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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by seunpinky(m): 7:52pm On Mar 18, 2022
egobetatoday:


I thought I was the only one nursing the idea of using the canada passport to Japa to another country because of the housing situation. It is just too crazy. Houses in U.S. are newer, bigger and finer for a fraction of the cost in Canada. The market doesn't even look like it's going to calm anytime soon. Does anyone have an idea how to navigate these waters? Make we no come use our whole life dey pay for mortgage.

Abeg when u get the information, remember to share with me.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by NellyG93: 11:03pm On Mar 18, 2022
After the evaluation of results from WES, what's the next thing to do?
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by 55emem55: 10:28am On Mar 19, 2022
Please who has a contact for housing in Calgary, Alberta. I’m looking for a 2bed and 2bathroom apartment for May1st. Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Atoks25: 1:42pm On Mar 19, 2022
Good day all,I will be landing in calgary by April 2022 and I need to rent a room in a shared 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment.please Kindly dm if you have a room to rent out. Thank you
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by osadogan1(f): 3:13pm On Mar 19, 2022
joo2018:
WELCOME TO LIVING IN CANADA/LIFE AS A CANADIAN IMMIGRANT PART TWO

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Jessica50: 10:44pm On Mar 19, 2022
please I need a room to rent in Malton Mississauga, I will be coming next month
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Kenn55: 3:22pm On Mar 20, 2022
gretop86:
My people in the house living in Ontario to be specific. I've been doing my research on the real estate market and what I've seen so far has not been encouraging. I see houses listed for $1m CAD that costs about 50% less in the US. Is the Canadian real estate a bubble or there are some strong fundamentals driving these crazy prices other than supply way lesser than demand?. I still can't wrap my head around a house selling for $150,000 - $250,000 CAD above asking price. Wetin dey sele gan gan? Abeg make una open my eyes to what I'm not seeing from the data readily available. Is there any plan to fix this issue? Cos if it continues this way, I might just use this country as a means to change my passport and get the hell out to a country that is much reasonable.

Housing markets in California and New York is as crazy as Ontario and British Columbia so it depends on where you are looking at in the States or Canada. Alberta, Manitoba and Atlantic Canada is not as crazy as Ontario and BC. But I get your point, the nonsense happening in the housing market in those areas is unsustainable.

I entered the market at the earlier stage of the market distortion. You can't believe that I'm already making a $200k cad profit in just 2 years, this is crazy. I have thought about taking my profit to go and buy a reasonable house in Alberta since I'm working from home but my love for Ontario is pulling me back grin

But I think people should exercise patience, a market correction is coming soon. The indices that drove the market into an unprecedented distortion won't last forever.
During the pandemic when life was almost shut down, savings increased as people spending dropped. All of a sudden, people had extra cash and with rock bottom interest rates, cost of mortgages became very low and affordable. People were now comfortable engaging in bidding wars as an extra 200k added little monthly payments to their mortgages. For the first time, the share of variable rates exceeded that of fixed rates as people tried to capitalize on the record low interest rate. I got variable of 1.2% and I banked that rates will remain low for at least 4 years. This created FOMO (Fear of missing out) as demand over stripped supply by far, adding maximum pressure to the market. Then you have the Chinese in particular who are flocking to Canada in record numbers adding more pressure to the market. I lost my first bidding war to a Chinese in the earlier stages who put 250k above asking while I put 50k above asking. Those Chinese are rich oooo.
But the good thing for buyers is that the market correction will happen soon. All those people who entered the market as a result of FOMO will start exiting the market as interest rate rise very fast. We are expecting a 3 time rate rise this year alone. Many people didn't expect rate rises to happen soon plus an increase in inflation as they took more than they can handle. They are now going to start seeing the effect of those 800k houses on their mortgages and either they start defaulting or they sell it fast. So more houses will come into the market increasing supply and with reduced demand, we will start having a balanced market and houses will now have their true values instead of these inflated values we have now.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by scoopmakoko: 5:41pm On Mar 20, 2022
buchito1:
Hi guys. It feels so good typing this!!! After more than 5yrs of following this beautiful thread...

Yaayyyyyy!!!! Thank you God!

I'd finally be coming to Vancouver, British Columbia, by ending of next month March cheesy

And would appreciate all the help I can get to settling in well.

Me sef dey enter Vancouver in May
Thank you so much guysss kiss

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by adeleks: 1:45am On Mar 21, 2022
Hi everyone, please for a first time traveler, going to Calgary, I have the following questions:
1. Would you recommend using Lagos or Abuja airport. (too many funny stories concerning lagos with immigration)
2. airline recommendation especially regarding relaxed covid protocols and luggage limit
3. cost (very crucial)
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by damzy88: 2:04am On Mar 21, 2022
Jessica50:
please I need a room to rent in Malton Mississauga, I will be coming next month
I used to live there. It's an old area but it is cool for new immigrants.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by lasignor(m): 4:59am On Mar 21, 2022
ednut1:
money laundering from Chinese and indians and also foreign investors driving up the price plus lack of supply . Ontarians are going to other provinces like New Brunswick, Alberta, Nova Scotia to buy houses and work remotely. You are not the only one nursing that ambition. Some prs are waiting for citizenship so they can move to USA. The real estate situation in Ontario and Vancouver is a joke for some ugly looking brick and wooden houses hahahaha
It's terrible.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ednut1(m): 7:22am On Mar 21, 2022
adeleks:
Hi everyone, please for a first time traveler, going to Calgary, I have the following questions:
1. Would you recommend using Lagos or Abuja airport. (too many funny stories concerning lagos with immigration)
2. airline recommendation especially regarding relaxed covid protocols and luggage limit
3. cost (very crucial)
just go on wakanow or skyscanner( Egypt or ethopian air since you looking for the cheapest) search for flights and book any flight. All this mental gymnastics is not needed. What will immigration do you with your copr Absolutely nothing. People travel from either any international airport in nigeria daily, no big deal there. The trip is less than a day, to reach the destination is the koko.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by aboutperf: 10:34am On Mar 21, 2022
Hello pharmacists in the house, I am a pharmacist in Nigeria. Please I need advice on the MSc course to go for in Canada that will make PR easy. Can I apply for a PGD? Pls help me with this information. Thank you.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by ChiefVal: 11:54am On Mar 21, 2022
adeleks:
Hi everyone, please for a first time traveler, going to Calgary, I have the following questions:
1. Would you recommend using Lagos or Abuja airport. (too many funny stories concerning lagos with immigration)
2. airline recommendation especially regarding relaxed covid protocols and luggage limit
3. cost (very crucial)
To add to what ednut already told you, check Google flights as well for the cheapest dates to travel if you’re not set on travelling on any particular date. Google flights will show you when flights are cheapest if you just put your destination.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by sandysilver: 11:59am On Mar 21, 2022
Please whats the cost of a 2 bedroom apartment there. Where would you recommend a family going to Ontario to settle first.
damzy88:
I used to live there. It's an old area but it is cool for new immigrants.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by gretop86: 4:35pm On Mar 21, 2022
Kenn55:


But I think people should exercise patience, a market correction is coming soon. The indices that drove the market into an unprecedented distortion won't last forever.

I hope this happens but the data online shows Canada real estate has never budged since 2008 even when there was a huge slump in housing prices in the USA. And this has really pushed people into the FOMO. Imagine you didn't get your house 2yrs ago, by now you'd be more eager to lay your hands on something because of what you saw and knew 2years ago.


They are now going to start seeing the effect of those 800k houses on their mortgages and either they start defaulting or they sell it fast. So more houses will come into the market increasing supply and with reduced demand, we will start having a balanced market and houses will now have their true values instead of these inflated values we have now.

Well current increase does not have any major impact yet. Home owners will only see a $15CAD increase for every $100K CAD. I really wish they could speed up building permit approvals and also drive housing densification. NIMBYSM is also a major issue.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Mary94: 5:13pm On Mar 21, 2022
[quote author=Evergreen694 post=105155788][/quote]

Hi @Evergreen694's, I also got admitted to PSE in UofR, can we connect as I will need to also have who to speak with from time to time. I don't know how to send a message to you here. Thanks.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by 19CannyMum: 6:23pm On Mar 21, 2022
adeleks:
Hi everyone, please for a first time traveler, going to Calgary, I have the following questions:
1. Would you recommend using Lagos or Abuja airport. (too many funny stories concerning lagos with immigration)
2. airline recommendation especially regarding relaxed covid protocols and luggage limit
3. cost (very crucial)

Abuja airport is a better experience.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Kenn55: 7:55pm On Mar 21, 2022
gretop86:


I hope this happens but the data online shows Canada real estate has never budged since 2008 even when there was a huge slump in housing prices in the USA. And this has really pushed people into the FOMO. Imagine you didn't get your house 2yrs ago, by now you'd be more eager to lay your hands on something because of what you saw and knew 2years ago.



Well current increase does not have any major impact yet. Home owners will only see a $15CAD increase for every $100K CAD. I really wish they could speed up building permit approvals and also drive housing densification. NIMBYSM is also a major issue.

You are right. However this is the first of rate increases expected this year so we could be back to pre pandemic rates by Q1 next year.

The knowledge that rates are going up will drive down demand a bit. When I entered the market, the forecast then was that rates will remain at the bottom for at least 4 years as the economy tries to rebound from the pandemic. Since the situation has changed, buyers would start factoring that reality too.

Whatever the case, the current craze is unprecedented and unsustainable and people will get hurt at some point.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nat138: 4:13am On Mar 22, 2022
thisdeltagirl:
Please ooooo my seniors Goodevening everyone,

Please i am relocating to Edmonton from Saskatchewan, i dont know anyone there. I want to start checking out apartments which areas should I avoid please

Thank you, any help will be
greatly appreciated

Hi, Edmonton just like every major city in any part of the world has its bad spots, but generally you will be advised to avoid areas like Balwin, Belvedere, McCauley, Boyle street and some others in the centre and towards Northwest but this is dependent on you as a person. But even in these areas, there are pockets of safe areas. People will say the NE is also to be avoided but there are good neighbourhoods in this area like Eaux Claires, Castle Downs, Griesbach and others. The South is said to have the best places but also pricey. So it's really dependent on your affordability and also closeness to either school/work. Edmonton's public transit works relatively well too.
You can check up the crime map for the city to get a picture of the crime status in various areas.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by crespo67: 5:27am On Mar 22, 2022
Hello People..

Is there anyone here who has recently landed Canada with COPR and is unvaccinated?

How is landing without being vaccinated, is it still compulsory to stay in the hotel for 3 days?

Looking forward to your feedback.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Evergreen694: 10:51am On Mar 22, 2022
OK, click on my name (Evergreen694). It takes you to my profile. Through my profile, you could send an email to me through the email link you would find on my profile.
Mary94:


Hi @Evergreen694's, I also got admitted to PSE in UofR, can we connect as I will need to also have who to speak with from time to time. I don't know how to send a message to you here. Thanks.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by thisdeltagirl: 11:06pm On Mar 22, 2022
nat138:


Hi, Edmonton just like every major city in any part of the world has its bad spots, but generally you will be advised to avoid areas like Balwin, Belvedere, McCauley, Boyle street and some others in the centre and towards Northwest but this is dependent on you as a person. But even in these areas, there are pockets of safe areas. People will say the NE is also to be avoided but there are good neighbourhoods in this area like Eaux Claires, Castle Downs, Griesbach and others. The South is said to have the best places but also pricey. So it's really dependent on your affordability and also closeness to either school/work. Edmonton's public transit works relatively well too.
You can check up the crime map for the city to get a picture of the crime status in various areas.
very grateful for this, i will check out the crime map. Thank you so much
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Boss13: 11:40pm On Mar 23, 2022
Is there a whatsapp group for Canadians living in Canada that I can join
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by kemkemdiva: 11:50am On Mar 24, 2022
Hello guy,pls i need a group for truck drivers job in canada,my brother have the experience like 6 years working as a crane operator in portharcort in Nigeria and he is undergoing a training to get a certification from a company in lagos.pls i need a link to a group on how he can start with searching for job in Canada as a truck driver.thanks
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Stburnish2: 2:08pm On Mar 24, 2022
Hello house.
Pls, I wish to ask a question concerning someone coming 4 a 2-year study in Canada, with a passport expiring next year September.

Is it advisable to renew the passport here in Nigeria nd summit to IRCC or renew in Canada?

Heard IRRC doesn’t give visa beyond passport's validity date

Pls, best advice
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by maziude: 3:39pm On Mar 24, 2022
crespo67:
Hello People..

Is there anyone here who has recently landed Canada with COPR and is unvaccinated?

How is landing without being vaccinated, is it still compulsory to stay in the hotel for 3 days?

Looking forward to your feedback.

Check the cic website, there are updates concerning this.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by nat138: 5:50pm On Mar 24, 2022
Stburnish2:
Hello house.
Pls, I wish to ask a question concerning someone coming 4 a 2-year study in Canada, with a passport expiring next year September.

Is it advisable to renew the passport here in Nigeria nd summit to IRCC or renew in Canada?

Heard IRRC doesn’t give visa beyond passport's validity date

Pls, best advice

You can't renew your passport if it has more than 6 months validity on it. You should be issued a visa for the duration of your course and you renew your passport at the appropriate time. If it gives you peace of mind, print out the passport renewal guidelines from NIS and tender at point of entry when you get into the country, I guess the actual student visa is issued at the point of entry (the stamp you get in your passport before you arrive is a single entry visa to enable you get into the country).

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Stburnish2: 6:25pm On Mar 24, 2022
nat138:


You can't renew your passport if it has more than 6 months validity on it. You should be issued a visa for the duration of your course and you renew your passport at the appropriate time. ###If it gives you peace of mind, print out the passport renewal guidelines from NIS and tender at point of entry when you get into the country####, I guess the actual student visa is issued at the point of entry (the stamp you get in your passport before you arrive is a single entry visa to enable you get into the country).



Thank you profoundly 4 d enlightenment.
Pls, kindly throw more light on d ##
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by Toceen2022: 8:13pm On Mar 25, 2022
Stburnish2:
Hello house.
Pls, I wish to ask a question concerning someone coming 4 a 2-year study in Canada, with a passport expiring next year September.

Is it advisable to renew the passport here in Nigeria nd summit to IRCC or renew in Canada?

Heard IRRC doesn’t give visa beyond passport's validity date

Pls, best advice

Since your passport expires next September, that means you have one and a half years, so you can't renew your passport.

There is difference between Visa and Study Permit.

Visa is what is stamped on your passport, and it has a 1 year validity, even if your program is 4 yrs and you have 5 yrs on your passport, your Visa is usually a year period.

Study Permit is what is issued at the port of entry, and it is what covers the duration of your study, not the Visa.

So, in your case, you don't need to worry about it. At the Port of Entry, you'll be issued your study permit for the duration of your program, and when it's 6 months to the passport expiration, you can renew it over there.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by BoluwajiPieters: 2:05am On Mar 26, 2022
aboutperf:
Hello pharmacists in the house, I am a pharmacist in Nigeria. Please I need advice on the MSc course to go for in Canada that will make PR easy. Can I apply for a PGD? Pls help me with this information. Thank you.

I'm also a pharmacist hoping to pursue a master's degree. Let's link up.

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