mikkyphp:

hahah...Burnhamthorpe rd w and credit woodlands...we be neighbours

Blackbuddy:


This brings back pleasant memories as I used to live in that neighborhood. I was at Dundas Street West and Credit Woodlands, used the Go Train from Erindale Go Station to Union, Toronto for work Erindale's a lovely neighborhood.

Shyee:
Greetings house.
Using Python for AI, ML, DL etc vs Android Development using Java, which has more prospect in Canada? This person asking the question seems a Jack of the 2 trades at the elementary level, but would like to hone a more relevant skill between the two. I've asked Google, indeed, and other Canadian job repos, I just need a more first hand view.
Anticipated Appreciation.

Akingsqueen:
Hello every one.
Please I need your advice.
When one comes into Canada with US dollars and want to open an account, what is the best option?
Is it more beneficial to change it to CAD in the bank or not?

Secondly, it appears I need to get a new phone alongside a sim card as my 9ja phone is not compatible. So which network is more newcomer friendly that wouldn't require credit history and all and also not expensive to maintain?
Please I need advise urgently.
Thank you all.

Pipes1759:
Hi guys, quick one pls...how true is it that if your nigerian drivers license has no driving history of up to two years..you cant use it to get class five...i did fresh license capturing before leaving naija and i dont want to waste dhl money for nothing....gurus on this matter, ur help is appreciated

9jaincanada:


I use Fido mobile network, however the province you live in would determine which network you should go for. Shop around after you land and then make your decision from there.

simiolu1:


Compare the salaries of both jobs then make a decision. But I'd suggest you add Kotlin to your belt cos it's the new language on the block (if you're going with Android dev). But I think data scientists and ML guys currently earn more than android devs (I could be wrong though)

StrongWoman333:
Please all will love to know about all a what a family of 3 needs to go to Canada. Thanks

StrongWoman333:
Please all will love to know about all a what a family of 3 needs to go to Canada. Thanks

modath:






Anyone in need of Canadian Dollars in CANADA

Blessedluvdfavd:


Is me be this

Shyee:

Thanks for taking time to respond, My findings revealed the same. I fear for Naija, reverse is the case(Personal Experience)

salford1:

You are welcome boss.

9jaincanada:


You have the option to open a US Dollar account, a Canadian chequing (known as current account in Nigeria) and savings account in most Canadian banks. You can change what you need to your Canadian dollar bank account and keep the rest in your US Dollar account.I have listed summaries of the types of bank accounts available here: https://www.instagram.com/9jaincanada/.

Most mobile network companies would sign you up for a contract as long as you have a Canadian credit card. The two main types of contracts are SIM only and SIM with phone contract. I have provided a link to the list of Canadian mobile networks companies on my blog: https://9jaincanada.com/blog/after-you-arrive-6-crucial-steps-to-getting-ahead. I use Fido mobile network, however the province you live in would determine which network you should go for. Shop around after you land and then make your decision from there.

einsteino:


Wow! You all are so kind. I wouldnt have minded paying to get this info, but here you guys are, sacrificing your precious time to offer it on a platter of gold for free. I cant be thankful enough for the indepth analysis on this topic you all have provided me with. Thanks so much Salford1, Maternal and SixSigma1

joo2018:
Thanks for the reply.

sect:


Is it useful to non-Engineers? Especially one with general administration experience.

flyhigh1881:


I have been following this discussion and it has been really interesting and informative. My question is, how easy is it for one to learn/cope going into skilled trade especially for one that has no previous experience whatsoever? Any issues with females going into this field? Any other information one needs to know before thinking of this career path?
Thanks

joo2018:
Great post.
Referencing your moniker, what are the job prospects for six sigma certification.

sect:


Is it useful to non-Engineers? Especially one with general administration experience.

SixSigma1:




also provide certification only if you are already trained by somebody else. So, if you take your training through a university/college or through a consulting firm that do not offer certification, your best way of getting certified is through ASQ:

ASQ Training: https://asq.org/training/lean-six-sigma-black-belt-training-ssb

ASQ Certification: https://asq.org/cert/six-sigma-black-belt

5. Finally, online training and certification by some faceless organizations. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS. SO, PLEASE RUN AWAY FROM IT.

Out of all the options I listed above, my recommendations are in the following order:

1. The first the one I strongly recommend is the internal training and certification through an employer (the first one) for the following reasons:
I) You have internal Black Belt and Master Black Belt available to you for coaching and mentoring.
II) You will only get certified after actually proving your skills and delivering results to the company. Your result could be easily verified by already certified internal professional unlike ASQ or other external certification where they only need your manager to testify that you did a project. If your manager is not a Six Sigma professional they will sign off on what they know nothing about.
III) Internal training and certification is free of cost for you. In fact, you are getting paid salary while being trained (just like you are doing an MBA). The following statement is from Glassdoor regarding Six Sigma Black Belt salary at Maple Leaf Foods:

https://www.glassdoor.ca/Salary/Maple-Leaf-Foods-Salaries-E7047.htm

“The typical Maple Leaf Foods Six Sigma Black Belt salary is $99,141. Six Sigma Black Belt salaries at Maple Leaf Foods can range from $86,615 - $129,406. This estimate is based upon 11 Maple Leaf Foods Six Sigma Black Belt salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods.”

2. Second: University/College training plus ASQ certification
3. Third: ASQ training plus ASQ certification
4. Fourth: Management Consulting Firms training plus ASQ certification
5. Last: Management Consulting Firms training plus their certification

SixSigma1:





It looks like becoming a Six Sigma professional is catching the interest of some people here and also because I strongly belief that becoming a Six Sigma professional is something that can help:

1. New immigrants without Canadian experience establish themselves here in Canada with less emphasis on Canadian experience;
2. Senior immigrants boost their career to the next level;

I will give some education below about how to how to become sought after Six Sigma professional in Canada.

To start with, there are 5 or 6 levels of Six Sigma professionals (depending on who you talk to). For me personally, the levels are White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt and Master Black Belt in that order (5 levels). However, for the purpose of my write up, I will be focusing only on the Black Belt level for the following reasons:

1. The levels (White, Yellow and Green) below Black Belt are really not valued by employers because at that level you still depend on a Black Belt or a Master Black Belt for coaching and guidance in order for you to be able to add value to your employer.
2. You do not need to start your Six Sigma journey from the lowest level to become a Black Belt. You can start at the Black Belt level
3. Master Black Belt (higher than Black Belt) is useful only if you plan to become a specialist/guru in the field of Six Sigma rather than using it as a tool to boost your current career.

Now that we have gotten that out of the way, how do you become a Six Sigma Black Belt professional? There are two steps to becoming a Six Sigma Black Belt professional:

1. The first step is for you to get Six Sigma Black Belt training.
2. The second step is to complete certain number of Six Sigma Black Belt projects (typically 3 to 5 projects) that will be used for your certification.

Note that the certificate you receive after completing your training is only training completion certificate and not certification certificate. You can only get certification certificate after completing the required number of projects your certifying body expects you to complete. After the completion of your Six Sigma Black Belt training you can only claim to be Six Sigma Black Belt trained (you can not claim to be Six Sigma Black Belt certified). You can only claim to be Six Sigma Black Belt certified after you have completed the required number of projects and get certified by a qualified certifying body.

Now, how & where do you get trained and also where & how do you get certified in Canada?

The following are the possible ways to get trained and certified in CANADA. Some of them will get you trained and certified while some will only get you trained and not certified:

1. The first way is through Canadian employers that have their own in house Six Sigma program. The company will both train and certify you. This type of company will hire graduate of any discipline without prior Six Sigma Black Belt training or experience but with minimum of 5 years work experience in their current profession. They will put them through their internal training program, provide them with necessary coaching and mentoring by already certified internal or consultant Black Belts and Master Black Belts to get them certified. One of the companies I know that have this type of program is Maple Leaf Foods. In fact I just checked their website now and they have the following Six Sigma Black Belt positions available at the moment at different locations:

https://www.mapleleafcareers.com/post/11323895
https://www.mapleleafcareers.com/post/11323883
https://www.mapleleafcareers.com/post/11222534

You can also read about their Six Sigma program here: https://www.mapleleaffoods.com/career_path/six-sigma/

Note that there are also other companies that do as Maple Leaf foods but I know about Maple Leaf Foods because I have hired many Black Belts from that company after they became certified because in my view they have the best internal Six Sigma program in Canada.

2. The second way is getting training from a University or College. One of the good (if not the best) university Six Sigma program in Canada is through York University Schulich School of Business in Toronto. The university or college will only train you and give you training certificate. They will not certify you. Here is the link for York University Schulich School of Business Six Sigma program:

http://seec.schulich.yorku.ca/program/masters-certificate-in-lean-six-sigma-black-belt/

Note that some other universities and colleges in almost all the provinces in Canada also offer similar program. You need to find out by yourself.

3. The third way is getting training from some big name management consulting firms. Some of these firms offer training only without certification while some offer both training and certification. The firm I typically recommend is BMGI:

https://www.bmgi.com/za/training/lean-six-sigma-black-belt

4. The fourth one I will like to mention is ASQ. ASQ also provide training and certification. They can also provide certification only if you are already trained by somebody else. So, if you take your training through a university/college or through a consulting firm that do not offer certification, your best way of getting certified is through ASQ:

ASQ Training: https://asq.org/training/lean-six-sigma-black-belt-training-ssb

ASQ Certification: https://asq.org/cert/six-sigma-black-belt

5. Finally, online training and certification by some faceless organizations. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS. SO, PLEASE RUN AWAY FROM IT.

Out of all the options I listed above, my recommendations are in the following order:

1. The first the one I strongly recommend is the internal training and certification through an employer (the first one) for the following reasons:
I) You have internal Black Belt and Master Black Belt available to you for coaching and mentoring.
II) You will only get certified after actually proving your skills and delivering results to the company. Your result could be easily verified by already certified internal professional unlike ASQ or other external certification where they only need your manager to testify that you did a project. If your manager is not a Six Sigma professional they will sign off on what they know nothing about.
III) Internal training and certification is free of cost for you. In fact, you are getting paid salary while being trained (just like you are doing an MBA). The following statement is from Glassdoor regarding Six Sigma Black Belt salary at Maple Leaf Foods:

https://www.glassdoor.ca/Salary/Maple-Leaf-Foods-Salaries-E7047.htm

“The typical Maple Leaf Foods Six Sigma Black Belt salary is $99,141. Six Sigma Black Belt salaries at Maple Leaf Foods can range from $86,615 - $129,406. This estimate is based upon 11 Maple Leaf Foods Six Sigma Black Belt salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods.”

2. Second: University/College training plus ASQ certification
3. Third: ASQ training plus ASQ certification
4. Fourth: Management Consulting Firms training plus ASQ certification
5. Last: Management Consulting Firms training plus their certification

SixSigma1:





It looks like becoming a Six Sigma professional is catching the interest of some people here and also because I strongly belief that becoming a Six Sigma professional is something that can help:

1. New immigrants without Canadian experience establish themselves here in Canada with less emphasis on Canadian experience;
2. Senior immigrants boost their career to the next level;

I will give some education below about how to how to become sought after Six Sigma professional in Canada.

To start with, there are 5 or 6 levels of Six Sigma professionals (depending on who you talk to). For me personally, the levels are White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt and Master Black Belt in that order (5 levels). However, for the purpose of my write up, I will be focusing only on the Black Belt level for the following reasons:

1. The levels (White, Yellow and Green) below Black Belt are really not valued by employers because at that level you still depend on a Black Belt or a Master Black Belt for coaching and guidance in order for you to be able to add value to your employer.
2. You do not need to start your Six Sigma journey from the lowest level to become a Black Belt. You can start at the Black Belt level
3. Master Black Belt (higher than Black Belt) is useful only if you plan to become a specialist/guru in the field of Six Sigma rather than using it as a tool to boost your current career.

Now that we have gotten that out of the way, how do you become a Six Sigma Black Belt professional? There are two steps to becoming a Six Sigma Black Belt professional:

1. The first step is for you to get Six Sigma Black Belt training.
2. The second step is to complete certain number of Six Sigma Black Belt projects (typically 3 to 5 projects) that will be used for your certification.

Note that the certificate you receive after completing your training is only training completion certificate and not certification certificate. You can only get certification certificate after completing the required number of projects your certifying body expects you to complete. After the completion of your Six Sigma Black Belt training you can only claim to be Six Sigma Black Belt trained (you can not claim to be Six Sigma Black Belt certified). You can only claim to be Six Sigma Black Belt certified after you have completed the required number of projects and get certified by a qualified certifying body.

Now, how & where do you get trained and also where & how do you get certified in Canada?

The following are the possible ways to get trained and certified in CANADA. Some of them will get you trained and certified while some will only get you trained and not certified:

1. The first way is through Canadian employers that have their own in house Six Sigma program. The company will both train and certify you. This type of company will hire graduate of any discipline without prior Six Sigma Black Belt training or experience but with minimum of 5 years work experience in their current profession. They will put them through their internal training program, provide them with necessary coaching and mentoring by already certified internal or consultant Black Belts and Master Black Belts to get them certified. One of the companies I know that have this type of program is Maple Leaf Foods. In fact I just checked their website now and they have the following Six Sigma Black Belt positions available at the moment at different locations:

https://www.mapleleafcareers.com/post/11323895
https://www.mapleleafcareers.com/post/11323883
https://www.mapleleafcareers.com/post/11222534

You can also read about their Six Sigma program here: https://www.mapleleaffoods.com/career_path/six-sigma/

Note that there are also other companies that do as Maple Leaf foods but I know about Maple Leaf Foods because I have hired many Black Belts from that company after they became certified because in my view they have the best internal Six Sigma program in Canada.

2. The second way is getting training from a University or College. One of the good (if not the best) university Six Sigma program in Canada is through York University Schulich School of Business in Toronto. The university or college will only train you and give you training certificate. They will not certify you. Here is the link for York University Schulich School of Business Six Sigma program:

http://seec.schulich.yorku.ca/program/masters-certificate-in-lean-six-sigma-black-belt/

Note that some other universities and colleges in almost all the provinces in Canada also offer similar program. You need to find out by yourself.

3. The third way is getting training from some big name management consulting firms. Some of these firms offer training only without certification while some offer both training and certification. The firm I typically recommend is BMGI:

https://www.bmgi.com/za/training/lean-six-sigma-black-belt

4. The fourth one I will like to mention is ASQ. ASQ also provide training and certification. They can also provide certification only if you are already trained by somebody else. So, if you take your training through a university/college or through a consulting firm that do not offer certification, your best way of getting certified is through ASQ:

ASQ Training: https://asq.org/training/lean-six-sigma-black-belt-training-ssb

ASQ Certification: https://asq.org/cert/six-sigma-black-belt

5. Finally, online training and certification by some faceless organizations. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS. SO, PLEASE RUN AWAY FROM IT.

Out of all the options I listed above, my recommendations are in the following order:

1. The first the one I strongly recommend is the internal training and certification through an employer (the first one) for the following reasons:
I) You have internal Black Belt and Master Black Belt available to you for coaching and mentoring.
II) You will only get certified after actually proving your skills and delivering results to the company. Your result could be easily verified by already certified internal professional unlike ASQ or other external certification where they only need your manager to testify that you did a project. If your manager is not a Six Sigma professional they will sign off on what they know nothing about.
III) Internal training and certification is free of cost for you. In fact, you are getting paid salary while being trained (just like you are doing an MBA). The following statement is from Glassdoor regarding Six Sigma Black Belt salary at Maple Leaf Foods:

https://www.glassdoor.ca/Salary/Maple-Leaf-Foods-Salaries-E7047.htm

“The typical Maple Leaf Foods Six Sigma Black Belt salary is $99,141. Six Sigma Black Belt salaries at Maple Leaf Foods can range from $86,615 - $129,406. This estimate is based upon 11 Maple Leaf Foods Six Sigma Black Belt salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods.”

2. Second: University/College training plus ASQ certification
3. Third: ASQ training plus ASQ certification
4. Fourth: Management Consulting Firms training plus ASQ certification
5. Last: Management Consulting Firms training plus their certification

Ifywhyteman:
Please any advise on how to cargo ones excess luggage , and also the cost and name of a good company one can use.

simiolu1:


It takes time for things to trickle down to Nigeria. First things first, how many practicing data scientists and Machine Learning experts do we have in the country? If my memory serves me right, a guy who confounded a co-working space in Kaduna is the first Google Machine Learning Expert in the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa. Compare that to the number of Nigerians who are even Google Developer Experts and you'll see why the pay gap exists.

And don't think it has always been like this for developers too. Many that built the leading e-commerce solutions et al received peanuts as their salaries. Little wonder majority of them have relocated to Netherlands, US, Canada and co. It's because of the work of those guys that developers now earn what they do.

SixSigma1:

1. The first the one I strongly recommend is the internal training and certification through an employer (the first one) for the following reasons:
I) You have internal Black Belt and Master Black Belt available to you for coaching and mentoring.
II) You will only get certified after actually proving your skills and delivering results to the company. Your result could be easily verified by already certified internal professional unlike ASQ or other external certification where they only need your manager to testify that you did a project. If your manager is not a Six Sigma professional they will sign off on what they know nothing about.
III) Internal training and certification is free of cost for you. In fact, you are getting paid salary while being trained (just like you are doing an MBA). The following statement is from Glassdoor regarding Six Sigma Black Belt salary at Maple Leaf Foods:

https://www.glassdoor.ca/Salary/Maple-Leaf-Foods-Salaries-E7047.htm

joo2018:
Have you been to this thread: How to get to Canada

@smslive

einsteino:
Are you interested in studying at SAIT poly? If yes, you should know they would have an open house event from Oct 19 - 20. During this time you can submit an online application for free, this means you would save yourself the $75 application fee. Moreso, this avails you an opportunity to discuss your program options with their instructors.


https://www.sait.ca/future-students/visit-campus/open-house-2018

CPEThorpe:
Hello Landed Seniors,
Please I would like to ask which cities have job prospects for peeps in engineering/telecommunications in MANITOBA.
Which city should we look at in Manitoba?