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This is part of why any serious investor will not invest in electricity. Both AEDC staff and the person requesting bypass belong to prison.

TUANKU:
AEDC staff dey collect 15k for bypass monthly, i witnessed it when i visited one estate in Lokogoma.

Or where the oga organize team Christmas lunch and waiter asked if it is a joint bill or separate and the oga said separate.

ednut1:
The only one wey pain me is going for a party and celebrant no dey pay for everybody 😡😡

It depends on when the person did medicals. Given how slow Canada immigration is, the medicals may have been done before the person got pregnant. I don't think they can deny someone on work permit entry based on being pregnant. This is one of the reasons why it is difficult to employ a stranger on the home child care program from outside the country. The time to process the application is so long. It may take close to 3 years. I employed a relative in 2021, submitted application in January 2021, they just got passport request.

Taal17:
Ha, how so?
Employer basically filed for you and you're not obligated to work for them

Wouldn't the pregnancy have come up in the medical exam or at the border. Shouldn't they as employer have some access to the medical report?

Not sure you can carry yam, dano milk, and killishi.

TwinHeart:
Good afternoon. I’ll be coming to Canada for the first time in March. I’ll like to know the Nigerian foods that one can carry through the border. Are yam, elubo, garri, plantain chips, Dano milk, Kilishi abbl allowed?


I also want to ask anyone that landed recently if POF was requested at the border. Thank you.

Exactly. Why make it a Nigerian thing. BC is not even one the top destinations for Nigerian international students. The ban applies to new colleges. It does not apply to post graduate studies.

equity1:
The province ban international student for two years. Why making it look like the ban only Nigerian and few others?

Canada's province, British Columbia, has announced a two-year ban on admitting international students to tertiary institutions in the province. Federal Immigration Minister, Marc Miller, said in a CBC report that the measure is part of an effort to reduce new student visa issuances by 35% for

It is ban on all international students. New post-secondary institutions are banned from applying to enrol international students. They will not ban international students to do post graduate programs in their established universities. Daily trust twist the story and did a very bad job reporting the news.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-blocks-new-post-secondaries-international-enrolment-1.7098044

free2ryhme:
is ban on foreign students or only Nigerians? these days daily trust can twist news

This is really a difficult one after waiting for 3 years plus. The best you can do is look for possible private individuals looking to hire home support worker on indeed and other job sites. Not many people are qualified to employ a support worker since they must have seniors or persons with disabilities that need the service. Hopefully you find someone that need your service very soon.

luc26:
Good day house,
I have been a silent reader and follower of this thread and hoping to share my own testimony too.
Please can anyone be of assistance in getting a new employer under the home support worker pilot? I have an ongoing application with ircc since 2020 and Dec last year we got a mail saying the current employer is not eligible simply because its an agency and not a private individual. We were given 3 months to come up with a new employer as procedural fairness. Our clock is ticking fast and it seems really difficult getting a new employer . The rep we used has equally not been able to change the employer. Please those of you already in there who can assist me with a new employer i will forever be grateful. Thank you

For a $17/hr job.

aestake:
Na story na

To determine if $17 a hour is enough to get an average life in Canada, you have to indicate where in Canada. Cost of living is not the same for the whole country. 3 months free accommodation sounds unbelievable. When I moved from Western Canada to Atlantic Canada, I got only 2 months free accommodation. So, 3 months free accommodation for a $17 a hour job sounds some how.

Yomzy08:
Hello guys, I just got a job with LMIA in Canada at 17Cad per hour with accommodation for the first 3 months, please is 17Cad enough to get an average life in Canada?

Interesting. Professor Moyo Okediji did not return from a year sabbatical. He made the best decision for himself and his family.

LillyandDaisy:
About 30 years ago, I slept at the Murtala Muhammed Airport for four days.

No, I was not a homeless vagabond.

I had bought the Nigeria Airways ticket to fly to the United States for a one-year sabbatical leave.

But when I arrived at the airport, I realized that my ticket was not honored, though I had bought it legitimately.

Whenever a plane was about to leave Lagos for New York, the NA officials posted a manifest list, and my name was not there.

They would ask me to wait for the next list.

This drama of “Your name is not yet listed, wait for the next manifest list” continued for four days.

I couldn’t leave the airport and return home because I lived in Ile Ife, and had bid my people goodbye for one year. They all expected I would be in NY already.

I was therefore forced to sleep by the door of the NA office at the airport, waiting for the release of the manifest list with my name on it.

I was not alone. There were hundreds of stranded passengers like me there—men, women, young, old, tall, short, thin fat—all sorts of people.

The Murtala Mohamed Airport was different then than what we have now.

There were no security officers. People drifted in and out in their hundreds. It was rowdy. There was no order of any sort. Food hawkers milled among the crowd of the stranded passengers like me, selling hot dogs, sandwiches, puff-puff, moin-moin, gala, meat pie, hamburgers, even rice and dodo.

People hawked sodas such as Cocacola, Fanta, Sprite and malt drinks.

The interior of the airport was packed like the Oyingbo market. There were also pickpockets and other fraudsters pulling fast tricks on unsuspecting victims.
I was hesitant to buy anything. I had changed all my naira to dollars at the rate of one dollar to three naira. But if I wanted to change my dollar back to naira, I could only collect one naira for my dollar at the airport, which would be a loss.

I was desperate when I got hungry. But someone was willing to give me two naira for a dollar, so I changed two dollars. I bought some moin-moin and coke.

The guys who helped me to change my money said I had no hope of traveling unless I was willing to bribe someone.

I was adamant. I wasn’t going to bribe anybody. It was my right to fly out, after all, I had paid for my ticket.

By day four, I lost hope of traveling out. I used my handbag as my pillow and reclined on the floor, to take a nap.

The young woman who slept a couple of feet away from me was also napping, snoring loudly. I asked her earlier, and she said she had been there for almost a week. She said she was ready at that point to accept the offer of a Nigeria Airways official who wanted sex in exchange for helping her to get on the manifest list.

For how long I had been asleep I couldn’t tell, when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I opened my eyes. It was Segun Odegbami, the famous international soccer star, who played for the Green Eagles. I thought I was dreaming. I had met him through a friend, Tunde Fagbenle, and we had shared drinks at Fagbenle’s house in Lagos a couple of times.

I couldn’t refer to him as my friend, and I didn’t even know he would recognize me or remember my name.

I was a fat nobody next to a big star like him, someone for whom Ebenezer Obey had waxed an album, with the chorus, “It is a gooooal, Odegbami,” a bestselling song throughout Nigeria.

When I opened my eyes and it was him, I wanted to close my eyes back, thinking I was just dreaming.

But he spoke to me. “Moyo, what are you doing on the floor here?”

I quickly sat up, wiped my eyes, and smile at him. I narrated my story.

He shook his head, and said with a sigh, “That’s Nigeria Airways for you. I came to see someone off to London, and as I was leaving I happened to see you.”

“Na so we see am o,” I told him.

“Where is your ticket?”

I dipped my hand inside the pocket of my agbada, made out of new Ankara textiles. It had double as my daywear and my pajamas for four days. I retrieved the ticket and gave it to him.

He said, “Excuse me for a minute. Let me go and talk with them.”

Then he went inside the Nigeria Airways office, and within minutes he was back, with two young men.

“Moyo, are you ready to go now,” Odegbemi said, “because a flight is leaving in about fifteen minutes.”

I didn’t need to say yes. My eyes said it all.

The two young men picked up my luggage.

Odegbami gave me a hug and wished me bon voyage.

The two young men led the way with my luggage—just a suitcase and my hand luggage.

They took me to the back of the airport, and there was a Peugeot 505 waiting for us.

They loaded my luggage in the boot and drove me down the tarmac to the huge aircraft about half a mile away.

From a persona non grata, I instantly transformed into a VIP, driven on the tarmac like a departing president.

Nobody checked my luggage for any contraband. Everything was loaded directly on the plane and I was given the luggage tags.

I walked to my seat and sank into it. I couldn’t help but notice that the plane was less than half full.

There were empty seats everywhere when the plane took off. Yet, there were scores of people waiting at the airport, denied their right to fly, after paying their fares.

I remembered the poor woman snoring next to me on the floor at the airport.

Tears began to fall from my eyes.

“If they ever see me again in that godforsaken country,” I swore silently, “they should cut off my head.”

- Professor Moyo Okediji

⚫ Moyo Okediji is a professor of Art History at the University of Texas, Houston , United States of America.

Check on Facebook marketplace. You may find more private landlords on it. Which budget are you looking at?

Goshen22:
Hello everyone,

Please I have been searching for accommodation in Edmonton on kijiji and rent faster but the cost is a bit above our budget. Can anyone suggest other options and when I find a good apartment and want to pay for it, how do I go about it? I don't have anyone there. Thanks.

There is no visa and no job. The earlier people realize this the better. Visiting visa is never a relocation visa.

Intrepid01:
The first May gullible one here is you, just read what you wrote up there, it is probationary, and quickly goes to 1M and then 1.5M….just continue to lie to your fellow kids here. No be only quickly na fast fast, shebi na so salary dey rise😀😃

Unfortunately, Canada is not US. Nothing like hustle without proper document. Again visiting visa is not a relocation visa. If you spend the 6 months in Canada at once, you better have detailed explanation on what you were doing in Canada when you want to re-enter. Your 10 years visa may be canceled at the time of entry. Does Canada give visa beyond the validity of once passport? How come you got 10 years visa?

PoliteActivist:
Exactly what I've been told. The word "hustle" keeps comming up if I were to choose Canada

Visiting visa is not a relocation visa. The probability of getting a job with sponsorship for LMIA is very low within 6 months. Stay put in Nigeria. Use your visiting visa to go on vacation and return to Nigeria.

Safe journey. Driving through Saskatchewan can be very boring.

We can only hope he is voted out. By 2025, he would have been the PM for 10 years. It is time for another party to take over especially one that cares more about the economy and the cost of living.

Kenn55:
Exactly my brother, I can't wait to vote him out. His time is up. Thank God Canadians are now seeing through his bullshit.

It will take a majority Conservative government to kick him out since NDP will continue to support him. He has to do something really really bad for there to be a vote of no confidence on his government.

Enculer2:
The dude was voted in twice!

This is another sad story. Sleeping outside can have a long term impact. The implication of not have the proof of funds they showed during application always have negative impacts. Hopefully the person gets the help they need. Hopefully, some NGOs or a good Samaritan can help. If I'm in Toronto I could have but I'm not there.

ednut1:
the average student from Nigerian or Indian does not the proof of funds they showed during application. It rained yesterday self, and he slept outside ah. Will reach out to him

This is sad. The good thing is that there are a lot of good Nigerians. I hope we get to the stage where the dubious ones are very few and less than one in eleven.

Enculer2:
Nigerians never disappoint. This one tried to scam people in a nice community in Canada. The poor lady was looking for her lost cat. Definitely steer clear. people like these make foreigners have trust issues when dealing with Nigerians. Note the email and beware. people like these must have scammed Nigerians of hard earned money and have taken their trade to Canada.

For every quality Nigerian you have, you probably have 10 dubious ones looking to cheat, steal and destroy.

Benedict, there are many people doing this business on Instagram like shullyfoodexport, canadacargo, myafrimall and many others. Those will be cheaper than DHL.

BenedictStinson:
Hey guys landed in London Ontario about a month ago. So far it has been hard to get a job and GTB told me they had reduced upkeep from Form A to only 600usd per quarter. So my foreign currency is a little scarce and I don't want to spend it all buying food when I still have rent and the rest to pay. So I thought about shipping food from Nigeria but the price DHL gave my people over N200,000 just for items bought less than N70,000 seems expensive so does anyone know a reliable cheaper shipping method from Nigeria (Abuja) to Canada?

There are places worae than Nigeria that there citizens are not known for the bad thing we gave unfortunately stereotype for. Please it has nothing to do with government.

thelegend1:
I'm Igbo, so this is not a tribalistic post. Rather it is on Nigerians as a whole.
Of recent when I open blogs, one Nigerian is either involved in business/romance scam, drug pushing, prostitution e.t.c

Our govt has really done us bad to the point that we think illegality is normal means of livelihood.

I understand you very well. Not sure when you mkved to UK, Chrismas over there is family time. Stores, malls, and clubs are closed for people to enjoy time qith family. Where I live, only Hospitals and gas stations are opened. The understanding is that everyone deserves a time with family to celebrate Christmas. Your flatmates may have gone to their families to celebrate. Even there are no churches on those days except Nigerian churches.

When I was new here, I get lot of invite from people for Christmas dinners that I turn a lot of them down sincw I can't be in 2 places at the same time.

koife:
Hello nairalanders, I am particularly compelled to pen this down as I observe my first Xmas away from nja.
Omo forget, nja get swag, community life and it's much fun there during this time of the year.
Yeah, we have our own bad side, but mehn, our social and family life is none to compare with.
Can you imagine, a whole Xmas, the place be like say na curfew Dem declare... Everybody "on your own". Mall shut, pubs shut, kababs, shut, no taxi....everywhere dead.
D one wia pain me pass na say I never carry eye see my flatmate since two days now. Abi this people normal so, or abi na over civilization dey worry Dem? I am so bored and tired that I had to drive out and to my greatest surprise na dead dry town I see. If na nja I dey so, na steady balling...huz to huz chopinz, visits, laughter, palmy, give away, oloshi lmao etc
Abroad mongers abeg I carry God name beg una, stay back ooo nja na Diamond and Gold. Una no know wetin una get untill una come hia
By the way, if any nja correct guy dey around Lowestoft, Suffolk,Uk abeg make we connect gather make some noice jor, even if na Norwich I go drive come.
I run come hia, as we no get better education. If e bin dey, I nor for come hia lailai.

Meanwhile, seasons greetings y'all.
Much love.
Xoxo

What do you use for heating in Canada compared to UK? Is heating included in UK power bill?

jimpix11:
I am the individual, infact my Kilowatt in Canada is higher than UK. Also I lived in 1bed in uk now living in a 2bed. I use 2 standing freezers plus a washer and dryer at my current apt compared with just a fridge + washer in uk.

I spent 5years plus in UK before moving, I am not dissing UK

Please do. Hopefully, I will be able to answer. My knowledge of it is limited.

olalekan9320:
please I have more questions regarding this CPP and rrsp thing, can I pm you?

Yes, cpp is pension, but won't pay much during retirement. For instance, for 2022, if you start collecting at 65 year old, the maximum monthly cpp payment is $1,253.59 before tax, which is too low to live on.

The 2.5% matched contribution is good but may be too low. You should be getting annual statements that will show your pension payment when you retire.

If you have room in your RRSP and TFSA, you should tey and contribute to them if possible.

olalekan9320:
Please I thought the CPP they're deducting bi-weekly is Pension?

Likewise my employer has 2.5% match of my annual salary for RRSP, does RRSP really worth it?

It depends in your taste. The price range is very wide. The best you can do is to search for cheap furniture stores in Brandon. You will get a lot of option. To get more options, you can search for stores in Winnipeg. Winnipeg is only 2 hours drive from Brandon. Also, check on kijiji and Facebook marketplace for used ones.

Vanessaokoh:
Hello
good day everyone
I will be moving to Canada next year please what can I estimate on furnishing an apartment and where can I get affordable prices for beds table etc in Manitoba Brandon �

I employed someone from Nigeria for the pilot child care program. They applied for the visa January 2021. Up till now, they have only done biometrics. They haven't got a permanent application number yet. By the time the application is approved, we may not need their services again.

aestake:
Guys just wanna run off Nigeria. Most ain't qualified, though. Wait time for Canadian visas are crazy, I know. I am a victim too!

The issue is that currently it is very hard for someone to get a job from Nigeria. Canadian immigration process is very long. Even if you have skills that no one has, how many employers are ready to wait for up to 6 months if not more for the process? I guess these agents are able to dupe our people because our people want short cuts. How many people get job without interviews and applying for the job? We must think we are so special that an employer will just offer us a job without us applying or interviewing for the job.

aestake:
It makes sense because they want workers right away. Workplaces always want new staffers largely because they can't retain folks. And some are tyrannic, if you criticize them a little, you are sacked. Meanwhile, you provided the board for complaints. I love as people move around workplaces here. My candid advice is get a job or skill that many people can't or don't have.

Sorry to say this is another fabu that we read a lot here lately. F1 visa in Canada. Wife stays at home when she can be gainfully employed. Husband is a grad student in a university and the wife is lonely in such a city. A city that will be full of wives that are in the same category as her. This story does not seem real enough.

megastu:
He might have changes some aspects of the story so as not to be identified. The story seems real enough.

I was about to ask if we are talking of the same Canada. The spouse of a student is entitled to an open work permit.

GboyegaD:
Canada doesn't have a F1 Visa which makes the story a bit doubtful but I wouldn't doubt fully because he might have used the term so that everyone can understand he is on a student visa. In Canada, the dependent of a student can work on a Spousal Open Work Permit thus, she could have picked up a job even if it is part time.

I don't think you have to worry about that. Immigration officials are aware that many people want to stay back in Canada after studies. After being here for close to 20 years, I know less than 5% of the international students that return to their home country after studies. When you apply for study permit, it is always with dual intent. So, the question the official should be asking is that will you leave Canada if your application for permanent residence is refused.

SLOVFO:
Hello house, I intent immigrating to Canada through the study route and I have already gotten admission into one of the polytechnics. Now, I am in a moral quagmire, I have no intent of returning to my home country after studying and I know if I tell that to Immigration it will affect my study visa application. And I don't want to tell lies. What can one do in such a situation?

I am not disputing your points. When I say an average Canadian is not bothered des not mean they should not be bother about saving for old age. Am I bothered for saving for old age? Absolutely.

We learn everyday. When I consider any job, pension is always a factor. I will check if the employer has rhe plan or not. If they don't, the offer must be good enough for me to be able to contribute more to my RRSP. I have never worked in a place where there os no matched contribution from employer. I worked for a provincial government for 13 years. Pension deduction was more 12% of gross income over those years matched by the employer.

If you work in a place with no pension plan, please contribute to your RRSP. Retirement savings and plans for old age is very important.

rickleye:
Why do you think we increased retirement
age

https://financialpost.com/opinion/old-age-security-is-melting-away-so-more-of-you-will-rely-on-low-income-support-cheques-when-you-retire/wcm/927e1f4a-51f4-4cff-a122-94aacdd40ce7/amp/

https://www.aon.com/unitedkingdom/employee-benefits/resources/articles/retirement-age-should-be-moved-to-75.jsp

The plan we have is based on a younger workforce contributing to the old age plan. You and I are paying for those who are retiring now. The value of the dollar with inflation must be considered . We are only having 1 child . This will not support those that will retire in maybe 20 years. So we need to get younger workforce( hence immigration relaxing rules ) to keep this going . Remember it’s not a one time thing it’s yearly and with advances in medical sciences people are living longer. The longer you work . The more money you contribute. So it’s a continuous circle . I am not saying money won’t be there in maybe next 20 years but don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Diversify.