Funmie17:
Good morning family,I am funmie got nominated through sinp,done with medicals and biometrics awaiting ppr.my questions are,I am confused on which city to go for in Saskatchewan,whether Prince Albert, weyburn or estevan in terms of low cost of living,schools of kids,job opportunities.i read insurance with 11 years work experience and my hubby also read psychology.though I was told to try weyburn or Estevan because it closer to us and the population is abt 11,000.please I seek for the advice of my senior landed colleagues.thank you as I await your response s.

salford1:

I have lived and worked in Weyburn, Estevan, .

salford1:

I have lived and worked in Weyburn, Estevan, Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Yorkton and Swift Current - All cities in Sask. Lived in hotels in Saskatoon, Yorkton and Estevan.

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COPR2020:


Chief you are extremely helpful, may God bless you richly. For someone in finance(banking, etc) which city will you advise Regina or Saskatoon? No plan of going to Ontario or bigger province yet.

bekayy:
Salford. I see how helpful you are here. May your cup never run dry. GOD bless you.

salford1:

If you have no plan of going outside Sask, I would pick Regina.

IT jobs: Saskatoon
Government, finance (non retail banking), policy, economy jobs: Regina
Health jobs: Everywhere in Sask.
Retail banking Jobs: Everywhere in Sask.
Accounting jobs: Everywhere in Sask.
Engineering/Technical: Saskatoon and Regina.

God bless you too sir.

salford1:

If you have no plan of going outside Sask, I would pick Regina.

IT jobs: Saskatoon
Government, finance (non retail banking), policy, economy jobs: Regina
Health jobs: Everywhere in Sask.
Retail banking Jobs: Everywhere in Sask.
Accounting jobs: Everywhere in Sask.
Engineering/Technical: Saskatoon and Regina.

God bless you too sir.

COPR2020:

Ok. Seems Regina standard of living is less expensive than saskatoon, right?

Fmusty:


Insightful.... What about the language (French) barrier in Sask.. How challenging can it be in getting a job?

salford1:

I have lived and worked in Weyburn, Estevan, Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Yorkton and Swift Current - All cities in Sask. Lived in hotels in Saskatoon, Yorkton and Estevan.

With the exception of Saskatoon and Regina which are Saskatchewan biggest cities, there are also a sizeable number Nigerians in small cities all across Saskatchewan. They are mostly doctors, nurses, & med techs. Some of the docs own their own family and specialist clinics too. You would also find Nigerians working in other industries and government cooperations/city offices. Just as an example, there was a girl from Katsina working for Saskatchewan General Insurance in Swift Current a while back. You would also find Nigerians working for the city of Prince Albert, Swift Current, Moose Jaw and so on.

It is sometimes easier to get a job in smaller cities than big ones, however you have to realise there are disadvantages too. Some of them are: Not too diverse job opportunities, public transport system is almost non-existent (driving is a must), low diversity, it's not always cheaper due to the existence of resource industry e.g. Swift, Weyburn and Estevan are oil rich regions, absense of African shop/stores however you can ship from Toronto to anywhere in Canada these days.

In addition, all through my almost 5 years of living in Sask, I have only met 2 people that came straight from naija and moved to a small city (doctor couple), however they also had a family member, a Specialist Physician that took them in for a few weeks till they got their feet on the ground. People usually move from big cities to small ones.

In my opinion, it might be better to start off from a location where you have a relative/support network. If you do not have that, then consider Regina (the capital of Sask). Regina has more job opportunities than any other city in Sask. Rent is affordable. You will likely find a cheaper place to rent here than Weyburn or Estevan. The latter cities being close to the US is insignificant. Minot or Williston are a few hours away from Sask border anyway. Regina is also only about 2.5 hours away from the border. Lots of crimes in Prince Albert, not sure you want to start off from there.

If Regina doesn't work for you, then you may now consider moving to a smaller city. Atleast you would have understood how the system/province works before venturing out to the smaller cities for better job/career prospects if you desire.

pauloverdi:


To my nigerian-canadian ancestors here (na play i dey ooo ) i would like to ask; Can one go back to school and still get E.I? what online programmes are recommended for someone who cant afford to work part time or school fulltime? im in Alberta right now, so will appreciate alberta specific information but all useful input is welcome.

Also i've been hearing a lot about power engineering as a good career in Alberta. I would like to know if there are any credits we anigerians can claim based on our first degrees or masters degrees that will reduce the time we spend on the program in canada?


Meanwhile my 2 cents on the CERB is; if you qualify, and you are currently not working (for any reason), and you are disciplined with money, apply, collect the money, and put it in your savings or high interest savings account. Na wetin i do be dat. since its interest free, i will gladly payback if asked. meanwhile money in the bank boosts a mans confidence and reduces BP.

salford1:


So true.

As per your questions: you can't go back to school and qualify for EI. One of the requirements for EI is that you have to be available for work..Being in school full time contradicts you being available for work full-time.
But you might want to research further on that. I am only talking from my own experience. Some people may have been able to do work around it. Especially that you are interested in online schooling.You know how all this thing's works. At tax time, you would be asked if you were in school anytime during the tax year. Your school will also send you a t2022 (tuition tax credit) or T4A (statement of income if you received nursery, scholarship or grant from school), and also send copies to CRA. So you want to make sure you qualify for EI to avoid owing when it's time to file.

For Power Engineering, about 2 years ago. Someone on here was able to get credits for some of his post secondary qualifications from Nigeria and experience working similar jobs on an oil rig offshore Niger Delta. I believe he was given his 3rd class certificate but he went through ABSA. He landed and lived in Saskatoon for less than 6month and got a job with Imperial in Edmonton not long after. Unfortunately I do not remember his username.

DboyizGood:

Hope you are keeping safe. Have a question as regards those friends that proceeded with their one semester evaluation. I'm in a similar situation now. WES evaluated my 1yr diploma as college cert one semester. 2nd option would have been to try other evaluation bodies but with this covid they are all on hold and i know scores would drop favourable for now but post covid it would skyrocket. Tried sending an email to you. Please respond.
Thanks


Thanks for the tip. Just kind of over whelmed with the whole thing here but I know it can only get better

omidan21:
Hello Seniors

I am in the Post ITA phase abt to submit my application however I ve a concern concerning my family application NOTE my hubby is the principal applicant

I applied to for a visit visa To Canada with my one year old son then in 2017 but was refused

So filling the Family information now I can’t recollect if I filled my step siblings back then in the family information form I used for visit visa in 2017. Seems I am almost sure I didn’t add her

So I am just stuck in this Information part as I wld love to add her now as per this is the final chance to add any blood relations

The Laptop I used back then all information lost.

I checked and searched on this thread and found @veritas explained how to retrieve forms and already submitted application info, that is “ replacing documentsToSubmit.do with applicationChecklist.do and hit enter.” but it’s not showing me access to download the forms . All of the sections are greyed out except the section for the visit visa form and the family info form but when I clicked at the family info form it was blank “

I am quite confused I can’t request GCMS note now to confirm what I filled as there is no time I am submitting latest tomorrow

Oh could it be that I am just over worrying myself probably [b]visit visa application shldnt be use to determine PR [/b]application even though they ve all in their data base . I don’t want any flimsy thing that will affect this application God forbid Kindly assist knowledgeable seniors

Temas:


Thanks Temas . Yes my father birthed her hence we related by blood

I don’t have any sibling in Canada .

Please what do U mean they must all be declared. Are U saying that the fact I didn’t declare that step sibling in my Canada Visit VISA , doesn’t mean I shldnt declare her in this PR application.





3. All visa you have ever applied for "either canada or any other country" can have an effect on the decision of your PR application with Canada. As such, they must all be declared if you were denied. Not doing so is a ground for mis-interpretation and subjected to 5 years ban!

keleto:


Thanks for this info oga Salford, you mean he did not go for the 6 months classroom training and another 6 month industry training before he got the 3rd class cert?

Also a power engineer certificate acquired in one province, can it be used in another province. Because most adverts always say the cert must be recognized by that particular province

Uglyaddy:
I got debited for my car insurance yesterday and I became furious.

For almost a month now,have been indoor staying safe likewise many other Canadians.

I had thought there will be a kind of discount or slash during this pandemic period from insurance companies.

Scandinavian02:
Dear all,

I am looking at renting a one room in a two bedroom apartment on Baseline/Navaho in Ottawa.
NB: I have taken this one year lease in anticipation of my family coming in May. However, they won’t be coming till September hence the reason to sublet.

I am interested, lets talk!

SamDD:
I salute all our Seniors (P.Residents and Citizens) in the house. Its been wonderful having you all here giving back to us. Thanks for all you do. More favor in your various endeavor.

Please, I have a very disturbing question and various answers are welcome.

There is a little confusion about my NOC. My work experience is Customer service officer here at a Nigerian Bank.

Unfortunately, this role is falls under category C which is not eligible for FSW.

So, I've been trying to figure out another job title that will scale through but I haven't gotten.

Please kindly advise.

Thank you.

COPR2020:

The job title is not necessary. What is important is the job role; what were doing. Look for a NOC that fits your job role and NOT job title

Teni14:


Congratulations. May you find God's a favour in your new country.

Please can you share contact of the Musibau that sells the light weight bags.
Thank you.

SamDD:



Thanks for your input Man.

Yeah, I understand the Job title is not the real thing. But at this point I don't want to gamble and thats why I came here, otherwise I would have chosen one myself.

I still need an idea of what people have used in place of CSO/Teller.

Thank you.

SamDD:



Thanks for your input Man.

Yeah, I understand the Job title is not the real thing. But at this point I don't want to gamble and thats why I came here, otherwise I would have chosen one myself.

I still need an idea of what people have used in place of CSO/Teller.

Thank you.

salford1:

God bless you too sir.