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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 11:57pm On Dec 19, 2017 |
freeradical:It's really good to share though. Helps loads of people. I remember when i wanted to start the process and I read through several online forums searching for any doc who had gone through the process.........finding a Nigerian who had was like the proverbial needle and haystack situation. So be rest assured your feedback would help lots of people. Baby is aii. Growing growing. I see Edmonton seems to be skipping the worst of the snow storm. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 8:54am On Dec 19, 2017 |
@freeradical great update. Congrats on the job. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 8:53am On Dec 19, 2017 |
Nogen:Cars are actually way cheaper in Quebec so that's another pro fpr your choice. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 2:43am On Dec 19, 2017 |
ugoiyke79e: salford1:Was just gonna say what Salford1 did. December was surprisingly awesome thus far till today. Lol! To be honest, now I sorta prefer the cold just because I know what to wear and layer up and all. It becomes a lil frustrating when I layer up and then in a few hours the sun and some warmth comes out to surprise me. Lol! Driving in the winter....well, october brought a lotta snow so I sorta got used to it then so driving now is better. Winter tires, windshield de-icer, driving slower....you'll be fine. I don't drive for long distances when it snows though. So for instance I won't drive from the south to the North but I'll drive within a 20 min drive radius from where I live. Anywhere else I park at the train station and use the transit. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 2:38am On Dec 19, 2017 |
careerwoman:That PRA thing comes with it's conditions. For BC right now you only need mccee but seeing as that exam is being phased out next year they'll have to update their requirements but off the top of my head you'll need 24 months of proven family medicine residency or 24 months of practice with rotations in o n g. paeds. psych. surg. int med. You can confirm online though. Most of the peeps who moved here from the Uk through have an easier pathway. However fam med residency in d uk is just 2yrs or 3 right? So you'll most likely wanna finish up there if you've started before moving. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by vcole: 6:33pm On Dec 18, 2017 |
boldinc:Pushing on 6 months now bro. Not so new anymore. Tnx. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 5:35pm On Dec 18, 2017 |
careerwoman:Just read through your posts again. If I may add, in my opinion, for you the best route would be tp write plab during or just after nysc. For now, jobs are readily available in the uk once you have your gmc license. So with your tier 2 status in the UK and hopefully getting a residency after about a year as a MO, you'll be better prepped for a move to Canada. With a specialist license from the UK, you get a full license here as well and can get a job immediately. However if you don't finish your residency from the UK but you have 2yrs of practice there, or 2yrs of gp residency there and you move here, you can get into the PRA program and sign a 3-4yr return of service contract in exchange for your license in some provinces. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 5:27pm On Dec 18, 2017 |
careerwoman:If I'm not mistaken, you went to montreal on a trv for a conference or exchange posting?.... |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:05am On Dec 18, 2017 |
debbiejosh:Thanks. He's done this. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:04am On Dec 18, 2017 |
ugoiyke79e:Lol!! That moon suppose don finish since. I'm good. How are you prepping for your winter welcome? |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:03am On Dec 18, 2017 |
esosa4real:No mind Accra oh. They are repeat offenders. Copr would be out soon 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by vcole: 7:01am On Dec 18, 2017 |
Licious07:you're welcome. #staypositive |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 2:45am On Dec 17, 2017 |
AlexanderGreat: Santino1:Thanks so much. Quite helpful. Also came across similar experiences online. Ottawa is the VO or at least we think it is. Ppr email came from ircc.cpco |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:51pm On Dec 16, 2017 |
Una no vex. I know this is the wrong thread for this but abeg no vex. Please help me torchlight this kweshun. Does anyone know what the rules are for updating family info after receiving ppr but before copr? I have someone who just got ppr on thursday and was already scheduled to marry on Saturday. As per they had done intro months before and had done the registry app thing and Saturday was d approved wedding date. However ppr came on thursday. Can he still update his info that he's now married and what are the implications? His timeline from aor to ppr was 4 weeks so it was unexpected. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:49pm On Dec 16, 2017 |
esosa4real:Dockay now when your bp don come back to normal. How far landing? 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by vcole: 7:44pm On Dec 16, 2017 |
boldinc:Boldinc!!!!! Finally bro! Congrats!!!! 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by vcole: 7:42pm On Dec 16, 2017 |
Hi my people. Abeg no vex. Please help me torchlight this kweshun. Does anyone know what the rules are for updating family info after receiving ppr but before copr? I have someone who just got ppr on thursday and was already scheduled to marry on Saturday. As per they had done intro months before and had done the registry app thing and Saturday was d wedding date. However ppr came on thursday. Can he still update his info that he's now married and what are the implications? |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by vcole: 7:37pm On Dec 16, 2017 |
Licious07:Definitely remark your writing and just request for it now since it takes a couple of weeks. In the meantime you can also opt for a rewrite but also request a remark for this current one at the same time. I think that if you are remarking just one section it may come out faster than if you remark all 4 sections. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 11:36am On Dec 14, 2017 |
Nogen:Ah bros na our "elder" for here oh Nogen. Lol! Well, just dress warm then prep to get winter jackets for everyone as soon as you land. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 3:54am On Dec 14, 2017 |
@einsteino @careerwoman @vascey @teeman et al lots of well said comments. You know its interesting that @pidgin2 can have such a perspective of our dear motherland which is totally blind to the stark reality staring everyone else in the face and that is the exact problem with what's wrong with Nigeria. I mean, our country is a threat to mental function oh! Argue with yourself or insult me and my entire generation, I will not answer you. And to that person trying to look for who to get into a completely senseless argument over preferential treatment of women in Nigeria, well done. Keep on living in your la la land. If you like too, argue with yourself or insult me and my entire generation, i will not answer you. Drops troublesome mic. 13 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 6:49am On Dec 12, 2017 |
Ii 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 6:39am On Dec 12, 2017 |
vascey:Thank you. Sometimes I truly get tired of conversations that lead nowhere. 12 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 6:00pm On Dec 11, 2017 |
salford1:Also it's not just about migration. I always ask some people who are firm believers in cleaving means clinging aka gum gum �� this question. If you and your spouse are together for 10yrs and then you get a job as the UN sec gen and your spouse is in a high management role or a lucrative business owner elsewhere. Would you turn down the sec gen position or would you expect your spouse to resign or close up their business to move around the world with you? Distance in any relationship isn't easy but for some people (read as military lol!) It is inevitable. I think the most important thing is for a couple to know and understand the uniqueness of their relationship and decide if distance is an option and if the timing for said to occur is right and most importantly what the long term plan is. Anyone female or male who claims distance as the reason for infidelity know that in their heart of hearts they were already cheating or considering it and opportunity just simply presented itself. 19 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 3:12pm On Dec 11, 2017 |
maternal:Not true for everyone. My spouse and I were in the "doing well" group back home. Migrating to Canada was not triggered by a need for better financial prosperity but for other reasons. There is more to living in a country than the Jobs or funds you make. I have kids, growing up in this present day Nigeria for them is a risk in my opinion. Violence is allowed to thrive, the values being perpetrated right now back home are not exactly great. Then let's talk about the "over religiosity" and yet lack of love and kindness that is rampant back home. For us, it was mostly to be able to live in a place where our kids would grow up and not feel comfortable walking past someone who fell on the road and needs a helping hand to lift them up. Yes, they could have been taught that everywhere but it is harder to do that in present day Nigeria. Even our generation grew up in a better naija than this. Also, let's talk about education........Nigeria is still waaaaayyyyyy backwards as regards advancing educational opportunities that are relevant in the future. I have an interest in Academia and that would practically die if I remained back home. Let's talk about health care which happens to be my field. Yes, I could be in Nigeria and make a ton of money but my career would be pretty much dead in the water having more patients who die than those who live. No matter how hard I tried within 7yrs of practice back home I could never develop the selective amnesia needed to practice in Nigeria. Then let's talk about gender issues. I have a son and a daughter. I refuse to raise my son in a society that makes him regard women less than they should. Yes, he could be raised sane in Naija but it'll require more effort and I'll much rather put in that effort and let the society I live in help strengthen it. My daughter........Canada is currently the best country in the world to live as a woman and I'll much rather live here and have my daughter raised here than in Nigeria. People migrate for so many other reasons and not always because they are not "doing well" No matter how much doing well you are doing back home you'll still have and maintain a generator, provide your own water, drive on pothole ridden roads, provide your own security, keep yourself and family indoors during elections, run away to another country for medical care if you are diagnosed with cancer, pray that you are not involved in a ghastly accident on the expressway or even within the city because emergency care services may never get to you in time and no matter how much "doing well" you are doing your life expectancy will remain in the 50s and the list is endless and personally I don't believe in "praying for every damn thing" . But these kind of issues don't bother everyone. 72 Likes 4 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 2:53am On Dec 10, 2017 |
chinchum:Thanks. Appears I literally missed the window by 2 days. Found the post on this link https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1469016986469159&id=227298140641056 . However I'll call them on Monday and see how that goes. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 2:48am On Dec 10, 2017 |
maternal:Thanks. chinchum:That would be awesome if it happens |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 10:25am On Dec 09, 2017 |
DatechMan:Solution is to get an unlimited nationwide call and text plan. Plans with mins count both incoming and outgoing calls. When we just landed I went on a BYOP and only virginmobile sim could work with my phone. I got the 500mins monthly plan and for the 3 months I was with them my bill always exceeded the plan. I got tired and changed to freedom 9 Likes 6 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 2:47am On Dec 09, 2017 |
maternal:Thanks. Any pointers as to the common "incorrect things" that may cause a rejection? Will plan to spend 2-3 days though as I'll be coming from Calgary. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 12:19am On Dec 09, 2017 |
DrOBD:Answers embedded above 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by vcole: 12:06am On Dec 09, 2017 |
Adiahabasi:Congrats!!!!!!! 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 12:03am On Dec 09, 2017 |
Hi y'all. Please I need to renew my Nigerian passport. I know I'll have to fill the app online and then go to Ottawa but does anyone know the turn around time? Would I get it the same day or would they send it to me? Would I need an agent to expedite the process? Cc: @blackbuddy, maternal et al |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:33pm On Dec 06, 2017 |
@DrOBD kindly ask your question about IMGs here. Thanks. |
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