Asinkwa:
Hi everyone, please I need good advice.
While doing the initial application for child benefit, I made a mistake in the incomes for both 2016 and 2017 (converted using USD rate instead of CAD rate leading to an understatement ). When and how to I correct this?

I would say that you should call Canada Revenue Agency (Individual tax enquiries @ 1-800-959-8281) and explain the situation to them the way you have explained here. Then they will tell you the correct thing to do.

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/corporate/contact-information/telephone-numbers.html#h1

My guess, though, is that they will tell you to complete a new set of application forms with the correct information and include some type of notes explaining what happened. This is just my guess as it is better to call them for the right step to take.

Asinkwa:


Hello Sir, one last thing. I got the HST credit cheque in the mail yesterday, do I send it back with my explanation letter?

As mentioned above, tell them about the cheque when you call them and they will tell you the correct thing to do with the cheque.

Whatever you plan to do, I strongly suggest you call them and discuss your situation with them first without hiding any facts. They are the people that can give you the most accurate information about what to do. You will never go wrong calling them.

Fortissimo502:


I've scoured Canlii and I can't find any records of a PR with valid status being denied entry. Can you show me just one?

This case buttresses your point but it appears that in most cases they are allowed to enter Canada. I haven't read of anyone being turned away.

https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/irb/doc/2014/2014canlii83925/2014canlii83925.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAXUmlnaHQgb2YgZW50cnkgcmVzaWRlbnQAAAAAAQ&resultIndex=5

Here is the quote that supports your view:

It is a well-established principle that non-citizens do not have an unqualified right to enter and remain in Canada and Parliament has the right to adopt an immigration policy and to enact legislation proscribing conditions under which non-citizens will be permitted to enter and remain in Canada.[11] Parliament has set out a comprehensive immigration scheme in the Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the “Regulations”).[12] Within the immigration scheme, non-citizens may enter and remain in Canada, subject to the provisions of the Act, as permanent residents, foreign nationals or protected persons.

I agreed in my earlier posts that PRs can be found inadmissible and denied entry.

But i guess it's just difficult to do that at the border and instead they allow the PR to enter, then go through the court of law to kick them out.

So argument over...thank you!

Although, I said yesterday or 2 days ago that I will not talk about this topic anymore but with this your last post I feel I have to respond to let you know that I am glad you found the information that clarifies what we have been talking about. I give you kudos for that.

Note that this discussion is not about who is wrong or who is right. It is for us to learn and know our rights as PR holders. I have always mentioned in my post just like you also mentioned above that while it is possible to deny re-entry for PR holders it will be very rare for that to happen (it may even never happen).

One last thing, the fact that you shared the information above with everybody here on this platform after you found it despite the fact that it supports my position shows that you are a gentleman and honest person. You earn my respect for that.

Peace my friend!

Fortissimo502:


Not really trying to stir up old stuff but what do you say about 19 (2) of division 3 of the immigration and refugee protection act. For ease of reference it reads thus:

Right of entry of permanent residents

(2) An officer shall allow a permanent resident to enter Canada if satisfied following an examination on their entry that they have that status.

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It is my interpretation that if you have PR status, you have right of entry.

In addition,

IRCC here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card/understand-pr-status.html

explicitly states that PRs have the right to live in Canada. I don't think it makes sense for someone to have the right to live somewhere but not enter that place.

Again I believe once your status is valid you have right to enter. Only way you can be denied is if there's some issue with your PR status. I do not believe it's a privilege.

Can someone find any case law on canlii that shows someone with valid PR status being denied?

I would not like to discuss this any further. You have the prerogative to interpret the acts the way you deem fit but that do not change the fact. People reading this do not have to agree with me neither do they have to agree with you because the act is available online for everybody read to know their rights.

What is important though is that the whole act should be read and interpreted together rather than taking one section or division of the act in isolation while neglecting the other part that throw more light on the section or division they are trying to interpret. So, read all of Division 3 section 19 (1) and section 19 (2), and also Division 4 section 34, 35 and 36 that talks about inadmissibility of a PR holder.

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/page-5.html#h-16
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/page-8.html#h-23


Again, it a privilege (not a right) for PR to be allowed to re-enter Canada. However, the moment you are allowed in into Canada you have the rights listed in the IRCC link you provided. You lose the right listed on IRCC the moment you are deem inadmissible to Canada. Show me any part of the act that says a PR holder has the right to re-enter Canada just like division 3 section 19 (1) says citizens and Indians have right to enter Canada.

Fortissimo502:


Can someone find any case law on canlii that shows someone with valid PR status being denied?

The presence or not of a law case about someone with PR status being denied entry to Canada does not invalidate the fact that their is an act or the law regarding rights of a PR regarding re-entry into Canada. The law and the act are there buy may never have been applied in the past. They also might have been applied but the affected person decided not to make a law case of it. So not finding a law case does not mean anything.

Sorry, this is the last I will write regarding this topic.

StNonsky:
there’s nothing like ‘I didn’t qualify for visa at that tome’. This is the same visa students get easily talk more of a PR. You shd know your rights. Green card holders are allowed freely here without visa so why shdnt we? I’m sure it’s a vendetta against Nigerians because the bad eggs among us cross the border illegally and as a result immigration minister had to go down to Nigeria because of the issue and advised the US embassy to reduce the visa quota they give to Nigerians. People’s visas are being cancelled and those that have travelled once can’t even travel again with the same visa. I’m sure the officer was clearly acting on instructions if not, why would she also deny a married pregnant PR lady? I rest my case.

First, I understand the way you feel for being refused a US visa despite having your Canadian PR. While it is very rare for Canadian PR to be denied US visa, it does happen that PR holders are sometimes denied as it is in your case. The reason being that being granted the visa of any country is a privilege (not a right). Even if you feel that you 100% qualify, the visa officer may think otherwise.

Having said that, I see a lot of misconceptions in your post above which I will also like to address:

StNonsky:
there’s nothing like ‘I didn’t qualify for visa at that tome’. This is the same visa students get easily talk more of a PR. You shd know your rights. Green card holders are allowed freely here without visa so why shdnt we?

You should actually take your own advice of knowing your right because it looks to me that you have a wrong impression of what are your rights as a Canadian PR holder regarding being granted visa or entrance into US. The fact that the Canadian Government chose to allow Green Card holders to enter Canada without Canadian visa does not mean that the US Government has to reciprocate. In the past, before September 11 (and up to a certain time after 911), Canadian PR holders from certain countries (including from Nigeria) could enter the US without having to obtain a US visa. It is not the US fault if the Canadian Government chose not impose visa rule on Green card holders after the US imposed visa on PR holders. So, as a Canadian PR holder you do not have a right to US visa (your PR document only makes it easier to get). Even Canadian citizens that do not currently require visa to enter the US can still be denied entry just as US citizen could be denied entry into Canada and nothing will happen.

I also want to point out to you that even as a Canadian PR holder, you can also be denied re-entry into Canada for reasons that are obvious and not so obvious. This is because until you become a Canadian citizen, being granted entry into Canada is a privilege (not a right). We discussed this in the past on this thread. See this page: https://www.nairaland.com/3617393/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant/259#66247695

StNonsky:
I’m sure it’s a vendetta against Nigerians because the bad eggs among us cross the border illegally and as a result immigration minister had to go down to Nigeria because of the issue and advised the US embassy to reduce the visa quota they give to Nigerians.

As to this being a vendetta against Nigerians, I doubt this. You are already in Canada. The request for strict US visa is for the Nigerians that are based in Nigeria and who are trying to enter Canada illegally through the US and not those that are already living legally in Canada.

So, as many people have already said, just wait for a while and reapply.

TheCongo2:


Thanks SixSigma1. I never knew that permanents residents of Canada who are Citizens of some countries were exempted from visa requirement to enter the US before 2001. I thought that the visa requirement applied to anyone who wasn't Canadian Citizen..

You are welcome @TheCongo2. We all learn new things everyday!

TheCongo2:


Before September 11-2001, people who weren't Canadians or Americans needed visa to cross the US Canada borderline. US permanent residents never need a visa to come into Canada. But permanent residents of Canada always need visa to enter the US.
Back in the days the Citizens of the 2 countries didn't need a passport to cross the borderline. All that was needed was a proof of Citizenship like a birth certificate and a driver licence. But today, even a child need a passport to cross the borderline.

The statement above in bold is not correct. Before September 11-2001 and up to sometime after September 11-2001, permanent residents of Canada from certain countries (Nigeria inclusive) did not need a visa to enter the USA as visitor while PR from certain countries always needed visa. All we needed then was our Record of Landing (now called Certificate of Permanent Residence) and our country’s passports (eg Nigerian passport). There was even no PR Card then. I travelled to the USA with only my Record of Landing and Nigeria passport on several occasions before September 11-2001. USA visitor visa requirements for permanent residents of Canada from country like Nigeria was introduced only around 2002 or 2003. Permanent residents of Canada from countries like Iran always needed USA visa (both pre and post September 11- 2001) to enter the USA.

Fortissimo502:


What's the full meaning of RPRF? Also please try read section 6 of the Canadian charter.

What has RPRF (Right of Permanent Residence Fee) or ROLF (Right of Landing Fee) as it used to be called got to do with this discussion?

As for section 6 of the Canadian charter, the texts are very clear. Section 6.1. which talks about right to enter Canada specifically mentioned only “Canadian Citizen”, hence not applicable to PR holders. While sections 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 that are applicable to PR holders clearly say so.

Here are the texts of section 6 of the Canadian charter:

http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/charter-charte/check/art6.html

6. (1) Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada.

(2) Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right:
a. to move to an take up residence in any province; and
b. to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.

(3) The rights specified in subsection (2) are subject to:
a. any laws or practices of general application in force in a province other than those that discriminate among persons primarily on the basis of province of present or previous residence; and
b. any laws providing for reasonable residency requirements as a qualification for the receipt of publicly provided social services.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration in a province of conditions of individuals in that province who are socially or economically disadvantaged if the rate of employment in that province is below the rate of employment in Canada.

In addition to this, section 34 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act also talks about inadmissibility to Canada of a permanent resident. See the full texts here:http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/section-34.html

Fortissimo502:


Nothing is absolute. The Canadian govt can change their laws tomorrow and revoke whatever status even naturalized citizens have there. Everything and anything be stretched and blown up unreasonably.

As long as you did not obtain your Canadian citizenship based on false information or deceit (this includes the information you provided to obtain your PR status), your Canadian citizenship cannot be revoked.

For argument sake, let us assume the laws were to change in the future, this discussion is not about future laws but about current laws today. The law today is that a Canadian citizen can never be denied re-entry into Canada but a PR holder can be denied re-entry into Canada (but very rare).

maternal:


They're not always EDE. They've been cases on the news. Also we both know they can look for other avenues to reject the applicant if they want. Furthermore, PR's could enter only if they meet residency requirements. They can also be subjected to deportation due to criminality. Don't not compare a PR's right to a citizens. I'll repeat, only a Canadian citizens has the right to enter Canada and can never be denied or deported.

Remember one is not a PR because they got the visa. The customs officer can still deny it at anytime. Only once their passport has been stamped and paperwork processed are they a PR. My point is if she comes at the border with a U.S. born baby and her story sounds fishy, they can deny her and her baby entry.

This is so correct.

Fortissimo502:


It's in Canadian law. PR grants you right of entry. You can be deported yes. Your pr can be revoked yes. But if you are a PR at Canada's gates, you are guaranteed entry. Simple. It's the law.

People that haven't met residency requirements are still let in. Then cbsa proceeds with the process of revoking the PR. which involves attending a hearing etc.

It's possible for the us citizen baby to be denied entry but extremely low chance.

This statement in bold is so wrong. Your PR is a privilege and not a right. As a PR, you can be denied re-entry into Canada for reasons that are obvious and not so obvious. True, that if you have not violated any of the PR conditions (e.g. no criminal records, not avoiding taxes etc.) the chances of being denied re-entry as a PR is almost zero but there is still that chance. The decision to grant you entry into Canada as a PR lies solely with the border officer. Please provide the section of the law that grants a PR the right to re-enter Canada (please don’t confuse privilege with right).

It is only Canadian citizens that have the rights to re-enter Canada and can never be denied entry for any reason.

vcole:
nope. Only the prtd which can only be applied for from outside Canada after landing and takes an average of 12 weeks. Back in the day some people have been successful at crossing landed borders between Canada and the US with a stamped copr but I don't think that works anymore. A better option would be to re route the trip to visit the states first prior to landing

Regarding the statement in bold, without your PR card, it is still permitted to cross landed borders with your stamped Record of Landing Document (IMM 1000) or stamped COPR but crossing has to be done by private vehicle (i.e. a car, truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle that you own, borrow, or rent). If you are crossing landed boarders by commercial vehicle (i.e. a bus such as greyhound bus, a car such as taxi etc. or the train), you will need your PR card or a PRTD to cross.

AZeD1:

Well the person I know that works in Ottawa but lives in Gatineau pays tax in both places. She pays about 12% in Ontario then 3% in Quebec.

This is not correct. You pay taxes to the province you live in on December 31 of the tax year and not to the province you work in. Your employer will deduct tax based on the province you work in but when it is the time to calculate your tax for the year (between January and April of the following year), you calculate your tax based on the tax rate and the tax form for the province you live in and pay (if you are still owing) or get refund (if you have already overpaid).

The issue of working in one province and living in another has been discussed on page 8 of this thread. Here is the link to it: https://www.nairaland.com/3617393/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant/8#55947225

See also this link from revenue Canada website for rules regarding income tax payment when you live in one province but work in another:https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/getting-a-tax-return/which-forms-book-should-you-use.html

TheCongo2:


The nigerian will be the 3rd option based on biased and ignorance... that hiring manager knows that Nigerians live on trees. That is the only reason the nigerian will be the 3rd option. Why then wasn't the European be set as 3rd option?

Yes, it has been proven that the Canadian experience is a myth. Hiring managers who hadn't been outside of North America are more likely to require the Canadian experience. The mindset is that the third world is a jungle. Ignorance is the word, just ignorance

Even the Canadian human rights commission has been ruling the Canadian experience requirement as discrimination
It is illegal for an employer in Canada to require the Canadian experience as prerequisite for employment . That is discrimination under the Canadian human rights code
And anyone who had been required to provide the Canadian experience can lodge a complaint with the Canadian human rights commission or their provincial human rights commission

I would understand if a redneck if finding reasons to justify the Canadian experience requirement. But for a black person to do so ... hmmmm... this is just over me. I am always under the perception that we, black, always give a helping hand to our newly arriving brothers and sisters



From the Ontario Human Rights Commission website:

http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-removing-%E2%80%9Ccanadian-experience%E2%80%9D-barrier

Employers, representatives of employers and regulatory bodies should not:
•Require applicants to have prior work experience in Canada to be eligible for a particular job.
•Assume that an applicant will not succeed in a particular job because he or she lacks Canadian experience.
•Discount an applicant’s foreign work experience or assign it less weight than their Canadian work experience.
•Rely on subjective notions of “fit” when considering an applicant’s ability to succeed in the workplace.
• Include a requirement for prior Canadian work experience in the job posting or ad, or a requirement for qualifications that could only be obtained by working in Canada.
•Require applicants to disclose their country of origin or the location of their work experience on the job application form.
•Ask applicants questions that may directly or indirectly reveal where their work experience was obtained.
•Ask for local references only.

I agree with vcole with her hiring preference. The Canadian experience is not a myth. The issue is people seem to misunderstand the need for Canadian experience. For the most part the Canadian experience the hiring manager is looking for is about the Canadian work ethics (which many, not all, new immigrants don’t have) and not necessarily the technical experience (which almost everybody has). Irrespective of your profession, you can actually get the needed Canadian experience (work ethics) working in any job in Canada (McDonald's, Tim Hortons, Walmart etc).

As for violating Human Rights Commission regulations, smart employers will not tell you the reason you are not being hired is due to lack of Canadian experience. So, how will you report them to the Human Rights Commission if they never told you that you are being rejected due to lack of Canadian experience?

Finally, I will share with you two situations that I am familiar with to show to you why I would hire the same way vcole mentioned. Note that these situations are not hear say as I was part of the situations.

The first one happened many years ago in my second job here in Canada. Having proving myself to my employer, when the opportunity came again to hire additional engineer my boss chose a recently landed Nigerian. We all had phones with international calling access on our desk in our cubicle, so my Nigerian guy started using the phone to call Nigeria everyday and talking anywhere from 1 to 2 hours everyday. You need to see the phone bills when it came at the end of the month. The only thing that saved this guy from being fired was that he was honest about using his desk phone for too many personal calls when asked. So he was only warned. The problem here is not just adding more expenses to the business expenses, the calls also suggested that he was on the phone too much when he was supposed to be working.

The second situation happened about 2 years ago. I have 5 Managers reporting directly to me and a newly landed Nigerian that I hired (in the name of being your brother’s keeper) was one of them. This guy had nice managerial experience from Nigeria but nothing in Canada. He started managing his staff the Nigerian way. His staff started complaining to me about it and I also see things by myself. I tried coaching this guy the Canadian way of employee management but he was just not getting it. Long story short I had no other option than to fire him before I lose my own job due to his poor management style.

I thought the link here will be useful for any permanent resident (both newly landed and landed many years ago) and also Canadian citizens in need of government support. Answering the questions in the link can let you know what benefits and support you qualified for based on your income and family circumstances. You will also be directed to the link on how to apply for such benefits.

http://www.canadabenefits.gc.ca/f.1.2c.6.3z.1rdq.5.2st.3.4ns@.jsp?lang=en

You can search for provincial only, federal only or both.

Remember, most of these benefits are being paid for with the heavy tax being collected from some other people that are considered high income earners. So, be ready to pay your own dues as well when you start making the big dollars and you are not qualified for the benefits anymore.

Enjoy.

ayodele234:
Nigerians always helping Americans write their own datas. 70% of Americans can't even save $100,000 after 30 yrs of work and I am talking about first class citizens. You guys just give out money like flyers. Some idiots will still come here and claim they know more than CNN. http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/12/pf/americans-lack-of-savings/

ayodele234:
Did you even read the article? Six out of ten don't have a mere $500 saved which is less than 200,000 naira when converted while you were busy ditching out millions. Americans depend heavily on credit and finance so it virtually impossible to save that much due to how the system is. And that's why over 75% of retirees will depend on social security rather than 401k and 90% of Nigerians living there would fall into the same category. No need for further insults, lets learn as adults

@ayodele234:

You should also be asked if you read the article at all. Did you read the reasons why most Americans to don’t have savings. As per the article and the facts that I personally know, the main reason for this lack of savings is because these regular common American spend money on a lot of unnecessary items that are just wants (like taking at least one annual vacation and in some cases taking many annual vacation, daily coffee etc) and not that they spend the money on needs. This is why it is recommended in the article that they should cut on these wants if they want to save. Apart from the super-rich people in Nigeria, what percentage of regular common Nigeria take annual vacation that involve travelling to places outside of West Africa, even if it is still within Africa (my emphasis is on taking vacation annually as against taking vacation once in several years) or have enough disposable money to spend on needs talk less of spending on wants.

Also, please don’t compare the saving habits of Nigerians that were born in Nigeria and moved to America, Canada or Europe and living in those places legally with decent jobs with the saving habits of the typical common American mentioned in that article. This is because most immigrants that live legally in these places with decent jobs hardly live on credit apart from maybe mortgage and they try to save and invest a lot of money rather than taking too much vacations like typical Canadian/American. Even the mortgage most of us in this category try to pay it off as soon as possible like in less than 10 years (at least this is what the people in my circle are doing) and not in 25 to 30 years that regular American will spend paying for the mortgage.

Note how I keep repeating living legally with decent job. This is because I am not talking about illegal Nigerian immigrant who definitely will not and cannot have decent job. So, let us keep this discussion within the facts of being a legal residence in any western country the Nigerian resides. You may ask how many Nigerian living legally have decent job. I will tell you a lot. While I will not say that there are no people that are legal but do not have decent jobs but I do know that vast majority of people with legal status have decent jobs. I personally do not know anybody in my circle that is legally residing in Canada without decent job. When I say decent job, I mean working only 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week (not having to hold two jobs) and working in their field of studies.

bjhaid:
Its Just Grace and favor bro, a close relative moved into us 4years ago, he's got a Good job, an apartment in the Windy City, a car with a personal driver and kids, and lpr status.

As many people have mentioned to you already, your brother is either lying to you or exaggerating things. No company in the western world gives a dedicated driver to an employee. Not even to the CEO's of the most successful companies in the world. The best they can do is to hire a limo to take him to the airport or to some special occasions or pick him from the airport of from the special occasions AS NEEDED. You also don't have to be at the very top level in the organization for the company to hire a lime to take you to the airport or pick you from the airport. The company I work for does that whenever we travel for business.

justwise:
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He traveled with what sort of visa?

A personal driver given to him by the company?

bjhaid:
k1 Visa, yap.

The fact that your brother is on K1 visa make me feel strong about the fact that he is either lying to you or exaggerating things when he says he has a dedicated driver from the company. The reason being that I doubt that he is on K1 visa (I may be wrong) because of the type of visa the K1 visa is and the fact that you said he went with his kids. For your information, a K1 visa is a visa issued to the fiancé or fiancée of a United States citizen to enter the United States. A K-1 visa requires a foreigner to marry his or her U.S. citizen petitioner within 90 days of entry, or depart the United States. Once the couple marries, the foreign citizen can adjust status to become a lawful permanent resident (LPR) of the United States (Green Card holder). In addition, before filing for a K-1 Visa a couple must have seen each other in person within 2 years prior to the filing. It is important to collect evidence of having met in person prior to filing and include this evidence with the petition.

Considering all of the above can you clarify the following?
1. How did he get his K1 visa?
2. Because K1 visa is a fiancé or fiancée visa, did he have his kids outside of wedlock (not impossible) and the mother of his kids (who is a US citizen) now filed for him? If this is the case, the kids are automatically US citizens even if they were born in Nigeria since their mom is a US citizen.

maternal:


I can't think of any jurisdiction in the world where one works there but isn't required to pay taxes. Moreover, you'll be using Ontario's infrastructure to and from work, so why wouldn't you have to pay the province of Ontario taxes ? Lastly people lie. Nobody really knows the case between that person you read about and the CRA (Canadian revenue agency). He must have had a nice lawyer or got tax credit through some sort of business. But if CRA caught him living in Quebec but working in Ontario, he's paying those taxes period. Well all have to deal with rent/mortgage, child care,etc but we're not breaking the law. If you've gotten your PR, remember any illegal activity can get you deported. Is it worth it just to save some money ? Lastly, despite what people think on here, the cost of living isn't really that much cheaper in Quebec.

For Canada, the statement in bold is not correct. In Canada, you pay both federal and provincial income taxes. The federal tax rate does not depend on which province you live but the provincial part of the tax depends on the province in which you are living in on December 31st of the tax year irrespective of the province you work in even if you lived in that province only on the last day of the year (i.e December 31). However, you must be able to show/proof that you live in the province you claim to live in on December 31 of the tax year. For example, if you lived in Ontario from January 1 to December 30 and them moved to Quebec on December 31 you will file your income tax for that year with Revenue Quebec irrespective of the province where you were working for the whole year. The same way, if you lived in Quebec from January 1 to December 30 and moved to Ontario on December 31, you will file your income tax for that year with Revenue Canada irrespective of the province where you were working in that year.

Granted that the provincial income tax that your employer deducts from each of your pay cheque is initially calculated by your employer based on the tax rate for the province where you work but when you file your income tax between January and April of the following year, you have to file it with the province you lived in on the last day of the tax year (December 31) and the tax you will have to pay eventually will be the tax rate for the province you lived in on the last day of the tax year and not that of the province you worked in.

@ erapidttransport and Midecuc:

As promised during my phone call to both of you today, I have sent both of you my email address where you can send to me the business case I requested for.

@ Dexpro:

I tried calling the number (08185362477) you provided several times today but it was not going through. Do you have another number I can reach you or Young Legacy at?

@ Sirguytuu:

Provide more detailed information about haulage option. Also, provide a phone number I can reach you at.

@ Hedgesconsult:

I tried calling the number (08088347107) you provided several times today but it was switched off.

@ erapidtransport and Dexpro:

Thanks for providing information about E Rapid Transport and Young Legacy Line. I will call the numbers you both provided later this week or over the weekend.

By the way, are both these companies (E Rapid Transport and Young Legacy Line) registered with "the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria"?

I will appreciate if I could be provided with names and contact information (phone and email address) of reputable companies or professional individual in Nigeria that provide transport management services to investors willing to invest in transportation business in Nigeria.

With a new government now in place in Nigeria, I am confident that this is a good time to start investing in Nigeria and support the economy. In view of this I am looking at starting a medium size commercial transportation business in Nigeria. I am currently in the process of procuring some buses (up to 5 buses for a start) to be used for commercial transportation in Lagos Nigeria. This is just for a start as more buses will be acquired if everything goes well.

I will not be able to manage these buses by myself due to the fact that I am based outside of Nigeria. As a result, I am looking for corporate company (preferably) or professional individual that is in the business of managing commercial transportation buses for individual investors like me. The approach I want to use is similar to what is applicable in the real estate business where Real Estate Management Company or individual manages your real estate properties for you.

Thanks in advance!

Lsyters:

I believe this is one of the

reason why GOD allow 'TSUNAMI' to happen, so that people that worship

And adorn mermaid (Iyamoja) as their god could see what

they served, and to turn to God and Him who is 'JAHOVAH' only

@ Lsysters
What kind of rubbish talk is this? So, because God wants people that do not worship Him to see that He is God He now has to rain havoc on both believers and non believers. This does not make any sense to me because I am confident that God uses only good ways and never uses evil ways to show to people that He is God.

rufaai:

@ babasin

So you don't know there are Credit Cards in Nigeria? Hmm,

GTB, UBA, Zenieth, Intercontinental and a lot more have prepaid MasterCard Credit Cards which you can use to make purchases over the internet and also access millions of ATM Machines with MasterCard logo around the world.

-- -- --

Well, the only disadvantage I have come across; Is that there are sites i wish to make payments but they do not accept Nigerian MasterCard! (mostly paypal)

For me, my master card has been an advantage especial with my Google Checkout and other sites! - Its FUN

I do not know if there are credit cards in Nigeria or not, however if the card has to be prepaid, then it is not a credit card but a debit card. Even if it has mastercard logo on it and could be used anywhere in the world on ATM machines with mastercard logo.

Debit cards: You are using your own money for purchases when you use the card. You will not be sent any bill by the card issuer to be paid back because you already paid before you used the card.

Credit cards: You are using the issuing bank money for your purchases when you use the card. You will be sent a bill at end of each month telling you the minimum amount you have to pay back to remain in good credit standing. If you do not want to die in debt, my suggestion is that you make sure you pay your bill in full every month. Failling to do that you will be paying very high interest on the balance.

@ MT and everybody:

@bani

I will like you to check the statement of your account up either on the internet or you request for the paper one. Then look for date when the transaction happened. Check if your account was debitted, without being creddited correspondingly.

This ATM out-of-service syndrome has happened to me before but anytime it happened, I would just go to the nearest Cafe to check my statement online, and lo and behold the credit would have cancelled out the debit.

I hope this helps

I will strongly suggest that you desist from checking your bank account (or logging on to your bank account) using public computers (e.g. internet cafe, library etc). Use only your personal computer or check via the phone if phone services are available.

@ Ishmael:

This will be the first and the last time I will contribute to this thread. Ishmael, enough of this unnecessary university bashing. Coming here to bash the university graduates is not what will give polytechnic education the respect you want for it. Apart from this, the fact that one university graduate could not solve the equation and you a polytechnic graduate could solve it does not in anyway mean that all the university graduates could solve it neither does your being able to solve it mean that all polytechnic graduate could.

Furthermore, if my memory is not failing me, your so-called polytechnic mathematics is a secondary school additional mathematics question. I learnt it in my class 4 additional mathematics back in my secondary school days and not at the university. I am really ashamed that such simple equation is only being taught at the polytechnic level these days. What is happening to Nigeria education now?

I am going to solve this problem for you now. As I do not intend to contribute to this thread after this first and last post, I will not pose any question to you to solve. If you post any question directly to me I will not respond as I do not have time for this.

The two equations are basically the same. The only different is that you have changed the variables. This will not affect the solution in any way. The equations can be solved either from the first principle or by using the almighty formula.

From the first principle:

S = UT + 0.5AT^2

Divide both sides of the equation by 0.5A, the equation becomes:
(2S/A) = (2U/A)T + T^2

Square half coefficient of “T” and add this to both sides of the equation, then you have
(2S/A) + (U/A)^2 = (U/A)^2 + (2U/A)T + T^2

Add the left side of the equation and re-write (2U/A) as (U/A + U/A) in the equation, then you have:
(2AS + U^2)/A^2 = (U/A)^2 + (U/A)T + (U/A)T + T^2

Now factorize the right side of the equation, you have:
(2AS + U^2)/A^2 = (T + U/A)^2

Take the square root of both sides of the equation:
T + (U/A) = +/- ((2AS + U^2)^0.5)/(A^2)^0.5

T = - (U/A) +/- ((2AS + U^2)^0.5)/A   

Using the almighty formula: x = -b/2a +/- ((b^2 – 4ac)^0.5)/2a

Rewrite the original equation as: 0.5AT^2 + UT – S = 0

From the original equation, T = x, (0.5A) = a, U = b and -S = c,
Therefore, T = - (U/A) +/- ((U^2 + 2AS)^0.5)/A

@Ynot,

You wrote:

Ynot:

Six Sigma was trying to satirize the topic. His name says it all. Six Sigma is an industrial Quality standard developed by Motorola. You can never put failure and quality side by side.

You got the message 100%. Let those lazy bones and dummies like "Radiant" keep promoting mediocre performance instead of promoting world class / world best, outstanding quality performance (in education, work, living etc) as Motorola the father of Six Sigma did.

Hey buddy, Ynot, are you by any chance practicing six sigma? If yes PM me and let us share experiences.

Hey Radiant, thanks for the compliments. Your response above shows that you do not understand my message.

You, Radiant, wrote in your earlier post:

Radiant (f)   

Re: Tony Elumelu Of UBA Graduated With Third Class?
« #39 on: September 11, 2006, 02:23 PM » 

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We all talking about interviews here. I wish that could be a genuine standard for employers.Gimme a break please. Have you thought about how many people get jobs based on the result of their interview? Most jobs are through connections and for the ladies an interview isn't necessary sometimes as the alternative could be having an affair with the boss or whoever. (Prove me wrong as some of you would)  Infact, how many workers in Nigeria have a degree   Most times, productivity is what really matters not necessarily the so called "degree"
Besides, a degree in a particular field don't mean you'll end up working in that filed. I know a pharmacist who's the manager of a car company in PH.
Also know a chemical engineer working at first bank. And so many others. How d'u explain that? 

The above quote from your earlier post proves to me who between you and me is really a drop-out and a disgrace to Nigeria. Keep promoting mediocre performance under the disguise that getting most jobs depends on connections or having an affair with the boss and not on what you know. So go ahead and have a third class, then sleep with the boss at the interview to get the job.

All of you first class and 2.1 should go and sit down somewhere. We the drop-outs (Bill Gates), third class (Gani Fawehinmi) and pass graduates rule all the time. We are the best. We are more intelligent and have better skills than you first class and 2.1 guys.

Go to anywhere all over the world (Canada, US, Japan, Britain etc), nobody wants to employ first class or 2.1 graduates anymore because they have no skills. The only skill they have is buying their way through the university while we the third class and pass graduates study hard and that is why we graduated with pass and third class.

The company I work for, here in Canada, does not employ anybody with grade better than third class because drop-outs and people with third class grades and below are the best. In fact, we the management team (all drop outs and pass graduates from NIGERIA) are looking at changing our requirements to employ only drop outs that are Bill Gates of tomorrow to come and help bring our company to grater heights.

Davidylan, I am surprised that you were able to get into a PhD program with a first class. Count yourself very lucky because no school anywhere in the world (Canada, US, Nigeria etc) will admit first class and 2.1 graduates into postgraduates programs henceforth. All postgraduate students must be a drop-out or have a pass or third class from NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES ONLY.

Oh, I love all of us drop-outs, third class and pass graduates. Keep the flag flying. We rule the world.

Thanks for your response Ladapo. However, you have not let me know why as an employer I will agree to reserve some space for nairaland users simply because they are nairaland users.

I quite agree with you that one of the reasons (not the main reason though) employers use recruiters is to relieve themselves of the burden of going through the rigour of recruiting process when they have other important thins to do (this is not to say recruiting is not important). You do need to understand that employers do not reserve any job space for the recruiters. They use recruiters to look for suitable candidates. Employers that take recruitment seriously do not go through just one recruiter. They use at least two recruiters for the same position. Also note that these recruiters can only recommend candidates for the position and it is left for the employer to conduct final interview and select the candidate of choice. Infact, in my recruiting experience, I have on several occasions, turned down all the candidates recommended to me by recruiters for lack of adequate experience or ability to do the job.

The fact that you are planning to have a website where employers will be able to advertise free of charge is an excellent idea but it is not enough reason why they should reserve job spaces for you in return. I will rather pay to advertise and employ the candidates of my choice than advertise free and be obliged to employ whoever you send to me.

Everybody seems to think that the idea as proposed by Ladapo is a good one, while I am not here to play an evil advocate, I will like to ask everybody in general and Ladapo in particular, the following questions:

1. Why should I as an employer reserve job positions spaces for some job seekers just because they are members of nairaland?
2. What is in this for me as an employer (i.e. what do I gain as an employer if I reserve spaces for nairaland job seekers and what do I loose if I do not?)
3. What is special about job seekers on nairaland that I can not get from non-nairaland member?

These and many more questions of this type are questions an employer/recruiter will want positive answers to before they can agree to the proposal.

On a positive note, I commend you, Ladapo, for trying to get nairaland job seekers organized. That is very thoughtful of you. I will appreciate the answers to the questions I asked above.

I forgot to add in my last post that a Certified SSBB annual basic take home (excluding bonuses and benefits) is in the range of $90,000 - $150,00 in Canada, $120,000 - $180,000 in USA, $75,000 - $125,000 in Europe (UK, France, Germany etc).

What a great career opportunity this is.

I am a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) and would like to share knowledge and experience with any other SSBB in the house. So, if you are a SSBB or would like to be one, send me a private message.

To know more about career in "Six Sigma" browse  google for the word "six sigma" or "six sigma black belt"