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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 3:02pm On Aug 15, 2018 |
salford1:my thoughts as well. Never head of innotech. Sait or bvc for sure. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 6:13am On Aug 13, 2018 |
sweetrie:you are welcome. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 6:11am On Aug 13, 2018 |
rainazoe:Hey rainazoe. I have no idea how paying out of pocket works. If you already applied for a health card, you would be unable to pay cash because your services would be automatically billed to your provincial health insurance. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 3:51pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
Hi everyone. @pmag2018, i flew air canada from London to Calgary, service was really good. Westjet is usually cheapest from gatwick to major cities like Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary et al. It's a 8.5hr flight. I don't think you would have any issues. It is a buget airline, so no in flight entertainment and you may need to pay for your meal in flight if you want. In addition, you would pay for your luggage. From the UK, it'll be $/£25 for your first bag and $/£35 for the second. I've flown westjet for domestic flights as well as to Mexico. They are okay, not luxurious but would get you from point A to B without a dent in your pocket. @sweetrie, I would advice that you obtain your drivers license before moving to Canada. Since your spouse would be commuting, it would be better for you to have a license that would allow you drive if need be. With a class 7 license here, you can't drive without a class 5 holder in the front seat. When your naija license hits the 1yr mark from date of issue, you can then take the test and apply for a class 5 basic (gdl) license. @ everyone asking about expired licenses, your expired license would be accepted for gdl exemption as long as it is the frsc biometric one and has the required driving experience for exemption. For the person who asked about the temporary license (as long as the first issue date on it is same as the first issue date on the expired license then that's fine), personally I wouldn't bother giving them the temporary license. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 9:04am On Aug 05, 2018 |
koonlay5:you are right. I think that generally in north america, owning a car is a basic necessity. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 2:37pm On Aug 03, 2018 |
Newmum0615:you dress warm. Get a car, underground parking, good winter tires. Go out when necessary and wait out the 6 months. Lol! Don't be terrified. You will survive. Your lil boy would even love it. 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by vcole: 1:12am On Aug 02, 2018 |
Newmum0615:newmum!!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg!!!!!!!! Congrats. Sooooo happy for you. Chop ehug n kizz. It's only natural to develop cold feet. You are literally packing up your life and heading towards the "unknown" but "safe" never made for an interesting story. 10 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 1:05am On Aug 02, 2018 |
veleta:i didn't say you "have" to work for 1 or 2yrs. I said most people work for 1 or 2yrs. Just saying in an attempt at keeping it realistic for anyone who may come across our discussions. Different factors play into that timeline. In most cases it is not exactly for the sake of specialty exams, it is for networking purposes in order to gain good references and acceptance into their intended spot. IMGs who get into a residency spot within 6 months of obtaining a GMC license are often the minority and not majority from what I have gathered. Then again, I may be wrong. I do agree with you about Oz and that "chill" lifestyle 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 5:12pm On Aug 01, 2018 |
As regards IMGs and practicing in Canada. Yes, if you are a licensed consultant in Canada, UK or Australia, you can practice in all 3 countries. At the moment, due to issues doctors had with the former UK health minister and extending call hours and less pay, a lot of UK docs moved to Australia to practice there seeing as they get better pay, work conditions and better hours. This has left a major gap in the availability of docs in the UK. Hence, obtaining a GMC license to work in the UK is the new hustle for foreign trained docs. You pass your exams and you get offered a job super fast. It's usually as an emergency physician but most people do that for a year or 2 and network properly and then get a family medicine residency spot. That takes 3 years and then they become consultants. Once this happens, said individual can move to Canada and work as a family physician. So whoever advised joo2018's sister advised right. If she is interested in clinical medicine I would certainly advice her to do that, especially now because those UK jobs may not be available forever. As regards Canadian migration, if I were her I would obtain Pr via EE now because immigration laws change all the time and you never know if she would qualify in the future. I would advice her to land after PR, go back to school for a post grad degree for 2yrs within which she would have met the requirement to renew PR after 5yrs. Then, move to the UK, finish residency, renew PR then move back to Canada if she so desires after she completes residency. 25 Likes 3 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:20pm On Jul 29, 2018 |
Ethelia:183 days within a 12 month period. So 6 months consecutively within 1 year. 1 Like 1 Share
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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 11:35am On Jul 29, 2018 |
Ethelia:you're welcome. You should consider staying 6 months though. Refund costs with interest accrued years later easily runs into 6 figures.....plus rules change everyday. Last year a dui for a pr meant nothing, this year it could mean inability to renew pr. It's ultimately your decision though. 6 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 4:03am On Jul 29, 2018 |
Ethelia:Hi. @short landing, how short would it be? I do not mean to scare you, just for informational purposes. Please bear in mind that alberta health care covers you as long as you would be resident in the province for 183 days within a 1 year period. So if you intend to leave before you have met this requirement, take into consideration that technically you would be required to repay the cost of all health services used before, during and after your child's birth. Some people have gotten away with short landing and health care but you just never know, sometimes the government chooses to audit and you just may get a bill in the mail like 10yrs later with accrued interest. Lol! To answer your questions 1. I was in London for a bit before I came here so I didn't have a long haul. I flew air canada here, trip was 8.5hrs and was pretty easy. If you are a bit concerned, maybe try to get compression socks and limit your stop overs to just 1. 2. Pretty easy. Once you get your health card, you register at the nearest or preferred family practice to you and they would provide prenatal care up until they can get you a referral to an obgyn or a midwife dependent on your choice and availability. If I'm not mistaken, prenatal care is usually managed by family physicians up until 28 or 32 weeks (not sure) when they get referred to an obgyn.However, for uncomplicated normal pregnancies you may get managed by your family physician up until delivery though. 3. Medical records, earliest and most recent ultrasounds (all scans if you do have them), blood work especially hiv, hep screen, rubella, etc. But not to worry, they would repeat all of them anyway if you don't. 4. Well, it depends on what kinda stuff you wanna bring. I packed lots of baby gear, car seats, stroller, bassinet, booster seat, swing, high chair, etc etc etc. Then again, i was relocating. Since you are not gonna stay back, I think that you should consider bringing just the most important things that you hold dear. Then baby clothes if you do have them. You'll be here for fall/winter, so you'll most likely get warmer clothing here on demand and baby gear can always be purchased for cheaper on kijiji if you don't mind getting used items. I hope this helps. 13 Likes 4 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 8:03pm On Jul 15, 2018 |
Ethelia:hello. I had a baby 7 weeks after landing. What would you like to know? |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 6:42am On Jul 01, 2018 |
DereI:heeeyyyy heeyyy. @fusion23 @newmum hailings to you too. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 6:01pm On Jun 27, 2018 |
Hello everyone. It has been forever. Happy to see the thread is moving along. Congrats to all newly landed PRs and those with imminent landing. Welcome to Newmum! I don dey wait you for here since. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 6:27pm On Jun 05, 2018 |
On the issue of invitations and sponsorships, I may be wrong but the ability to sponsor a spouse or relative as a PR is contingent on not receiving social assistance aka welfare at the time (or within 1yr) of the application. 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 10:24pm On Jun 02, 2018 |
alt3r3g0:were you a landed immigrant already at the time? Canada has a TWOV (transit without visa) agreement for their PRs with the UK. It means you can transit through the country without an existing visa(usually as long as your flight leaves by midnight of that day or within 24hrs I'm not sure of exact duration). However, this TWOV is entirely at the discretion of the UK border official. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 3:58am On May 30, 2018 |
salford1:you are right. The rules haven't changed. <1year driving experience = class 7 for 1yr, then 3 yrs GDL until a full G class license, 1yr but less than 2yrs = class 7, waiver from gdl to take basic road test and then when driving experience has clocked 2yrs, clearance to take class 5 advanced road test. 2yrs experience and above, clearance to take advanced road test. As at last year, most driving instructors charged $110 for 2hrs. This does not include places like AMA driving school though, they are more expensive. @htc2017, click on my moniker and try to read my posts from August, 2017, I believe I dropped some tips there. In summary, read the book, practice driving, watch youtube videos, if you're in Calgary get your road test done at a NE registry, get an instructor for about an hour to take you through the test routes prior to the test. 15 Likes 20 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 1:30am On May 28, 2018 |
Let me just drop this here. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/become-candidate/eligibility/skilled-trades.html#noc Barbers can apply for PR under skilled trades. 1 Like
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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 4:55am On May 26, 2018 |
TheCongo2:RBC seems to have some attractive newcomer packages. I should explore this before my 2 year mark. Modified: quick read....requirement is to have 2yrs full time employment in Canada and then 20% down payment and u qualify for a conventional mortgage. Otherwise, if you have a minimum of 3mths full time employment n have immigrated as a pr within the last 5yrs, you pay 35% down and qualify. Exceptions may apply if the individual meets all other criteria but does not have the 35%. I think cibc has a newcomer package too. 15 Likes 18 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 4:54am On May 26, 2018 |
Hello shadetwins and other expectant-soon-to-land PRs. I really don't know if I have the best answers. I haven't bought a lotta kids clothes since I got here cos I got lots of clothes as gifts. Also, you don't need to buy in bulk cos the season would change and your baby may wind up not wearing most of em. However, stores I would recommend, in no particular order are Walmart, Joe fresh (superstore), Gymboree, Winners, Marshalls, Baby Gap, The Children's Place. There are also thrift stores like onceuponachild, online forums where people sell and resell like varagesale app or facebook communities. Clothes are cheaper in Toronto (or so I hear) and are cheaper in the states. 15 Likes 22 Shares |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 7:06am On May 23, 2018 |
rainazoe:yes. The bank can get you one or any mail that they send to your postal address. If you have not decided to stay in Ontario, then you may wanna delay applying for a health card seeing as it would only kick in by d 3rd month. 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 5:07am On May 22, 2018 |
@rainazoe, welcome. |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 5:06am On May 22, 2018 |
Fusion23:you came to smell our air small. Lol! 4 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 1:29am On May 18, 2018 |
As regards the question asked about moving funds from account or cash. I recently had to help out with apartment search for new PRs landing soon and I found that quite a number of landlords are asking to see the declaration of cash made at immigration on arrival as proof that you can afford to pay the rent. Also, I found that a lot of landlords, on finding out that I was looking for an apartment for migrants from Nigeria, quickly asked to be sure they were not refugees. This is in stark contrast to my experience last year. It appears landlords are becoming more stringent on my end, no thanks to the recent publicity about Nigerians on the news. So anyway, you may need to factor these changes when deciding how much funds you want to travel with or transfer via your bank account. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 1:05am On May 18, 2018 |
Thanks @rainazoe @vascey @muchiao Very useful info. How long did it take you in total? Is an estimated 4-6mths realistic? Also if you have cpa ontario or bc membership, is it possible to transfer it to anothet province? |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 8:12pm On May 16, 2018 |
Hi everyone. It's been a while. Tried to catch up on the thread. 280 pages plus! Congrats to all recent landed immigrants, ppr recipients, ppr hopefuls, etc. @virt @rainazoe @happytbaby @honey86 plus anyone with experience regarding the acca to cpa conversion, mbok can you help me with a link to info about how long it takes and whether only cpa ontario and cpa bc accept apps for the conversion? Does cpa alberta accept it? Just trying to garner info for a friend who is in the process. As I am quite clueless about the kinks around the cpa thingy, whatever info you have would be quite helpful. Thanks in advance. @bbaby84, i had my own scare last week when my almost 4yo decided to take himself and his younger sibling visiting down d hall to a neighbour's house unbeknownst to me. It was a nightmare....one that has led to extra locks installation. 6 Likes |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by vcole: 11:14pm On Apr 28, 2018 |
Fyorgyn:hey. If she intends to claim points for work experience as a pharmacist, then she needs to evaluate her bpharm or Pham d with pebc. If she wants to claim work experience in her non-pharmacy role over the past 3 yrs, she only needs her mph evaluated and reference letter(s) from her employer(s) over this period. If she did not work as a pharmacist during those 6 yrs but as a sales rep, she can evaluate her bpharm or pharmD with wes or iqas and get points for a bachelor's degree and use ref letters as sales rep. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program- Connect Here Part 4 by vcole: 7:46pm On Apr 28, 2018 |
TheCanadianDrm:hi. I really have no experience with your issue. Did you go through the criteria on the CIC website as regards documentation for minors? If you meet the criteria and have provided the necessary documents then you should get approved. However, if you can only bring a biological or adopted child, you may have to pursue adoption in another legal jurisdiction outside of Lagos. 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 9:55pm On Apr 05, 2018 |
Thanks @patterns18. Congrats @kay2011! 7 Likes |
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant by vcole: 4:04am On Apr 01, 2018 |
kazchick:I'll prefer if you ask your questions here for the benefit of others. |
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/Federal Skilled Workers Program-Connect Here Part 3 by vcole: 8:40pm On Mar 31, 2018 |
Ugoiyke79e! Welcome!!!!!!!!! 1 Like |
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