Saintp:
Hello seniors in the house

Is it necessary to get reference letters from the companies one has worked with in Nigeria before landing?

Will Canadian employers ask for it?

Icecream4U:
is 20 million Naira enough to move to Canada?

Chicituababe:
Hello guys.
Please can someone help me with a link or site to get affordable and pocket friendly accomodation for rent in canada. Preferably Alberta or Toronto.
Thanks

jobaltol:
Hello guys,
I want to thank you for assisting fellow nigerians to settle down in Canada. God bless you.
I am a Nigerian trained veterinarian with a nigerian masters in food animal medicine and a UK masters degree in global health and development. I will be landing in Canada in September.
1) Please what are the cities that have good job opportunities available for veterinarians or people with my background (vet with global health ) in Canada. Indeed.ca, eluta.ca, workopolis are just a few of the job search sites that can help you check various cities and determine which have the most opportunities for your field
2) I have an expired driver's license (2016) obtained in Nigeria. Do i have to obtain an international driver's license to facilitate my driver's license permit in Canada. If yes, how can I go about obtaining the international driver's license in Nigeria. International drivers licence is not required to drive or get licensed in Canada, don't bother with it. Instead, you will have to process and obtain a valid Nigerian driving licence or licence of whatever country where you are currently driving and bring with you. You can drive with your valid foreign drivers licence for 3 weeks in most provinces but the moment you present it for processing to get a Canadian licence, you can't use it in Canada anymore. You will then have to wait until a class of licence that allows you drive here
3) Are there any bridging programs for foreign-trained veterinarians in Canada? Yes, check this, https://cvo.org/For-Applicants/Applicant-Types/Internationally-Trained-Veterinarians.aspx and this http://canadianimmigrant.ca/careers-and-education/veterinary-medicine

Hi, I hope the responses above are useful to you.
Thank you as you help me out.
@blackbuddy @adeballerz @thecongo2 @fusion23 @maternal etc

CEloka:
Hello everyone. Please I have a question. We intend landing at the end of January next year. However, my driver's license is expiring ending of February. Is it possible to conclude the G2 driving test within a space of one month before my license expires? Or is it better to get a new license reissued? cc; @salford1 @blackbuddy @Ballerz and anyone else please

Asinkwa:


Hello Sir, one last thing. I got the HST credit cheque in the mail yesterday, do I send it back with my explanation letter?

Rocorleone:
Good day everyone. It's been a while though.
Greetings to everyone @vcole, @salford @salford1, @ovie @blackbuddy @maternal
Okay I got a question to ask as this is the final step before I apply for my PR.
I wanted to take the IELTS but the last sit closer to my centre got filled up quickly. Now I am considering taking CELPIP.

What is your advise on taking the CELPIP instead of IELTS?

Please I need advise from experienced individuals

Asinkwa:
Hi everyone, please I need good advice.
While doing the initial application for child benefit, I made a mistake in the incomes for both 2016 and 2017 (converted using USD rate instead of CAD rate leading to an understatement ). When and how to I correct this?

leonaidas:

Thanks, I have gotten the answer to this. It says on their site that the reference number is on the bottom left corner of the pdf document sent to my email.

leonaidas:
Hello everyone, I have a peculiar situation. I have a certificate in Medical Laboratory Technology, its a 3 year program run by Colleges Of Health Technologies in Nigeria.
After the 3 years in a College Of Health Technology, you sit for a licensing exam organised by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria(MLSCN).
If you pass, you're inducted and given a practicing liscense which you renew annually. My question is this:

1. Do I send the transcript and certificate issued by the College Of Health Technology or the transcript and certificate issued by the MLSCN (NB: IQAS says you must submit a record of all the years of study, but the MLSCN transcript only has the record of the licencing exam.)
*I have called iqas and explained my situation and they referred me to their website, but the only information available is for Nurses. I also called the MLSCN but they don't seem to have any idea.
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Jewel80:
Hi guys! Are students required to show cash (POF) at point of entry? I might be carrying something less than $900CAD because i will be getting more money from a relative in Toronto after i open a bank account in canada. Is something less than $900CAD too small to show? I am thinking of also showing my tuition fees receipt since i have paid that.

DPizzy:

Hi,
I believe she can go to the nearest International Airport(with a CIC department) or the closest Land Border to where she lives to get it resolved. Both options seem to be the most efficient way of resolving this kind of issue from what I have heard so far.

awys:
Hi All please any updates on anyone who applied through this ELB FiRM and ESQ6 Nigeria@blackbuddy what's up with your friend that applied through them. There seem to be sketchy info about these guys. Anyone with Info kindly post.

jholarharde:
dear landed seniors, pls I need your help with this contemplation. we are considering leaving our kids(2boys 5 and 3) behind with my mom, so we can integrate and hustle easily when we land. then come back for them once we've settled, and before their medical expires. pls what are your thoughts. it will be highly appreciated.

Toobie:
Good day my Elders

please am a first class graduate of electrical engineering rounding up my NYSC next year. Am thinking of coming to Canada through scholarship programs. what are my chances
Any useful info will be highly appreciated .Thanks in Anticipation

babsquo:
hi, please i need help i want to work and live in canada how do i start

Oladainty:
please I need suggestions on what to do, [b]we added our baby since 6th of June (Post PPR) [/b]and we haven't gotten a feedback yet. Any one with similar experience should please advice. We are so worried. Thank you

Jewel80:


About this PTA, does the bank not give in Canadian dollar? Where will i change to canadian dollar if i am given USD please?

Also, a minimum of how much canadian dollar do you recommend a graduate student going to alberta should have in her pocket?

Ethelia:
Hi everyone, I'm asking on behalf of a friend (silent reader) who just got ppr mail yesterday. The head of department for her previous company (the one she used her work experience in) just passed away last week and the company has removed his details from the website. The deceased was the one who signed her reference letter.

She is worried that another review of the file will be done before her passport is stamped and that if they don't find his details on the website it can cause problem. Can this be an issue? I do remember seeing somewhere that another review may be done but I'm not sure, hence her asking me to put the question here.

Your response will be highly appreciated. Thanks.

phf2be:
For those who landed with kids of school age, is there a possibility of getting places for them in public schools if one lands after September?

QSola:
Your name is a strong tower Jesus, to you belong all power Jesus, everytime i call your name, you make a way, your name is a strong tower Jesus.

Where should i start, i heard about fsw november last year and at the same my bro in usa told me to come over. I got to usa and i was told various means to obtain the green card, in short my husband i met with my arrangee spouse and we started preparing on how to get the fake divorce papers. It got to a stage i told my spouse that we should stick witg express entry cos i was scared of the repercussions. I left usa after 2month and came back home. I wrote my ielts same month twice and made it. My step mum stopped talking to me cos i didnt stay back. She called once and told me to tell her the truth that maybe we were to broke to afford plane tickets back to usa. She wanted us to go tru asylum to canada and refused talking to me ever since them. But today olowogbogboro made a way where there's no way. PPR came in
ITA may 23
AOR may 28
Mep/ip1 june 8
Ip2 june 27
Ppr july 3rd. Saw the mail 1 hr ago.

Pls endeavour not to go through the dirty route. Lets make nigerian name great again by doing things legally.
God bless u all

Others that moved to ip2 june 27th shud refresh their mail box. I did and i saw the mail

eyinola:
Plz guys i will like to know prices for different cannadian visas

solos007:
My Experience Over 7 yrs in IT infrastructure: Servers, Networks (Cisco and Juniper), Firewalls, Storage, Load Balancers and Security
The Role: Intermediate Datacenter Network Admin
Industry Certifications: Microsoft, Cisco, Comptia and Citrix

You know how we IT people are ...We like exam too much

Wanted to know if it is a good start before plunging in

Thank you!

solos007:
Hello E-Fam,

Please would like some input on this.

I have some pending interviews like part of this week and next week.

I have an offer of 65k/yr presently from the first interview I have ever done in Canada just last week.

Just got into the country last month...started applying for jobs the first week of this month.

For someone in ONT is this good offer or should I see what the other guys will offer.

Elder Blackbuddy Help your boy oh!

kissoflife:
How long does it take to get the PR card.

3 weeks ago, a little over a month of landing I was asked to send new passport photos which I did send and got to them 4 days after and til now no PR card, No update, nothing.

Is this normal?

shegzee43:


Thanks bro. You don't get a certificate after traditional solemnization in Nigeria. I am therefore left with the option of attaching an LEO alongside my marriage certificate while filling my documents.

Thanks again bro

shegzee43:
Hello friends,

I know I shouldn't be asking this question here but I uderstand thhere is no where else I would get first hand counsel.

I am hoping to get ITA soon and I intend to come over with my wife and kids, we have been married since over five years and blessed with children but the thorny sissue is that we only got married traditionally. We are considering going through the process of getting a marriage certificate from a Local Govt. registry but I am also feeling that might hinder our getting PR since the certificate will bear a recent date.

Note: My children have valid birth certificates and my wife's masters degree carries my name(Her new name).

Should we apply as common law partners or go ahead with registering our marriage legally?

Thanks

Nwandy218:
Good evening fam, please for those who are/were in Lagos, are there any pre-arrival sessions we could attend? How often do they hold and where? Thanks.

CEloka:
@Blackbuddy sir, please help with my PM. Thanks.

Joyce2020:
OK . thanks a lot. After I adopt her she would need to change her surname to mine right?