Hello,

Recently landed and currently looking for accomodation(2 bedroom, family of 4) around any of these areas - Milton, North York, Oakville, Mississauga, Brampton. Any assistance will be appreciated.

Lovely gesture Monsieur Wenger.

wengerly:
Anyone coming to YYC anytime soon, I volunteer to pick you from the airport to your destination anywhere within Calgary. Free of Charge

Have a great week ahead.

I just dropped off my cargo and I had to tell them to wait till i land before sending it, as I am landing soon. This is because I was told they will only hold it in storage for 2 days after which they will start charging for keeping it. Better for it to arrive when you land or after you land.

KW01:


I did that too in my pre ppr phase.

Landed seniors, please I need your advice, I am arriving in Calgary next month and I am sending some of my stuff through cargo. Can my load arrive in Calgary before me or do I have to land first before my things arrive? I know that we can bring in stuff duty free for one year, what am asking is whether I can send the things ahead of me before I land? It is more convenient for me that way but I don’t want to run foul of any laws.

Please help, thank you all.....

Hi Boss, please I sent you a pm, kindly respond.

Blackbuddy:


Sorry but you cant work in Canada with a Temporary Resident Visa, it's a visit/tourist visa and no employer will give you a job since you don't have a Social Insurance Number. Unless you want to do undocumented, under-the-table, factory/farm work runs and if caught, it's deportation and ban on future visa applications.

You can follow the Nairaland thread on Express Entry for Skilled workers for guidance on how to get a PR visa with which you can work and live in Canada legally, https://www.nairaland.com/4472519/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

TheCongo2:


No to worry.
First of all, Kids in Canada who attend French schools outside Quebec can't forget English given that they are growing up in an English environment. Just as your kids in Nigeria go to an English speaking school but they can still speak Igbo.

And second, the Catholic French First language Schools in Ontario are strictly French from Kindergarten up to grade 6 .
English is introduced after grade 6.
By the time the kids will be ready for high school, they will be fully bilingual.
They will be fluent in both French and English.
If you want to put your kids in a French school and that you have any concern in regard with "forgetting English", I will strongly advise you to discuss with the school. They will be able to alleviate your concern.
As for me, I will tell you not to worry because your Kids will never forget English unless you live in some parts of Quebec.

Please be advised that in some jurisdictions in order to put a child in a French school, there must be an adult in the child's household who speaks French. I know for a fact that it used to be like that for public schools in Toronto 15 years ago but I don't know if this has changed now.
Here in London you can put a child in a French First language Catholic school even when no one in your home speaks French.

Nice. The Daycare where my son attends has been asking me to speak French to him at home. I told them NO. For now, the children only speak English at home. They can't afford to lose that.

Nogen:


Nice. The Daycare where my son attends has been asking me to speak French to him at home. I told them NO. For now, the children only speak English at home. They can't afford to lose that.

Lmao @ capital NO.

You see that's my concern. French is wonderful and all but my kids are American Nigerian citizens and I have a good feeling they'll abandon Canada when they're in their college age to America. So French won't do them any good there. For me, having them learn French is for efizzy things

Canadianfly:


Lmao @ capital NO.

You see that's my concern. French is wonderful and all but my kids are American Nigerian citizens and I have a good feeling they'll abandon Canada when they're in their college age to America. So French won't do them any good there. For me, having them learn French is for efizzy things

If they're ever interested in international jobs they'll have to contend with trilingual Europeans and Asians. Then the French will come in handy.

Our Landing Story...

We (myself, hubby and 3 energetic kids) booked our flight with Ethiopian Airlines based on the positive reviews gotten from this page and we left Nigeria on Wednesday last week. I'm glad we did because the flight was smooth, the food was plenty but bland and the in-flight entertainment was enough to distract the kids during the over 21 hrs flight.

Our bags were not searched in Nigeria; we checked in all bags including foodstuff and had only few hand luggage. We split our funds between both of us, so we didn't have to declare excess at MMA.

We arrived Toronto on a Thursday so we were able to get our SIN at the airport. The Immigration guy just stamped our COPR, and declaration card without asking questions. Our POF was not requested for, even though we indicated we had excess over 10,000CAD. Maybe the jumping around of our kids made them release us early.

After Immigration and Service Canada where we got our SIN, we headed to the baggage claim to pick out bags, changed a few USD to CAD at the BDC nearby(the rate there is poor, so we just changed about 100 for taxi).

We walked out (no one stopped us for a search), got a van to take us to our Airbnb, dropped off our bags as we got in before check-in time of 3pm, then went to a friend's place for a hot lunch. We got back in the evening, checked in and went to bed.

House hunting started the next day, the ones we booked for viewing from Nigeria were all taken by the time we landed so we started afresh. For now, we're still house hunting as landlords are asking for credit score or pay stubs etc. We're ready to pay for 6 months rent so as just to get a place. No luck yet.

Our plan is to get a house, get the kids in school and then start full job search. Nairalanders in Brampton and Mississauga, please any assistance in this regard will be well appreciated.

[quote author=Favoredme post=67195249]Our Landing Story...

We (myself, hubby and 3 energetic kids) booked our flight with Ethiopian Airlines based on the positive reviews gotten from this page and we left Nigeria on Wednesday last week. I'm glad we did because the flight was smooth, the food was plenty but bland and the in-flight entertainment was enough to distract the kids during the over 21 hrs flight.

Congratulations! Best wishes!

Tojued:


If they're ever interested in international jobs they'll have to contend with trilingual Europeans and Asians. Then the French will come in handy.

I'm in that field of work and no where has French been asked of me. Neither have I missed out on projects because I couldn't speak French.
How many Americans speak French? Spanish? Yes but not French.

KW01:


I did that too in my pre ppr phase.

Landed seniors, please I need your advice, I am arriving in Calgary next month and I am sending some of my stuff through cargo. Can my load arrive in Calgary before me or do I have to land first before my things arrive? I know that we can bring in stuff duty free for one year, what am asking is whether I can send the things ahead of me before I land? It is more convenient for me that way but I don’t want to run foul of any laws.

Please help, thank you all.....

Dammiehar:
I just dropped off my cargo and I had to tell them to wait till i land before sending it, as I am landing soon. This is because I was told they will only hold it in storage for 2 days after which they will start charging for keeping it. Better for it to arrive when you land or after you land.

You should try drop it off the day before you travel, to avoid paying storage charges on the receiving end. You will not be violating any rules by sending it ahead of your trip. Note you may have to pay 89 CAD for handling charges before you can pick it up. I was mildly upset when I had to pay that, because I wasn't expecting it. Also, if the package arrives on a weekend, you'll have to wait till a week day to pick it up. I made the mistake of going to the airport once I got the online alert the cargo had arrived (Saturday), but before they called me to come in for it. Paid 150 CAD each time for a round trip in a taxi. Grrrr.....

Don't forget to include them in the list of unaccompanied goods to follow for sign off at the port of entry, even if the cargo arrives before you do.

Thank you

Solo8:


Havent been on for a while but I thought I check since I'll be visiting Naija next week.

Go with Teksavvy, I've been with them for about 10 yrs. Reliable and cheaper than Bell or Rogers.

Canadianfly:


Lmao @ capital NO.

You see that's my concern. French is wonderful and all but my kids are American Nigerian citizens and I have a good feeling they'll abandon Canada when they're in their college age to America. So French won't do them any good there. For me, having them learn French is for efizzy things

It is not for effizy sake o. You need to understand my worries, i am in an all FRENCH environment unlike you. If i don't speak English to my children, it is BYE BYE to English. If we were in an English speaking community, I would be the first to speak French to them. Please don't ever deny your children this opportunity.

Nogen:


Nice. The Daycare where my son attends has been asking me to speak French to him at home. I told them NO. For now, the children only speak English at home. They can't afford to lose that.

When me and my wife had our first child, we didn't put him in Daycare.
Before starting Kindergarten, our son spent a lot of his time watching Treehouse cartoons on TV.
Those were English cartoons
Therefore, English become the language he first spoke in spite of the fact we ONLY speak French in the house.
He understood French perfectly but couldn't speak it.
When he turned 4, we put him in a French school. We also called our cable company to request French cartoons channels.
This helped him to become fluent in both English and French.

Our 2nd and 3rd child had a different path given that they were exposed to French Cartoons.
Our 3rd son who is almost 4 is only fluent in French. He understands English but can't speak it.
We have set the "No English" rule in the house just like most French schools do.

Thus, I have came to the conclusion that TV is a very powerful tool that may help a child speak a language that is not spoken in the house or in the community.

Canadianfly:


I'm in that field of work and no where has French been asked of me. Neither have I missed out on projects because I couldn't speak French.
How many Americans speak French? Spanish? Yes but not French.

OK.

Canadianfly:


Lmao @ capital NO.

You see that's my concern. French is wonderful and all but my kids are American Nigerian citizens and I have a good feeling they'll abandon Canada when they're in their college age to America. So French won't do them any good there. For me, having them learn French is for efizzy things

Hey, you never know what your kids destiny may be.
How do you know if one of your children is called to be the next General Governor of Canada.
Do you know that Michaëlle Jean was a refugee from Haiti who come to Canada when she was 12 ?
Life is just full of unpredictable curves. Maybe your kids may end up not liking the US.
As indicated by Nogen, don't deny your children the opportunity to learn French if that opportunity present itself.
You just never know ...

Canadianfly:


I'm in that field of work and no where has French been asked of me. Neither have I missed out on projects because I couldn't speak French.
How many Americans speak French? Spanish? Yes but not French.

After spending my University years in the states, one thing I have learned is that Americans are the last people on the planet I would ever consider as a reference point ...

Do you know that some Americans don't even know that Canada and the US share a borderline?
Do you know that one time someone asks me if Canada was in the Caribbean?
Do you know that someone asks me if in Africa the time calendar is also break into 7 days in a week, 12 months in a year ... ?
Do you know that ... I could go on and on ...

TheCongo2:



Hey, you never know what your kids destiny may be.
How do you know if one of your children is called to be the next General Governor of Canada.
Do you know that Michaëlle Jean was a refugee from Haiti who come to Canada when she was 12 ?
Life is just full of unpredictable curves. Maybe your kids may end up not liking the US.
As indicated by Nogen, don't deny your children the opportunity to learn French if that opportunity present itself.
You just never know ...

I totally understand you and Nogen. My concern is I have 2 languages I speak at home with my kids. We want them fluent in Igbo, unlike these new generation parents that see native languages as "local". So we speak Igbo to the kids and English where they don't quite get what you're saying to them in Igbo. Of course they learn And communicate in English from school. Now my concern is if the French schools have a no English policy, my kids will be fluent in French from school and fluent in Igbo from home......English disappears. That's the concern I was raising at your initial post.
I wanted to know where and how they would continue English? I'm really concerned about this, if I sort out their not forgetting English, then it's French school all the way for them oh.

TheCongo2:


After spending my University years in the states, one thing I have learned is that Americans are the last people on the planet I would ever considered as a reference point ...

Do you know that some Americans don't even know that Canada and the US share a borderline?
Do you know that one time someone asks me if Canada was in the Caribbean?
Do you know that someone asks me if in Africa the time calendar is break into 7 days a week, 12 months a year ... ?
Do you know that ... I could go on and on ...

Lmao. You don't have to tell me, I know and met some of them. But they also have Canadian versions. That never left Manitoba or got on a plane. I had one ask me if I'm Egyptian one time. However, the ignorance is more with the Americans than the Canadians. So I get your point. Lol

TheCongo2:



When me and my wife had our first child, we didn't put him in Daycare.
Before starting Kindergarten, our son spent a lot of his time watching Treehouse cartoons on TV.
Those were English cartoons
Therefore, English become the language he first spoke in spite of the fact we ONLY speak French in the house.
He understood French perfectly but couldn't speak it.
When he turned 4, we put him in a French school. We also called our cable company to request French cartoons channels.
This helped him to become fluent in both English and French.

Our 2nd and 3rd child had a different path given that they were exposed to French Cartoons.
Our 3rd son who is almost 4 is only fluent in French. He understands English but can't speak it
We have set the "No English" rule in the house just like most French schools do

Thus, I have came to the conclusion that TV is a very powerful tool that may help a child speak a language that is not spoken in the house or in the community.

Why not type all this in French? Follow the rule you set in your household, Niggur. A Nigerian, saying no English rule in his home? Brother, you are finished.

peacengine:


Why not type all this in French? Follow the rule you set in your household, Niggur. A Nigerian, saying no English rule in his home? Brother, you are finished.

Most people on this thread won't understand if I write in French.
So, I can't implement the rule of my house on Nairaland
How am I finished?

TheCongo2:


Most people on this thread won't understand if I write in French.
So, I can't implement the rule of my house on Nairaland
How am I finished?

That young man needs English if he's a Nigerian. You speak and write in English but your son can't speak it and you seem proud? Firstly sir, are you a Naija man or you 'ave become full Canadian with no Nigerian blood in you?

peacengine:


That young man needs English if he's a Nigerian. You speak and write in English but your son can't speak it and you seem proud? Firstly sir, are you a Naija man or you 'ave become full Canadian with no Nigerian blood in you?

I live in Southern Ontario.
The influence of the English language is extremely strong in most parts of Ontario. (There is a good French influence in Northern Ontario).
Any child growing up in Southern Ontario will eventually speak English regardless of the language that is spoken in his family and his school.
French schools have adopted the "No English" policy because of this. The kids growing up in Ontario have the natural tendancy to speak English. Without that policy, kids in most part of Ontario won't be fluent in French thus defeating the purpose of attending a French school.

Our 3rd son is almost 4 and can't speak English, it is just a matter of time for him to be fluent in English.

Though we have set the "No English" rule in the house, our first 2 sons who are in a French school always speak English when we aren't looking.

peacengine:


That young man needs English if he's a Nigerian. You speak and write in English but your son can't speak it and you seem proud? Firstly sir, are you a Naija man or you 'ave become full Canadian with no Nigerian blood in you?

TheCongo2 is not a Nigerian. In his African home country, French is their lingua franca.

mamacajah:


Praise the Lord, he always works things out for us. Good to hear this update.. I have tagged someone here who I am sure would love to keep you company...

@mummyjaygirls..someone needs your help here

Hey sis, thanks

@geebaby10 u can send me a mail

Asinkwa:


TheCongo2 is not a Nigerian. In his African home country, French is their lingua franca.

Why did you chook mouth na. The guy's ignorance was making the exchange interesting. It's like that irony in literature where the audience already knows a plot, but one of the characters is left in the dark

Guess my joke is lost cos most people on this thread are IT and accountants.

Lol. I'm with you. That's called DRAMATIC IRONY.



Guess my joke is lost cos most people on this thread are IT and accountants.[/quote]

TheCongo2:


I just call Service Ontario at 1-800-268-1154 and spoke to Rihanna.
She says that a new immigrant can received the Health card before the 90 days mark but they can't use it until they have been in Ontario for 90 days. And there is no exception to the rule. However, if someone comes to Canada as a refugee, he will qualify for Heath care from the day he arrives in Canada under the government program.

Nevertheless, I am still interested in the case outlined by geebaby10.
From experience, I know that phone representatives who work for the government may not be as savvy.
They may tell you one thing while the reality on ground spells something different.
Some phone representatives may not be familiar with exceptional circumstances.
Therefore, I may need to make more calls to Service Ontario and speak to different representatives before coming up with a conclusion of whether or not a person can qualify for OHIP before the 90 days mark.

Thank you for checking up on this. Well she confirmed again to me but even me, I didn't bank on her word when making my plans because I haven't found anybody else to corroborate this experience.

Because I had so many questions when deciding on my landing I had cause to speak to many people. Toronto Birth Centre is free and mid-wives services in Ontario are free as well. I know somebody that landed in Ontario and used this route. The person asking for options can also explore this if she doesn't mind not having the normal hospital setting.

MummyJaygirls:

Hey sis, thanks

@geebaby10 u can send me a mail

Hello. Thankss. Done.

mamacajah:


Praise the Lord, he always works things out for us. Good to hear this update.. I have tagged someone here who I am sure would love to keep you company...

@mummyjaygirls..someone needs your help here

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Tojued:


Why did you chook mouth na. The guy's ignorance was making the exchange interesting. It's like that irony in literature where the audience already knows a plot, but one of the characters is left in the dark

Guess my joke is lost cos most people on this thread are IT and accountants.

I felt sorry for him. The question he should have asked first is what he asked last. TheCongo2 did not even answer him.