Newmum0615:
If you are having the issue of location change and if you haven't already tried it, try going to Settings in your Google playstore and change your payment details from Nigeria to that of Canada. It will require you to enter Credit Card details. No charges will be taken. I did this and now I can access all Canadian app with my Samsung phone.

Ifeoma77:

For a family of four, somewhere in the neighborhood of 10M
If you insist on an agent, add 2 - 5M

Jennypharb1:


Just to add this breakdown from previous threads. Basically tells you how much per person, two persons and so on. Wish you the best

DanXplore:
LRWS: 8.5, 7.5, 6.5, 8

Do you think I should request for a re-mark for the writing?

bLacKGoLd3:
Anyone looking to take the CBAP certification exam soon?

Bsbabe, please may I send you a PM? I have read your post and have a couple of questions.

salford:

Field operations technician jobs are still fairly okay. You can hit the ground running quicker. its blue collar so you might have to move up north. Edmonton and up.

Getting at least a 4th class power engineering certificate will help. Their are field operator programs as well with level 1 to 3 or 4. cant remember exactly. You might be able to get credits with ABSA or the regulatory bodies for the field operator programs.

Nothing stops you from pursuing your EIT on the side, but you might need to get an engineering job (not tech) to make any sense out of it. And chances of getting a FPO jobs is higher than an engineering in this current markets condition.

Newmum0615:
Buy Samsung please. It actually depends sha. I couldn't use my Nokia 6 with Freedom Mobile. It worked with Public mobile though. I had to buy a new phone here. But the thing is to check the phone's compatibility with various networks using the phone's IMEI number. You will know for sure that way.

yinka78:

Extra 2-5m?
That's outrageous.
I will do it myself.
Thanks so much ma

raphrulz:
Hello,

Have u gotten a response to this now?? Because I am almost done with the entire conversion process.

TEECANN:


I join you in congratulating our sister @agates on the beautiful addition to the family. God's blessings won't cease from our families.

BTW...

@Newmum0615,

Congratulations on your landing story. It was indeed ground breaking(I can relate with the emotions behind every line typed...

I'm already fighting back mine too...sometimes, I tell myself we'll go land and return back to naija and go back permanently after 1 year ...I laugh at myself at those thoughts..the main fear isn't lack of finances or whether one will get an immediate job replacement but rather leaving behind several cherished and built relationships, ones communities-church, social life etc...it's well. Whenever those thoughts come up though, I immediately "auto-correct" them with the main reasons I wanted out in the first place. ..we focus on the goal as we move to loftier phases of our lives)

Biko, let's relate via email as we need some tips for food packing....it's odikwa very important!


It will end in praise IJN!

Newbeecey:
Ahhhh!!! Like you know exactly why I am about to PM her. Newmum0615 biko just send me a copy of your goods accompanying list and goods to follow form because that ur 700kg cargo is the truth. How are you doing now?

pyruvateluv:


Hope galaxy S8 will be fine?

Newmum0615:
Lol. PM naa.

ddooskie:
Please I need your advice
Cc
Salford, TheCongo2, KendrickAyomide

I've been an ardent follower of the Aussie PR thread and I know a thing or two but recently, I made contacts with my cousin in the US (citizen of Canada but recently moved to the US but family is still in Canada) he's proposing to help me move to Canada but said I must learn JavaScript first since he is a developer himself -said that's what is putting food on his table and wouldn't want me to make same mistakes he made when he landed years ago. (I have no background in coding only graphics)

His wife is a Canadian immigration lawyer so according to him, it would be easier for me as she would be in charge of everything but my problem is the JavaScript, he gave me a book but everything looks like Arabic, I also joined one of his weekend classes on zoom (live video lecture) but my 1.5gig/mnth data got exhausted the following day so I've not been joining the class since then because I can't afford 1k on data/week . I was able to get some videos on JavaScript but I'm still not getting any headway since I don't have enough time to study (I just concluded a training for a job I'm to start next month).

As it stands, I don't want to squander this opportunity and I want to leave this country ASAP but the clause is what is giving me headaches.

Is it not possible to move over there and find a job maybe blue-collar and learn JavaScript on the side?

Please, I'd like to ask if blue-collar jobs are easy to come by in Canada like in Australia while I take online JavaScript classes in my spare time since most of these countries have free wifi?

People who are already over there please I need your words of advice. I'm at crossroads, I'm not thinking straight and I know the job I'm taking up next month would not give me the luxury of time to do other things so I'm thinking of just getting some pocket money from the job while I plan my travel.


I don't know if all I typed here makes any sense but if you understand, kindly offer your advice. Thanks all.

Newmum0615:
Lol. PM naa.

ddooskie:
Please I need your advice
Cc
Salford, TheCongo2, KendrickAyomide

I've been an ardent follower of the Aussie PR thread and I know a thing or two but recently, I made contacts with my cousin in the US (citizen of Canada but recently moved to the US but family is still in Canada) he's proposing to help me move to Canada but said I must learn JavaScript first since he is a developer himself -said that's what is putting food on his table and wouldn't want me to make same mistakes he made when he landed years ago. (I have no background in coding only graphics)

His wife is a Canadian immigration lawyer so according to him, it would be easier for me as she would be in charge of everything but my problem is the JavaScript, he gave me a book but everything looks like Arabic, I also joined one of his weekend classes on zoom (live video lecture) but my 1.5gig/mnth data got exhausted the following day so I've not been joining the class since then because I can't afford 1k on data/week . I was able to get some videos on JavaScript but I'm still not getting any headway since I don't have enough time to study (I just concluded a training for a job I'm to start next month).

As it stands, I don't want to squander this opportunity and I want to leave this country ASAP but the clause is what is giving me headaches.

Is it not possible to move over there and find a job maybe blue-collar and learn JavaScript on the side?

Please, I'd like to ask if blue-collar jobs are easy to come by in Canada like in Australia while I take online JavaScript classes in my spare time since most of these countries have free wifi?

People who are already over there please I need your words of advice. I'm at crossroads, I'm not thinking straight and I know the job I'm taking up next month would not give me the luxury of time to do other things so I'm thinking of just getting some pocket money from the job while I plan my travel.


I don't know if all I typed here makes any sense but if you understand, kindly offer your advice. Thanks all.

KendrickAyomide:
You can work and at the same time learn The JavaScript over there.. they will even teach you better, as an internet guy,. I'll advice you not to go there a complete novice,. just have the background training here before you proceed.. all the best.. By the way Canada is better than Australia

Jennypharb1:


Have you looked at the express entry program? Do you qualify? If you do, why not start the process first. You can learn Java online with sites like Udacity/Udemy/Codecademy while also working on getting permanent residence in Canada

Meanwhile check out the requirements for express entry on this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/5031893/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

ddooskie:
Please I need your advice
Cc
Salford, TheCongo2, KendrickAyomide

I've been an ardent follower of the Aussie PR thread and I know a thing or two but recently, I made contacts with my cousin in the US (citizen of Canada but recently moved to the US but family is still in Canada) he's proposing to help me move to Canada but said I must learn JavaScript first since he is a developer himself -said that's what is putting food on his table and wouldn't want me to make same mistakes he made when he landed years ago. (I have no background in coding only graphics)

His wife is a Canadian immigration lawyer so according to him, it would be easier for me as she would be in charge of everything but my problem is the JavaScript, he gave me a book but everything looks like Arabic, I also joined one of his weekend classes on zoom (live video lecture) but my 1.5gig/mnth data got exhausted the following day so I've not been joining the class since then because I can't afford 1k on data/week . I was able to get some videos on JavaScript but I'm still not getting any headway since I don't have enough time to study (I just concluded a training for a job I'm to start next month).

As it stands, I don't want to squander this opportunity and I want to leave this country ASAP but the clause is what is giving me headaches.

Is it not possible to move over there and find a job maybe blue-collar and learn JavaScript on the side?

Please, I'd like to ask if blue-collar jobs are easy to come by in Canada like in Australia while I take online JavaScript classes in my spare time since most of these countries have free wifi?

People who are already over there please I need your words of advice. I'm at crossroads, I'm not thinking straight and I know the job I'm taking up next month would not give me the luxury of time to do other things so I'm thinking of just getting some pocket money from the job while I plan my travel.


I don't know if all I typed here makes any sense but if you understand, kindly offer your advice. Thanks all.

ddooskie:
Please I need your advice
Cc
Salford, TheCongo2, KendrickAyomide

I've been an ardent follower of the Aussie PR thread and I know a thing or two but recently, I made contacts with my cousin in the US (citizen of Canada but recently moved to the US but family is still in Canada) he's proposing to help me move to Canada but said I must learn JavaScript first since he is a developer himself -said that's what is putting food on his table and wouldn't want me to make same mistakes he made when he landed years ago. (I have no background in coding only graphics)

His wife is a Canadian immigration lawyer so according to him, it would be easier for me as she would be in charge of everything but my problem is the JavaScript, he gave me a book but everything looks like Arabic, I also joined one of his weekend classes on zoom (live video lecture) but my 1.5gig/mnth data got exhausted the following day so I've not been joining the class since then because I can't afford 1k on data/week . I was able to get some videos on JavaScript but I'm still not getting any headway since I don't have enough time to study (I just concluded a training for a job I'm to start next month).

As it stands, I don't want to squander this opportunity and I want to leave this country ASAP but the clause is what is giving me headaches.

Is it not possible to move over there and find a job maybe blue-collar and learn JavaScript on the side?

Please, I'd like to ask if blue-collar jobs are easy to come by in Canada like in Australia while I take online JavaScript classes in my spare time since most of these countries have free wifi?

People who are already over there please I need your words of advice. I'm at crossroads, I'm not thinking straight and I know the job I'm taking up next month would not give me the luxury of time to do other things so I'm thinking of just getting some pocket money from the job while I plan my travel.


I don't know if all I typed here makes any sense but if you understand, kindly offer your advice. Thanks all.

Zutlin:


All you've typed makes sense but I just can't understand why your cousin insists on you learning Javascript. There are several things you can do in Canada, everyone must not be a programmer. Besides, knowing Javascript does not give you any advantage in getting PR.

Through what route is your cousin proposing to help you move to Canada? Have you checked to know if you are eligible for express entry? Have you used the crs calculator to know your likely crs scores? If you haven't, I suggest you do so.

Also, even though your cousin's wife is an immigration lawyer, I would strongly suggest you handle your application yourself. Every information you need is available on the sister thread.

salford1:

In addition to Zutlin's post. I do not believe you need to learn Java to get a good job in Canada or the States. There are lots of careers you can choose from. You can try the java thing for a while to determine if it is something you would love doing or not. I took programming and networking courses all though my academic pursuit, but I disliked them; hence, I can't see myself working in IT. You should be enjoying a job and not enduring it.

As per the blue collar job:

1. Much depends on where you go in Canada. E.g For two similar jobs, the entry requirements will have varying level of difficulty based on how large the city is.


2. Blue collar could be classified into two i.e. skilled blue worker (technician/trades) and unskilled blue worker (factory worker, labourer etc). For the former, they are regulated and you would require some sort of certification, education or apprenticeship; hence, they are more competitive and not easy to come by. You could get the latter the moment you step off a plane.

Goodluck in whatever decision you make.

waynetemi:
Hi everyone!

I know this may not be the right place to post this but for those who have gotten COPR, PR and the likes you may be able to chime a tip or two to help especially if you were once in a similar situation.
its wil be 15 months soon since AOR and i have not heard a word from IRCC. I have sent emails, ordered GCSM notes , done everything within my power to see what is causing the hold up. Medicals has expired, they didnt even ask for a re-med yet. Last GCSM noted i got in september 2018 said security check had not started, everything else looked ok.
I am moving on with life o, but i can't help with this hanging over me like a fruit hanging from a tree but out of my reach. My sister in canada said maybe the fruit is not yet ripe so i should wait for it to drop by itself

Any tips will be appreciated on what to do besides sitting like a duck.

IOA18:
I am, just havent gotten the motivation to start studying.

waynetemi:
Hi everyone!

I know this may not be the right place to post this but for those who have gotten COPR, PR and the likes you may be able to chime a tip or two to help especially if you were once in a similar situation.
its wil be 15 months soon since AOR and i have not heard a word from IRCC. I have sent emails, ordered GCSM notes , done everything within my power to see what is causing the hold up. Medicals has expired, they didnt even ask for a re-med yet. Last GCSM noted i got in september 2018 said security check had not started, everything else looked ok.
I am moving on with life o, but i can't help with this hanging over me like a fruit hanging from a tree but out of my reach. My sister in canada said maybe the fruit is not yet ripe so i should wait for it to drop by itself

Any tips will be appreciated on what to do besides sitting like a duck.