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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 3:01pm On Sep 21, 2023 |
lanresz: It is truly remarkable |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 11:53am On Sep 21, 2023 |
ednut1: The dude was voted in twice! |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 6:23am On Sep 21, 2023 |
JapaPrince: You said the most important thing - you did not carry out a thorough research before going to the French-speaking part of Canada. I see that a lot. That said, the world is your oyster with regards to what you want to do next. Do you learn French? Did you like the culture in Montreal? Have you experienced other areas outside Canada to compare? It is all about what you want. I know English-speaking people in the banking, IT and power generation sectors in Quebec. They love it there. I know what it is like to live in an English and then a French and back to English-speaking country. Everything depends on your personal and family objective. Make the most of where you are before leaving. I made sure my family had French citizenship before leaving France. I advise that you get the very best of Montreal before leaving. You never know when you will need it. All the best and I hope you find people who have been similar situations as you. Look at the facebook pages for British and French expats in Canada. You have plenty of people with similar experiences on there. 7 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 3:45am On Sep 20, 2023 |
njambert: Thanks for the feedback. Great idea. 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 10:23pm On Sep 19, 2023 |
For those with kids, what are you doing for tomorrow's protest? Are you homeschooling them tomorrow? https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/canadians-protest-lgbt-indoctrination-in-schools-with-1-million-march-4-children-on-september-20/ There are protests against LGBT indoctrination tomorrow. Foe those with experience? What did you do? 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 8:45pm On Sep 18, 2023 |
ednut1: Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 7:58pm On Sep 18, 2023 |
Where did you do your winter shopping for jackets, boots, etc? |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 11:15pm On Sep 17, 2023 |
Nazonly: Sure no stress. Send me a message. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 12:34pm On Sep 17, 2023 |
Viking07: Visited 2 Sundays back. Hope you got parking sorted. We got a homeowner on Walnut street who took 20 dollars for the whole day. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 7:53pm On Sep 16, 2023 |
Firefox01: People do not read so no surprises how people will derail the thread. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 7:48pm On Sep 16, 2023 |
NuCypher: Many people do not do strategic planning. It is absolute madness to relocate to a country without a thorough research. Many of these people end up as hungry youtubers feeding lazy people with poor information. Only a handful of quality YouTube content makers out there. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Crime / Re: Calabar: Residents panic Over organ Disappearance. Men Now Walk With bitterkola by Enculer2: 11:57am On Sep 16, 2023 |
Dididrumz: Exists for dumb people |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 2:25am On Sep 16, 2023 |
njambert: I will try to summarise here and hopefully it will help people who are planning to land Canada. These are purely my opinions based on researches I have carried out and personal experiences I have lived. In the end, you need a reference and you can then compare Canada based on your reference and what people are saying. Anyone who would listen to people in order to decide probably has not thought of things carefully. There is long term thinking and short term thinking. Many people I see do short term thinking for Canada. This is my reference. I have Nigerian, UK (Scotland and England), French work experience and in the last couple of years have carefully considered UK/France/Canada. Even after getting PR confirmed last year, it was still 50-50 on whether to go to Canada. We visited Canada a couple of times and went back to the UK a few times to get a feel for things. If you were not in Canada, where would you have been? These following resources/contacts helped me with motivation, focus, jobs, information on life in Canada and info on UK vs Canada or Canada vs France. - LinkedIN networking - Preparing for my professional certification/recognition in Canada. - British Expats In Canada (facebook group) - Les Français au Canada (facebook group) - French in Toronto - Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy and Stephen Covey's tapes over and over - Old classmates living in Canada with successful careers - TEF Community on nairaland (ever grateful to the lady that shared her prep my future access. Cannot remember her name) - Avoiding negative people on the social web - Aligning with positive people on the web. - Avoiding youtube videos like "Top 10 reasons why people are leaving Canada" No. 1 Canada is cold (people have gotta be dumb not to have known that become coming here). No. 2 Canada is lonely (Really? No. Rather, they are boring). No. 3 No jobs in Canada (Not accurate!) No 4 Canada is expensive (True, but so are many other countries) etc. I watched a few of them out of curiosity but stopped when I discovered that it was basically desperate youtubers churning out the same garbage (nothing new, nothing innovative, just copy and paste). I rather focussed on videos of success stories - you attract what you focus on. You have done well by coming to Canada with your family. Congrats. Now, you need to stay focussed. Stephen Covey said “All things are created twice “There’s a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things. Create a positive future in Canada for you and your family. “Abraham Lincoln said: ‘The best way to predict the future is to create it'. You are the right place in Canada. If I had to pick between Nigeria, Scotland, England, France and Canada using the KWINK analysis by Brian Tracy, I would pick Canada again and again. PM for more positivity if you want and if you want to sharpen the saw. 31 Likes 4 Shares |
Car Talk / Re: Nigerians are Riding Cars Stolen From Canada by Enculer2: 11:05pm On Sep 13, 2023 |
So in addition to the cars being stolen using technology, a car can literally be towed away the same way the repo men tow cars using their trucks. Honda CRV is top on the list of most stolen cars. |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Worker Program - Connect Here Part 11 by Enculer2: 5:46pm On Sep 13, 2023 |
rs172: He he he. You are leaving UK, mate? |
Car Talk / Re: Nigerians are Riding Cars Stolen From Canada by Enculer2: 11:59am On Sep 13, 2023 |
Kingdemu: That is the reason why insurers in Canada will not rely on the tracking system by Honda CRV for instance. TD insurance does this. They will insist on installing an immobiliser from their approved list and installation done in a separate company than Honda. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 11:54am On Sep 13, 2023 |
oty1993: I do not know so much about Business Analysis Certification. The advise I can give is that do not let the Certification be the driver. You have to have a clear 5 year plan regarding your career and see of PMP or Business Analysis will be useful during that time. I know for a certainty that PMP is well considered in Canada. It is expensive but it teaches you plenty of useful concepts. You would of course be expected to have had some background and be ready to apply it at work. I was preparing for PMP myself and I have some materials I can share if you are interested. All the best whatever you decide. Salaam. 5 Likes |
Car Talk / Re: Nigerians are Riding Cars Stolen From Canada by Enculer2: 10:33am On Sep 13, 2023 |
7bucklife: That is a very strong possibility. People need to carry out due diligence before buying a car. |
Car Talk / Re: Nigerians are Riding Cars Stolen From Canada by Enculer2: 5:36am On Sep 13, 2023 |
thesicilian: That's terrible. 1 Like |
Car Talk / Nigerians are Riding Cars Stolen From Canada by Enculer2: 2:48am On Sep 13, 2023 |
Car theft is a serious pandemic in Canada now. Be careful of the cars you see for sale in Nigeria. They might be stolen. Nigeria is top 3 destination for stolen cars from Canada. Organised theives steal cars in Canada and sell the cars to Africa and other parts of the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5XJrJTG-BQ?si=0h1XkqiFjZw8d4YF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JUxnzY_IPw?si=P8nvE5ns1f87qfK6 |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 2:36am On Sep 13, 2023 |
Car theft is a serious pandemic in Canada now. Nigeria is top 3 destination for stolen cars from Canada. Organised theives steal cars in Canada and sell the cars to Africa and other parts of the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5XJrJTG-BQ?si=0h1XkqiFjZw8d4YF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JUxnzY_IPw?si=P8nvE5ns1f87qfK6 1 Like |
Travel / Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by Enculer2: 1:02am On Sep 13, 2023 |
Dauphine: Both is fine. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: All TEF Candidates For Canada Immigration, Let's Meet Here! by Enculer2: 1:00am On Sep 13, 2023 |
babakb: Ils cassent les couilles. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 1:58pm On Sep 12, 2023 |
AirBay: UK work permit thing is a pain in the bollocks. Imagine what you have to pay for a family of 5. Plus the NHS surtax and all. You would also have to earn a lot to break even. When the offer came to go back to the UK I was like, nope, Canada PR here I come. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 2:53am On Sep 12, 2023 |
njambert: It will be interesting to see. I imported from Europe. Stuff took about 4 weeks to arrive. I saw some Chinese guys at the Customs also waiting to clear their containers. For buying furniture, they seem expensive here so we decided to bring our stuff. I would love to see how importing from China is like. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 10:30pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
Firefox01: I should have taken one yesterday. So yesterday we went to customs in Mississauga to sign for our furniture and other belongings that arrived Saturday night in a container. The process was easier than I thought. The good thing is that PR holders do not get to pay for customs duties if they declare their 'goods to follow' so it was a relief for me. Also I hope you guys use the Canoo app. You get to visit a host of locations free of charge as permanent residents. We have visited the Toronto zoo a couple of times with the whole family and only pay for parking (15 CAD). A visit to the zoo for us family without the app is like 80 CAD or there about. We will make some dashcams...... Salaam. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 10:20pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
Which car insurance did you use when you started? Which ones gave you the most reasonable rates? Did the insurance companies take into account driving history from your countries. From searches I have made so far, only economical insurance recognises driving history from abroad. Do you know of any others that take driving history into account? 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 10:09pm On Sep 11, 2023 |
Firefox01: What kind of pictures would you like to see? 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 4:15am On Sep 11, 2023 |
NuCypher: I am fully aware, thanks. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 3:40am On Sep 11, 2023 |
lyndaoyewole: Wrong again. You have limited knowledge on this one. Do not mislead people. I got EE directly without PNP at the age of 42, married with with 3 kids. I had masters, over 10 years experience and I know French. So it must NOT be via PNP. Some people had one year Canadian experience and got it at 43 even without French. Again, do not mislead people. Do not make categorical statements when they are wrong. I got EE at 42 and people older than me have got it. Do not demoralise people on here. Getting EE in your forties is possible and so people of that age brackets should feel encouraged. It is harder but possible as I can confirm. They need to hear success stories and not doom and gloom info. Salaam. 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Enculer2: 9:21pm On Sep 10, 2023 |
slydog: When you say "big pass EE" please mention her age. I know people who got EE at 43 years. Unless you are telling us that she is way older than 43. If someone can get it at 43, it is possible for someone older if they meet other requirements. Yes, the older you get, the more difficult it is but they are by no means out of it. |
Autos / Re: Which Car Will Be Best For My Crippled Aunty? by Enculer2: 12:44am On Sep 10, 2023 |
You do not say cripple. Nigerians and bad mouth |
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