Paccus:

Why must a person be liberal at all times, what if a person is conservative??

No one has said you have to abandon your convictions. There are lots of conservatives in Canada, some are even on the far right. They won the popular vote in the last election. However, in most cases, what Canada calls conservatism is different from what you may expect. Whatever your views are, you're expected to get along with others just fine. In the workplace, school etc, it is best to keep your views to yourself. Generally speaking, politics, religion, sexuality etc are not topics you want to bring up in the workplace here.

1mole1:
Are you in need of a place to quarantine in *Calgary* when you land for just 2 weeks? If yes, Living Christ Evangelical Mission has a solution to this. Mail Pastor Jumoke via jumokeolatunde@yahoo.co.uk to book your stay in advance *for free*

That's kind of them.

19CannyMum:



Bus pass comes with your fees.

Not every school has bus pass in fees. I don't know about Niagara College but my school doesn't provide bus pass. She may want to confirm from her school.

Kekereekun123:
you can only get a shared room for that amount. But no one will rent a room out to 3 people here. To even get a study visa you need to prove financial resources.

The bolded is a major issue.

19CannyMum:


They never said they have visa

Yeah. That's why I asked. If she is yet to apply for a visa, maybe it is best for her not to post specifics about her case here.

koonleh:


thank you,
i am coming with a student visa, no husband,no relations

pls can i get an idea of price of one bedroom with other bills. am trying to see the financial implications to journey so i plan ahead. thank you

hmmm..... that's going to be tough, to put it lightly.

On a student visa you would be limited to 20 work hours per week. Assuming you only manage to get a minimum wage job, that would be 20hrs*4wks*C$14 = C$1120 monthly. less taxes, CPP and EI, it would drop to about C$1000 per month.

Now, you most likely would not be rented a one bedroom, I think the law forbids it for your family size.


The CNOS states that

* no more than two people shall share a bedroom
* parents or couples may share a bedroom
* children under 5 years, either of the same sex or opposite sex may share a bedroom
* children under 18 years of the same sex may share a bedroom
* a child aged 5 to 17 years should not share a bedroom with a child under 5 of the opposite sex
* single adults 18 years and over and any unpaired children require a separate bedroom

So, you are looking at 2 bedroom apartment. Although, you maybe able to get a one bedroom with your 3 kids but it would require the "special understanding" of the landlord. Anyways, a 2 bedroom apartment in Welland(I assume that's where your campus is) would be around C$1200 monthly. You may not even find anything other than a basement at that price.

Transportation: for yourself should be about $100 - $150 monthly (assuming you don't Uber), the kids are allowed free bus ride

Groceries: ah I can't make an estimate since I don't have kids. For an adult living frugally(and who cooks), groceries would be about C$100 - C$150 per month
clothing: if you come with your clothes from Naija, maybe all you may need would be winter wears. for an adult, expect to spend about C$250 for the basics
Phone bill: $45 - $50 per month should do

A crucial thing to worry about is where you would keep your kids while you are away. It is against the law to leave kids of that age by themselves. If the police finds out, they would take the kids away from you and you may not see them again until they turn 18. Hiring someone to babysit is prohibitively expensive. Expect to pay C$17 per hour plus C$1 to C$2 per hour for each extra child(roughly C$18per hour for all 2 kids).


If you can come without the kids, you'd be fine. By the way, did you manage to get a visa with the VO knowing you plan on coming with 3 kids?

koonleh:
Pls I just got admission for a graduate certificate course at Niagara college (1 yr), am a mother of 2 4 and 6. I want to knw Aw easy is it going to be with the children, and Aw easy for me to work and pay my rent and welfare. Thank u

Congrats on the admission. To be honest it isn't easy to do, if not almost impossible. However, I have learnt that everything depends on how you plan out things and what you are willing to trade off. I am studying for a fulltime Masters degree and I have managed to swing a fulltime job along with it. TBH, it is torture, the kind that makes me realise that something has to give sooner than later. It's a life of high bp and wondering if you would make it through. However in the words of Friedrich Nietzsche,"He who has a why can bear almost any how". So, you have to really look inwards and ask yourself "what is your why?". Would it be concrete enough to propel you through such a demanding life? I hate to sound like a blind optimist or a delusional motivational speaker, but sometimes life is such a hell that a dab of optimism is the only way you can get out of bed. There are many people here with a story that should not have been possible, I know a few like that. However, you would also have to ask yourself if you have the resilience that their story demands.

If you don't mind my asking, are you coming as a permanent resident or you intend to apply for a student visa? Do you have a spouse? if yes, is he willing and able to take hold of the kids? Do you have relatives here that are willing and ready to accommodate you? How much do you have set aside for living expenses(I guess you have tuition sorted out already). I am sorry if my questions are intrusive but without these answers, it is difficult to help with a realistic answer to your question.

Ominitayo:


Funny I got a notification on nairaland but there is nothing in my mail. I guess it's a bug or something.

Yes, I suspect it is a bug. Attached is a screenshot of what comes up when I attempt to send you a pm. You would notice that the subject and body field of the pm is blank. I had to manually type in a subject and body, which is unusual.

I have received the pm from @SamDD and @snoop4dem. However, I still encounter the bug when I try to send you a pm.

I wouldn't want you or me to post our email here because of web crawlers and scrapers. So, I have generated a temporary email. You may email me at kekaya2387@acceptmail.net. I would only keep the email address live for a few days. Once I receive your email I would kill the temporary email address and reply with my primary email address.

SamDD:



@einsteino, I PM you, but you didn't respond. Please check your mail.

I am sorry @SamDD but I haven't received any PM. I think it maybe a recent issue with NL because I also didn't receive @Ominitayo pm. The last pm I received was on the 9th of August which I have since attended to. So, anything between now and then didn't reach me.

Ominitayo:



I just sent you a mail... regarding this

I didn't receive it. Anyways, I have sent you a pm.

Newmum0615:
Eisteino Eisteino. You are a real Canadian. How many provinces now?

lol no attachment to any province. Na where work best for me at the time, I dey dey.

oohunt:
The story of my return to Canada.

Hello all, you may know (or not know me). I started this thread 3 years ago when I wanted to understand what it was going to take to live in Canada. We had our soft landing in 2017 which I shared.

Welcome back

KINGTELLER:


Fraud in this country is high (even in alarming rate) both internal and external fraudsters want to defraud Canadian residents

You are so right. We are targets even for our brothers(G) back home.

Pleasant19:


I’m sorry if I scared you but downtown is generally not safe at night and it’s getting worse now because of the meth problem. That being said it is safe during the day. I work downtown and go there daily. I’ve left the office at 8 pm before during month end and I got home okay. The bad apples usually come out close to midnight when there are less people downtown.
A 3 bedroom could be anywhere from $1200 - $3500 depending on the area it’s located, if it’s a house, townhouse or apartment. Yes with a car, the cold is not so bad.

Thank you so much. This clarifies things.

wizean:
Come to Calgary. It's the place for smart and cool headed dudes like you

Lol see washing, thanks a lot. I have always had Calgary on my mind though, it was even on my COPR. I am likely to settle in Alberta. However, I am considering Manitoba and Sask because it may give me the opportunity to support a relatives' PNP.

Pleasant19:


Winnipeg is beautiful except for the cold. As long as you steer clear of downtown at night time you should be fine. Affordable housing, cheap bills and car insurance. I live in a 3 bedroom 1100 sq house and pay $130 for gas and electric, ~$200 for water every 3 months. We don’t have the best bus service but it’s okay.

Thanks for the reply. @bolded you mean there is that much insecurity in downtown Winniepeg? How much does a 3 bedroom cost there? With a car, I don't think cold is that much of a big deal. So the only issue I see is the insecurity.

Datevilme:


Hello, please I'm interested in this.

Please send a pm

bezimo:


Oh really. There are quite a number of Nigerians in Winnipeg. I am one of them. You should be fine. I dont think there is any special whatsap group..what info do you need. I may be able to direct you

Cool. I am curious, please how is it like in Winnipeg? I intend moving West someday, so I am checking out my options.

AZeD1:


I don dey suspect you bros!!!.

lol no o. abeg baba I no do anything o

abbyode:


I'm interested in this.

Hello, please I sent you a pm.

MummyO24:
Please I am interested in this group. Thanks

Okay. Please send me a pm. I tried to pm you but Nairaland says I have sent too many anonymous pm.

Ymin:



Hello,I am interested in this.
Thank you.

Okay I'd pm you.

For Engineering professionals in Canada, you may wish to join the Nigerian Engineers in Canada group. It is a place where Nigerian Engineering professionals rub minds about their existing career or plans to restart their profession in Canada.

If interested, kindly send a pm. Thanks

This is so unfair. I don't care your party affiliation, everyone should join their voice in demanding justice for these people. It could be you tomorrow.

Hezmatosky:
Every living thing will always like to leave Africa

you almost made me choke on laughter! lol

Honesty is a sacrifice in the world we live in, too often would we be led to think that it is a vain one.

I'm deltan, I had my first degree in UNN and served in Ibadan. When I chose to school in UNN, many folks kicked against it. I heard so much nonsense about Igbos that 5 years of schooling in UNN made me realize was either false or over-exaggerated. When I got posted to Ibadan, several people discouraged me saying yorubas are this and that. So, I wasn't keen on staying but thankfully I stayed. During my service year, I realized how lovely the people and place is. I went on to visit Ibadan at least twice after service. Today, majority of my friends are either Igbo or Yoruba and I try to identify with both cultures and languages.

What I have learnt is that people take their few sad experiences and make it the story of an entire tribe or place. This causes unnecessary paranoia and mistrust, especially to those who are yet to leave their bubble. Today, I live in the diaspora and have met people from all corners of the earth. In my experience, the more you explore the world, the more you realise that people are more the same than different. There isn't really much difference between people, there are only just a couple peculiarities and distinction. We pretty much have the same fears and are all trying to survive. It is sad that people on Nairaland promote tribalism and hate.

legionISproteus:

So don't beat traffic lights. Got it.

Well, I would say drive very carefully. There are many other ways you could get a ticket.

For instance, people are in the habbit of doing a rolling stop rather than a full stop at a stop sign. My friend got a ticket for that and his insurance premium increased.

For those preparing for life in Canada, a part of the experience of driving in Canada is trying as much as possible to avoid tickets. There are a variety of them, and they could put you a couple dollars out when you least expect. They serve as deterrent and help safe guard our roads. However we try, some of us would find ourselves on the other side of the Highway traffic law. Last year, I returned home from work to meet a brown enveloped mail. It was likely from the government. I was excited and thought they were about to finally pay me my GST. However, as I opened the mail, it hit me that I screwed up. The letter read that I beat a redlight 2 weeks before and thus fined $325 for it. It's not that I didn't remember but since no one saw me when it occurred, I thought I got away. Anyways, If I didn't remember, the letter went out of it's way to help me recollect. The letter had a picture of my car and it's license plate, details of the location and time I crossed the red-light, how long the light had been red, what speed my vehicle was at before and after crossing the red-light. Basically, they had all the facts and it was difficult, if not impossible to argue that my vehicle didn't violate the extant highway traffic law.

At first, I was under the impression that I just had to part with the money I was fined. Thankfully, I found out from the letter that I could contest it in court or apply for what is known as Early Resolution. With the first option, I have to present to a Judge(Justice of Peace) the factors that mandated me to cross the light or mitigated my stopping. For example, maybe an emergency vehicle had it's siren on and the only way to make way for it was to go through the red-light. In my case, I had no excuse really... There was a lot on my mind that day, so I just didn't see the traffic light early enough. Although I hit my brakes and reversed just after I had crossed the lights, it doesn't matter because I was already in violation. So, I took the Early Resolution option.

With the early resolution option, if you live far away from the jurisdiction where the violation occurred, they let you meet by phone. This convenience was much appreciated since I was moving out of the city of London. So, I went to the court house at Dundas Street, and explained to a court staff that I would not be able to attend the resolution in person. They scheduled me for a resolution by phone and sent a letter for the new date.

Today being the scheduled date, I called 5 minutes before the scheduled time. A secretary answered the phone, she asked who I was, and then offered me two options: 1) accept a guilty plea for a reduced fine of $240 or 2) contest the charge via a Trial. Like I mentioned earlier, the way I saw it, I stood no chance if I contested the charge. The facts against me were technically correct and I was guilty as charged. So, I accepted the plea-bargain offer. At this point, the secretary informed me that I was accepting to forfeit my rights to a Trial, I confirmed. She then transfers me to a Judge and Clerk. The secretary reads my charge and informs the Judge that we had reached a plea bargain agreement. The Judge basically asks if I plead guilty to the charge and how long I would like to be given to pay the fine. I requested for 4 months. Your Worship approved my request, then says I would get a letter in the mail with instructions on how to pay the new fine.

As can be seen from the above, the process was simple and didn't take up to 10 minutes. I didn't hire any legal services, but it saved me about $85 and has given me all the time I need to raise the money. So, if you ever find yourself in violation of a red-light camera ticket, I suggest you at least try an Early Resolution. The only issue there maybe is that it may conflict with your work hours and maybe for some of you, the money saved would not be worth the opportunity cost.

Another point to note is that however you plead, there is no demerit points to your driving record(the secretary would inform you of this) and it doesn't impact your car's insurance premium. This is because the charge is against the owner of the vehicle rather than the driver. This is different from when a police officer pulls you over for violating a red-light. In the case that it is a police officer that issued you the ticket, the fine is much lower than that of a red-light camera's. However, you'd get demerit points if you plead or are found guilty. As you may know, the problem with a police ticket is that your insurance premium would spike. Depending on where you live, you would spend an extra $1000 to $2000 in insurance premium over the next 3 years for this.

listowell:

You don marry?

Praia:


A marriage breaking up over CCB already had serious underlying issues and it was only a matter of time. It was never about the CCB.

You are right! So maybe most of what we even call insignificant, had some other issues that had festered for long. You brought a perspective that I didn't consider earlier. Thanks so much.