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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 1:53pm On Sep 27, 2018 |
Tutsy50: I'm sorry, I am not certain I am qualified to provide you with accurate guidance on that. I am only familiar with the process for Federal skilled worker. Please visit the[url="https://www.nairaland.com/4657743/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/331"] Express Entry Thread [/url] for assistance |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 3:04pm On Sep 27, 2018 |
vascey: Thanks boss |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by mzjennypher(f): 6:13pm On Sep 27, 2018 |
einsteino:Thanks so much 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Fusion23: 7:04pm On Sep 27, 2018 |
Please who is living in British Columbia, preferably Vancouver. Like Vancouver Downtown. I just want to have an idea of the Living cost there..like house rent and co and also lifestyle generally.. I know most IT jobs are in Vancouver. Have also heard of places like Kelowna and Burnaby are they cheaper to live . |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Naajjii: 7:36pm On Sep 27, 2018 |
Fusion23:Rent in Vancouver downtown is very expensive, it's the most expensive in Canada I guess but then people are staying downtown still , So you can stay downtown if you can afford it. But I suggest you look for house at places like Burnaby it's 20 mins from downtown cool place, also South Vancouver, East Vancouver, Richmond and kitsilano all these places are less expensive than downtown but houses are expensive still. Metro Vancouver is generally expensive city to start life. You can get a place in Surrey its a bit far from downtown,40-45mins, its relatively cheaper area to live, this is where you find alot of blacks , Nigerians , somalians with Indians and others .More than half of the population in Vancouver are Asians especially Chinese ,we got also Koreans , phillipinos and Punjabis. It's a beautiful place with lots of nature, mountains for hiking, lakes, Islands and beaches.It a slow pace city compare to Toronto. But lots of blacks especially Nigerians like places like Toronto , Edmonton ,Calgary where they can hussle and make and save money. 7 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by NaijainCanada: 4:28am On Sep 28, 2018 |
CPEThorpe: Winnipeg! Winnipeg is the main city in MB. Then other smaller cities with population size lesser than Akure sef - Brandon, Portage la Priarie, Gimli.. forget Telecom, engineering for those areas. Do yourself a favor by checking out Indeed.ca. It's a major job website. Search by Province and the job title, to get a good idea of the job descriptions and how many postings roughly exist. That should help. I am Winnipeg based, and landed my gig on Indeed. I also share some of my Cana experience on settling here on my wordpress blog. thriveonyourjourney. 5 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Jephehe: 9:08am On Sep 28, 2018 |
Hello, Thanks. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by anaxagoras: 10:15am On Sep 28, 2018 |
Hello friends, I initially wanted to do a soft landing with my family but changed my mind. Will be relocating finally by November 1st. 1. I'll need to know the list of forms to download and fill as we are leaving Nigeria. 2. Is stock fish, blended crayfish, baby food like xerelac and small gold a problem to take over ? 3. Are there restrictions when cargoing as well because we intend to cargo later when we get an apartment in Toronto. 4. Are there any daycares services in Toronto that is cheaper than 1700CAD? My son will be 7 months old when we arrive and my wife needs to go to school. We will need daycare services. Thank you. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by daks01: 11:45am On Sep 28, 2018 |
luffyhaki: Hi, please i sent a pm. I'd like to be added to the group. Thanks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by olasmiles: 12:16pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
Blackbuddy:Please I would like to privately seek clarifications in connection with Canada PR application. Just sent a mail to you via nairaland. Thank you |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Babachi: 12:49pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
esosa4real: Hey. Send me the link as well |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by linuslynx: 1:47pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
This is quite selfless and I commend you. I would really love to be part of this but not landing till sometime in December. I hope we can work out something by then. SixSigma1: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by dfanz: 2:59pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
Hi, I am interested in this. Thank you for volunteering your time. When are we meeting up? SixSigma1: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by adolfdenis(m): 3:22pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
Hi Everyone, please i’ve got a question. Can only a Nigerian international drivers permit (without the national drivers license) be used towards getting an Ontario G2 license? I’m trying to process the national license but it won’t be ready for a while and i’ Due to land in Toronto in less than 2 weeks. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by AZeD1(m): 5:10pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
adolfdenis:You need the Nigerian drivers license. The International one doesn't count. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by NaijainCanada: 5:33pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
This is a really good one! Passing on goodness! Kudos @SixSigma1! SixSigma1: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by chuka01: 6:00pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
Interested, please how and where can I join |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blessedluvdfavd: 7:04pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
Saintp: We use MANULIFE just for the baby. Got it through an insurance broker. Cost just under 300bucks for my baby for the 3 months, one time payment. Later found out that a community health center near me offers free visits for newcomers for the 3 month period. E come be like say I throway money� 12 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Saintp(m): 7:28pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
Blessedluvdfavd: Waoo,interesting. Which part of Ontario are you? What did you now use for yourself and wife?Abi you bone am?Lol |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by NaijainCanada: 7:38pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
I'd like to share some tips and my answers to some of the qtns answered below. My guess is "oohunt" may be in Cana already by now. I hope my answers help others. Here we go... 1. Landed at the airport: I landed in Toronto. Went thru immigration here, got our landing papers after maybe 1 or 2 questions. Got in on a weekend, little to no queue. Then headed to Winnipeg from TO. We got our bags in TO, and rechecked them in. Some flights may take your bags all the way to final destination, wtout having to go thru the trouble of rechecking them in. No hassles though, all pretty much automated to get the bags checked back in, except you have oversized luggage. 2. Immigratn rules to follow... not sure I get the exact qtn. Be sure you have no contrabands. Fill the declaration card while on d plane. B truthful. 3. * How do you carry all that cash with you? For example: a family of 5 will need $25,923. There was issue getting FX when I left Naija, so dint have too much cash on me. I got them moved in bits myself and by others later. If you are coming in with this much, declare it on the declaration card u get on the plane. Canada needs d dough for the economy to keep growing, that's one of the reasons for the immigrant programs, so don't think they don't want your money in here. They are happy u r bringing it in. Get a good bank once u get in to open your acct. I use Scotia and RBC. Any good bank shld suffice. Just look out for one that doesn't charge you monthly fees to using their bank. 4. Chose Manitoba. Winnipeg. We considered TO, Calgary, and Wpg. Chose Winnipeg because I did not want the largest city and the hassles of traffic. Suffered that a lot in Lagos, and stand traffic, and I was looking out for a province that is somewhere in btwn, is good for a young family, jobs available in my chosen profession also. As an added bonus, I have family connection here also. 5. No major complaints. Winnipeg is really cold, and you have to just find ways to deal with it, and live your best life. on the +ve side, some days, very few times... lol... when Toronto, GTA area gets with blizzards (really bad snowfall), and flooding, Winnipeg is laughing that we are spared. So all cities have their up and downsides. Daycare is another major problem in Canada, spots are usually limited. From personal experience, if u can start your search early on this one, right when u land, while u r searching for a job also, that would be good for u. I searched thru kijiji.ca., and online childcare Manitoba (the govt website for childcare). And don't go to those who don't give receipts, they may be cheaper, just don't, so would be cheating yourself, and not get the tax refunds for daycare when tax season comes. You can also get childcare subsidy if you are unemployed or going to school. Mortgage plans. See this link for info: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/Buying/Homebuying-in-Canada-A-Step-by-Step-Guide and here also for rates, and banks and credit agencies give lesser than posted rate, so shop around. The rates u see online is not what people trypiclally get, they get lesser than posted rates. https://www.ratehub.ca/best-winnipeg-mortgage-rates/5-year/fixed Currently living in an apartment. God go do our own house for us by God's grace soon. ![]() You'd need to read and shop around for best interest rates really. Mehn the question for this your post plenty, cannot be answered at once. I share some of my experiences on my blog, so one or two lessons on there, may be helpful. Thriveonyourjourney. 6. I landed with a 5mth old baby. Started daycare when he was abt 10mths. Attended govt sponsored French language classes for a while before getting my job. Usually, maternity is 1year in Canada. In Manitoba, not sure what applies in other provs, u'd be paid abt 55% of your pay as Employmnt Insurance if u were employed and working here before the mat leave, and this was not my case. Finding daycare below 1year old is even tougher, u just keep searching and one will come. Join waiting list for good daycares as well. Kindergarten starts at 5yrs. Public schools free. Private at a cost. Public schools are usually by Division, so kids attend school in their area, u get. Those living in Ajah, go to school in Ajah LG, and those in Ikeja, go to Ikeja LG school. So , u'd find out which school caters to your area. Most places in Winnipeg are safe, except North end and Downtown. Downtown after 5pm is like a ghost town. So once offices close, and pple don go house, its mainly folks that are around there, cos they have housing around there, and some refugee housing also. So people typically avoid there when it's late. Let's just say its more prone to crime. 7. With hubby being in Naija, and mother and kids here. It's doable, may just be tough. Cos getting kids in n out of schl, cold weather, that physical and moral support is key. Some folks here have hubby n wife in diff provinces cos of work. So again, its doable, just tough. and u do what u gat to do. 8. Culture shock dey. From terms things are called to many other things. water is hydro. Takeaway is to-go. Oyinbo sef dey wear "bozcorner", thrift store. Recruitment process bias. Just keep an open mind, and talk abt your work in good light, once u can get a foot in the door. 9. Dressing and coping in winter... THis I cannot overemphasis, especially for Winnipeg harsh winter. Dress warm. Cover all coverables. Oyinbo invest well in quality jackets, boots, hats, mittens, neck scarves. Different thickness and grades dey. Don't bother wasting money in naija saying u r going looking for a good jacket for Canada no go work. If u r lucky to land in warmer months. just shop for good quality jackets when u get here. and the most expensive doesn't always mean best quality. I landed in when it was cold, November, so one jacket I hold from naija did like 2 days work, and I was out to look for a good one, and good boots. Compare prices online also, and be on the lookout for deals. Stores like Carters, Children place, gap carry good kids jackets, just watch for sale. Kamik, Sorel make good boots. 10. I know of Naija stores in Winnipeg, that carry local supplies. like elubo, garri, n co. I mainly make my meals at home. and have a good naija food supplies to last a while. 11. For Business, sure. Check here also... for info to guide. https://canadabusiness.ca/starting/before-starting-your-business/ 12. Monthly budget varies from fam to fam. Think of major costs as rent, groceries, car payment if you have a car loan, daycare fees. Others are hydro, tfare, what else, shopping for cloth n others. One off major cost would be when furnishing your home or apartment. In addition, take advantage of the welcome centers for newcomers in your province. This helps. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/services/index.asp And don't settle for the hogwash say u no get Canadian experience. Some people find jobs within 2-3mths, others 8moths, others their desired job takes 4 years to get. keep your eyes on your goals. Be flexible also, by identifying your skill gaps, and finding ways to up your game. Company you keep here matters also. Join the go-getters gang, or join the settlers gang, your choice. Wheeewwww! ..... Will drop more comments if I can think of anything else. That's all for now.... ![]() Feel free to hola and i'd do my best to answer. Love & light on your journey! oohunt: 79 Likes 30 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by rainazoe: 7:54pm On Sep 28, 2018 |
@NaijainCanada You over try for the detailed breakdown. Thank you and I would love to read up your experiences on your blog. @oohunt is in Canada and had a blog too put she hasn't updated in a while (last I checked). [/quote] |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by SixSigma1(m): 1:17am On Sep 29, 2018 |
linuslynx: dfanz: chuka01: My plan is to conduct one session every month depending on the number of interested people and meeting room availability in any of the libraries in Calgary. It looks like we now have three people (@linuslynx, @dfanz and @chuka01) that are interested in the Six Sigma crash course already. Since linuslynx will not be landing until December, we can schedule the first session for after @linuslynx lands in Calgary in December. However, if there is more interest before December, I will schedule the first session before December (in October or November) as long as we can get a meeting room at the library. So, the actual session dates each month will be determined by meeting room availability each month. Watch out for more detail on here! 10 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by ceemac: 3:14am On Sep 29, 2018 |
SixSigma1: Uncle, Nice job detailing Engineering prospects across board, the Oil and Gas and Steel manufacturing sectors seems to interest me, I have been on the look out at some openings in some of the plants in Hamilton and if you don't mind, I will require some advises from you. I checked the Maple foods Black Belts program and only realized that they are only willing to get on board 5+ years experience guys.. I will do you a dm now for onward conversation, I will appreciate your reply Sir. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by ceemac: 3:40am On Sep 29, 2018 |
Ifywhyteman: Stock fishes and dry fishes are allowed but Palm Oil is not... You may bother less about Palm Oil tho as they are readily available in the African stores around at fairly affordable prices.. say %L for about !5-25 bucks based on Ontario rate... Other provinces' rates may differ. Best way to pack your fish may just be to put them inside of your garri or wrap them in newspaper and then tie them in nylon bags... 7 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by ceemac: 4:37am On Sep 29, 2018 |
Fortissimo502: Oga give me control jare make I help flex your general labour money small.. Lol... I dey KWC region make we dey plan your grand entry down |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Messibukky: 7:21am On Sep 29, 2018 |
Please anyone living in saskatchewan, I need your help!!! |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by jelmusboy(m): 7:51am On Sep 29, 2018 |
Hello fellow Afro-Canadians, kindly advise please. I have a Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science degree from Nigeria and I practised as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (3 years) and Biomedical Scientist (1 year) in Nigeria and UK respectively. I got a MSc degree from the UK in Environmental and Public Health with little knowledge of public health practice compared to my extensive experience in medical laboratory science. My NOC is Medical Laboratory Technologist and I will need to get certification to practice as one in Canada which can take 1 - 2 years. Is there possibility of getting job with Public Health agency in Canada with my degrees, what are the things I need to consider and where is the best place/websites to search for public health jobs because they are mostly government jobs? Also, how can I explore international NGO and organizations jobs such as WHO, UNICEF etc in Canada. Expecting to land in November by God's grace and more questions come concerning family life. Thanks 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Kwado87: 8:56am On Sep 29, 2018 |
Grace Found Me.... Landed Edmonton yesterday night... Left for Abuja airport by 9.30am, my flight was by 1.27pm via Ethiopian Airline. 2 adults, 2 infants.... Planned to carry 5 luggage of 23kg each and the rest as hand luggage, although I was entitled to 4 pics of 23kg and 2 pcs of 10kg... Already weighed my luggage with a gas sellers scale (those guys dey reap people off) and all my bags were overweight almost 28kg... Just said I'll take them like that and see how it goes at the airport.. At the airport discovered that none of my luggages was even up to 23kg!! Had to include some of my hand luggage as check-in. So in total 6 bags of all twenty-something kg. The flight from Abuja to Ethiopia was good, not great food but twas constant... Had an empty seat by our side so we maximized the space... In-flight Entertainment was good, just that my son (1yr 11months) was a hands full... Dreaded the takeoff & landing and was running temp.... Arrived Ethiopia and boarded the one that's bound for Toronto via Dublin... The crew were very nice, changed my seat to one where I could use a bassinet (twas a life saver) they provided . Didn't know what a bassinet was but just responded positive when asked if I'll like to have one..lol. my 5 months infant was placed there so at least my wife had some space and that made the entire space in front of us ours, so we just converted it to a bed, na so my wife and 1st son lie down for ground there like say we dey "economic bizness class". After boarding, the flight was about to take off but just didn't go, we were later told there were some technical issues, na so we dey inside for more than 2 hrs for a flight that we will spend more than 15hrs on.... Finally we landed Toronto safely and I was completely EXHAUSTED.... I just couldn't fill all the forms I printed earlier to make the landing faster..... I just filled the declaration card we were given on the plane.... Traveling that distance with 2yrs old is enough stress on its own. Went straight to one of the officers I was directed to by one warri boy (he introduced himself and I said I be phc boy...lol) that works in the airport there, too exhausted to even know her position.. She asked if any accompanying goods, I said no, she just ruled my card and directed us to immigration.... Queue wast much, got to my turn and I just said I came for landing, presented our visas and copr, was asked how much cash I was with and I said 4000usd. We were asked to wait for our paperwork to be completed... After about 10mins we were called and asked some statoury questions like have you been convicted of any crime blah blah blah.... We provided our house address(already signed a 1yr lease for an apartment)., signed our copr, guess the agent was new cos she was asking her colleagues who should sign for the infants (PA or mother). After which we were told "welcome to Canada ". Purposely planned to miss my connecting flight cos twas another more than 4hr flight to Edmonton...so I went and processed our SIN numbers, claimed our luggages and proceeded to Air Canada where we we're rebooked, checked in our bags, grabbed something to bite....finally boarded after about 2hrs.... My son was still showing working by his constant crying.... Everybody around us offered assistance, they gave him color books, drinks, showed him cartoons on their phones, they were generally nice... Another grandparents loved the smaller boy (we couldn't get close seats) that stayed with us @ the airport when we arrived, introduced us to their children who we ended up having coffee with before they left... One of our bags was didn't come to Edmonton with us. They promised to deliver it to my house this morning, so I gave my sisters address instead since Im yet to move in......finally my in-law came and we drove home. I remember reading landing gists on this thread, and wondering when I will write my own.... All in all, while leaving the airport,i just had a fear of this is for real, now the real WORK starts then it just dawned on me God's faithfulness to me and I realized that my AOR (JULY 3RD) to Landing (SEPT 28)was less than 3 months.....then I became confident again that that GRACE WILL KEEP FINDING ME........ abeg make I sleep... IT HAS BEGUN IN PRAISE 142 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 10:29am On Sep 29, 2018 |
Kwado87:Just as I am wondering when I will write mine. Amen to your Prayers! 16 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Favoured2505: 1:44pm On Sep 29, 2018 |
Wow! You landed already! I've just been smiling reading your post. I screenshot your testimony in the other thread and have been using it to pray for my application. Now reading your landing gist ....it's all surreal. Grace indeed found you and will keep finding you. Excel in Canada. Kwado87: 10 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Stormy2342000(f): 3:09pm On Sep 29, 2018 |
Looking for a single lady to share a two-bed apartment in South West Calgary in November. The apartment is close to Chinook mall and Chinook Station. Accessible and easy to get buses and trains going to any part of Calgary. Rent is 1,100 and all utilities included. That is 550 each when shared. Also, the person's name will be on the lease. Let me know if interested so that I can talk to the caretaker as the apartment is highly sought after. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Blessedluvdfavd: 1:36am On Sep 30, 2018 |
Saintp: Ottawa. Yes o, we dey kampe and thankfully we came in the summer so counting days now. And I'm the wife � 2 Likes |
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