Those of you who came through a province, this speaks to you ..

hayor2014:


There is Pomo here

And more

Influential101:
You can't use CIMA gotten through MRA or RMA to convert to CPA.. it's stated there on the website that you must have sat and passed the whole CIMA papers.

Anyway, since you've mailed them, they'll give you the response...cheers

. I know someone who wrote only the case study with CIMA (ICAN MRA) and converted to CPA but what is not clear is if all provinces accept this. I am still trying to confirm for Ontario

The international DL is just a translation of your drivers license.

It becomes invalid once your drivers license expires.

https://internationaldrivingpermit.org/frequently-asked-questions/

If your drivers license has less than 30 days validity, you can go for its renewal and make an arrangement for someone to pick up for you and send.

Obi1conte:
Hello ALL
Please landed seniors and those with the knowledge, would an international DL suffice for the normal DL in Calgary? My normal DL is expiring soon and i dont think i'ld be able to get it reissued before leaving because of time constraints.
I hear the international DL take 2weeks to process, should i go for it or just present my expired DL?

ITABABE:
. I know someone who wrote only the case study with CIMA (ICAN MRA) and converted to CPA but what is not clear is if all provinces accept this. I am still trying to confirm for Ontario

<the bolded> which province please?

Headnotthetail:


<the bolded> which province please?

British Columbia

ITABABE:
British Columbia

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Thanks. Please i will appreciate a detailed information on how this works.

Headnotthetail:
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Thanks. Please i will appreciate a detailed information on how this works.

We are plenty ooo . Kindly assist to get more information from the person abeg.

Thanks

Obi1conte:
Hello ALL
Please landed seniors and those with the knowledge, would an international DL suffice for the normal DL in Calgary? My normal DL is expiring soon and i dont think i'ld be able to get it reissued before leaving because of time constraints.
I hear the international DL take 2weeks to process, should i go for it or just present my expired DL?

Bring your license like that

Barryston:
I have been on rentfaster like forever...its either the place is not immediate or they want to see my employment history in Canada..i even checked one this afternoon but the landlord doesnt want married people with a child...o su mi

If u can't get anything before landing, rent Airbnb and look for ursef, it's usually easier that way

MummyJaygirls:


Bring your license like that

Thx for this

joo2018:
The international DL is just a translation of your drivers license.

It becomes invalid once your drivers license expires.

https://internationaldrivingpermit.org/frequently-asked-questions/

If your drivers license has less than 30 days validity, you can go for its renewal and make an arrangement for someone to pick up for you and send.

Thanks

Any help with the below please

doppler06:
Please for those that are staying in/stayed in an Airbnb and had no one around, please what address are you/did you use to open a bank account or apply for healthcard/drivers license and co before you sorted accommodation??
Did you use the airbnb address??

Also, if one decides to rent a Canada post office box as a temporary address provider, will it be acceptable proof of address??

Has anyone here used the post office box option??

Thanks for your assistance

POMO plenty for NE calgary. just enter any of the halal stores.

OYASALOF:
@guitarlife2 thank you for sharing those valid points. Your point 2 about MSc BSc
Most jobs in Canada do not require an MSC so please loose the MSC and put ur BSC

My husband studied BSc Computer Information System and MSc Purchasing and Supply chain management, with professional certification. His only work experience is with his MSc qualification and he has 5yrs experience. So, how will he go about putting his BSc he has no work experience in against his MSc in his CV. Cheers

I would say in this case, since the masters degree is related, He should be fine. Just to target his cv as best he can.

One other thing I noticed. As Canadian experience gives an edge, it may help to remove country of experience from your profile if you don't have it. [s]Let me not say if your experience is only Naija. [/s]

I know a couple of people that did this and by the time the recruiter asks, you have already made your first impression on your own terms. Not where they just skip over you all together without even having a chat.

hello all

i am currently in toronto and would like to join the whatsapp group for this location.

Anybody with the link should please reply.

Thank you

Godisincontrol:


And more

NDLEA Uncovers How Airport Staff Smuggled Drugs into Passangers Luggage.

https://dailypost.ng/2019/04/24/ndlea-uncovers-airport-cartel-planting-hard-drugs-passengers-luggage/

Soulbroda shared these audios by an airport staff about how one can be extra vigilant but it's in yoruba.

someone translated it and had this to say "The guy appears to be an airline agent who checks in passengers and is shares his experience on some related incidents he has witnessed".

There are 2 ways they generally plant these substances on people.

1. They look out for people who do not check in their maximum luggage pieces i.e. you check in 1 bag as against your 2-luggage allowance. So they check in a 2nd luggage in your name in collabo with airline staff. The way to mitigate this is to ensure you are only given one luggage claim tag. In the event that you find yourself in such circumstance, your evidence is your claim tag which should have 1/23 written clearly on it (1 piece of luggage weighing 23kg)"

"The 2nd one is the most deadly- usually perpetrated by luggage handlers. They allow you complete your check-in and simply open and insert the item into your bag...for this one there is no remedy yet as airlines are still fighting with nahco to install cctv cameras in the hall where luggage handlers sort luggage. Unfortunately the weight of your luggage is not even evidence to save you in case of eventuality because those substances don't weigh much and the baggage weight discrepancy can easily be attributed to scale differences"

"He also mentioned that there was a burst 2 years ago when all nahco, ndlea and customs staff were sacked and some jailed"

Now imagine how many innocent people have been arrested abroad because of these heartless idiots

Hello house. When is the best time to land as regards weather ? when is the summer ?

Summer starts in June but in Toronto now,it is hot

EndInPraisess:
Hello house. When is the best time to land as regards weather ? when is the summer ?

God bless you hotstepper

Hotstepper:


Summer starts in June but in Toronto now,it is hot

This was indeed a great read and informative. Please anyone in house with information on Facility management profession in canada

this was a great read ..please any one with girst hand information or experience of facility management profession in canada ?

guitarlife2:
Alot has been said already about carrying oil, bribing customs, beautiful landscapes, I do think the real reason most leave the comfort of their own Country is to get a decent job in Canada.
And to me this is the prayer of many including myself so I am not gonna bore you with what airlines I took or what we ate on the plane, that has been overflogged already.

I am gonna focus mostly on what I think is the best approach to getting a job as soon as possible based on my own experience. I do think IT practitioners would benefit most from this post but I believe there would be some take home for everyone regardless of which is your profession.

I was just about a year and some months into IT before I left Naija, Although I had written CCNA more than 10 years ago which eventually proved extremely pivotal in getting this wonderful role with a great company. To put things in proper perspective, my experience was very superficial and extremely disjointed. I could not claim to be a database admin, or network expert, or security professional or infrastructure guru.
So I claimed to be a service desk/helpdesk/desktop professional.

Point 1 : If you have atleast 1 year experience in IT your best route is to look towards the Servicedesk/Technical support /Enduser support role to get a lee way into the world of IT in Canada, If you have considerable experience in IT I'd advise you do a certification in that area to give you some credibility in the eye of the employers.

So how does this affect all the other professions or what can other professions too take away from this. I have a friend a physiotherapist in Naija but her profession will require some exams before she could practice. What happens is that even if she eventually passess the exam she would still be overqualified for most entry level roles and Canadians don't usually throw people without Canadian experience into managerial positions except in very rare cases. Rather than just wait for months to get into a particular role, you could plan to get into a role that is related into your targeted role even if the pay is not much. The idea is to hang around the corridor of the career you wanna do long term.

For health professionals, I'd advise you do a First aid / Aed course first week of landing and start looking out for Personal Support Worker jobs or something related to that. For people in Engineering, you could do a 3 month plc programming course in Naija and edit your resume as a technician instead of an Engineer to give you an edge. This brings me to my next point..

Point 2 : Most jobs in Canada do not require an MSC so please loose the MSC and put ur BSC

This point has already generated enough debate, but I stand on my premise. You will miss out on many job opportunities by putting MSC on your resume. I have experienced it. This is because Canadians do not accumulate degrees. Majority are content with a college degree and diploma.
HOw do you want an organisation to hire you if you have an MSC when your prospective supervisor only has a college diploma. It will be better if you put certifications on your resume.
More than 90% of jobs advertised in Canada require no more than a BSC, that should tell you how superfluous a MSC will be.
This is pretty straight forward, you put a MSC on your resume you already overqualified yourself. Except for roles like Senior Business Analysts and Data Scientists .
But if you are targeting entry level roles/intermediate level roles, please a BSC is just enough. They will not tell you they are not hiring you because of your MSC, except the job is requesting for a MSC please leave it at BSC.

Point 3: Your resume is the key to your happiness


Point 4 : Whatever you plan to do long term and regardless of how much money you carried try get into any kind of job at most 3 months but make sure your survival job will give you chance for interviews and job fairs.
I see alot of Nigerians with their arrogance and entitled mindset about not wanting to do survival jobs. My mindset changed the day I saw a chinese lady driving a 2018 model Toyota CRV car and still working at Walmart. She probably has another great job but has some days off and decided to work walmart. My own job is 4 days on and 3 days off, What am I supposed to be doing for 3 days that I am off ? Lounging or playing Candy Crush ? I have a unifrom now, yes ! A security guard uNIform well fitting sef lol. So I work 4 days work 2 days as a security guard and rest for 1 day.
Atleast for the first 2 years I believe an immigrant should be in hustle mode . There is nothing shameful in working survival job. Just dont let your work hours prevent you from going for proper interviews. YOu can learn to drive forklift in 1 day for about 160 Cad. You can apply to 7-11 stores etc.


Point 5 : Job fairs are critical

Point 6 : Connect with a NIgerian in your intended profession and if only to have them share their Resume with you
I was in Calgary for about 3 weeks and I did not get any interviews, I was lucky to reach out to a Nairalander who shared his resume with me. I modified my resume after his own resume and interviews started flying in.

Point 7 : Understand that your technical skills are less than 50% of the reasons you will be hired. Employers here want to see how conversational, relatable and confident you are . So look them in the eye, present a firm handshake and smile always. When you are answering any questions, be confident about it, even if you are saying rubbish smile with confidence and dont be shy to let the interviewer know you do not have answer to a question . They will appreciate your candour.

Point 8 : If you have multiple resumes which is pretty likely in the early days of hunting for jobs, please delete all information from your LINKEDIN account.
I remember applying for some business analysis positions with a very strong resume and I wondered why I did not get any feedback. Shortly after that I checked my linkedin account and realised most of those I applied to had checked my linkedin profile . Unfortunately my linkedin profile was designed at the time to highlight my Application Support experience and not business analysis.
Please do not make this mistake. If you are applying to different jobs with very different resumes, please delete information from your linkedin profile because the recruiters will look you up on linkedin.

Point 9 : If you are in Calgary and have banking experience please consider the BOW Valley college CRTP programme. I have heard good testimonies about that programme.


Point 10 : Create a compelling professional profile on INdeed, glassdor and monster with your location . Hiring managers will contact you from searching these platforms for potential fit staying around the job location.

Point 11 : Please apply for jobs in different cities or regions but put just Canada as your location on your resume. If your resume shows that you are not physically present in the location of the job you are applying to, most recruiters will not pursue you as they will not want to pay for relocation especially if the job is entry level.



[b]Point 12 : Respect the ATS as it throws out 95% of applications. Go on Indeed and glassdoor and identify the tools, processess and methodologies that your intended role demands in Canada. There is something called the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) which will screen out your application if these exact words do not reflect on your resume. 95% of applications are screened out using the application tracking system, for example as an IT person you would have worked with a customized IT service desk platform but the popular one in Canada is either ServiceNow or Remedy, it works exactly the same as our regular service desk so instead of putting another name for Service Desk tool that you can use, go on youtube, watch videos on Service now and REmedy for incident management and problem management (edureka channel on youtube has some lovely videos on this) then put that in your resume.

Here are some great links to look up if you are planning to land in Calgary. THese programmes are competitive and there is living allowance paid during the programme. Please apply early if you plan to attend to ensure you are selected.

For production workers and supply chain/industrial engineers
https://momentum.org/what-we-offer/get-a-good-job/trades-training-2/
http://www.motiveaction.com/
For IT people planning to switch to IT
https://momentum.org/what-we-offer/get-a-good-job/tech-plus-networking-and-cloud-technology-training/
For transitioning to supply chain roles
https://www.lifemark.ca/supply-chain


to be continued............

Hey Tech folks in GTA with work authorization / PR ! Thought I'd post this here to potentially help someone out

Currently looking for a Software Engineer with 3-5yrs experience. You should be be an extremely strong developer with proven ability to tackle very complex, large scale, ambiguous problems and be language agnostic. The role is full stack but more heavy on backend. Pay is $6figures.

Send your resume to expressentrycodingATgmailDOTcom IF you believe you are qualified. Please note hiring is not up to me , I will simply forward the best two or three resumes I see to the appropriate person with a good word for interview consideration. Your resume should also include your linkedIn Profile. I will look at all of them but only reply to the person(s) I'll refer.

Cheers

[quote author=alt3r3g0 post=77679637]

This was the same case with my MIL. I just said i will be responsible for all expenses. In the question mark on the form, they will accept a letter from you in lieu of all that.

Hi, I’ve read your post and I have a question to ask. Did you apply for your parents through a super visa or a regular visiting visa? I am in the process of making an application and would like your opinion on which application would work out better given the amount of health insurance involved. Please advise

[quote author=adewa1980 post=77832456][/quote]
Supervsa is a long thing. I used visitor visa and it's valid for 5 years.

For supervisa, you need to have a certian minimum income for three straight years to apply for your parent and the process takes a lot longer. I applied for MIL a month after we arrived and it was approved.

We did not do any health insurance for her so I don't think it's compulsory.

joo2018:
The international DL is just a translation of your drivers license.

It becomes invalid once your drivers license expires.

https://internationaldrivingpermit.org/frequently-asked-questions/

If your drivers license has less than 30 days validity, you can go for its renewal and make an arrangement for someone to pick up for you and send.

What if i land within the last one month of validity of my DL,will i be able to use it for the road tests and convert to a G1 license if i start d process before it expires?

Can someone apply for PRTD or Submit an application from within Canada? and How long does it take VFS Nigeria to process and issue PRTD.

WaldowIMMICAD:
. For G1 you should give your exam

No offense meant but you be Indian?

Asking for a friend

Modified: I see your advert. My guess was right.

Thank you,

I barely will have less than a week in NGN hence thinking If i can initiate the process from here, So I can do a pick up in Naija.

WaldowIMMICAD:
No, you have to be outside Canada, if you want to apply for PRTD. No fixed processing time, it varies from work load in the visa office to visa office.

I forgot to write our names on the back of our passport photograph, can we call VFS to rectify this ?