So I finally decided to activate my Canadian Permanent Residency and move to Canada. I will be sharing my journey here, particularly how I find the transition and settle. Some key points to note:

1. No personal questions please. I will try to answer as many questions as I can

2. You are required to have a specific sum (POF) (depending on your family size) to migrate to Canada under the Express Entry programme. However, I am not willing to spend my precious savings, so I will be limiting my drawing from my savings to $2,000 CAD, aside ticket costs and the one week Airbnb stay I have already paid for. All other expenses will be from money earned in Canada... so lets see how that goes.

3. I believe in the dignity of labour, so watch out for the legal stuff I will do to make an enjoyable living.

The things I will miss... FAMILY!!! Leaving family is hard! Lots of free-flowing tears... but this is a sacrifice that must be made. Goals in view.

Then I will miss the CHAOS of Nigeria. Roadside and traffic merchants... the number 3 enemy of ecommerce in Nigeria (discuss for another day) Iya Basira abi Calabar Kitchen. Happy to miss Danfo, Okada and Lagos traffic! Will not miss my job at all! Resigned from a job that pays over N500k monthly...abeg I no do again

MMIA has improved a lot! And all those stories of bribery/extortion by airport officials are exaggerated. Lots of Happy Christmas from expectant officials of course, but just keep a smiling but puzzled look (like ayam not understanding what you mean ) and you will pass. The thing is that they cannot openly demand for a bribe, so yours is ensure you do not unnecessarily cower.

And yes! The toilets at the airport are clean! The departure side though; after you have cleared customs and immigration. Did not check the other side.

No tissue or towels sha... but still I will give a pass mark!

Its winter season in Canada right now... so here are a few of my anti-winter gear

People dey travel sha! Full flight to Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airways

You left 500k paying job?

Following.... Do you have a ready job for you in Canada.

I am thinking of migrating.

nahinbdis:
People dey travel sha! Full flight to Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airways

Cos, its one of the cheapest African airlines on intercontinental route. The cheapest is between SAA and ET. Some routes are cheaper on ET, others are on SAA. Hence, expect Nigerians to pack themselves full on the Lagos outbound flight to Addis Ababa

Landed at Addis Ababa... and boarding the flight for Toronto shortly

nahinbdis:
Its winter season in Canada right now... so here are a few of my anti-winter gear

Did you get these in lagos? If yes, where and the price range?

View of Addis Ababa from the skies. You do not want to see what Lagos looks like at night from the air.

Earlier today from the skies... God is great

Boarding the flight for Toronto now... will answer questions when we land

Safe trip

nahinbdis:
Earlier today from the skies... God is great

Boarding the flight for Toronto now... will answer questions when we land

nice

OP safe journey!! BTW we are here for you!!

May God bless your hustle in Canada and bless me with N500k job too Oluwa locate me so that I can testify. How do pips get such jobs?

OP never land?
Oya update

following back to back

Hey Justwise, how come there are so many random Canadian threads in this section? Aren't there several dedicated Canadian threads in this section already?

NXVW:
Hey Justwise, how come there are so many random Canadian threads in this section? Aren't there several dedicated Canadian threads in this section already?

This is a dairy

NXVW:
Hey Justwise, how come there are so many random Canadian threads in this section? Aren't there several dedicated Canadian threads in this section already?

So u just want the thread deleted, d have come again