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stevolinkon40:
Thanks for the detailed response.
Yes I was asking if the delivery of the PR card by courier won’t require a signature.
From your explanation i guess someone in the address can collect on one’s behalf. But if you leave before the card arrives, your colleague will probably have to send it by courier to UK for you to reenter canada again when you want to finally move since the visa given with COPr is single entry. Thanks for the other advice.
Though for my drivers license I haven’t had the Uk own for upto 2years, it’s just 1year 4months now and the requirements says you must have held the license for up to 2years for a direct exchange.

Maria96:
https://www.nairaland.com/6829885/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

Here, even PR is no longer easy and guaranteed like it was 2-3 years ago.

ednut1:
Currently 1 cad = 1,190 naira on lemfi

njambert:
Flipping homes or being a real estate agent?

Ontarioo:
Man, you picked up so fast👏 I remember earlier reading a post from you about an interview with TD you lost

geekybabe:
Landed in CA about 6 months ago in March as PR. Its been a long ride , finding a good job in my field (Data ) and finally settling in. I got my first job offer in June, resumed in July, and then another one I started in August. People say that was fast. lol. It was a long and stressful period but I can say that coming to Canada is not vibes. Preparation and resilience is important.
Having support in your first few months after landing is super important. Family support, community support or any kind of support.

I have documented most of my experiences here on Nairaland. https://www.nairaland.com/7989437/maple-land-japa-diaries

I believe one or two people may find some info useful from my experience.

smartkester:
I read your thread and it was a lovely experience. Congratulations 🎉
Please what's the job market like for Chemical Engineers or Engineering at large in Canada

Maria96:
use google. She is not a chemical engineer and wouldn’t know 😅

geekybabe:
Landed in CA about 6 months ago in March as PR. Its been a long ride , finding a good job in my field (Data ) and finally settling in. I got my first job offer in June, resumed in July, and then another one I started in August. People say that was fast. lol. It was a long and stressful period but I can say that coming to Canada is not vibes. Preparation and resilience is important.
Having support in your first few months after landing is super important. Family support, community support or any kind of support.

I have documented most of my experiences here on Nairaland. https://www.nairaland.com/7989437/maple-land-japa-diaries

I believe one or two people may find some info useful from my experience.

RelaxingEnd:
Hi, it was interesting to read your diary. This data analyst job you found, what is it like?

Not that I want to become a typical data analyst, but I want to get some analysis skills I could use in other jobs.

I'm currently taking SQL and some other data analysis courses.

I'm just wondering what your actual day-to-day duties are like in the job you found.

Thank you!

Maria96:
use google. She is not a chemical engineer and wouldn’t know 😅

geekybabe:
Data analysis is different in each organization.

My role is a combination of everything. Sourcing data, building ETL pipelines , data cleaning, wrangling, some analysis, data modeling and presentations. Many tools out there but SQL is still king.

tensazangetsu20:
I have a friend here from Canada and she said she's moving to the US immediately she's done with what she's doing in Chile. She speaks about Canada like the way we Nigerians speak of Nigeria. If a white blonde girl with blue eyes is speaking this way hmmm

lastkingsman:
You mean the shege no respect skin colour?

Na wa oh

On a serious note, I can't believe people on PR should be finding it difficult to at least start earning from the system in almost one year.

Some of the things I am reading here are shocking. If na student visa I can understand because of recent cost of living, pending tuition fees and work hour restrictions but PR? Na wa oh

SlowlybtSurely:
Normal things. Most citizens only see the ills of their country. Americans are leaving US in droves and complain alot about the US.

ednut1:
people usually start seeing the ills when things become hard for them. Majority of Canadians were not aware of the Temporary foreign workers scheme/ subsidies for businesses hiring them till they couldn’t get jobs themselves.

High cost of living ( rent, mortgage, interest rates, groceries) too will make people get angry while the government is sending billIons to Ukraine. Its normal human reaction o.

ednut1:
people usually start seeing the ills when things become hard for them. Majority of Canadians were not aware of the Temporary foreign workers scheme/ subsidies for businesses hiring them till they couldn’t get jobs themselves.

High cost of living ( rent, mortgage, interest rates, groceries) too will make people get angry while the government is sending billIons to Ukraine. Its normal human reaction o.

olalekan9320:
I've heard this many times from people especially those who are 'pro close borders' but I can't see anything of such on canada.ca and I want to believe it's just a rhetoric these people keep recycling.

TFW might be willing to accept lower wage than someone born here though

geekybabe:
Landed in CA about 6 months ago in March as PR. Its been a long ride , finding a good job in my field (Data ) and finally settling in. I got my first job offer in June, resumed in July, and then another one I started in August. People say that was fast. lol. It was a long and stressful period but I can say that coming to Canada is not vibes. Preparation and resilience is important.
Having support in your first few months after landing is super important. Family support, community support or any kind of support.

I have documented most of my experiences here on Nairaland. https://www.nairaland.com/7989437/maple-land-japa-diaries

I believe one or two people may find some info useful from my experience.

jedisco:
Just touched down calgary.

One striking difference when compared to the UK is the little cloud cover. Nice blue skies with little cloud cover.

Theres no 'high street' perse but rather an area zoned to retail outlets in each locality.

GraciousWords:
Calgary's blue skies are beautiful....love it......sunniest city in Canada with over 300 days of unfiltered vitamin D!

Zeewirld:
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Difficult writing on your japa page due to insufficient permission something.

Thanks for share a real life experience with us.

Considering your experience and knowing what you now know....Would you advise;

■A family to land together or the PA comes in first for some months and try to settle in first by getting a job,accommodation and other stuffs before others come in??

■Do you think it's a wise decision for a PR to start off from Ontario

■For PR holders,who aren't PNP,without any support system in Canada and low on cash.....Where would you suggest they start from??

Wishing you all the best

Zeewirld:
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Difficult writing on your japa page due to insufficient permission something.

Thanks for share a real life experience with us.

Considering your experience and knowing what you now know....Would you advise;

■A family to land together or the PA comes in first for some months and try to settle in first by getting a job,accommodation and other stuffs before others come in??

■Do you think it's a wise decision for a PR to start off from Ontario

■For PR holders,who aren't PNP,without any support system in Canada and low on cash.....Where would you suggest they start from??

Wishing you all the best

geekybabe:
Data analysis is different in each organization.

My role is a combination of everything. Sourcing data, building ETL pipelines , data cleaning, wrangling, some analysis, data modeling and presentations. Many tools out there but SQL is still king.

JIREN01:
A full fledged data engineering role it appears; I appreciate your heads up ma’am; I’ll like to ask if all the final interviews you did were in person or virtual?