hayor2014:

Pls let the process be pasted here ooo. Some of us are in need of that route as much as you do.

Thank you.

good day,kindly link me up with your buddy,I need to know how he went about the ICAN to CPA conversion asap,thanks for the anticipated response.....e mail is Olusegunoduyoye@yahoo.com

hayor2014:


good day,kindly link me up with your buddy,I need to know how he went about the ICAN to CPA conversion asap,thanks for the anticipated response.....e mail is Olusegunoduyoye@yahoo.com

Canadianfly:


If anyone who currently lives in UK is rethinking moving to Canada, go find other sources or create a thread and ask people to chime in their thoughts, but derailing this one is not fair on people who know nothing about either countries and are here solely for Canada.

Ehrnie:

My sister - many thanks for the follow-up. That's so thoughtful of you. Thanks again I was actually going to send you a debrief email, but you beat me to it.

Yes, WES have finally sent my completed ICAP to APEGA (just end of last week). Believe me, I had to chase my Nig Uni to verify my transcript again o...I'm so glad that's over now. Thankfully, I was still within the 90 day APEGA deadline, so that was ace.

Have a great day ahead and enjoy what's left of summer.

veleta:
@Canadianfly,I think you can be civil in making your point without being sarcastic. Its alot easier to migrate from Nigeria and other undeveloped countries to developed countries.Each country has its pros and cos.
That someone is doing well in Canada doesn't mean everyone coming over there would make it.It boils down to grace of God .
My opinion though.

dupyshoo:
Good to hear that you have sorted out the WES issue. Now the wait begins..
It took over nine months to eventually complete the process. I hope yours will be faster.

Canadianfly:


I think y'all are missing the aggravation. It's all well and good to have a rethink and all that beautiful emotional poetry about leaving a "comfortable England" for the fear of the unknown. But turning the thread to a bus pass and rent thread is very unproductive to read on here. I believe that people who have never lived in either countries, sought out this thread to find out about Canada and not the beautiful goodies in the U.K. That is my point. Every other week there's an argument comparing the two countries, from price of fridge to price of chips. How does that really help anyone
To address your line on on folks running away from heat in Nigeria, it's clear that the immigration process for the U.K is not as favorable as Canada, hence dupyshoo won't seek Canadian residency because of the uncertainty she faced last year in the U.K. And I bet you, it's after so many years of slaving in a not so well paying job and still not sure what status she held in the country. Wasn't it also running away from being returned to Nigeria? I totally dislike it when folks make it out to seem that Nigerians going through any country residency is doing so solely to run away from heat in Nigeria. Like folks who Live outside Nigeria are all doing better than the ones in Nigeria. We can go a Nigeria vs. any country you love to throw in the mix and I promise you, there are pros and cons everywhere.
If anyone who currently lives in UK is rethinking moving to Canada, go find other sources or create a thread and ask people to chime in their thoughts, but derailing this one is not fair on people who know nothing about either countries and are here solely for Canada.

OAAD:
I practically joined Nairaland to respond to your comment.

While I understand your point, I think it is quite insensitive to attempt to shut her up. Like @Kayla10 said, everyone has a right to share their worries as well as request for suggestions. The thread is titled 'Living in Canada' and does not specifically state that it should only be helpful to those currently resident in Nigeria, who are looking to relocate to Canada.

The part about the rent and bus pass only came up when someone converted a certain annual income in Canada to GBP and wanted to know if any differential in the rate made sense, after factoring in the cost of living.

There are so many foreign forums in which issues of these comparisons come up, but it's always good to get the perspective of other Nigerians who are already resident in these countries.

I was trying to make comparisons between my options in Norway/The Netherlands/The UK in Europe and Canada in North America, when I stumbled on this thread more than six weeks ago and it's been very helpful. Having lived in France and the UK, I would say that I like the conservative lifestyle Europe offers as someone who is trying to start a family (with the private boarding schools), and is particular about where I decide to raise my kids. My main concern is avoiding the 'American lifestyle', which I'm not too keen on, and not been sure of how this compares to the Canadian lifestyle in general considering the proximity of both countries. @dupsyshoo and others making these comparisons have valid points and should be allowed to do so. Maybe you should just try to 'jump and pass' these comments and allow others who are willing to assist her and the rest of the silent followers with the same worries.

@Canadianfly, This is from a good place and I don't mean any harm, should my comment come across as such.

OAAD:
I practically joined Nairaland to respond to your comment.

While I understand your point, I think it is quite insensitive to attempt to shut her up. Like @Kayla10 said, everyone has a right to share their worries as well as request for suggestions. The thread is titled 'Living in Canada' and does not specifically state that it should only be helpful to those currently resident in Nigeria, who are looking to relocate to Canada.

The part about the rent and bus pass only came up when someone converted a certain annual income in Canada to GBP and wanted to know if any differential in the rate made sense, after factoring in the cost of living.

There are so many foreign forums in which issues of these comparisons come up, but it's always good to get the perspective of other Nigerians who are already resident in these countries.

I was trying to make comparisons between my options in Norway/The Netherlands/The UK in Europe and Canada in North America, when I stumbled on this thread more than six weeks ago and it's been very helpful. Having lived in France and the UK, I would say that I like the conservative lifestyle Europe offers as someone who is trying to start a family (with the private boarding schools), and is particular about where I decide to raise my kids. My main concern is avoiding the 'American lifestyle', which I'm not too keen on, and not been sure of how this compares to the Canadian lifestyle in general considering the proximity of both countries. @dupsyshoo and others making these comparisons have valid points and should be allowed to do so. Maybe you should just try to 'jump and pass' these comments and allow others who are willing to assist her and the rest of the silent followers with the same worries.

@Canadianfly, This is from a good place and I don't mean any harm, should my comment come across as such.

czaratwork:
Canadianfly is so right. You may have your valid reasons for comparing but this thread is not for it. I was about suggesting a thread be opened for comparing UK and Canada because this thread is to help us integrate into the system. I really got tired of all the comparisms. This thread has a title.
Please lets follow strictly. Sometimes i miss out 3 pages only for me to log on and start reading all these distractions. I was considering going back to Canadavisa.com until Canadafly reminded us of what the thread is all about. We have been good at redirecting people to the right thread when irrelevant posts are made here so please open a thread for comparing UK and Canada so that anyone coming here will know its all about our settling down in Canada. No offence intended.

czaratwork:
There is a TORONTO CAREER FAIR coming up on 5th October 2017 10am to 6pm at Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

I went out today and picked their free employment news up and free Job classified.ca newspaper and saw it there.

OAAD:

There are so many foreign forums in which issues of these comparisons come up, but it's always good to get the perspective of other Nigerians who are already resident in these countries.

I was trying to make comparisons between my options in Norway/The Netherlands/The UK in Europe and Canada in North America, when I stumbled on this thread more than six weeks ago and it's been very helpful. Having lived in France and the UK, I would say that I like the conservative lifestyle Europe offers as someone who is trying to start a family (with the private boarding schools), and is particular about where I decide to raise my kids. My main concern is avoiding the 'American lifestyle', which I'm not too keen on, and not been sure of how this compares to the Canadian lifestyle in general considering the proximity of both countries. @dupsyshoo and others making these comparisons have valid points and should be allowed to do so. Maybe you should just try to 'jump and pass' these comments and allow others who are willing to assist her and the rest of the silent followers with the same worries.

@Canadianfly, This is from a good place and I don't mean any harm, should my comment come across as such.

czaratwork:
Please this thread is being derailed. You guys should take your fight elsewhere. I thought it is only in the general section that we get to see people calling in their friends to help them defend their stand.

czaratwork:
My host/Landlady is taking me to the offices of Kelly services, International financial goup, access employment and randstad(all job recruitment agencies) today .
we want to see if they will give me audience or send me to their websites.

I never start and i don dey tired of sending resumes without response. Lets see if i can take it by force. ofcourse i will update the house.

veleta:
@Canadianfly,I think you can be civil in making your point without being sarcastic. Its alot easier to migrate from Nigeria and other undeveloped countries to developed countries.Each country has its pros and cos.
That someone is doing well in Canada doesn't mean everyone coming over there would make it.It boils down to grace of God .
My opinion though.

Canadianfly:


All I saw was "I joined Nairaland to respond to your comment" ......wow! What an honor

Canadianfly:


All I saw was "I joined Nairaland to respond to your comment" ......wow! What an honor

czaratwork:
My host/Landlady is taking me to the offices of Kelly services, International financial group, access employment and randstad(all job recruitment agencies) today .
we want to see if they will give me audience or send me to their websites.

I never start and i don dey tired of sending resumes without response. Lets see if i can take it by force. ofcourse i will update the house.

Ehrnie:

My sister - many thanks for the follow-up. That's so thoughtful of you. Thanks again I was actually going to send you a debrief email, but you beat me to it.

Yes, WES have finally sent my completed ICAP to APEGA (just end of last week). Believe me, I had to chase my Nig Uni to verify my transcript again o...I'm so glad that's over now. Thankfully, I was still within the 90 day APEGA deadline, so that was ace.

Have a great day ahead and enjoy what's left of summer.

dupyshoo:
Seriously.... @the bolded. Did you mean I called my friends to come defend me? Believe, me, all my friends don't have time for this. The fact that I choose to be civil when passing across my opinion does not mean I do not have words to say. Will scoring points on Nairaland make me a better person? I refused to be provoked to the point of hurling abuse sha.

nkigirl:
It's gradually turning into one of those weird whatsapp group chats where people are always arguing.
I don't mind the comparison. Sometimes the thread is really quiet and comparing both cities is something fresh. It also kinda gives an insight into life in canada. I had no idea of the cost of bus/train in canada and the general cost of a townhouse till the comparison started. And so many other minor details

Lets not do this. Sometimes, just ignore if it offends you. Stay away from the thread for a while till you simmer down. Either way, please continue with all info about canada no matter how it is written.

teeoba:
@ Yimiton and teewhy1
Passport delivered to Accra on September 19th. Sent the an email (to Ottawa, London VO and Accra) on Tuesday to ask for update and expedited processing. Got a response from London Visaoffice:

Please allow a minimum of 4 weeks for the return of your passport.

zaragirl:
My COPR timeline.

Passport sent- 31st August
Passport received in Accra- 4th September
MyCIC account status approved- 15th September
Pick-Up Mail- 28th September
Passport delivered- 04th October.

Canada here I come, and for those still expectant. Don't worry, everything will come out positive. See you all.

Canadianfly:


Are you alright

Because you just echoed EXACTLY what I wrote.