einsteino:



I am sorry if I painted such a pessimistic view of Canada, but TBH it may not be a walk in the park, esp in your first year, it can be a bittersweet experience. Maybe I should tell a story.

2wks ago I had a chat with my boss at lunch, and as an icebreaker he asked me what I do when I get home. I just chuckled "I sleep, that's all there is to do when you get home mid night and have to worry

So to answer your question, you already answered them and the way you analysed it is so beautiful, I really can't do a better job. I would just echo what you have answered in a different way. I was admitted to Memorial University of Newfoundland(Canada) years ago and deferred the admission to enable me save the tuition and apply for my Study Visa, that was my initial planned way of coming to Canada. when it was time to apply for the Visa, I just couldnt despite having saved what was supposed to be the tuition in naira, Buhari had been elected and you know what happened. So If you think of your kids, the uncertainties in 9ja, and you havn't a lastname that guarantees their future, Canada would be worth the gamble. If you think of yourself and your career you could be in doubt about coming here, esp if you have a top level career and are doing great(esp if you were able to raise POF without osusu, bambiala and family support like me). The whole thing is a dilemma, I know of people who were successful at their careers in 9ja, retired and had to use their pension to financially support their grown ass kids because no good paying job for most young people, yet over here kids start working in high school.

For me, I know I can't bear to live permanently in Naija again, I simply dont have the means to provide good roads, 24/7 electricity without the noise of a gen for myself, clean air(I nagged all through the time I was working in Lagos about how much I hated the polluted air and the chaos we call a city, we don't even know it is a problem). What is there for me to go back to? is it relatives? half of them are either already out or trying to get out of a country where walking down the street at 2 am with a good phone or car greatly increases the chances of being robbed or kidnapped(I return home 2am atimes here and walk with an air of safety that surpasses the one I would have at Oshodi in broad daylight). and above all, knowing that Nigeria's core issues wouldn't be solved in our days.


So it really boils down to coming to terms with the choices before you and realistically seeing it as a possible lose some to win some. Like I have said before, no land is a utopia but there comes a time in one's life when you feel home should be a country whose aspirations are worthy of your efforts and not merely a place where your ancestry lies. If I were a Jim Ovia or married to an Alakija, I would live my whole life in 9ja. but knowing who I am, PR is the best thing that has happened to me in recent times. I hope this helps you in making a decision that reflects on your background.

einsteino:
PART 2 of My RAMBLINGS
When we land we all want to get into our career as quickly as possible, but t

Ifeoma77:
Woke up to THE mail today
It's PPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dumprep:
My Landing Gist

Sorry this is coming late guys.

So I woke up
@Topsmamen, @dumsydsassy1, @raphrulz, @joo2018, @Ifeoma77, @ramj, @Tojued, @Tippex, @zeiya, @fatiah: I am waiting for your landing gists o.

jhoci:
When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
I am currently filling visa applications for them

titiclassy:


Eventually got the passsports back today..8 days after being dispatched ( very poor of vfs nigeria). but me, ayaf sent them a mail and copied ircc...accra

flyboi1:
Long Post Alert!!!
TIMELINE
FSW outland
ECA - IQAS July 2016 (They were the fastest as at this time period – 3weeks)
IELTS;
20-08-2016 BC LRWS 8,6.5,7.5,6.5
25-05-2017 BC LRWS 8.5,6.5,7.0,8.0
29-07-2017 BC LRWS 8.5,6.5,7.0,8.0
28-10-2017 BC LRWS 8.5,7.0,7.0,7.0
30-06-2018 MOD LRWS 9,8,7,7.5
SPOUSE
28-07-2018 BC LRWS 9,8.5,7,8
ITA 22ND August 2018
AOR 27th september 2018
MEP & BIL 25TH october 2018
Ghost Update1 21st November 2018
Ghost Update2 22nd January 2019
Ghost Update3 23rd January 2019
PPR 25th January (Dated 24th )
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It has been a really long road. And I just want to give thanks to God, because I know He makes ALL things beautiful in His time.
This journey started from the study route. Got admission to Fanshawe and Vancouver island Uni. Couldn’t raise funds at the time so I took a breather and tried out EE.
I’m going to give back to the thread the way I benefitted from it in days past.

IELTS
IELTS really humbled me mehn. I just couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. Reading was a pain. I wrote this dreaded exam 5times. I remember my first exam, didnt even bother reading for it. The mindset was “is it not ordinary english exam”. 5 exams later and look at God. All four remaining exams, I only practiced for reading as that was the part giving me nightmares. I knew the section giving me issues was the last section. It was too long and boring and there was barely any time to finish. For the 5th and final test, I started my reading exam with the last section which was the hardest and solved backwards. Voilaa!
ECA
This was the smoothest part of the journey self. 3 weeks between paying, applying for transcript and IQAS sending me my ECA. I wonder what happened to them post 2016.
WEDDING REGISTRY
The plan was to get married and add my wife post AOR or when I get COPR, but the delay in passing ielts scuffed all that. Score was 439 after the 5th ielts and the average to get ITA was 441. So one morning, I left work and took a stroll down to the registry just to confirm their process. One thing lead to the other and I called my wife (then girlfriend not even fiancé) and gave her our wedding date. She was thunderstruck. I kept saying “hello hello! Can you hear me? Lol
Yes we had plans to marry and we already knew we were going to spend the rest of our lives together, this just brought it closer.
Luckily I had begged her to do ECA and IELTS because after my fourth IELTS, I was tired and I told her to be principal applicant. She reluctantly agreed, because she didn’t think her work experience would qualify. I also registered to do the IELTS exam with her for moral support and reduce the pressure I was placing on her. Lo and behold we both passed. Recalculated our scores…and here we are!
POF
I started this process not knowing where the POF was going to come from but I had faith in God. Few weeks after AOR, God came through for us. We got 100% POF gift from two sources (85/80). This was really bugging me because all through the thread most gift was from just one source. After digesting the gift deed section, I decided to go through with it and be clean with IRCC as expected. Two deed of gift was drafted and signed by all parties. One of the gift deed was to me and the other deed was to my wife. We deposited both in our joint account. My wife also wrote a letter authorising me to use the deed to her as part of our settlement funds. We didn’t notarise the deed as the gift were from family members. We wanted to make it look as natural and logical as possible.

Post AOR
I had promised myself before I submitted our application that I would not be checking the portal every minute. Who was I kidding? It became a routine, every morning before I even assign task to my team members, I would always check to see if there was anything new. I followed ImmiTracker to know when my AOR mates were getting MEP/BIL. After MEP/BIL, the wait became worse because there was nothing to look forward too. Total silence. Not even an ADR. I even emailed Ralph so I could know my situation. Ms Robyn replied a few hours later that criminality was passed, but eligibility and security checks have not being initiated. Then PPR started raining for AOR mates and even people who submitted much later. I knew it

salford1:

Yes. Pmp is more accepted in Canada/N.America. Very few organization will list prince2 as a substitute to Pmp. We accept both in my place of work, but a candidate with a prince2 will get bumped for one with pmp when it comes down to one person getting the pm job.
Most core project management positions will not ask for a particular degree. Note "core PM positions" e.g like a PM team for an IT project or PM team for lean improvement projects; however, some construction or engineering jobs or IT jobs will still require the prerequisite engineering or computer science degree, and Pmp ceetification will just be an added bonus. These kind of roles will often encounter projects on their jobs, but their engineering skills and regulatory requirements is of more importance than PM skills.

So whether your degree matters or not will depend on the kind of job you are looking for. There are project management consultancies that send contractors to work term projects in companies all over Canada, for this types of jobs, your degree title would hardly matter.

Obtay:
Please any project manager in the house.Kindly help a soul
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Please I need pointers to how having PMP certificate will help in canada(though first degree not at all related to project management) and how best to gather experience in it in canada.
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I found out PPM is more required in canada than PRINCE 2

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Please I need as much assistance as I can get from all

Cc @blackbuddy@Salford1@maternal@Vcole

Omzyj:
I hope I am not the only one yet to receive a pick up mail from VFS. My tracker shows “your processed passport has been dispatched from Canada visa office on 17/1/2019 to Canada visa application centre”. I’m worried!

Obtay:
Yes it has

Blackbuddy:
It was an interesting Sunday across parts of Canada with the winter storm system that came through. But we're still here

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4986250

Operation dig your car out below

Gracenmercy01:
*singing* Ohhh magnify the Lord with me, won't you help me bless his name, he is the awesome God, wondrous is his name. He is greatly to be praised

Glory be to God who makes all things beautiful in its time. He has done what no man can do!

It's

All the best my people. God bless us all

liferunsoncode:
Hey Obtay,

Has your CIC account status changed from Submitted to Approved?

titiclassy:



@Obtay we have the same status and submitted on dec 20 too.

I have decided to wait till Monday afternoon before going to their office

Ifeoma77:

It means it's on its way back to Lagos. Give them a couple of days and then go and check at the VFS Office

Glowingx:

Choose your choice province, then check if their university offer the after degree BScN and if they do , check the school requirements. Most schools consider last 2years CPGA also your pre- requisite courses have to be less than 10years from year the courses were offered. Also some schools like university of Lethbridge for example offer preparatory courses for the after degree.
The after degree nursing program is very competitive so different schools have different requirements for admission.
All jobs have prospects, be in health, finance, skilled trades

Obtay:
Hello people,good day.
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Please is there anyone that went to the nursing line after a basic medical science degree from nigeria(currently have bsc #human anatomy)
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Please how did you go about it? Did you get a diploma in nursing or bsc nursing?
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Is Bsc nursing prefered in terms of jobs..
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I will really appreciate responses to this please.
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Thanks

WoodcrestMayor:
Hey guys!!!
I’ve been away for a very long long time. Landing gist is stale considering the fact that I touched down in May 2018…8months ago. I not be disappointed

Blackbuddy:
Night time pictures from Niagara, Ontario just before Christmas Day

TheCongo2:



This is a number for a Nigerian Canadian WhatsApp group with an area code in Alberta including Calgary (403) 926-0556. You can join the group to ask if there is a specific WhatsApp group for Edmonton or Calgary.

If there is none, maybe you can create one.

Cc: Gracias

Kolabyk:
can someone please share the link to join the Edmonton Whatsapp group. ?

Gracias!