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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Maples779: 10:59am On Mar 04, 2019 |
Thanks Palominopeaches, I literally teared up when I saw Canny. Thanks for the well-wishes, I truly appreciate. May we all find what we seek in this land Palominopeaches: 8 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Maples779: 11:01am On Mar 04, 2019 |
Thanks Palominopeaches, I literally teared up when I saw Canny. Thanks for the well-wishes, I truly appreciate. May we all find what we seek in this land Palominopeaches: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by 19CannyMum: 11:03am On Mar 04, 2019 |
Maples779: Welcome! Oya, we're waiting for the gist. So happy to have successfully graduated to this thread! 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by 19CannyMum: 11:10am On Mar 04, 2019 |
Dear Calgarians, Please would it be possible for me to take my knowledge test, and full Class 5 test within a month of arrival? Plan is to take knowledge test like in the first week, then acclimatise a bit, take some classes and take the road test in like my 4th week. I'm already preparing for the knowledge test. Only challenge is that I'm seeing requirements to register for the tests are two government issued IDs... Is there any way to have two Canadian IDs in less than a month or am I misinterpreting this requirement? Secondly, I've read here (I think vcole mentioned) that one can drive for 90 days without Alberta Drivers Licence. My question is, during these 90 days is my Nigerian licence valid or it has to be backed by an International Drivers Licence? Thanks in advance for your contributions. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Maples779: 11:14am On Mar 04, 2019 |
Lol...I'm coming, I'm coming 19CannyMum: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by MummyJaygirls: 1:25pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Good morning all, Spacious 2 bedroom and one bath for rent at 999.99 monthly, Available from April 1st. Water, heat, Telus and Parking included. Location--Saddleback Road NW. Edmonton. Near Century Park This located in the South of Edmonton. Pls PM if interested. 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by MummyJaygirls: 1:26pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
19CannyMum: Your authentic naija licence will suffice. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by bozz007(m): 1:41pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
blessings2017: Hello, all the best with your exams. Which ECA body did you use during your EE application? Did they send your assessment to NCA or did you have to make another request to the Law School and University? Cheers. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Maples779: 2:26pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Eco Canada has a bridging program for environmental folks. fizzile: 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by 19CannyMum: 2:29pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
MummyJaygirls: Thank you |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ijeaify: 3:29pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Please I am an ACCA student I have 6 exams to go, and will be relocating soon, my question is how possible is it for me continue when I get to Canada, are there people in my shoes who have started this journey and are yet to complete it. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ijeaify: 3:43pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Please I will be relocating soon is it possible for me to continue my acca when I get to Canada as I have 6 to go,and also is there any one in this stage with me. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ramj: 5:59pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
titiclassy: COngrats on your landing, God will perfect it all in Jesus name. And by the way this incident in Frankfurt ehn na to blow am write mail to all manner of customer service, even at that airport create small scene and use that collegue as alibi. Thunder fire racism in Jesus name. It sure happens but in such a place o boi na to take am up oo Je m'appelle NoToRacism 5 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ramj: 6:04pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
kay2011: Nice Progress so far. You sef don talk am each person's journey is different. God would make your way clear in Jesus name, Je m'appelle Congrats 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ArabianRose(f): 6:36pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Hi WCM, i am still waiting for your response ooooooooooooooo ![]() WoodcrestMayor: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Obtay: 6:45pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Congrats on the safe landing.florish on....... Please can you share the winter wear merchants contact.Thank you [quqote author=titiclassy post=76296752]LANDING GIST (LANDED 2 WEEKS AGO) ALL THE THANKS TO GOD We booked LUFTHANSA flight for 14th February (yes oo..that was the VAL gift for the |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by MummyJaygirls: 9:06pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
ijeaify: Very possible |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by WoodcrestMayor(m): 9:54pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Apologies... I'll do a reply on my way home today. ![]() ArabianRose: 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by WoodcrestMayor(m): 9:56pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Nice area o! ![]() MummyJaygirls: 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by canadaman18: 10:26pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
k997bomb: Answering this as I currently have a PGWP. I'd say it depends on the amount of work experience you have before . Invitation to Apply(ITA) is based on the CRS score so 1 year master's program in canada should be a decent boost . If you already have some work experience in Nigeria, then apply for a PGWP after your Masters's program(you'll almost certainly get 1year , some are lucky and get longer even though they only studied for a year). Note : You immediately have implied status once you apply for the PGWP meaning you can legally assume you have the PGWP till a final decision is made. Once youve applied for PGWP then apply for the PR. You can simulate your score online but I believe with a Canadian masters and 1 or 2 years work experience in nigeria you should be good enough to get an ITA unless your age is high.. And in that case then maybe consider PNP. Now on the flip side , if you have no work experience before the masters , then things become a lot more difficult. I believe then your only way out would be PNP while on the one year work permit .. otherwise when that one year runs out you'll have to come back to Nigeria to apply for PR 5 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by canadaman18: 10:42pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Hey folks, this advice is specifically for those in IT Field more specifically software / computer engineers ,and Full stack developers There is a lot of demand for professionals in the aforementioned fields with extremely good salaries. It is not rare to meet an entry level grad making 80,000+ a year , infact that is what a top grad can expect in the GTA. An experienced developer can make 150K + easily. Now given the demand , are these jobs easy to get , YES and NO. Why No? Unlike a lot of professions (and of course no disrespect to those professions) software interviews are much more than a cultural fit or situational questions. You can expect multiple rounds of technical interviews and questions like "What is OOP" will be warm up at the most. So how do you get yourself prepared for this "exam" , the only answer is practice. It doesn't matter if you have been a developer for 10+ years, without practice you'll have forgotten a lot of the fundamental Data Structures and Algorithms which will be heavily tested for. What then is the best way to practice : 1. ' www dot leetcode dot com ' is one I highly recommend. There are tons of questions but if you can solve one or two questions per day in easy mode and then ramping up difficulty progressively , after 2-3months you should be among the top candidates in most interviews. 2. Cracking The Coding Interview is another one . This is a comprehensive book that covers a lot of topics as well as provides tips on how to ace interviews at companies like Google, Amazon etc I came here to share this because I know we Nigerians are smart and I personally want to see more Nigerians in top tier tech jobs but it's hard because most people wont even pass the first round relying simply on their existing experience. Why Yes? As I said above if you religiously go through the above material , youll find that your skills will move to a whole new level and these interviews will become very easy. For anyone who takes interest in the materials and has questions on algorithms or implementations and so on , let me know Source : Im a software engineer at one of the top 3 companies in the world. Happy Coding guys ! 84 Likes 30 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Zutlin: 11:26pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
canadaman18: Wow! Thank you so much for this. I've been taking (free) online lessons towards being a software developer and I intend to do a bridging program when I land. I know I still have a lot to learn before I can apply for any developer job but I'll start with these materials tomorrow. Please are there any bridging programs you can recommend? My destination is Mississauga, Ontario. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by canadaman18: 11:41pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
Zutlin: Sauga is definitely a solid location for Software related jobs and youre close to Toronto so good pick ![]() Depends what your background is and what your area of interest is. Software development is pretty broad and I personally think its much better to become a master of one specific area and some knowledge of others than just knowing a bit of everything with no expertise in one(other developers will argue with me on this i'm sure). In general there is Back End Development which usually involves very strong knowledge of C++, Python or Java. And there is Front End development which nowadays involves knowledge of Frameworks such as Angular / React / Vue / Rails There is also Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning but this is fairly advanced and while it doesnt hurt to pick up as a side interest, most jobs only hire very experienced AI engineers or PHD holders. (ofcourse there are exceptions) There is also the dev ops / build tools route which usually involves a lot of scripting in Bash or PErl. I personally find this boring but some love it. There is also the Database route although with noSQL technologies becoming more dominant and a lot of scaling and balancing all done automatically and cloud storage , this route I believe is a dying one. Finally there is Full Stack Development which involves a bit of everything. Note : the questions asked in interviews at top software companies and the ones youll see in the material I mentioned are usually language independent. Theyll focus more on complex problem solving using any language of your choice although most places from what I hear frown at using JavaScript To finally answer your question I dont know any bridging programs per say but my advice is once you have an area of interest , use udemy or udacity to learn more about the tool stack for that area, and then work n a personal project which will look good on your resume and get you more comfortable with development. Do this alongside leetcode for optimal result . 43 Likes 25 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Zutlin: 11:55pm On Mar 04, 2019 |
canadaman18: This is detailed. I definitely will be reading this again and again. You touched on an aspect I haven't quite decided on yet - area of interest. Now there are lots of questions running through my head. Please can I PM you? 6 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by canadaman18: 12:14am On Mar 05, 2019 |
Zutlin: If its for a personal question then yeah you can PM. but if you think its a question that could help other engineers / developers living in canada or moving to canada soon then you can also post here 13 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Greatkhad: 12:25am On Mar 05, 2019 |
canadaman18: This was a great read! Thank you for taking out time to share this info. I recently took an interest in coding, while some days it can get difficult. I hope to someday be great at it. I think i might focus on back end, dont know if i am creative enough for the front end. Please do you mind me sending a PM sometime? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by canadaman18: 12:29am On Mar 05, 2019 |
Greatkhad: Yes feel free buddy. And honestly the feeling of some days being difficult will never go away. You'll just learn to embrace it lol so don't let that discourage you. My expertise is back end and yeah I get your reservation towards front end. Although most times companies have a UX designer who creates the mock ups so all you have to do is follow their design and add the logic to make it work 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by canadaman18: 12:33am On Mar 05, 2019 |
Hey folks , dont know if this advice has already been shared but the best place IMO for a prospective applicant is Glassdoor(and no I dont work there ![]() Glassdoor allows you view job vacancies , perform "easy apply" and thus send applications out quickly. But my favourite feature is the salary , reviews and interview sections. You can get an idea what your prospective company is offering others so you're not lowballed , you'll learn about the workplace culture and recognize some places to avoid or places you wanna absolutely apply to and the interview section will prepare you for the level of difficulty to expect . 55 Likes 32 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by fizzile(m): 12:51am On Mar 05, 2019 |
Maples779:Thanks a great deal 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by DadR: 6:30am On Mar 05, 2019 |
Thanks for the info. As per Computer Engineer, does User Support Technician or IT Helpdesk Support fall into this category? Then how easy or difficult it is for someone with A+ and ITIL certification to get an entry level IT Support job with little or no experience? NB: I have Banking work experience but intends to switch career to IT. Thanks canadaman18: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by canadaman18: 6:42am On Mar 05, 2019 |
DadR: User support from what I know is not as strict interview wise so I wouldn’t bother with Leetcode or CTCI. Best to just focus on learning a bit about the product you’ll be supporting but I’m not an expert in the area so I can’t say for certain . If you have any kind of technical background and some certifications I don’t think it’ll be too hard getting an entry level IT job in Ontario. might take a few months of looking though At the end of the day it depends what you’re passionate about , if you’re passionate about it you’ll be good at it and if you’re good at it and pray and trust God ,there are jobs 8 Likes |
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