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79733139:
When you are over 30 years, you start to lose points in the Express Entry system every year and the maximum points for work experience is 3 years, even if you have 10 years experience, you still get the same points as someone with 3 years experience. This is why it is more difficult for a 45 year old to scale the process.

And except they were IT workers or they were working for a multinational company, they wouldn't have started on the same level when they got to Canada, this is because Canadian employers place a huge priority on Canadian work experience.

If you worked for any multinational such as Big 4(Deloitte,PWC,EY,KPMG), major oil multinationals(Shell,Chevron,Exxon,AGIP), Major Consultancy comapnies (Accenture,Mckinsey) the transition into their Canadian subsidiaries for most immigrants will not be much of a hurdle.

i am a teen who lived in lagos badia nigeria is not livable only country where police and army will collect bribe in broad day light and passenger beating driver,only country where civilian(northerer) and president support header though if i am lucky to travel out i am likely to come back and contribute to Nigeria especially the tourism industry but not without having dual citizen income of civil war just like the pending one now (header) i will just Japa

All said and done what I know is I must leave this country for christ sake we are all tired weti sef

Yes, I wrote the same thing in the second paragraph of that comment.

RuudVanNisteroy:

If you worked for any multinational such as Big 4(Deloitte,PWC,EY,KPMG), major oil multinationals(Shell,Chevron,Exxon,AGIP), Major Consultancy comapnies (Accenture,Mckinsey) the transition into their Canadian subsidiaries for most immigrants will not be much of a hurdle.

Ibusho:
This is one of the best post I have ever seen, for those abusing the OP, I pray you have the opportunity to travel, that is when you appreciate Nigeria. God bless you OP, I have a first hand experience so I can relate.

Kindly share your experience sir.

planetx:
Enough with all this Canada back and forth, the problem is 90% of those attacking the OP will never get to live in the Canada and definitely will never get to live in the US. You can scream and yell about japa all you want, but most of you will never live in or even visit those two countries but you can try Dubai or SA.

Wicked man . That's the bitter truth. A significant percentage of Nigerians actually lack the resources to relocate, and not everyone will relocate eventually.

Kingstanding:
. May God bless you. Foolish write up. What is the life expectancy in Canada? What is the poverty rate in Canada? In Canada there is good road network, world class hospitals with free medical,24 hours electricity, job opportunity for all citizens, security is very superb, there is student loan for tertiary student and many more advantages for being a Canadian. Well, one thing I know is that education is not a wisdom and common sense is not a course in University. Look at the way he was mentioning billionaire,must we all be a billionaire? That is what is killing us in Nigeria everybody want be like Dangote. The beautiful of this life is to live a comfortable living life which 95% of Canadians are living. You might not have thousands of dollars in your bank account in Canada but you will enjoy your life to the fullest. A street sweeper in Canada is living a good life than permanent secretary in the ministry in Nigeria. Don't let anyone decieves you Canada is a paradise on Earth while Nigeria is a hell fire on Earth. If you have the opportunity to relocate please do it. God bless nairalanders.

You lost it when you said a street sweeper lives a better life than a perm sec in Nigeria. You feel Canada is a paradise with heavenly mana? If you're having it extremely tough here in Nigeria, no advise is better than relocating, when you have the chance. But please, let's stop making baseless and ignorant assumptions; a street sweeper and a perm sec? Really? You have never travelled out of Nigeria, have you?

mayorlag:
Op, everyone will tell you different reason for migrating but i suggest that we try not to generalize. I decided to move then not because I want to be on the Forbes rich list but because I want a very good quality of life. Note that I had a job and pay was quite good but I was a government on my own as I had to provide everything so the quite good pay at the end of the day was not that good. I needed a better quality of life badly, I needed time more than money, I needed rest badly that I migrated.

Now, I wake up at about 7am, leave my home at 7:45AM to catch the 8:15 train to resume work at 9am. I leave work at 17:30 and I am back home latest 18:30. My children attend some of the best schools in England and I don't pay a penny on school fees. I spend quality time with my family everyday. I have dinner at 7pm. I don't have generator(s), no business with "UP NEPA". I don't pay security levy, I have time to think about things and ways that I can improve. My prayer points are more precise because my taxes provides those things that I use to pray for.

These things might seem very minor, but they are big deal to me. I don't want to be on Forbes list and not be able to take a walk or cycle with my children in the park. I just want a very good quality of life.

You're one of the few reasonable persons here. People do not relocate exclusively for finances or to be billionaires, but for a better life. However, kindly consider consider paying some of your children's school fees, however insignificant, so they don't end up in massive school debts after graduation.

bigiyaro:
I rather be a security guard in USA than be a professor in Nigeria.

you can never be one with this comment.

Kingstanding:
. You're fucking crazy. I reside in Montreal ok. Idiot. What is the basic salary of permanent secretary in Nigeria? They all rely on fraudulent activities ok. Without corruption no permanent secretary can build 4 bedroom flat.

a director on GL 15 earns above 500k. Perm sec is a step higher, and this evidently corresponds to a higher salary, asides the allowances. Why the hell would you compare a street sweeper with a perm sec? Chai!

hunterfit:


If I may ask, why do you think it will be a mistake for someone earning more than 450k to relocate?

Have you thought about the possibility that high paying job comes with high risk of job loss? Are you saying such person should wait until they lose the high paying job before contemplating relocation ( why which time it may be too late to gather the needed resources)?

Does earning above that income threshold immune you from insecurity in the country? With 500k monthly, can any wise person do to rent apartment in a gated estate in Lekki?

Can his 3kids attend a decent school paying 200k per term?

Again, I ask, why do you think someone earning about half a million or more ( with the attendant lack of jo. security due to the unstable social/security, political and economic situation in Nigeria) should stay put in Nigeria?

So people do not lose their jobs abroad?

nnennachiji:
Because he was on Medicaid government healthcare I didn’t pay any money
This is a government owned hospital
We really don’t have excuse in Nigeria

Ma'am, I'm happy for you and I thank God for your son's prompt intervention and recovery. Indeed being at the right place at the right time has made your narration seem like a miracle.
Furthermore, it exposes how far off Nigeria as a nation has been left behind by other nations. I think you should create a topic on this, which should be pushed to the frontpage for others to witness a system that actually works. Thanks.

JIREN01:
a director on GL 15 earns above 500k. Perm sec is a step higher, and this evidently corresponds to a higher salary, asides the allowances. Why the hell would you compare a street sweeper with a perm sec? Chai!

. Without bribe and fraud can Permanent Secretary save one millions naira per annum?

Princewill1:
The high successes recorded by dubious politicians, fraudulent pastors and ponzi scheme operators in Nigeria are living proofs that Nigerians can be so gullible. We can easily be deceived. The astronomical hype on Canada is the latest deceit in town. Here are things you need to know before immigrating.

1. The list of richest Nigerians is filled with Nigerians living at home. You're more likely to make it into Forbes if you live in Nigeria. At least that's what the stat shows, whether people making into Forbes in Nigeria are engaging in corrupt practices is a story for another day. The odds of becoming a dollar billionaire favours those at home . No Diaspora Nigerian has ever made it into Forbes billionaire list.

2. There are more money to be made in a developing economy than in a developed economy. That's why as you're rushing out of the country, Lebanese, Indians and Chinese are rushing in. Only few will understand. You're sitting on the biggest market in Africa yet you haven't realize this but the Lebanese and the Indians knew this.

3. If you are the type who don't fancy working for others, it's much more easier to own a business in Nigeria than in Canada/US. Western countries were set up for the 99% populace to work for 1% elites. Their education systems were designed to produce workforce for the rat race. Not to create employers of labour.

4. It's stupidity to resign from a high-paying job in Nigeria in a bid to relocate to Canada/US. Your eyes will get clear up when you start facing the hard realities in Canada. Those who had made this mistake in the past are ashamed to come on social media to talk about it. The ones talking on Twitter are 'freshers' who just arrived.

5. If you want to secure 2nd passport for your kids, you don't necessarily need to immigrate to achieve this. There are other ways, one method is overseas child birth.

6. You're 5x more likely to be shot and rubbed in New York than in Lagos. Poor neighborhoods all over the world has more crime rates. The thing is, when you finally made it in Nigeria,you can move to high brow areas with lesser crime.

7. Nigerians are spending up to 8millions ($21k) and above to immigrate to Canada/US whereas an average canadian or American citizen can't boast of $10k in their bank A/C's. They live pay check to pay check.

8. Some Nigerians claims that they ain't relocating because of the money but because of good infrastructure, good health care system, value for their money etc. That's a lie! 98% of Nigerians who're eager to travel out are relocating because of economic reasons. There are good infrastructure, good health care system and value for money in countries like Kuwait, Russia, Brazil, South Korea, Chile etc but Nigerians ain't trooping there, indicating that their preference for Canada/US is purely based on economic reasons.

9. It's cheaper to live in Nigeria. Canada/US promises higher minimum wage but the system will still take it away from you. It's like giving you with one hand and taking from you with another. $2k (N760k) will pay for your one year rent of 2 bedrooms apartment in a good location in Nigeria but same amount will only fetch you one month rent of a match box apartment in Canada/US.

10. This is not to stop you from traveling out but to inform you on the true realities. Economic immigration should be left for lower or working class who're struggling or to young lads who wants to school abroad and thereafter further their career overseas. Not to deceive Nigerians already earning good in corporate offices in Nigeria to resign and relocate where they will be employed as security guards or to deceive business owners who's businesses are thriving in Nigeria to close down business and relocate. Don't let them deceive you with the hype. Money don't grow on trees anywhere in the world.

You might be a billionnaire in Nigeria but what happens if you are sick?? All your money cant save you never mind the silly mistakes done by doctors/ nurses in nigeria e.g. frequent misdiagnosis. Nigerians are obsessed with being billionnaires. In Canada you may not be a millionnaire but you wont beg either and you get all the things that make life worth living without being a "billionnaire".

You mention New York - new york is only dangerous because it has been taken over by blacks, hispanics etc.

oluolu23:
With this foolish write up, u need a serious brain check. comparing an organized society with set of criminal minded leaders in power killing their innocent civilians on daily basis, looting the treasury continuously without the masses mercy.

the populace are just as criminally minded as their leaders.....

Kingstanding:
. May God bless you. Foolish write up. What is the life expectancy in Canada? What is the poverty rate in Canada? In Canada there is good road network, world class hospitals with free medical,24 hours electricity, job opportunity for all citizens, security is very superb, there is student loan for tertiary student and many more advantages for being a Canadian. Well, one thing I know is that education is not a wisdom and common sense is not a course in University. Look at the way he was mentioning billionaire,must we all be a billionaire? That is what is killing us in Nigeria everybody want be like Dangote. The beautiful of this life is to live a comfortable living life which 95% of Canadians are living. You might not have thousands of dollars in your bank account in Canada but you will enjoy your life to the fullest. A street sweeper in Canada is living a good life than permanent secretary in the ministry in Nigeria. Don't let anyone decieves you Canada is a paradise on Earth while Nigeria is a hell fire on Earth. If you have the opportunity to relocate please do it. God bless nairalanders.

You people will just be talking rubbish as if Canada is paradise.

For your info I have friends who left good jobs in Nigeria to go to Canada who regret having made the mistake to relocate.

In case you don't know not everyone in Nigeria is hungry and frustrated like you!

SavageResponse:


You people will just be talking rubbish as if Canada is paradise.

For your info I have friends who left good jobs in Nigeria to go to Canada who regret having made the mistake to relocate.

In case you don't know not everyone in Nigeria is hungry and frustrated like you!

You are sicked upstair. Tell me the minimum wage in Nigeria? Without fraud or stealing tell me how civil servants will survive in Nigeria? That your friend is a fucking lazy guy. Do you wanna compare living in Canada to Nigeria? What is the basic salary of a medical doctor or nurse in Nigeria? Why do you talk like a mad man? Well, I can't blame you.

Kingstanding:
. Without bribe and fraud can Permanent Secretary save one millions naira per annum?

One million per annum? Lmaoooooooo Ask around for the salary scale.

kingsstanding please dont listen to fools anymore. just day look and enjoy your life and let them suffer in their so callled zoo. most talking rubbish here have been refused visa. even those that are rich are suffering.

It's very difficult to find any Nigerian that regrets going to Canada... come on, you can say UK but Canada, nope the welfare systems takes care of PR immigrants well enough till they find their footing. You don't have any of such friends... stop lying.

SavageResponse:


You people will just be talking rubbish as if Canada is paradise.

For your info I have friends who left good jobs in Nigeria to go to Canada who regret having made the mistake to relocate.

In case you don't know not everyone in Nigeria is hungry and frustrated like you!

bull67:
kingsstanding please dont listen to fools anymore. just day look and enjoy your life and let them suffer in their so callled zoo. most talking rubbish here have been refused visa. even those that are rich are suffering.

Most of them don't even have the means or the ability to immigrate to Canada... that's why their hobby/online job is to discourage Nigerians that have a chance of relocating to Canada.

Kingstanding:
You are sicked upstair. Tell me the minimum wage in Nigeria? Without fraud or stealing tell me how civil servants will survive in Nigeria? That your friend is a fucking lazy guy. Do you wanna compare living in Canada to Nigeria? What is the basic salary of a medical doctor or nurse in Nigeria? Why do you talk like a mad man? Well, I can't blame you.

Dunce!

Not everyone in Nigeria is hungry and frustrated like you.

For your info my last employment salary was in 6 digits every month!

The friend I referred to was a C-level officer in a multinational company just like myself cos we started our careers at about the same time.

He resigned from his job in Nigeria and relocated with his family to Canada. It was when he got there that he got a rude shock; he thought he would get a job as a head of department over there but was disappointed when he was rejected for roles he was qualified for simply because he does not have Canadian educational qualifications.

In the end he was forced to take a job at almost entry level to start doing boy boy for white people...this is someone who was a boss in his company in Nigeria.

If dem like make dem give me multiple visa to Canada I no dey relocate go anywhere...I prefer to live in Nigeria and visit Europe and America when I feel like!


Note: A C-suite or C-level officer in a company refers to the following - Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Chief Operating Officer etc

79733139:
It's very difficult to find any Nigerian that regrets going to Canada... come on, you can say UK but Canada, nope the welfare systems takes care of PR immigrants well enough till they find their footing. You don't have any of such friends... stop lying.

JIREN01:
You lost it when you said a street sweeper lives a better life than a perm sec in Nigeria. You feel Canada is a paradise with heavenly mana? If you're having it extremely tough here in Nigeria, no advise is better than relocating, when you have the chance. But please, let's stop making baseless and ignorant assumptions; a street sweeper and a perm sec? Really? You have never travelled out of Nigeria, have you?

What he meant is the street sweeper has an emergency he calls ambulance which arrives in 15mins or less. Perm secretary will be told the ambulance driver is not on seat that they will start coming whenever he comes....

SavageResponse:


Dunce!

Not everyone in Nigeria is hungry and frustrated like you.

For your info my last employment salary was in 6 digits every month!

The friend I referred to was a C-level officer in a multinational company just like myself cos we started our careers at about the same time.

He resigned from his job in Nigeria and relocated with his family to Canada. It was when he got there that he got a rude shock; he thought he would get a job as a head of department over there but was disappointed when he was rejected for roles he was qualified for simply because he does not have Canadian educational qualifications.

In the end he was forced to take a job at almost entry level to start doing boy boy for white people...this is someone who was a boss in his company in Nigeria.

If dem like make dem give me multiple visa to Canada I no dey relocate go anywhere...I prefer to live in Nigeria and visit Europe and America when I feel like!


Note: A C-suite or C-level officer in a company refers to the following - Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Chief Operating Officer etc

. Don't mind that useless fellow.

Why did you make it 6 digits, you should have said 7 digits? Don't you know that N100,000 is also 6 digits. :-) Come on... stop with the lying and bending of the truth to make your point. A lot of people relocating to Canada already know the drill... there was no rude stock and you have no friend in Canada, stop fabricating stories.

Next time you want to boast, say something like 7 or 8 digits... come on not 6 digits. :-)

SavageResponse:


Dunce!

Not everyone in Nigeria is hungry and frustrated like you.

For your info my last employment salary was in 6 digits every month!

The friend I referred to was a C-level officer in a multinational company just like myself cos we started our careers at about the same time.

He resigned from his job in Nigeria and relocated with his family to Canada. It was when he got there that he got a rude shock; he thought he would get a job as a head of department over there but was disappointed when he was rejected for roles he was qualified for simply because he does not have Canadian educational qualifications.

In the end he was forced to take a job at almost entry level to start doing boy boy for white people...this is someone who was a boss in his company in Nigeria.

If dem like make dem give me multiple visa to Canada I no dey relocate go anywhere...I prefer to live in Nigeria and visit Europe and America when I feel like!


Note: A C-suite or C-level officer in a company refers to the following - Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Chief Operating Officer etc

Lolzzzzzzzzzzz
This your conclusion is an act of terrorism too. Lolzz

Kriss216:

Bringing Nigeria in the same sentence with Greece is an act of Terrorism.

Lolzzzz

Kriss216:
The year just started, but, I nominate this post as the Most Foolish post of the year!



Trying to compare staying in Canada and staying in Nigeria should be treated as a Criminal offence.

No sir, he should be taken to aro hospital

79733139:
Why did you make it 6 digits, you should have said 7 digits? Don't you know that N100,000 is also 6 digits. :-) Come on... stop with the lying and bending of the truth to make your point. A lot of people relocating to Canada already know the drill... there was no rude stock and you have no friend in Canada, stop fabricating stories.

Next time you want to boast, say something like 7 or 8 digits... come on not 6 digits. :-)

Whether you believe me or not is your headache

The highest salary you have ever received is probably like 50K a month that's why it's so hard for you to believe that people with special skills can be paid that much here in Nigeria...Poverty don do you strong thing for dis life!

For your information the General Manager (Technical Division) of an Energy company which is a joint venture between Shell, Total, Agip(ENI) and the NNPC earns a monthly salary of over $100,000...please feel free to quote me anywhere!

I understand that hunger has warped your brain but don't make the mistake of believing that everyone in Nigeria is poverty stricken like you and is therefore desperate to relocate to Canada to do boy-boy for white people!

Note: I made a mistake earlier, my monthly salary wasn't in 6 digits it was actually in 7 digits!

SavageResponse:


Whether you believe me or not is your headache

The highest salary you have ever received is probably like 50K a month that's why it's so hard for you to believe that people with special skills can be paid that much here in Nigeria...Poverty don do you strong thing for dis life!

For your information the General Manager (Technical Division) of an Energy company which is a joint venture between Shell, Total, Agip(ENI) and the NNPC earns a monthly salary of over $100,000...please feel free to quote me anywhere!

I understand that hunger has warped your brain but don't make the mistake of believing that everyone in Nigeria is poverty stricken like you and is therefore desperate to relocate to Canada to do boy-boy for white people!

Note: I made a mistake earlier, my monthly salary wasn't in 6 digits it was actually in 7 digits!

Truth dey ur moniker

The highest salary you have ever received is probably like 50K a month that's why...

Now you have upgraded it to 7 digits after I urged you to upgrade the previous number :-) ... that's better... a round of applause for you. Why did you even place me at N50k per month, of course you could have done better and fixed me at N15k per month. You sound like the typical Nigerian for whom every debate/discussion needs to boil down to "I have more money" or the magic word "poverty".

it's so hard for you to believe that people with special skills can be paid that much here in Nigeria...

That one above is a typical straw man argument, of course I believe that people with special skills can be paid much... the evidence is everywhere (and I am a data scientist), I just don't believe that you have friends that are regretting relocating to Canada, since any intelligent person knows the drill that it takes a while for a new immigrant to find his/her footing and the Canadian government has a well-structured welfare system to support new immigrants.

I understand that hunger has warped your brain but don't make the mistake of believing that everyone in Nigeria is poverty stricken like you and is therefore desperate to relocate to Canada to do boy-boy for white people!

That one above display your level of reasoning... seriously, anybody that can sit down and learn MS Excel, Tableau or any other software/IT skill (to an intermediate level) wouldn't go hungry in Nigeria (just offer your services on Fiverr and Freelancer). And news flash: a lot of Nigerians trying to immigrate to Canada via Express Entry either have CAD$12,000 or have the means to get that amount... they aren't hungry or poverty stricken, they simply want a better environment (run by a much better system of government).

And yes Canada isn't paradise... nobody says it is, but by every measurable standard, it is a much better country to live, work and raise a family.

You are really NOT smart at all, and I am guessing your reply will be along the lines of "I am making 9 digits" or one of those foolish boastful statements that unintelligent and insecure guys usually make.

SavageResponse:


Whether you believe me or not is your headache

The highest salary you have ever received is probably like 50K a month that's why it's so hard for you to believe that people with special skills can be paid that much here in Nigeria...Poverty don do you strong thing for dis life!

For your information the General Manager (Technical Division) of an Energy company which is a joint venture between Shell, Total, Agip(ENI) and the NNPC earns a monthly salary of over $100,000...please feel free to quote me anywhere!

I understand that hunger has warped your brain but don't make the mistake of believing that everyone in Nigeria is poverty stricken like you and is therefore desperate to relocate to Canada to do boy-boy for white people!

Note: I made a mistake earlier, my monthly salary wasn't in 6 digits it was actually in 7 digits!