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 Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by threadstone(m): 2:54am On Sep 22, 2019 |
Planning to settle in Manitoba soon? Take note of the health card on arrival new T&C. Come prepared. 10 Likes 12 Shares
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by threadstone(m): 6:48am On Jul 21, 2019 |
JustinTrudeau: My PM, You are welcome on board Sir. Its nice to have you here. |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by threadstone(m): 8:57pm On May 24, 2019 |
voguemum: Hehehee. 1. Find below 2. Slightly depends on no 3. Yes im sure of one (naija ppls) but it holds on Sunday. Something like a nasfat setting. 3. It depends on where you live. There will be regular mosque activities as usual during the period. 3 Likes
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by threadstone(m): 8:35pm On May 24, 2019 |
Eddy4400: I’m not sure if they have to. My spouse didn’t but again, My application was during the pre-biometrics era. |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by threadstone(m): 7:07pm On Apr 30, 2019 |
snoop4dem: https://www.nairaland.com/4212543/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled/437#65892785 2 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by threadstone(m): 8:45pm On Jan 06, 2019 |
toskeO: Make sure you add +1 when saving the number on your phone 3 Likes 3 Shares |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 5:09pm On Dec 23, 2018 |
Iyamefa: In Winnipeg. Everywhere Snow 16 Likes
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 6:16am On Dec 21, 2018 |
There is something. 9 Likes 1 Share
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 5:41am On Nov 09, 2018 |
amokemi: You mean this weather?? No unnecessary trips out except when needed. 6 Likes
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 1:30pm On Oct 12, 2018 |
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 2:47am On Oct 11, 2018 |
https://www.channelstv.com/2018/10/10/buhari-signs-executive-order-compelling-nigerians-to-pay-tax-on-foreign-assets/ With love from daddy bubu CC all of us  |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 3:29am On Oct 10, 2018 |
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 8:37pm On Oct 03, 2018 |
Cherokee: Depends on a few factors like which region you are going to and if you have a prior driving experience plus license. The first point is always to register and take a computer based test on road signs and rules. If you pass this stage you do a vision test and obtain a learners license. You can drive with this license only when accompanied by an experienced driver and you’re restricted to some hours of the day for driving. After about 9 months, you can book for a road test and if successful, you get issued an intermediate license. You may skip the learner process if you have a prior license from home for at least two years or more. Ontario https://www.ontario.ca/page/drivers-licence Manitoba https://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/DL/DL/GDL/Pages/gdl-requirements.aspx 9 Likes 7 Shares |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 12:59am On Oct 03, 2018 |
Tojued: BROS..  Tojued:Late response. Quite on the contrary there's nothing much here to talk about. Life is serene and traffic is light. Here can be considered the Ibadan of Canada. There is a large Nigerian community here. It's not hard to run into a few of them daily. I'm sure i interacted with almost 10 new faces today. A higher proportion of newcomers are provincial nominees so there's a support system in place for them. If you plan on being lowkey and living a normal life, Winnipeg is the place for you. Houses are within the range of 900-1300 for a 2 bedroom apartment (most come with all utilities while some may offer one or two). Cost of living is quite cheap compared to other big cities. Phone/utility bills are less than what i see obtainable in places like ontario or bc. Shaw cable is about $50. Koodo $45 canada wide and 6gb. Transport system is just okay during the day but can be hellish at night, depending on where you go. I hear winter period is very scary. Taxis are not cheap here and few Uber like rideshare services are available. I heard Lyft was planning to come in but were locked out by bureaucracy. Weather- We've had two snow showers already in September and currently, 8 degrees is a very sunny day at the moment. I beg u, if you don't have a drivers license, please avoid here for now. Jobs: the job market is not as bouyant as the other provinces so they're about a few jobs here and there. A search on linkedin or glassdoor will reveal this to you. Nigerians here are mostly childcare/support worker/ Security and don't be suprised if that is the first avenue they push you to. I'm not saying we don't have Nigerians in the white collar workforce- infact many but based on what i've seen here, more are on survival than white collar. They're living their own realities and those ive interacted with are happy with it. Multiple shifts, own cars and a mortgage - That's the Nigerian dream. If you keep your head up and patiently sift through the job market, you'll get something, maybe not in your field but more meaningful. The're also call centers, education assistant gigs, pharmacies, logistic firms here and so is skip the dishes. If you plan on settling proper with minimal funds, i think its easy to find foot here. Put in the regular work and you may see yourself owning your home in about 5 years or less. Mortgage is not as backbreaking as Toronto et al. Another good side is if you're working towards acquiring a certification or further your studies, winnipeg is a place to laylow, settle in then buzz out. The plan of most newcomers is to get here, settle down and break out including yours truly. The only hindering factor for them is they have to pay their provincial dues of sitting in here for at least two years even though I know a few renegades who have damned the consequences. For an urban setting, winnipeg may be quite boring. Food. Lots of African stores here. I dey carry eba, poundo, rice go office on a steady. I can even say I eat Nigerian meals almost all the time. Shebi na we dey cook am. the only thing i'm not yet totally used to is this $30 haircut  .Funfact: Yoruba may be the second most spoken language after English and maybe hindu. 2. Most Nigerians live around Pembina/ University of Manitoba area. It's quite hard keeping up with home if you have a 9-5 job, the 6hr difference can be a pain in the butt. Plan on getting your car as soon as possible if you get here. WINTER IS COMING! Should you chose to come here, visit Manitoba start for post arrival services. That is a brief first hand summary of my three month experience here. Mehn today is month 3 sha. drcynthia: 56 Likes 9 Shares |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 9:25pm On Sep 21, 2018 |
cheromel: No prescription. You know everything in naija is almost off the shelf so i just bought at will |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 3:18am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Guitarlife: Hello sir Don’t know about the hostel but for the guitar, once it can go through your baggage allowance, please carry it along. As for the drugs, feel free to pack as many as possible. Below is my medical portfolio comprising various antibiotics, some dose of anti malaria, cold, vitamin c ati be be Lo. Welcome to Canada. Seeing Doctor is Free, drugs? Maybe Not 3 Likes 1 Share
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 10:41pm On Sep 15, 2018 |
ChinenyeT: How may I be of service? 2 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 4:03pm On Aug 26, 2018 |
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/08/25/conservatives-birthright-citizenship_a_23509388/ Conservatives 8 Likes
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| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 11:53pm On Aug 03, 2018 |
Newmum0615: My Prediction is so on point!! congrats newmum aka NOC mama aka (mummy of the group) . Go forth and florish.In other news my ghost reading friend says hi, COPR collected and says I should share the news As the pro bono Form filler/Applicant/Consultant concerned IELTS Aug 8.5 9 7 7.5 lrws crs 436 Wife IELTS Jan 8.5 8 7 7 lrws new crs 456 ITA Feb New Dad update April 17 Passport April 24 AOR may 7 IP1 PPR june 21 Family of 3 115% gift deed Operation Convince your padi to tag along. Canada will be sweeter that way threadstone: 25 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 6:38am On Aug 01, 2018 |
Youre welcome everybody. Its actually newdad0615 Newmum0615 the spirit is telling me yours is very very soon. Congrats bro, now i can sleep balogunsam: 3 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 4:59am On Aug 01, 2018 |
Ladies and gentlemen, Hello from the otherside. How una dey? Please permit me to open the floor to give you a special gist from a very special person. The story teaches a story of great perseverance, steadfastness and patience which we all need on this journey. Starting from wes matter to all aor and post aor gist, Candidate X has remained undaunted asking and assisting all and sundry. This person don try for this game. I am happy to announce that...... Abeg no be my timeline. We are coming back. Watch this space. 11 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 4:34am On Aug 01, 2018 |
Yes!!!!!!!! Dancing mode on. |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 9:42pm On Jul 06, 2018 |
AZeD1: Leaving tomorrow, thats why i decided not to order for one. |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 7:18pm On Jul 06, 2018 |
So I finally braced the odds to step into the city center though public transit (not every day uber) and was at Square One mall in Mississauga. free wifi everywhere you go. cant imagine if ICM tries that in lagos (awon keyboard warriors and team snapchat ).First interview today, hopeful. Finally saw a police car today. Naija police catch your sub! Almost got lost on the way back. No internet and i stopped at the wrong stop. Got on the next bus (apparently the $4 card is valid for 2 hours) so due to wrong stop, ended up home in another two buses. 18 Likes
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| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 12:07am On Jul 06, 2018 |
olajide21: Thanks bro. Will start preparing my mind on that |
| Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by threadstone(m): 1:44pm On Jul 05, 2018 |
Landing gist' Departure date was July 2 via EgyptAir. Flight was billed for 1:40pm, We left home with the entourage around past 10 (my house was close by). Got in, tipped a little for entourage to get in. plus those that wanted to disturb sha. Dropped bags at the weighing point, all bags were way over the 23kg limit. Left the place to print out goods to follow forms and before i returned, bags had been reduced to 49kg (3kg extra) and 47kg (1kg extra) with a little motivation  - the rest will have to be cargoed down. Hand luggages were about 11kg each and i still had a Laptop backpack with a laptop, our credentials and a few books. Checked in online the previous day so everything was kind of smooth. Said a few goodbyes, then I and the mrs went in towards the boarding gate. Plane took off for cairo at 2:40pm, a mini plane and it wasn't even full. Inflight entertainment were two movies. Jumanji and Ferdinand (cartoon). Food was nice at least. We Landed at Cairo minutes past nine (local time) for a four hour lay over, bought wifi minitues (surprised it wasnt free), 2dollars for an hour each to update peeps at home (30 mins free additional browsing was allowed). Mailed Airbnb host if We could come and drop our luggages before check in time of 3pm and he replied that there wont be anyone at the apartment to let us in. Light dinner at burger king. We boarded and left around 2am in a much bigger aircraft for the tedious 12 hour flight to Toronto. Inflight entertainment was on demand (more movie options), two meals were served as well as snacks, juice and water at intervals. we were giving declaration cards to fill while close to YYZ.Landed at Toronto Pearson at 8am July 3 then proceeded to clear, got SIN nos, then our luggages. Everything was done in less than hour so since we had time to kill, we just sat down and continued enjoying free wifi at the baggage collection point. One airport security approached us hours later that we aren't meant to sit there for long that we should clear with immigration and sit at the exit lounge. so we went in and the dude was asking about cash,food items(we said no dairy or meat foods were in the bags) and why we were just coming to clear since we landed hours ago. He asked how much we had on us and wanted to see the money so i removed from my inner jeans pocket (wore two jeans trousers) and dropped on his table, he just signed off the form without counting. For tbills letter, he said it wasnt necessary (money on the table was a little below the 15k cad pof requirement). Goods to follow form was full and a bit overvalued and he signed and told me to take to cashier. Cashier sends for him and they had a loong discussion and he came back saying I will have to reduce the values of items i wrote and perishable foods are not part of goods to follow as they are non taxable bla bla bla. We sha ended up reducing the total to $8,600 from $16k and we were off. We sat down at the lounge for another hour and then ordered an Uber from the airport to destination in Brampton(20 mins away). Driver was a Kenyan immigrant- very lively and helpful. Uber cost $38 and it asked if We wanted to add tips which I declined. On a second thought, I remembered how helpful the guy was in moving our luggage both at airport and at airbnb location so I added something extra. Host's wife gave us the key to the apartment and we settled in. There was free wifi and cable TV included plus some goodies in the fridge and cabinet. Watched England kick Columbia out then jetlag set in. Slept and woke up by 1 just to sleep again a few hours later. DAY 2 Took an Uber to a RBC branch nearby and was on the verge of opening an akant and getting free ipad (with some not so hard conditions) but we told the customer service lady that we were moving to Winnipeg soon so she said we should wait till we get there to open the account. We opened a savings and US dollar account to save the cash we had on us and proceeded to the electronic store next door to buy adapters for our phone/laptop chargers as the regular plugs in Nigeria wont go into the wall sockets. Lunch at a restaurant next door, some minor grocery shopping, enjoying free wifi everywhere we go. Tried to get a Fido line later on but part of the requirements was a PR Card or a cheqing account which wasnt available and I wasn't ready to pay $70 for 2gb prepaid data. Got back home 8:15pm and the sun was still shinning. Ramadan 2019 is in God's hand  .61 Likes 7 Shares |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 2:30pm On Jun 14, 2018 |
smslive2: omo this skill we are talking can only be learnt from our mothers. a regular seller may say an item costs 3k and they end up buying it at 450. our seniors fit join mouth put. iss an offline sumtin, 5 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 1:54pm On Jun 14, 2018 |
Uzoreen: Call Inspector moshood. 08034747802 4k should see you through. you can up your negotiation skills sha 5 Likes 4 Shares |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 4:52pm On Jun 01, 2018 |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 2:48pm On Jun 01, 2018 |
newbie18: Hello, I will have said tbills but right now the interest rates favour fixed deposits. Good thing is you can withdraw your funds anytime. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by threadstone(m): 10:21am On May 25, 2018 |
ITA don show finally.. Congrats TEECANN!!! u don try for this waka I pray its all speedy from here on. Your bags should be packed already 3 Likes |
| Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by threadstone(m): 8:01pm On Apr 17, 2018 |
So after the backlog tussle between dhl and accra on pickup, I finally received passports andCOPR 2.0 yesterday with a new visa stamp. The previous one was stamped "canceled without prejudice". I never even travel and accra has taken 2 pages out of 32. Issokay. Ticket ticket ticket... time for moonshot.  A court wedding +/intro will suffice. Dont delay till the big day. Still celebrating this feat with WES refund .18 Likes |
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