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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 2:49am On Sep 16, 2022 |
You should apply for a new PR card. Go to Service Canada in person. lga23: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 2:51am On Sep 16, 2022 |
If you have a British passport, you don't even need a visa to come to Canada so... If you have a visa via the Nigerian passport, I don't see how it matters. It's a good idea to travel with expired passports anyways. weaseloo: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 2:51am On Sep 16, 2022 |
UK citizens don't need a visa to visit Canada, however, they won't be able to work. maziude: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 2:52am On Sep 16, 2022 |
Oh. You need a visa to visit Nigeria, even with a British passport. So, quickly go and renew your Nigerian passport. Alternatively, you could apply for a visa... weaseloo: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 2:56am On Sep 16, 2022 |
They tend to always allow spices. They also usually allow properly dried fish, especially if stored in ziploc or vacuum sealed bags. Powdered milk is banned. Canada is very strict with her dairy industry. I haven't travelled during covid so I don't know the process. However, previously, it was random chance. llionaire: 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by starrez: 3:16am On Sep 16, 2022 |
cooooooks: Really? Didn’t know this. I brought my Dano powdered milk when I landed |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by maziude: 4:20am On Sep 16, 2022 |
cooooooks: Service Canada do not issue PR cards, only IRCC does. He already applied, he should send a webform or contact his MP to see if they can reach out to IRCC 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 4:46am On Sep 16, 2022 |
Service Canada helps people, and is efficient. Someone I know was shown how to re-request a new PR card when they went to Service Canada. maziude: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 4:50am On Sep 16, 2022 |
Were you searched? I think if you bring above a certain worth (should be less than $40), you may be asked to pay duty. starrez: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by maziude: 6:44am On Sep 16, 2022 |
cooooooks: So, what are we saying here? There are many service Canada outlets. The fact that one showed your friend what to do, does not mean others would. Op should submit a webform or contact their MP. Moreover, all the information OP needs is on IRCC website. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 3:30pm On Sep 16, 2022 |
Service Canada helps everyone. That is the point. This is not NIS. Not everyone is computer savvy or can find information by themselves easily (and be sure of the information). I now tend to advise people to go to these services. Sometimes, there are free programs to help people (francisation, free immigration consulting, free tax work. Benefit from the good services of the new country. maziude: 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by starrez: 5:45pm On Sep 16, 2022 |
cooooooks: No I wasn’t. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nixymax(f): 5:30pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
Hello All, I'm on a study permit and at the process of bringing my family, I'm confused whether to apply for work permit directly for my hubby or apply for visit visa and then flagpole when he arrives. Who should show the POF? Him or me? Thank you. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by maziude: 6:36pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
nixymax: You should apply for a spousal work permit directly. Why you wan complicate things? 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nixymax(f): 7:35pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
maziude: Ok. Thank you. So who is best to show POF? My hubby or me? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by megastu(m): 8:14pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
Same here. starrez: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by starrez: 9:09pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
Please does the driving extract letter have to be addressed to DriveTest or is it addressed to me? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ednut1(m): 9:34pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
starrez:doesn't matter. Mine was addressed to me 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by einsteino(m): 10:45pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
At work, HRs have been decrying what they say is a very challenging time to find Engineers to hire. According to them, the record low unemployment rate (in Engineering) is not helping and most Engineers snob recruiters who reach out to them on Linkedin. So, if you are an immigrant engineer trying to land your foot in the door, this might be the best time for you to try. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by einsteino(m): 10:52pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
A colleague at work, is trying to make the switch from Structural Designer to Structural Engineer. She asked me for some help with the technical exams PEO(Professional Engineers Ontario) assigned her. After looking at the courses, I came up with what I think are the best courses to take as an immigrant structural engineer. Since most Nigerian Civil Engineers are heavily focused on structures, this course selection might be the wiser choice for a Nigerian Civil Engineer who finds his/herself in my colleague's shoe. Two group A courses: Elementary Structural Analysis Elementary Structural Design One group B course: Advanced Structural Design I selected these courses because they involve less reading, since their knowledge areas overlap. They are also what I use everyday at work. That way, you are not just trying to pass an exam but brushing up on skills that you would need to land and keep a structural engineer job in Canada. The only knowledge area in those courses that would be alien to Nigerian trained engineers is Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design. The good thing is that the focus here is earthquake loads rather than the engineering design itself, that should not be difficult to learn. Even if it were the engineering, I would rather study that than have to do courses like Hydraulics or Geotechnical Engineering lol. I have included a google drive link to reference textbooks and a draft of the required Canadian code. One thing to note, design manuals cover the same topics as textbooks. At work, we use Design manuals more often than textbooks but when you are trying to learn something for the first time, focus on textbooks. Do not overload yourself, you are not trying to read every text from cover to cover. Focus on the topics listed by PEO, I also included a pdf of this. If all of this seems too much for you, exhale and remember that life doesn't begin nor end in Engineering. There are several other rewarding careers in Canada and probably with less than half the stress. Even I remind myself of this. If you insist this is for you but you need an easier way out, consider applying to other provincial engineering regulators like APEGA. One last tip: If applying to PEO, you should make sure that you include a course description for at least all undergraduate courses. This is especially important if you don't have a Canadian post graduate Engineering degree (Masters or PhD). Even though I have that, I still included a course description, better safe than sorry. In the absence of course descriptions for a foreign undergrad degree, PEO is more likely to ask you to sit exams because they have no way to tell what topics your education covered. Link to reference materials for the exam: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I5aIWtjp9LCbe__4CKwMp0_Htfxt0zjP?usp=sharing 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by einsteino(m): 10:57pm On Sep 17, 2022 |
If you have not practiced structural engineering in a consulting environment, and you have been out of school for a long while, I advise you consider your alternatives. Structural Engineering here is very very academic in nature. I literally spend all day long doing detailed hand calcs (in MathCAD) for anything I engineer. The calcs have to be well put together, properly illustrated, and well prefaced like a textbook. On top of that I also have to write memos with the precision of a lawyer. These hand calcs and Memo/drawings go through 2 or 3 other senior Engineers who check it line by line and come back with comments and corrections. All of which have to be addressed and updated before anything is Issued For Construction. In summary, there is an emphasis on knowing things from first principle although we do automate a couple design. The stress of using your brain all day; and the pressure to be on schedule and within budget, error free and the liability, is something no one warned me about. If you are indeed passionate about engineering infrastructures but have not done "actual" engineering in a long long while, you might want to do construction rather than structural engineering itself. In either, you still get to work on very interesting and complex structures. 5 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 12:29am On Sep 18, 2022 |
Canadian "Embassy" (Canada has a High Commission in Nigeria, not an Embassy) will send you a TEXT, not an EMAIL?? They've scammed you. Please, go to https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html for all things Canadian Immigration. Corner corner no dey work for there. And if it works the first time, them go catch you when you try to renew. Skale007: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 12:30am On Sep 18, 2022 |
Did you eventually get to Montreal?? My best advice is Airbnb or Kijiji. (I've lived in Montreal). tempzi: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 12:31am On Sep 18, 2022 |
Daycare isn't free in Canada. Ranges from $5 to $25 a day usually. Experience4u: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 12:33am On Sep 18, 2022 |
You mean fly in with indomie and goat meat? Yes for indomie, unsure for goat meat. HOWEVER, I strongly suggest that you buy the noodles in Canada. They go for $0.17 to $0.50 each depending on location. Legacyedition: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cooooooks(m): 12:36am On Sep 18, 2022 |
If he already has a visa, no. However, one might be a positive touch at the port of entry. jayifeanyi1234: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ednut1(m): 12:58am On Sep 18, 2022 |
Bishop Billy Airport Toronto. 6 Likes
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Dame24: 2:47pm On Sep 18, 2022 |
Thank you, she reapplied and got an offer for the winter semester in the same school. cooooooks: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by starrez: 8:07am On Sep 19, 2022 |
ednut1: Pls can you help with the contact that did yours? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Pwinkle1(f): 1:06pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a short term accommodation arrangement in Nova Scotia - a basement or room in a house, for 3 months (Nov - Feb 2023), please point me in the right direction. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ednut1(m): 1:26pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
starrez:the person no long works there. Search through the thread one contact was shared about a month or two months ago |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by canadaishome: 1:33pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
If someone doesn't want a 9-5 office job, what can they do? Are there blue collar jobs that are lucrative? |
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