mosquitoway:


I am on contract in misssissauga as well and don’t know anyone here..we can organise a meetup this weekend if eveyone is open. �

DatechMan:

Hi mosquito.
I'm down. Kindly PM

hammed71:
Guys please about being eligible for citizenship, can I apply immediately after spending the first 3years out of 5?

Duchbol:
Hello everyone please I want to ask about canada student visa, I have applied for a gradute studies in a university there and am still waiting for their reply. Please what's next can I apply for student visa now or am to wait for the school to give me admission first.
The session starts September please help am a novice

amindondee:
Hello,

Please does anyone know about Au Pair in Canada? What the process is and how to go about it?

amindondee:
Hello,
Please does anyone know about Au Pair in Canada? What the process is and how to go about it?

Euouae:
Culled from Quora
I am a new immigrant to Canada under express entry. Is it easy to find a job here, or will it take time?

Personal experience as well as the experience of my friends:

We paid a huge amount of money to be even able to come to Canda, we have Master`s degrees (officially acknowledged in Canada) but in order to get a job in our profession, we need to be a member of an association. But the association asks for more money and is not going to approve us sooner than in about a year. There are a hundred of other things that need to be paid, paid, paid to everyone and for everything if you want to start a new life. It`s been a couple of months and there has been only 1 interview that ended with “our workload is not as high to hire you, sorry”. The rest of them have succesfully ignored us. And we did everything other people have written here - we took many courses on how to write a great resume, cover letter (those were also proofread by a professional), we bought appropriate outfits, were friendly and postive, practiced job interviews, kept practicing english and so on and so on…

But nothing has moved during these couple of months. We are still right where we were. And it seems that Canada just needs us to pay, pay, pay, but is not willing to give us even a chance to start a life. Wherever you turn - you need to either pay a few hundred dollars for another application/accreditation/registration that you have probably already done and paid for a couple of times in other places, or you don`t have Canadian experience, or they are not hiring (even if you offer to volunteer for free, and yes - we have offered to volunteer for free).

We immigrated through a provincial nominee program because apparently “Saskatchewan lacks structural engineers”. And here I am - a professional structural engrineer with 10+ years of experience, a WES accredited Master`s degree, offering to volunteer for free for a couple of months, just so that they let me have that start and gain at least a little Canadian experience, but no one cares. Linkedin, Indeed, Monster and many other job sites are full of vacancies for “Structural engineers”,they ARE in demand and many of those positions stay open for a long time yet they are not considering immigrants nontheless they NEED to fill those positions.

All our friends warned us that Canadians don`t give a damn about you if you are an immigrant and it will be impossible to work in your professional field. I didn`t believe them. I thought they must just be lazy or not know how to prepare themselves and work hard for it. Now I see that they were right.
Unfortunately.

And it makes me very sad that there are so many people that do sincerely want to be a good new resident, have a job and be good at it, bringing some value to Canada and its inhabitants. There are professionals who are great at what they do, I consider myself to be great too, I`ve built amazing projects, starting from small family homes, ending with stadiums for tens of thousands of people and airports and other amazing projects, yet here I am in Canada, offering to assist a drafter for free (that`s basically the lowest possible position without any responsibility at all) and they don`t even look at me.
So - in your place I would expect the worst and be prepared for it. Have a great amount of savings for everything that you`ll need to pay for (and you`ll need to pay a lot), keep fighting and hoping, but it will be many months until you get at least a step further. So - just be ready for it.
All the best to you!

EDIT:

Thinking about this topic and reading other comments, I have come to the main question - why does Canada even have immigration programs to let people in the country if then it`s not even willing to let them start a life here?

A question to canadians - I understand that there are hundreds of thousands of immigrants/refugees who just come to Canada to suck out the social support while not moving a finger themselves, are not willing to integrate, not willing to learn the language and who disrespect the country and its people who have welcomed them. But if there is a person who comes to your office, a qualified, educated, well-presented person who is willing to pay the taxes and integrate and work and be useful to the society and make friends - why don`t you even give them a chance to work? Why are you so unwelcoming? Why is it so hard to be compassionate and understand that the majority of skilled workers who have come to Canada and are really willing to integrate, have left absolutely EVERYTHING that they have had in life in their home country and they are desperate to start a life from a scratch. And if you don`t give us a chance, our lives are ruined. And I`m talking about living, breathing human beings, why wouldn`t you at least give us a chance to start somewhere? We will try and do our best to learn the skills you need, practice your language, learn about your culture and way of living, integrate ourselves into your society, just give us a chance and see for yourselves!

When you have sold your house, sold your car, left your job, left your friends and relatives in your home country and have immigrated to Canada - you arrive with absolutely nothing. You don`t have anywhere to live, you don`t have an income source, you are basically risking to become homeless in a very short time if your savings are not enough to survive the months while you basically beg for a chance to even volunteer for free, yet no one is willing to reach out a hand and let us work.

Me and my friends - we’re all highly educated professionals from the best Universities of Europe, we speak fluent English, we respect Canada and its citizens, we are willing to integrate but from tens of sent job applications, only 1 replied and even that didn’t end with a job offer. It’s been two months of a constant struggle, and all our inquires are being somply ignored. The savings are starting to dry out and we are in panic. Yet no one gives a damn about us. We come humble to your country but it’s obviously not enough…

I just cannot understand… And it’s frustrating and very, very scary…

Yooku:


Both pay well

Graceforever:
This is indeed so deep and a really heartfelt and sincere outpouring of someone who has really tried hard to chase the Canadian dream. Very valid thoughts and feelings. I am two months in Canada and I have partly felt this way at some point (especially about the spending) but the truth is that a lot of immigrants have succeeded and the question is why and how? Once thing i was very sure of when i was leaving Nigeria was that if you had 100% POSITIVITY in your home country, In Canada, you need 200%.

I was a manager in a multinational before i left Nigeria and these days i am even considering a call centre job for a few months (home for that matter), all because i don't want to waste our hard earned money on child care (3 kids under 10 $2,000 Per month= 550,000 Naira or so) when there is no guarantee of a job yet. When i get a good job, then childcare can be revisited and i can apply for subsidy.

But despite all this, when i look outside and move around, i am daily convinced that it is going to be fine. We made the right choice. no regrets!
Absolutely no regrets Sometimes, its not such a big deal to change your profession just to put food on your table. All it takes is a little humility and a POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. Guess what? I did a little research, sure you heard about Doctors driving taxis for many years right? What really happened was that while they are trying to get certified to work and all, a lot of them just got comfortable with their taxi jobs. Someone i know is in this position too, the so called survival job now pays so well and he keeps postponing making deliberate plans to get the necessary certification to work in his profession. Imagine if he never goes back to it and he is living in his third house in Canada, are you going to say he's not successful?
For some people, they get jobs before they land, some in one month and some 6 months or more but you WILL get if you don't give up.
Also i realized that if you work closely with employment agencies sometimes, you almost can't go wrong. Within a week of attending one of their workshops, my husband got a job through cold calling. The greatest battle most immigrants have to fight is the battlefield of their MINDS. So people, do all you need to do and be deliberate and consistent. You will always win at the end of the day!
As for me, i have set plans on how to navigate into my profession and i will come back to this forum to testify and of course on my blog https://mycanadiandreamm.com/

sthillz:




I agree about the mindset sentence...the human mind is very powerful and can influence our actions. I lived in the UK for almost a decade (working on moving to Canada) and i worked catering jobs before i landed my first IT job. Nothing wrong with that! There is dignity in labour..make the best of it and be content while working towards what you want

maziude:


Thank you boss for this.



Peace...

sthillz:






Im female by the way.

Also I've said it before and ill say it again.

Times have changed and you can make your dollars online legally.

Even Nigerians earn millions of naira on fiver, up work, teaching online courses.

To a certain extent, i don't have to worry about a job when we move because 80% of my business is online

maziude:


But females too are bosses...

WRT the online business, that is also true. Especially with plenty internet connectivity for here sef....

Lhimeet:

You have a mail Sir/ Ma

Yooku:


Not to call you out here on this but such unsolicited requests should not be encouraged. I hope you are not here to prey on people in this thread because it is for those Living in Canada?

sthillz:


And yes o. Its not easy to run an online business in Nigeria. I miss great WiFi, not to talk about international clients i have lost because i can't receive funds through PayPal. Cant wait to enjoy the benefits of running an online business in Canada

vcole:
you can change to usd via pta services from the bank as well as the bdc operators. Keep the receipts just in case. Then carry the cash. This was what we did. There was a form we filled to declare the cash we came with when we landed. The immigration officer stamped and signed d form n gave it back to us.

Nettye:
Thanks for this info. why do you need to keep the receipts though? then tried pta services with my bank, apparently, you need a return ticket to apply for that.

Nettye:
Thanks for this info. why do you need to keep the receipts though? then tried pta services with my bank, apparently, you need a return ticket to apply for that.

vcole:
Nigerians are not eligible for the au pair working holiday visa program.

tollu:


You and me both. God through Freelance made the finance part of this Canada waka possible. I'm not even thinking about running around dropping resume after resume, I'm just gonna leverage on what I have going on and research how to get into 6, 7, 8 ~ digits in dollars.

sthillz:

Sounds good. Wish you the very best

sundaydammy:


YES I USED AN AGENT
I HE FUND MY ACCOUNT WITH 5M BUT THE EMPLOYMENT LETTER AND LETTER OF INTRODUCTION HE GAVE ME
THANKS

TeeCee007:


how good is your agent and can i get his contact, cos im planning on travelling myself

follyzee:
Hi everyone



Please I would like to find out, if I enroll for bridging programs, WOULD I GET PAID THROUGH OUT THE PERIOD OF THE PROGRAM even if it's for a duration of one year.

Kindly explain the dynamics of bridging programs (accounting / finance to be precise)

Thanks