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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 12:56pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Crescentd: Sure! I have always wanted to. I was waiting to finish it, so I could say if it is actually worth the while, before I make recommendations. Anyways, since you asked. There are several of these programs and it depends on where you live and your profession, I can only speak of Toronto as that's where I am and have knowledge of. There is: Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board(DPCDSB) Their program is broken into two parts: In class training and a work placement. for TDSB, it's usually 8wk in class training and 6wk work placement. While, DPCDSB is 8wk in class and 14wk work placement. The in class triaining focuses on enhancing soft skills. Requirements: You are a recent newcomer, you are internationally-trained, you have professional experience in your home country related to your education, but not in Canada English Language Assessment Certificate (CLB level 6 or higher is mandatory) You are competent with a computer Note: IELTS isn't acceptable proof of English skills for the program. You would need to sit for an English test with YMCA, I wasn't charged for it. 18 Likes 9 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by wholesomegrace: 1:04pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Ethelia: Wehcum to Cannyland and congrats on the arrival of ur lo sis 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 1:12pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Amakaota: Yellow color, green color or........ The main thing is that it should contain their immunizations records. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by ottawasenators: 1:26pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Though cant say anything about this, but it reminds me of those people on Quora who respond to questions with a high dose of sarcasm einsteino: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 1:40pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
I will! Muchos Gracias. Adiepena: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by DawnM024: 1:51pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Thank you so much GlitteringStar2: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Luce: 2:08pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Please has anyone succeeded in getting PTA on a one way recently. I just did a little fruitless bank tour this afternoon to no avail. Please share if you have. Thanks. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford: 3:40pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
einsteino:I would chip in my experience on this. Availability of family doctors and emergency services varies from towns to towns, city to city and province to province. When I was in Calgary, I had no trouble finding family docs. There seems to be an ovesupply of family drs in Calgary. I actually had two family docs. A Canadian and a Canadian-Nigerian that spoke my native dialect. I moved to city A in Sask. I had no problem with that too. I had a Dr that took me on as a patient without my knowledge sef. Moved to city B in Sask. Drs were scarce here that I had to get a referal from a friend whose husband was a doc in another city C, he referred me to another Nigerian specialist in city B. The specialist now referred me to another Nigerian dr in city B that eventually took me on. However, if i drive another 45min to a city D from B, Drs plenty and are begging to take on patients. In city B though, if you go to an emergency ward, you would spend about 10min and you are on your way. However, in Calgary, taking your kid to emergency at the children hospital, you would be triaged and expect to wait there forever even if you go at midnight or 1am, you might not get a dr (most likely an intern) to attend to you until 5am (except things have changed sha). The intern might sometime misdiagnose and you would have to return and start the waiting game all over again. This is one of the things people landing without their husband would have to consider. Children would always fall sick and pick up infection from daycares. Family clinics close early, and you would be left with no option than to visit an emergency unit. Canada has a good health care system that won't bankrupt you, but one may end up dieing while waiting for a surgery procedure due to a long waitlist or due to the province not covering that particular ailment. Canadians that can afford it sometimes travel down to the US or sometimes travel to South America. The fire chief in my city just arrived from a medical trip to mexico where he went for a surgical procedure. Drs are scarce in Canada, yet their regulatory body makes it incredible hard for IMGs to get into the system unlike in Europe. Comparing healthcare in Canada to that of most 3rd world country, the difference is still like night and day. May God not let us fall ill. 33 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 4:10pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Please is the site: settlementonlineprearrival.ca? Adiepena: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by drcynthia(f): 4:21pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
salford:. . 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 4:33pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Goes on to prove that every country has its good and bad; every system has its advantages and disadvantages. salford: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 4:40pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
joo2018: The medical wait time here in Canada is the same issue playing out in the United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, Finland (I think they are addressing theirs) and other countries who run a national health system. In all these countries, you can choose to wait on the healthcare system or go private. I guess the only upside is that you have a choice. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 5:17pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
salford: Thank you so much for sharing with us. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Bonvieto: 5:26pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
hi guys, i havent gotten my ppr but i am going by faith that i will soon, so i just wanna ask a couple of questions, so i know what i am getting myself into. Brief introduction about me, i am single, i have a masters degree in telecoms engineering, a Bsc in Chem and a diploma in IT, i did my masters in UK, and i lived there for 4 years, so i quite used to the cold a lil bit. 1. what province is the best to settle in ? i am thinking of Toronto, but i wanna get you guys take first before making that decision. 2. do i have to convert all my POF to foreign currency before boarding a plane to Canada? 3. what advice and tips can you guys give me, and what support system is available to fresh immigrants in canada? i ask these questions because i do not want to make the same mistake i made when i first got to the UK, took me along time to adjust to life there, and u can imagine i lost alot of money on unnecessary spending. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 5:26pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
ottawasenators: Quora people be crase aswear 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 5:29pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Ok... But how prevalent is the option to get private care in Canada, especially when considering the stories of people travelling to get care in US. I also saw this online: "Under federal law, private clinics are not legally allowed to provide services covered by the Canada Health Act. Regardless of this legal issue, many do offer such services." (from here). Bsbabe: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 5:33pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
@salford you are spot on. I would just say that healthcare is an issue for all countries around the world. That being said, even amongst oecd countries, we are not faring poorly. When you have universal health coverage systems, wait times are bound to be longer. Having experienced the UK NHS and the US paid system (or lack thereof lol!) and then AHS, I’ll pick Canada over the others any day. Europe including the UK was never really accessible to IMGs until recently after their last health secretary royally f****d up the junior docs making work hours longer and pay less and then their docs chose to migrate to places like Australia where they get paid more and have more sane hours and then EU docs also leaving cos of brexit. So UK is experiencing a severe shortage of docs and as such have relaxed their rules for entry of IMGs most of whom are moved towards Emergency care. Even at that, nhs wait time is horrible sha. Canada and a lot of countries are not quite ready to toe this line yet, no surprise as regulated professions are not known to make licensure pathways easy because the more supply you have the less negotiating power your group wields. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 5:35pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
joo2018:universal health coverage = no private care 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 5:41pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Hi. For 1 and 3: Have you checked this page? https://www.nairaland.com/3617393/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant/113#61210244. Scroll down and you will see more links to check. 2. No. Bonvieto: 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford: 5:46pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
vcole:hmmm. I always miss your contributions when you go on sabbatical on this thread lol. Laughing at F'uped royally too. On the Uk thread, seems the UK opened the floodgates for Nigerian docs and are giving them work permit straight from naija; hence, my post on why it's easy for docs to practice in those western European countries. Most of the Nigerian docs I have met here in Alberta and Sask majorly come from the Rebublic of Ireland. AHS is good for family physician in Calgary excluding emergencies when family clinics are closed. I hated those days of taking kids to AHS when they suddenly begin their wahala in the middle of the night. I believe emergency wait times is just a general problem in bigger cities and not just Calgary. Not sure of quality of service offered by AHS in other cities in Alberta though. I did not move around Alberta that much. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 5:48pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Mm... vcole: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford: 5:49pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
einsteino:Quora people dish out reply hot. They are majorly realistic and say it the way it is. lol. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by mikkyphp(m): 5:53pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
salford:I Agree. Their replies are mostly fact based and deeply rooted in reality. 7 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 5:56pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
vcole: Are you suggesting there is no access at all to private healthcare in this country? If so, I will beg to differ on that as someone in my family has accessed private healthcare here. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford: 6:01pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
joo2018:True. As we can see that even within Canada. There are good and bad just by going from town to town. Some have easy access to family physicians while others don't. Some have easy access to emergency care while others don't. Medical procedures and services covered also vary across provinces. BC healthcare is what people often refer to as the gold standard in Canada. I also read somewhere that BC residents also pay a yearly premium (not sure though). 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by youseuph(m): 6:06pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
GlitteringStar2: 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by efueh: 6:37pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
HURRAY IRCC IS HIRING!!! See link below; https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?toggleLanguage=en&poster=1215291 6 Likes
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by drcynthia(f): 6:45pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
@nogen pls I sent u a pm. Need your advice pls. God bless you |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nogen: 7:10pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
drcynthia: let me see if I can access the mail. Brb 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by maternal: 8:12pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
Bonvieto: Perhaps you should get the PR first. But when you land you'll be legal and no home office will be after you. So it wouldn't take long for you to adjust and a lot of money wouldn't be loss on lawyer fees. But to answer your questions: 1. Depends on your objective 2. No 3. The federal and provincial govt have support systems. Depends where you want to settle. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Amakaota: 8:36pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
OK. Thanks sister GlitteringStar2: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by slimlanre: 8:45pm On Dec 18, 2018 |
salford: I have been a silent observer on this thread for a while. I must commend the selfless efforts seen here. @Salford, the bolded has been my prayer since the 1st time i had to go to the emergency two years ago when my wife was pregnant. After being triaged, we waited for close to 5 hours to see a doctor. I couldn't believe i was in the "emergency unit". We eventually lost the baby. It opened my eyes to the Healthcare system in Canada, precisely Calgary. It is a major challenge, the wait times, but since it is "free", most Canadians just live with it. 6 Likes |
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