affoncad:
hello everybody, please i landed in Canada last month in Toronto as a new PR holder but i need advice on how best to save or invest and not just keep money in bank account and losing it to inflation ....i need advice on how best utilize or invest 30k usadollars that is not urgently needed .i will appreciate any suggestion or contribution ..thank you

chigrad:
Hi all please what is your advise as per the link below for proof of funds

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/proof-funds.html

For someone who came to Canada with 3 years work permit and now eligible to apply for PR after 1 year of work .
If applying under CEC or FSW, must the person show proof of funds or not ?

adanac13:
sorry for the late reply, but I don't think this applies to visitors, I think you have to go back to your home country to apply

adanac13:
I don’t know if I’m late with this information but it might help someone, if I knew earlier I wouldn’t have made some silly mistakes or missed my cousin’s wedding. So if you want to RENEW your American visa, the Dropbox option is still very much available. I thought I needed an appointment date and with my Naija mentality I just assumed e go tey. Only for me to try 2 weeks ago and realized I could do drop box. Anyway it took just 1 week for the visa to be issued.

Please note that I put RENEW in caps, if it’s a first time application you need an appointment date.
I did mine in Calgary incase anyone is wondering.

Thanks for reading lol

allexy2:
Hello everyone,

I know this is the wrong thread but I'm in an urgent need now.

Please I need someone that sells Canadian dollars. I am unable to pay my tuition fees from Nigeria because of scarcity of dollar caused by COVID-19.

Please I need a recommendation of a trusted person who can sell CAD to me.

Thanks.

Nickisindigo:


Getting married in Canada cannot get you PR you would still go through normal express entry procedure even if he his a Canadian citizen

OloriOfMontreal:


As in its so ridiculous. It's even better now. During the pandemic it was pegged at 300 to 400 days+ and that's obviously because it was put on hold. I guess they're working through the backlog of applicants.

Thanks for your help and clarification. I appreciate it.

OloriOfMontreal:


Thank you for the response and clarification and sorry to hear your sister wasn't allowed entry.

That's right, they already lifted the border restrictions.

Does this mean we have to wait for the usual 200+ days plus to process the visit visa? I was hoping there was a way to fast track the application for immediate families who currently don't have a visa to travel.

OloriOfMontreal:
Hi Everyone,

We are looking to apply for my spouse to visit Canada leveraging the Covid19 reuniting families plan.

Is there anyone here who got their family to enter Canada recently using same process?

Note: We've gone through the below process link but still have some grey areas we'd like to clarify. (E.g., the written authorization vs travel exemptions)

Thanks

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/visitors/immediate-family.html

Teau:
Thanks NaijaCanadian28,
1 more question hope my reaching out to them won't affect my waka here in the future


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I’m not in Regina but I think you should be reaching out to Children services in your municipality

Teau:
pppppppppppllllllllleeeeeeaaaaaassssssseeeeeeee
please guys how can i get a pcr test done in Regina for travel to USA.
Also i am an international student with a 2and half year old child,please how do i register in a daycare and would the fee be reduced for us?
PLEASE HELP!!!

Henriie:
Hi everyone.

I'm actually new on this thread and I'm hoping I could be advised properly.

I got my ppr recently all thanks to God Almighty and Carelton University Ottawa was the school i used for my study permit application for winter 2022. I also applied to Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) which was my 1st choice but admission didn't come on time and after submitting my study permit application I received Admission from MUN.
I intend to travel in December but I'm confused.  I really don't know if to stick to carelton University or change my dli when I get to Canada. I can't make a decision based on the course because both courses are related to my field. I will like to make a decision based on what province will favour me more interms of job opportunities, PR, future children etc. I appreciate what ever advice you can provide thanks

Laurendee:
Please who has experience or knows someone who brought an infant with them while studying in Canada?
What was it like generally?

Were you or the person able to school and work part time alongside having to care for the infant?

Also what was average fee for daycare or babysitter for the infant?

GraciousWords:
Canny people especially Calgary people, pls help.

Information online says secondary school (year 7) starts at age 12. Does this mean a child who isn't 12 by August of a particular school year will not be able to start year 7? I suspect this is the case but just curious about the experience of those who have landed. Is the standard the same regardless of public, private or religious school? I know kids can't start kindergarten until they are 5 (at least in Calgary) just curious if the age regime is also strict for secondary school.

Also pls does anyone have information or experience of special schools for gifted kids or kids with exceptional talent? From what I've read looks like the child has to have spent at least a term/year in a Canadian school to be assessed.

Thanks.

PS: this was very useful for anyone researching schools: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/school-admissions-read-all-about-it-here.72241/

jjohndoe83:

I think JT will win but the Liberals will not win enough seats to form a majority government. He will have to collaborate with Singh's NDP to form a government.

slydog:

What do you think about the upcoming election? Incase JT doesn't win this his gamble, are the conservatives immigration friendly?

CountVersailles:


Many graduates coming from Nigeria usually underestimate the amount of work it takes to do graduate school in developed countries like Canada and the US. Contrary to what most people think, graduate school in these countries is actually very difficult. Usually there is a lot of assignments and homeworks, and this is not something the Nigerian student is used to. Besides, most of the concepts are not discussed at a high-level, but usually a more detailed often difficult low-level filled with maths (for STEM) or lots of readings (for Management). This can be a very big problem for the Nigerian student who isn't used to this method of study. But the good news is that if you do not give up, you will succeed. It may appear difficult, but if you put in the required effort, ask for help from your professors or from fellow students, you will eventually understand. My advice to you is to dig deep within you and find that extra effort to succeed. Don't give up. Having a kid is not an excuse. There have been many people like you who made it eventually through graduate school. You just need to tell yourself that you can do it.

Luckymama:


So did you get your permit amended or you used it like that? The amendment process looks so long. But without SIN even to open bank acct and get credit card sef na war.

ocpaschal:
same here... but I once heard that 2.2 is acceptable for Masters in some parts of Canada, but I couldn't figure out which provinces or so can accept 2nd class lower division for MSc seekers. Pls does anyone have ideas on this possibility?

Itzlinda:


Chai. What of people like me that even spilled for another year?

Luckymama:
Hi all,
Quick question please. How do you get your study permit amended?

So I came in about a month ago through Vancouver on a student visa and was issued a Study permit at the border. I knew, from reading this thread, that they were supposed to write on my study permit that I am entitled to work on and off campus.

But the guy attending to us that day was cranky and impatient. There was an Indian lady ahead of me who tried to insist that he should write it on her permit and he rudely asked her if she was here to study or here to work. He did not amend her permit.

Me I came with my husband and was busy praying quietly that they should give him work permit, so I did not even have the liver to ask for any amendment immediately they gave us.

Now, I have tried to get a SIN number and they are refusing to give me until I amend my study permit to show that I can work for 20 hrs.

Has anyone been able to amend their study permit? What’s the procedure please.

saviola1:
Please i just started processing my transcript, i already have my international passport, pls reccommend any school in ontario for me where i can do my masters thats relatively cheap , i am a graduate of civil Engineering , 2.2 Bsc , and also possibly if there is any group i can join , whatsapp or telegram so i can follow up...Thanks

unitedCA:
Hello guys,

I need some advice on what to do.

I came back to Nigeria last year, December, to really spend time with family and see my fiancé as well. Fast forward this year, my fiancé and I did our traditional marriage and shortly after she left for US for a 4-month summer work program. I will soon be travelling back to Canada ( I'm a PR) and I really need my fiancé/wife ( I don't think Canada recognizes a couple that just did traditional marriage as husband and wife) to join me in Canada.

I am really looking for legal options I can explore for her to come over to Canada from US, before the expiration of her work permit visa. I don't know if a visitors' visa is a sure-fire way to bring her over or nah. I'm not too sure again, how to make this happen, like, make a strong case why I need my wife/fiancé here with me in Canada or if the application for a visitors' visa will even succeed. I don't want to start an application that will lead to rejection.

Thanks.
P.S. I'm also aware of the Canada-US border restrictions. She'd definitely be coming over when those restrictions are relaxed in the coming months, hopefully!

Eilenora:
Hello All,
Anyone had a passport appointment with the Nigerian Embassy Ottawa yet? How do you travel to Ottawa? Same day or previous day?Road/train? How does it work when one gets there? Do you have to lodge in a hotel? I have an appoinment on Saturday, is this unusual?

Teeruth:
Good day
Am a 200level physiology student and I would like to go and study nursing in Canada and I don't know how to go about it I need ur advice.
Can I get a scholarship or a cheaper school there?

Transformium:


Hi, Could you please tell me the process for applying for a student loan/grant?

olasubomy:


Are you sure one can file taxes on an actual financial year?. I thought it is on a proceeding year basis. I tried to file my taxes this year but I was told by the member of the tax clinic that I can't file for now since I did not have a physical presence in Canada last year(2020) and was advised to wait till next year (2022) to file for the current (2021)calender year record.

olasubomy:


Are you sure one can file taxes on an actual financial year?. I thought it is on a proceeding year basis. I tried to file my taxes this year but I was told by the member of the tax clinic that I can't file for now since I did not have a physical presence in Canada last year(2020) and was advised to wait till next year (2022) to file for the current (2021)calender year record.

Blackbuddy:


Here is a link to free tax clinics across Canada, https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/community-volunteer-income-tax-program.html

Passerby2:
Hi everyone,
Please, are those that landed this year supposed to file taxes?

Kayyyy:

Please this is a very important question. I also want to know if beans is allowed.