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kazchick:if you find an airbnb in toronto that is affordable and private (as in not a shared living area since you have a baby) then that would work otherwise from what I have read I think you should be able to commute to toronto from Mississauga quite easily. When you land you can search for child care providers that allow drop ins and settle on one you are comfortable with...that way when you have an interview you can drop ur baby off for a couple of hours. I dunno much about job search in toronto but i believe if you read a couple of pages backward you would find relevant information on these. Also search for blackbuddy and read his posts 4 Likes 1 Share |
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lilyandie:you can change to usd via pta services from the bank as well as the bdc operators. Keep the receipts just in case. Then carry the cash. This was what we did. There was a form we filled to declare the cash we came with when we landed. The immigration officer stamped and signed d form n gave it back to us. 3 Likes |
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rainazoe:as long as the entire journey is all on one ticket you won't have to pick up your bags. You'll just have to get to Gatwick fro. Heathrow. There are national express buses right outside heathrow that can get you to Gatwick for about £20-30 and it's a 1hr ride i believe. However you'll need a uk transit visa or a valid uk visiting visa 3 Likes 1 Share |
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@mire222 that's great progress. *thumbs up* @TBDL everyone is right. Airbnb is cheaper. When we landed we stayed at the radisson close to the airport n they picked us up. @wura27 welcome! Abeg i no be queen of calgary oh. Not even close at allll. 1 Like |
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czaratwork:czaratwork, i used the pronoun "you" to address all intending immigrants or landed immigrants. There is no distortion here and I was only sharing my experience to contribute towards any available information out there. If you follow my contributions you'll realize that I am not one of the "jobs will drop miraculously" members of this thread and I have always maintained an objective stance as regards professional advancement for immigrants in Canada. So I'll prefer if you refrain from referring to me as "you people" 12 Likes |
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ibnhasan:skills connection by career connections. Ehrnie:good one! Fusion23:decision making process is crucial bro 2 Likes 1 Share |
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@czaratwork, hang in there. It takes a new immigrant on the average 5years to fully settle into Canada according to statistics. So it's easier said than done but you would be past this stage sooner than you think. In my opinion, it is important to properly research job prospects in your intended field as well as jobs you may be able to get on arrival even if it is in a lower role or a "survival job" that you feel you would be comfortable doing to earn an income prior to arriving in Canada. It keeps you realistic and focussed by the time you get here. For regulated professions, it is a realistic plan to be willing to settle for any job on arrival if you need an income quickly and then map out a route to obtaining your license if you so desire or map out a route towards an alternative career. In my case, I already decided to go back to school prior to arrival to earn a qualification or two in an area that I have an interest in for the long term as well as one that would make me more employable. Obtaining my license is a long windy road that I would fit into the pipeline at some point along the way as it is not a top priority for me. I did job hunt for a few months and got a job working with special needs kids at a job fair but passed up on it for a govt sponsored employability skills training program. Most jobs readily accessible to foreign professionals with a health care background are nursing aides, dietary aides, care aides, community support workers, etc. I do not think I am well suited to those roles and did not want to get stuck in a job I didn't like for a while and so I enrolled in school and started this winter when my baby turned 6 months. So far, so good. So if a survival job isn't something you feel you can handle, getting an additional qualification may be a good plan. Save up some funds for that purpose if you can. You could also consider applying for student loans from the government. I find that Indian immigrants are a lot more realistic in their expectations as regards migration. They hit the ground ready to go and are willing to work at any job, get into school and work hard. It won't hurt for us to take a page outta their book. For every success story of someone getting a job in their field soon after landing, there are several others slugging it out at Tim Hortons or Walmart. In the end, it will still turn out as a success story for both parties, just different timelines. 39 Likes 1 Share |
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redocean:I am not sure how to answer this. We have discussed this on this thread before and people have been successful with that. IRCC does not state that it is a violation of any law. However, if a pr card is picked out by a security scanner while being conveyed by post/mail, the courier/postal company is mandated by law to return the card to IRCC since it is actually "govt property" I am not aware of anyone who has had this experience though. 4 Likes |
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Ehrnie:You may wanna try turbotax. A couple of people I know have used their online platform to file their taxes themselves. If I remember you did a short landing so you may be under the "factual resident" group. You may wanna check if the country where you work in has a tax treaty with Canada. If they do, then you'll need to submit your tax assessment n certificate from that country to CRA as well. You won't have to be double taxed. Surprisingly Canada has a tax treaty with Nigeria and accept our IRS tax certificates from canadian residents working in Nigeria and do not tax anything extra for foreign income in that instance. 6 Likes 4 Shares |
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daremum:To the best of my knowledge, if you only landed a week ago I do not think you are meant to file taxes. Taxes filed this tax season (Feb 26 - April 30 2018) are for the period of Jan 1 - Dec 31 2017 (the tax year). Since you were not a PR as at Dec 31 2017 and you were not resident in Canada in the year 2017, you do not have to file taxes. As for benefits, newly landed immigrants apply for child benefits, provincial benefits and gst/hst with their landing documents as well as a completed statement of income form rc66sh or something like that. Going forward, you would file taxes during the 2019 tax season for the tax year 2018 (jan 1 - dec 31 2018) and this would be a requirement for continuous assessment of your income status by CRA for whatever benefits you are eligible for as well as accessing other government services and so on. You can find out about what benefits you are eligible for on the canada.ca website. To clarify, you can call or visit free tax clinics....some of which you would find their contact info on the same website. For clarity, you can actually call CRA directly on their helpline. 11 Likes 17 Shares
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daremum:not me lol! But google turbotax and it might help. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
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@CAstruggle and soja84 welcome to Canada. May you find favourable paths. 8 Likes |
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Fusion23:nope. Only the prtd which can only be applied for from outside Canada after landing and takes an average of 12 weeks. Back in the day some people have been successful at crossing landed borders between Canada and the US with a stamped copr but I don't think that works anymore. A better option would be to re route the trip to visit the states first prior to landing 8 Likes |
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@fusion23 I must have missed your "relocation" to Edmonton. Congrats on the new gig. 1 Like |
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@9jaAlien, I find the tipping culture in Canada to be more flexible than in the states. The reason may be that baristas and waiters et al are paid at least minimum wage per hour and their tips are sn additional income. In the states a barista may earn as little as $3/hr base pay and so the tips are their major source of income. I usually tip about 5-10% depending on whether i feel i was served well or not and it's at restaurants. I haven't tipped anywhere else or been asked to do so anywhere else. |
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@saucepan, if your child is 12yrs or older they take a course and then they are legally allowed to watch their younger ones at home.i don't know what the course is though...probably baby sitting? 2 Likes 1 Share |
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yokus:thanks. I totally understand |
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daremum:There is transit. All depends on where you are. The lrt will usually get up to Tuscany and Dalhousie in the NW and then it's d bus from there. So it depends on whether the community you live in is closer to d lrt or farther away. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
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olajide21:well, you just jump start it if it's too frigid outside and the car doesn't start. I have a rechargeable jump starter kit, pretty easy to use. 4 Likes |
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@mummyjaygirs greetings from the other side of the snow ![]() Please Edmonton peeps, what areas are to be avoided? I would need to be in Edmonton in a couple of weeks for a few days and I'm trying to book an airbnb place. I'll have stuff to do downtown and around WEM but would be driving so won't mind staying within a 20 min drive of that radius. Thanks in advance. Cc: @salford1 and anyone else with info on Edmonton |
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Adiahabasi:Thanks. My opinion is realllyyy subjective oh so you'll certainly need more informed opinions but if I were to pick I would say the SW and then deep south which is like the part of the SW close to the SE. There are areas in the SE that also have their issues lol! Downtown may not be great for you as per lil kids.... In no particular order these are the communities I would prefer to live in and would recommend if asked.....Sundance, Lake chapparal, Walden, Mahogany, Copperfield, New brighton, Milrise, Evergreen, Fish creek, Shawnessy, Somerset, Bridlewood, Silverado, Spring bank, Mckenzie towne. Try to also look up areas with good school districts.....it sorta gives you a lil guide towards where you wanna live. I think @salford1 and @maternal will be able to shed more light on this issue. 7 Likes 7 Shares |
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Nogen:Hi Nogen. Well done. I totally get you. I went back to school as well in January and it's been all due dates and deadlines in my head. Really crazy doing it with kids. It's a whole different ball game. I've been waiting on my grades for 2 papers I turned in last week like the second coming. Lol! Hang in there. Hopefully ur folks would be here soon. 10 Likes |
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Adiahabasi:To be honest as a new landed immigrant in Calgary I really wouldn't pick the NW as a first place to settle. It is a lovely area but most areas are largely "suburban" for the lack of a better description. Also transit isn't so great there as the lrt only gets up to a point and you're left with the bus. So the NW closer to downtown is probably better in terms of transit. Also driving means hitting deerfoot or crowchild trail which are the major highways connecting the NW to the south or downtown. This would mean having to deal with traffic if/when there are accidents. Another thing to consider is that most jobs are located downtown or in the south. That being said, the NW is a lovely area ![]() 7 Likes 1 Share |
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Adiahabasi:Hi. Well, there are parts of the NE with high incidences of crime. Rent is cheaper there though. |
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careerwoman:hola. Yea Nigerians do. The mayor of Calgary at the moment is an Indian and his chief of staff is Nigerian. 9 Likes |
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freeradical:http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-health/x-rays-during-pregnancy/ 2 Likes
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chioma134:I posted a link a few days ago on this thread. It has answers to your questions. I must warn that there is no easy way to practice medicine in Canada as an IMG. It is a long, arduous road. If clinical medicine is your priority, then you need to do a lot of research and reading about options available to you as an IMG here, pathway, estimated timelines and cost before you move. It is a different experience for everyone so it really is a personal decison. 1 Like |
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Bigfido congrats. @bethely, you could have just typed into Google and if you wanted clarification you could have then posted something like: c i found xyz as the top 3 provinces, what do you think?" But what do i know? ![]() 10 Likes |
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yokus:ah ha! I knew it seemed too smooth. So this articling, can it be any firm? Or specific firms? |
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Ekinado:he has to land first before you can. So he'll complete the landing process in Canada before your arrival. Inland applicants usually know how that works, I do not know where they do it. |
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adesbaba:kindly ask your question here https://www.nairaland.com/3948393/canadian-student-visa-thread-part/441 |
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