snowlordng:
you can do it online ...you don't need to contact anyone ...everything is in their school website ...my uncle is working there

QueenJoeffrey:
Hello People
Please is there anyone here who resides in Quebec?
Also can one land in Toronto and move straight to Quebec? Would be glad if I could get responses or someone to ask follow up questions. Thanks

lanzee1451:
Please I need help concerning noun Transcript , since October 201, noun did not send transcript to WES....lanzee4uall@yahoo.com

smslive2:
New to Canada program helps new Canadians purchase their first home

chymzo:
Please I have a question. When you apply for a new ECA, does that involve having ur school send the same documents they had sent earlier to WES?. Because sending that transcript is one big issue

maziude:
Today na English vs French ... una just dey make me laugh.

I remember while growing up in Nigeria, the rule in my house then was, "No English". Other local languages accepted. We dey steal the english sef yarn for house.

I think every family has the right to choose what rocks their boats but if you (and/or your kids) have the opportunity to learn a new language, take the chance- the future too big wella. Me, I dey vex sef say my french never strong reach sef. By the time my french strong e go be - Igbo, Yoruba, Urhobo, Pidgin, English, Chinese and French.

Asinkwa:


I felt sorry for him. The question he should have asked first is what he asked last. TheCongo2 did not even answer him.

vascey:


I'm actually at this stage with CPA BC. Got my school to send my transcript but it didn't have a statement saying they awarded a degree. CPA BC requested they send, by courier, a letter stating it explicitly. These guys can be very unreasonable atimes. I contacted CPA BC to find out if they would accept a report from WES, since I had done my ECA, and their answer was affirmative on the condition that it is sent directly by WES.

Unfortunately, WES requires me to initiate a new ECA for the purpose of certifications. WES conditions stipulates that each ECA can only be for one purpose. If you want a report for another purpose such as admission to university, certification etc, you have to initiate another ECA.

I'm still trying to follow up with my school to send the letter since it's cheaper than getting a new WES report.

So I advice you get WES to send a report. If you choose to go through your school, they will need to state categorically that they awarded you a degree, which I doubt they will state unless CPA Ontario are more lenient and understand HND is equivalent to degree.

For me, I just got AOR on Friday so I'm not exactly in a hurry.

honey86:

FYI, you will need to continue paying for ACCa membership to continue being a member of CPA.

AZeD1:

Welcome to Canada.

Since your destination was Montreal, I'm surprised you didn't take Royal Air Maroc.... doesn't matter anymore though

vascey:
Congratulations Kachikapor. May the land be green for you and your family. Please how did u get a job before landing?

Blackbuddy:


Welcome to Canada, you will find it has all been worth the while

Dammie2017:
Hello all...
Landed in ottawa a couple of days back.

I flew air canada as i was in the uk for a bit after i left nigeria. The flight was ok. Landed at ottawa around 6:50PM.The airport was rather quiet as it seems not to be a major airport. Did the kiosk declaration and proceeded to get my bags. I was then directed to immigration. He took my passport and COPR , asked the same questions on he copr and told me to initial and sign on both forms, was given a print out on steps on gettig SIN and told me to go to customs since i declared i had food. The officer asked what i had and i said powdered milk , spices, ground pepper,and he asked to see the milk, then he asked if i had the chocolate milky thing as well and showed him the milo and he says while smiling "i heard its good stuff but ill have to bin them as its not allowed in canada" welcomed me to canada and showed me the way out.

2 days after went to service canada for SIN and opened an account with RBC, now job hunting....

Ottawa people please holla oooo, im in need of friends...lol

maternal:


There's an English community in Montreal. You can do well in Montreal as an English speaking person.

eddycross:
Hello Nairaland Fam,

Landed in Toronto 3 days ago.

***FLIGHT***
Flew KLM. There was some issue at the time of boarding regarding excess hand luggage, but we survived. No excess check-in luggage - we had two bags of 23kg each.

Flight duration was about 6 hrs to Amsterdam, 4 hrs layover, and 7 hrs to Toronto. Landed 11AM.

Point to note: KLM weighs your hand luggage before you board (all your bags are placed on the scale and must not exceed 12Kg, ie, back pack plus any other bag together)

***LANDING***
Landing experience was okay.

One thing has changed though - there is no longer a need to fill the landing card. When you land, you go to a computer and fill in your landing details + any thing to declare, and you get a print out which you will eventually show to customs.

We had our passports checked and proceeded to the immigration officers who collected our COPRs (both copies), asked a few routine questions and asked us to sit and wait. In about 15 mins time, our names were called and we collected our copies (one copy each) all signed and stamped and ready to go.

Next, we proceeded to Service Canada to get our SIN. This took a while, about one hour - mainly due to crowd - and we were off to pick our bags. We got our bags and were directed to customs.

Customs asked how much we had in hand, and collected two copies of our "Goods Accompanying list", We stated that we had no additional goods to follow. They didn't check our bags 'since we declared what we were carrying - meat, fish, etc'. After a few mins (10 - 15mins), we were issued a 'receipt' for the goods accompanying, and we were welcomed to Canada and ushered in.

We got a taxi outside to take us to our Airbnb in North York (taxi cost CAD59). That's where we are now. Got bank accounts opened, and got mobile numbers. The welcoming weather has not been the best, but hey, it's Canada... cold is synonymous with Canada.

Point to note: Change your USD to CAD in the airport, the taxis won't accept USD conversion. They will however accept the same cmount whether it is USD or CAD, so if your bill is say CAD 50, they will gladly accept USD 50, but then you will be losing.


***WHAT NOW?***


Now looking for apartments, and the credit score is a real downer.

Anybody who can help with alternatives, info on available 2 b/r apartments in Toronto, agents that are willing to consider newcomers, or general tips would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks

KMBA:


hi KMBA. if you don't mind me asking, what part of Quebec do you live in? can you expand on the standard of living there, and how deeply the "french language policy" affected your job search opportunities. Pardon me if it seems i'm asking for too much but i'll be moving there before month end and i just need to hear from seniors in that province. thanks for your help

Thank you for your analysis. I agree with you that it is widespread, more so than some people would want to admit by claiming it is prominent in one particular province. I believe that ultimately, human beings will always find something to discriminate against others for, even when they are of the same skin color! Case in point - Nigeria! All this one we are spending plenty time to talk about Quebec (where I live by the way), no be we we dey discriminate against the Ghanaians - on nothing less than jolly rice!? Are they of a different skin color? Not to talk less of the ethnic bias we have to deal with amongst ourselves. Racism will always be there, for some blockheads, the color of their skin is the only thing they can lay hold to especially in front of intelligent people who do not look like them...there is an element of fear and self-loathing in the notion, i think....but then that is just my position.

Iyamefa:


I’m interested in this gist cos I’ve heard something about this before. We all know Quebec is almost not in Canada. They have almost everything owned separately from the rest of Canada. The tension between the Montreal stock exchange and toronto stock exchange made me laugh. I know they’re a couple of peeps here in Quebec. Please come and expantiate on this. I would love to take a vacation to Montreal soon. Let me know what to expect.

4712A6:


This FRSC letter makes me smh at times. What is your right go come be like say you go beg.

Send an email to info@frsc.gov.ng. Let me know if they respond.

I know some people said they stopped responding to the other email but use the info one first and let's see how it goes.


The other thing is to try get someone's contact in their office to help follow up. The letter usually takes about 3 days to complete. No matter who you use, you still need to make it official by sending an email or letter so they have records.

GlitteringStar:



You can read this post.

kachikapor:


Hi Ballerz,

Please i require your help also with this FRSC letter. If there is anything you can you, i would appreciate it immensely. My departure date is sometime next month . Thanks

Ballerz:


Mrs O. They will only accept the original of the letter.
The kind of screening she gave letter pass the one bank tellers check when customers present cheques.
Kept reading the three document line by line.
She finally asked " what is a class B" . I simply said equivalent to your Class G. I think it is higher sef cos with class B in Nigeria you fit drive lorry.
She tore off the bio data page attached and returned to me that she doesn't need it.
Gave the documents to her supervisor to sign off on it.
Get someone to DHL it to you.
Or, If you send me an email, I can speak to my colleague who is on secondment there to get your letter for you.
Cheers