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OK, thanks for your input. Cheers

BeuHarry:
Please don't try it. Your application will be rejected for NOC mismatch. However, you can combine NOCs. Make sure you use the one in your nomination certificate as primary NOC, then add other NOCs you may have as secondary NOC(s)

OK, thanks for your input. Cheers

henrinco:
I don't think is possible to change. The province nominated you on that particular NOC. If you change it, you'll receive ADR and ppossible rejection.

Thank you for your input. Well understood. Cheers.

ShoeShineGuy:
Bro, no offence meant please. I'm just trying to illustrate vividly how the situation presented by your question actually is. In Yoruba, it's described as "ònà la ti fi èrú gba ìbùkún".

More like, you're an officer X, who, as a major step in landing a job in a certain reputable establishment, went to a public figure that you never knew before to seek help in endorsing you as that officer X to this establishment owned by his father. After getting your approval as an Officer X and in between your way back to that Estab, you decided you as an Officer Y seems much more comfortable to you. Then, you presented the endorsement document (from the owner's son) as an Officer X alongside other ones claiming that you're an Officer Y to the recruiting team at this said Estab. I want to believe you should know this is a clear case of misrepresention and in the real situation which is this Canada waka, there are dire consequences that might put paid to your ambition.

My honest advice is, don't even give that idea any further thought. Go few pages back and you will see posts by @Mamaroon of Misrepresentation Cases that seemed simple and non-intentional but all ending up in rejections.

Good day All, please can you change NOC after you receive nomination from a province b4 you get ITA?

For example 0122(banking mgrs) was used in Manitoba EOI Submission b4 nomination and after nomination you want to change to 6235(fin sales Rep) in EE profile because your it aligns more with your reference letter.

Thanks in advance for your inputs.

Yes I married and for over 10 years too so I know a thing or two about marriage. I am surprised how some men fear traveling to a civilized society with their wives for fear of being 'maltreated'. Could it be that those civilized societies protect the rights of women from abusive husbands unlike what is obtainable here in Nigeria?

See, no two marriages are the same and the fact that some women have misbehaved doesn't mean your wife will and like someone posted earlier, you don't have anything to fear if you are a good person too. Cheers.

Lajiniran:
I am not wack in any way. I don't know if you guys are married or not, but I am and for some years now.

My fear is based on other married men's experiences that I have seen, heard and read about. So, I am just being careful.

Sorry, if that info is too up there for you. But einsteino got my message and has replied. I am sure his reply will tell you such situation can happen.

Lastly, stop abusing or calling people names to make a point. Its not cool and that is what's "wack" mentality in my own opinion.

Thank you.

Really wack!!! If he already feels like this, isn't it better he stays in Naija where he won't be at her mercy�

Crookesmore:
650 CRS score... How did you get that? Your last paragraph, your mentality is "wack"

Learning French(if you are up to it) seems viable for you since you already claimed 2 or more certificates point. Your CRS is good if only they will resume FSW draws. All the best.

Olamiikunle:
Good afternoon everyone.
I have successfully submitted my EE profile.
Had CLB 10 in IELTS ( LRWS- 9, 8.5, 7, 8 ) and used ND / HND certificates.
But CRS is 460 due to age.
Please any advice on how to increase CRS score.

WES accepts statement of result. You can fax it to them through hellofax. Cheers

MamaHeaven:
Guys please help a sister o☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

I wrote in Abuja on the 23rd of May with IDP. Speaking was on the 21st. The written exam was initially for 21st but it was canceled and an option for choosing between 23rd or 30th May was given.


quote author=Sincerechic post=89884246]Hello all

Please has anyone written IELTS anytime in the past 1 or 2 weeks. If so, where and when?

[quote author=ultrazone post=89507217]Yes they have except for their Kano center. Saw it on their website and I booked Abuja for the 21st of this month which has been canceled and rescheduled for the 23rd.
You may chat them on their website as their are connecting.

Thanks for sharing. May the land favour you.

Lansky:
LANDING GIST! (Belated Version)

We had to pen this as we’ve learnt from others’ stories.

Submitted passports on 6th Jan.
Approved on 15th Jan.
Collected on 21st Jan.

On Jan 22nd we booked Emirates because of previous experience, 23hr layover (Dubai Connect (DC)…shoutout to @Torkwase1) and family size. We booked via travelbeta as it offered the lowest rates for our itinerary (vs emirates app, emirates website, emirates office, wakanow and travelstart).
A few days before the flight we made in-flight changes like child meal, seats, bassinet seats etc. PS: If you have a baby, fly first class. Can’t afford it? fly biz class. Still can’t afford it? Get seats right in front of the bulkhead.

29th Jan; we got to the airport 2hrs before take-off due to a serious medical condition called African timing! Check-in process was a breeze due to priority given to kids and all bags being within luggage restrictions. We didn’t forget to collect our Dubai Connect vouchers at the check-in counter. Immigration and boarding went smoothly too; only taxation occurred at crossing the boarding gates. Also, they let us board with already prepared baby formula.
Flight to Dubai wasn’t fully booked, the meals were good and our kids got toys, baby formula (Cowgate), craft stuff, personal care bags, etc. Travelling with a toddler and a baby is quite tiring, we only slept when they allowed us to. PS: Don’t let your toddler wait till 2nd leg extra-time stoppage time injury time before going to pee…queue fit dey loo.

We landed Dubai and lots of people were wearing face masks #Corona. We cleared immigration, confirmed our DC vouchers and got a free ride to the hotel. NB: First Class? Benz S550. Biz Class? Lexus ES350. Economy like me? Bus
We spent the layover sleeping, eating and sightseeing. We also got free tickets to the Dolphinarium from a real-estate company that cornered us at the airport on arrival.

Flight to Toronto was 12hours long and we landed early in the morning - around 9am. Immigration officer was God-sent; only asked us if we are married and how many kids. The moment she said “Welcome to Canada” I felt light instanta! #18MonthsProject
Proceeded to SIN, got our bags and exited the airport doors around 11:59:05am…came back to the airport by 11:59:10am…dressed for the weather…left finally.
We already booked AirBnB before we arrived, so we called for check-in instructions and found out it was a “covert listing”. We checked in and stayed indoors for the rest of the day.

Done back accounts and other stuff. Waiting for a bank letter to do OHIP.
Job hunting and reading towards certifications for now.

Top 3 Things I Noticed
- The toilet water is higher
- Toilets flush different-Pressure Assist...( my spirit NOC code must be 7251)
- /Etobico/

Top 3 Things Wifey Noticed
- So many old people moving around
- Canada has potholes too (but the govt can be notified via a website to come and fix them)
- Malls are evil


Top 3 Things Toddler noticed
- Seeing winter breath (condensation)
- Snow
- Fine AirBnB condo

Top 3 Things Baby noticed
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- ..
- ...

Once again, we appreciate all those that shared their stories, answered our queries and pointed us in the right direction.
God bless.

Congratulations bros, I love reading motivational stories like yours.
No one says it will be easy, but it will be well worth it...

SamUnai:
SHOULD I RELOCATE OR STAY
PS: This is a personal View as a PR in Canada
I will do my best to give an honest view . LONG POST
HOW IT STARTED.
January 4th, 2016 I resumed like every other colleague, after the morning prayers and HNY wishes, i realized I could not sign-in into my system. I tried all I could but no way and as a banker with 4 years experience we all know what that means. SACK. As usual my BM called me in and I wrote my resignation letter (reason why bank do this, is what I don’t know). I gather my few things and left before leaving my BM also mentioned to me that it was not because of under performance but rather is due to the fact that I don’t have BSC but HND. I told him no wahala with my eyes filled with tears left his office. What a way to start the year.
Around 5PM that same day a senior colleague called me and asked if I was free (them don sack me what else could I be doing) I told him I was free and he asked me to meet him up at restaurant . I didn’t want to go at first cus I suspected it will be one of those sermon of you know sack is not the end of life but I sha manage to go. Before he started talking to me , he brought out his BB and showed me a picture of his passport with the Canadian VISA. In my mind hope this Benin man doesn’t want to tell me about abroad cus and not interested. Then he asked quietly have you heard about Canada express entry I said no. what of Canadian PR I said no boss. Then he said do you know you are very lucky with this your HND? Me? How?, he went further to explain the whole process to me stage by stage, how I will get more point with this my HND , At this point he has started to arouse my interest , then he went further to tell me the benefit of a Canadian PR , I was still trying to arrange everything he just said in my head when baba showed me his flight details ahh he is traveling next month oo in fact he said he want to do VAL in Canada with his family. You need to see the ginger in my body I drove home.

IELTS
Wrote once and passed LRWS 8877.5(practiced for 4weeks morning afternoon evening and night. No job so that was my work at that time.
OTHER STAGES.
It was very easy from WES-ITA-PCC-MED-AOR-PR-COPR.
It was straight forward. It took 4 months and 2weeks from AOR-PR. (Those days we don’t bother about VO just submit and leave it in the hands of God).
PR -18TH August 2016
CORP-10TH September 2016

D DAY TO TRAVEL.
I arranged my bags, mumsy don pray for me already, I woke up early that morning and prayed my rosary then cab man show as planned and it was straight to the airport.
I started feeling somehow oo while at the airport, all my enthusiasm vanished, fear began to set in if relocating was the right thing to do. But I quickly waved it off and located my gate. I landed in Toronto at exactly 11:40am on the 16th of November 2016 via ET air. Nothing really fascinating about the flight. I watched movies, ate what they gave us and slept majority of the time

ARRIVAL
On the day of arrival, we landed successfully , I asked questions on where to go and peeps over here were ready to assist with a smile (in my mind I said e be like say the place go good oo) did documentation and register for SIN, I was asked if I came with my whole POF , I told her I came with little but will wire the rest once am settled , she said ok and Welcome to Canada(in my mind again so this woman nu even reason weda I dey lie or talk true hmmmm). I got to the Air Canada desk to collect boarding pass only for them to tell me that flight to Calgary where am headed just left( in my mind I screamed MY FATHER MY FATHER) before I could say anything she said calmly ,Don’t worry we will reschedule you for the next flight to YYC.¬(WHICH ONE BE YYC AGAIN) her colleague saw my face and quickly said Calgary . Waited for 3hrs before the next flight. During this period of waiting I started thinking about my life again, the airport is so Big and clean plus free wifi(that is fast ooo). We sha left and we arrived in Calgary around 9 or 10pm can’t remember. That my colleague that told me about the process was waiting for me. We moved straight to his apartment, and the wife gave me a hot sweet pepper jollof rice and chicken . I had my bath and slept. The next day I opened account and did some few things (no big deal with does stuff)

JOB HUNTING.
I applied for all sort of job and opening this was the advice I got from that my boss. After 4days which was on a Tuesday a security firm sent me a mail for an online interview via skype , during the interview(for naija na interrogation we they do nu be interview) the man said he can see from my resume that I did some course in Health Safety and environment ( you know that HSE 1,2 and 3 Course that we did during NYSC na for those of us hoping to get oil job, ehen na that course I dey talk,) I said yes and he asked politely if I will rather like to work as a safety officer (like I get choice) I said I don’t mind and he went further to say that is 3 dollar/hr higher in pay than the security officer but I will have to undergo some training if am chosen ( at this point I know say them don collect me)Gbam the Evening of that day I got a success mail(Na so e dey fast?). From this point I moved to other job, to another job, until my current job which I have done for about a year plus. PS: When coming to Canada ehh please come with every certificate you have I beg you because you don’t know the one that will open that door for you even that SAED for NYSC come with am, those short course/training you did in your office come with the certificate abeg. You might get a lot of blue collar jobs at first please accept the once you can do and hit the ground running. The goal is not to spend more than 20% of your POF and Save the rest.

HEALTH CARE,
I have little to say here as hardly visit the Hospital except for the time my wife gave birth last year, my brother we were treated like VIPs oo had to ask and I was told our insurance covered every,I was also told that’s how everybody is treated . Hospital so Clean like 5 star hotel, smells nice, doctors and nurse smiling, I even met one naija lady self nurse Adaobi . See gifts na, from the hospital to colleagues o to my wife office people. It was amazing. Leave was close to 35weeks or so.

RENT
Cut your coat according to your material and not size. There is also nothing serious about this too, if you are prudent and know where you are coming from , you can pay for your rent and utility monthly and even have some change. We moved into our own apartment (mortgage) early this year before the Covid-19 wahala.

TRANSPORTATION.
There is a large transportation network that encompasses everywhere ranging from Buses to Trains. There is also an app for it, it contains routes and timetable of movement. Plus fare is very cheap. I think is $3 for one way or so. Haven’t uses in a while.

COST OF LIVING IN CANADA (Calgary)
The cost here is relatively fare compare to other province. the rent is also not too expensive , is usually between 1k for a condo to 2500 for a 4bedroom. Shopping is also relatively fare with 200-300 dollar you can shop for everything you need within the month. The basic thing is that irrespective of what you earn as a new comer combine with at least 50% of you POF you should be ready to hit the ground running and in no time you can return that POF back to your saving account. So as a starter as we call them in my office, $1500 should be enough to get u going (min wage in Alberta still ranges from $14-$18/hr)

SOCIAL LIFE.
Here is a bit boring sha if you are already used to the naija Lagos life. But you can make it happen it you choose to and also have the time.

CONCLUSION.
You will need to ask yourself some questions.
Is this what I want, what kind of life do I want my children to have, if am not a VERY RICH man can they attend good schools here? or even have good health care, if I don’t have connection or know people in high places after my BSC or Masters can I at least get a decent job? If for example my parents don’t have money to sent me to college\university will the government give me a grant to go to school?. If I come to work one morning and i have been sacked is there an employment insurance that can cover me before I secure another job?. With this my current job and pay can I at least get a decent car or how many years do I need to save so I can’t get a house of my own(even doh is via mortgage ). If they kidnap any member of my family, will the total money I have saved be enough for the ransom?. If anything happens to me today, what becomes of my wife and children?. If I want to iron your cloths do i need to pray to God for electricity?, If I continue on this job in this country will I ever break even if I don’t steal or go into prostitution (that is self sustainability). Some folks will tell you that you have to work for every penny you spend and I ask them how else do you intend to get a penny if you don’t work, but they fail to tell you that for everything you pay for you get 100% value or won’t you rather want to have a passport/status that allows you travel to other countries without so much fear of Visa denial
Finally it is also true that the main reason is not to come and make money but to live a sane life, Now this is me telling you that if you work diligently, going for what you need instead of what you want, be prudent especially when you just arrive, in no distant time you will drive that nice car you see on TV and move into your own house, you know why? Canada rewards hard working people.
NOTE: You are free to ask me any question and I will answer. Also pardon the typos. Once again this is my OWN experience. This is also my first post although i usually visit here when am less busy at work and I will say I love the commitment and effort you guys put just to get it right

Good day All, pls I need help with calculating work experience points for SINP EOI for my brother. He has MSc Marketing(2016) (already evaluated with ICES) and BSc Bus Admin(Marketing) (Not evaluated) 2009.He has been working as a marketer in a Bank since 2012. Now the question is how many points can he claim under work experience in the last 5 years and previous 5 years, bearing in mind that he's claiming education points for his masters which was gotten in 2016.His 1st degree and masters are in the same field too. Thanks for your input.