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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by salford: 7:45pm On Feb 19, 2019
gogedda:
Good day Seniors and all. I am happy to have gone through the last thread and this new one. You are indeed doing a great job. I can gladly say I am part of this thread now. I submitted my application since October 2019, glory to God, I got my PPR Jan 15, 2019 and my application has been approved too. I will be picking up my Passport from VFS this week. I intend to land in Calgary in MAY, 2019. Below are my profile and questions

- Single Applicant (Age: 33)

- Education (Bsc Geology, Msc. Petroleum Geology)

- Certification:
- Advanced Food Safety management training (A pre-arrival program sponsored by the Canadian government)
- CCNA & CCNP (Expired since 2012)
- Several Oil & Gas training courses

- Work experience.
- Current: Realtor/Real Estate agent (3 yrs)
- Previous: (Water Borehole Geologist (3 yrs)

(1) I understand I will need the APEGA licence to work and also that the oil & Gas sector of Alberta is quite down now, I would have loved to work in this sector. Has anyone gotten a job on landing as a Geologist without the licence?

(2) I also understand that I need a licence to practice in the Real Estate sector too. Has anyone gotten a job as a Realtor or Real Estate Agent with monthly pay (plus commission) in Calgary, If yes, how viable & financially rewarding is it? I wouldn't mind doing a short course for this if I can truly get a job quick in the sector. I also don't mind referrals

(3) I did the Pre-arrival Advanced food safety management training course (it is a 21- certificates course). Do we have anyone here working in the food processing industry, can I get a job on landing with this certificates.

(3) Lastly, I am open to new opportunities and don't mind changing career path as long as I can get a good job. If I am to do this. Which other paths and sectors can I explore that will be financially rewarding in the long run, which will also lead me to the managerial position someday. Pls note, I am ready to go back to school and do diploma course for this. I already checked out some courses in SAIT, but I need to know which one is really viable with huge job prospect.

- I am sorry for my long post, I would like inputs from our seniors living in Calgary. cc Salford1, Einsteino etc. Thanks

- Can someone Pls add me to the calagary whatsapp group. Thanks
1. You need P. GEO to practice as a geologist. You could however get your Geo in training just like Engineer in training. I haven't seen any new or recently landed geo getting geo jobs. Some of the Geos (oil industry) I know actually lost jobs. Alberta oil sector is not quite down, but it is very down. Na optimization dey reign now for those still operatimg. We have one of the most expensive oil mining process in the world so Alberta took a heavy hit. No suprise Calgary has either the highest or second highest unemployment rate amongst cities in Canada. Office jobs which Calgary is majorly known for were seriously affected.
Are there any other jobs you might be willing tp explore outside the oil industry?

On the brighter side, the Conservative party are likely to win the election in Alberta in a couple of weeks. Although, the conservative government do not control the world price of oil, but maybe just maybe some of the conventional energy investors that fled during the down turn will return since the Conservative are usually against anything green energy or sustainable development.

2. I highly doubt you will get a realtor job that pays salary. They are usually strictly commision. They collect some percent of the sellers sale. If you are good at selling or flipping houses, you could make tons of money. I mean serious tons of money. Why would a realtor need salary anyway when some of the super realtors can sell 6 houses in a good month and make nothing less than 10k on each house sold. The housing industry is one of the biggest industry in Canada for a reason.

3. Food safety certificates courses are usually for people working or hoping to get a job in a place where food is prepared on a large scale. I know Provincial health services are one of the major employers of people with such certificates. I do not know maybe you meant a different food processing industry since what you hold is an advanced certificate. Have you checked Alberta occ info or indeed ca to see where such certificate(s) would lead you?

4. Can't say much about this since this will majorly depend on what you love doing. Your best bet would be to explore careers that are recession proof. The closest thing to your Geo if you decide to look for similar alternate careers with better career prospect at the moment (while keeping SAIT in mind) would be Civil Engineering/Tech.

Good luck!

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by AZeD1(m): 8:34pm On Feb 19, 2019
juicebox:
Hi Guys,

My destination is Ottawa, must I land in Toronto Pearson, If I can land in Ottawa, please which airport?

Thank you


There's an airport in Ottawa and another 2 hours away in Montreal.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Mapleking: 9:16pm On Feb 19, 2019
iPopAlomo:



Bro... Me too ooo... Landing next month... Ottawa... And there's an airport in Ottawa... YOW...

I guess I'll create a WhatsApp group for OTTAWA PR... Send a PM if you don't mind...

I would like to be part of the whatsapp group.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Mapleking: 9:21pm On Feb 19, 2019
Barryston:
Please I'm trying to get my FRSC driving records from Abuja and I have a quick question...is there any validity on the letter if its dated 22nd Feb,2019? Because I will be landing in April...I want to know whether I should wait till some days prior to my landing in Canada.

Kindly help answer this..thanks!

Please what's the process of getting the FRSC letter?
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by mcstan18(m): 9:27pm On Feb 19, 2019
Thank you for the rich landing gist @Newmum0615. I would've thought you left us here and forgot about us altogether
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ohbros: 9:38pm On Feb 19, 2019
Mapleking:


Please what's the process of getting the FRSC letter?
any news on frsc recruitment second batch
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Majesticniyi(m): 9:42pm On Feb 19, 2019
Officially a member of this thread now....COPR gotten today. A big shout out to those who have helped made this possible, both in direct replies to me, answers to other people's queries and voluntary dropping of vital Info. God bless you all real good....





On another note, Calgary peeps....Una well done oh. Biko, how una dey rent house? I need somewhere downtown....anyone that can help with any agent's contact should please indicate. Those agents on rentfaster no gree pick my calls undecided

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Majesticniyi(m): 10:03pm On Feb 19, 2019
jhoci:
I'm officially a member of this thread today! grin Collected my passport and COPR today and will be leaving for Calgary next month. I pray for a smooth integration and career blessings. Thanks to everyone who have contributed to the wealth of knowledge on this thread. May God bless all your endeavors.

Calgary bound next month too. Lets connect....sending you a PM right away grin


Maybe we should have a WhatsApp group for those of us landing within a time frame sef cool

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by snoop4dem: 10:32pm On Feb 19, 2019
Well you can use the traditional Craigslist which is the most common place to get this done. But in recent times i have heard a couple of my colleagues and even my sister saying she got her accommodation with MarketPlace on facebook! Heads up, it's expensive out here so bring cash! lolz
temieo:
I and my husband decided on Vancouver because he is a construction project manager and I applied to a program at BCIT in Burnaby.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by patwears(m): 10:34pm On Feb 19, 2019
There is only one airport i know of in ottawa the mac donald own...
nomad26:
There's an international airport in Ottawa (https://yow.ca/en)
If you can get a direct flight there, I don't see why not
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by patwears(m): 10:36pm On Feb 19, 2019
Congrats
Majesticniyi:


Calgary bound next month too. Lets connect....sending you a PM right away grin


Maybe we should have a WhatsApp group for those of us landing within a time frame sef cool

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by jhoci: 10:51pm On Feb 19, 2019
cheesy cheesy grin Una too like WhatsApp group.

Majesticniyi:


Calgary bound next month too. Lets connect....sending you a PM right away grin


Maybe we should have a WhatsApp group for those of us landing within a time frame sef cool

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by patwears(m): 10:54pm On Feb 19, 2019
Any new person coming to ottawa can register to (peter new jobs alert)
To get new job alerts and
To know the job fairs coming just make sure you have a good resume.
iPopAlomo:




Hello bro... Can I send you a PM...??

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 11:24pm On Feb 19, 2019
Ok,I will do as adviced..thanks as always
Newmum0615:
Please wait if you can. Although it expires after 6 months or so. It usually doesn't take long to get. If you are sure you will use it immediately you land, you can go ahead.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 11:42pm On Feb 19, 2019
dustydee:

Someone once said "the crops we have today were genetically modified over thousands of years" through natural methods and sometimes through human intervention.
The ones I will avoid are those modified using animal genes.
How do you identify the ones modified using animal genes ?

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by iPopAlomo(m): 12:03am On Feb 20, 2019
Mapleking:


I would like to be part of the whatsapp group.


Replied...
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by wholesomegrace: 12:07am On Feb 20, 2019
Finally landed, London Ontario for now. Landing gist uneventful and boring but I'll share later.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by einsteino(m): 12:12am On Feb 20, 2019
voguemum:


Waina maker is commercially sold as a "vitumbua maker", It is a non stick electrical appliance use to fry vitumbua also known as waina or masa in the Northern part of Nigeria.

"Waina" or "Masa" is a popular delicacy amongst the Hausas. The dish is basically made from a slightly fermented rice meal and it is similar to a pan fried rice cake which is paired with pumpkin or groundnut soup. And of course it is highly nutritious.

Below is a picture of the vitumbua maker a.k.a waina maker.

So sorry for the distraction...*runs away* grin

The name sounds familiar but my memory is sketchy. when I was a kid, my cousin would buy me a meal that seems to look like what you have in that pic... I think she said it was made from rice or wheat, but we ate it without soups, was a pancake of some sort, only tastier.. It was commonly sold around Barnawa area of Kaduna. Since then I havent had or seen one, I wonder if its waina.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by einsteino(m): 12:22am On Feb 20, 2019
salford:

1. You need P. GEO to practice as a geologist. You could however get your Geo in training just like Engineer in training. I haven't seen any new or recently landed geo getting geo jobs. Some of the Geos (oil industry) I know actually lost jobs. Alberta oil sector is not quite down, but it is very down. Na optimization dey reign now for those still operatimg. We have one of the most expensive oil mining process in the world so Alberta took a heavy hit...



Good luck!

When I saw the elaborate reply filled with stats and on the ground facts, I knew it had to have been written by @Salford. God bless you for the hardwork and time you gift to us.

@gogedda justice has been done to your question, I couldnt have written a better reply than @salford 's.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Newmum0615: 1:29am On Feb 20, 2019
Congratulations sis and thanks to God for safe delivery of our Canada baby.
agates:
Yaay @Newmum0615 has landed. Been away from the forum for so long as I also became a Newmum too. Lolll. Welcome

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Newmum0615: 1:31am On Feb 20, 2019
Thanks sis. Someone has already picked up the license for me. I appreciate the gesture.
vcole:
Congrats Vascey!!!
@nkay1888 I think that you should also consider a career in data analysis ....: biostatistics maybe? That is if you find that area interesting though.
@newmum0615 welcome to Canada! PM me with regards to your new DL. Your story reminded me of my landing while preggo as well. Lol! Very emosh period.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by pepe1: 1:38am On Feb 20, 2019
wholesomegrace:
Finally landed, London Ontario for now. Landing gist uneventful and boring but I'll share later.

Welcome home and may you flourish in Canada.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by voguemum: 2:22am On Feb 20, 2019
einsteino:


The name sounds familiar but my memory is sketchy. when I was a kid, my cousin would buy me a meal that seems to look like what you have in that pic... I think she said it was made from rice or wheat, but we ate it without soups, was a pancake of some sort, only tastier.. It was commonly sold around Barnawa area of Kaduna. Since then I havent had or seen one, I wonder if its waina.

Yes, it is exactly what you just described. It is mostly sold around Barnawa and most parts of Kaduna, I'd say its very common in the North though I've come across some sellers in Lagos too but mostly where Hausas are populated. I remember as kids we use to dip tge waina/masa in sugar then eat as snacks, it tastes even better. grin

There are alot of recipes and pictures of it on Google so you can check and confirm if its the same as what you had as a kid.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by RahmaMohammed: 2:36am On Feb 20, 2019
Hello everyone! Please are there Nigerian trained lawyers in the house that are writing/have written the NCAs? I am prepping for criminal law in May and some of the topics are just turniowniown in my head. If there is also a whastapp group, Ild like to be added please.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by jelmusboy(m): 3:14am On Feb 20, 2019
The way people are getting pregnant or bringing pregnancy to Canada after COPR and birthing here, is doing me like say make I born here sharp sharp.

I will need to talk to my testosterone sharply

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by jholarharde(f): 6:24am On Feb 20, 2019
gogedda:
Good day Seniors and all. I am happy to have gone through the last thread and this new one. You are indeed doing a great job. I can gladly say I am part of this thread now. I submitted my application since October 2019, glory to God, I got my PPR Jan 15, 2019 and my application has been approved too. I will be picking up my Passport from VFS this week. I intend to land in Calgary in MAY, 2019. Below are my profile and questions

- Single Applicant (Age: 33)

- Education (Bsc Geology, Msc. Petroleum Geology)

- Certification:
- Advanced Food Safety management training (A pre-arrival program sponsored by the Canadian government)
- CCNA & CCNP (Expired since 2012)
- Several Oil & Gas training courses

- Work experience.
- Current: Realtor/Real Estate agent (3 yrs)
- Previous: (Water Borehole Geologist (3 yrs)

(1) I understand I will need the APEGA licence to work and also that the oil & Gas sector of Alberta is quite down now, I would have loved to work in this sector. Has anyone gotten a job on landing as a Geologist without the licence?

(2) I also understand that I need a licence to practice in the Real Estate sector too. Has anyone gotten a job as a Realtor or Real Estate Agent with monthly pay (plus commission) in Calgary, If yes, how viable & financially rewarding is it? I wouldn't mind doing a short course for this if I can truly get a job quick in the sector. I also don't mind referrals

(3) I did the Pre-arrival Advanced food safety management training course (it is a 21- certificates course). Do we have anyone here working in the food processing industry, can I get a job on landing with this certificates.

(3) Lastly, I am open to new opportunities and don't mind changing career path as long as I can get a good job. If I am to do this. Which other paths and sectors can I explore that will be financially rewarding in the long run, which will also lead me to the managerial position someday. Pls note, I am ready to go back to school and do diploma course for this. I already checked out some courses in SAIT, but I need to know which one is really viable with huge job prospect.

- I am sorry for my long post, I would like inputs from our seniors living in Calgary. cc Salford1, Einsteino etc. Thanks

- Can someone Pls add me to the calagary whatsapp group. Thanks

Hi, please can you share the name or link of the pre-arrival service that you were able to get the food safety certifications. Thanks

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by dustydee: 7:29am On Feb 20, 2019
Guitarlife:

How do you identify the ones modified using animal genes ?
No idea, but I believe it will be stated on the packaging. They may not use the normal name but a chemical or botanical name so you may want to Google. The way these things work is that gradually you will find it more and more difficult to buy the "real" thing and the readily available option will be the GMOs. It is happening in the UK with sugar free drinks. They have even introduced a sugar tax.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by adebee16: 7:45am On Feb 20, 2019
https://www.fpsc-ctac.com/careers-for-new-canadians/how-to-apply/

jholarharde:


Hi, please can you share the name or link of the pre-arrival service that you were able to get the food safety certifications. Thanks

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by jholarharde(f): 7:56am On Feb 20, 2019
adebee16:
https://www.fpsc-ctac.com/careers-for-new-canadians/how-to-apply/

thanks a lot.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nomad26: 8:03am On Feb 20, 2019
Oga, it is the same airport Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
patwears:
There is only one airport i know of in ottawa the mac donald own...
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ggetter50: 8:40am On Feb 20, 2019
bLacKGoLd3:


My guy, just chop it like that - it is part of the obodo oyibo life. Except you are buying direct from a Farmer's market (not cheap), whatever you find in the store whether tagged organic or not is mostly GMO'd.

I was also like you at some point and contributed my widow's mite to enriching Jeff Bezos by faithfully buying organic products from Whole Foods. Well, I watched a documentary and did some research on what the US FDA requirements were before a produce could be tagged as organic and I realized it was just a pot of beans. Think Ikoyi cemetery and Yaba cemetery...Lol.

Anyway, if you are big on non-GMO'd food, I'd suggest you look to owning a garden where you can grow regulars or fork out the cash at any Farmer's market closest to you.
I don’t really know about your province, though I haven’t been to Canada before but I have come in contact with many organic farms online in Ontario.

Here in Finland, almost every fourth consumer buys organic products on a weekly basis. I believe Canada and Finland share the same harsh weather conditions which restricts the presence of pest and reduce the need for pesticides. I know only this cannot prevent GMO, but atleast speaking for here, organic products are common. As developed as Canada, I hope there should be glaring and open market to choose to the kind of product you want. Like this shouldn’t be hard to get, but should be within your reach.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Josh121(m): 9:34am On Feb 20, 2019
Seniors in the house Please I want to know if it advisable to enroll in medical school as migrant in Canada . Please all advice and contribution is needed
cc: Ethelia , vcole , einsteino , salford

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