kennykentipsy:
am just confused ....chatting with a girl in Canada about funds.. she was like if u coming into Canada with USD that Canada would rubbish it for u cos they also try to protect the CAD against USD cos it getting weaker

she said they would convert it like 1 USD -1 CAD

and foreign ATM charges ar killing

This information is very wrong. There is nothing like 1USD to 1 CAD.

As at Today, The USD is still exchanged at a higher rate than the CAD here in Canada.

TempusQ:
Thanks!!!
I guess you're in Canada and you've tried withdrawing today to confirm that, for the bold words in your post to hold water.
Thank you.

I don't understand if your response is a question or an acknowledgement ?

You needed to know the facts on ground and I have done my humble part of informing you.

TempusQ:
For those traveling soon...
Don't forget CBN banned use of MasterCard for ATM withdrawals, you can only use it on POS.
Please, those on ground in Canada should confirm this info, abeg o

Very wrong info. There is no ban on the use of MasterCard for ATM withdraws in Canada.
We still use our Naija MasterCard over here. Its just a daily limit of $300.

So stop the unnecessary panic

cheers

Bobola86:

Thanks man. i appreciate. Not yet bro. But will sort that out soon. Coming in for fall so I still have sometime.

Oh, relax.
You got a lot of time to gather enough sun before coming to cool off

Bobola86:

Booked!! Will PM you

No worries.

Just PM in due time and I will be at the airport to pick up.

I hope you have sorted accommodation.

taregs:
please is there an age limit colleges in Canada have for advance diploma studies?? thanks

NOPE!!!!!!!!

yat11:

I would be going there....though for the spring semester......

I see you will be arriving Edmonton for the spring semester, You can info me your travel itinerary. If it works fine for me. I will do my little kind gesture of picking you up from the Airport.

This applies to any of my lovely nairalanders coming to Edmonton, Alberta...I can't provide accommodation but I can help out with the Airport pickup as this was one of my challenges when I arrived this city. The airport is 45 min drive city centre.

Good luck you all.

spacebooker:
please house. after spending two years in Canada as a post graduate engineering student. doing menial jobs there in Canada to cater for feeding and house rent and tfair while doing the post graduate masters degree. how easy is it to get a real full time job with ur post graduate degree result after completion? and hw is d pay goin to be like. cos one cannot continue to do menial jobs forever in Canada na. one needs a real coporate job after study. I heard dose menial job costs like $11 per hour. I want to know wat d pay for d real job after masters is like. cos once I leave Nigeria to Canada for masters, I would like to settle down dere after d course. my field is mechanical engineering. pls I need advice and ansas.

Hi,
I like your ambitious spirit. Of-course naija no fit pay all this money to end in menial jobs.

You have a good edge to make lovely money in the Canada. there are lots of oil and gas jobs after your masters to make good money. "The cold no be joke up in the oil sands but you will make nice money"

Just sacrifice the years of Masters and come out tops in your engineering field then smile after school.

Wow see what Canada exam system has turned me into. I did not even know the thread had entered Part 7. I was busy trying to respond to Part 6.

Please who are the lucky intakes joining us soon?

ipain:
This is not a Nigerian I am dealing with both white Canadian who has his own company.

But who knows? We will all learn from this, either good or bad.

If it turns out right, I will let you all know and if it turns out bad, I will let you all know.

However. I understand why you came down hard on me because I remember you made me to understand a few years ago that the biggest CanadaVisa scam Nigeria has ever known emanated from Nairaland.

Yeah, you told me when I said I read it in newspaper a year previously. I am talking about the one where the whole nation gathered at National Theatre Iganmu.

We can be very doubtful and that's fair enough. I have a personal relationship with this person built since 2012.

Well... Let's see how things go. I will keep you all posted.

Hi,
I have gone through your post and it sounds very desperate. I must warn you that showing signs of desperation is the easiest way of falling into a scam.
The reason people succeed in scamming is because they are patient and build trust with their victims before they strike the victim.

No body can issue you a visa from Canada, even a parent can't get visa for their adult children. You must go through the visa process.
So if he wants to help you, he should send you legitimate job offer that you can verify with Canadian embassy in Lagos.

Please take a few minutes and read about this type of visa promises on the Canadian immigration website. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/protection/fraud/internet.asp

Estien:


Thank you so much for the explanation. I had a clue and now am more enlightened about this. I hope applying now wont be risky afterall?

Pls go ahead with your application because you have nothing to lose with a try. I always advice people to be bold and take chances.
So don't say it is not possible when you haven't tried. The worst thing that can happen, is that you will be required to defer your admission.
Good luck

Kepner:


Jesus in heaven!
Is this like a gen canadian grading system or something?...I mean if A- starts at 87% where does the A+ now start from??

95% is A+
But fear not as sidnigga said; You can make it fit, you put your heart to achieve it and it could help you get good graduate entry jobs in some top companies

You are a Nigerian and trust me a lot of Nigerians do well in foreign schools

MrArams:


Join you soon in Edmonton...God willing. Abeg A- starts from 80% ba?

We await your arrival... A- starts at 87% for most courses and a few start at 90%
The expectation of excellence is high but trust our naija brains...We still rate tops

MrArams:


It would have been nice if it wasn't a one-time thing. Offered as many times one meets the requitements. Will be a morale booster

Yes I agree with you. serious morale booster but i guess at all at all na wi....h

MrArams:
Thanks for the info bro, can't bliv the old students are also affected by the increase. This new tuition is unreasonably too high and students are only eligible for a one-time CAD2500 financial aid

Yes it is insanely too high and still unjustifiable.

As for the one-time CAD$2500 financial aid; you are only eligible, if you get a minimum of 3.7 out 4.0 in a semester (approx. 4 A- or 3 As and 1 B+). So it all boils down to what you can offer.

VickyRotex: Hi... Thanks for the update. But is the increament applicable to Concordia University, Montreal aswel? Or its just the one at Alberta... And your breakdwon for Info system security 20k+ is it per session?

Hello VickyRotex
The increase is for Concordia in Alberta and 20k plus is just for course credit. All international students must pay the international student fees of 9k plus in addition to the 20k plus.

They charge per semester and credit units. not per season so you may spend more in you cant take full credit load per semester.

Hello all future Canadian students,

This is just a heads up to avoid getting into financial difficulties in Canada.

A recent development on tuition increase in the Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) has been causing mixed emotions, stress and pressure on post graduate students.

The tuition fee was increased from $27,000 to $32,420 without prior information and all post graduate students (Old and New) were mandated to pay the new fees.
A lot of you may scream; that's not fair!!! Yes it is not but there is little the students can do about it. This is because the initial tuition fee statement sent to students for obtaining their visas had the small prints "Tuition fees are subject to change". which foreign students did not take into consideration

Now this are things you must confirm from your prospective school before your arrive Canada:

1. How many semester/terms will you be charged international student fees ?
CUCA charges international student fees in 4 semesters. NOTE: international student fees was increased from $2205 to $2340 per semester.
So international student fee will cost you an extra $9360

2. Ensure you confirm the number of course credit unit required for your program of choice?
The Master of information system security and Master of Information system Assurance program require 60 course credits. CUCA increased their course credit fee per 3 credits from $966 to $1026 which means 60 credits will cost you $20920

3. Always ask the school to give you a full breakdown of all the additional mandatory fees such as student union, sports. technology fee. repatriation fee, student health insurance fee and many others.
CUCA mandatory fees are estimated at $385 per semester, so the program will cost you an additional $1540 in mandatory fees

So this is the actual cost of taking the Master of Information system security management and Master of information system Assurance management program in Concordia University College of Alberta:

Tuition: $20920 dollars
International student fees: $9360 dollars
Mandatory fees: $1540 dollars
Student Health insurance fee: $600 dollars

So a Total of $32,420

This is Concordia University College of Alberta fees, Please ensure you confirm the fees in your chosen school before accepting any admission

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ACCEPT BEFORE COMING

larrswag: abeg o!! please my fellow country people,who GOD touch im heart fit send me SOP sample for my inbox- hilaryikemefuna@yahoo.com..i take God beg u na,VO turn me down, so i dey package for next year fall....and i wan ask this question the sponsor wey i wan use no relate to me at all, no memorable picture, how i fit convince the embassy so dat dem go tink say na legit...i nid help

You don't need a memorable picture. You need a sponsorship letter from him/her addressed to the Canada Deputy high Commission stating that they have been supporting your education and are willing to sponsor you for further studies in Canada. Ensure the letter is detailed enough (include the course title, duration and school) and most importantly what he/she does for a living.

As for the SOP; you need to write your own unique letter stating why you chose the course you intend engaging in Canada and your expectation from the Canadian degree.

Good luck

Habeeb521: abeg brother it looks like you r already in canada, abeg pls explain this professional certification for we that r undergraduate abeg,

Hello Habeeb;
This certificates depend on your field of study. As for those in Computer field; they have lots from Cisco, Microsoft, Comptia to VmWare.

ITIL, Prince2, CISA and a lot more.

Just Google for professional certificates in the field you wish to pursue here in Canada

Good luck

Hello future Canadian students; Just a quick info that could save you a lot of cash when you arrive Canada.
Please try to write as much relevant professional certifications in your field before coming over(You got good 3 months). Professional certifications will help you get course exemption in most schools and that is cash savings for you considering Canadian schools charge per credit unit (per subject taken).

And you can also use the professional certificates to get better job opportunities here; so its a win win situation for you

uceebee: Ok..Nice one!

Mayne.., the cold here is aggressive! and It's not even winter yet! Choi!
Lorda mercy!

Welcome to the West Coast. This is just intro....so you better start adjusting because we will hit -25 degree Celsius very soon

uceebee: Thanks man.

you a student here?

Yes in Alberta, but in Edmonton

tianadiva: So nobdy decided to wish me a happy birthday its nt fair o

Happy Birthday, I hope the next one will be celebrated in Canada

uceebee: Hello People!

Reporting live from University of Calgary!
Came in about 2hours ago.

Smooth flight, just a loong layover at Frankfurt and a little turbulence while approaching Calgary, ..but was fine.
Not much questions were asked at POE. I only tendered my LOI, admission letter, filled out one immigration form like that, declared what food items I had in my bag ..That was pretty all.

Then I was given the study permit and a work permit too (up to 20hours weekly).

Omo, this place is fine shaa...

Welcome to my Neighborhood.
Wishing you a lovely integration into the province of good life

ChriGo: ....See dis man!!...the Oil money wey you dey chop for Alberta never reach you ....

My paddi; na perceive we still dey for the oil money matter; This America wey I come for holiday done tire me. I need return to Alberta begin drink the Oil money

Hope the fish wey you catch for Niagara fall never finish? send me some

ChriGo: .....Yes Sarnia Jobs pay well....ranges from $11-$25/hr....depends on the type of jab....after completing 2 semesters, you get to go for a 4 months break...you can make enuff $$$$$$ to pay the remaining one year tuition fee.....and also during your coop you can also make enuff $$$$$$.....so logically you're paying extremely less for tuition fee cuz you'll be getting the money back from the Long break + coop term.....Isn't that nice .....

Paddi mi; E be like say you over hammer this holiday oh. this your analysis be as e get 0!!

Make I visit you?

gavinmensah:


I am in canada now, since 7am nig time my eyes refused to continue sleeping.

I thank God for journey mercies. @Chichi89 where r u?

Welcome to our peaceful land of opportunities, I am still shining my eyes in the US.
When I return, I will give you a welcome dinner outing
Abeg try sleep oh

einsteino:

Canada is really lovely. They make it so easy to settle legally

Yes oh!!, so no need to get into any crappy immigration deals.

As long as you follow the abc steps; your PR is guaranteed

Onyeoma3:


Thanx my man, it has been an awesome experience all the way.
The real business starts next week, so na injury time flexing tins right now...acclimatizatin continues till next fall,with winter being the apex

Enjoy my Guy, You have come to stay so no wahala; you gone soon dey wear singlet for winter

ChriGo: .....Postgrad diploma is meant for graduates....while Advice diploma is meant for peeps with an Ordinary diploma.....more like transiting from OND to HND......

My paddi; that thing wey you take for Niagara fall never still clear for your blood stream. Abeg which one be "Advice diploma?"

Onyeoma3:


Egbon mi Siga....your boy dey greet ooo...chilling in Ottawa right now .

Welcome on board Bro. How are you enjoying Ottawa?

famolino:
Its a postgraduate/graduate certificate program

Please check the CIC website and ensure any program you choose qualify for a PGWP that's leads to PR