There was a draw 461 for the CEC stream not skilled workers. You are at a good band. Nothing to worry about. Would recommend getting docs ready! Good luck!

Francieuche:
Now am in the pool with 490 CRS ..they didn't do fsw draw yesterday.Someone was telling why my case is always different?? That's how unilag dealt with me for 5 months... Before transcript was sent... And when it was sent wes evaluated it within a month.na wa ooo all this time I wasn't in the pool draws were constant..
God let a draw happen soon

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Please which bank card did you use? Or did you use an individual?

delaveres:
Good morning great people
Please, is there anyone that paid for WES recently?
The cost was $230 and I was charged N86,000
Isn’t that too much?

This is very cheap. Black market rate exchange goes btw 360/370. Good you got at 333.

Debbieeeeeee:

Yesterday I bought something of 15 CAD online and was charged 5007. Exchange rate is crazy these days

You can use your Naija bank card if it has mastercard. Or get a domiciliary usd acc opened and use either cards during your quarantine. Or if you have a support, you can get a prepaid credit card and buy dollars with your Naija card. Many options. Avoid going out as best as possible. You can be fined for breaking health order

Ayobami2001:
Hello house

Please did anyone who already travelled or planing to travel open a Canadian account from here in Nigeria. From the rules of quarantine, I can see one is supposed to remain indoors for the entire 14 days, unless there is a medical emergency. So how does someone get food and groceries for the duration of quarantine? Apparently, it is advised one make orders with online transfers or make payments with cards instead of leaving your accommodation to a store to spend cash. That can attract a fine. I got cash with me but I just wanna have options.

Will appreciate it especially if folks under quarantine tell of their experience

Good morning, please it's urgent. Anyone coming to Calgary this week or next from Lagos. I am in dire need of a very light item. Placing an order for it here would take by Dec 30 to deliver, n I can't wait. Thanks fam.

Calgary....-13 , feels like -23

Yes!

Eddy4400:
Hi fam. For those that travelled recently via Lagos, pls what's the current exchange rate for CAD at the airport? . I'm considering changing at the airport or with a friend in Canada for 285CAD..is this a good rate? Any BDC contact close to the airport will be appreciated too...

It ends at the border, very few ask of it. Even another CLB will be requested at times, not IELTS. Just simple English test.

Pwinkle1:
Hello seniors,

I have quick question please - do you have to use your ECA to get a job in CA when you land? Or the usage ends after the EE process?

I have a friend too that left 2 weeks ago NCOs of the stress and treatment. The cash is good, but the environment isn't it. She is back to the warehouse she had left earlier. At least, there is security there

19CannyMum:


Someone who has worked in that particular home told me she wasn't even able to complete her orientation. She ran away. Their procedures are not at all on par with other mental health places she's worked at.

Replied!

ugoguchy:
Sent you a mail

No meat! No pomo! The fear of Salmonella is real. We have plenty meat here!

Jbelieve:

Is all meat a no no eg dried bush meat?

Yesterday. Friday
Very sad times. That's the risk in some care jobs. We sympathise and hope the case wontbe put under the carpet as another mental health case.

salford1:
I heard that another Nigerian-Canadian was stabbed in Calgary today. May God grant her family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Thanks for more details!
How are you doing?

salford1:


It's kind of easy to to know when cops are around. Drivers ahead of you will suddenly start slamming on the brakes when they spot cameras or cops.

Tickets in the mail are still okay, but the ones handed out by cops are not. They go on record - demerits. Alot of technical jobs would ask for driver's abstract and that is where it comes back to hunt some people.

Google can be inneffective at times, because the city would often move the cameras around. Some cops also hide behind street light post or signboards with their laser guns.

They still do. Watch out for the Black Ford Explorar
Some folks have their google map beep when they are approaching a camera traffic spot, so they adjust.

salford1:

There used to be lots of cops hiding behind pillars of overhead bridges on Stoney. I wonder if they still do that.

Safe trip!!!
I hope you are not bringing kilishi o!
It's a no no!

Torkwase1:
Knock Knock!! Hello guys, permission to join the house. I will be taking off for Toronto this evening from Abuja.
It's so good to finally join this group, after peeking in at the window for over one year.
I waited so long for this day, now it's here and the dream is taking shape, finally.
Landing gist loading ��

that's another thing. My friends have been receiving mails; overspeeding tickets especially on these two roads. It's not easy when a road is smooth and free from bumps and traffic.

salford1:

Congrats. Now that you have your license, take it easy on Deerfoot and Stoney

Congratulations! Thanks for the tip! Ours is for Dec 18, still checking for an earlier date. Was yours advanced or basic? Where they two instructors with you in the car? Did you use your personal car or was it a car hire? Can you recommend a coach for brushing and route understanding?
Thanks again

ugoguchy:
Finally passed my Class 5 road test today,i was so fustrated after two failures,been that to get a date in alberta could take a month or more,i had to stay awake at mid night and kept on refreshing to see if any one would cancel,luckily i got a date just after i took the 2nd on Monday,i stay in the Calgary SE and two of the road test was in the NE and one in the SW,so you can imagine the distance one has to go
For those preparing to take their road test,get an instructor to brush up,shoulder check anytime you are making a turn,look out for speed limits,school zones,stop signs,yield sign,pedestrians very important,i failed my the 2nd time because I didn’t slow down in an uncontrolled intersection(automatic Failure),had only 20 deductions from not shoulder checking twice while making a right turn
I can finally say i have settled in

Honestly, it wasn't useful cos they will still perform their own investigation

Laradee:


Congratulations, please for people in alberta, was the frsc extract letter useful to you? I heard it's not of any use in alberta don't know how true that is.

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If you have the POF for family of 6. Then I advice to begin the process. Your wife can come with the kids in the "summer". Within two months or less, she will get a transitional job which will help with the rent monthly. The POF will be needed in the earlier months for settlement and feeding. Also, depending on their age; you get allowance for your Children which you will use to take care of them in addition to what you have.
Minimum wage here in Alberta is $15 per hour. Full-time is 35-40hours. So, it's up to you.

Coolmedown:
Hello Everyone,

I need serious advice from experienced people especially those who left Nigeria for greener pastures in Canada. I have a job that pays me little above N300k monthly in Nigeria with additional annual allowance of about N900k. I have a wife with 4 kids. I have been considering relocating to Canada with my family but I am not sure whether I can get a job that can sustain my family. I do not want to take decision that I will regret in future but I really want to give my children good education with better opportunity thereafter. Should I quit my job and relocate or send only my family to Canada while I continue my work in Nigeria and just be visiting them from time to time?

Welcome in Advance!

kaymolla:


Hi, I'm an Architect, got PR through EE. Not yet landed though. Will hit Canny by next week.

Scam. Run quickly and don't even part with N80

Agbeni33:
Good morning all. Please I need your candid advice .

Am planning to move to Canada next year. In using EE I have used CRS calculator to calculate my point and I have up to the point that qualify me to get ITA. The problem to start the process by myself is POF. For now all my life savings is not up to the required POF.

In addition to this, there is a pastor I know and in the process of conversation I told him about my plan and he said his not an agent but he can help me out to get to Canada. He as helped one guy in the church to migrate to canny. This man said I should bring 800k for the whole process. This man lived in Europe before he came back to Nigeria.

Please I need your good advice on which part to follow.

Hi Wizean,
I give you some of it's very very urgent, pending when you get it. I stay in NW, n work in NE.

wizean:
Passionate plea..... Anyone coming to Calgary from Nigeria , please help me buy like 5 Aboniki come biko. It's desperately needed.

Congratulations to you dear!!!
I am so happy for you...truly its all worth it.
Welcome home!

Maritee:

The full version of my PR Story!!!

On 15th of August, 2019, I woke to the 'Ready for Visa Mail' and was so overjoyed, grateful and full of thanks to God, coz if not for him on my side, this journey would have been fruitless. And so I would like to first give a big shout out to the Almighty for everything he has done for me thus far, Thank You Jesus!!!

Now, the story in detail

Timeline:
SINGLE APPLICANT
NOC: 2263 (Health and Safety Officer with 1 year Experience)
1st EE Profile: November 26th, 2018
2nd EE Profile: March 4th, 2019
IELTS: November 26th, 2018 (LRWS: 8.5,8,7,first and only attempt
WES Completion: March 4th, 2019
ITA: March 20th, 2019
Medicals & PCC: March 20th, 2019
AOR: April 1st, 2019
MEP: May 17th, 2019, received a ghost update at this point
BIL: May 20th, 2019
Raised 1st CSE: June 1st, 2019 for addition of new Intl. passport
Raised 2nd CSE: July 1st, 2019 for Application status and to know my VO
Called CIC once: July 17th, 2019
2nd Ghost Update: August 14th, 2019
PPR Mail: August 15th, 2019 dated 9:59pm on 14th august.
VO: Ottawa


Guys, the whole journey was worth it mehn and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else. Thank you all for reading and I can’t wait to see you all in canny land (my Beloved Country)

A ziplock bag that was unbranded for the big food stuffs. Bought it N50 per bag. The ziplocks N40 were for smaller items. You can find it in the market where u see a vendor selling different types of nylons. I used the type for gele for the dried veggies, was very cheap.
3. U can put them all in a transparent bag, securely locked.

Bracha:
Good morning Claire18, I have some questions for you. Please pardon my forward essay ☺.
1. About the nylon you used to package your foodstuffs, what is it called? Where can it be gotten?
2. Also, can i use ziplock bags for the foodstuff? What do you think?
3. Did you put your toiletries and creams in a ziplock bag or in any nylon at all?

Thank you.

I have missed u @maternal.

maternal:


Your colleague got rejected and they're too ashamed to say. Don't fall for their nonsense. You're also not comfortable, and if you need motivation to do something life changing for your kids, then I don't know what to say.

I have only used diamond platinum card, which is a USD Dom account. Each withdrawal $5 is charged. $3
Canadian bank, n $2 Diamond bank. The max withdrawal in ATM here is $400 at once. Then I think $1500 per day. My max I have done is $1200. I hope this helps

Bazbaby:


Pls can someone answer o...

Its not compulsory.
You can use and agent and be scammed or banned. Even when you arrive Canada, you have to still read and work hard. Good luck

Skmoda360:

That thread is long for me to comprehend.......it will take me a week to finish that thread....

Use neuvoo tax calculator. It shows you an estimate in each province, in weekly, monthly or yearly.

teechedah:
Hi guys,
Please like how many %tage tax do Canada govt deduct from someone's monthly salary? Am asking for a friend?

Its possible, but I would suggest getting a short stay for maybe 2-3 weeks and understand which area works for you. Some films regret where they stay especially if their place of work is far from the house. Some can't wait to leave downtown apartments, but have to wait till their lease is over. But who knows...you might love the place too! Try signing a short lease of 6 months just in case

CanPR:
Is it possible to arrange permanent accommodation prior to arrival in Canada. I need your kind input if you've successfully done this or know someone who did.