Hi all, Haven't posted in ages - we arrived in Calgary in July and it's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride since then. The reason I'm posting is that my...
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Hi, I haven't posted here in a long time. We went to Toronto back in 2004 after getting our residency visa. That unfortunatly didn't work out (long story!) and...
Hi Everyone My name is Melanie and I live in Lake Chaparral with my husband and youngest son Ben (20 years old), plus 2 golden retrievers. We have just started...
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If you're visa is still valid then immigration will be a walk through. However customs might have something to say if you've not been away long enough. You...
Thanks Matt. After a bit of research, I did find this link which describes the duty rules. Hopefully, as long as I have my list of goods to follow and I've...
Hi All I haven't posted in quite some time now due to various reasons, but am now resuming my intrest in immigrating to Canada. I know this has been covered by...
There are a few recruitment drives going on from the government, but when I inquired about them they were all geared up for people whose first language was not...
This link may be good news or it might be bad news, http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/03/14/immigration-residents.html? ref=rss you'll have to wait and see. ...
Hi We are Simon & Dawn and we have just returned from our 2 week recci. OH has a job offer in Saskatchewan and the LMO has been submitted this week. We have...
Welcome to the group, it's nice to see new graters as things have been a bit thin on the ground lately probably due to the insane waiting times. And...
I have been in Canada since January 2003. A permanent resident from July 2004, and a Canadian citizen since July 2007. I retook my nursing exams and now work...
Well Hello Lets start with the questions.... Why Sask? Why not - its where the job is...wouldn't have been our first choice - but if it cuts out the trans...
Hi Michelle, I would look at www.workopolis.ca On there, you can search jobs, find names of agencies so you can email them your resume and , as I found, some...
Hi Dawn, we've been here since xmas 2002 and became citizens at the begining of 2007. We're in SW Ontario near Brantford, there's 5 of us our oldest is looking...
I liked the list and number 5 is soooo very true. we arrived in calgary as residence last July and love it...not been on here for a while to be honest. They...
We have to agree on the point about driving, I blame the road test which I had to do before the rules were changed. I asked the examiner aboutthe emergency...
Our driving isn't as good as the UK's a bit of a worry as my oldest starts to learn this fall, 2 years ahead of his UK cousin. But Canucks are down right...
iI'd agree with you on that point, there are too many people who do not understand the basic laws of physics, they think they can simply walk out in front of...
Hi This may have been covered already but I wanted to tell my experience on credit. Been resident in Canada for a year having moved from UK. I decided I would...
Thought i would add my 2 pennies worth to assist people.....I work for Canadian Western Bank in Calgary (130th Ave). They are the kind of bank that do what the...
This brings back memories, I tried to get a card with the TD and they kept refusing (this was 5 years ago) What I did,I kept applying as I knew this would get...
We actually opened an account with HSBC when we arrived having opened one in the UK as well. They gave us a credit card with a $500 limit for a deposit of...
Hey all, Firstly, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Kelly and my husband and I (and 3 dachshunds) have applied to immigrate to Canada via the PR...
Hello Kelly, We rented from a company called boardwalk, they operate across Canada. Checkout www.bwalk.com Here in Calgary, apartment owners are doubling the...
Carl That is insane that the owners can jack up the rent that much - here in BC I think they limit is 4% per year! It is so strict I actually feel sorry for...
What we did was to become AMEX members while still in the UK, then we simply called AMEX when I had got my first job and had the membership transfered to...
I know, it put a lot of people out on the street. There was one woman who had rented the same place for 20years, then he trippled the rent and they had to get...
