adewumz:
I will keep that in mind. Thank you.

adewumz:
Landing gist!

I got to MMA 6ish, quite early for an 11pm flight, but that was because I wanted my family to get back home in good time. Check-in had not started so I had to wait for about 20mins. Now, get this about me, I hate stress particularly while travelling(I travel a lot lol). The only food items I had were peanuts, indomie(onion) and maggi and I was ready to drop them if need be. Immediately my bags went through, those hyenas pretending to be customs officials called me and wanted to check my bags with their dirty hands(yeah, I don't like those people). I told them what I had and they started telling me about getting some certificate and I knew they were just about money. I guessed they sensed my nonchalance and told me to go. I flew BA. One bag was overweight by 1kg, while the other bag(although full) was about 18kg. The lady said maybe i should move some things to my hand luggage(yeah BA allows your hand luggage and personal item to weigh up to 23kg, if you can lift it in yourself of course). So i just moved some clothes into the hand luggage. Went through immigration and they were quite friendly. I didn't really travel with cash(had about 100pounds and few dollar bills. I had my settlement fees in my dollar card. Boarded without any hassles. I hated the food(bland jollof, the disrespect lol). Oh yes, I had a long layover in London(almost 9 hours). I booked my ticket like that on purpose so I could sleep, eat and take a bath at the lounge. Honestly, long haul flights wear me out and I needed that break. Got to Heathrow around 5am and got enough rest in time for my 1.25pm flight straight to Calgary. Flight to Calgary was smooth.The food was good especially the mashed potatoes. Got to YYC, I didn't need the personal effects list and I had no goods to follow. I was directed to the office with a big E. I got there and I wasn't asked any other question apart from those questions on my COPR. No question about funds or anything else. I declared my food items and wasn't checked or anything. I got out and my sibling and family were waiting for me. Yeah, Canada definitely has a lot of empty land space than the US. It wasn't cold at all when I got here( had on a turtleneck with no jacket and was fine). I went to Nandos with my family and it was really good. So YYC doesn't have Service Canada, so I went downtown the next day. I feel confident about driving soon because I had been driving in the US. Got my SIN, opened an account with Scotia and got a Chatr line. I had initially gone to request for a healthcard, but the guy said I needed a proof of address(phone bill, copy of lease, mailed bank statement etc). I went to get a phone line and requested a printed phone bill with address and all to suffice for proof of address. I went back to get my healthcard and the Asian guy said he wouldn't accept it. Now I am a kind of person that believes even a fellow Nigerian can be a dirtbag to me and it's usually not about race but that human beings can be dirtbags regardless of race. Now my sibling had had an encounter with this same guy when trying get an Albertan license and also noticed the Asian guy's attitude. Anyway, my sibling drove me to another place and this same utility bill was accepted without any question. My sibling wanted us to go back and demand from him and probably a superior officer why the same utility bill that was rejected by him was accepted at some other place. I was not that bothered by it so, we went to get ribs(yummy). It's snowing but still not that cold for me, so I am settling in nicely. One other thing, I noticed the aging population thing almost immediately. So many old people at the mall. So my wakabout continues today. I loved reading other people's landing gist, so there goes mine. May Canada favour us all.

jaimzbujor:
Please is there a WhatsApp group were people can easily communicate and share happenings in the application process? I am kind of in a confusing state while filling the CRS application. When I check if I am eligible, it says yes but when I fill I don't get a score and it doesn't show me the score either, rather it just says I'm ineligible and no longer in the pool. Could be I'm not filling the form correctly, please I need some assistance

nayo10:
Hi, do you know any such group for people going toward the New Brunswick province

yokus:
In 2018, I was on this thread as a Nign Lawyer, excited about landing in Canada, it is 2020 and I am excited to proudly state that I have been called to the Ontario bar, now Dual-Qualified it took me two years to get licensed....

Congratulations, Yokus.

DivineGrace123:



Hi Katyamizotta, I'm also based in Ottawa and I am a member of the "Nigerians in Ottawa" telegram group too. But, I don't know about the "Nigerian Foodstuff/Marketplace" group. Hope you don't mind if I send you a PM so I can be added to the Foodstuff group. Thanks.

hayor2014:

where in new Brunswick

Genevach:

My destination is Manitoba, Winnipeg, I guess winter tire is a necessity??.

coolhayor:
Lived in Winnipeg for a few years now. Only 1 of my car has winter tyres. The 1 I drive is all seasons and I haven't had any issues so far.

I have driven thru crazy snowstorms even last year's Colorado low and it was ok. Even with Winter tyres you need to drive to the road condition.

I am not saying you shouldn't get it though, I am just speaking from my personal experience.

maternal:


You should Google the governing body for lawyers in Canada. If you do need to go back to school in any way, call the school you're interested in and ask directly. Be careful of 2nd hand info on this board. Lastly, every job is clean, comfortable, and professional in Canada. Get rid of that nasty attitude if you want to come to Canada. I know bus drivers who touch money each year, a lawyer in naija can only dream of touching.

Kekereekun123:
Saskatchewan picture a friend sent me lol

einsteino:


wait is this from this season or the last? Una don enter the winter like this already?

godG:
Good People,

Honest question, please: what do you guys think of healthcare in this our Canada o? I can't believe the only time I can see a doctor ASAP is in the case of an emergency. Or go to a walk-in clinic! So much for free health care o! Do you guys have a way around this or I just have to wait noni? Ẹ dákun.

Are there like private clinics? My health insurance in the US is very good and I don't have to wait to see a doctor. I am not feeling this gbogbogbo healthcare o.

einsteino:


lol baba ehn. This whole thing reminds me of a convo I had with someone. The dude is a truck driver, he makes about $9k to $12k per month. When he asked me how much an entry level - intermediate level Engineer can expect to make, na stammer I take reply am lol. Last last, people wey dey naija go understand and evolve when them land here. People do professional jobs here for passion or what fits their needs, not because it fetches one more money or any respect. Nobody send you and your job for Canada. Inshort your neighbour likely no go know your name after a year of you living there, let alone care about your job.

maternal:


You can't just see a doctor anytime you want in the US.

LOL. Ma, believe it or not, there are health insurance that won't let you "wait" in the US. Wetin I come dey pay for?

What are you the president? You have to book an appointment. And if an appointment isn't booked, you have to go into the ER or walk in clinic. And you have to make sure the hospital/doctor is within your network, and your insurance will even cover the procedure, after you pay your deductible.

To answer your question, there's no nonsense private clinics here, where the rich can get care, while the poor die.

No na, why would I want someone to die at the exense of me seeing a doctor? Everyone deserves access to basic care. But folks who can afford it don't have to wait. We may not agree on it o, but private clinics are not nonsense, ma.

Go to the hospital and they'll assess you. If its serious they'll see you asap. If its not serious (I doubt it is since you're on this message board) then you'll have to wait. The medical system will not allow someone to die, while you get care because you have money. The seriousness of your illness determines how fast you get care, not money.

maternal:


You can't just see a doctor anytime you want in the US. What are you the president? You have to book an appointment. And if an appointment isn't booked, you have to go into the ER or walk in clinic. And you have to make sure the hospital/doctor is within your network, and your insurance will even cover the procedure, after you pay your deductible.

To answer your question, there's no nonsense private clinics here, where the rich can get care, while the poor die. Go to the hospital and they'll assess you. If its serious they'll see you asap. If its not serious (I doubt it is since you're on this message board) then you'll have to wait. The medical system will not allow someone to die, while you get care because you have money. The seriousness of your illness determines how fast you get care, not money.

godG:


Thanks for answering. Funny thing is that the infection wey wan make me go see doctor don dey go. Thinking about it now, I think I must have taken my visits to my doctor in the US for granted. This is probably my own culture shock.

godG:


Thanks for answering. Funny thing is that the infection wey wan make me go see doctor don dey go. Thinking about it now, I think I must have taken my visits to my doctor in the US for granted. This is probably my own culture shock.

einsteino:


lol baba ehn. This whole thing reminds me of a convo I had with someone. The dude is a truck driver, he makes about $9k to $12k per month. When he asked me how much an entry level - intermediate level Engineer can expect to make, na stammer I take reply am lol. Last last, people wey dey naija go understand and evolve when them land here. People do professional jobs here for passion or what fits their needs, not because it fetches one more money or any respect. Nobody send you and your job for Canada. Inshort your neighbour likely no go know your name after a year of you living there, let alone care about your job.

maternal:


Np. This is Canada. Its not a perfect country but they try hard to treat everyone equally. I've been in the emergency room, waiting to get looked at, with members of parliament, at one point, and the mayor of the city. I can remember a drug addiction getting seen first because he was overdosing on drugs. So really who are you ?

The doctors mandate is to save lives according to the urgency. If you want to be a big boy and feel you should move ahead of the line because of your gold plated insurance, go back to the states. Or if you feel you're above people with less money go back to naija. That doesn't fly here.

Kekereekun123:
just go to emergency na

Obanidavid:


Not yet sir, but still optimistic. I am trying to prepare myself while waiting

einsteino:


lol baba ehn. This whole thing reminds me of a convo I had with someone. The dude is a truck driver, he makes about $9k to $12k per month. When he asked me how much an entry level - intermediate level Engineer can expect to make, na stammer I take reply am lol. Last last, people wey dey naija go understand and evolve when them land here. People do professional jobs here for passion or what fits their needs, not because it fetches one more money or any respect. Nobody send you and your job for Canada. Inshort your neighbour likely no go know your name after a year of you living there, let alone care about your job.

maternal:


Np. This is Canada. Its not a perfect country but they try hard to treat everyone equally. I've been in the emergency room, waiting to get looked at, with members of parliament, at one point, and the mayor of the city. I can remember a drug addiction getting seen first because he was overdosing on drugs. So really who are you ?

The doctors mandate is to save lives according to the urgency. If you want to be a big boy and feel you should move ahead of the line because of your gold plated insurance, go back to the states. Or if you feel you're above people with less money go back to naija. That doesn't fly here.

kinzzy55:


Please, the truck driver's earning, is it after tax or before tax?
Just curious, bcuz I'm planning on coming over for blue collar jobs.

maternal:


Hahaha. I knew of a city bus driver that was pulling close to 14k per month with overtime. Yes a bus driver. Everybody minds their business and nobody cares who you are or what you do. As long as it's nothing illegal and you don't disturb them. I don't even know any of my neighbors names, nor do I care too.