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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by jendy36(m): 11:26am On Mar 29, 2019 |
jendy36: Any idea please |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Dyolahh: 1:55pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
@ifeoma Pls I'm trying to send you a mail |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by iaatmguy(m): 3:29pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ceemac: 3:43pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
Lets take for example, someone's brake fails while driving on a snowing day, unfortunately, while trying to stop behind the cops car at the red light, the individual rams into it. what becomes the faith of the individual as regards his drivers' license and repairs/insurance? #Playing the Devils' advocate 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Majesticniyi(m): 3:49pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
LANDING GIST- very short read!!! I am hoping I can remember details as it was all so fuzzy…please bear with the shortness of the gist *lol* ITA June 27th, 2018 AOR Sept 04, 2018 Biometric Oct 2, 2018 Ghost update Jan 30, 2019 PPR Jan 30, 2019 Copr: Feb 19, 2019 Landed/PR: March 28, 2019 When I got PPR, I thought the troubles were over and I could finally rest in peace. For where? Na there the real job start. We had to sell things (why do people expect you to start dashing them things just because you are travelling?), searched and searched online till we got the cheapest flight on Ethopian Airlines, had talks with my HR and Line Manager at work to know the best time to resign, went round having last funs with friends and family, packing ( please start as soon as you can, to pack no be beans- many decisions to make on what to leave/take along especially for women)….anyhow, the day finally came and we were ready to go. We left Ibadan a week earlier and moved to spend the final week with family so we left for Lagos from Abeokuta. We considered the routes to take and chose to use the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way to boycott traffic…worst decision ever. We spent hours stuck in traffic and anxiety set in when we had just two hours left to take off time. Friends and family at the airport kept calling, everything turned rough and I even got the car bashed. Finally, we got to the airport and was fortunate to have someone waiting for us who works there. We quickly went to customs who immediately seized our Igbo Palm-oil because the person who held cash didn’t enter the airport on time (Nigerians and bribe sha). We also had to pay 3k for the two bags of food we had. I could have followed the talks on Nairaland on avoiding paying at all at MMIA but we were so late and I just wanted to get on that flight. We had favour during baggage check-in, our all our bags were overweight and I expected to pay but maybe because of the person we knew or because we were already late, we were just hurried along to board. Going through the other checks was a breeze and I didn’t pay a dime. By the way, I checked-in online/printed boarding passes the previous day so that saved a lot of time too. I forgot to print out the boarding pass for Lagos to Addis Ababa but the attendant was nice enough to print another copy for me. Flight was uneventful- bland food, I ate the bread and butter almost throughout, even ice cream was crap! Inflight entertainment was great, attendants not so nice. A Nairalander and family sat just behind us with two lovely kids. Wasn’t so cool to have to claim our bags and then recheck-in for the flight from YYZ to YYC though. I don’t think I would be flying Air Canada anytime soon, stingy people. Everything na for sale from food to Wifi to earpiece! The airport in Toronto is beautiful, that of Calgary is even more beautiful. Okay, so we had to do landing procedures at entry port which was Toronto for us. Immigration was a breeze, asked if we had milk or meat product…nobody checked. CBSA next, I got to the counter and the only three question were if family size had increased, if we had ever been involved in a crime and if we were coming in with above 10k dollars…we were not asked anything on POF. We did landing procedure with four other Nigerian families and it was same process. We couldn’t wait to do SIN as were were running late and didn’t want to reschedule our flight, hosts were already waiting. Flight to Calgary was filled with turbulence. Our hosts are the nicest people in earth. Hot Poundo and ego riro to welcome us, Fried rice this morning…already using their network to connect us for jobs. May God bless them real good. SIN, Health card, sim card, account opening lines up for today. Cold is minimal…I love the peace and quietness here. Alberta, please favour us in Jesus name. PS: I need a job as soon as possible. I studied Mechanical Engineering and have experience in FMCG operations. Please help out if you can ![]() 120 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Funky123(f): 4:47pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
Majesticniyi:Congrats Mr Niyi....May God favour you,regards to madam 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by salford: 5:17pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
ceemac:This is not hard. The insurance or police will investigate if the brake failure was as a result of mechanical maintenance negligence. If it is..They will come hard on you. You will get a ticket, your insurance rate will sky rocket. You can also be sued for reckless driving especially if there is an injury. As per the drivers license..., you will of course get points on it too which will affect your driving record. If however, the brake failure happened due to no fault of yours, the liability may be passed on the the car manufacturer or the mechanic that last worked on the brakes and all other legal wahala that comes with it. The snow really has no significant to the question. You are meant to drive to road conditions. You could even get into more trouble (e.g Fraud) if you do not have winter tires on, and you had already lied to your insurance company that you had them to get a discount on your rate. 19 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Saintp(m): 6:29pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
ceemac: I think the best thing to do is to use the car to block the road and cause traffic,come down and start speaking grammar, you know how we do it in Lagos naa. Lol , na joke ooo 6 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by IOA18: 6:43pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
WOW!!! bookmarked, copied on word and saved, then shared!!!! Merci Beaucoup!!!!! voguemum: 20 Likes 27 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ifeoma77(f): 6:53pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
Dyolahh:I've responded |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ifeoma77(f): 7:11pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
Majesticniyi:Welcome home! You're already favoured in Jesus name 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Runo03: 8:20pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
Dear fellow Nigerians. I need clarification..I am an Intending PPR expectant. My wife is currently pregnant,and we are yet to get PPR.so it is obvious we will get PPR after almost wen she is about putting to birth.I want to ask.how can I go about her delivery cost since I might not get health card/insurance card. Will I be paying all bills for her delivery. Kindly educate me so I can know how to go about it. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nkigirl: 10:15pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
Hello everyone. I am landing in Calgary around end of May. Currently doing research on schools for kids especially after school care. I know there are proper out of school care centres then there are day homes. Can anyone advise on the advantages of each? What do working parents do with their kids after school is done for the day? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by maternal: 10:59pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
Runo03: Research if the province you'll be landing in will give you health insurance right away. If Not, and your wife will be delivering around the time you won't have insurance, you'll have to pay out of pocket. These are your only options really. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by amdman: 11:35pm On Mar 29, 2019 |
iPopAlomo: Snow don melt finish for GTA... just minimal patches here and there |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nadina: 12:27am On Mar 30, 2019 |
nkigirl: Hello Nkigirl Girl, Welcome to Calgary. I work full time with 3 kids, 6, 4 and 2. My 6 year old is in Grade 1 and attends school 8:20am to 3:20pm. My 4 year old is in pre-kindergarten, attends school 8:40am to 11:40am. My 2 year old hasn't started school. I registered 3 of them at a day home close to my house. In the morning, I drop 3 of them at the dayhome, the lady at the day home does school runs for me and my 2 year old son stays with her. When I close from work, I pick them up and we all come home. I chose a dayhome because the kids are fewer, less transfer of germs�. They feel more at home, they sleep when they return from school and the lady has a personalized relationship with all kids. I hope this helps� 89 Likes 48 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nkigirl: 12:33am On Mar 30, 2019 |
nadina:Yes, this helps. I didn't know that day homes could also help with school pick up. Thanks. This makes it easier to decide. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Majesticniyi(m): 4:12am On Mar 30, 2019 |
Funky123: Thanks. How are you too? 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Majesticniyi(m): 4:14am On Mar 30, 2019 |
Ifeoma77: Thank you for the prayers. By the way, you are on my 'to-meet' list ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by sleekysoft(m): 4:17am On Mar 30, 2019 |
My Ibadan bro!! How you no miss oluyole? I miss ring road Majesticniyi: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Ifeoma77(f): 8:00am On Mar 30, 2019 |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by hayor2014(m): 8:41am On Mar 30, 2019 |
nadina: What quadrant in Calgary are you in. Am still searching for a day care/home for my baby... Please could you tell how much you pay for the day home |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Runo03: 11:17am On Mar 30, 2019 |
maternal: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by laminaria(m): 12:05pm On Mar 30, 2019 |
sleekysoft:Hard guy hard guy at the mention of Ring road water dey run down from my eyes, I miss Ibadan. Anyone heading to Edmonton by ending of July/early August should pls PM abeg. 10 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by jhoci: 12:09pm On Mar 30, 2019 |
Welcome Niyi! I also landed yesterday. What you said about packing is so true. I ended up having 5 bags! Even me sef no understand ![]() Majesticniyi: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 12:26pm On Mar 30, 2019 |
laminaria: As much as u miss Ibadan am sure u no go fit vex comot Canada come visit Ring road abi Adeoyo... Lol 13 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Debsify: 1:03pm On Mar 30, 2019 |
nadina:Thanks for the information, please are day homes free if not, please how much? |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Favy93(f): 5:47pm On Mar 30, 2019 |
pleaze what is the best visa type to apply for a family of 3(mum,dad and a kid) |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by pejuhazel(f): 6:22pm On Mar 30, 2019 |
Express entry, check here: https://www.nairaland.com/5031893/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled Favy93: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nadina: 7:24pm On Mar 30, 2019 |
hayor2014: I live in the SW. In the year we landed I was entitled to the maximum child care subsidy pay out because we hadn't filed our taxes, so I paid 437 each for my 2 kids aged 6 and 4 and 377 for my son, the balance was paid by Alberta Works. By the time we filed our taxes the following year, we weren't eligible for subsidy anymore because my family income was above the threshold to receive child care subsidy. Currently, I pay 500 for my child in Grade 1, 720 for my child in pre-kindergarten and 830 for my son who hasn't started school. You might find cheaper options, but I chose this particular day home and lady for several reasons. There are both approved and non-approved day homes in every quadrant of the City. The difference is, with the approved day homes, you could be eligible for child care subsidy depending on your family income. 31 Likes 15 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nadina: 7:27pm On Mar 30, 2019 |
Debsify: Hello Debsify, The dayhomes aren't free. Prices vary depending on provider. 4 Likes |
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