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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Newbeecey: 10:06pm On Aug 24, 2018
Is it possible for the principal applicant to go ahead first and start sorting out school registration and other stuff first before dependants land? The school registration is my main focus please
Teatop1234:
Thanks XX01.

Yes, hubby is the PA and we want him to go first to sort out school for the children, get a job and rent apartment. We can then join once the Children finishes this session.

Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by NeyofeedNigEnt: 10:09pm On Aug 24, 2018
Ifywhyteman:
Hello house...Pls who has used Egypt Air recently, how is their services and flights like? Will I be needing anything like transit Visa? Do I have people here staying in Regina?

I have used them for so many times!!!!
You will definitely enjoy Cairo - Canada
But Lagos - Cairo forget it no fun too boring, old and small aircraft.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Shinningqueen31(f): 10:31pm On Aug 24, 2018
Good to be here, officially announcing my appearance, PPR 22nd Aug.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Newbeecey: 12:39am On Aug 25, 2018
Congratulations albeit belated are still in order I assume.
adeza:
My naija driver’s license will be 2years in January, I did the knowledge test and applied for exemption. I have the class 7 license and they said I can go ahead and do the basic road test now or wait till January for the advanced road test.

I had a baby last Wednesday , PR cards received and my older child has been paid child benefits for October & November, thought we had to wait for 3months before the ist pay

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by johnclark001(m): 1:47am On Aug 25, 2018
Hi guys, does anybody knows how much it costs to get a driver's abstract in nigeria?
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Ifywhyteman: 4:08am On Aug 25, 2018
NeyofeedNigEnt:


I have used them for so many times!!!!
You will definitely enjoy Cairo - Canada
But Lagos - Cairo forget it no fun too boring, old and small aircraft.

Thanks. Do you stay in Regina?
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Ifywhyteman: 4:17am On Aug 25, 2018
I want to ask again, I'm renewing my driver license and have just been given the temporal one. Can I use this and the recently expired permanent one for the driving test. Do I need to come with any other document to argument this? Please my people I need answers, especially for those based in SK. Thanks.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by TheCongo2: 5:13am On Aug 25, 2018
smslive2:
Nice article The Challenges Of Raising Bilingual Children

I am pretty sure that more than 90% of school Children in Nigeria speak at least 2 languages (English + A native language). How challenging is that to Nigerian parents?

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Merovingian: 8:10am On Aug 25, 2018
damzy88:
Hello, how true is that if someone has a job offer from Canada one may not need the Proof of funds?
Thanks
Very true, but check the first section on cic website for full condition

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by awys: 8:56am On Aug 25, 2018
Merovingian:

Very true, but check the first section on cic website for full condition
But in the case of when you will be applying for Visa or work permit won't you need to show the proof of funds then as part of the documents to be submitted
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 9:37am On Aug 25, 2018
Santino1:
Long Post Alert:


Thanks for sharing this.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by damzy88: 10:30am On Aug 25, 2018
Merovingian:

Very true, but check the first section on cic website for full condition
Thanks. Kindly shed more light on what awys said. Thanks

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Santino1(m): 10:31am On Aug 25, 2018
Cherokee:

I am curious. Why do you intend to move to Canada from Europe? Please, do you mind sharing?

To be honest, I contended with that question as well. To an outsider, I must be really out of my mind to leave Switzerland for any other place on the planet. However, after a careful evaluation of my medium term goals I decided it's in my best interest to get international exposure. In the next 5-7 years (after two/three PDFs) I'll be in a position to apply for tenure-track professorship positions and at that stage foreign experience counts for a whole lot. I wanted primarily English speaking countries as I have struggled to properly integrate to the Swiss society owing to language constraints. UK was top of my list of potential destination (I really wanted to be in Europe because I don't wanna be so far away from my girlfriend) but that plan went bust after Brexit. Canada naturally became the ideal choice as it is similar to Switzerland is so many respect (albeit having its differences too). Australia is too far away from anything else. America decided they'll rather be governed by someone with great apathy towards science and there is always racial tension in the states. Canada also has the added advantage of being the sole country on the planet (as far as I know) that grants you citizenship after just 3 years of residency. Those are the considerations that went into my decision.

I hope that answers your queries.

Ghman:

Hi Santino,

I sent you a message. Please check. I also have a PhD in Geoscience and already have my COPR. I will be moving to Canada in December. I would like some professional advise from you if you don't mind. Thanks.


Hi Ghman,
For some inexplicable reasons, my private messaging doesn't work. You can drop your mail if you like and I'll be sure to get back to you.

duduade:


Thank you so so much

You are welcome.

GlitteringStar:



Thanks for sharing this.

My pleasure. How's your prep going or have you landed? Sorry, I have been busy to catch up with what everyone has been up to.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by einsteino(m): 7:52pm On Aug 25, 2018
salford:

you are welcome bro. You could check out the thread below:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/apegs.514902/page-2

Thanks for the help boss. I have read through and made a decision. Have submitted an application for E.I.T designation with APEGA.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by iaatmguy(m): 9:14pm On Aug 25, 2018
Newmum0615:
I am tired of you grin
me i am not tired of you grin grin grin your people are calling out to you (you know where)hearken your ear to their cries, please i plead on everyone's behalf. that includes elfmannisback.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 9:15pm On Aug 25, 2018

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Cherokee(m): 9:31pm On Aug 25, 2018
@Santino1...I can relate to the issue of struggling to integrate.Thank you for sharing. All the best.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vascey(m): 9:37pm On Aug 25, 2018
joo2018:
Tipping in Canada

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tipping-in-canada/index.html

Just to be clear. Is this on top of the 15% HST? U go now join another 15% tip? Hallelujah!! So that at the end of the day, nothing to send back home? The devil is a liar. Messrs Blackbuddy, Salford, TheCongo2 pls how does this work

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by eyinola: 9:43pm On Aug 25, 2018
Plz gurus in the aos, i will like to know the process of obtaining a work visa from nigeria.. I really need some Info before i begin the processing
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by joo2018: 9:56pm On Aug 25, 2018
All you need is here
eyinola:
Plz gurus in the aos, i will like to know the process of obtaining a work visa from nigeria.. I really need some Info before i begin the processing
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by NeyofeedNigEnt: 10:15pm On Aug 25, 2018
Ifywhyteman:


Thanks. Do you stay in Regina?

No.
Toronto
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 3:52am On Aug 26, 2018
Santino1:
My pleasure. How's your prep going or have you landed? Sorry, I have been busy to catch up with what everyone has been up to.


Now in Cannyland. smiley

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by salford1: 4:35am On Aug 26, 2018
vascey:


Just to be clear. Is this on top of the 15% HST? U go now join another 15% tip? Hallelujah!! So that at the end of the day, nothing to send back home? The devil is a liar. Messrs Blackbuddy, Salford, TheCongo2 pls how does this work
Yes. It's on top of the hst, pst or gst or whatever tax is applicable. While tipping is not mandatory, it has become a norm or culture when you eat out (not fastfood), take a taxi, buy drinks at pubs or order food for home delivery. I can't remember giving tips outside these four services. Some people also leave tips in their hotel rooms for the cleaners.

When you are handed the pos terminal, you would have an option of adding an amount or % to your bill; however, some restaurants (fine dining) would automatically add a tip of 15% or more to your bill. When you also go out in groups, some restaurant would automatically add a tip to your individual or total bill.

For aslong as I can remember, every member of my team at work tips anytime we eat out, and we eat out a lot.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Ethelia(f): 8:31am On Aug 26, 2018
Phew, only going for a short landing and yet my head is spinning with all the preparations to be made..... It is well grin

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by IykeD(m): 9:53am On Aug 26, 2018
Ethelia:
Phew, only going for a short landing and yet my head is spinning with all the preparations to be made..... It is well grin

Hi Ethelia, I remember you from the sister thread part 2-3. When was your copr? I intend doing short-landing too but I am a bit confused.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Ethelia(f): 10:19am On Aug 26, 2018
IykeD:


Hi Ethelia, I remember you from the sister thread part 2-3. When was your copr? I intend doing short-landing too but I am a bit confused.

Lol, I remember you too grin. COPR was about 2 weeks ago. What are you confused about?
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Nobody: 10:26am On Aug 26, 2018
salford1:

Yes. It's on top of the hst, pst or gst or whatever tax is applicable.

Na wa o. What if I’m on a budget and I don’t want to?

Will it affect the level of service I receive the next time I go there?
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Demi007: 12:02pm On Aug 26, 2018
Hello everyone.

@BlackBuddy, please i sent you a PM kindly accept as it pertains to my PR status. Thank you very much.
Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by IykeD(m): 12:54pm On Aug 26, 2018
Ethelia:


Lol, I remember you too grin. COPR was about 2 weeks ago. What are you confused about?

Oh wow...still fresh. Congratulations. London gang I guess? I am about 4 months post-copr already.

I really want to make a permanent move but as things (beyond my control) stand now, I may have to do a short-landing. It's getting me a bit worked-up.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by Ethelia(f): 2:07pm On Aug 26, 2018
IykeD:


Oh wow...still fresh. Congratulations. London gang I guess? I am about 4 months post-copr already.

I really want to make a permanent move but as things (beyond my control) stand now, I may have to do a short-landing. It's getting me a bit worked-up.

Actually it was Ottawa (took about 4 months for processing). Why not say what challenges you are having (if not personal)? What is a mountain to you might be an ant hill to someone here and you can get reasonable advice.

short landing isn't bad, so long as you have someone very reliable to send your PR Card to you.

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Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by coconuthead(m): 3:46pm On Aug 26, 2018
Hello house.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to making this thread informative to all of us.

I'd like to know how this short landing stuff works. I'm looking to do short landing and use the time to secure accommodation, get a school for the kids, enrol my spouse in school and return to Nigeria to continue work for sometime before joining them finally. However my office won't give me more than 5 weeks. Can I achieve all these within 5 weeks? Also if I'm unable to get my PR card (I understand it takes about 12 weeks) before returning to Nigeria, what will happen to my PR status.

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