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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 10:23pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
A number of laws and regulations are coming into effect on Jan. 1 or later in 2018 across Canada, including marijuana legalization nationwide and higher minimum wages in Ontario and Alberta. Here are the highlights you need to know: Federal: Marijuana Legalization... The federal Liberals have set July, 2018 as the deadline to legalize recreational marijuana. Sales of pot will be restricted to people 18 years and older, although provinces will be able to set their own minimum age requirements. Extended Parental Leave... New mothers and fathers planning to begin their parental leave on or after Dec. 3 will be able to spread 12 months’ worth of federal empkoyment insurance over 18 months and stay home with their child longer. Carbon Price Plan... The federal government wants all provinces and territories to impose a $10 per tonne carbon tax by 2018. If a province or territory doesn't implement a carbon price on its own, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa will implement a price in that jurisdiction. Ottawa has been clashing with some provinces (e.g Saskatchewan) on this issue. Depending on where you live, a carbon price plan could result in higher gasoline prices and heating bills. You may also see your grocery bill rise, since food is often transported by diesel-burning vehicles. Small Business Tax Changes... If you are a small business owner, and especially if you run a family business, you have likely already heard about the federal government’s controversial tax reform plan. As of Jan. 1, Ottawa is tightening rules that allow small-business owners to lower their tax burden by sharing some of their earnings with family members -- known as income sprinkling. Microbeads Ban... As of Jan. 1, Health Canada will ban the manufacturing and importing of toiletries that contain plastic microbeads. The microbeads have been used in toothpaste, facial scrubs, body lotions and shower gels, among other everyday health and beauty items. The ban will make exceptions for natural health products or non-prescription drugs that contain microbeads, but those will also be banned later in the year, starting July 1. The tiny plastic beads are usually too small to be caught by wastewater treatment system filters and end up in lakes, rivers and oceans. They are now listed as a toxic substance under the Environmental Protection Act. to be contd. 19 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vascey(m): 10:27pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
honey86: Hi honey86, you have been helpful. Can a person without accounting experience start afresh at this Seneca college? After the 1 year stint, what is the typical timeline to completion of CPA? Accounting jobs have been associated mostly with Toronto, I'm glad there are also opportunities in Winnipeg. Could you describe it in a bit more detail? Thanks 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 10:34pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
Ontario: Minimum wage increase... On Jan. 1, the Ontario minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour, from $11.60 per hour. Changes to provincial employment laws also include giving three weeks of paid vacation to all employees once they’ve been with a company for five years, expanding personal emergency leave to employees of small companies, and giving up to 104 weeks of unpaid leave to parents whose children die. Scalper pot ban... Buying tickets to see your favourite band play in Ontario may be easier - and cheaper - in 2018. Changes to ticket-selling laws include banning scalper bots, which buy a large number of tickets online for an event then resell them at much higher prices. Alberta: Changes to Employment Standards Code... Workplace law changes taking effect on Jan 1 include extended unpaid job protection for compassionate care leave, changes to how employees can bank their overtime hours and a new unpaid leave for employees dealing with a domestic violence situation. On Oct. 1, 2018, the general minimum wagewill increase to $15 per hour, from $13.60 per hour. Gay-straight alliances... In mid-November, Alberta passed Bill 24, which strengthens rules on gay-straight alliances in the province’s schools. The legislation will prevent schools from denying or delaying the formation of gay-straight peer clubs. The law also now makes it clear that school officials can’t tell parents if their children are in a gay-straight alliance except in special circumstances, such as when a student is under direct threat of harm. The governing New Democrats said they wanted to change the law in response to comments made by United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney, who has said it's best in some cases to tell parents their kids have joined a gay-straight alliance. Alberta’s education minister accused Kenney of wanting to “out” gay students. Condominiums property acts changes... The Alberta government is introducing new rules meant to protect condominium buyers in the province. If you’re a condo buyer, the new rules mean you’ll get more information at the time of purchase, such as construction budgets and deadlines. The changes are also supposed to put remedies in place if your condo occupancy date is delayed. Some parts of the condominiums property amendments act affecting condo boards and corporations, will come into effect on Jan. 1, while other changes will apply to condo sales agreements on or after April 1. New Brunswick: New payday loan industry rules... The provincial government says it wants to better protect consumers when they deal with payday lenders. New laws, which take effect in January, will include licensing requirements for loan businesses, as well as various disclosure requirements for lenders. Family Day... Starting in 2018, New Brunswickers will get another paid holiday. Family Day will be observed in the province on the third Monday of every February. Source: Ctv News 25 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 10:37pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
MummyJaygirls: Congratulations, MummyJaygirls. Wishing you and your family the best. Enjoy Canny land. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 11:06pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
honey86:In addition to the post above by honey86. Anyone interested in changing career by returning to college/uni should ideally go for programs with Co-op/Internship option. There is a good chance the company would retain after grad, access to hidden job vacancies via schools, the experience would look good on resume, good chance of graduating with little or no student loan balance, and finally the opportunity to network. 29 Likes 15 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Temidewale: 11:43pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
@mummyJaygirls, Congrats on your landing. Pls what type of bags did u use to pack the foodstuff? Did you use regular travel bags or our " Ghana must go" bags.Is there a special wat to package food stuff? We are due to land in February. Thanks MummyJaygirls: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 11:46pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
salford1:You are right. My course doesn't have a co-op option but a federal accounting body recruits from the school and I have a second interview with them in January. 19 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 12:41am On Dec 29, 2017 |
honey86:That is awesome. Wishing you favour from Baba God in your interview.. 6 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by blank(f): 1:42am On Dec 29, 2017 |
yettyopy: Thanks. This is so helpful. Do you know if the CPA is available for funding by OSAP? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by MummyJaygirls: 3:07am On Dec 29, 2017 |
GlitteringStar: Thanks Temidewale: I used “GMG” and some really big travelling bags that don’t have tyres or rods, just cloth. I wrapped with foil, cling film and put in ziploc bags 3 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nogen: 7:09am On Dec 29, 2017 |
Air Maroc isn't that bad after all. The only complaint is the long hours one has to stay at the Casablanca airport before departure. But we tried to make use of the kids playground at the airport. My children had something to distract them for hours. We left our home at 11pm on the 25th December because we didn't want to take the risk of going to the airport at 2am. At 2:30 am, check in commenced and we had 10 luggage checked in.. We moved over to the lounge to wait for boarding. Caught some sleep and at 5am/5.30am, boarding started. I have 3 super active 2 year old. It was their 1st time flying as toddlers. They cried and wailed for about 3 hours to Casablanca. They couldn't be pacified. We did everything except spanking. Maybe , we should have. It was not a good experience. As babies, on our way from the US via Delta Airline, they were the most behaved babies. In fact, the flying crew gave them presents. They didn't cry at all. They simply ate and slept. But with Air Maroc, they gave my husband and I , the disgrace of our life. The crew even had the audacity to tell us to start training them well. Kai! I have suffered! Before we left for Canada, I took them one by one to the Toilets and gave them stern warning. If they disgrace us one more time, they will certainly have it hot with me. I was done with the cries and wails. As if they listened, our 7 and half hours flight to Montreal was lit. They were well behaved. They watched some animated movies and probably, if we had that in the Lagos to Casablanca flight, they would have been calm. They ate, drank , watched movies, coloured their animated booklet and the flight was a smooth one. Phewww! At the point of entry, we used the electronic machine to sign in and then moved to the Officer for us to be stamped in. Then , as soon as I brought out my children's Blue passports, one overzealous officer began to question how I got them! Can you imagine? Was I living in the US? How come I gave birth there with a visiting Visa? In all, I was calm because I didn't sneak into the US to use their Health Facilities. I told her I was carrying triplets and wanted the best medical care I could get. I had a visiting visa then. She interrupted me: "So, you decided to use it to give birth as of I was just visiting the US!" I said No! Before I became pregnant, I have traveled so many times to the US. When pregnancy came, I wrote the Embassy informing them of my intention to use the visa for delivery and they replied that I could go ahead and make sure I paid my bills which I did. Would that be an offense? She then kept quiet! She stamped us in and then directed us to where I would get my study permit. While I was on the queue at Immigration point 2, an officer asked to see our passports. I gave her. She asked if the children are leaving Canada within 6 months, I said No. They are staying with me all through my studies. She sent us back to Immigration point 1 to collect another form. They should have given us the form over there. I went back but this time around, a male officer attended to us. He was the opposite of the female officer who initially attended to us. He was kind and took his time to prepare the documents for the kids. They were given study permits too that would last as long as mine. I was so much in a hurry to get our luggage that I forgot to get my Social security number or something like that. Will be getting it today or tomorrow. At the baggage claim, we saw 9 out of our 10 luggage. We went to loge a complain but Air Maroc stand was empty. We were asked to call their number. We then moved to catch our Airport shuttle to Sherbrooke. It was about 2 and half hours journey from Montréal. It's a beautiful and calm town. Our shuttle took us to the Hotel where we are still at waiting to rent an apartment. Would be seeing one today and most likely going to rent it. A 2 bedroom fully furnished with everything from Internet to TV to everything. We just take our luggage and ourselves in. Then , we can move in comfortably. I also opened an account yesterday with RBC which was recommended by one of the receptionists at the hotel. They don't charge on student's account. So, I'm cool with that. I also went to the Mall to buy a Sim card. Settled with Fido because they were the only company willing to give me a Sim without my social security number . They used my Study permit Code , International Passport and Student Visa. For the missing luggage, ( it was the suitcase that contains our local food, my Garri, semo, ogbono, crayfish, powder pap, etc . All the flours and blended food stuffs were kept their to avoid rupture. It is an echolac suitcase) I called the number I got from the airport, was advised to go to their Facebook page to send my complaint. Which I did and an administrator took it up. I got a message from him last night asking me.to go to the airport and pick up my luggage. It was found and kept for me. For missing luggage, I have had a missing luggage issue with Delta, Air France and KLM and I didn't go about thrashing them on social media. Those suitcases were eventually found and I picked them up at Lagos Airport. There's nothing wrong with Air Maroc, people just like to follow crowd and lose objectivity! Their food from Casablanca to Montreal was good too. My children enjoyed it (Fish and vegetable). The crew was nice too but can't say so with the Lagos to Casablanca crew. They were not so nice maybe they were irritated by my children's behavior but they are 2 year olds for crying out loud. One even said something nasty in French, not knowing I speak French..I told her never to repeat that in her life! She was shocked. Aside that, anyone who wishes to fly them, can go ahead. If I don't use them again, it would be because of the long wait not because of their services. 67 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:33am On Dec 29, 2017 |
Fusion23:e don tey. How now? How the cold for your side? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by sleekysilk: 7:53am On Dec 29, 2017 |
MummyJaygirls:That was a real 'welcome to Canada'. Congrats on safe landing. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by sleekchic(f): 8:11am On Dec 29, 2017 |
honey86: Thank you so much for this. Please I plan to kick start my HR career after I land by taking a course or diploma in HR.Do you mean there are not so many HR jobs there? Please advise. Planning to land in Alberta. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by MummyJaygirls: 8:14am On Dec 29, 2017 |
Nogen: Awww! You have triplets. Sweet!!! Congrats and welcome to Canada. Please no vex, the study permit for the children, do they have to pay for school or it’s free 9 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by MummyJaygirls: 8:15am On Dec 29, 2017 |
sleekysilk: Lol, thanks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nogen: 8:51am On Dec 29, 2017 |
MummyJaygirls: Thanks. For now, they are preschoolers and we would pay fees if we send them to a Daycare. Of course, they have to go. I think it is also subsidized. Going to visit the one close the the apartment we want to get on the 2nd. They have fantastic offers for the children and it is bilingual too. From 5 years, they can attend Primary school free. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by teeoba: 9:57am On Dec 29, 2017 |
Blackbuddy: Thank you so much. This is very helpful. I tried sending you a message but nairaland only lets me send an initiating contact email for you to respond to. I do hope you got it. Just in case you didn’t, if it’s not too much trouble, you could send her details to me at: akint30@gmail.com Really appreciate your help. Regards. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Ediku126: 11:08am On Dec 29, 2017 |
You aren’t eligible to apply for a PGWP(post graduate work permit) if you: studied in a program that was less than eight months long studied for more than eight months but not continuously (for example, you took a semester off) took part in a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) took part in a Government of Canada Awards Program funded by GAC had funding from GAC took part in the Equal Opportunity Scholarship, Canada-Chile took part in the Canada-China Scholars Exchanges Program took part in the Organization of American States Fellowships Program completed a study program by distance learning either from abroad or from within Canada or already had a post-graduation work permit following any other program of study. Please does this mean that I cannot apply for a pgwp, if am fully funded by a post graduate scholarship. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nwandy218: 12:02pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
Nwandy218: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nogen: 12:21pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
[quote author=Nwandy218 post=63710253][/quote] Merci bien. Vous pouvez le faire aussi. Avez-vous votre visa? Je vous souhaite Bonne Chance! 6 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blackbuddy: 2:54pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
teeoba: Hi teeoba, I've replied your nairaland message. You should have it in your email now and we can take things from there. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by optionese: 3:04pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
MummyJaygirls: By the grace of God. Compliments of the seaaon |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by kazchick(f): 4:12pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
What about those with families especially if you are a single parent and the child is in daycare czaratwork: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by toyogirl: 4:27pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
Congrats! May you find favour in the new Land. .. MummyJaygirls: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 4:53pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
salford1:Thank you 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 4:59pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
sleekchic:The HR field is very competitive to get into but it's not impossible. HR departments tend to be small and some companies outsource their HR services. That been said there are lots of recruitment agencies that you can apply to. Honestly it doesn't hurt to try. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by sleekchic(f): 5:29pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
honey86: Thank you very much |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blackbuddy: 6:29pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
kazchick: The public transport system especially outside Toronto is very reliable and kids under 5 years ride for free all day, everyday http://www7.mississauga.ca/documents/miway/fares/Agent_Price_Card_8.5x11-May_01_2016-D3.pdf |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by fabyom: 7:40pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
is a bus trip from Ohio to Windsor Canada possible without immigration check |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Tamm: 8:48pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
Hi, It's a good thing that you already have some experience as an analyst in the finance sector. Probably, you could be considered for the position of an associate or higher. The thing I know of core finance jobs (not accounting) is that the majority of people tend to start at the entry-level analyst positions quite early and fresh out of uni, such that most also tend to exit the sector after less than a decade. Those who decide to stay already have put in more than 17yrs on the average by the time they turn 40. Considering that as Nigerians coming from an almost agrarian (not industrialized) economy, we often do not have the same opportunities (in terms of quality of education, experience and the ability to speak multiple languages which is important for mobility), it is best to be realistic about the available career opportunities one might actually be able to take advantage of. As an example, I recently met a Canadian who is a part-time PhD student in London, UK through his supervisor (who was also my former supervisor), and I wondered why his thesis was focused on 'migration' when he had been in finance for 18 years. He had started as a summer intern in Citibank Canada during his undergrad and was employed fresh out of McGill University at 22. Worked in Toronto and New York with Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan, before a final move to London post-2008 (the financial crisis) and he is currently the Head of Emerging Market at JP Morgan in London. His explanation was that he needed to be realistic about any further opportunity for growth in his present career and a move into the development sector will offer him more flexibility and opportunity, which in my opinion, is a sector a lot of people tend to ignore. With his experience and a thesis focused on visa policy, he can more easily transit into the IMF, the World Bank, the development banks or other organizations that will more easily appreciate his age, experience, exposure, and multilingual capacity. I think that having no family obligations will allow you to take more risks though. Also, try to visit other forums like Quora or Reddit, you never know what you might learn from other personal experiences. In the end, you would eventually be able to decide what's best for you. Inception12: 10 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by maternal: 9:44pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
fabyom: Is this a serious question? If so respect yourself. 10 Likes |
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