying mortgages and other bills. Nothing wrong with survival job or unsecured jobs, they are just what they are called. survival or transition till one gets the real deal.

That is why international students usually make the best set of immigrants, they sort of understand the system much more than new immigrants and have better jobs on average.

Asper survival jobs, one should not be discouraged if that is what one can find for now. If one is in a regulated profession, it's also almost impossible to land a job in your field of expertise without working in one of the survival jobs or not so glorified jobs except you were dangote or otedola in Nigeria before landing in Canada.

My spouse never worked survival job, and that was because i was working my own butts off in these survival jobs so she can get her license to practice in her profession. Once she was settled, i returned to upgrade myself too, since we both pitched our tents in regulated professions. Yes it took some years for her to get the license, and it took me some years to get to where i wanted to be too, but the move to Canada was definitely worth it.

TheCongo2:


I strongly disagree with the bolded part. Having a property is the best investment and the sooner someone buys a house, the better.
In addition to that, you will still pay rent if you don't own a house. So, why not to invest your money in your own mortgage than paying someone's else mortgage in the form of rent?
And if you want to move, you can still sell the house and get your money back whereas if you have been renting you will never got the rent money back.
In my opinion, the money you put into rent is money that you have thrown at the window.

TheCongo2:


I strongly disagree with the bolded part. Having a property is the best investment and the sooner someone buys a house, the better.
In addition to that, you will still pay rent if you don't own a house. So, why not to invest your money in your own mortgage than paying someone's else mortgage in the form of rent?
And if you want to move, you can still sell the house and get your money back whereas if you have been renting you will never got the rent money back.
In my opinion, the money you put into rent is money that you have thrown at the window.