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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 10:49pm On Jan 30, 2019 |
merrymum: ![]() 8 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by omidan21: 10:52pm On Jan 30, 2019 |
U people self. Can't you just ignore the boss whatever the name is. He or she is just wanting to seek unnecessary attention Nahh. Isn't it obvious. If u wanna trend abeg pack ur Ghana must go to Instagram. 11 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ade1toonna: 11:02pm On Jan 30, 2019 |
Good day Am A mother and a married woman Pls i do I migrate to Canada with my family and please what would it cost me |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by evanehman: 11:46pm On Jan 30, 2019 |
TSL: This is digital era in a modern world and you can explain about your new RBC account and also print along copy of your account showing the transfer to the new account if it has arrival or evidence the transfer was made that proof is perfect it not compulsory you carry large cash if you can make alternative arrangement to transfer the money. Below statement from RBC website It’s almost time! Here are some final details that will help make your move to Canada smoother. Arrange for medical insurance. Your provincial government-sponsored medical plan will not be active for the first 90 days you’re in Canada. You may want to bring a six-month supply of medications. Brands may be different in Canada and prices could be more expensive if you're paying out-of-pocket. Be sure to review the list of items you are allowed to bring into Canada. Order Canadian currency. Plan for enough to cover out-of-pocket expenses when you arrive, before your bank account is activated. Transfer funds to your Canadian banking account. To enter Canada you may have to show you have the required funds to support your family. This is easier if the funds are in a Canadian banking account in your name. Check the amount of money you will be bringing. You must report it to Canada Border Services Agency if you are bringing in $10,000 CDN or more, whether it's in Canadian dollars (cash, cheques, etc...) or the equivalent in your country’s currency. 2 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by sistaj: 11:51pm On Jan 30, 2019 |
Welcome to Canada @dumprep,@olajide and all newly landed peeps.I totally enjoyed the gist. Lines will fall in pleasant places for us all. 8 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by olajide21: 1:05am On Jan 31, 2019 |
In our Canada, you would see ice blocks everywhere! 26 Likes
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nogen: 1:06am On Jan 31, 2019 |
sleekysoft: Congrats o. Will send me a pm 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by olajide21: 1:07am On Jan 31, 2019 |
Somewhere in NW Calgary 14 Likes
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by alt3r3g0: 1:18am On Jan 31, 2019 |
Welcome @dumprep and @olajide. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Lhimeet(m): 1:27am On Jan 31, 2019 |
More landing gists please... ![]() How someone will insinuating landing gist is derailing the thread is appealing! ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by behati: 3:31am On Jan 31, 2019 |
olioxx: Hi, i think your questions are too generic are vague. What tech scene? what is your understanding of its current position and what changes are you looking forward to? What exams? What is your specialty? Consider revising your question and you may get responses. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by leeray30: 7:20am On Jan 31, 2019 |
Hello All, Please I renewed my passport after I received copr because the validity will be less than 6months at the time of travel. Have I done something wrong? Please Help!! 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by joo2018: 7:39am On Jan 31, 2019 |
Land with both passports. leeray30: 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by joo2018: 7:39am On Jan 31, 2019 |
Ask here: https://www.nairaland.com/4843199/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled Ade1toonna: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by leeray30: 7:49am On Jan 31, 2019 |
joo2018: Thanks alot for your prompt response. Please has anyone done so successfully lately without issues at port of entry? Sorry for asking, but I am worried becos this is a serious issue as I am about to resign frm my job in Nigeria and I wont want to have problems at the POE. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by joo2018: 8:05am On Jan 31, 2019 |
Read up on the past few pages of the thread or use the search bar. leeray30: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 8:20am On Jan 31, 2019 |
dumprep: Congratulations. All the best. I hope to land very soon too...Amen 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by TSL(f): 9:30am On Jan 31, 2019 |
evanehman: Alright. Thanks a lot. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by wholesomegrace: 9:58am On Jan 31, 2019 |
@dumprep and all newly landed peeps, congratulations. I look forward to more landing gists ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mine loading.... 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Godsfavouredone: 10:29am On Jan 31, 2019 |
[quote author=rainazoe post=74380680]Oh I get now. Your computer's IP is showing Nigeria and that's the message you get. What I did was to 1. close the site totally 2. download a VPN on my device (was using a laptop)and 3. change your location to Canada and 4. Launch the site again and then pay with your Good morning, pls I need help with this I downloaded the VPN and changed my location to Canada but am still asked to create a profile do I need to use a Canadian address and phone number to prevent been directed for confirmation. Kindly help. Thanks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by MissTobs: 10:49am On Jan 31, 2019 |
leeray30:No I did the same. Will land with both passports. How long did it take for you to renew the passport? and was your old passport cancelled? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by cheromel: 11:17am On Jan 31, 2019 |
Congrats @dumprep, I really enjoyed reading your landing gist. Keep soaring. . 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by LOTRISH45: 12:25pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
Keep your sadistic tendenies to yourself. If the landing gist you read here don't mean anything to you, kindly ignore it. The knowledge one takes away from any landing experience shared here, is not what can be bought or gotten from any shelf. 20 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by rainazoe: 1:30pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
This one wey you call Maternal inside. I think I know what you are up to ![]() Walegy: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Rebarobyn: 1:32pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
Hello everyone. Has anyone been able to rent an apartment before arrival? How did you go about it especially with stringent conditions of landlords? Airbnb is overbooked for the period I'm arriving and the few available ones are so pricey. Location: GTA Pls help |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Threemg: 1:53pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
Seniors in the house abegg I want to know this: Forest dey to hunt for games (bushmeat: Etu, Okete, Oya, Agborin, Emor, Ikun etc) in Canada? Like all these Olode and his dogs setting 7 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Jbelieve: 2:13pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
Hello please are there people who are working with McKinsey on this thread? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 2:27pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
Threemg: #whispering: Shhhh. Mr Boss13 will hear you. 24 Likes
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 2:34pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
@SolutionsGuy, @ethelia, @merrymum, @sistaj, @alt3r3g0, @Jitw, @wholesomegrace, @cheromel: Greatly appreciated. Thank you All. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Godsfavouredone: 3:36pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
[quote author=rainazoe post=75290433]This one wey you call Maternal inside. I think I know what you are up to ![]() @rainazoe pls I need your help with paying for the tax am stucked Pls kindly respond to my initial post. Thanks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by simiolu1(m): 3:44pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
Guitarlife: Baba, na you o. That you already the importance of Git and Github/Bitbucket/Github shows you are on the right track. Don't stop! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by bily(m): 4:09pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
Threemg:Take your time to read the story below... Hope it answers your question Raccoon Orientation for Canada-Bound Nigerians By *Pius Adesanmi* I promised I was going to get around to tell you all this story. Eventually. Happened last summer – before my accident. The jazz of all my political enemies in Nigeria finally crossed the Atlantic and caught up with me here in Ottawa. The trouble with Homo Occidentalis North Americanus is that as soon as he arrives within a certain income bracket that is no longer middleclass but not quite upperclass but dangerously close to upperclass, he will move far away from the city and create a new paradise he calls upscale suburbia. Swanky neigbourhoods with manicured lawns, removed from the rabble of the city. That is where you will find high-earning doctors, engineers, accountants, lawyers, etc. If you are a Professor who negotiated a good pay when you were hired, you also tag along, buy property among them, and begin to form associate big man. Trouble is suburbia in Canada or the US is always encroaching on the habitat of much older residents. Man steals land from these residents but cannot always predict consequences. That is why a family in Florida will return from work to an alligator chilling in their swimming pool. That is why a family in Arizona will grumble about rattle snakes all over their yard. They call animal services. Never mind that these animals have called that place home for millions of years before man put one leg on top of another leg and developed his suburbia there. In Ottawa, if you live in the suburbia called Riverside South as I do, you have encroached on prime raccoon territory. As in Florida and Arizona, these raccoons have a way of behaving like omo onile in Lagos. Occasionally, they let you know who truly owns the land (This is where you google raccoon). Because the jazz of my political enemies in Nigeria worked as I was saying, a family of raccoons elected residence in our roof last summer. We’d been hearing mawuru mawuru in the ceiling for months. The noise would come only at night. Tise said it was the tooth faerie. I thought it was squirrels, but we couldn’t fathom how squirrels could tear into the roof of a duplex from outside and make their way into the attic. One day, madam called me urgently and asked me to hurry home. I arrived to a small situation in front of our home. Our otherwise very friendly neighbours had converged on our front lawn. It was quite a scene. Bloodshot eyes everywhere. No friendly faces. In upscale suburbia, we are naturally the only non-white homeowners within a certain radius so when normally friendly white neighbours converge, looking sorrowful and unfriendly, you worry. I exited my car to behold quite a scene. Unknown to us, we had accommodated a pregnant raccoon for several weeks. Mama Raccoon eventually gave birth to six pups. On this day, she suddenly went crazy like she found a mixture of codeine, sniper, and tramadol in our attic. She began to fling her babies down on the lawn one by one. From the roof of a duplex fa. That explained the sadness and sorrow of our neighbours. Remember, this is an animal-loving civilization. It also explained their hostility. Somehow, it must have been something we did that got that poor animal so crazy that she began to murder her own kids. Everybody was looking at us one kain, like, what have you guys done now? The only analogy for you in Nigeria is if your home was invaded by destructive giant rats. You’d tried everything from traps to rat poison. Then, one day, Mama Rat begins to miraculously kill her own children before your very before. Only for your neighbours to gather around sorrowfully because those awesome baby animals are dying. Only for them to be hostile to you for not doing enough to keep the baby rats alive! Anyway, animal services eventually arrived to rescue some of the babies that had not yet died. Come and see interrogation! Even Tise did not escape questioning! Are you guys perhaps a little noisy in the house? What time do you all normally sleep? Nigerians, believe you me, Oyinbo was trying to determine if we did something to cause the postpartum depression of Mama Raccoon, which led her to killing her babies!! They began to explain the characteristics of raccoons to us. How it was still too early for her to bring her babies out, let alone fling them from the roof. There was the unsaid: you guys must have done something. When we were eventually “acquitted”, the animal services people went into our attic to inspect. They screamed in excitement: three more babies that Mama Raccoon had yet to fling! We said: thank God. Now you can evacuate Mama Raccoon and her remaining babies. I hope you all know that in Obodo Oyibo, public animals are government property. All those doves you see in Trafalgar Square or the squirrels you see on lawns, geese, ati bebelo, are all government property. Una wey dey go holiday in London from Nigeria, go to Trafalgar Square and touch a dove, that is the day you will realize that the life of a public animal is worth more to the government of obodo oyibo than your life is worth to the Nigerian government. So, we asked Obodo Canada to please carry their raccoons from our ceiling. We were in for another shock. She is a nursing mother, the animal services people replied, we don’t move nursing mothers. By law, Mama Raccoon has the right to remain here and nurse her remaining babies. We will keep checking. I have been in Obodo Oyibo for 22 years. I didn’t see that one coming. Apparently, the Raccoon had eminent domain! The best they could do for us was to come and move her at the end of the biological breeding cycle or something to that effect. With that, they entered their van and zoomed off. I looked on in wonderment, lost in one of those na-who-send-me-come-obodo-oyibo moments that every Diasporan goes through on occasion. With which mouth am I even going to tell this sort of story to a Nigerian audience? Then I noticed that Tise all along had had the same attitude as our Oyinbo neighbours. Now she is glad that some Raccoon babies had survived and would not be moved. I realized that only her parents had a problem. I realized that we were two Nigerians raising a Canadian. This is her country. This is her culture. These are her people. These are her baby raccoons. I jejely borrowed myself brain and joined the little girl in rejoicing that three baby raccoons had survived. 114 Likes 16 Shares |
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