salford:

U can land with like $5k. Then transfer the rest in bits if that would be better.

Registered Nurse is usually 4 years i.e Degree in Nursing, but some Universities offer programs that lets you complete it in 2 years if you have a degree. You would be required to pass some biological sciences courses before class starts.

Licensed Practical Nurse is 2 years. Offered in some colleges.

Personal Support Worker/Health Care Aid: 4 to 6 months

Some smaller cities or provinces would employ and train people to become psw without the certificates e.g this is common in Winnipeg. Previously common in Calgary too, but now competition is fiece for psw jobs in Calgary and employers often ask for the certificate.

You can also try apply for chemistry/chemist jobs when you land. There are a few around on jobsites. My organization (a Provincial Government) for example has a vacancy for an Entry Level Chemist currently posted on our internal job site. If no one applies by the 15th of next month, it would be thrown to the street. Starting wage is $39 an hr with lots of benefits and healthy pension plan. Requirement is just a Bachelor in Chemistry or a diploma in Chemical Technology. If it's thrown out to the street, I would send you a pm.

Please I'm a chemist planning to migrate but yet to receive ITA. I will like to know the bridging programmes available for someone like me

Medal007:

Please I'm a chemist planning to migrate but yet to receive ITA. I will like to know the bridging programmes available for someone like me

You would have to use google. I do not know of any bridging program for chemist, but a good subsitute would be Power and Process Operators bridging programs.

Q1 based on what I had read here on nairaland , fish is usually binned by Egypatir officials
Q2 I did the booking (after my husband tried first and complained about their network), and it was straightforward at that time. However, at a point when we thought we would need to change our dates,... the network acted up. So one can safely say that their online presence isn't the best

[quote author=Otnias post=69742945]@deni83

congrats on your landing and thanks for sharing... may the land favour you.
I have some questions:
1. are there some foodstuff that are not acceptable on Egyptair? [color=#770077]
2. how did you book with them, cos we have been trying but their website is not working well?

Hello, senior citizens in the house. What is the cost of living in Toronto interms of accommodation, transport, feeding.

Hi Zeiya
Yes the food stuff were inspected (but the Naija way- NOT thoroughly). No meat or milk too allowed from our end. It wasn't inspected in my presence when I went to pick it up 3 days after we landed- I was just asked by customs if it had any meat or milk). I also had to pay a 92CAD charge for bringing them in

Zeiya:
@deni83
Thanks for sharing your experience
Please did they inspect your food stuff before it was cargoed ?

Hi Cheromel,
Thank you! Would be looking forward to your arrival . Hopefully, I would have learnt enough to show you the ropes as my relatives are doing for me presently. They have made our landing the softest possible... God bless them real good

cheromel:


Really enjoyed reading your landing story. We are still waiting for our passports to be returned from VFS. We intend landing early next year and will be staying in Milton. Hubby will also be doing soft landing. Would be nice to meet up with you when we land. Enjoy maple land and post more info when you can. Cheers.

Hi wealthiest1,
Thanks for the compliment... that's super sweet of you! I'm actually working on my masters project right now and hope whoever would mark my script would think so too. lol.
God has already gone ahead for you and will perfect all that concerns you and yours. It is well in Jesus name. Cheers

wealthiest1:
You are such a great writer. i guess your IELTS would only attest to that. I love your story, its so inspiring and i tap into your grace for my family and I. Hoping to see soon in Canada. Thanks a lot and God bless you.

Saintp:


Hi, did you get the FRSC contact from @40manlappy?

Please I need the contact urgently

Replied your PMs but the mails bounced. Have you gotten it?

deni83:
Hi Zeiya
Yes the food stuff were inspected (but the Naija way- NOT thoroughly). No meat or milk too allowed from our end. It wasn't inspected in my presence when I went to pick it up 3 days after we landed- I was just asked by customs if it had any meat or milk). I also had to pay a 92CAD charge for bringing them in

Thanks.

Congrats on your landing and thanks for sharing the experience.

Please can you provide details of the cargo company you used?
Thanks

deni83:
Hello everyone, been silently following and learning from this thread and would like to share my landing story ( hoping it would help someone else):

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Sorry to post this hear but i reason landed seniors will have more experience in this area.

Hi guys, so i created my EE profile on July 10, Got ITA on July 11, AOR july 25. Today ADR to go do further test on hepatitis?

Any info how to approach this? Is this normal? Anyone with hepatitis B passed through this before?

salford:

You would have to use google. I do not know of any bridging program for chemist, but a good subsitute would be Power and Process Operators bridging programs.

Thanks aplenty

good day everyone here. my name is AKIN. im 27, I want to travel to Canada on tourism or work visa. who can help me with invitation letter. or who can assist me fully. I don't want to deal with agent

Shinner2010:
good day everyone here. my name is AKIN. im 27, I want to travel to Canada on tourism or work visa. who can help me with invitation letter. or who can assist me fully. I don't want to deal with agent

It is wao

I don't have hepatitis B but from the medical point of view, if they requested further tests, then they likely want you to have a liver function test, abdominal ultrasound scan focused on the liver and hepatitis B Virus DNA viral load. You might also need a Gastroenterologists review. These are all in a bid to decide if you are admissible into Canada. They need to know if the hep B is the type that will deplete their resources.

coconuthead:
Sorry to post this hear but i reason landed seniors will have more experience in this area.

Hi guys, so i created my EE profile on July 10, Got ITA on July 11, AOR july 25. Today ADR to go do further test on hepatitis?

Any info how to approach this? Is this normal? Anyone with hepatitis B passed through this before?

40manlappy:


Replied your PMs but the mails bounced. Have you gotten it?

Oh! My PM is not working, I can't remember the email and password for this account. However, @koonlay5 gave it to me. I contacted him and he wants 20k, is it what it is?

Akingsqueen:
I don't have hepatitis B but from the medical point of view, if they requested further tests, then they likely want you to have a liver function test, abdominal ultrasound scan focused on the liver and hepatitis B Virus DNA viral load. You might also need a Gastroenterologists review. These are all in a bid to decide if you are admissible into Canada. They need to know if the hep B is the type that will deplete their resources.

Excellent. Thanks for the information. the principal applicant here has always been + but never been ill and never taken any drugs related to HBV. Doing some research to ascertain the different types of HBV. I understand there are active and inactive carriers.

deni83:
Q1 based on what I had read here on nairaland , fish is usually binned by Egypatir officials
Q2 I did the booking (after my husband tried first and complained about their network), and it was straightforward at that time. However, at a point when we thought we would need to change our dates,... the network acted up. So one can safely say that their online presence isn't the best

OK thanks a lot, i hope crayfish won't be an issue.
hubby used their worldwide website and it's better

Wow.... That's crazy... He was collecting recharge card before o... His eyes don open niyen. I pray 40manlappy has another contact.

Saintp:


Oh! My PM is not working, I can't remember the email and password for this account. However, @koonlay5 gave it to me. I contacted him and he wants 20k, is it what it is?

Saintp:


Oh! My PM is not working, I can't remember the email and password for this account. However, @koonlay5 gave it to me. I contacted him and he wants 20k, is it what it is?

Apparently if you try get it from the Nigerian embassy it will cost $50 excluding postage. That's just under 20k.

Shinner2010:
good day everyone here. my name is AKIN. im 27, I want to travel to Canada on tourism or work visa. who can help me with invitation letter. or who can assist me fully. I don't want to deal with agent

Hello Akin, you don't have to use an agent to travel to Canada. Here's what you should do.

First, go to this page and read https://www.nairaland.com/4472519/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

Second, to get a *work and tourism visa (both at once) with a bonus of living in Canada permanently* you need to read, register and take the ielts exam. Note that you'd require and 8777 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking respectively.

Third, in order for you to be eligible to *work* , evaluate your Nigerian educational credentials with a Canadian assessment body like Wes, Ices, Iqas,etc. The more certificates the better (ie; Ond, Hnd, Pgd, Msc).

When you are done with these processes mentioned above, and have read through that link I pasted earlier, you'll be a few steps closer to getting your *all-in-1* visa.

Goodluck.

DereI:


Hello Akin, you don't have to use an agent to travel to Canada. Here's what you should do.

First, go to this page and read https://www.nairaland.com/4472519/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

Second, to get a *work and tourism visa (both at once) with a bonus of living in Canada permanently* you need to read, register and take the ielts exam. Note that you'd require and 8777 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking respectively.

Third, in order for you to be eligible to *work* , evaluate your Nigerian educational credentials with a Canadian assessment body like Wes, Ices, Iqas,etc. The more certificates the better (ie; Ond, Hnd, Pgd, Msc).

When you are done with these processes mentioned above, and have read through that link I pasted earlier, you'll be a few steps closer to getting your *all-in-1* visa.

Goodluck.

thank you for your reply, I really appreciate. I'm single and not yet married, I just concluded my NCE program and I'm not ready to further my education again here, I want to work in Canada.
I only have skills in store management and computer skills

Very helpful. Please on sending stuff like food items via cargo, can you (OR ANYONE) share more details? Can I send stuff like garri and beans? Where will I pick the stuff up?

Thank you!

deni83:
Hello everyone, been silently following and learning from this thread and would like to share my landing story ( hoping it would help someone else):

PPR was gotten in March and we searched for flights through skyscanner.net, We booked our flight in May for a family of four going to Toronto in July via Egypt airways (it costed about 1m plus). We initially wanted to go for Emirates but the 600k price difference was thought to be better spent on cargoing foodstuff (to avoid Egypt air wahala) and for the kids to do some summer camp outings with their cousins in Toronto.
We cargoed the food items and some other personal effects the day before the trip(82kg for N115k,... for those who intend to cargo it makes more sense if you have 100kg or more in weight)

Also, after much back and forth, we finally decided to split our full POF between my husband and I and carry cash to Toronto. We changed our monies to 100USD bills and they were very handy to carry with our carry ons. We had not issue with safety or harassments at the airports.

Day of departure: Got to the airport around 11am on Friday (Lagos traffic), had a smooth check-in (we had weighed our 8 baggages at home before leaving and our hand luggages were also pretty light). Had meetups at the airport with family and friends but we couldn't hang out for long... took a lot of pics though. Went to the boarding area, and we were asked to identify our luggage before sitting down to wait to board. Boarded plane in time. Flight to Cairo was on a small plane, no personal IFE, but food was okay and the kids (6 and 4yrs) slept most of the way. Landed in Cairo after about 6hrs and had a 5 hr wait,... which the kids spent running around. We got a bite to eat (I could pay in dollars at the airport) and finally the boarding process began, with only one really slow officer trying painstakingly to match the faces of passengers to their passport photos...(lol)ridiculous. finally someone joined him and the queue was a lot faster. From the number of people queued up to board, one could tell that the plane would be a much bigger one and it was.

The 12hr flight was pretty comfortable with personal IFE, okay feeding and darkened cabins to help get used to the timezone change and we all got to sleep. The cabin crew weren't the friendliest but they were helpful and the pilot had the softest takeoff and landing I had ever experienced! We landed Toronto around 7.50am Saturday, did the expected check ins and landing procedures. There practically wasn't any queue at the time we landed so our wait wasn't tedious and we got a cheerful "welcome to Canada you are now Permanent Residents of Canada". However, because we had goods to follow, we had to go to customs to prep for them. After all the waka, we finally went out to meet our expectant relatives who had come to receive us with 2 cars. We did the 30mins drive to Milton, where they reside, ate ,gisted , went out for some grocery shopping and finally got to sleep around 7pm.

Been up and about town since Monday getting our bank accounts opened (we did a joint account in Scotia with separate credit cards, for now), gotten our SINs, got a mobile sim-freedom ( on my Samsung S7 double sim that I had brought from Naija) just for me for now though... my husband just intends to do a soft landing. Found out the Halton district has new program for IMGs,... so we're hoping that works for us and we're also prepping for driving tests (having a car is not a luxury in a small town like Milton). The kids have started summer camp at a church with their cousins and are having a blast and that also frees our days for us to do waka.

Canadians have been very helpful and Milton in particular is very family oriented with lots of public and low cost programs available to engage the kids this summer. I will try to update as I see needful, but I can say that if you have a family and you are looking to save some money Egypt air isn't a bad option.

If you are in Abuja or know someone there, take your application / request letter to FRSC HQ in Wuse Zone 3.
A friend submitted for me and he was able to collect within a week. Its free.

Saintp:


Oh! My PM is not working, I can't remember the email and password for this account. However, @koonlay5 gave it to me. I contacted him and he wants 20k, is it what it is?

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deni83:
Hi Cheromel,
Thank you! Would be looking forward to your arrival . Hopefully, I would have learnt enough to show you the ropes as my relatives are doing for me presently. They have made our landing the softest possible... God bless them real good

Oh that would be great considering we don't have family there. I would definitely keep in touch with you. God bless your family for their support. Cheers dear.

Yes there are Chronic carriers and all but the moment one has the surface antigen to Hepatitis B Virus, one would need further testing and specialists review. That's the only way one can prove that the virus is not actively replicating and that the individual would neither pose a public health threat for Canadian nor deplete their resources through frequent visits and medications.
However, I am aware that they still give PR to people who have Hepatitis B virus infection and even on medication so long as it can be proven that you the individual is under control.

coconuthead:


Excellent. Thanks for the information. the principal applicant here has always been + but never been ill and never taken any drugs related to HBV. Doing some research to ascertain the different types of HBV. I understand there are active and inactive carriers.

Dear Edmonton people them,
I will be landing in September with my family and we are now actively searching for accommodation. Biko, ejoo, mbok, abeg, if you come across any "To let" sign post (or whatever the equivalent is in Edmonton) hook a sister up. You can PM me. A reasonable 3 bedroom townhome in the Southeast or Southwest area. We really want to avoid Air B and B.
Thanks o.

Akingsqueen:
Dear Edmonton people them,
I will be landing in September with my family and we are now actively searching for accommodation. Biko, ejoo, mbok, abeg, if you come across any "To let" sign post (or whatever the equivalent is in Edmonton) hook a sister up. You can PM me. A reasonable 3 bedroom townhome in the Southeast or Southwest area. We really want to avoid Air B and B.
Thanks o.

Provide more info. Why Edmonton? Why those sections of Edmonton? What's your monthly budget for rent ? How much can you put down for rent when you first land, etc.

Saintp:


Oh! My PM is not working, I can't remember the email and password for this account. However, @koonlay5 gave it to me. I contacted him and he wants 20k, is it what it is?

Apparently, he has "opened eye" like @koonlay5 noted. Got this man's contact from an acquaintance who processed hers in March 2018. He did not ask for a dime; merely asked her to send 2k for courier and forwarded the letter to her destination. I was so impressed that I felt obligated to share the information here for the benefit of others. In my opinion then, it was cheaper than Ottawa's $50, especially for someone who is still in the country. Maybe you should explore @studyexec's suggestion since the man has decided to go the typical "Naija" way....

Good day senior, I just got my PPR yesterday. ... I am MPNP applicant.....

sammyengr:
Good day senior, I just got my PPR yesterday. ... I am MPNP applicant.....

Congrats! Wish you a smooth sail to settlement and integration