einsteino:



Placed a call to APEGA, they said one can apply irrespective of citizenship, residence or not having a pr status. so you are good to go.

hayor2014:


I understand that CPA, makes you a hot item in the labour market for accountants in Canada, how true is this ? ..
Am thinking of just writing ACCA, as no one is able to provide me any information using ICAN for the conversion.
Did you write any exam again after ACCA in this conversion to CPA process or you just paid some kind of fee ?
thanks for the response..
please send to my yahoo mail.....PM on nairaland does not work for me

Yooku:


Lool...by the way what happened to your personal auditor who was on vacay in Naija away from the hubby?

salford1:

The 18k is likely for money spent on daycare/dayhome in a year. A friend of mine spent close to that for 2kids. She got around 3k back just on child care after filing her tax return though.

The cellphone plan is not high. That is virgin mobile which is the next cheap network with good coverage after the likes of fido, koodo and freedom. If you want to know what high rates are, try bell, rogers or telus, the last 3 have no joy at all...lol

Shaw internet/TV plan is $145 per month on a 2 year contract. Would drop the tv to the limited package of $25 plus $80 internet package when my current contract contract ends since we hardly watch tv, and we are also trying to limit the kids exposure to television.

Canada is very diverse such that important things like work, cost of housing, schools e.t.c varies across towns, cities and provinces. It's not easy to give a one size fits all answer..

Before landing, I read through josh's story posted by yokus a few pages back. His template on mistakes to avoid when just arrived worked well for my family.

bbaby84:


Sister JoJo I think holiday is over jare. But Canadian fly too sha...
I mean people sign up just to reply her LMAO that tripped me the most.
She might have to talk to Seun directly as per the crowd she's bringing to the thread.

salford1:

Calgary:
Pros. warmer weather, larger Nigerian community, more multicultural, stampede, close to banff, real international airport, very good transport system (ctrain), no pst, a little lower income tax, easy access to tranacanada highway, calgary zoo.

cons: lots of police and traffic cameras..very easy to get traffic tickets lol, crime rate has risen, schools are becoming overcrowded (the city is fast developing), longer wait times at hospital emergency ward,

Regina
Pro: less traffic, lot of government jobs, easy access to transcanada highway, less populated, easier to get jobs, cheaper housing, summer is warmer, car insurance is cheaper (government owned), phone bills and internet are cheaper(government owned). People are friendlier.

cons: Winter is colder, nightlife is poor, not many places to shop, property taxes are high, 6% PST, beer is more expensive.lol

einsteino:


Thanks. pls what of outside CVE? I do not mind leaving my field, if it would give me better prospects in the industry.

sorry for my too much questions.

MummyJaygirls:


No vex o, to get copr took 6 months after passport submission? abi na me no understand English well, plix explain well.

Btw, thank God for u o

vcole:

That $18k is probably for people with kids going to private school in Aspen
Daycare for both my kids in a year would be $9600 (infant and toddler both full day progs).
I was on virgin but it was becoming an abusive relationship. I'm on freedom mobile and I pay $40/month. With a new cellphone which I got recently it's an additional $35 so $75/month now.
I use Shaw and internet and cable for now I pay $90/mth for the first 1yr on a 2yr contract.
In a nutshell it's all about what works for you. I read josh's story too like 1yr and a half ago and it did make a lotta sense.

Canadianfly:


Yea well bell, Rogers and Telus are for rich people lol. I was on Fido for about $45 and I had long distance call to U.S for an additional $5. I hope they still have good plans like this. Your shaw bill no be joke oh. Tv for me then was 10 bucks. But this is in Winnipeg. So what I'm seeing is that Alberta is quite expensive oh. Electricity too in Winnipeg was dead cheap because of the dam. But my issue with the city is there are not much jobs.
I'll still stick with my Ottawa, and GTA as that's where I'm seeing jobs in my field and hubby's too.
Read the josh story too, good read.

@vocle, you brought down my fears with that $9600. Cause $18K scared me oh lol

Yooku:


Lool...by the way what happened to your personal auditor who was on vacay in Naija away from the hubby?

Tosean:


Thanks for this info
What about saskatoon, can u tell about the pros and cons of the city?

yokus:
Watching this Nigerian illegal border jumpers made me so Sad sha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CArjX-gzi5o

yimiton:
Soon that will become a thing in Nigeria . Plp will get American visas just so they can end up in Canada as illegal immigrants. God help us all .

careerwoman:


This is very disheartening.. There is never a time Nigerians would not spoil someone's image.. I sincerely hope they are not all Nigerians though.. But why is the last woman blatantly lying?? She claimed she's Nigerian and that in Africa, children aren't allowed to go to school.. Where in Nigeria are children forced into marriages without their parents consenting to it at least? Desperation at its peak! I wish I never saw this video because it just dampened my spirit.. The only victims I see here are the children that have been dragged into this mess.. My heart goes to them.. P.S. I do hope the adults respect themselves and not become a nuisance in Canada..

yokus:
Watching this Nigerian illegal border jumpers made me so Sad sha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CArjX-gzi5o

salford1:

Calgary:
Pros. warmer weather, larger Nigerian community, more multicultural, stampede, close to banff, real international airport, very good transport system (ctrain), no pst, a little lower income tax, easy access to tranacanada highway, calgary zoo.

cons: lots of police and traffic cameras..very easy to get traffic tickets lol, crime rate has risen, schools are becoming overcrowded (the city is fast developing), longer wait times at hospital emergency ward,

Regina
Pro: less traffic, lot of government jobs, easy access to transcanada highway, less populated, easier to get jobs, cheaper housing, summer is warmer, car insurance is cheaper (government owned), phone bills and internet are cheaper(government owned). People are friendlier

cons: Winter is colder, nightlife is poor, not many places to shop, property taxes are high, 6% PST, beer is more expensive.lol

salford1:

10 dollar tv package? maybe you were in Canada many moons ago or manitobans wont give in to the excesses of those bullies.. lol. The cheapest package i believe is now $25 then you have options to select themes like kids, documentary, news e.t.c The themes cost like just under $10 i think. Once i am done with my shaw contract. I would downgrade the tv plan and add a kids theme. That plus internet would work out to arround $100.

XX01:


Do some more research before you start ACCA. From my research on Ontario CPA, you need to have started from the scratch with ACCA else you can't use conversion route. You can as well write the CPA directly. With ICAN, you might get some exemptions and attempt the CFE. There is a webinar for CPA Ontario coming up later this month. I will share the link once I find it.

temydee1:


Hi, i also have ICAN and wont mind you sharing ....my email temilex@gmail.com

Oyamade:


Hmmm

oohunt:



Exactly!!

mukhtar4u:
Please for those of us here that have successfully upgraded their WES ECA to course by course, did WES ask you to send the documents again (certificate and transcripts) because that's what they show in my account although I am yet to make payment.

Also, was their the option of upgrading to ICAP(the one that store the transcripts for future purpose) instead of basic?

SlowlybtSurely:


Isn't course to course same as ICAP?

I think you may have to email them as regards the documents needed.

hayor2014:


I have not found any concrete information for ICAN to CPA yet,am honestly looking for a way not to write any exam if possible,and still get the CPA
see what laziness has turned me into,looking for shortcut,up and down..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Institute_of_Chartered_Accountants