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larrixauto2017:
Actually I was aspiring to start doing a move a PR to Canada...

I am a skilled certified auto technician not road side mechanic oh..

I mean I fix only luxury cars.. like diagnosis, computerized scanning, Air conditions, wheel alignment and balancing, key and ecu programming, etc about cars except body work and upholstery...

I just want too ask any one here that have been there what are my chances of surviving there. And as times goes on would love too change career path too business and schooling over there..

Any advice for me pls

GraciousWords:
It's explained in detail here: https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/588#102548277 but to put it another way:

The aim is to get your PR application approved, which starts with getting as high a CRS as possible, in order to get ITA.

Typically, one's CRS will likely be lower with spouse accompanying than spouse unaccompanying, in the same vein, the CRS will likely be lower when married than when single....it's just the maths behind the CRS calculator. There might be instances where this doesn't hold, I guess.

If married, one way to increase CRS in desperate times is to make spouse unaccompanying (people with struggling CRS scores do this routinely). If single, one way to increase CRS is to remain single

IRCC already told us that the only scenario in which your CRS will not be recalculated as a single applicant is when you marry and add spouse after you already submitted your app (no be say you don already marry before, com lie say na after AOR you marry o). So if you plan to get married, getting married post AOR and adding spouse post AOR is the optimal choice (Canada immigration wise). Pre and post ITA marriages are sub-optimal (CRS will be recalculated).....unless of course the person has a PNP nomination in which case CRS is through the roof and they can do anyhow.

If one is already married, then obviously you must always indicate that you are married (pre, post ITA etc) and you must add your spouse (either as accompanying (affects CRS) or not accompanying (does not affect CRS, CRS calculation is done as if you were single)) to your profile and application pre, post and in-between all stages.

We should take this to EE thread though and leave Living in Canada for mild winter convo meanwhile you no need this info again nau.....

GraciousWords:
If her PR is via Express Entry then ask her to study page 1 of the EE part 11 thread, link here: https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled#107239666

Depending on the impact of marriage on her CRS, the best option may be to marry and add you AFTER she has has submitted her PR application (i.e. after AOR) not after she gets invited (i.e. ITA): https://www.nairaland.com/6081746/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/588#102548277


If her PR is not via Express Entry then ignore everything I just wrote please.

ExcellencyFSA:
Good day elders and happy Sunday from here.
I want to ask about child benefits for my two kids.
When and how can I apply?
We arrived Canada November 2023, but someone is saying we can't apply until after 18 months.
I need advice on this from senior Canadians.
Thanks.

Viking007:
Its my first winter experience. The way they hyped the winter like say person go die when it comes. Spent money on winter gears, majority I’m yet to properly use. In fact my winter boots is still in the bag, I never use am.

Though they are now saying “wait for February “. Well, we dey wait.

muymacho:
Elders! How are you shoving snow from walkways? I am looking at some houses in the vicinity and the driveways have no snow. I don't believe they used shovel for that.

ednut1:
Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta people with minus 45 degrees how is it going. 🙃

NuCypher:
Python is good to know and could help you stand out as a solutions architect. So, that's a good one to learn. However, that shouldn't stop you from getting a job in the field. I know a handful SREs who don't know Python at all. You already have all its take with your AWS knowledge. Adding SA professional to it just makes you stand out even more. If you have SRE intern on your CV, better to change it to just SRE, with the same things you may have done, and your first entry in your CV should be your AWS certifications under anything like "skills & experience". Adjusting your CV is mostly what you need.

Most jobs posted online don't require you to have all the skills demanded. In fact, it's likely not "most", but "all" of them that don't require you to have all the skills demanded. HR & managers are known to pile that list full of unnecessary requirements. You certainly should apply to those jobs regardless, while tailoring your CV to reflect a significant amount of the job requirements. There's no way you can't work as a Cloud admin or a SRE with a coy using AWS resources, regardless of the skills demanded in the job description.

NuCypher:
Your profile looks really good. You seem on the right path already. To gain traction, you have to just pick up the task of applying to as many jobs as you can, with your CV well-modelled to highlight your AWS certification. It's not unusual to apply to as many as 100 jobs before gaining interview traction. You may want to start with LinkedIn. If I were you, that's what I would do. Do you use AWS services with the SDK then or you just use the GUI? If you belong to the latter group, then you may still have some work to do to pick up good scripting knowledge.

Iykip:
Thank you very much. How did you go about getting yours?

Iykip:
Hello, please my wife and I will be coming to Edmonton Canada on Nov ending. How do we go about accomodation? We need somewhere close to MacEwan University. It's winter and we don't want to be caught in the cold or spend money on Airbnb as we have a tight budget

AirBay:
We feasted today.. the snow is back.

NuCypher:
You live in Edmonton?

nenaaa:
Thank you so much. Are you a student or permanent resident?

nenaaa:
Hi, how is the weather in Edmonton? Coming by December.

slydog:
Good idea... you once mentioned homeschooling, what about setting up a home sch or daycare, restaurant is good too but one needs to buy a franchise and capital is much. I'm looking for something for steady cashflow

slydog:
Old Gs in the house, I'm looking for business ideas in Canada, specializing in Alberta.
I realize business is the main thing to do. Any ideas pls

miolad20:
No time and resources, but they have millions to pay agent. Okay o. Our people never learn sha. Research and DIY that they will still do when/if they eventually land here to survive.

Kenn55:
Anytime I look at Alberta real estate, I just wish to run away from Ontario. If I had not established in Ontario, I wouldn't have thought twice about relocating to Alberta. They are really enjoying

Ontario real estate problem escalated after the pandemic. In 2019 and early 2020, you could still get a sharp 2 bed apartment for $1,100 in the Region of Waterloo but now ......

Jolly123:
Hello! I’m looking to move from Ontario(Aurora) to Edmonton with my son. Looking for advice on good areas to rent in or possibly buy a 3 bedroom townhouse. I’ve been in Canada for a while but Ontario is just not cutting it for me anymore. Renting or buying is just too pricy here now. Landlord is selling my place and the options out there are so unaffordable.
Any Edmonton groups/ WhatsApp I can join?

lawani:
You replied for Nucypher and I mistook you for the individual but I have edited the response. Sorry about that.

lawani:
You demonstrated that such was not included in your home training

lawani:
Why is it not my business?. I only gave honest advise and you are anmidiotbfor saying I should not have an opinion. A mental case

NuCypher:
While I support your decision and think your initial foundations for it make some sense, I think you are carrying with you too much expectation. Homeschooling a child does not guarantee that they are absolutely going to toe your so-called biblical line of reasoning. You should be taking care to not indoctrinate the child and actually make him/her develop core critical thinking skills to enable them perform handsomely well in the future. I fear you are full of too much expectation in thinking that you are absolutely going to dewean the child from some of society's base ideas, and I fear that you will fail at this. Firstly, you are in Canada, not Nigeria. Your kid is ultimately going to grow up in an environment where critical thinking is encouraged, and with the combination of nature and nurture there's no escaping what the future may hold. It's good to have expectations, but it's also healthy to temper them with the realities of your society, because when it hits, it hits. No go suffer heart attack asking yourself where you got it wrong, when in fact you never got it wrong.

amdman:
The route is good. Layover of 4hrs is reasonable and sufficient. Landing in Quebec is same as landing in Pearson.

lawani:
Sacrificing your career to homeschool one or two kids is not living. It will adversely affect the economy. A teacher teaches up to fifty kids or more a day in different classes and if it is a class teacher, it can be twenty permanently, if a high school teacher, it needs specialization and one teacher will teach several classes a day. Therefore a parent teaching only one kid is a drain on the economy, a waste of human resources. What are you afraid of?. A child needs also to mix with other kids in a community of kids as it is part of growth and development and no one parent can teach all high school subjects efficiently especially in the sciences but also others. There is nothing bad in day school. Let your kid go and return everyday since you pay tax too and if there is a good boarding school it is also okay since it is a community too and whatever is agreed to be taught to kids by the majority should be acceptable because majority carries the vote

slydog:
Heard about it from a white Christain couple for the first time and didn't understand it. At what age does it start? Can we chat offline? Will send u a dm

Taal17:
Homeschooling isn't new, it's decades old and it's usually premised on your environment.
Reasons typically are
Schools are far or just not suitable for your children
Parents are struggling handling the school runs for multiple kids
One or both parents ah e non traditional jobs eg. a lot of travel, move around a lot, work remote or intermittently

People homeschool from preschool to high/sec school. Others get kids involved with sports clubs and other outdoor sports so they get to socialise with other kids.

Bare in mind that typically homeschool hours are less than regular school hours so it might not be more than 4 hours a day.

I remember a wife shared that she chose homeschool because her husband worked as part of the crew of basketball team so he travelled a lot. By homeschooling she was able to adjust kids school work so that each child alternatively got to travel with their father on his trips. It helped their family and kids bonded with their Dad better.

I also know those who homeschooled in Nigeria because local schools weren't what they wanted.

Schools are great places of learning
But they can also be distractions and hot beds for bullying, vices and environmental factors out of your control

slydog:
Hi,
Pls how does this homeschooling work? I'm in Edmonton too

oty1993:
wow. I love that idea. but how are you able to cope? Is your work remote?
my apologies if I'm asking too many questions