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salford1:
In addition to the oil change, maybe the $290 quote includes tire rotation/wheel alignment. Just as 19cannyMum mentioned, Canadian Tire and Walmart have horrible reputation for simple stuffs as oil change.

If you are on a budget, you may be able to find an auto workshop in McKnight that would swap and change oil for $100.

If you are not on a budget but just looking to save some cost, you could follow the advice given by 19cannyMum.

Nekychubby:
Any medical Laboratory technologists wishing to practice in canada can holla to join the whatsapp group

maternal:
Which part of Quebec do you want to know about. I can tell you about hull/gatineau or Montreal

Refcan:
Cost of living is low in Quebec which is a big plus.
You have unlimited customer service type/technical support type jobs in English only as you are mostly servicing USA clients.
For professional jobs, you would require French.
You can generally get by without speaking French in Montreal.
You are paid by the government to learn French. So that can be a motivation if you want to learn

Refcan:
Cost of living is low in Quebec which is a big plus.
You have unlimited customer service type/technical support type jobs in English only as you are mostly servicing USA clients.
For professional jobs, you would require French.
You can generally get by without speaking French in Montreal.
You are paid by the government to learn French. So that can be a motivation if you want to learn

Oyeleye2011:
I am one of silent readers on nairaland since this great platform helped me achieved my dream of coming to canada few years ago. I think it is high time for me to give back to this wonderful platform. I quite agree that few nigerians move to BC because everyone believe that BC is expensive to live in but you start your life in all these cities you mentioned which are affordable like the rest of the cities in canada. Another reason is that nigerians are few in BC so, some of us relate to white people a lot because you don't see many nigerians to relate with . So, people goes to Calgary, toronto, manitoba etc just to be in the midst of nigerians. And so other reasons personally known to nigerians.

So, to your question sir, I will analyse each cities one after the other because i have been to most of the cities either for work or vacation.

Kelowna
This is one of the fastest growing cities in Canada now. I lived in this city for 3 years because i did my schooling there and also worked there before moving to Kamloops for full time position. Though, i still go there on my days off because of my great network there. It is a relatively big city that has all the social amenities present in bigger cities. It is very affordable to live here if you have a good paying good. Few nigerian doctors are here with a big mansion living in . Is just that real estate is becoming pricey now because, it is like a retirement city (Lots of old people with big money), people from nearby bigger cities (vancouver, calgary, edmonton) comes there to purchase house after getting tired of bigger cities rat race . Kelowna has one of the best weather in canada. lots of sunshine. It is a tourism city as well, lots of beautiful place to see. Nice beaches, hiking trails, mountains surrounding. i can keep going all day long about kelowna because i love this city. Not too small, not too big. traffic is getting worst now because people are discovering this paradise everyday . Lots of construction companies in kelowna which gives you hope of getting a job in your profession sooner or later. I don't know anything about civil engineering job in kelowna or any cities in BC because am in Health care profession but i believe you will probably need so sort of licensing body but lots of construction companies because the city is still developing into a bigger city. And also less competition for jobs compared to bigger cities. Since your wife is a nurse, am very sure he can get health care assistant job with less struggle because BC government is having shortage of these people now then she can focus on getting her nursing licence sooner or later

Vernon
This city is relatively small compared to kelowna. It takes make less than 45minutes to drive between kelowna and vernon. Less opportunities here for you because there is less companies in vernon but bigger opportunities with less jobs competition for your wife because of her profession. I go there if i want to have a feel of country(town) life and want to get away from busy kelowna life. Please don't mind me, am not a city boy, am from a village in nigeria . But very affordable and cheap to live there. Weather is very nice as well because we are all in Okanagan area. Kelowna is central okanagan and vernon is north Okanagan. Lots of sunshine. Shorter winter and longer summer like kelowna.

Abbottsford & Nanaimo
These are lower mainland cities that surround almighty Vancouver city. They are bigger cities compared to kelowna but less bigger than Vancouver. People live in these cities and work in vancouver in order to avoid expensive renting or buying houses. Lots of opportunities in a bigger cities as we all know but highly job competition. Your wife might find it more stressful to get full time health care job in these cities because of competition but lots of casual jobs. In term of weather, lots of rain. Please always go out with your umbrella. The weather is nice, not too cold like Vancouver. Always mild winter and lots of rain. They are nice cities but too big for me Few nigerians are here because it is bigger cities

Prince Rupert & Prince George
These are Northern BC cities. The more North you go, the less white people you see and more immigrant you see. These cities can be extremely cold because they are in north BC. These cities are relatively big as well but not as bigger as Kelowna. There is a large nigerian community in Prince george, so will not be home sick. Most of them are in health care profession(Doctors, Physiotherapist, Nurse etc) and most of them are in university over there. More opportunities for your wife as health care professional because of less job competition and may be less opportunities for civil engineering jobs though these cities is also consider big for me. Am sure, there will be opportunities as well because they are not smaller cities. they are also good cities but i don't like cold.

Victoria
The capital city of BC. Victoria is one of the great city in BC. The first time i was there, i fell in love with the city life for the first time in my life. I wanted to stay but i was offered casual position and i want full time so i left . It is a bigger city but nicely planned city. Beautiful beaches (Ocean not Lake like kelowna). Little bit of rain as well. It is very expensive to live in victoria as well but if you have a good paying job, you will be fine. Victoria city is on Island so you need to take ferries or fly out anytime you want to leave island which can expensive compared to road driving. To take your car on ferry is also expensive but i usually go out of island early in the morning to take the first ferries which are normally cheap while i was there. Sure, many opportunities in capital city, lots of companies, government jobs etc. For madam, lots of opportunities as well but she will probably start from casual position then build her seniority hours to get full time position.

Terrace
Am sorry, i don't know anything about this city. I guess that city will be my new adventure in spring or summer time

I hope i am able to give you few info about all these cities. Generally, they are all great cities to live. And note, BC

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Bring Cash, Everyone know that but all these cities are affordable. Trust me. Don't be afraid. God bless you sir.

Jennypharb1:
Hey guys, how is everyone doing? Can't believe I'm already on my 6th month in Canada and it's not been easy but I don't regret the move one bit. Learning so much, currently working, also preparing to take some qualification exams in May. Anyone looking to learn about the process of practicing as a lawyer in Canada, you can hit me up. Anyone in the GTA and Durham region looking to take advantage of the drop in mortgage rates as well hit me up.

portablesuzy:
montreal to be precise

Jennypharb1:
Hey guys, how is everyone doing?.

Purkie:
Hi everyone, I’ll be coming to Winnipeg in May. Was going to pick Alberta but I hear there are no jobs.. I am a pharmacist and working on getting licensed and all that.
My issue is right now from my research I can’t really find jobs in Manitoba compared to Alberta (using job bank -)

Is there anyone currently in Alberta or Manitoba? Please tell me what the job prospects are for pharmacists after everything necessary is completed. Please respond..anyone.

Nekychubby:
Any medical Laboratory technologists wishing to practice in canada can holla to join the whatsapp group

Ajibade105:
Does anyone know how much will be paid when one is submitting a passport when PPR is received? This is an online application (Vistors application)

Ajibade105:
Does anyone know how much will be paid when one is submitting a passport when PPR is received? This is an online application (Vistors application)

salford1:
In addition to the oil change, maybe the $290 quote includes tire rotation/wheel alignment. Just as 19cannyMum mentioned, Canadian Tire and Walmart have horrible reputation for simple stuffs as oil change.

If you are on a budget, you may be able to find an auto workshop in McKnight that would swap and change oil for $100.

If you are not on a budget but just looking to save some cost, you could follow the advice given by 19cannyMum.

drhammed:
Anyone living in Mississauga here? I would like to ask some questions.

okokobiokoman:
Please o, is Canada restricting flights into the country due to COVID19? Am due to land in march and my visa also expires in march. Any news on this?

bekayy:
Jenny for ECA, I know we use IQAS. Is it just the BL you submitted or Law School transcript and i also want to find out if you did a course by course evaluation for say licensure? if yes for the course by course, what evaluating body did you use. Thank You .

okokobiokoman:
Please o, is Canada restricting flights into the country due to COVID19? Am due to land in march and my visa also expires in march. Any news on this?

salford1:
Student visa related questions are best answered on the thread below.

https://www.nairaland.com/5233221/canadian-student-visa-thread-part

They regularly have discussions on affordable schools/provinces. There would also be more knowledge being shared on what province has a PNP favourable to students. I know Manitoba and Sask have excellent PNP programs for students but not necessarily the most affordable schools. The eastern provinces would have more affordable school fees, but I can't tell if they have similar or even better PNP programs for international grad students.

okokobiokoman:
Please o, is Canada restricting flights into the country due to COVID19? Am due to land in march and my visa also expires in march. Any news on this?

Jennypharb1:
I used my LLM with WES so I didn't need to make use of my BL or LLB. However, I remember you only need to send your LLB to IQAS back then to be evaluated as a professional degree, I do not know if that has changed. For the licensing, you don't need a course by course evaluation, you'll just send the LLB and BL transcript along with a letter of good standing from your NBA branch and the NCA will do their own evaluation by themselves