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jedisco:
Interesting... lots of money would be passed down - most tied up in property. Call it first mover advantage but I don't see recipients complaining about high property prices when they have a large house bequeathed to them.

This almost locks out current migrants and means they have to work doubly hard to attain same standing. Also, if adequate taxation isnt in place, it can entrench inequality.

A 'ridonkulous' amount of money.

Interesting that this is not the only thing being bequeathed to the next generation and the least concerning - personally I think there is something else.

For sure, these type of people will not complain about high property prices, after all the Bank of Mummy and Daddy is the home gift that keeps on giving.

Anyway you look at this, African immigrants need to band together and form strong communities that help each other whilst eschewing immediate gratification. The panacea for levelling this field and having an advantage is working smart and doubly hard.

GraciousWords:
Fraser Institute school rankings for Elementary & High schools in Alberta, Quebec, BC and Ontario......for interested parents.

https://www.compareschoolrankings.org/pdfs

How about school rankings for provinces like NB, MB, SK etc?

Thanks.

GraciousWords:
If you're worried only about quality of education and not so much the religious...maybe re-consider the CBE schools (Calgary Board or Education) i.e. public schools.

The Fraser Institute does a ranking every year. See if you live near any of the top rated ones or are willing to change community to be within the school zone of one of the top 20 for example.

Another option is not to worry so much about elematary and focus on getting into a neighborhood with an excellent mid and high school.

The CBE find a school site allows you to see the zone for each school and also works only on PCs not phone. CBE also have TLC traditional learning centres where they wear uniform and give home work but these are usually oversubscribed. Look through the CBE page for more details.

There are also charter schools which have a designated focus e.g. gifted, science, art, classics etc.

CBE also has French Immersion Schools ...early immersion for kids from kindergarten and grade 1 with zero French or late immersion for grade 7 entry.

Just Google all the options above and talk to people in each to get their feedback.

My kids go to CBE and I've been fine with the quality......as the efiko wey I be ....we still supplement at home with extra work and add our own personal world views too.

https://www.compareschoolrankings.org/

https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx#

The non-Catholic Christian schools e.g Bearspaw Christian, Calgary Christian, Glenmore Christian are good but as you already know...pricey.

Gracious words, GraciousWords!

The bolded is under rated in today's world.

Parents are the first teacher/life coach of the child and there should be no situation in which we are too busy or outsource our responsibility to another entity.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/a-trillion-dollar-tsunami-canadians-grapple-with-unprecedented-wealth-transfer/ar-AA1znZnq?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=705ecb66a31940c9b687aea49c8573cb&ei=11

Hmmm

BornToSucced:
Dear friends, Please, I need help with getting accommodation in British Columbia, preferably Richmond, Surrey, Kitsilano, Yaletown, etc.

I can take care of myself, but I just want to get a place before landing next month.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

- Can you get in touch with churches in the area?

- Also start checking out airbnbs and rental adverts in the area.

- Look for Nigerian groups/resident associations.

jedisco:
It doesn't surprise. One of their points was that once one accounts for married families and college education, earning between whites and AAs equalise.

A more traditional approach to raising a family should suit them better. It's also a strong factor in many relatively successful ethnic communities

I will come back to the importance of college education as a success factor and how tricky it may be for both first gen and second gen immigrants, especially getting one that guarantees middle class income in Canada.

jedisco:
Nice... though it is right leaning and would have wanted contrasting opinions included (in a non-adversorial) manner, I love the clear message. They are obviously introspective and focused on making their community better. I love how the focus of the conversation tilted towards that from about 22 mins. No blame games- just improve.

Interesting fact is how an increasing proprietary of frican Americans have voted Trump ober the years. From 8 to 12 to 20%. Interesting

Yes, they are definitely right-leaning - not a fan and will probably never be one.

Their solution for improving the fortunes of the African-American (AA) community sound simple - stay married and get a job. But a closer look reveals they may actually have a point as shown by the screen shot below. The married AA family is closest in terms of earning to the 'folks at the top of the pyramid'.

These are labor earning stats so there is sufficient reason to believe they are valid. The limitations of this data include how old it is (2016) and generalizability/extent to which it can be applied to other A communities.

Interesting.

https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/second-quarter-2019/earnings-gap-marital-status-race-gender

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIiyIEyUxu8&ab_channel=HooverInstitution


What is your take on the opinions expressed in this video?

Oluwapomile1:
Hi all. Please can anyone recommend a good trainer for the class 5 road test in Calgary. Preferably SE. Thank you.

Ps: Over 10 years of driving history in Nigeria.

Hello,

I searched 'a good road test trainer in calgary reddit' on google and came up with these -

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/1bwm8oo/driving_school_recommendation/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/5czw2u/good_driving_instructor_to_pass_road_test/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/143hygm/driving_instructors_in_calgary/

There are also tips here - https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/1ez0mt7/i_am_taking_my_class_5_road_test_tomorrow_any/

How was your knowledge test?

This is what happens when we let prejudice/bias in through the door, it becomes local.

First, it will be 'others' then it will be 'inhouse'.

A thread about how to make the community of Nigerians living in Canada stronger has turned to this!

orjohn24:
Please disregard any negative comments. The majority of individuals, particularly Nigerians in Canada, often face significant challenges, as many are on low wages and struggle to make ends meet. However, having come from societies where they experienced oppression, they tend to view their new life in Canada as a great improvement, even if it still comes with its own difficulties. For many, the contrast to their previous circumstances leads them to perceive even modest progress as a valuable opportunity, despite facing racism, health challenges, and a lower quality of life in Canada, as they have already come to view suffering as a way of life

- Where is your proof that majority of Nigerian - Canadians often face significant challenges? Share the data please.

- I thought it is implicit in migration that most people are fleeing one form of challenge or the other. So should we begrudge people of the thought that their life in Canada is a step-up on their previous life? It is their life, their thought.... Life will always have its challenges, being 6ft under presents none.

- Next time, try and engage in creative gestation and be original. Using AI to generate content in support of discrimination is unbecoming. The people who came up with AI were busy working to provide solutions to people's problems not engrossed with bias.

RodgersAkpafu:
All your assumptions are WRONG
That's the problem you ppl have
You think expressing reservations have to do with personal interest

Migration to Canada based on my personal circumstances won't be so difficult for me IF I CHOOSE TO.
The UK has been so good to me these years I've been here

Everything I say here is for two reasons

1. To call BS out AND
2. To warn gullible and impressionable newcomers from my country going to Canada (or the UK, my side of the fence)

That's it


You say I am "picking fights"
Picking fights with who ?
Most definitely not my fellow nigerians (cos I love yall) and most definitely with no "pajeet" either

All I do is to warn ppl of how SOME of these fellows can be....
It's left for you to accept

Or continue living in dreamland and "being in solidarity " with people who hate your guts.

It's up to you

- There are no assumptions here. I have attached proof that your antagonism and racial slurs against a whole people/nation is borne out of scorn due to being unable to 'get in'. By the way, your hope is to remove hatred and scorn from your mind.

- The problem with people like you is that they think life is all about dichotomous outcomes. Because I refuse to frolic in the mud with you and call people derogatory names, it means I am shilling on behalf of those people. It pays to stop seeing things in black or white only.

RodgersAkpafu:
All it takes is one or two nasty experiences
And all these sheepish dovism will be slapped out of your face
Then you go know what's up 😊

Some of you think life is a "game show"
When u deal with real mercenary behaviour, una go know wetin dey

1) Slapper. I do not play in the 'mud' so I would not know what those nasty experiences are. You should try flying one of these days. It is civil up there and people do not call others derogatory names.

2) Let's do the basics. You are 'unhappy' with a group of people because you feel they are gaming the Canadian immigration system. The reason you are unhappy has to do with the fact that you have tried to and probably are still trying to move to Canada but age is counting against you and this is not obviated by education attainment.

3) It's a new year. Another birthday and your score reduces by multiple points. Instead of talking to people about what you can do to boost your score, you are here picking fights. What is funny is that there are folks in Canada hailing your racist comments oblivious to the fact that they have more to lose - a case of the Judas goat leading the naive and simple to the slaughter.

4) I expect you to take a moment to think about the solution to your problem. You can explore learning French , PNP , Atlantic Immigration etc. Reposition your mind away from all these gripes and start acting!

olalekan9320:
This is my last post on this topic sha. To iterate to those moving here, I know as humans we're all inherently bias but please take people has they come. If you have hatred for some set of people it might consume you first sha that's the thing.

These people are far from perfect just like every other group of people in this country but don't internalize those things that you see on twitter

You have spoken well, Chief.

“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago

jedisco:
So far, Trumps shenanigans hasn't had a significant effect on the Canadian market as he seems to have been posturing.
I wonder how that'd feed into the next election with the current government raising alarm bells

Some POVs. ....

1) The orange-haired one is a clown. I will not dignify him and his adherents with even mentioning his name. But let's not be scornful, so we will oxymoron-ize him as a crafty clown!

2) The hot mic comments (I do not even believe it was a true hot mic. JT is no clown but he's crafty - remember he and Macron are the only leader of a G7 nation that survived COVID. These embers are dying but they can burn) by Trudeau yesterday means the orange-haired one's motive matches his comments. But his action is having the opposite effect, Canadians are not rolling out the red carpet to welcome 'America'. Now Canadians are unified (?) against his 51st state comments.

3) His 51st state comments and the threat of tariffs are mutually inclusive. Stay with me, it will get 'gooder'.

4) The position of the official opposition in politics means that they will break out in paroxysms of schadenfreude if something bad happens. This is what my people will call - Jakinidodo. Something bad happens when tariffs are levied against the country (Yes, the removal of interprovincial barriers to trade means that shortfall from tariffs can be offset to an extent).

5) Notice how the tone of PP changed when there was just the lone threat of tariff and when it was the double barreled threat of tariff + 51st state comments - he was suddenly advising the government and dialing down on the vitriol. After all, as long as it is projected in the media that the tariff problem is averted, then JT shines. The Liberal stocks soar with the increasing anti-American sentiments. PP's egungun will be careful now, this is 190km/hr highway.

6) The moment anything comes up that ties PP (including dual citizenship - see Andrew Scheer) or the Cons to 'looking forward' or 'wanting' the tariffs to happen so the whole economy can come crashing down and they get to point fingers at JT/Liberals . Wahala don happen for them Cons. Remember polling experts are being cautious about PP's chances of forming a majority government with the emergence of MC (look away now CF) as the front runner for the Liberal party flag bearer. Also, PP needs majority because he may not have allies. Yes, they can form a minority government with BQ but Liberal stocks are rising in Quebec again to the extent that it is even matching that of BQ.

7) Expect a lot of jinks and feigns in the incoming weeks/months.

angrybutsane:
Pls has anyone done LPN with a background in ARTS from Nigeria ? Based in Edmonton , Alberta . I would like to ask some questions . I have googled but I would like to personally know someone experience before I think about a big career change

I know someone with Arts(?) background in Nigeria who is in the final year of a BSN program in Canada (Saskatchewan precisely). She has 2 kids less than 5 years old and had her second whilst registered in this program!

You can do it, Sister!

Here is my little bit....

1) Research, research. This is a no brainer. What is their fees/tuition like? Experiential learning opportunities? What AES accommodation do they have? This is important especially if you have kid(s) to drop at the daycare at 8am and lecture starts at 8am. If you are registered with AES, they can record or make other arrangements for you.
Compare multiple LPN programs if there are multiple institutions offering it in your area.
This may not pertain to you but looking at out-of-province/city LPN programs is also something some people may be willing to explore.

2) Money! Money answereth all things. If it is a thing, money will most probably make it all easy. How will you finance this career pivot? Student loan +/- grant? Some provinces allow both to not be mutually exclusive now. Some also charge interest after you have completed the program whilst some do not. How about some part time job? As a student caregiver, you can register with alto (https://findalto.com/careers). There is a lot of flexibility in being able to choose jobs.

3)Support system. Look for friends registered in the program who share the-same objective, background etc. You should not have to look too far. If it were courses like Vet Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy - e fit be only 'you' but LPN, you will have the luxury of being around lots of folks.

4) As you start the program, remember you are bringing experience and perspective from multiple continents. No gree for anyone o and make sure 'you know your stuff'!

5) Lastly, I know you have already been divinely inspired on the choice of LPN so this may be for someone else. How about a Bachelor of Education since we are no longer in a place where the reward of teachers is in heaven? They should be able to transfer some credits from previous degree which will shorten the 4-year BEd program.
I have attached the pay grid for teachers in Saskatchewan below, other provinces' are similar +/- a few thousands. With a freshly minted BEd, it is class 4 level 1 and each year of teaching adds another level. If you have a BEd+M.Ed, it is Class 6 and with 9 years experience it is ~6 figures.
For some people, it is not much and for others, it is the dawn of a new era.
This collective agreement is obsolete though since it's 2years old, there is a freshly minted one in arbitration and it is definitely better.

This is my perspective with the assumptions that the recipient is a parent and a non temporary resident.

jedisco:
Well said!

Your post about black folks in the criminal justice system is rather chilling: 'From 8% in 2002, 19% in 2006 and reaching 29% in 2020. Indeed, one-half of Black inmates in the CJS are 30 years of age or younger....Factors such as discretionary policing tactics in Black and economically marginalized neighbourhoods, harsher arrest decisions, police reliance on child welfare agencies to resolve conflicts within Black families instead of support service provisions to sub-standard service delivery mechanisms, have been cited as major causes of these increases'

Work has to be done to reverse this trend.

I am glad you homed in on the excerpt above! You see that bolded, it is laden with meaning. The system does not understand us. They are giving western interpretations to African problems and that will always exacerbate the issue.

Even the doctors may not understand African ailments! That was an excerpt from a black history month poster in a top tier Canadian university. Look at the extent of that oversimplification, the nerve!

We need to get into the system and start being reckoned with - social work, doctor, pharmacy, police officer etc. We need more of our folks going into the mix, that is one of the most effective way to advance our community.

SIRTee15:
U don't tell people what to discuss or not discuss here.
People storming and looting stores is an early onset sign of anarchy and it should bother reasonable citizens.

If U know unruly black kids in school or jail, initiate the discussion and let's proffer way out.

Oh yes, I can't tell you what to discuss but I can add my own point of view so that an outsider or new entrant looking through this forum will not think we are all trapped in the quicksand of bigotry.

And I am not that type of 'reasonable citizen' that is bothered by isolated incidents of looting, neither is it my job to worry about such even if it is widespread.

As you were now.

jedisco:
BTW, I belive this thread is for Nigerians in Canada to share experiences, help each other and build a community not a congregation for Nigerians (even those not in Canada) who hate Indians to mast**bate on.

What has changed? How come there is so much focus on spreading hate for another moreso than bettering ourselves? We've seen such narratives in Nigeria of people blaming other groups for their problems even to the extent of widespread religious riots- where did that lead us?

I'm not one to gate speech and all thoughts are welcome. But so little has been said of Trumps threats and the direction of the US toward Canada (which if true would have far-reaching consequences for us) - whereas many posts over most recent pages has been about hate towards Indians- even those in countries we have not visited. We are better than this!
We should remember that in pointing at others, four fingers point back at us.

I am actually surprised that this is what it has come to on this thread.

There are a lot of things going on in the immigrant community in this country that require solutions. And yet folks are here regurgitating shopworn shibboleths gleaned from somewhere else. This is how bigotry starts oo!
The African immigrant community has a lot of work to do. We cannot afford to be bogged down by all these base talks about another tribe, nationality etc.

We have couples resorting to fisticuffs because of child care benefit.
In 2024, for a good half of the year the sermon and bible study was all about how a husband and a wife can live together in love and harmony in the church I attend. How both can share domestic chores etc. Just that! Not Jesus Christ is coming soon. The spate of divorce and separation has forced the clergy to go back to basics.

There are teachers in the public and catholic school system who are encountering extreme difficulties with kids from our community. They do not listen to instructions. When the parents are called, they either do not respond or become recalcitrant.
Some kids form gangs and beat up the white kids, yes they do that. As a matter of fact, they are saying black kids are now being represented in the Canadian penitentiary system (In 2020, Black youth made up 29% of the Black population in the Criminal Justice System). [url]https://www.yorku.ca/dighr/project/retooling-black-anxiety/#:~:text=Representation%20of%20Black%20youths%20in,in%20racially%20inequal%20setting12.[/url]
Can the typical African immigrant really afford these things?

The truth is that in most cases, when people start 'talking smack' about others, they are either malcontents or just plain falling short of their expectations for themselves. The people cashing out big from the burgeoning population are not complaining or slinging mud. The Doctors with full roster that are not accepting more patients, the folks who have stocks in Loblaws (people go sha chop food), the banks (immigrants go sha have bank accounts) and even the new immigrants excelling in their fields. Last month I met someone who was earning NGN30K as a teacher with 10 years experience, they came in last year and already have a contract with a remuneration of upwards of CAD5K per month!

You won't find these people complaining about people hopping on 3 appendages to catch a bus!

Yes, there are people experiencing difficulties getting employment etc. What are we going to do about that? Complain about Trudeau? About other people? Or look at ways we can go about it and thereby enrich our community?

SIRTee15:
Mr Man, we all know U love digging your head in the sand so not surprised U didn't see the main issue with that video.

What happened to orderliness and queue. Or U don't know such stampede can lead to someone being crushed to death.

Rush hour is not only a problem with Calgary, it's a global problem in all major cities. The issue is mentality of the people waiting for the transport.

Hopefully, you refer to the mentality of Calgarians and not a specific tribe or nationality.

@LordAdam16, RodgersAkpafu, Jedisco and any one willing to contribute.

So we have established that there is a deficit of talent in our community! What do we do to remedy this? It is not enough for us to describe a malaise, we can also try to proffer solution(s). You never know who will be reading this - now or in the future. We diagnose, prognosticate and also offer therapy - clear ones and in simple language. We have all heard the toll of the death knell of affirmative action, which as nebulous as it seem to some, is still something and has offered a pathway to a better life for many. And so it may behoove us to gestate or come up with a more bespoke alternative.

RodgersAkpafu spoke about a cultural shift. Can we get into the nitty gritty of this?

LordAdam16, I will take a couple of hours one of these days to look through that reddit thread. That looks loaded to the brim. Please provide more insight(s)?

Jedisco, please shoot!
Thank you.

I think we need to be careful with the opinions we express here. For the sake of winning brownie points in a discussion, we may not engage in giving free rein to our biases and personal experiences, which do not create a strict hypothesis about other people. We have to do better. My people will say pounded yam consumed 20 years back can still singe one's palm or even tummy. The opinion expressed these past few pages could actually lead to some people putting their employers in a difficult position keeping them as employees. 

Secondly, we have to know that there are people wanting to migrate and are scrolling through these pages. We have deprived them of having their unique experiences (which may be positive) by pouring out our vitriol about countries and groups of people on here. We need to do better. 

Let's be fair and consider the opposing argument. We need not engage in making sweeping and absolute comments by putting in provisions for our own opinion being wrong.

Great conversation here about savings and lifestyle generally - insightful and respectful.

Keep it coming and keep up the good work folks

Breezy90:
Nah, i want to take my pharmacy exam.

If I may ask, how are you preparing for this?

leksite120:
Omo, we don too suffer for GTA, how can a 2bedroom apartment be $1350 a month

lol..
You live in a world class city so there is that.

It is -40 degrees C in winter here for a cumulative of 14 days per season.

Lastly, there is an update, facility manager is saying the actual price is $1,680 but I know that is still a dime to Toronto's toonies!

If anyone is looking for accommodation in Saskatoon next month (Starting August 1st), I have a 2 bedroom 1 bath with a lease that runs till February 2025.
- $1,360 / month with 810sqft.
- Apartment permits 2 students if they are willing to share.
- In-suite laundry, stove, micro wave, refrigerator etc
- Bus stop/route in front of the building.
- It is a walking distance from Sask-Poly, Midtown mall, FreshCo, pharmacy and 9-minute driving distance from Costco.

Please let me know/send a DM if you are interested

affoncad:
The govt ignore the voice of wisdom and now it affecting everybody , an unplanned immigration is a failure to any economic and you can see yesterday byelection when the rulling party losing an election in is strong hold of over 30years is not a good sign!

The influx of immigrants serve a purpose. Let us ask ourselves, who are the greatest beneficiaries of this influx? Food, clothing and accommodation represent the bare necessities for anyone's survival. And there is arguable proof that by letting in the record number of immigrants, the economy is doing well.

Loblaw Companies (owner of grocery chains Real Canadian Superstore, Wholesale, Independent Grocer, Shoppers Drug Mart) reported a first-quarter 2024 revenue of $13.58 billion, a 4.5% increase from the previous year, and a quarterly profit of $459 million, a 9.8% increase.
During Dollarama’s latest quarterly conference call, CEO Neil Rossy called Canada’s growing population a “driver in the future.” The Montreal-based company sells a wide assortment of discount household essentials like knives, forks, pots and pans through more than 1,500 stores across Canada. BMO Capital Markets estimates nearly a third of Dollarama’s 2025 same-store sales growth will come from “elevated levels of immigration into Canada.”

And the Prime Minister was on record saying that they need the housing situation to stay that way to maintain the retirement nest egg of the older generation. Let me quote him - “Housing needs to retain its value,” Mr. Trudeau told The Globe and Mail’s City Space podcast. “It’s a huge part of people’s potential for retirement and future nest egg.”
The best way to maintain this value is to let in record number of immigrants.

Here is a quote from Maximilien Roy, VP of the industry lobby group Restaurant Canada "We need to have international students coming in. It's a key group working in the industry for us." Immigrants bring in money, no matter how small. They need bank accounts (RBC, CIBC, BMO, TD..), phone lines (Telus, Rogers...) etc.

So here are my two cents about this issue. Please note that these reflect my opinion and are not necessarily the objective truth.

1) The interest groups behind this record immigration are non partisan - if it were the Cons, the-same will happen. There is only one anti immigration party in Canada and I will not bother to name it.
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/understanding-the-changing-ratio-of-working-age-canadians-to-seniors-and-its-consequences

2) Things have moved from the realm of what is proper/ethical/right. It is now about 'what favors me'. I will give an example of this. In the next 24hours the City of Saskatoon will vote whether to accept or reject the federal government Home Accelerator Funding - this is tailored towards building apartments along BRT routes. The question is, why would they even consider rejecting free money to build homes when the city is being plagued by historically low housing availability in the face of record influx?
There will be stiff opposition against accepting this from the FG. This stems from the fear of devaluation that comes from building apartment complex beside "these people's" 500k homes.

3) So I have moved to the realm of conspiracy theory now. You see, record immigration depresses wages. This is the blood stained claws of Capitalism. The employer prefer more people being available for the few available positions. The employer prefer 24/7 availability for a casual or temporary position - there are less responsibilities on the part of the employer to the employee with regards to a part time/casual position. These are only possible when there are more people.
In the face of rising inflation, it is intuitive for workers to demand for an increment in wages and working conditions. This is happening in various jurisdictions for unionized professions. But for those 'other jobs' (yes, you know the jobs I am referring to) na OYO o!

4) This situation is perfect for the movers and shakers of this country and if it were the Cons in power, the-same would have happened. The lobby groups finance the various political parties and it is perfectly legal. Yes, it's looking likely that the Libs will be kicked out but I doubt if things will change even with the new party.
My brother/sister, make we shine our eyes. Be ye wise as serpents and meek as doves.

Priscilliade:
Hello guys

I just collected my PR visa from the embassy

I will be coming into Manitoba, Winnipeng precisely in July

What are your advice for me in settling down pls?

God bless you guys for always.

Here goes -

1) Take a pen and a book, write down your definition of success as an immigrant. Let your spouse do the-same. If that definition is different for both of you, sit down and talk about it. Make sure you both have similarity, at least 75%, in what you both define as success. I would love to give you examples but this will defeat the purpose of this task.

2) If you have house help(s), then it is time to let them go, please do not forget to do so nicely, you will understand when you get to Manitoba. Both you and your spouse should be in charge of the day to day running of your home now - domestic chores, taking care of the kids and work. This is to prepare you for the days ahead.

3) Start applying for jobs.

4) If you will need to be licensed to work in your profession, then start talking to the licensing bodies and connecting with people who have gone through the-same process.

5)Connect with immigrant welcoming organizations. Their services are free, courtesy of the federal government. Also, if you wish, join the Nigerian WhatsApp group for your destination of choice.

6) Remember the son/daughter of whom you are. Remember that there will be a lot of information, both the ones you have asked for and unsolicited. Test every counsel, do not just accept any counsel/persuasion/advice hook, line and sinker because it's coming from Justin Trudeau. Shine your eyes.

May the land favor you and yours, amen. I have assumed that you are married and with kid(s), if not, please oblige my erroneous presumption.

colored:
What do you guys think of the way Indians are taking over Canada in massive numbers? Brampton's demography is 80% Indian. And it's not like they are assimilating into the Canadian culture, they are instead forming their own parallel society within Canada, posing a threat to Canadian values. Canada is appealing to me and to many not just because of her economic opportunities but also because of her values of freedom and egalitarianism.

Diversity isn't importing immigrants from only one part of the world, it is balancing the immigrants who are coming in so that diverse countries can be represented. The US understands this very well which is why Nigerians are no longer eligible for visa lottery because they have taken in over 50k Nigerians, exceeding the threshold they set for Nigerians.

I know folks have contributed to this, but I just want to share my perspective.
So, if we assume the population is as large as you claimed it to be, Why is that so?

Could it be because they have been in Canada for more than a century? There were some Sikh Canadians who elected to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, 1914–1918. Before you say there were also Black regiments, yes, there were, but they were not made up of 'Nigerians'.
I think they have paid their dues, and if we need to examine anything about them, we can explore what has made them, arguably, the most successful immigrant group in Canada.

Lastly, they do not have to assimilate into the Canadian culture; otherwise, this will be an antithesis of the freedom and egalitarianism you talked about. I think it's worth saying that the predominant approach to diversity in Canada seems to be kaleidoscope-ic. And this is the conviction that Canadian national identity is rooted in diversity rather than in the elimination of difference, and this is what shapes public discourse in Canada.

Let's learn what we can from them and use it to enrich our community.

@EDNUT
That's an awesome cycling infrastructure right there.

It is that time of the year again. Please if you ride a bike, you should disembark your bike before you cross - it is safer to not ride across a crosswalk. Dismount and wheel your cycle across.

Also, drivers, please use your mirrors.

Stay safe out there everyone.

Acquiredollars:
I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

So, I asked because it is important for me to ensure that I have the whole picture - first degree and experience is really important when it comes to getting a teaching license. I will share our experience.

So we were in BC for a couple of years, Babe has a B. Tech in Mathematics from Lauthec + M. Ed from UVic and lots of teaching experience from Nigeria. BC granted a restricted teaching license - you can teach in non-public schools only. If you get an employment in a non public school with this license and teach for 2 years, you will get a non-restricted teaching license - you can teach in any school in BC only. If you have a non-B.Ed. and teaching experience from your home country, there is a bridging program at UVic that you can do to get licensed.

Provincial governments have exclusive responsibility for all levels of education in Canada. Basically, it is their prerogative to set educational policy as federal ministry of education does not exist. You will need to research the province of your choice and get info from the provincial professional teachers board and their local University(ies) offering education programs.

That is why in Saskatchewan, the professional teachers regulatory board did not issue restricted teaching license. They really did not care about the M.Ed. So they assess your credentials (WES) and then tell you all the courses that you need to do (to get a B.Ed and get an unrestricted teaching license that can be tendered anywhere in the country),you use this to apply for a bridging program at the local University - USask, which gives admission preference to mature applicants (applicants with prior tertiary education and teaching experience).

Please note that these info is at least 2 years old. Feel free to contact the provincial professional teachers board and the teacher education program administrators in each Uni

I hope this 'turenshi' will be helpful. Cheers.