TheCongo2:


In my response I wrote about North America in general and not just Canada.
When you suggest that an average Canadian should be as exposed as an American, I don't know how many Canadians you have come across with to come to your conclusion. I am afraid your conclusion is derived from your encounter with a handful of Canadians. I went to school in the US and I can tell you that the American are the most ignorant people I have met. Canadians are by far more exposed than American. Some American don't even know where Canada is.

Nevertheless, it seems to me that the people in Africa have a lot of knowledge (compare to North American) in spite of very limited resources. That explains why most of those who immigrate to North America succeed in the new land. I have been on Nairaland since 2010 and I believe I have benefit much more from the Nigeria community online than I would have benefit from just been with my fellow North American. I have learned so much on this site in terms of Technology, immigration, money ...

She's trolling you I think. If not her ignorance on Canada is appalling. Canada where you can be driving during the day while they play flavour on the radio, speaking full blown igbo is not exposed ? Or hongcover aka Vancouver is a mini China with Chinese writings everywhere is not exposed ?

Hello guys, I have a big problem, I just finished my national diploma last year, my dad is out of job and he recently sold his only car for me to travel cos I had a agent who said he will do it for me, I tried the express entry but am not eligible and all to no avail, I even tried taking nanny/caregiver jobs who are willing to process a LMIA but they all want a female. Now am stuck, junior ones looking up to me because believe me everything is hard after dad is out of job. I have my passport and 800k with me from d sold car and am willing to do any menial jobs just to carter for my family. I need help please@ martenal, Salford blackbuddy canadiary congo2 dupyshoo everyone ......
Your help and advice needed!

yokus:
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This is majorly what i like about Canada. The over-exposure in America is too much. Exposure is a double-edged sword- it comes with good and bad. Then again I'm thinking of a different kind of exposure.
I would rather bring up my kids in Canada than in America. Canny is a mixture of Conservative yet Liberal just enough not to be boring

You know @yokus, i was thinking the same thing.. wat context of exposure are we talking abt, canada has one of the highest ratio of educated people in the word...

The so called exposed cultures have more bad than good...my view from what I have read so far and from everyone's experience here is that Canada is more balanced, it settles in-between the exposures of UK and the culture of USA..

timil99:
Hello guys, I have a big problem, I just finished my national diploma last year, my dad is out of job and he recently sold his only car for me to travel cos I had a agent who said he will do it for me, I tried the express entry but am not eligible and all to no avail, I even tried taking nanny/caregiver jobs who are willing to process a LMIA but they all want a female. Now am stuck, junior ones looking up to me because believe me everything is hard after dad is out of job. I have my passport and 800k with me from d sold car and am willing to do any menial jobs just to carter for my family. I need help please@ martenal, Salford blackbuddy canadiary congo2 dupyshoo everyone ......
Your help and advice needed!

you have to be very careful else that money could disappear. you would need a HND/BSC and a year work experience for EE. study visa would have been posible if you had money for living expenses and tuition. as it were i dont know of any legitimate means you could employ. but if you have a sponsor, preferably a blood relative who has a fat bank balance, he could stand in and assist with POF and letter of sponsorship for a study visa. note it is a gamble and you could lose substantial chunk of the 800k without any result.

timil99:
Hello guys, I have a big problem, I just finished my national diploma last year, my dad is out of job and he recently sold his only car for me to travel cos I had a agent who said he will do it for me, I tried the express entry but am not eligible and all to no avail, I even tried taking nanny/caregiver jobs who are willing to process a LMIA but they all want a female. Now am stuck, junior ones looking up to me because believe me everything is hard after dad is out of job. I have my passport and 800k with me from d sold car and am willing to do any menial jobs just to carter for my family. I need help please@ martenal, Salford blackbuddy canadiary congo2 dupyshoo everyone ......
Your help and advice needed!

Guy, to be honest with you, you'd be better off investing that money in a business in Nigeria than using it to travel to Canada. The fact that you mentioned an agent and with that amount of money tells me you will soon lose all of it because it is not enough to make any meaningful progress with the processes. You can still make it in Nigeria if you start small and remain disciplined.

good day house. Salford & any helper, what information would you have as regards practicing archaeology as a profession in any province in Canada? is the pay good and is it a regulated profession? thanks.

Thanks @Blackbuddy and @maternal

salford1:


https://alis.alberta.ca/occinfo/occupations-in-alberta/occupation-profiles/anthropologist/

thanks a bunch

Good evening. Still asking for anyone who knows anyone working in HR and presently practicing in canada. Thank you

Canadianfly:


Well the thing is this, phone plans in Canada are like renting a house or apartment lol.

It's not like Naija or UK you can land and just buy SIM card at the airport, recharge and start calling. As in pay a as you go....nah. Most if not all the phone companies offer a prepaid service. Check with your intended province though to be certain. But just like apartments, you'll need at least a working bank account and proof of address (and this is hard when you haven't found a place yet). So yes, it took me two weeks to get settled in, find an apartment, open a bank account, wait to get my bank statement with the address showing on it as proof of address, then compare and contrast what mobile company had a plan WITHOUT OFFERING ME A PHONE (I had my own phone from the UK and didn't want to buy another phone). If you need to call your village people in Naija to tell them you arrived safely, use whatsapp call.
In my case I was emailing everyone for two weeks. Whatsapp hadn't developed well then.

Anyway, most mobile phone companies in Canada found it weird when I said ONLY LINE RENTAL NO PHONE. Because line rentals come with phones, that add to your bill at the end on every month.
Anyway, long story short, if you plan on going with your current phone, sign a month to month prepaid line rental.....and avoid all these 2 year contract deals. You can't break a contract if you change your mind, except you pay them off. The amount is not cheap. If you vex and break it, they'll mess up your credit. When it's time for buying house 2 years down the line, you'll not get a mortgage because you fought with your phone company over phone lol.

Our plan is to do short landing of about 2 weeks.

Scope is bank account and SIN. Since its a short stay, was considering Airbnb but just occurred to me that it may not suffice for proof of address.

Can someone please help clarify this so we can adjust plans. Thanks.

Cc: blackbuddy, salford1, maternal, thecongo2

alt3r3g0:


Our plan is to do short landing of about 2 weeks.

Scope is bank account and SIN. Since its a short stay, was considering Airbnb but just occurred to me that it may not suffice for proof of address.

Can someone please help clarify this so we can adjust plans. Thanks.

Short Landing of two weeks, or 2 months , you cant leave canada without your PR Card, its not advisable..once you land at least someone needs to get the PR card cos ur visa will be cancelled on arrival. Consider that too

Fusion23:


Short Landing of two weeks, or 2 months , you cant leave canada without your PR Card, its not advisable..once you land at least someone needs to get the PR card cos ur visa will be cancelled on arrival. Consider that too

Thanks for the info. I have already arranged to have someone collect and send down.

Happy Labour Day Canadians!

Hamiltondreamer:
Good evening. Still asking for anyone who knows anyone working in HR and presently practicing in canada. Thank you

Hi Hamilton. I'm wondering the same thing. I saw your post several days ago and have been looking out for a response to it. It seems HR is not popular among immigrants hence the dearth of response and information on this thread. From some eesearch , I get the impression that its a difficult field to break into. I thought of doing a PGD, but I'm getting a bit confused. Please share any additional info you may come across. Good luck!

alt3r3g0:


Thanks for the info. I have already arranged to have someone collect and send down.

Please don't let anyone send it down. Try to get someone going to Nig who can take it along with you. Cheers.

TheWatcher212:


Please don't let anyone send it down. Try to get someone going to Nig who can take it along with you. Cheers.

Many thanks! will consider that option as well.

Can anyone confirm if airbnb will suffice for proof of address?

Arielle:

Hi Hamilton. I'm wondering the same thing. I saw your post several days ago and have been looking out for a response to it. It seems HR is not popular among immigrants hence the dearth of response and information on this thread. From some eesearch , I get the impression that its a difficult field to break into. I thought of doing a PGD, but I'm getting a bit confused. Please share any additional info you may come across. Good luck!

Hi, please check this link out...Bridging Program and there are contacts provided who i'm sure will be able to answer all your hard questions and make some recommendations.... http://www.accesemployment.ca/index.php/human-resources-connections

alt3r3g0:


Our plan is to do short landing of about 2 weeks.

Scope is bank account and SIN. Since its a short stay, was considering Airbnb but just occurred to me that it may not suffice for proof of address.

Can someone please help clarify this so we can adjust plans. Thanks.

Cc: blackbuddy, salford1, maternal, thecongo2

You are correct that using yor AirBnB address isnt wise as that is a temporary address and who knows who will be occupying the address when your PR card arrives there. Your PR card should be handled like a security document so the AirBnB address is not advisable, rather give the address of a Canada based family member or friend who can be trusted to get it across to you.

Blackbuddy:


You are correct that using yor AirBnB address isnt wise as that is a temporary address and who knows who will be occupying the address when your PR card arrives there. Your PR card should be handled like a security document so the AirBnB address is not advisable, rather give the address of a Canada based family member or friend who can be trusted to get it across to you.

Thanks for the response. Sorry i was not clear enough. As for the address where the PR card will be sent, that will be to a friend. The Airbnb is if it will be accepted as proof of address for opening a bank account.

please for landed/settled members here please arrange in order of priority

1. open an account
2. get an accomodation
3. get a phone plan

it seems these three are interwoven because you will need the address for all others and you will need an account for the other payments and you will also need phone number for the other 2.

thank you

czaratwork:
please for landed/settled members here please arrange in order of priority

1. open an account
2. get an accomodation
3. get a phone plan

it seems these three are interwoven because you will need the address for all others and you will need an account for the other payments and you will also need phone number for the other 2.

thank you

I guess you will get an accommodation before landing, else where will you be heading to after leaving the airport?

czaratwork:
please for landed/settled members here please arrange in order of priority

1. open an account
2. get an accomodation
3. get a phone plan

it seems these three are interwoven because you will need the address for all others and you will need an account for the other payments and you will also need phone number for the other 2.

thank you

What if you have a family member who is resident in Canada, can you use his utility bill etc as Proof of Address? Will this Suffice for those doing a short landing?

TheWatcher212:


What if you have a family member who is resident in Canada, can you use his utility bill etc as Proof of Address? Will this Suffice for those doing a short landing?

I don't think you can use it. Your proof of address has to have your name on it - that's why it is a PROOF of YOUR address. Someone suggested getting a phone plan (a one month plan) and use the bill processed for that as a Proof of Address.

I stand to be corrected.

Hi,

Pls, I'd like some clarification on this: is our income/tax records in Nigeria required for a new immigrant? If yes, how many years do they usually ask for? I have read somewhere that they may ask for the records of 3yrs prior to landing...but it wasn't quite clear. Thanks

Nice to here at last. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge, am confused presently. I want to do course by course evaluation with WES in preparation for an after-degree nursing programme,issue is I don't know if have to send my WASEC certificate or just evaluate my Degree transcript already with WES. Would really like inputs, thank you

Glowingx:
Nice to here at last. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge, am confused presently. I want to do course by course evaluation with WES in preparation for an after-degree nursing programme,issue is I don't know if have to send my WASEC certificate or just evaluate my Degree transcript already with WES. Would really like inputs, thank you

This totally depends on the university. Some ask for WASCE transcript and certificate, others don't. Some just need your BSc transcript without WES evaluation. So research the school and email them if you need clarification.

Yooku:


Hi, please check this link out...Bridging Program and there are contacts provided who i'm sure will be able to answer all your hard questions and make some recommendations.... http://www.accesemployment.ca/index.php/human-resources-connections

Thanks!

Oh, thank you. Had the impression one has to do a course by course assessment first. Will write school then for requirements.

SlowlybtSurely:


This totally depends on the university. Some ask for WASCE transcript and certificate, others don't. Some just need your BSc transcript without WES evaluation. So research the school and email them if you need clarification.

alt3r3g0:


Thanks for the response. Sorry i was not clear enough. As for the address where the PR card will be sent, that will be to a friend. The Airbnb is if it will be accepted as proof of address for opening a bank account.

It shld be. That's what I used... Although in d US

Ehrnie:


I don't think you can use it. Your proof of address has to have your name on it - that's why it is a PROOF of YOUR address. Someone suggested getting a phone plan (a one month plan) and use the bill processed for that as a Proof of Address.

I stand to be corrected.

Was going to say this... This sounds better