Ballerz:


You simply have earned yourself about 900 Dollars. Good job. Let wifey take you for a treat.

Merci monsieur

Useful tip@Thcongo2 and I appreciate the resourcefulness.What I don't understand is why a repairman would even charge up to $600 to fix a fridge?? Or say about $900 to fix a washing machine? Seriously,its too exorbitant I mean how much is a new fridge or washing machine in Canada?
And ,to think that all it cost you in parts for the latter was just $90...
Isnt the blue collar industry in Canada regulated as per pricing because, how much really does one earn and it isn't every faulty appliance that can safely be handled via DIY.
The thing dey do me one kind...

Elixir123:
Useful tip@Thcongo2 and I appreciate the resourcefulness.What I don't understand is why a repairman would even charge up to $600 to fix a fridge?? Or say about $900 to fix a washing machine? Seriously,its too exorbitant I mean how much is a new fridge or washing machine in Canada?
And ,to think that all it cost you in parts for the latter was just $90...
Isnt the blue collar industry in Canada regulated as per pricing because, how much really does one earn and it isn't every faulty appliance that can safely be handled via DIY.
The thing dey do me one kind...

Labor isn't cheap in North America. That is why it is sometime cheaper to buy a new appliance instead of fixing the old one.
The repairmen charge by the hour, the cost may run anywhere from $45 to $100 per hour (and maybe more).
In addition to that, there may also be a fee for the diagnostic test.
In my case, it took the repairmen almost 2 days to fix my fridge. He came to the conclusion that it would be unreasonable to bill me for the actual time he had spent fixing the fridge. So, he came down to $600.
That isn't too bad given that some fridges cost over 5K.

The trade may be interesting if you have your own company. If you are working for someone, they may pay you the minimum wage

Topmag, please I need your help.

I read on a post where you asked questions about local government marriage certificate for CIC application. Did you get a clarification? I have also sent you a PM, kindly accept.

Regards,
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TheCongo2:


Labor isn't cheap in North America. That is why it is sometime cheaper to buy a new appliance instead of fixing the old one.
The repairmen charge by the hour, the cost may run anywhere from $45 to $100 per hour (and maybe more).
In addition to that, there may also be a fee for the diagnostic test.
In my case, it took the repairmen almost 2 days to fix my fridge. He came to the conclusion that it would be unreasonable to bill me for the actual time he had spent fixing the fridge. So, he came down to $600.
That isn't too bad given that some fridges cost over 5K.

The trade may be interesting if you have your own company. If you are working for someone, they may pay you the minimum wage

Fridge of over 5k? More than 1.5M?

E dey give salvation?

Elixir123:
Useful tip@Thcongo2 and I appreciate the resourcefulness.What I don't understand is why a repairman would even charge up to $600 to fix a fridge?? Or say about $900 to fix a washing machine? Seriously,its too exorbitant I mean how much is a new fridge or washing machine in Canada?
And ,to think that all it cost you in parts for the latter was just $90...
Isnt the blue collar industry in Canada regulated as per pricing because, how much really does one earn and it isn't every faulty appliance that can safely be handled via DIY.
The thing dey do me one kind...

Mehn, I weak. And not everyone is handy.

SlowlybtSurely:


Mehn, I weak. And not everyone is handy.

No vex boss but you gats learn am sha.

Na small small e dey start.

The kind of tools I saw in my Landlord's garage, made me ask him if he is into tools selling because they are of different varieties.

When he said he uses them for repairs, I asked him again if he is a part time repairman.

The thing no just gree me understand sef.

SlowlybtSurely:


Fridge of over 5k? More than 1.2M?

E dey give salvation?

Generally with 2K you will find a very good brand new fridge. But if you are renting you don't have to worry about a fridge given that any appartement for rent should be equiped with a fridge by law.

SlowlybtSurely:


Mehn, I weak. And not everyone is handy.

But you aren't an island... there must surely be a handy person close to you. That is the beauty of the human society.

salford1:

Whichever route you go, you would still need a one year canadian tutorship under a licensed engineer. When one goes the PEng route and skip EIT, that person would have no designation, but the EIT itself is a designation which can help with getting a job to obtain the 1 year experience. When you have your EIT, then you can inform interviewer that you would obtain your PEng within one year. In summary, the EIT status makes you more attractive to employers than someone with no status.

Thank you..

It seems things are expensive in Canada. You can get a good new fridge freezer here for £300.

SlowlybtSurely:


Fridge of over 5k? More than 1.2M?

E dey give salvation?

Hehehe!!! No worry sis, your hubby will do the diy jobs.

SlowlybtSurely:


Mehn, I weak. And not everyone is handy.

dupyshoo:
It seems things are expensive in Canada. You can get a good new fridge freezer here for £300.

The type of fridge you get for £300 is not the type for $2K or $5K. £300 fridges are on the $500 fridge range.

Fridge get grade. UK fridges look like coffins lol. Long and narrow. Canadian fridges are beasts. . No comparison.

Hehehe @ coffin.

Still, one should be able to buy fridge at a reasonable amount. Even my huge deep freezer no reach £1000. You can even get some large Samsung fridge freezers for £800.
I still think things are more expensive in Canada.

The prices are even deceptive as they will later add some crazy amount on the display price. My opinion though.

Canadianfly:


The type of fridge you get for £300 is not the type for $2K or $5K. £300 fridges are on the $500 fridge range.

Fridge get grade. UK fridges look like coffins lol. Long and narrow. Canadian fridges are beasts. . No comparison.

dupyshoo:
Hehehe @ coffin.

Still, one should be able to buy fridge at a reasonable amount. Even my huge deep freezer no reach £1000. You can even get some large Samsung fridge freezers for £800.
I still think things are more expensive in Canada.

The prices are even deceptive as they will later add some crazy amount on the display price. My opinion though.

Lol trust me, I know exactly what you mean. I had a hard time adjusting in Canada when I moved from the UK. I couldn't get over the tax thing. You see $20 on the shelf, you get to the till and they tell you $23.50. I'm like can't you just add the tax and display it on the shelf so when I see the price, I know if I can afford it or not?
On the real though, if you have lived in the UK, especially South England and paid rent/bought a house.....surviving in Canada will be a BREEZE! You'll find Canada cheap. You are spending Eliza's head

SlowlybtSurely:


Fridge of over 5k? More than 1.2M?

E dey give salvation?

Lool Welcome to Canada, when I wanted to get TV I was so shocked , then furniture too.
It depends on your taste and your finance you can always get a cheaper one, or used on on Kijiji.

But things are not that cheap here ....

TheCongo2:


The trade may be interesting if you have your own company. If you are working for someone, they may pay you the minimum wage

I guess you mean working as an apprentice for a journeyman. The first few years of an apprentice may be brutal, but once he/she gets journeyperson ticket, he can decide to go contract by having his own company or join an organization that pays well.

Trade people make some decent wage here in the west if get they get on with a good coy.

e.g All the elctrician on the team (a non oil industry) i am currently with grossed not less than $140k last year including those that are less than 2years into the job...That is the same wage a senior engineer earns. Much much more than what the junior and intermediate engineers gross in a year.

They just need to survive the apprenticeship period. Trade always pay no matter how one looks at it.

Canadianfly:

Lol trust me, I know exactly what you mean. I had a hard time adjusting in Canada when I moved from the UK. I couldn't get over the tax thing. You see $20 on the shelf, you get to the till and they tell you $23.50. I'm like can't you just add the tax and display it on the shelf so when I see the price, I know if I can afford it or not?
On the real though, if you have lived in the UK, especially South England and paid rent/bought a house.....surviving in Canada will be a BREEZE! You'll find Canada cheap. You are spending Eliza's head

The HST thing is another issue I had , cos i also lived in UK.
the annoying part is it is for every single item, even if u buy a new car of 20K and u see the HST am sure it will hurt a bit.
I think Alberta has the lowest, its 13 percent in Ontario and even more in Quebec

dupyshoo:
Hehehe @ coffin.

Still, one should be able to buy fridge at a reasonable amount. Even my huge deep freezer no reach £1000. You can even get some large Samsung fridge freezers for £800.
I still think things are more expensive in Canada.

The prices are even deceptive as they will later add some crazy amount on the display price. My opinion though.

Things are indeed more expensive in Canada, but the wages in Canada are also usually higher than in the UK. So things sort of balance themselves out.
I am not sure if the minimum wages of the two countries are similar.

Fusion23:



I think Alberta has the lowest, its 13 percent in Ontario and even more in Quebec

Alberta is the only province in Canada without PST. Ut would eventually be introduced sooner or later.

Canadianfly:


The type of fridge you get for £300 is not the type for $2K or $5K. £300 fridges are on the $500 fridge range.

Fridge get grade. UK fridges look like coffins lol. Long and narrow. Canadian fridges are beasts. . No comparison.

There are some big fridges in the UK too. My sister has one beast of a fridge in her home in Central london.

Still everything in North America is extra large.lol.

TheCongo2:


Labor isn't cheap in North America. That is why it is sometime cheaper to buy a new appliance instead of fixing the old one.
The repairmen charge by the hour, the cost may run anywhere from $45 to $100 per hour (and maybe more).
In addition to that, there may also be a fee for the diagnostic test.
In my case, it took the repairmen almost 2 days to fix my fridge. He came to the conclusion that it would be unreasonable to bill me for the actual time he had spent fixing the fridge. So, he came down to $600.
That isn't too bad given that some fridges cost over 5K.

The trade may be interesting if you have your own company. If you are working for someone, they may pay you the minimum wage

WOW! There really is dignity in labour over there.I guess we just have to acclimatize. Please keep the useful tips coming sir.Thanks
@Slowlybutsurely exactly! Now imagine how females will cope.

Ehrnie:


I started from the APEGA website. Put in an application for EIT and was then directed to the WES website where I followed the step by step guide for APEGA licensing applicants. My previous posts gives a break down of the cost. See summary below -

How to Obtain a World Education Services ICAP Report

1.Register for APEGA's Member Self-Service Centre, and receive your ID number. This ID number will be required to order your WES Report.

2.Follow the instructions to continue to the WES website for the next step of the application process.

3.Follow the instructions provided by WES. If you already have an evaluation report from WES, you may need to upgrade that report to an International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP).

4.WES will send the completed evaluation report to APEGA digitally. Physical copies will not be accepted


On the WES website it states that the docs I used for my initial application will be transferred to my new upgraded application (i.e. ECA to Course-by-Course) BUT surprisingly they came back with an email saying they are awaiting verification of my BSc transcript from my University. All other docs (i.e. my MSc + BSc degree certs and MSc transcript verification) were transferred from my previous application so I didn't have to do anything. I don't know if this is now the norm, but yeah that's the process I had to undergo.

Please note that APEGA licensing is for those who will be settling in Alberta and want to practice Engineering.

All the best!

thanks for this. how easy is it for someone with only a nigerian engineering degree to practice in canada? is it better to get a canadian masters degree to increase one's employability ?

SlowlybtSurely:


Fridge of over 5k? More than 1.2M?

E dey give salvation?

a fridge of 5k when canada itself is practically one big deep freezer. walahi simply stuck your food in the snow, afterall most of the year, the room temperature is subzero,

Canadianfly:

Lol trust me, I know exactly what you mean. I had a hard time adjusting in Canada when I moved from the UK. I couldn't get over the tax thing. You see $20 on the shelf, you get to the till and they tell you $23.50. I'm like can't you just add the tax and display it on the shelf so when I see the price, I know if I can afford it or not?
On the real though, if you have lived in the UK, especially South England and paid rent/bought a house.....surviving in Canada will be a BREEZE! You'll find Canada cheap. You are spending Eliza's head

Lol... I guess it's a shock to most of us. I just hated that tax thing. And it's like 13% or something like that. Just plain ridiculous. I had to drive to Niagra falls(US side)like 2 times for most of my shopping.My hubby only bought a pair of shoes in Canada so he could get rid of his CAD.
People say we'll adjust once we live there. Well, we don't really have a choice now, do we?

SlowlybtSurely:


Fridge of over 5k? More than 1.5M?

E dey give salvation?

LMFAO!! I'll be damned

Fusion23:


The HST thing is another issue I had , cos i also lived in UK.
the annoying part is it is for every single item, even if u buy a new car of 20K and u see the HST am sure it will hurt a bit.
I think Alberta has the lowest, its 13 percent in Ontario and even more in Quebec

I guess it evens out as you live and work there... right?

bbaby84:


I guess it evens out as you live and work there... right?

True, but it distorts the budget..except u just put it in the plan.

but the most important thing is working...am new here so at least I don't even think of converting to naira anymore.

Imagine you paid 2600 tax on a car if you think of the conversion...............

Good evening anyone here who is registered as a HR professional in Canada ? Any province will do. Will like to ask a few questions thank you

Please what's HST? Or is it PST?

Fusion23:


True, but it distorts the budget..except u just put it in the plan.

but the most important thing is working...am new here so at least I don't even think of converting to naira anymore.

Imagine you paid 2600 tax on a car if you think of the conversion...............

Wura27:

Please what's HST? Or is it PST?

Sales Tax, good and services included...PST is the provincial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonized_sales_tax

Same with me o. I was so angry as it is difficult to know the actual amount until you are ready to pay.
Insurance is very expensive too.

Phone contracts are also out of this world. How can I pay for someone to call me.Mscheew.

I however like the big houses, cars etc compared to UK sardine houses.

Canadianfly:

Lol trust me, I know exactly what you mean. I had a hard time adjusting in Canada when I moved from the UK. I couldn't get over the tax thing. You see $20 on the shelf, you get to the till and they tell you $23.50. I'm like can't you just add the tax and display it on the shelf so when I see the price, I know if I can afford it or not?
On the real though, if you have lived in the UK, especially South England and paid rent/bought a house.....surviving in Canada will be a BREEZE! You'll find Canada cheap. You are spending Eliza's head

Oyamade:


This can scare the shit out of some men, especially if his wife has a tendency of joining "bad gang" ... If divorce happens, the wife keeps the house, d man has to keep paying mortage... Na one chance be that!

as if men dont already have enough reasons to prefer staying single. me no see why i would ever want to risk being in that kind of situation, for what? love? naah i would pass.

please enlighten me, is there any such risks in the case of cohabitation? if one were to live with a partner, no marriage but maybe has kids, what would happen if they separate? some of us dont care for fancy titles like married, if it is a euphemism for attempted suicide.