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Ode Teecann. I have done all the every every with CPA. I only needed to do the Law and Overview online course because I have ACCA. It remains come and pay for membership. Now that you talk about the sub levels in accounting, I am going to rethink seriously.

You've got mail

TEECANN:
Maam, my bad!

we shall testify at the end of this process IJN!

I wrote to CPA Ontario on a similar matter seeking for deferral; yet to receive their response email though.

Have you initiated the process with CPA at all (send your transcripts, pay registration fees,etc) or you re about to?

What's your strategy in achieving your career goal in Canny. You need to have one (all of these our seniors here have one which they kept revising and review frequently in the light of better and further information and knowledge ) Dont just rush into wanting to challenge the CPA exams because you want to be an accountant in Canada- I made that mistake, you shouldn't!! thankfully, I still had time to retrace my steps, though I lost money in the process. (Reach me, lets talk)

It will all end in praise IJN!

Super!!! Please I sent you a PM if you don't mind. Thank you.

behati:
Thanks. Job is on a par with current level, pay is higher but could be better.

woooow super nice Behati. Taking notes furiously. Is the job at par with what you do now per level/paygrade or it's higher/lower?

behati:
Hello house, been silently following the thread. So I got PPR last year and did soft landing because I sort of wanted to get a job or at least be in the process of getting one before I move. I got the freetone app, included the number on my CV and applied for jobs. More recently, I started to contact talent attraction managers of the companies I was interested in on LinkedIn, it was hard for me to do but I decided to anyway since the worst I'll get is a "NO". Some didn't respond and I would send reminders after a week or two and I started getting positive replies, emails, phone interviews and video interviews. Summary is i just got a job in Canada right here in Nigeria. Although the job required someone with a CPA designation, i managed to convince them that i had ICAN which would make it easy when i want to obtain a CPA designation.

Just thought to encourage someone to TRY!

I love how you end with 'it will end with praise'. I am thinking about stepping down on gaining CPA because of the membership fees because I may not be relocating immediately. We'll see sha.

PS: I am a lady. No offense taken.

TEECANN:
@rainazoe,

No, I am an ACA (ICAN qualified). Though I have my registration approval with CPA Ontario, I want to defer moves with that line of effort for some obvious reasons for now...I have consulted widely and I guess it's the best thing to do for now (especially considering what I want to do, career wise going forward)

Cheers man.

It will all end in praise IJN!

Hey Virt. Nice to meet ya. I'm stuck in the ACCA/CPA conversion via British Columbia. What city did you use to gain membership? and are you planning to relocate soon?

Virt:
Hi Rainazoe, I'm an ACCA/CPA.

Ah even kilishi abi beef jerky? My folks have travelled with kilishi and roasted goat meat to Toronto before.

olajide21:
Fried meat? Mbanu, it's not allowed. Minced meat is not allowed, shredded meat is not allowed, boiled meat is not allowed, roasted meat is not allowed. NO MATTER THE COLOUR, ONCE IT'S MEAT OR MEATY, CAN'T BE TAKEN ACCROSS.

Hi Teecann, do you have the ACCA qualification? I'm looking for a ACCA/CPA buddy

TEECANN:
Thanks @vcole.

If you can't posit on the job outlook, at least you will have a thought or two to share on liveability, social "bubblingness" (its my English oo ), city events unique to either of them, neighbourhood character etc.

God bless!

It will end in praise IJN.

9 degrees. like living in Jos

DatechMan:
This morning it was 9⁰C.
First time I would throw the garbage in underwears.
It has gone to 6⁰C.

Maybe the Vin Diesel was in labour or had diarrhoea

salford1:
In other news. On my way to Edmonton yesterday, I witnessed a live fast and the furious on Queen Elizabeth II highway.
A mercedes passed me at full speed. The guy was doing at least 200k/hr. I later caught up with him. Some semi-drivers had carefully sandwiched and they locked him in. Those semi drivers are good.
After about 20min, he luckily escaped and continued his mad race to Edmonton. The Semi on the right almost fell over while trying to keep him in check. I would have loved to forward the video clip to the police, but I might get a ticket for distracted driving.

Pic 1: The semis locked him in for atleast 20min
Pic 2: When he finds a little gap and makes an escape.
Pic 3: Semi almost fall over while trying to avoid collision when the car squeezed itself into the tiny space.

Okay can we all stop commenting on the matter now. No offense taken from both sides of the argument. Thank you.

Thousand hugs Salford. My kind of guy!!!!! You just put paid to the argument.

salford1:
Marriage is not about take it or leave it though.lol
If migrating would break up a marriage, or if she can't get the husband to reason with her, then they better stay in naija. No woman wants to live in a house with a fustrated or angry husband.

Maternal please take a couple of steps down. That I came here for advice does not validate your conclusion that my home is an unhappy one. Note that I am not being defensive here. It take two persons together to steer my family's ship and I choose to have it that way. You can stop now. Thank you.

maternal:
The home is clearly not happy if she has to come here to ask for advice. Canada is a proven product where a person's achievement is based on merits. Most of the times any way. Nigeria is a unproven product. Currently a failed state. If she has concerns about her kids future or lack of it in Nigeria, she needs to pick up and migrate if she can legally. Instead of walking around stroking her alpha males husband's ego who deep down is consumed by fear. If it's time to go to war and my captain starts showing fear and is not ready to die for the cause, do you think I'd follow his lead ? Any man who puts his fear ahead of doing what's best for the kids will not be leading my household. I just couldn't take him seriously.

No need going head to head with a strong willed person. I'd say thank you and cherry pick the advice.

Kayla10:
Someone just directed a low-key barb your way and you thanked him/her? Hehe! You are very nice oh!

Thank you so much. This advice is so on apt. I have chilled from yapping about Canada o and don't even brood about it so it doesn't come between us.

We will definitely make the short landing and I hope he falls in love with Canada.

happytbaby:
He may not be making his decisions based on emotions. There are peculiarities to each marriage and each person's situation as regards immigration.

He is leading his family in the way he knows best. I believe we should try not to make Madam to start vexing for oga silently (I guess she may be frustrated already) so we do not pour oil into an open fire, whether they stay here or leave, let the home be happy abeg. My people have a saying 'bi ode o dun, bi igbe ni igboro n ri'....if your yard is bitter, the whole world at large will look like a forest.

If she forces this immigration thing down his throat, he may end up going with her and make her miserable.

@ Rainazoe :Like someone earlier suggested, appeal to his fears with logical rationale, if he does not agree, do short landing and keep your options open. Who knows, he might travel and love the place.

P.S shortlanding should be in summer o, if you take person wey no wan relocate before go see cold, he go run back home asap and confirm say naija na the place to be.

All will be well.

I'd show him this but we are doing okay by Nigerian living standards. I just want a different environment and a good learning environment for the kids. Thanks Maternal

maternal:
Fear is an illusion. The fact immigration is on your mind tells me that things aren't going well with your current situation. If so you wouldn't be on this thread. Your husband needs to lead his family and do what he needs to do, and stop making decisions based on emotions. Or in this case an illusion.

Awwww thanks. I was about to strike that out too. Many families are well off and immigrating

alt3r3g0:
Fixed.

He is a gentle soul. Not everyone can up and go. Can imagine what Abraham felt when God told him leave your fatherland and go to an unknown land.

honey86:
Why is he scared of that. As long as he is not abusive he has nothing to fear. The law court is fair in Canada.

Ese o @TEECANN what you wrote down are all his fears especially the one of starting over. God will lead us.

TEECANN:
Ehyah...so sorry to hear this.

The issues with most naija men to my mind are some of these;

1. Fear of starting almost all over in a very unfamiliar terrain.

2. A society where the woman is free to do as she wishes (no cultural restraints as instituted in Africa) and may easily "misbehave" and to top it, the laws and the society will side her 100% against the man, that unknown is scary to some.

3. Children loosing touch with the "home" culture and values...etc

Try to search what his innate fears are and try to genuinely address them (I know what I'm saying, some of us men are just ready to embark on the journey with the divine assurance that we will go with our spouses and the family won't disintegrate in the foreign land)

Some men know their wives' attitude and won't step a foot outside of this Naija to relocate elsewhere with them because they are fairly certain that their families may not come back in one piece...

Sis, keep praying and hoping for the best. I pray the future will deliver the best to your home and make everything end in your favour.


It will end in praise IJN!

Thanks Keni. It's a very good plan

keni:
@rainazoe please if you are not considering any other option, please take this one that I quoted from XX01 its a win win for you. You will see the effect when the kids are in their late teens/early 20s

You will get more helpers in the thread @olajide21 mentioned

olajide21:
The IELTS exams are done in person. But you applications to IRCC are done online. Start early so you can be in Canada before October 2018!!

Let us meet on this thread:.https://www.nairaland.com/4212543/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

That's our plan. Make the first landing and continue 'negotiating.

XX01:
Why not go there towards your visa expiration, complete landing formalities then use the next 2 years to know if that's what you want. It will give you about 3 years to make up your mind. You can even go on holiday there a few times.

My spouse is totally against relocating to Canada. I thought he will change his mind after receiving PUM but he has stuck to his guns and said the kids and I can relocate and he will visit from time to time. We are both in our late 30s.

I am not down with his idea so I am slowly giving up on my Cannydream.

Has anyone had a similar experience and how did it pan out?

Hey @boldinc can you recommend some programs. There are several around and it can be overwhelming. Thanks

boldinc:
You are absolutely right with respect to different style of managing... I have noticed this in the several training and courses I have been attending online.

It is advisable to get involved with all these pre-arrival settlement programs months before your arrival in Canada. They are extremely helpful... It cannot be overemphasized. I feel extra prepared for the Canadian workforce while understanding the culture diversity and also knowledge of how to communicate and interact with colleagues in the work environment. Also learning how to handle problems and situations that require urgent solutions in the Canadian work environment at a supervisory level... This is building my critical thinking skills...

Some of these training come with Canadian recognized certificates which gives you an edge as a new comer... You can add them on your CV... There are ALL FREE... paid for by the Canadian Government.

Congrats again @freeradical

@Freeradical what a testimony. Congratulations on your new role!

Congratulations on the safe landing. Seem Ethiopian Airlines is now the official carrier for team Canada. May I ask why you chose to settle in Ottawa?

yimiton:
Hello Guys, I've been away for so long I know. The last days before departure and settling in after departure can be a bit challenging. Below is my landing gist:

We're a family of 4. (3 yr old son and 1 yr old daughter)

Our Ethiopian airline flight was scheduled for 1.40pm. We arrived the airport at 9.30am with 8 check-in bags and 3 hand luggage with baby diaper bag.

Our items were weighed and advised to pay $220 for the extra luggage which we did. The other bags were overweight by a cumulative of 4kg and I took out a pack of beans and a bottle of palm oil.

They still ended up being overweight when they went through the final weighing machine by the Ethiopian airline guys but they were willing to overlook, which suddenly made me greatly regret taking out the beans and oil.

We proceeded to check in. The airline wasn't bad at all, I expected much worse considering the negative reviews. There were lots of kids (including mine but hey, we love kids)

As usual with airline foods, they weren't perfect but they were edible. Even our son who's usually a fussy eater ate it.

The layover was short. Addis was crappy but expected.

On the Addis to Toronto leg, I was offered a front seat with bassinet. I was glad to take it. I could sleep while my 1.5 yr old daughter slept peacefully in the bassinet. I believe she was too big for it but it was offered and I wasn't about to decline.

We were given the declaration forms which we filled declared that we have food and money exceeding $10k

We got to immigration and our visas were cancelled while the COPRs were processed. We ensured we took our own copies. Then, went to service Canada for our SIN which took a while because of the crowd.

Afterwards, we proceeded to customs. They took a cursory look at our declaration form and asked if we have meat. We said we have smoked fish but no meat. We also mentioned the palm oil as we had forgotten to include it in the list of the major items that we had hurriedly written on the declaration form. I referred her to the list for the other items. She wished us welcome and we went to claim our bags.

Everything was intact. Nothing was thrown out. List of what we carried:

1. Beans
2. Garri
3. Smoked fish
4. Blended cray fish
5. Dried pap
6. Egusi
7. Ogbono
8. Knoor chicken
9. Dried bitter leaf
10. Dried shawa fish
11. 5 bottles of Palmoil (put in small 7.5 Eva bottles, frozen and wrapped with cling papers and tape)
Everything was intact. Nothing was thrown out.

My brother-in-law picked us up and took us to our Airbnb apartment in Mississauga. It was a very lovely place with a very lovely and an accommodating young Canadian man and his girl friend as our host.

We stayed for 5 days in Mississauga, visited my sister several times in Oakville and on the 3rd of January, we got a van to take our numerous bags to Ottawa and followed by train (Viarail)

That's it guys.

lolllll. The akamu had me in stitches. I had to mail CGA-BC to reconfirm if I can go ahead and complete membership or wait till I Land since I am not certain about the province I'd settle in. Their response got me more confused.

If anyone is having issues with CGA-BC responding slowly cc professionaladvisory@bccpa.ca in your mails

Muchaio:
Easy peasy is an understatement. It's like mashed akamu soaked in milk. 5 OBJ quizzes, 10 questions each. Time allowed is 2hrs, online exam without supervision. Best of all if you don't make the 70% pass mark, just start again. There are also hints when you are looking at ur scores so while they won't tell you what the answer is, the hints point you in the direction of the answer.

It took me all of 2 days to finish and that was because the Statement of completion didn't show on my tab and phone, so I kept redoing, wondering what was missing. Eventually logged on using a desktop and the thing was looking at me like 'lukatiu'

Hi Muchaio, is it true that the tax and law course is easy peasy. I have been stalling on taking it. Seems you got the better end of CPA and CPA BC has been incommunicado for weeks now.

Muchaio:
Pick Up Mail. Just got COPR and passports back. Next stage is landing I guess. I applied to CPA Ontario and not BC. All I sent were international passport and copies of my certificates. Then had my university send my transcript and of course ACCA sent LOGS.

My case was a bit peculiar as my middlename was shortened on my educational certificates but full on my international passport so I first wrote them to confirm if it was ok b4 I started spending money lol. So I sent them the certificates and international passport. They responded by sending me the application forms to fill and get ACCA and CIA to send LOGS and Bachelors transcript.

I'm an internal auditor. I have not really pursued getting a job b4 landing but will start on it soon. London made me relax with all their delays b4. Hopefully I'll be able to jump start my ginger soon.

Interesting AZeD1. Thank you for the heads up. Did you state the exact role you were looking for in your post or just a general post like looking for a job?

AZeD1:
Also do not be afraid to try something different. I got my job via Reddit.
I posted my resume on Ottawas subreddit but removed all identifying details.

My present company was planning to hire in January but after seeing my resume ( no need to put out an advert or screen so many candidates) the CEO got in touch, and the rest is history.

This response just took my headache on this career switch away.

AZeD1:
No.


You can change careers when you get to Canada.

I wish I knew this earlier. Going thru Ontario means I have to start the process of transcripts or Wes over again.

Muchaio:
To the ACCA folks, I'd advise to go through CPA Ontario. I'm applying through them and there has been no issues with scanning documents to them and responding. So far I only have the tax course outstanding which I have decided to chill on since I don't intend to land till 2nd Qtr 2018.
I think their processes are better than CPA BC who I've heard may request for hard copies. All my documents except academic transcript were sent as soft copies. Transcript sef na because my school no dey do softcopy

Very apt answer. This should guide you @primeson1

vascey:
Well, first and foremost, you are meant to be a full member of ACCA. That's the whole point. Have you considered using your NysC as experience? If that's not possible, you have to wait till you arrive in Canada. The challenge with that is that the MRA is yet to be renewed for a defined term, eg 5 years, and therefore could be terminated anytime

Good luck.

Hey team ACCA. I sent my transcripts and all documents to CPA-BC and I haven't heard from them. I have mailed and mailed and no response. A friend that did the conversion said it can be a long wait with silence so I intend to call them today to know what's up.

Where are you looking at settling though? Calgary is calling my name

vascey:
Hello people,
I have finally caught up on the thread. Yes, I have read all 149 pages. So first of all, salut to a the selfless mentors on this thread. From maternal, Ballerz, the great Blackbuddy, theCongo2 and all other contributors. U guys are my men/women of the year. Time man of the year has nothing on you guys. I'm actually still at the stage of Wes/ielts. But as an ACCA member I have also started my conversion to CGA. So in the spirit of sharing, their initial instructions are shown below:

"
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for ACCAs.

Please follow the instructions below to apply for direct admission to membership.

Important Notice:

ACCA members resident in Canada must apply to the provincial CPA body where they reside.

· Applicants residing in Canada must inform our office of their current status (permanent resident, citizen, type of visa) and must provide a copy of their current visa/PR card/Canadian passport.

· Applicants, who relocate or plan to relocate to Canada, during the application process, must inform our office immediately.

· Applicants, who relocate to Canada after their MRA application is processed by CPABC, must register with the applicable provincial body upon arrival in Canada.


CHECKLIST FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS

As a first step, please submit the following documents:

Ø Initial Application Form with handwritten signature. (attached – please submit by email to CGA-BCInternationalInquiries@bccpa.ca). You are required to submit the form attached.
Once your application is submitted, we will review it and advise you if you should proceed further.

Documentation to be provided after submission of the initial application:

1. Original documents confirming satisfaction of degree requirement (3 or 4 years Bachelor’s Degree). An official sealed transcript of your 3 or 4 years Bachelor’s degree must be mailed directly by your University to the Organization.
Applicants admitted as members by ACCA after July 31, 1998, must have a degree from a post-secondary institution recognized by the Organization.

Applicant who have obtained ACCA membership prior to 1998, do not need to provide proof of undergraduate degree.

Note: In instances when we are unable to verify your bachelor’s degree for Canadian equivalency we may ask you to provide a 3rd party assessment of your degree; i.e. WES basic report.

2. Certificate of completion of online Overview of Canadian Tax and Law course available through CPA Store (please send by email). The cost of the course is $495.

3. Membership Status Letter (MSL). A hard copy of this letter must be sent by mail directly by ACCA to our office address. (specific format to be requested - sample letter attached)
4. Current resume (please submit by email)
5. Change of name document (if name on a document differs from a current name).

Note: CPABC Mailing Address

Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
c/o Evaluations Department
800-555 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 4N6 Canada

Member dues are payable upon admission into membership.
The member dues are pro-rated depending on when you are accepted into membership. For example, the total member dues for international members from Apr 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2018 are $1045.75 (including $450 one-time admission fee).
Please note that fees are subject to change without notice."

GTB is basically the only bank that would open a bank draft in Canadian dollars.

You have to be patient because it takes Canada CPA 10 working days to answer an email.