salford:

based on my experience here. i cant answer all as i dont know the answer.
1. All over Canada. Luck and opportunity really dictates how fast you can find some jobs. Location would matter too. Some jobs are just non existent in some areas while you would find in others.

2. smaller provinces and cities are usually cheaper to live in. Mla jobs would be less competitive in smaller cities than bigger cities. i met a Palestinian man some years ago in a very small city in saskatchewan. His family lives in toronto. I asked him why he was in that small city. His answer was that MLT jobs were highly competitive in the big city and he could not get a job.

3. Easy if you have a strong cgpa usually from your last two years of UNi. I mean it has to be very strong as you would be in competition with studenta from all over the world.

4. That would be Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia in that order.

5. i lost contact with the palestinian man.

salford1:

You can change program, but it won't be a bad idea to contact the nursing school. Most if not all nursing programs in Canada would have a waitlist that could be atleast 1 year long. Some won't even accept non-PRs or non-Citizens for admissions due to the popularity of nursing programs.

salford1:

Lucrative blue collar jobs are usually in the trades(powerline techs, electricians, plumbers, millwrights etc) or similar to trades e.g power and process operators, civil technicians, non destructive testing technicians, field operators, pipeline testers e.t.c
Just to give you an example, our wages were posted to the internet this week. I work in government so they post our wages every september. Engineers earned btw 60k and 120k depending on experience. Technologists earned between 85k to 150k. Engineering managers earned circa 160k last year (over 14 years experience), electricians earned circa 140 to 160k (1 to 3 years experience). Power and process operators, 1 year experience and above (150k up to 200k).

However; unskilled blue collar would pay much lower than the quoted figure. When i worked unskilled labour in calgary, i was only earning $18.50 bucks an hour. If i moved to alberta when the oil sand was booming, it was easy to make 100k as an unskilled labour, but those days are gone.

To qualify as civil technician - one or two years civil technician certificate at a polytechnic like nait/sait/bcit

Ndt - certificates from nait/saits

Electrician- usually a four year program with 3 months spent in school per year.

Power and process - 1 or 2 years certificate or diploma

Field operators - gas and field operators certificates

Pipelines - Nace corrosion certificates

Etc

Some Nigerians with Ond/hnd qualifications have been able to become electricians, welders. millwrights, intrumentation techs e.t.c by succesfully challenging the red seal exams. Met a few when i worked in field related roles.

Guitarlife:
hI team , I have decided to lodge in an hostel , read it again HOSTEL not hotel for 8 days of first landing.
Its cheap and I think I can easily make some good friends, any body have any experience on this ?

I am planning to land in Toronto, any thing I need to take note of ?

Please can I pack my guitar along or its better to buy another when I get to canada ?
Am I allowed to carry drugs like paracetamol, antimalaria, vitamin c etc ?

Please hellp a brother, I have never been outside of the shore of this our great country Nigeria

cannybound:
Nice pics @santino1. In which city have you settled?

Santino1:


As a caveat, my experiences with hostels were mostly when I was a low budget traveller.

Fortissimo502:

how far

Guitarlife:


Thanks and out goes my guitar.......

sconp:

Dash me na

Guitarlife:


Thanks and out goes my guitar.......

Just remembered... there's virtually no place to keep your stuff in a hostel (shared room). Except you get a private room with only one or two beds, there's usually just a locker big enough for a small suitcase.

Maybe contact the hostel before hand and find out if they have a baggage room or extra storage space. Cos I assume as a relocating PR you'll have at least one large suitcase. Or make other arrangements for your stuff.

NB: you can't just leave your stuff lying around in a shared room, you lock them up in the locker to discourage theft. Think school hostel, then imagine that occupants are rootless travelers instead of rooted students... person fit just carry your bag middle of night waka comot.

PS: why do you have guitars that are 'delicately used'? You just dey buy them to fulfill your nairaland monker?

Tojued:


Just remembered... there's virtually no place to keep your stuff in a hostel (shared room). Except you get a private room with only one or two beds, there's usually just a locker big enough for a small suitcase.

Maybe contact the hostel before hand and find out if they have a baggage room or extra storage space. Cos I assume as a relocating PR you'll have at least one large suitcase. Or make other arrangements for your stuff.

NB: you can't just leave your stuff lying around in a shared room, you lock them up in the locker to discourage theft. Think school hostel, then imagine that occupants are rootless travelers instead of rooted students... person fit just carry your bag middle of night waka comot.

PS: why do you have guitars that are 'delicately used'? You just dey buy them to fulfill your nairaland monker?

Guitarlife:

I have 2 (an electric guitar bought brand new and never used and an premium acoustic guitar in working condition but delicately used over a couple of years).

You can make me a quote I might just give away the two at a price if your quote is reasonable, I could add my violin(complete with casing) on top free if you are a student

Tojued:


Just remembered... there's virtually no place to keep your stuff in a hostel (shared room). Except you get a private room with only one or two beds, there's usually just a locker big enough for a small suitcase.

Maybe contact the hostel before hand and find out if they have a baggage room or extra storage space. Cos I assume as a relocating PR you'll have at least one large suitcase. Or make other arrangements for your stuff.

NB: you can't just leave your stuff lying around in a shared room, you lock them up in the locker to discourage theft. Think school hostel, then imagine that occupants are rootless travelers instead of rooted students... person fit just carry your bag middle of night waka comot.

PS: why do you have guitars that are 'delicately used'? You just dey buy them to fulfill your nairaland monker?

sconp:

Oops this is much. Thought it was just one guitar.
What price point do u have in mind?

Guitarlife:

Please send me a mail at ayonaira@yahoo.com with your whatsap and I will chat you.

sconp:

WhatsApp number in my signature

tisawa:
Good job everyone,


Please an agent want to help I and my family with a work visa in Canada, and promise is it is easy to change to resisdence permit when we get there, pls how true is this?

Thanks

Ethelia:


Hurray! Welcome and thanks be to God for a safe trip

modath:


We are doing ok... & you?

Guitarlife:

You will be shocked that this thread is not like our express entry thread o. E get one querry wey I been dey push since almost 2 days now nobody gree look my side after plenty reminders.


I miss the express entry thread sha, this place na all man for himsef

threadstone:


Hello sir
Don’t know about the hostel but for the guitar, once it can go through your baggage allowance, please carry it along. As for the drugs, feel free to pack as many as possible.

Below is my medical portfolio comprising various antibiotics, some dose of anti malaria, cold, vitamin c ati be be Lo.

Welcome to Canada. Seeing Doctor is Free, drugs? Maybe Not

Fortissimo502:


You're so right. It's really different from the States in this aspect. I'm sure at least 50% of people in Canada have had to wear safety shoes and/or hi viz vest at least once in their life! The crazy thing is most of the jobs pay same or better than office work. It's like Canada is still in the industrial age. Reminds me of images of 20th century England with everyone working in factories and such.

Godisincontrol:


Thank you for the above.

Please what would you advise one who doesn't have a background in the sciences and is looking for a career change to do? This is with regards to the jobs you listed. How does one meet entry requirements to gain admission to study them especially as a mature student?

How does one become an apprentice/get an employer to understudy with as I see it's one of the requirements in some trades

Also is it advisable to take study loans to cover part of the education cost as most of the programs are full time and in class.

One more thing, what are the not so lucrative blue collar jobs available that one can do to make ends meet while pursuing these certifications?

tisawa:
Good job everyone,

Please an agent want to help I and my family with a work visa in Canada and promise us it is easy to change to resisdence permit when we get there, pls how through is this.

Thanks

sconp:

Oops this is much. Thought it was just one guitar.
What price point do u have in mind?

tisawa:
Good job everyone,


Please an agent want to help I and my family with a work visa in Canada, and promise is it is easy to change to resisdence permit when we get there, pls how true is this?

Thanks

emeify:
@Guitarlife. Why not an airbnb rather than a hostel?

salford1:

Some of the jobs I listed do not require a science background. All you need is a grade 12 maths and English. They all have varying requirements. You czn check out admission requirements of Sait, Nait, Bcit, saskpoly, red river, George brown etc on their websites. Apprenticeship programs would even have a lower entry requirement (mostly grade 11-ss2). If you lack any requirement e.g science 20. you would be given the option of taking make up classes at a local college.

To get on an apprentice program, some are advertised e.g Enmax apprentice programs in Calgary while others are man- know-man or old boys club. However, if one moves to where the demand is, you can get on an apprenticeship without knowing anyone. Happened to someone i know. He was in Calgary for a longtime and could not get an employer to sponsor him for an apprenticeship. He moved to Grand Prairie for unskilled jobs due to the city's booming economy, but got handed a blue book (apprenticeship sponsorship) by his new employer a day after resumption.

Apprentices would not require loan. They get paid Employment Insurance for their 3months per year in School. However, technician programs would require you to be in school from 3 months to 2 years depending on the program so you would require student loan to cover living expenses.

You would find alot of blue collar jobs in most big cities. Engineering firms, factories, warehouse, industrial areas etc. Alot of them are labour intensive and full time. Might not be do easy combining the job with studies.

The below was enmax's advert for apprentices last month. Soon after they become jman, other companies like Epcor, fortis, atco etc would come for them by offering even higher wages.

salford1:

Lucrative blue collar jobs are usually in the trades(powerline techs, electricians, plumbers, millwrights etc) or similar to trades e.g power and process operators, civil technicians, non destructive testing technicians, field operators, pipeline testers e.t.c
Just to give you an example, our wages were posted to the internet this week. I work in government so they post our wages every september. Engineers earned btw 60k and 120k depending on experience. Technologists earned between 85k to 150k. Engineering managers earned circa 160k last year (over 14 years experience), electricians earned circa 140 to 160k (1 to 3 years experience). Power and process operators, 1 year experience and above (150k up to 200k).

However; unskilled blue collar would pay much lower than the quoted figure. When i worked unskilled labour in calgary, i was only earning $18.50 bucks an hour. If i moved to alberta when the oil sand was booming, it was easy to make 100k as an unskilled labour, but those days are gone.

To qualify as civil technician - one or two years civil technician certificate at a polytechnic like nait/sait/bcit

Ndt - certificates from nait/saits

Electrician- usually a four year program with 3 months spent in school per year.

Power and process - 1 or 2 years certificate or diploma

Field operators - gas and field operators certificates

Pipelines - Nace corrosion certificates

Etc

Some Nigerians with Ond/hnd qualifications have been able to become electricians, welders. millwrights, intrumentation techs e.t.c by succesfully challenging the red seal exams. Met a few when i worked in field related roles.