Male or Female?

richcasey:
Any fanshawe college student here. I'll need a house mate so we can rent a place together

Please is there any active WhatsApp group for London Ontario

I will agree with this, I used Delta and at the point of check in I was asked to show the credit card I used to book the flight. It had this same clause of required to show credit card used for payment when I was purchasing the ticket

IykeD:



He specifically mentioned "credit card" payment and not any other form. OP, most Airlines have this clause so you may want to contact the airline directly and ask them what you can do.

Please I also sent a PM

amdman:


Send me a PM if you are interested in joining the WhatsApp group of Nigerians in the GTA

Please can anyone share their experience as regards a career in supply chain management

Which one remain?

raphrulz:
Congratulations..... This is great news.

Go and shine in your new home.

I'll rate you 6/10... as you no finish the PPR exam.

Hello Everyone,

It's PPR alert, its coming really late but I thought to share anyway.
I have been a silent reader but this thread has helped immensely.
Thanks to Newmum in particular for all her assistance all the way.
My timeline below:

ITA: May 23rd
AOR: July 9th
MEP/IP1: July 25th
IP2: Sometime in the last week of October(It remained in IP1 for a long time and at some point I stopped checking)
PPR: Nov 6th.

It was a pretty straight forward application, I ordered for GCMS Notes but noticed that even in September Eligibility had not started.
I have had to renew passport and request for extension of passport submission deadline.

Thanks again to everyone that keeps contributing to the thread.
Time to migrate to "Living in Canada" thread

congrats newmum!!!
Thanks for all your assistance

Newmum0615:
Can everyone take a seat please? It’s going to be quite a read.

It’s my turn.

PPR has come to the glory of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.


It has been a lonnnnng but rewarding experience here on this thread and in this EE journey. I have learnt a lot through months of research and waiting. If you had told me anything about relocating from Nigeria before the second week of August 2017, I would have rolled my eyes at you in apparent indifference. I was never one for living abroad. I love visiting on vacations, buying plenty stuff and coming back home. However, one day at the end of the 2nd week of August 2017, I was in the car with my husband, on our way to work and I remember vividly how I stumbled on Testden while browsing through the internet that morning. I decided to read a little and I just became fascinated with the practice texts and solving the questions. A colleague of mine who moved to Australia last year had been harping on about migrating, but I had no such plans. Hubby and I are doing quite well here, and I am also so close to my parents that the thought of staying so far away from them kept me from taking the leap.

Initially, practicing the IELTS questions was just for fun but I had a light bulb moment one day while still recovering from a surgery that almost cost me my life in a Nigerian hospital. A supposedly ‘big’ hospital. Why not take the test and work towards getting outta here? I asked myself. Hubby didn't agree at first. He is a believer now.

So voila! My first connection to anything Canadian was the IELTS test discovery via Testden. During my recuperation period, I decided that I needed a better life not just for myself but also for my kids. I considered Australia, but there is a disconnect between my first degree and work experience so I didn’t stand a chance. Canada was next on my list. I went on to research on the internet; CIC site and Nairaland popped up first among others. I have always engaged Nairaland as my go-to place for 1st hand practical experience on just about anything. It really needs to be rated among the top internet search engines in the world. We are great like that!

So, lemme not bore you with my long story joor.

Here is my timeline:

Decision to immigrate: 2nd week of August 2017.

WES evaluation received: 15th November 2017

IELTS: L8.5 R9 S7.5 W7.5

Hubby: Did very well. Maxed out on scores.

EE profile created: 1st December 2017

ITA: 6th December 2017

AOR: 1st February 2018

NA1: 2nd February 2018

Medicals passed/IP1: 12th February 2018

NA2: 16th February 2018

IP2: 27th February 2018 (the mass movement)

1st GCMS notes (ordered via gcmsbuddy.com): April, 2018 Received in less than 2 weeks

2nd GCMS notes (ordered via gcmsbuddy.com): June, 2018 Received one month later

ADR: 2 days ago. Day 179. Height & Color info + Copies of passport biodata pages (as if I didn’t provide it before)

PPR Mail: 1st August 2018. Received around past noon today. I was actually speaking in faith this morning when I was teasing y'all about having correct news . I just had the feeling.

VO: Almighty London

AOR to PPR: A whooping 181 days!

Other details:

POF: I used 3 T-bills certificates, account statement and other sources of funds. Reference letter from bank and letter from hubby giving consent to use his own portion of the funds. Used affidavit and LOE to explain huge inflows from hubby cos they were quite significant (upfront allowance from his employer). I had almost 3 times the amount needed for a family of three, so I had to exclude other sources of funds so that I don’t complicate things with a bulky upload and overwhelm the VO.

Whew! It was a battle getting that file to compress. After a 6-hour battle on submission day, I was finally able to compress it to 3.7mb. Made a mistake on the LOE in calculating total amount, was about to upload the whole file in the POF placeholder when I got a call from hubby that he had observed a mistake from his review. Had to abort mission ( ), correct it, rescan before remerging and uploading.

Employment: Got letter from my previous employer (didn’t use it in the end cos I couldn’t decide on the right NOC for it), added role in personal history. Used the one from my current employer, LOE explaining NOC change, work mails, Tax card, Staff ID card, my call card and that of my line manager. No payslips or SOA. Although I got maximum score for my previous role with current employer, I also declared my one and half year current role, same employer under my work history cos both roles showed on the same reference letter anyway, and so I had to upload the same doc again for this current role (Thanks happytbaby for calling my mind to this one. I might have missed it). Hmm, was so scared throughout the process cos I had used a different job title and NOC before ITA, but apparently, it wasn’t a biggie (thanks to @cochtrane, @einsteino, @happytbaby & @Blackbuddy for allaying my fears on this).

Education: IELTS TRF, ECA report, Degree certificates. ECA process was pretty straightforward, Naija Uni represented well. UK school, of course didn’t disappoint.

Hubby’s Education: No ECA done for either degree.

Medicals: Done at Q-Life a day before I submitted (I no dey plan travel soon, so had to shift it as far away as possible). Very seamless process.

Photos: Studio 24. The hard copies we did have expired in the wake of this delay. We have to retake them.

Legal document for name change: Submitted one & the same person affidavit for hubby.

LOE: Submitted Schedule A, old UK Visa refusal notes for hubby and 1, Travel History form, affidavit for one & the same person for hubby and his birth certificate (for different names on his docs).

CSE: I noticed that I had mistakenly swapped documents in the wrong placeholders. Raised CSE and notified them of the error.

GCMS Notes: 1st & 2nd were fine. No issues.

So, as I drop my pen, abi fingers (), let me acknowledge and thank everyone for the great job we are all doing here. You guys are amaaaaazing! Agents and consultants are seriously learning compared to us.

As I say thank you to each and every one, lemme send a special shout out to people who were and have been consistent in making this thread a success: @40manlappy (you no answer some of my PMs in the early days of my membership here sha, I still dey beef you-smiley), @Kontagious, @happytbaby (God bless you plenty), @Glitteringstar, our able landlady and data analyst, @cochtrane, @einsteino, @Blackbuddy, @mcstan18 (you snuck up on us and became a formidable “elder” smiley), @Hephgirl (I miss you in our midst.), @Elfmannisback (thank you for being our police here), @ysteph, @Ethelia, @luffyhaki, @Tojued, @ArabianRose @TEECANN, @Threemg, @vcole @smslive2 @agates @ jholarharde and many many others I can’t name here. Una too plenty ooooo. Thank you for all the love and support. You guys made the wait easy to bear.

I kept trusting God and believing that my turn will come one day. Months back, I wrote my goods-to-follow list, made a list of all that we were going to sell off. I even decided on the school my son will go to if we were ever able to get a house within the boundary of the school board. I have researched and researched, now it feels like I already live in Canada (except for the cold. ). I appreciate the Planning for Canada session I was privileged to attend. It’s a pity that the opportunity may end soon. It really helped with my planning.

I appreciate you all for all the times you wished that this day would come sooner. Every time I saw a post praying for my PPR, I would pray and ask God to answer the prayer. May God Almighty, the One who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we can ever think, ask or even imagine make our ways prosperous and grant us all fulfilled lives in Canada.

We shall meet in Canada one day. One day soon.

Excuse my dramatic post. I wasn’t going to type all these, but you guys have waited for this day, so I didn’t want to fall hand. It has been one hell of a wait. I was expecting serious excitement the day this PPR would come, but I am not as excited as I thought I would be. It’s even surprising to me. I think I am even a little afraid, but God has got me. We will all flourish in Canada. It's a must!

PS: To all our newbies, please take time out to read and understand this process. When you take offense at people who ask you to read more, it gives the impression that people that did exactly that are foolish. Imagine that no one took out time to study the process, who would you have confidence to ask for guidance? Please read, read and read. It can be overwhelming, I know, but the benefits surmount every stress you might encounter in figuring where and how to start. To access even the most basic of services in our Maple Leaf country, you would need to read and understand your rights and entitlements as a PR, T&Cs of certain services and all. Why not start now and imbibe that behavior?

…Off to continue dancing! See you guys lerra.

Onedimple:


Same with me.

I just got mine today so I guess it will eventually be updated

Onedimple:
Hi everyone. Please should i be worrying? AOR was July 10 and no update yet. Or do you think i'm not checking in the right place? Thanks.

I have this same issue

Please has anyone raised a CSE to update visa information if you renew your US visa post AOR

Please what’s the best way to prove you are the same person if your passport doesn’t carry your middle name but your supporting documents like account statements does

Someone mentioned the below in the Canada visa thread. So there is still hope.

"If you consider more precisely today there was almost a point drop really. I mean last Draw CRS was 442 but the cut off was May 2017, So basically all the people who were on 442 stayed in the pool. And todays cut off was Feb 11, 2018. So after today very few people are on 442 if any. So if you think it that way we have a single point decrease"

Thank you!

Newmum0615:
If that JD you posted is what your JD really is,
just use 0714 and move on. Abi, you were not overseeing functions in your unit? If you want, use 1211. All join. Don't comman be doing fasting and prayer on top the NOC issue. All those employment requirement should not be your headache now. When you start looking for work in Canada, you can start thinking about all those ones.
Ok bye, lemme goan warm that correct red stew in my freezer.

Please I will really appreciate if anyone with spare time can help me out.

ebi12:
Please I need help on which noc code to choose. I believe my job is a combination of several Noc codes.Am not a manager but I think Noc 1221 is selling myself short as my role needs a college degree as a minimum. I think 0714 fits me better. So I want to change my noc code before ITA Please see my job description below:

My job title is Facility Administrator(Base Administrator)

Lead Statement
Responsible for managing the company facility. The position ensures that all company assets, including but not limited to leased or rented assets, within the Main office and other satellite offices in the location are properly maintained and kept in safe and good working condition at all times.

Duties
Ensure that the facility is tidy at all times by adequate supervision of the office Utility staff and any other individual contracted to carry out any other work that relate to keeping the office in a safe and clean condition.

• Ensure that all office utility equipment is kept in good condition at all times. This includes but not limited to the Power, water, communication and entertainment systems in the office.

• Ensure efficient service delivery of contracted catering company for the office and accommodation and timely escalate concerns and cases of non-performance.

. Ensure that all company vehicles are kept in good condition at all times.

• Supervise and ensure strict adherence to routine vehicle maintenance schedule for all company vehicles.

• Actively participate in daily or weekly Drivers meetings during which performance against targets will be evaluated.

• Ensure all company Drivers meet the minimum training requirements at all times.

• Ensure all journeys are planned and carried out in a timely manner.

• Coordinate all official incoming and outgoing trips involving employees, visitors or clients where use of company vehicles may be required for pick up and drop off.


Ensures personal behaviors/work practices are in line with Company safety standards

• Responsible for personal safety and the safety of those in the facility vicinity.

• Accountable for working conditions under the control of the position and for detecting any unsafe or unhealthy conditions or behaviour and to take immediate steps to investigate and rectify any risks to health, safety and welfare arising from any work activity.

• Performs a broad range of related activities using hazard identification, Job Safety Analysis, SOAR program etcto ensure safe performance.

• Participates as required in investigations of incidents in the facility/vehicles

• Pays close attention to housekeeping, double-checks and takes additional safety precautions to ensure no-one is put at risk by own work.

Thanks, the only thing though is the employment requirements mine is a bachelors degree minimum. But 1221 and 1211 do not have it as a minimum requirement, just 0714

mcstan18:


Check 1211. Looks more like it but the final decision is yours to make though

Deleted the repeated post

Please I need help on which noc code to choose. I believe my job is a combination of several Noc codes.Am not a manager but I think Noc 1221 is selling myself short as my role needs a college degree as a minimum. I think 0714 fits me better. So I want to change my noc code before ITA Please see my job description below:

My job title is Facility Administrator(Base Administrator)

Lead Statement
Responsible for managing the company facility. The position ensures that all company assets, including but not limited to leased or rented assets, within the Main office and other satellite offices in the location are properly maintained and kept in safe and good working condition at all times.

Duties
Ensure that the facility is tidy at all times by adequate supervision of the office Utility staff and any other individual contracted to carry out any other work that relate to keeping the office in a safe and clean condition.

• Ensure that all office utility equipment is kept in good condition at all times. This includes but not limited to the Power, water, communication and entertainment systems in the office.

• Ensure efficient service delivery of contracted catering company for the office and accommodation and timely escalate concerns and cases of non-performance.

. Ensure that all company vehicles are kept in good condition at all times.

• Supervise and ensure strict adherence to routine vehicle maintenance schedule for all company vehicles.

• Actively participate in daily or weekly Drivers meetings during which performance against targets will be evaluated.

• Ensure all company Drivers meet the minimum training requirements at all times.

• Ensure all journeys are planned and carried out in a timely manner.

• Coordinate all official incoming and outgoing trips involving employees, visitors or clients where use of company vehicles may be required for pick up and drop off.


Ensures personal behaviors/work practices are in line with Company safety standards

• Responsible for personal safety and the safety of those in the facility vicinity.

• Accountable for working conditions under the control of the position and for detecting any unsafe or unhealthy conditions or behaviour and to take immediate steps to investigate and rectify any risks to health, safety and welfare arising from any work activity.

• Performs a broad range of related activities using hazard identification, Job Safety Analysis, SOAR program etcto ensure safe performance.

• Participates as required in investigations of incidents in the facility/vehicles

• Pays close attention to housekeeping, double-checks and takes additional safety precautions to ensure no-one is put at risk by own work.

You can simply choose to ignore instead of being rude, I only tried to see if I got a correct interpretation of what you said.

elfmann:
Read d thread!

So in other words, I can use the two job roles to get the maximum score for my overall CRS score and the two years experience in my current role makes me eligible for PR under the Federal Skilled Workers Program.
Please correct me if am wrong.

elfmann:

Search it.. I personally contributed to the last question. The two-year work experience should be ur primary NOC which is used to ascertain ur eligibility but both count toward ur CRS score. Whether they are of same NOC or not, no problem. The second question, it can be signed and dated anytime.. Pre EE profile, while inside the pool or after getting ITA. For question one, the founder should have a letterhead no matter how dirty or go with plain sheets.

Thank you!

sleekchic:


Hello,
I am only a baby fish in this pond but let me try.

1. Since the founder is writing a reference letter, it should be fine. Let him state it there that the company is no longer in existence and attach proof it was a real company. Also if you have your employment letter, payslips and any other proof please add it. Then he can put his business card if he has one. The letter can be on a plain paper but let it have contact information. Lastly, you should also add an LOE explaining that the company folded up.

2. I have read it here that someone used a letter she had gotten since 2014 so the date on it shouldn't matter since you no longer work there. I dunno if it's OK if the person can post date it for your peace of mind.

3. It means the work you are claiming points for must be one that you were paid, not a volunteer work, and it must have been full time(at least 40hours per week) or if it was part-time then adding all the hours you spent working there must equal 40hours per week x 52 which makes one year. i.e if you worked somewhere as a part-time teacher and only worked 3 days a week. You would need to have worked there like 3 years to claim one full year. The last part means you can't combine different NOCs to make your work experience.You can only pick one NOC eg you worked as a doctor for 1year -NOC A then a manager for 1year-NOC B you can't say you have 2years working experience. This is my interpretation

-Pls correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks alot.

GlitteringStar:



1. Read this post.

2. You can collect your reference letter(s) before entering the pool. However, for your current job, it is advisable that the reference letter shouldn't be more than three months old.

3. @Cochtrane answered the question in this post.

Still hoping someone here answers the questions below

ebi12:
Please I need help as regards reference letter, I know the questions have been answered before but I am still not clear, please can anyone help to answer my questions below:
1. I have been able to get up to 3 years experience, however the first year was from my previous company which has closed down. I have reached out to the founder who has agreed to sign the reference letter for me. The question now is since I can’t use the company’s letter headed paper, how do I go about it so the letter is not questioned .

2. Must I sign the reference letter only after I have created an EE profile or the timing doesn’t matter.

3.Can anyone please explain this statement “It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation (NOC skill type 0, A or B)”.
Am asking because the job roles in the two companies I have worked is different.

Please I need answers as it’s important to get the maximum score for 3years and above.Thanks in advance.

Please still awaiting response from anyone. Please

ebi12:
Please I need help as regards reference letter, I know the questions have been answered before but I am still not clear, please can anyone help to answer my questions below:
1. I have been able to get up to 3 years experience, however the first year was from my previous company which has closed down. I have reached out to the founder who has agreed to sign the reference letter for me. The question now is since I can’t use the company’s letter headed paper, how do I go about it so the letter is not questioned .

2. Must I sign the reference letter only after I have created an EE profile or the timing doesn’t matter.

3.Can anyone please explain this statement “It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation (NOC skill type 0, A or B)”.
Am asking because the job roles in the two companies I have worked is different.

Please I need answers as it’s important to get the maximum score for 3years and above.Thanks in advance.

Please I need help as regards reference letter, I know the questions have been answered before but I am still not clear, please can anyone help to answer my questions below:
1. I have been able to get up to 3 years experience, however the first year was from my previous company which has closed down. I have reached out to the founder who has agreed to sign the reference letter for me. The question now is since I can’t use the company’s letter headed paper, how do I go about it so the letter is not questioned .

2. Must I sign the reference letter only after I have created an EE profile or the timing doesn’t matter.

3.Can anyone please explain this statement “It must have been paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation (NOC skill type 0, A or B)”.
Am asking because the job roles in the two companies I have worked is different.

Please I need answers as it’s important to get the maximum score for 3years and above.Thanks in advance.