OpeLovely:
Please can anyone give suggestions on how someone can get accommodation in Canada from Nigeria before landing? School accommodations are very expensive. Students over there that do not have siblings to perch with, how did you cope

Thanks

You can ask ur school residence if u can stay for a while at the residence and pay per day before you get an off camp accommodation. It is cheaper than staying in an hotel. Between what province are u heading to?

blackhoney:
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pls I need ur view on dis

It is not a crime to change careers but you have to give a valid and convincing reason in ur letter of explanation. People have done it before and urs won't be an exception. Goodluck!

Nyquist:


You can ask ur school residence if u can stay for a while at the residence and pay per day before you get an off camp accommodation. It is cheaper than staying in an hotel. Between what province are u heading to?

MSVU at Nova Scotia

Nyquist:


It is not a crime to change careers but you have to give a valid and convincing reason in ur letter of explanation. People have done it before and urs won't be an exception. Goodluck!

Hope you've already started the process of changing already in Nigeria? Solid progress made already and Canada only to add icing on the cake?

Other than that it's be like you studied Sociology, worked as a photographer and intend to go for a certificate (PGD) in Human Resources... Utter confusion and straight Visa denial!

blackhoney:
kudos to u all this thread is awesome am a graduate of banking and finance graduated 2013 completed service 2015 I HV HV admission to study practical nursing in Lethbridge college I Dont think it a crime to change career gurus in d house wat ur take on dis

Social sciences to medical sciences. Very strange trajectory. Don't you need passes in WAEC science subjects to qualify for nursing?

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Social sciences to medical sciences. Very strange trajectory. Don't you need passes in WAEC science subjects
to qualify for nursing?[/quo
data y I choose diploma in nursing it like starting from d root tanks for d advice sha I appreciate it

missylizzy:
Welldone guys.. Nice work here, I actually been reading from page 1, finally I'm at the last page , Well I intend doing my masters degree in human resource in Canada, so I will take time to read, and take notes. Would ask questions when I'm ready. Cheers

If I may ask what did you study for Bachelors degree?.

Political Science and Public Administration.

honey86:

If I may ask what did you study for Bachelors degree?.

As an international student here in Canada, one is not eligible to work outside campus for the first six months. To gain eligibility, you must spend a minimum of 6 months as a FULL-TIME student and with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (during those six months) then you can apply for your OCWP (Off campus work permit). This takes about a month to process and processing time for online applications are always faster. Upon procurement of your OCWP, you can then apply for a social insurance number (takes only about 5 minutes). This number ensures that taxes are duly deducted. With this, you can find employment off campus.

Note that if for any reason your GPA drops below 2.0 after procurement of your OCWP, your working privileges would be withdrawn by the Canadian government and they might even ask you to mail your OCWP back to them until you are able to raise your GPA.

If however, you come as a landed immigrant, you dont need to wait six months. just get your SIN and find employment.
As for getting jobs, McDonalds is literally always hiring. So is Tim Hortons. Whatever job you get be it serving coffee or flipping burgers, be sure to accept if you must survive as living cost is relatively high.
If you dont get a job off campus, there are numerous job opportunities on campus. You could work in your school cafeteria, at the library. All you need do is ask questions and look out for fliers. You should be fine.

Accommodation: I would suggest that in your first year, you live in residence (on campus). Living off-campus right from the first year is not advisable because you have to give yourself time to acclimatize to the new environment of your school. Typically, general information gets to those who live on campus first before those who dont and one thing you always wanna ensure is that you are in the know all the time. It is only after first year you can confidently move out of residence if you want to and get cheap accommodation outside.
Try to make friends with people (Nigerians and other nationalities) during your first year so that you can at least find someone to co-rent an apartment then you can split your bills equally and save some money. The average cost of a 2 bedroom apartment is $700. You pay half of that if you split.

That said, try to find an apartment where all the utilities (light, electricity and internet) come in the bill. You dont wanna be paying $350 for rent and pay an extra $60 for utilities.

To call home at cheap rates, always use a calling card. NEVER try dialing an international number directly on your mobile. That is so expensive.

useful info......God bless you bro

GboyegaD:


All you need is an organization to help you apply for the work permit. He is my church member and I know him very well.

Did the person come for visiting? Or as a student before he applied for the FSW?

Sjvictor21:


Did the person come for visiting? Or as a student before he applied for the FSW?

He came in as a visitor, church gave the wife a job with which they applied for work permit. He later put in for express entry.

GboyegaD:


He came in as a visitor, church gave the wife a job with which they applied for work permit. He later put in for express entry.

Oh that's nice. That means the wife was a tourist visitor too?

Sjvictor21:


Oh that's nice. That means the wife was a tourist visitor too?

Yes alongside the kids.

center][/center]I want to travel to Canada to do a masters program in statistics, does anyone know any city that wouldn't be too expensive that we can fit in easily and any school that is also good for the masters program and for my children's schooling too. And also how I will go about with my plans, the necessary things needed. Thanks

Hello,

Is anyone here going to University of Victoria for Fall Session and needs accommodation? Holla at me please, I'm looking for a roommate. Thanks

GboyegaD:


I will not agree with you that it is shady. It is rather unfortunate I do not understand the entire process, thereby, making it difficult to give you full details on the procedures or how to go about the search for the process on cic website. There are laws in every country and there are various routes that could be exploited however, we not been immigration experts might not know about them. I am sure I would have been very skeptical like many will be if he wasn't worshiping in my church, if he wasn't my friend, and if I had not known when he joined the church. All I know is that it was handled by a law firm that specializes on immigration.

I might stylishly ask him the procedure though just to be more knowledgeable about it.

Please sorry for my curiosity, please what is the name of the church, an acronym will be fine. Thanks

Danyl:

Please sorry for my curiosity, please what is the name of the church, an acronym will be fine. Thanks

It is Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Calgary, AB.

GboyegaD:

It is Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Calgary, AB.

interesting. u love that

Danyl:

interesting. u love that

I really do. It's been my church from childhood except from a time I went to RCCG due to my ignorance and teenage exuberance.

As an international student here in Canada, [b]one is not eligible to work outside campus for the first six months. To gain eligibility, you must spend a minimum of 6 months as a FULL-TIME student and with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (during those six months) then you can apply for your OCWP (Off campus work permit). This takes about a month to process and processing time for online applications are always faster. Upon procurement of your OCWP, you can then apply for a social insurance number (takes only about 5 minutes). This number ensures that taxes are duly deducted. With this, you can find employment off campus.

Note that if for any reason your GPA drops below 2.0 after procurement of your OCWP, your working privileges would be withdrawn by the Canadian government and they might even ask you to mail your OCWP back to them until you are able to raise your GPA.

If however, you come as a landed immigrant, you dont need to wait six months. just get your SIN and find employment.
As for getting jobs, McDonalds is literally always hiring. So is Tim Hortons. Whatever job you get be it serving coffee or flipping burgers, be sure to accept if you must survive as living cost is relatively high.
If you dont get a job off campus, there are numerous job opportunities on campus. You could work in your school cafeteria, at the library. All you need do is ask questions and look out for fliers. You should be fine.

Accommodation: I would suggest that in your first year, you live in residence (on campus). Living off-campus right from the first year is not advisable because you have to give yourself time to acclimatize to the new environment of your school. Typically, general information gets to those who live on campus first before those who dont and one thing you always wanna ensure is that you are in the know all the time. It is only after first year you can confidently move out of residence if you want to and get cheap accommodation outside.
Try to make friends with people (Nigerians and other nationalities) during your first year so that you can at least find someone to co-rent an apartment then you can split your bills equally and save some money. The average cost of a 2 bedroom apartment is $700. You pay half of that if you split.

That said, try to find an apartment where all the utilities (light, electricity and internet) come in the bill. You dont wanna be paying $350 for rent and pay an extra $60 for utilities.

To call home at cheap rates, always use a calling card. NEVER try dialing an international number directly on your mobile. That is so expensive.

Bioboy1213:
useful info......God bless you bro

That information became obsolete in June 2014. You can start work either on or off campus as soon as you find a job in Canada as a student NOW

Hi please I want to find out if there is a Nigerian association in any of these colleges and if there is the phone number of the head or a member of the association. I stay in Toronto and I will by God's grace enter one of these colleges in 2016
1)humber college
2) Seneca college
3)centennial college
4) George brown college
5)Georgian college

Adebimpz:
Hello,

Is anyone here going to University of Victoria for Fall Session and needs accommodation? Holla at me please, I'm looking for a roommate. Thanks

Are you for UG or PG?

What's the tuition for your course like, heard the tuition in Uni of Victoria is considerate... Kindly share...

I'm for PG. The tuition is about 30,000dollars. So it all depends on you.

ceemac:


Are you for UG or PG?

What's the tuition for your course like, heard the tuition in Uni of Victoria is considerate... Kindly share...

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SKINNYBADGUY:
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Bro how far haven't you gotten your pp back??

krisez:
Bro how far haven't you gotten your pp back??

I am going to pick up tomorrow. I deferred my admission to september already. How about you

Good day all,I was jumping when I sw this thread,

Pls I need advise.I want to apply for admission to one of the university in Canada for a masters programme, am going with my daughter and my husband, my first degree is business administration with a second class lower above 2.5,please which other course can I do that the fees is not too high and school too, then can I leave in the school with my husband and just my little daughter for a while before we gain our fit,my husband is an engineer by profession,he works as an engineer in a batch currently but the company is thinking of paying them off before the end of the year.will love a good and correct response.thanks

Is anyone here going to selkirk college for Fall Session and needs accommodation? Holla at me please, I'm looking for a roommate. Thanks

Pls which type of accommodation is d best is it homestay, school residence or renting. Thanks