₦airaland Forum

impish:
Congratulations on landing, and finding good jobs!! How old is(are) your kid(s) in day care? And please, how much do you pay?

Mrs. O, www.mycanadianfling.com

famous17:
Please o, I'm begging!!! I have been asking for any info about Corner Brook, Newfoundland but nobody has said anything. I will be going there for my M.Sc at Grenfell campus early September and I just want to know the place a bit more. Please any information you can give would be highly appreciated.

Cc: Salford, maternal, thecongo and all other guru's, please just help me. Thanks.

Ballerz:
The Corps Marshal
Federal Road Safety Commission
No. 3 Maputo Street,
Zone 3, Wuse,
Abuja

Month X, 2017

Dear Sir,
APPLICATION TO OBTAIN WRITTEN AUTHENTICATION OF MY LICENSED DRIVING EXPERIENCE FROM FRSC AS THE NIGERIAN LICENSING AGENCY.
Sir, I am writing to humbly request for the authentication of the number of years of my driving experience in Nigeria from the Federal Road Safety Commission, Nigeria
This is to enable me present proof of the number of years of driving experience I have in Nigeria to the Canadian Ministry of Transportation.
My first driving license was issued in 1960. I have attached a copy of my current driver’s license (L/No ABC12345678) as issued by your agency.
I look forward to hearing you as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Mr Aki and PawPaw

This was the letter I wrote to them. You can change the Addressee to the one attached to your state. And you can write the letter as you deem fit. The crux of the message is that "Eskis Sir, Biko, I need reference letter" They will issue the letter and attached a copy of your system generated data. you can stipulate where you want them to post the letter to.

Cheers

maternal:
1. cost of living is cheap and respectable. Its a government town, so if the cost of living was as high as Toronto for example, people wouldn't be able to survive.

2. Housing is cheap here. Mine was 260k, though I put 30k of renovations in it. My guy just bought a house with 4 bedrooms and a 2 car garage for 380k.

3. Daycare and schooling is the same as anywhere in the country I believe. Other than Quebec, daycare cost if not subsidized will kill you. Other school is free as it comes from our taxes, except post secondary of course.

4. Here's the catch. Ottawa is a government town so most people are employed by the government. At times it can be hard to get a government, especially if you can't speak English and french. There are some private companies as well, but not as much as government jobs. If you can secure a good paying government job you'll love Ottawa and you won't be going anywhere. That's the key, like in most cities. A decent paying government job, mixed with the low cost of living and you're laughing.

my 2 cents.

40manlappy:
@salford1, @maternal @TheCongo2

What do you know about living in Ottawa? I would like to hear from you apart from what I have read online. Thanks

TheWatcher212:
You are very right on this. Thank you for the heads up. Cheers.
Have you sent in your passport? How long did it take to come back?

TheWatcher212:
Hello great guys, I have a question... Is the fill out of form IM 008 mandatory if nothing has changed about you and you have no dependents traveling with you? Also is there anything else i am missing?

1. Nigerian Passport Document
2. Print out of PPR email.
3. Passport photograph (1 stamped the other unstamped)

Can anyone who has gone past the PPR stage please shed some light?

Many thanks.

Ephetar:
Hi nairalanders please I am currently about taking a decision regarding my future. I am a 26 years old single guy. I currently work in a company where I earn between 400-500k monthly( salary, allowance and personal hustling)... Now the issue is that I am contemplating on travelling to Canada to study pharmacy with the intention of staying there permanently after school or do a professional MBA here in Nigeria with the aim of growing through the ranks in the pharmaceutical industry. Please I need your contributions...

NB; cost of obtaining a pharmacy degree in Canada is about 10M...Should I invest the money in a business?

SlowlybtSurely:
Good to have an Ottawa neighbour!

Nice blog by the way. Is there any way one gets notification anytime you post?

impish:
Hi All,

Glad to have found this thread. Congrats to all who got PPR.

My family and I will be relocating to Canada (Ontario) next month. We are very excited about our upcoming move.

I started a blog - mycanadianfling - on our journey through this process. I am also including some information on how to get started on this Canadian Immigration process. Please feel free to check it out and send me your comments. .

Thank you all.....

Mrs. O.

kalohenic:
Good day house.

This is my first post here, I have tried to read through earlier pages of this thread, you'll have been doing a great job here.

I need clarification to ascertain if I can apply for EE. Below is my profile:

I am 29 years old and single

I recently got study permit for a two years master's program (Control Systems) at University of Alberta in Canada to commence 5th of September 2017.

I am currently working in a multinational manufacturing company here in Nigeria and recently got an outstanding appraisal report that sees my pay upto NGN 550K monthly.

I have four years experience in the field of Control Systems (Automation Engineer and Instrumentation Engineer in two household name multinational firms).

If I go for the masters I would sponsor myself, and the cost is quite high. But with a PR the cost would drastically reduce.

Now the questions:

Is it possible to start the application for EE entry while I am already in Canada? (As I plan to get my transcript sent to WES before leaving for the masters program)

would you advise based on the experience of those already in Canada, I quit my job for the masters with the hope of securing a PR and good job over there?

Moatte:
My beautiful people it is,with great pleasure I announce to you that PPR has landed ooooooooo.


Please next steps abeg mk I no do mistake
1. Passports
2. Passport photos
3. Do I fill the FORM IMM8? My family info is still same.
4. They didn't specify the mailing address but the vfs option is Ghana website..pls advise.


AOR : April 10
Meds passed: June 13
NA: June 13 or 16 not sure
IP2: July 7
PPR : July 13

trishachi:
Ok. Thanks for the info.
So if I am landing with my CORP for the first time, that means the initial processing will be at Toronto? and considering that, how much time do you advice to leave in-between for the connection flight to Ottawa?

Ballerz:
What of your load?
Toronto to ottawa becomes a local flight and no more 23kg *2

trishachi:
Please can anyone recommend an airline for travelling from lagos to Ottawa. especially for someone on a budget.

SlowlybtSurely:
Done and sent through CSE. Like i said, we are many in same boat.

MummyJaygirls:
Dear God, direct my passport to any other VO. Ghana wastes so much time in feedback, dem dey beef naija obviously

Principessa0:
Hello all,
I work in Canada. I would like to send money to my family back home. What method do you guys use to send money to loved ones back home? At least some method with better exchange rate. Btw, I live in British Columbia.
Thank you.

CanadianNurse:
Any one used Ethiopian Airline? How is it?

dustydee:
Thank you.
I literally started again as a graduate even with a few years experience under my belt because I thought my experience was relevant and I wasn't confident in my abilities. My company has been using me at a grade or two above my actual grade. For example even as a graduate, I was being asked to do the job of a Principal Engineer. When I saw the rate they were charging the client for my services and compared it to what I was being paid I .

dustydee:
Hi Fussion,
you mentioned some important points.
Can you please drop some networking and "packaging" tips here?
Five years ago I undersold myself and today I am still paying for it but that will change in a few months. It is very important not to undersell your skills but I didn't value the skills I acquired while I was in Nigeria.

I am in the Europe and not Canada.

softwerk:
Hmmmmm

Ordinary horse riding, what if I offer you 'ITALIAN DOGGY FROGGY'?!

I guess you'll prepare pounded yam for me as BREAKFAST

listenersky:
Wedding preparations already done. Hall booked, cloths bought, both families already preparing, what will people say? How will she move ahead if I leave her?

freeradical:
Good day house. I am currently post AOR in the Canada immigration journey. I wish to also hear from you seniors who are already inland. I am a graduate biochemist with over five years experience as a brewer. I have a diploma in brewing certificate from the Institute of Brewing and distilling, a professional body based in UK, though I did the certification in Nigeria. What are the job prospects in the brewing industry and do I have to acquire any local certification to be able to land a good brewing job. I know Canada has a lot of craft breweries asides d mega breweries but how frequently do they hire and how good is their pay.

I am also considering jobs as a biochemist with Research institutes and labs as I have a strong CGPA from my BSc. How easy will it be to secure such job positions since my education is outside of Canada

I'm also coming with a family (a spouse and two kids). I'm like 80% bent on landing in Edmonton,Alta cos I have a friend there we can put up with for like a month tops until we r able to secure a decent accommodation of our own. I'm more concerned about securing a job because it will largely determine where we will eventually settle down. Like many of you have opined your kids adapted and settled in even easier than you expected.

I'd like to know what you guys think about my situation so as to know where I need to focus on when I land. My first priority in Canada is landing a good job.i believe I can do it I want to learn from your success stories. I wait and appreciate your responses

Cc: fusion23, blackbuddy, salford

Yooku:
Hi @Fusion23

You touched on some cogent issues in my case with respect to settling down in Canada. My gf is on a PhD in Canny since 2015 and I just got my ITA in May and will be submitting this week. The initial plan was to enter Canada through school after she left. Had admission to Conestoga and was putting visa app together when ITA came so I deferred to Winter 2018 to focus on ITA instead. Hopefully it will be completed by January. So my question relates to your statement about people telling you that you must go to college, Canadian experience etc etc.Was having the discussion with her that if I get PR and the job prospects are good, do I still have to attend college? She says it's non-negotiable and I should go to school and work at the same time. I also happen to be into IT for about 8 years now, have a good number of multivendor network certifications and have good communication skills. From my research I've learnt that the hidden Canadian job market is where the jobs can be found and networking with people is a good way to tap into that market. I've established some contacts in Canada in the IT field with whom I keep in constant touch and who are willing to help out with job referrals when I land. So PR+college+work or PR+work? And also in terms of Degree equivalency do employers/recruiters request for your certificates or the WES equivalency. I had a 3rd Class in Electrical Engineering (I hated the course) so maybe the PG Cert in Canada is a good top up/make up for the degree Your thoughts will be highly appreciated.

pauloverdi:
Hi guys. Have been hearing lots of advice about staying away from the big cities like Toronto and Vancouver because they're expensive to live in, but I'm thinking that the big fish are found in the ocean, not lakes and streams.. I'd like to hear from someone who immigrated for work and landed straight in any of the big cities. What was the transition like? Is it better to move to a small surburb first?

kaysce:
Abeg Abeg help me, i need your help and advice- pls feel free

Please i need your advise... i am thinking of migrating to canada/australia currently, i am employed but salary (150k) is getting easily eroded by the increasing cost of living/surviving, hence very minimal savings. i have some years of marketing and Project Mgt experience and a uk MSc. Based on your various onground experiences, please what are the prospects for me abi make i just just chill jejely with this naija and push for the best: i need all possible ongroud realities to help make my decision:

1. Are there jobs for foreigners (that can sustain anyone and ofcos keep savings)?
2. What should be his BTA target (since i know nobody there to accommodate me for a while)?
3. Is it a good decision to make (leaving Nigeria for canada (without any work provision, relatives, bare minimal savings or accommodation availability?)
4. What kind of job should i be scouting for that can make things easier for me?
5. Which of the cities should i be directing his plans to?eg toronto, ontario, sask, new found labrador, news brunswick etc
6. Are uk degrees recognized in the labour market, or do I still have to do a degree upgrade in Business/marketing/sales
7. how long do you think it will take before I get a job in my line (do need to do a degree/upgrade); I hear of doing survival jobs till u get a job. I have a valid niaja drivers licence.
8. which provinces in Canada do you think I can get a job quickly and salary range.

 @zandora, @maternal, @nobody, @shinarambo, @justwise, @jydo, @boss13, @olajide. in sort everybody, i really need your varying advise.

SlowlybtSurely:
Thanks but I really don't understand what you mean by the bolded. So you filled the form online and submitted? Or you printed, hand-filled, scanned and sent througu CSE? Can you please send a link to the web form?

SlowlybtSurely:
The paranoia is the ish. So you had to pay DHL another 20k to send just the IMM008 form? How long from when they received your docs to "approved and closed" on your MyCIC? Might just have to send it.

How are you these days? How's Ottawa? You didn't tell us how/if you got good bargain on mattress.

pauloverdi:
Good morning house. Im applying through the fsw program, and i received my ppr last week, and I'm about to send my documents. Please I need to know if I should fill and attach the imm008 form with my family passports I'm sending. All 4 members of my family are on the original application and nothing has changed as per family composition. Also I need to know if, when filling the imm0008 form, the location fill in as the place I wish to reside determines where I will have to live when I get to canada. I'm a heavy equipment mechanic and madam is a banker. I have a friend in Vancouver and also in Saskatchewan. I'm also thinking of settling in Alberta because of my line of work, but considering that I don't know anyone there yet I'm not sure if I should select Vancouver or saskachewan instead. Experienced guys Please advice me. I'm sending my passports today so I need to know

amokemi:
I got my visa and copr. I bless God for the successful closure. Not planning to leave Naija till early 2018 though. Thanks everyone, may all our dreams come true.