whizqueen:

chairman where you dey?

Dejavu44:

Hi
I am interested

Kiitan195344:
Anyone with expired COPR here can reach out to me. There’s a WhatsApp group where folks with similar issues share updates.

1mole1:
Are you in need of a place to quarantine in *Calgary* when you land for just 2 weeks? If yes, Living Christ Evangelical Mission has a solution to this. Mail Pastor Jumoke via jumokeolatunde@yahoo.co.uk to book your stay in advance *for free*

jjohndoe83:
You take style wicked o. Anyways, me I'm landing in Calgary on 3rd September and I want to be your friend. Can I send a PM?

einsteino:
For Engineering professionals in Canada, you may wish to join the Nigerian Engineers in Canada group. It is a place where Nigerian Engineering professionals rub minds about their existing career or plans to restart their profession in Canada.

If interested, kindly send a pm. Thanks

POTUSUK:
I’m due to arrive first week of September and Calgary is my ideal destination an an oil and gas professional... but most flights destination is to Toronto. So I’m thinking Toronto atm.

What do you think? Do you think it’s a good idea?

Any similar quarantine options available in Toronto?

For those that just arrived Canada; how did you show quarantine plans? How did you get to your destination? I would imagine I’d have to drive myself to keep away from others. No? How to you show plans for medicals and groceries as stipulated by IRCC. All suggestions are welcome please.

Is there a WhatsApp group of oil and gas professionals to join in Calgary or Toronto or wherever? I would have to start job hunting soon enough.

Any other suggestions on how to make my landing smooth and quarantine easy would be appreciated.

titiclassy:
LANDING GIST (LANDED 2 WEEKS AGO)

ALL THE THANKS TO GOD

..lolzz

POTUSUK:
John Doe, how far na? We need to yarn! I’m landing on the 4th hopefully; how is prep and all coming ?

POTUSUK:


I have just sent you a PM. Please acknowledge as I’m very keen to join in.

snoop4dem:
Hi Guys, I currently reside in BC and I hope to move to Ontario by Summer or fall of next year (2021). My wife and I intend moving to Ontario to enable us afford to be able to buy a house as the cost of living in BC where we are is ridiculous and getting into the housing market might be crazy here. I am hoping I can join a group for pple who live in Ontario who are professionals for networking hopefully to get a job, discuss housing and getting a place in Ontario (Obviously outside GTA) and maybe commute to GTA or not if needed and based on where we are able to get a job and still get best value for our money. If there are groups like this with pple with goals and visions like this I hope to be added to it.

19CannyMum:


I think you should take is one step at a time, right now the step you should worry about is getting your visa.

I don't know much about what students are entitled to and I don't know about prices in Ontario.

For Alberta as a PR, you'd get about 1350 in CCB.
Free healthcare, extended healthcare for the children (dentist, eyecare, prescriptions) under Alberta Works
Dayhome subsidy of about 900

You'll pay about 1k rent for a 2br basement (utilities included)
About 600 for dayhome/afterschool (parent portion after subsidy)
Groceries about 300 monthly
Bus pass comes with your fees. Stay on a street with a school or 2, and a direct bus to a supermarket and train station. There'll probably be a dayhome opposite the school (My street is exactly like this, I'm not just yarning dust).

If you work for 20 hours at minimum wage, you will earn about 1k. Arrange your work hours to be daytime while your children are at daycare. Spend the evening with them. Do your homework while they're asleep.

If daddy is in the picture and working in Naija, hopefully he can support with like $500 monthly to keep the budget balanced.

Like I said I don't know much about Ontario, or if students get all these benefits and subsidies. Just dropped this here for any single mom (with no more than 2 children o! It becomes punishment when they're too plenty lol) planning to come to Alberta and having similar fears.

nochyks87:
Please to the men, for those of you that came in with their personal hair clippers from naija, how did you guys get to use it here cause the voltage here seems to be too low to power my clipper? Thanks

NaijaCanadian28:


I think you have to buy another one, the naija one won’t work well

titiclassy:
My conscience will not allow me to hold the testimony. It's been 18 months

Pee2Jay9:


Hi, pls does this voltage thing apply to hair dryer as well?

Pee2Jay9:


Hi, pls does this voltage thing apply to hair dryer as well?

titiclassy:
My conscience will not allow me to hold the testimony. It's been 18 months

Between Feb 2019 and June 2019, I went for several interviews but didn't land any job offer. Na so I enrol for a 8 months (2 semester) Project Mgt post graduate course at least to receive some OSAP benefits and qualify for free child care. The plan had been that I will do 9-5 while hubby do his self employed runs like in Naija, but God turned it around. By June 2019, we say make hubby try apply. I was d one who did his resume and applied for a technical consultant role, na so baba get the job o (1st job application, 1st interview) . Me, I waited till I finished school in April 2020 before I started trying again to apply. Na so I get two offers as a IT Business Analyst, same level I was back home.
I want to thank the seniors on this platform who encouraged us to land in GTA despite the competition for IT jobs with the indians. We have really enjoyed our stay and winter not to bad here.
Also, to the glory of God we bought our house 1 year after landing. OSAP funding joined with POF savings helped. We never wanted Brampton, but Brampton isn't bad at all.. Especially if one is lucky to get a relatively new settlement. Our story gives encouragement to newcomers and I cannot overemphasize the power of connection. The Nigerians we met in our church really tried in giving us information on how to make quick progress here. Even though we never planned to attend a Naija church, the harmony in this particular medium sized church is amazing.

Let me close by looking for small trouble :
@smilehmum @Zutlin : shey you guys will also be putting "black lives matter" on ur whatsapp status and social media. When I was sharing in the landing gist that we experienced some discrimination at the Frankfurt airport, both of u open teeth like say u know Oyinbo people that well. George Floyd and Jacob Blake are only 2 of the numerous killings... Direct and systemic racism still very much around. But through it all, we overcome.

Peace!

Wow! I’m so happy for you. I’m also very glad you put your OSAP grant to good use rather than spend it on frivolities. I wish you even greater success in Canada. Regards

NaijaCanadian28:


Yes, it won’t work , the socket is even different so you can’t plug it.

titiclassy:
My conscience will not allow me to hold the testimony. It's been 18 months

Between Feb 2019 and June 2019, I went for several interviews but didn't land any job offer. Na so I enrol for a 8 months (2 semester) Project Mgt post graduate course at least to receive some OSAP benefits and qualify for free child care. The plan had been that I will do 9-5 while hubby do his self employed runs like in Naija, but God turned it around. By June 2019, we say make hubby try apply. I was d one who did his resume and applied for a technical consultant role, na so baba get the job o (1st job application, 1st interview) . Me, I waited till I finished school in April 2020 before I started trying again to apply. Na so I get two offers as a IT Business Analyst, same level I was back home.
I want to thank the seniors on this platform who encouraged us to land in GTA despite the competition for IT jobs with the indians. We have really enjoyed our stay and winter not to bad here.
Also, to the glory of God we bought our house 1 year after landing. OSAP funding joined with POF savings helped. We never wanted Brampton, but Brampton isn't bad at all.. Especially if one is lucky to get a relatively new settlement. Our story gives encouragement to newcomers and I cannot overemphasize the power of connection. The Nigerians we met in our church really tried in giving us information on how to make quick progress here. Even though we never planned to attend a Naija church, the harmony in this particular medium sized church is amazing.

Let me close by looking for small trouble :
@smilehmum @Zutlin : shey you guys will also be putting "black lives matter" on ur whatsapp status and social media. When I was sharing in the landing gist that we experienced some discrimination at the Frankfurt airport, both of u open teeth like say u know Oyinbo people that well. George Floyd and Jacob Blake are only 2 of the numerous killings... Direct and systemic racism still very much around. But through it all, we overcome.

Peace!

oohunt:
@Ligxy @NaijainCanada @Aig842 @Mamaroon @SlowlybtSurely @einsteino @sollie123 @40manlappy @yokus @Silversurfer1
Thank you all for your good wishes. Amen! I believe God will see us through.

@Ethelia, thank you. Has been kinda slow but we will get there. It has been only 3 weeks, with 2 weeks of it spent indoors. I have registered my kids in school which is good, so they will be starting on the first week of September with the others.

Calgary is beautiful!

efiponsa:
Good evening house, please who knows anyone that have traveled to Saskatchewan through the sinp occupation in demand stream. Please how fast is the process

slydog:

Encourage by your testimony TT,
I'd like to find out from your experience so far, what kind of business do you think one could do in Canny which involves import and export between Nigeria and Canny. Equipment, machines, agriculture, cars etc. What can you advice someone who's still in Nigeria at the moment based on your experience.

Pee2Jay9:


Hi, pls does this voltage thing apply to hair dryer as well?

snoop4dem:
Hi Guys, I currently reside in BC and I hope to move to Ontario by Summer or fall of next year (2021). My wife and I intend moving to Ontario to enable us afford to be able to buy a house as the cost of living in BC where we are is ridiculous and getting into the housing market might be crazy here. I am hoping I can join a group for pple who live in Ontario who are professionals for networking hopefully to get a job, discuss housing and getting a place in Ontario (Obviously outside GTA) and maybe commute to GTA or not if needed and based on where we are able to get a job and still get best value for our money. If there are groups like this with pple with goals and visions like this I hope to be added to it.

einsteino:


You really had to rub it in abi? Diaris God o

Well, it is mainly schools in the GTA that dont have bus passes. Schools in london like Fanshawe and Western had.