XX01:
Please, how do you stop a bus when you are running to the bus stop but not yet there. Can you flag it down? I've missed my connecting bus because Google maps 4 mins walk is faster than my walk. I get there just as the bus is pulling away or not even stopping at all.

If you are in Toronto, you can try downloading triplinx app or you can just visit the website to plan your trip. I found out that it's more accurate than Google maps and it also tells you how much each trip will cost.

EmmyToluwa:
LONG POST ALERT!!!

Hello all!!! I have been a silent follower of this thread though I have posted a few times in the past. I just felt it is important I share my landing experience so far so that people can learn from our experience. my time line follows:

1. Bought tickets October 3rd (please note not a mistake, na faith and good deal)

2. Got PPR November 8th 2017 (after 8 months of wait)

3. COPR and passport returned November 27th (I had sent out our passport November 13th).

4. Landed in Toronto 17th February with my wife and son via Ethiopian Airlines, and received by my friend who took us to his place in London (we are still in his house at the moment), Ontario. The landing procedure was a bit slow as we landed on a Saturday and the customs officials were not so fast. Because of this we couldn't get our SIN and our PR card was not processed also as we couldn't remember the friend's postal code. The customs officer we met was a nice woman, she even gave us her phone to call my friend who had been waiting outside. They didn't check our bags and she asked us to sign Goods to follow forms as I was sending food over from Naija. To cut long story short, we reached London, ON around 2:16pm as it is a 2hr drive from Toronto.

5. On Sunday 17th February, we followed my friend to his church, a white dominated church, and after the service we were introduced as first-timers, this was where our miracle began. The woman (my angel actually) that attended to us, also an immigrant (from El Salvador) happened to be an HR manager at one of the Top 5 banks in Canada and while we were talking about our induction process in church got to know that we just arrived in Canada the day before asked about our employment status and I told her we will start to look for jobs once we are settled. Well na so she told me her bank would be having a career fair for job seekers and she will want to me to attend. I was like wetin I dey do wey I no go fit go?? I don reach there self!!!

6. Monday 19th was a public holiday (Family day, please note no be only naija we like holiday o....dem get holiday pass us for here sef).

7. Tuesday, 20th February, my friend drove us to Service Canada. We got our SIN and the woman we spoke with gave us the procedure to submit address for PR card. We went from there to Scotia bank to open account and got $3000 in credit card immediately to start credit history.

8. Wednesday 21st, we went to get phones. This we did under my friend's plan as those ppl didn't want to give phone to a newcomer on plan. Well I didn't mind, I sha got iPhone 8 to pay over 24months.

9. Thursday 22nd February, I was home all through applying and reading for my CPA conversion. I had aready started this from Naija. We also got a a very good laptop at a crazy price from Kijiji, for here kijiji and Facebook market place are your friends. I know there are other good ones too! We did not really look for house as my friend said he will introduce us to a friend who is an expert at settling new comers, including house and other things.

10. Friday 23rd, I attended the TD bank Career fair and it was fun, I told my interviewer I willing to start with them but they have to know that I am more qualified than the entry level job they are recruiting for. The woman said she understands, but that if selected, I have to be patient with them because they have a 1-yr period of assessing new intakes before determining if you can move up the ladder. Come and see me as I dey speak phone wey I no say na lie. I come dey dictate when I neva even do test let alone interview. The woman said they will get back if they feel say my skills and experience allign with their available roles.

11. Saturday/Sunday, we were home applying for jobs and adjusting CV. Oh I missed out the part where the my angel said I should send her my CV so that she can fine tune it to the way TD bank likes candidate's CVs to be like. So this was the CV i took to the CF on Friday.

12. Monday, 26th I received an email that I should complete an online assessment which I did like 36 hrs later as I was visiting friends and still dropping CVs to companies and also visited Access Center for bridging programs (another story).

13. Wedneday 28th Febraury, I received a call fro TD bank HR inviting me for an interview on Friday. I called my angel immediately and she immediately sent me their interview format to use, She said I should practice many times infront of a mirror. Well I did.

14. Thursday, we went to check our first house and the agent/lanlord were very willing to give us the apartment because of the friend of my friend. The only issue was that we have to wait one month for the current tenant to vacate and for repair works to be done. For my mind, I was wondering what was there to repair, everything looks good!!!

15. Yesterday, March 2nd, I was at TD bank with 6 other candidates, infact na then I know say naija peeps dey waka. of the 7, 3 of us were Nigerians. The interview was in 4 stages, role play, group assignment, assessment and a one-one interview. At the end, I was drained but yet fulfilled in a way I couldn't explain. The HR lady told us to expect feed backs and possible appointments by next week.

16. This afternoon, my friend and I went to drop another friend who was travelling to the US and on our way back I was telling him our my confidence has dropped since the interview and I was feeling they might be calling to tell me no. See Satan!!!

As we got back home, my phone rang and it was the HR recruiter with her nice voice. She asked me what I tot about the interviews and I how tot I performed. My heart wan cut, i tot this is it, maybe they have rejected me. I told her I learnt alot and also that I am confident my skills and experience are well aligned with the role. And then I heard, WELL I AM HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE OFFERING YOU A CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT!! I shouted!!! The thing just be like say I dey dream. I was like I neva even get house, I don get job. All the things the woman dey talk I no even hear, I was just too happy.

So my peeps, na so our tory be so far so. Na so God show say Na HIM be the REAL GOD oooo. Much as this is an entry level job, I am happy I can quickly have my CV updated with a Canadian Experience.

I pray we all have good stories to tell in this Canadian dream!!!

Congrats,this is definitely the beginning of greater things to come.

XX01:
Guys, I'm in Mississauga. Where can I get flu shots for myself and the kids without health cards. This is urgent cos I've called various pharmacies and they keep asking for OHIP.

Try calling the community health centre in your area or check online to confirm if they give flu shots. Most of their services are free and even if you will have to pay the fee shouldn't be much.

laborel:
Congratulations!
Please how is it landing on a Sunday? How long did stay with the officers for the documentations?
Were you asked to show any PoF?

Thanks.

It was pretty cool and really fast, didn't spend up to 10 mins for documentation. We were asked for POF so we just told her how much cash we had on us and told her the remaining was in our Nigerian account but she didn't ask to see it.

We landed via Ethiopian Airline last week Sunday and it was a smooth flight asides from the fact that it was super longgggg. The food was ok, inflight entertainment was just there as there were no recent movies but in all it was an ok flight for the price.

We landed in Toronto and it was smooth all the way plus the officers were sooo polite....jeezzzz. We declared all the food stuff we had but our bags were not checked,the woman was just gisting with us and that really made us feel comfortable and at ease. The weather wasn't also that baddddd, just ensure you layer up properly.

We have been able to open bank accounts, get our mobile lines, SIN and we also did the driver's knowledge test which we passed. We were informed that we could register straight away for the G licence but with this plenty snow.....I would rather wait till the weather is better. Just the health card registration left now (I guess). I have also started searching for jobs (customer service) and I did like two interviews this week but still waiting for the outcome and the next step.

Thank you all for your contributions so far as I was able to learn a whole lot from you all.

P.S If anyone has any leads for Customer Service role or any other job, kindly holla oooooo.....I no dey pose.

freeradical:
I'm back people with yet another of my recent experience with career advancement in Canada. So you guys remember me telling you all how I got two jobs and was spoilt for choice over which to pick
.

A big congratulations to you and your family, you truly deserve this. May this be the beginning of greater things to come!!!.

Adeneyagrofeeds:
How can one get cheap airline ticket to Canada from Nigeria. The ones I'm seeing here is damn expensive. Can one get less than 400k for return ticket?

Have you checked Ethiopian airlines? They seem to have the cheapest rates right now. You can also check www.cheapairflights.com.ng and skyscanner.

Saintp:


Congratulations.

Were you to bring those stuff you listed to the interview? Did you send it to them before the PPR?

Yes, we were told to bring all the documents for the interview. However, we only sent them an updated copy of my hubbys employment letter which shows that he was transferred by his coy to their foreign office for training and the visa page on the passport.

Finally God has answered my prayers and LVO released my PPR.

My hubby and I were invited for interview in Accra but we are currently out of the country. In the mail they requested for payslips, account statement showing salary deposit for the period claimed under express entry, personal statement of account, employment letter, school certificates. I mailed LVO twice and raised CSE to inform them that I had initially raised CSE for change of address and I requested for the interview to be moved to my current location. They finally responded that the interview had been cancelled abi na waived.

After my application crossed 6 months, I raised a CSE to say " Ogas, I am not posing or vexing o but my application has crossed 6 months and I need an update"

After two days , I saw an update in my account with the PPR sitting like a don.

My timeline is below:

AOR : May 18
Medicals Passed : 29th June
IP1: 29th June
IP2: 22nd Nov
PPR: 22nd Nov

With LVO, you need a lot of patience... For my fellow London gang members, PPR will fall on you all soon.

Newmum0615:
Thanks. Got it.

You are welcome

smslive2:
MRSDA and db23... I wish you both speed and God's grace with LVO

Did any of you have previous UK or US Visa Refusals or Visa Stamped on your passports?
Have you visited the US or UK before?

Just asking for statistical review.

Hello smslive2, my file was also transferred to LVO. Myself and my hubby have been to UK severally, we also both did our masters in the UK but he was denied US Visa twice. I think most people that kinda have ties with UK have their files moved to LVO.

I got a letter for interview from LVO . Those people are not smiling at all

Newmum0615:
Ok done that. But then I went to Payment & Receipts and then to Transaction History and nothing came out. Am I doing the right thing?

Have you received the login code? If you have, just click on login, input your payer id (e.g 123456 ) and the login code sent to you in the field for password then click on continue. The next page is the confirmation page with your email and mobile nos, click on continue and on the next page, click on the OK button. Check the drop down and click on view etcc card details then click display. Select the period you wish to view and print.

Newmum0615:
Hello, please how exactly should this be done. I just tried to use my payer ID to call up my details, still waiting for code to register o.

Click on new user/change password, it will direct you to a page where you will need to input your e-mail address and mobile number. If the login code is not sent to you within 5 minutes, you can send a mail to helpdesk@ebsrcm.com with your details so the code can be sent to you.

[quote author=Jetspeed post=62130964]Helloo Fam, Pls has anybody succesfully used Lagos state e-tax clearance card as tax document in response to ADR from LVO?[/qutote]

Hello, I am not sure if you have gotten a response yet but you will need to print the tax details by logging on to lasg website and using the id on the card to get all your tax payments. It is this print out that will be forwarded to the visa office as ADR.

ottawaboi:
was the ECA for both you and spouse ornonly you?

The ECA was for my spouse only since he is the principal applicant.

Hello everyone, I have been stalking this thread since late February and I just decided to thank everyone for the wealth of information provided here. Here is my timeline:

IELTS (My hubby and I) - 25th March 2017
Applied for ECA using WES - 18th March 2017
ECA report - 28th April 2017
Express Entry pool - 30th April 2017
ITA - 3rd May 2017

We hope to do medicals and PCC this week and hopefully submit the application by next week God willing.