₦airaland Forum

DatechMan:
Hi mosquito.
I'm down. Kindly PM

Fusion23:
what city or province are you..insurance in Toronto is the mot expensive, Ottawa is a bit high..place like Regina and Edmonton are cheaper...Quebec is cheeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaap

Canadianfly:
Lmao. Well to be honest, I would too. The detergent in Canada are mostly in liquid form in gallons and they don't foam like Naija Ariel

Also except you're using brands like Oxy, the stain remover ability of some of their detergents is very poor.

XX01:
How do you get on the wait list? Do you just apply to the nearest daycare or any one at all?

vcole:
does the child care subsidy pay all of your child care fees where you live? It doesn't on my end. It pays a portion and what you get approved for is dependent on your income. There is also no waiting list here.

Oyamade:
See as the child care cost stands out like hulk!!!�

Ballerz:
Please never tick NO. It is a criminal offense to lie on a landing card. If in doubt, please watch Border Security. Channel 132 on Saturdays and Sundays. It is better you tick yes and if they pull you aside for secondary inspection, your card had indicated a Yes. Never never lie on a landing card. When I landed I simply told the lady the list of food items and all she asked was are you expecting more bags and I said No. Sefini. You are cleared. If you lie on the card and they randomly select you for secondary inspection and see all those food, you face up to 10 thousand dollars penalty and prosecution. God will save you if your foodstuff esp those fishes now have insects.... never lie on a landing card, everyday for the traveller (thief) one day for the Border Officer (farm owner)

MummyJaygirls:
Thanks,

But wait o, how many family members u get? How did u carry 6 boxes of food stuff minus other belongings

pauloverdi:
Thanks for all the responses so far... pls my madam just told me that a friend of hers in canada told her that if a kid doesn't get to canada in time to register for the begining of school term in september, that the kid can't join midway and will have to wait till the start of another school year. I told her that was hogwash though.. never heard of a school system like that anywhere in the world.... but I'd like to hear the actual fact cos I know a lot of us are looking at arriving later than september... especially those of us that just got the copr... please enlighten a jjc abeg

MummyJaygirls:
Please I'm interested too in this topic. Woman matter

Oluwapelumi87:
I'm now staying in the GTA (Mississauga) due to the high cost in Toronto.

salford1:
By october...we might experience the first snow of the winter season and its always a good idea to invest in winter tires. I just got some off kijiji for $200 (tires on rim). They still have about 90% life left on them. These sets of 4 without the rims would easily cost close to $500 when purchased at fountain tires and the likes.

Also...some household items can be purchased for less at dollarstores instead of walmart or superstores...e.g a tin cutter could be sold at the dollar store for $2 and similar item could be sold at


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.superstores for close to $10.

if i remember other cost savings tips..i would update.


Yes o. I would say just common hands-on skills..e.g i visited my friend at his home last month and found him replacing two doors in his house...He bought the door from home depot..got some tools and went on youtube to view installation videos. He actually did a good job.

i also replaced my microwave fuse some days ago myself.. I called a technician to help fix the microwave which is installed in a kitchen cabinet...Even though the fuse itself cost just $6. He billed labour at close $150 becuase the microwave was i stalled on a riggid frame above the cooker...He said he would need to unscrew some tight reaching bolts too. I have never done something like that before..but oh well...we learn everyday.

I also replace all the light bulb in my cars myself..i havent done this before too, but when the dealer gave me a quote of $70 to replace a bulb that only cost $10...i had to put on my thinking caps.

Buying a snake to unclogg blocked toilet and sinks could save alot of money instead of calling a plumber. These guys could sometimes charge up to $400 to unclogg a toilet.

I also recharged my car AC myself. Thanks to youtube...

impish:
Thanks yetty. Just a few follow on question in respect of the highlighted portion:
1. What happens if I am not looking for work at all? Am I then ineligible to apply for the subsidy?
2. What happens if I do not find work after 60 days, but can show that I have been actively looking?

Thanks in advance.

Mrs. O, mycanadianfling blog

Well to qualify for daycare /subsidy , you have to be working for minimum of certain hours in a week i think 30hrs or schooling. Otherwise, u won't qualify. Again am speaking based on experience in Toronto not sure of the requirements in other provinces . If u don't get a job within the stipulated tim,e you will be back to the waitlist.

czaratwork:
Please are you in toronto or neighbouring city? then what is your next step of action from toronto airport if you are looking to stay at mississauga and you need accomodation from day 1. Are they commuter buses from airport to mississauga? is there a place one can stay temporary while looking for accomodation?. i want to also ask how much one room apartment goes for in mississauga and estimate of how much one person will be spending on living expenses (all inclusive) monthly.

impish:
Thanks ma'am. I definitely found this helpful, and consistent with some tidbits of advice we had gotten earlier.

For the daycare which you mentioned is almost free (after subsidy), how many days a week is this for? And for how many hours a day?

Mrs. O, mycanadianfling blog

ymummy234:
@yettypopy any update on your profile - any movement at all - me dey worry ohhhh - no medicals passed and i can see medicals passed for ppl for June 21 AOR sef -

freeradical:
I think the fact that only one draw was done in June helped speed up the current processing of eAPRs. June AORs are especially lucky as they seem to be benefiting most due to d speed at which their files have moved. If this momentum is improved or sustained I see most June AORs getting PPR in 8weeks or less.

Another theory I have to explain dis new trend could be that maybe there is an executive order to give more priority to FSW-outland applications over other streams. CEC stream used to have the fastest processing time but now it takes at least 2 months for them to even pass medicals. A lot of CEC applicants are seriously complaining to CIC because they are used to faster processing times but the response from CIC to them is not to expect medicals passed in less than 2 months. On the other hand I got medicals passed in just 23 days post AOR and several other FSW-OUTLAND applicants as well.

Probably the govt needs the influx of fresh economic migrants over those already inland. Imagine the amount of money we are going to carry to Canada as POF and what it will do to their economy. Then in the long run comes the real value which is our skills and how we will impart positively on the nation's production of goods and services. Everybody wins in the end. These are really interesting times.

May God bless our Canada dreams.

ymummy234:
my AOR is 4th june, and i have UCI number now and also ADR (travel history request)

ymummy234:
Me too ohhh - have you seen any movement at all @yettyopy

Tooyy:
this was exactly wat happened to me. no update in profile, AOR april 4, PPR june 16

Justiyke4u:
Please I saw this thread https://www.nairaland.com/3273411/living-canada-life-canadian-immigrant and it was closed and reference made to this present one. I think this is an error as the two threads have no relationships. This one for settling down as a student while the other is as an immigrant. I have not seen any information here that answers the query raised in the other one

bbaby84:
Did you do WES? If yes submit it, if no just upload your degree certificates.

damisakin:
Finally here to share my good news at 11months and 1day plus the greatest wedding anniversary gift ever.
After 4 visiting visa refusal. 1 usa refusal. 2 SA refusal
SOWP
Date of app Mar 15 2016
Medical call Jan 27 2017
Medical done Feb 3rd passed Feb 7
Passport request Feb 16 2017 6am
Passport submitted Feb 17
Document
App form
Family information
Pass biodata
Photo
Letter of explanation include letter from hubby and me
Mjnarriage certificate
Pictures
My study permit, my letter from school, visa page
One land document
No bank statement
A little about me been in Canada for about 7 years
Finished first degree doing another
Married in 2015
Yea the wait is finally over
Our case patience is virtue
We did many things in between but didn't work out
My pleasant surprise indeed God is great

jumman:
Pls I need help, my hubby applied for me and my 5 year old daughter, open work permit for me and visit visa for my daughter but on getting to vfs I was told we were supposed to fill out open study for my daughter instead of the visit. Please how do I effect the change for her.

taimie:
Good evening, please can you kindly share the documents you submitted at vfs? Thanks.