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[PRANIT01]

About life in calgary usually I post about things I like now about things I don't like..

Weather
4 seasons a day ,we go through everything in the same day.I heard it is really cold in winter same as Edmonton

Restaurants
There is no damn buffets for Mediterranean cuisine.Indian restaurants they stopped it ,I think in canada there I no buffet culture, coming from India and TX that is something which is bad for me

Jobs
Usually calgary is a corporate city ,which I meant is city with corporate offices, if you are looking for distribution center jobs Edmonton is your best bet

Empty
This city is empty ,You won't see much people out on a downtown.

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

This city is empty ,You won't see much people out on a downtown.

Conservative way of life. People hang out with their families and friends outside the city rather than going to downtown to sit in a bar with strangers. If you're looking to see people get outdoorsy. Expect not being included though because you can imagine a tight family/friend group wouldn't be very interested in including a total stranger (especially if said stranger is a fresh immigrant).

 

[PRANIT01]

Conservative way of life. People hang out with their families and friends outside the city rather than going to downtown to sit in a bar with strangers. If you're looking to see people get outdoorsy. Expect not being included though because you can imagine a tight family/friend group wouldn't be very interested in including a total stranger (especially if said stranger is a fresh immigrant).

TX is conservative, never seen something like this .May be because there are more people in Houston.
Other than canadian restaurants, the foreign restaurant like Indian, Arabic...sucks

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

TX is conservative, never seen something like this .May be because there are more people in Houston.
Other than canadian restaurants, the foreign restaurant like Indian, Arabic...sucks

Foreign food in Vancouver sucked too. Can't expect much since they're not authentic anyway. If you want "culture" in your meals I'm afraid your only bet is to make it yourself at home. Is it a big deal though?

Aye Houston is about twice Calgary's population so you're gonna see more people also in downtown. But that's also because Houston probably has more foreigners than Calgary. Calgary and Alberta in general is really like that typical small east euro city. Finding friends will probably be harder than it'd be in Vancouver or Toronto. If you're single you can try to date too. A gf/bf is an easy pass to larger friend circles.

 

[Deleted member 994371]

Personally, I recommend everyone to have a good enough job for their needs in Canada before coming here. I missed out on Australia (I had a PR there back in 2013-14 or so) exactly for the same reason. I did not want to go there without a job. Patience is the key for long term goals.

As far as rentals go, if possible start out with a REIT owned building : they are more basic (AFAIK), they have shared laundry usually and lack many frills but they tend to be more process oriented in renting out apartments and less whimsical as individual landlords.

Any tips for finding REIT owned buildings in Canada?

 

[Deleted member 994371]

I missed out on Australia (I had a PR there back in 2013-14 or so) exactly for the same reason. I did not want to go there without a job. Patience is the key for long term goals.

Is "soft-landing" a thing in Australian PR context?

 

[Shivpati]

Guys, Remed passed on June 02, Schedule A submission acknowledgement June 3rd. Got a ghost update today, what could it be?

 

[slavicgirl]

I am wondering how to proceed, hope you guys can help me. I am sitting in the pool with 478, my profile is expiring in the beginning of October (IELTS is valid for another one year). Is it worth withdrawing the existing profile and create a completely new one now? I don’t think that getting an invite with 478 is possible before October. The sooner, the better, if I need to create a new one anyway.. what do you think?

 

[Shivpati]

I am wondering how to proceed, hope you guys can help me. I am sitting in the pool with 478, my profile is expiring in the beginning of October (IELTS is valid for another one year). Is it worth withdrawing the existing profile and create a completely new one now? I don’t think that getting an invite with 478 is possible before October. The sooner, the better, if I need to create a new one anyway.. what do you think?

Why would you need to withdraw? You can update your profile anytime with new scores or any other change of situation.

 

[Shivpati]

From what I understood, he is going to continue TR to PR
I can tell 1 thing it is just stupid.

I am not sure why they want to destroy their own country.

How on earth is it stupid? Why do people think EE FSW or PNP are more qualified? They are contributing revenue to the country, even if 10% of that group is really smart; it's still not a loss for the country. They need young manpower everywhere, not just experienced workers, PHD or master's candidates.

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

I am wondering how to proceed, hope you guys can help me. I am sitting in the pool with 478, my profile is expiring in the beginning of October (IELTS is valid for another one year). Is it worth withdrawing the existing profile and create a completely new one now? I don’t think that getting an invite with 478 is possible before October. The sooner, the better, if I need to create a new one anyway.. what do you think?

If you wanna try for PNP on the side while waiting for all program draws: Make a new profile now and hope to get a NOI from AB. They select profiles not older than 5 months.

If not: Doesn't really matter if you make a new profile or wait.

 

[slavicgirl]

If you wanna try for PNP on the side while waiting for all program draws: Make a new profile now and hope to get a NOI from AB. They select profiles not older than 5 months.

If not: Doesn't really matter if you make a new profile or wait.

I am losing points at the end of November so I need and invite until then and there are loads of people with 480+, it is going to take 7-8 draws to go down to the 470s. By the time 470s are picked it is October probably when my profile is expiring. And as far as I know people with same points are picked as FIFO.

 

[scylla]

I am losing points at the end of November so I need and invite until then and there are loads of people with 480+, it is going to take 7-8 draws to go down to the 470s. By the time 470s are picked it is October probably when my profile is expiring. And as far as I know people with same points are picked as FIFO.

You are right. When you submitted your profile can make a difference for EE draws if the tie-breaking rule is applied. If the tie-breaking rule is applied and your score matches the lowest score selected, then the date you submitted your profile will determine if you are selected or not.

 

[scylla]

If not: Doesn't really matter if you make a new profile or wait.

Technically not quite accurate. It does matter if the tie-breaking rule is applied to you. In that case the date you submitted your profile matters.

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

And as far as I know people with same points are picked as FIFO.

Nah not FIFO, see below:

Technically not quite accurate. It does matter if the tie-breaking rule is applied to you. In that case the date you submitted your profile matters.

Thanks scylla.

So yeah what scylla is saying is you might wanna keep your older profile to have an edge over the others in a tie. But I personally find that a lesser advantage compared to your chances with AINP if you're interested in that at all.