Please I'd be in Toronto by mid Aug. Is a budget of 500CAD good to get a place close to Humber College?

1stbest:
I have a friend who have an option to choose between US and Canada ,he is a male in late twenties ,like 28/29. please which country is best for him base on survival,? note, his not going their to study but to hustle. Thanks.

If both offer involves PR, then US without a doubt.

1stbest:
which one among them offer PR without getting married to its citizens?

Canada

Thank You,

I hope they respond

Oakville19:


I opened an account....intend to transfer funds next week but the rule is you can only make one transfer before you land at a limit of $20k.

The first form I filled was not responded to, but a subsequent one was and they sent soft copies of the forms and I had to fill and send hard copies before the account was opened.

It does!! Thank you!!

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To share accomodation? Increase it to CAD750 per month to be on the safe side. Goodluck!

Hurricanecol11:
Please I'd be in Toronto by mid Aug. Is a budget of 500CAD good to get a place close to Humber College?

Any one looking for shared apartment from Aug 1...Mississauga and environs. Please holla

Summer is in full swing already, the heat get as e be. Itz a bum short something, ribfeasts, a lot of outdoor events going on. No stress buy anything winter if you are landing before October. Besides there's always winter sales.

Claire18:
I also searched for his number the day I was at Yaba. Couldnt buy anything cos they were all looking dead. So, one day at Ikotun market, I stumbled on a small shop, n got good winter jackets from there though not Canadian winter, but good for starters. And I think I got it cheap. Winter Jackets @ 3k each, Sweater @ 2k, and one cardigan @1k. Good thing is that I can switch back for another. See pictures attached...
Don't mind me...I just like off white. There are other colours.
I will still try out Yaba.

On Rental in Ontario specifically Toronto & GTA

Should I say beacuse Canada is a capitalist country or due to the influx of immigrants, rental can be a nightmare.

Some.are lucky to get rental before they arrive through a friend who have stood as thier guarantor or a friend who is sub letting a room or entire apartment due to a move others aren't.

So majority who don't have friends/family to ease them into thier new location typically get an Airbnb, which is ok.

Landlords are reluctant to give new immigrants rental mostly when they don't have a JOB, a WELL PAID JOB so they demand for 6months- 1yr upfront payment. E.g a 1 bedroom in GTA averages $1400×12= $16,800 or $8400 for 6months.

An option is to get a realtor who can help ease the madness on your behalf. There is nothing like agency fee.

Soooo, be prepared!

N.B: am not refering to crazy landlords that have bias or just acting stupid ooo.

Peace Bridge in Calgary, Alberta.

Hi, please what the apartment like? Price??

primeson1:
Any one looking for shared apartment from Aug 1...Mississauga and environs. Please holla

Thanks, I have this in mind. But I feel I could get for less if not quiet about it. Please anyone who could help with a cheaper room should Holla. I'm single and decent

kike100:
To share accomodation? Increase it to CAD750 per month to be on the safe side. Goodluck!

DPizzy:

If both offer involves PR, then US without a doubt.

yes, both of them offers him PR, he want to choose base on job opportunities, cost of living ,good environment (low crimes , low prejudice)etc

Hello bro,

I've been trying to PM but not successful. Please can you contact me on lamigift@yahoo.com

Please I need to ask a live-saving question from you.

Thanks.

hayor2014:


This is a financial service representative position but you will need to write the IFC (one stage) or CSI( 2 stages)... You should get about 42k p/a with this position....tellers in Nigeria are called customer service representative here ($16 per hour and this should only be a survival job)

Maybe provide more information on how both of them offer him PR as your earlier post saying he was going to huddle suggests otherwise I.e. that suggested to me he was going to work without papers. Then you ask how he can get PR then you say he can get PR to both Canada and US, quite a few contradictory statements there.

1stbest:
yes, both of them offers him PR, he want to choose base on job opportunities, cost of living ,good environment (low crimes , low prejudice)etc

ttmacoy:
Maybe provide more information on how both of them offer him PR as your earlier post saying he was going to huddle suggests otherwise I.e. that suggested to me he was going to work without papers. Then you ask how he can get PR then you say he can get PR to both Canada and US, quite a few contradictory statements there.

He has relatives in both said country'

1stbest:
I have a friend who have an option to choose between US and Canada ,he is a male in late twenties ,like 28/29. please which country is best for him base on survival,? note, his not going their to study but to hustle. Thanks.

US for the win


I presume it's not a visit visa

1stbest:
which one among them offer PR without getting married to its citizens?

Canada

1stbest:
yes, both of them offers him PR, he want to choose base on job opportunities, cost of living ,good environment (low crimes , low prejudice)etc

If i were him, i would definitely choose Canada. Security before anything.

If he wants to hustle, then he can go for United States of America.

GozyNA:
Peace Bridge in Calgary, Alberta.

Looks beautiful

A bridge full of peace is called peace bridge

Hurricanecol11:
Hi, please what the apartment like? Price??

Not gotten one yet.

a@yahoo.com

lamigift:
Hello bro,

I've been trying to PM but not successful. Please can you contact me on lamigift@yahoo.com

Please I need to ask a live-saving question from you.

Thanks.

I live in Winnipeg. I know there are a few WhatsApp grp in Winnipeg but I dont belong to any. Settling down will depend on a lot of factors here. You have to consider it if you are coming alone or married. What area of Winnipeg are you looking at, do you have a fixed or flexible budget etc. I can give you a few tips if you share some of these.

J256:
Hello everyone

Am Kikelomo,

I would be landing in Winnipeg in August. Please, I would like to know if there is a group for Winnipeg as I need information about how to get accommodation and advice on settling down. I would also need a contact of a shipping company. Any help would be truly appreciated.

coolhayor:
I live in Winnipeg. I know there are a few WhatsApp grp in Winnipeg but I dont belong to any. Settling down will depend on a lot of factors here. You have to consider it if you are coming alone or married. What area of Winnipeg are you looking at, do you have a fixed or flexible budget etc. I can give you a few tips if you share some of these.

Thanks for your response, am single and I have a fixed budget. I haven't decided on an area to live. Any advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks

Good day fellas. Please for someone with background in health Policy and public health with experience in research and project management in health and education, which of the provinces would you strongly suggest, Alberta- Calgary or Ontario-Ottawa. I would appreciate if the answers are given with reasons as my family is about to decide on which province to choose.

Good day all...please any WhatsApp group for people living in nova Scotia pls....I would like to join

Landing gist
I have always been encouraged by the landing stories i have read here and believe its only fair i share mine.

We got our ppr on may 9th and passports on june 7th. We booked our flights for the 17th even before passports arrived, cos im expecting so we needed to leave as soon as possible. We were not ready to take chances on baby being born in nigeria after copr.

I had to go for fit to fly at their clinic in VI on friday since we were travelling on monday. ( fit to fly cant be older than 3 days we were told) paid 10k which i later discovered was a waste of money and time. I was still given a form when checking in to go and get fit to fly at the MMIA clinic cost 2k. I just gave them my scan report at the MMIA clinic and they did few checks. My advice just do the fit to fly at the airport. Even after calling ET and being told i cldnt do at the airport clinic and told to go to VI before the flight. They still ended up making me do it at the airport(sigh).

We got to the airport in good time, like 3hrs before. I packed 6bags and they were all within the 23kg range(dusts collar). I didnt pack much food items just egusi, ogbonno, and ground crayfish. I had to sacrifice my unripe plantain flour for the 23kg cause also didnt pay anything for agric fees, they just checked and were like is this all u have u can go.

Anyway we checked in, was getting ready to go thru immigration when i remembered we didnt lock our bags. Ha mogbe all the drug smuggling alakoba stories started playing in my head. For my peace of mind, i just prayed Lord Jesus into your hands we commit our bags (and after praying started thinking of defense options for worst case scenarios being legally minded can be a pain). We boarded and flight to addis ababa went smoothly, food wasnt so bad. Called family at addis ababa airport to let them know we were fine. Then boarded the loooong flight to toronto. I tried sleeping, walked around the airplane a few times, did some exercises at the back of the plane. Got hungry, thank God i brought some snacks and yoghurt cos wasnt in the mood for the food. It wasnt so bad just didnt feel like eating their food, hubby and son ate most of the food. Son ate mostly the chicken and bread and lots of biscuit. Mercifully he slept thru most of the flights. Hubby handled all the toilet breaks for him and he was good. That was a life saver for me. As for me, just like u are told to note all the emergency exits in the plane i noted all the toilet locations on the plane as a frequent flyer(visitor ). I drank only water on the plane and a lot of it which helped. Another great thing was having compression socks on. It was a great relief for me. Even though i shouted when i had to pay 10k for them, they were worth it. We finally landed at toronto. By this time i was tired of flying and just cldnt wait to get off the plane.

Joined the queue, entry visa stamped and then directed to where we would have landing formalties. By then son was fully awake and running up and down playing with other kids and hubby chasing him arnd. Only questions asked was whether we had been to canada before and how much we had. Told to take a sit while copr was being processed. We met two other nigerian families while waitng. After like 5mins we were called to sign our copr copies. We were on our way to get our sin when our son decided he wanted to go back the way we came, like flash the boy had gone under the ropes and took off running in a restricted area. Hubby had to drop all luggage and chase after him with several immigration officers rushing out in full attack mode when they saw a 6ft black man running only to see the tiny boy he was chasing and they started laffing. The boy was really dodging oyinbo trying to catch him laffing and looking back to make sure his pursuers were not near. Eventually after like 200metres he was caught by hubby who normally would have given him two hot ones on his bum to reset his brain, now humbly telling him you made daddy run after you. I think at that point the halleluyah chorus went off in my boys head, like really so im now in canada and untouchable( hes just two by the way). He was just smiling feeling cool.
Then after sin, we went to claim our luggage, hubby was like lets get the big cart for 16dollars, my ijebu ancestors rolled in their graves and i was like lets just get 2 carts and push since we were going to check our bags in for connecting to edmonton. Passed thru customs, and nothing was checked. It was like a 5mins walk to drop off our bags, by the way our bags were untouched nothing missing or added, prayers answered. Then went to wait for the flight to edmonton. Flight was horribly uncomfortable for me. The space btw the seats was tiny.
Hosts came to pick us up at airport. Tried to get our health number that tuesday but needed proof of address, so next day opened account and then went to register for the health number. I got a number immediately cos i told the lady needed to see a doctor urgently amd was extra polite and smiling sweetly. Hubby and son will have to wait 2weeks fornhealth card to arrive. I saw the doc on friday morning, went to do tests etc same day.

Just chilling for now, while hubby is busy polishing cv for job applications. In all grateful to have landed safely and having people on ground helping us to settle in smoothly.

NB: never underestimate the power of a support network if u have the opportunity. Also having the right information to make wise choices is key. Dont try to do it all alone to avoid costly mistakes.

Misi16:
Landing gist
I have always been encouraged by the landing stories i have read here and believe its only fair i share mine.

Your landing gist is sweet.
I pray for the safe arrival of our Canny baby. God bless you and yours.

I live in the south, a fair number of Nigerians live here and it is relatively crime free.1 bedroom is around $900, Living expenses about $350- 500, 1 month bus pass $100. Lots of stores and library are close by here.

You will find housing cheaper around downtown but they may be issues prone.

J256:

Thanks for your response, am single and I have a fixed budget. I haven't decided on an area to live. Any advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks

Misi16:
Landing gist
I have always been encouraged by the landing stories i have read here and believe its only fair i share mine.

Congratulations on your landing, please what kind of mistakes should one avoid?

This was a good read. Thanks for the reminder on compression socks. Enjoy Cannyland!

Misi16:
Landing gist
I have always been encouraged by the landing stories i have read here and believe its only fair i share mine.

Hi all,

I really love all the good stories I’m reading here, very encouraging!

Please I have an urgent question, I’m moving to Calgary in August and will be schooling at Bow Valley College, downtown SE.

Please which is the best area to rent apartment close to my school, in terms safety, cost and traffic for my family and I