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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by salford1: 9:57pm On Mar 17, 2020 |
SlowlybtSurely:Priorities I guess. Some of us have started saving for our kid's post secondary education even though it's years away. 10 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by salford1: 10:00pm On Mar 17, 2020 |
SlowlybtSurely:If I wasn't living in Sask, Manitoba or Alberta, I would probably be living in NFL, PEI or Nova Scotia or maybe elsewhere in Ontario with a more affordable cost of living.. As long as I can get a job that atleast pays a decent wage. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by MumofTwins2017: 11:21pm On Mar 17, 2020 |
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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by 19CannyMum: 12:11am On Mar 18, 2020 |
XX01: 3k for rent? 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Bawss1(m): 12:40am On Mar 18, 2020 |
Santino1: I would have expected that at the early stages of this outbreak, the government impose travel restrictions on areas that have been hard hit by the virus. Flights from China have been running continuously and will only cease when the belated border closure takes effect tomorrow the 18th of March. I would have expected that travelers coming through the country's airports be subjected to screening for symptoms of the Wuhan virus. I came through YYZ a couple of weeks ago from an overseas trip and asides from the one question at the airport's self service kiosks of whether one has been in the Chinese province of Hubei there was absolutely nothing done to ascertain or identify if I or the other thousands of incoming travelers were potential vectors of the virus. Canada's healthcare infrastructure is subpar for a country of it's status so any number of preemptive measures should have been taken months ago to mitigate the effect of the added strain caused by this outbreak. Countries like Russia and Singapore shut down their borders real quick when this virus became a thing, they did this way before the wise officials at WHO thought to consider COVID19 a pandemic. Guess who will not be spending billions of dollars combating the Wuhan? I must be missing something because I fail to see how the PM's approach up until now has been anything resembling strategic or backed by scientific evidence... but if by calm and measured you meant laisse faire then you are absolutely correct. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Victorex001(m): 3:17am On Mar 18, 2020 |
Kekereekun123: Hmmm. Thanks for the heads up Man. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ifegy: 3:29am On Mar 18, 2020 |
For anyone with time on their hands, or looking for some extra cash, Amazon is hiring, to deal with the high demand... 8 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by mbhs139(m): 4:09am On Mar 18, 2020 |
salford1: I'm paying 1800 for a furnished basement in Milton, all inclusive. 5 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Lexsuave(m): 7:37am On Mar 18, 2020 |
Thanks for the info. I'm scheduled to land next week in Calgary. Is it something I can apply for now? ifegy: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Lexsuave(m): 7:39am On Mar 18, 2020 |
Thank you for sharing. I'm already scheduled to travel next week. I was beginning to worry if I should cancel or not. Thanks MumofTwins2017: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Licious07(f): 7:56am On Mar 18, 2020 |
iaatmguy: What a great read. I did lots of Oh...!! Ah!! Ehya while reading and smiling. May the land favour you and your family immensely. My family should land at the end of April by God's grace. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ebixxx: 8:07am On Mar 18, 2020 |
[quote author=salford1 post=87532823][/quote] Thanks for the connect Sir! Please you got a mail. |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by MumofTwins2017: 10:01am On Mar 18, 2020 |
I advice we all still wait and watch out for more information from IRCC. We don’t want to land and realize the Info wasn’t officially made by IRCC and get stuck at the airport especially for those with kids. Whatever happens let’s be safe. I only cancelled my Airbnb since there is the option of full refund currently. Will find another once we can confirm the new Information. Lexsuave: 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by thesolicitor2: 11:24am On Mar 18, 2020 |
Hi all, Learnt an airline allowed COPR & students but turned back Visiting Visa holders, however this morning a COPR holder was turned back maybe because the restriction is effective from today. His passport details were taken and he was asked to reschedule when the ban is lifted. Trudeau's social media pages should be flooded so he can respond. People have resigned from their employment, sold many of their stuffs even cars, rents expiring ...all these should be put into consideration and measures alongside to curb the spread of the virus 3 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by thesolicitor2: 11:26am On Mar 18, 2020 |
For IRCC, when u put a call through, some officials tell you COPR holders can fly whilst others opine to the contrary. We will keep our arms crossed then |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by thesolicitor2: 11:27am On Mar 18, 2020 |
Great |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by thesolicitor2: 11:51am On Mar 18, 2020 |
Pls kindly shed light on this: 1) what qualifies you for credit card rewards, is it the degree of use. How substantial is the reward that offsets your credit. Do all the banks give rewards? 2) Is there any tax implication on using credit card over debit & vise versa for transactions?. I recently saw this �; "The banks knows what they are doing. When it’s time to buy a house, your *credit score* will *determine the interest rate.* Remember, anything credit you are paying X3 back. Having an instant 3000CAD credit card without a job will make it worse for future loan which they might increase your interest rate. You can as well tell any bank you want a $500 credit card limit" 3) In the light of the above, is it advisable to request for a $500credit card limit? [quote author=whizqueen post=87535070][/quote] |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by thesolicitor2: 11:51am On Mar 18, 2020 |
Pls kindly shed light on this: 1) what qualifies you for credit card rewards, is it the degree of use. How substantial is the reward that offsets your credit. Do all the banks give rewards? 2) Is there any tax implication on using credit card over debit & vise versa for transactions?. I recently saw this �; "The banks knows what they are doing. When it’s time to buy a house, your *credit score* will *determine the interest rate.* Remember, anything credit you are paying X3 back. Having an instant 3000CAD credit card without a job will make it worse for future loan which they might increase your interest rate. You can as well tell any bank you want a $500 credit card limit" 3) In the light of the above, is it advisable to request for a $500credit card limit? [quote author=whizqueen post=87535070][/quote] |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by thesolicitor2: 11:53am On Mar 18, 2020 |
@whizqueen , kindly respond to the above. Thanks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Lexsuave(m): 12:05pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
Absolutely!! I subscribe to this opinion. Thanks MumofTwins2017: |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nickigold(f): 12:28pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
Please what is the best city to relocate to in Canada Ontario Albarto Pls urgent and needed We are filling out our Visa process for the first time Pls assist |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 12:30pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
Nickigold:you have not done ielts or eca. so which form are you filling madam 14 Likes |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nickigold(f): 12:33pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
There is a questionnaire At the website which someone putting us through ask us to fill That is where the questions pop up To determine what best migration suit us |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nobody: 12:52pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
Nickigold:avoid those sites. they will only take your money and do nothing special for you |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Nickigold(f): 12:57pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
Kekereekun123: Thanks for the help Am now following the pdf sent at page one Thanks |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Advantage007: 2:05pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
[quote author=Lexsuave post=87539022]Thanks for the info. I'm scheduled to land next week in Calgary. Is it something I can apply for now? Hi @Lexsuave , are you landing with COPR or you have your PR card already? I am scheduled to travel next week too, but contemplating cancelling due to the ban. Everyone, please help with more information. Thank you 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Lexsuave(m): 2:19pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
Hi.. I only have a COPR visa and not a PR card yet. I've developed a webform inquiry to IRCC about landing next week and I'm anticipating a response from them if i can still fly in as scheduled. I'd definitely have to wait till Friday morning before I decide to postpone my flight or not. I really wish all this can be over in no time. [quote author=Advantage007 post=87550328][/quote] 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Santino1(m): 2:20pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
Bawss1: Well, countries like Italy and Iran did exactly what you suggested above and how is that working out for them presently? Not great I would think as they are among the worst hit countries outside of China. One important point that we all seem to be forgetting is this is terra incognita for us all and we have no experience to draw from. Bawss1: Have you even stopped to consider the sheer logistics of that? Sure, you want everyone coming through the airport screened for COVID-19 but consider this: Toronto Pearson alone processes over 130k passenger per day on average with about 65% of those being international and trans-border passengers (according to Pearson Airport statistics for 2019). Yet, the most aggressive screening in the world right now can only screen 12k people per day on average translating to less than 20% of the total. In the face of such glaring deficiencies, one viable alternative is self-reporting which is to answer a few questionnaire to ascertain if you are potentially infected. So it behooves on the people to do their part and be honest and forthcoming. I don't know about you but when I returned to Toronto in February, I answered such questionnaires. Bawss1: Again, travel ban may have worked for Russia and Singapore but it has done jack for Italy and Iran. Even closer to home, US banned travel before Canada did and they are currently worse off than we are. Like I said before, this is an unprecedented situation and there is no tailor-made, one cap fits all solution so each country will have to assess its own risk based on its own peculiarities. Bawss1: On most issues I'd agree with you that Trudeau's approach is nothing more than that "laisse faire" but on this particular issue, I can't fault his approach and the evidence is in the relatively low infection rate in Canada (well, so far) despite having a considerable Chinese population. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by salford: 3:11pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
The drive to work since the beginning of this week has been strange. My city (a small sized) is beginning to feel like a ghost town. Very few movement. The local starbucks, Tim Hortons and McDonalds have all removed chairs and tables from their shops. You can only drive through. People are staying at home. This helps limit the transmission of the covid even though there have been only 8 cases or so in Sask. Employers have started offering employees options to work from home. Some employers without the capacity have started placing employees on unpaid leave. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by whizqueen(f): 3:13pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
thesolicitor2: I hope that explains it. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by XX01(f): 3:33pm On Mar 18, 2020 |
19CannyMum: That's Toronto price. Other areas in the GTA are between 2k and 3k for rent. Except you want basements. |
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