soja84:
Part 2.....


So we got to Toronto around 8am Canadian Time on Saturday and we had a flight for 8.50am to Regina.The 1st Lady we met at the desk (Don't know what They are called) asked for the amount we brought in and if we had dairy products. Told her 9.5k USD and dried smoked fish.She also asked if we were still shipping things in at a latter date. She wrote down the amount,gave us back our COPR and told us to proceed to meet the immigration guys.We met a small queue there probably because it was a Saturday.


My friend was the 1st family to see the immigration guy who was a white guy....he was very nice to them.Asked them how much they brought to which they answered (7.5k USD ).The guy said he didn't need to see it and was very friendly with them. Had plenty gist with them as we watched on.

Then came my turn,the voice said 'Next'...was the only black man there.Wasn't friendly at all,was asking different stories (who's the Principal Applicant,how much funds ,where are we staying etc)...well,no big deal since he was doing his job.Next thing,he asked again,how much are you bringing to Canada in Cash which I responded by saying 9.5k USD. Then he said,I gonna have to see the cash and count!I just told my wife to bring what was with her (since we already split the money into 2 cos of Naija airport).The moment he saw that I brought the money out,he changed the story to 'I hope you realise the money is not enough for your stay to which I responded that we have money in our account and that a have the statement to show for it.
He then said,Ok calculate all you have in the account and cash and tell me,to which I answered 19k CAD.
Then he said go and sit down and wait for me.I was like....I hope say this guy no dy plan to send me back to Naija for another 24-26hrs flight!
Luckily, he called is after 15mins when my friend was already long done!Told us to sign our COPR,gave us our copies back and said welcome to Canada.Even people that didn't know us came and we're asking questions that all the whites that attended to them were so friendly.Only asked for the amount they brought in and told them specifically that they didn't need to see it.


By the time we were done with them,we had already missed our flight to Regina.They put us on the next flight which was for 4.40pm(Toronto time ) so we had to wait at the airport for about 6hours or so.


Got to Regina around 8.30pm....my friend came,picked us up and also organised 2 extra cabs for us.We already ordered 2 car seats before coming so that my friend will be able to carry the kids.The weather was minus 29 whem we landed so we had to quickly change to our shubushakers(huge winter boots) right from the airport make man nor go die!lol.We proceeded to his house and moved to the houses we already paid for before landing after 2days.


On Monday,we opened our Bank accounts,got our SINs,bought phones we're now settling in small small o.Also visited Regina Open Door society yesterday and they were so helpful. We plan to visit Catholic society and YMCA too on Monday as they were recommended by the Regina Open Door Society guys.


I hope say my story no too long...lol....Just say make I share my story.


A wonderful thank you to everyone on this thread for all the info!God bless you all!This is a dream come true for me!Thanks once again.

Welcome to Saskatchewan, Land of the Living Skies!

Fusion23:


Do you have experience , even thou not in Canada. IT field is in demand here and Canadian experience not a big factor they just want skills and experience...

Is your CV on point..then LinkedIn and Monster.ca is enough ...

Good CV and LinkedIn also helps.. and is it just Calgary you have in mind

@Fusion

What kind of IT skills are most sought after?

I am actually thinking of doing either going into software development/Data Analytics. I am taking some online courses but no practical experience yet.

Whats your take on this

Please has anyone taken part in the Federal Internship Program. How was it like?

Is it possible to get a loan for a training or advanced degree like a professional MSc?

Landed Canada few hours ago with my spouse. Toronto was our port of entry and we flew Ethiopian airlines. It was a very long flight. We departed from Abuja. Most of our bags where 24kg we had one extra 23kg GMG bag dedicated to food stuffs. All our bags went through without wahala. We specifically wrote food stuff on the bag and wrapped it at the airport. No one disturbed us for anything.

Toronto was cold -3. It was just 8am. The immigration officers were nice and we didn't take time to clear us. We got our SIN and proceeded to pick our bags. No questions about our funds or food stuffs.

shinaboy:


@Fusion

What kind of IT skills are most sought after?

I am actually thinking of doing either going into software development/Data Analytics. I am taking some online courses but no practical experience yet.

Whats your take on this

The Field is large enough...but expereince is key else the competition for fresh graduate is higher...like when u experience its recruiters that even send you emails on linkedin and so on...

so taking courses is also nice...keep it up...

Just spin up a VM and practice ..if u confident is something u can do..then you claim as experience..else get interviews and see the feedbacks

as for search for job the best is do it yourself approach..linkedin, monster.ca those are just two

Regards.

@CAstruggle and soja84 welcome to Canada. May you find favourable paths.

Hi Soja84, does Ethiopian airways provide bassinet/cot for infants onboard?

soja84:
Dear All,we finally travelled on Friday(2nd of Feb) and landed on the 3rd(Saturday ) via Ethiopian Airlines.


I travelled with my family (Wife and Child ) and my friend with his wife and Child too.That makes us 2 families(2guys,2,wives and 2 boys!).The 2 boys will be 2years by May.

Flight was for 13.40pm(Nigerian Time),so we got there around 9.30.Started with excess luggages as 3 out of our 5 bags were above 23kg. They were actually between 24 and 25kg.We had to remove some stuffs to make the weight limit .My friend's 5 bags were all overweight so they had to buy one GMG bag and return one box which made the load reduce.
Overall,the guys at the counter were nice and assisted us in sorting ourselves out.We didn't have any foodstuff seized, infact we were not asked at Lagos Airport.Please go there with 500naira notes for 'Happy New Year' and I'm sure you'll be fine.

In-flight entertainment was ok.Food wasn't bad too but most of us couldn't eat it. However, that wasn't due to bad quality.In all,the Hostesses were very nice as our boys were so handful and were practically screaming and disturbing everyone due to plenty energy!Once one is asleep and quiet, the other would start his own drama.But the hostesses were nice and understanding.Apart from the food that we couldnt really eat,we had a good time with every other thing.The plenty extras,snacks,wine,beer etc especially if you're a fan sha, lol.Intact,we got tired of it!


We got to Addis Ababa around 7pm (Nigerian Time,9pm Addis Ababa) time.They didn't ask for our foodstuffs or anything,just normal checking in of hand luggages.Spent 2hours there and had to deal with another round of stress from the boys!


Boarded the plane to Toronto by 9pm,Nigerian Time (11 Addis Ababa time) and then the long journey began!We got to Dublin after about 8hours to refuel while some passengers disembarked.That was the 1st time,I started feeling the cold,just opening of the aircraft!We waited for one hour there.After the 1hour wait which felt like 3hours,we started another 7.25hrs journey to Toronto.

To be continued.....

@CAstruggle @soja84 Congratulations!

Fusion23:


The Field is large enough...but expereince is key else the competition for fresh graduate is higher...like when u experience its recruiters that even send you emails on linkedin and so on...

so taking courses is also nice...keep it up...

Just spin up a VM and practice ..if u confident is something u can do..then you claim as experience..else get interviews and see the feedbacks

as for search for job the best is do it yourself approach..linkedin, monster.ca those are just two

Regards.

Hi Fusion,

Please elaborate further on the bolded. Some of us are equally looking at switching careers and tow similar path by seeking a new career in IT.

Nwandy218:
Hi Soja84, does Ethiopian airways provide bassinet/cot for infants onboard?

Don't know...We didn't ask.Cheers

40manlappy:
@CAstruggle @soja84 Congratulations!

Thanks Bro

vcole:
@CAstruggle and soja84 welcome to Canada. May you find favourable paths.

Amen and thank you!

salford1:

Welcome to Saskatchewan, Land of the Living Skies!

Thanks Boss!

olajide21:


Go and prosper in the land!!!

Amen and thank you!

GlitteringStar:



Nice! Enjoy Canny land.

Thanks!

Please who can help with File tax return education.
You don't have to be so detail.
Just the good and bad of file taxing.
Please help us!

daremum:
Please who can help with File tax return education.
You don't have to be so detail.
Just the good and bad of file taxing.
Please help us!

not me lol! But google turbotax and it might help.

LOL.
Guess we have to go direct to you and all other seniors in the house.

I Arrived Canada in Less than a week, should I consider filing tax for march or not.

There is a huge knowledge gap with Nigerian folks here they seem not to really understand this Tax thing and I heard if I file now there will be some benefits.

Everything sounds strange anyways.

Please advice...
@40manlappy @all seniors

vcole:
not me lol! But google turbotax and it might help.

daremum:
Please who can help with File tax return education.
You don't have to be so detail.
Just the good and bad of file taxing.
Please help us!

Can you contact immigrant services in your area and ask for information about filing taxes. There are some volunteer tax filing places.

[quote author=daremum post=64953606]LOL.
Guess we have to go direct to you and all other seniors in the house.

I Arrived Canada in Less than a week, should I consider filing tax for march or not.

There is a huge knowledge gap with Nigerian folks here they seem not to really understand this Tax thing and I heard if I file now there will be some benefits.

Everything sounds strange anyways.

Please advice...
@40manlappy @all seniors
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https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/international-non-residents/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents/newcomers-canada-immigrants.html

Please check the link above for answers to your questions.

daremum:
Please who can help with File tax return education.
You don't have to be so detail.
Just the good and bad of file taxing.
Please help us!

Check out this link

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/international-non-residents/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents/newcomers-canada-immigrants.html

daremum:
LOL.
Guess we have to go direct to you and all other seniors in the house.

I Arrived Canada in Less than a week, should I consider filing tax for march or not.

There is a huge knowledge gap with Nigerian folks here they seem not to really understand this Tax thing and I heard if I file now there will be some benefits.

Everything sounds strange anyways.

Please advice...
@40manlappy @all seniors

The real seniors have started answering you

By the way, sent you another PM when I didn't get yours.

cc: salford1, maternal, Blackbuddy, TheCongo2

daremum:
LOL.
Guess we have to go direct to you and all other seniors in the house.I Arrived Canada in Less than a week, should I consider filing tax for march or not.There is a huge knowledge gap with Nigerian folks here they seem not to really understand this Tax thing and I heard if I file now there will be some benefits.Everything sounds strange anyways.Please advice...
@40manlappy @all seniors

To the best of my knowledge, if you only landed a week ago I do not think you are meant to file taxes. Taxes filed this tax season (Feb 26 - April 30 2018) are for the period of Jan 1 - Dec 31 2017 (the tax year).

Since you were not a PR as at Dec 31 2017 and you were not resident in Canada in the year 2017, you do not have to file taxes.

As for benefits, newly landed immigrants apply for child benefits, provincial benefits and gst/hst with their landing documents as well as a completed statement of income form rc66sh or something like that. Going forward, you would file taxes during the 2019 tax season for the tax year 2018 (jan 1 - dec 31 2018) and this would be a requirement for continuous assessment of your income status by CRA for whatever benefits you are eligible for as well as accessing other government services and so on.

You can find out about what benefits you are eligible for on the canada.ca website. To clarify, you can call or visit free tax clinics....some of which you would find their contact info on the same website.

For clarity, you can actually call CRA directly on their helpline.

Ehrnie:
Hi! Please does anyone have contact details of a tax expert I can speak to Re: Income tax enquiries/filing? Preferably someone who has been tried & trusted.Eagerly await your responses. Many thanks....

You may wanna try turbotax. A couple of people I know have used their online platform to file their taxes themselves. If I remember you did a short landing so you may be under the "factual resident" group. You may wanna check if the country where you work in has a tax treaty with Canada. If they do, then you'll need to submit your tax assessment n certificate from that country to CRA as well. You won't have to be double taxed. Surprisingly Canada has a tax treaty with Nigeria and accept our IRS tax certificates from canadian residents working in Nigeria and do not tax anything extra for foreign income in that instance.

redocean:

Thanks for heads up. I plan to re route trip to visit US first. Any info on below question?
1. I plan to do a soft landing for about 3 weeks then return to Nigeria and resign properly. However, I do intend to have someone in Canada receive my family's PR cards ( wife, daughter and I) and courier same to us in Nigeria. Is this act in violation of any law or policy?

I am not sure how to answer this. We have discussed this on this thread before and people have been successful with that. IRCC does not state that it is a violation of any law. However, if a pr card is picked out by a security scanner while being conveyed by post/mail, the courier/postal company is mandated by law to return the card to IRCC since it is actually "govt property" I am not aware of anyone who has had this experience though.

honey86:

Can you contact immigrant services in your area and ask for information about filing taxes. There are some volunteer tax filing places.

I sent you a PM. Kindly respond

Daremum, Vcole is correct. Taxes are filed on preceding year basis. You have no tax filing obligation till next year.

vcole:

To the best of my knowledge, if you only landed a week ago I do not think you are meant to file taxes. Taxes filed this tax season (Feb 26 - April 30 2018) are for the period of Jan 1 - Dec 31 2017 (the tax year).

Since you were not a PR as at Dec 31 2017 and you were not resident in Canada in the year 2017, you do not have to file taxes.

As for benefits, newly landed immigrants apply for child benefits, provincial benefits and gst/hst with their landing documents as well as a completed statement of income form rc66sh or something like that. Going forward, you would file taxes during the 2019 tax season for the tax year 2018 (jan 1 - dec 31 2018) and this would be a requirement for continuous assessment of your income status by CRA for whatever benefits you are eligible for as well as accessing other government services and so on.

You can find out about what benefits you are eligible for on the canada.ca website. To clarify, you can call or visit free tax clinics....some of which you would find their contact info on the same website.

For clarity, you can actually call CRA directly on their helpline.

End of discussion.

Thank you
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Thank you @salford1 and @vcole

salford1:

End of discussion.

Thank you @salford1 and @vcole @fortissimo502 @Beeea

salford1:

End of discussion.

I have replied your mail sir

Expecting your reply sir.

Thank you

40manlappy:


The real seniors have started answering you

By the way, sent you another PM when I didn't get yours.

cc: salford1, maternal, Blackbuddy, TheCongo2