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Speaking of Ottawa, there was a mid-sized earthquake near Ottawa yesterday and I could feel it here in Toronto even though I'm about 450 miles away from it: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/06/23/tor-earthquake.html My house just trembled for a few seconds, nothing serious, the...

Hi Susechan, welcome to our own Singaporean thread. Just thought I'd start off by answering some of your questions: Is it generally easy to find a 'survival' job in Canada? I know that being a new migrant/PR, one might have to lower our expectations when it comes to jobs. Depends on what you...

What's BD? If you fly from New York to Toronto, it's going to cost you minimum $300 for a domestic flight. Like I said, air tickets to Canada are higher because Canada airports charge way more airport tax than US airports. I have not seen a domestic flight in Canada go for less than $299, even...

August/September is the end of summer, so people, especially students, who have been traveling overseas during the summer are all returning. The cheapest time to travel is April before the universities break and October before Canadian Thanksgiving. I got a return ticket back in Oct '08 for...

I drove over to the US to visit a friend on May 7 and came back on May 10. The US customs stamped my passport showing that I exited May 7, but the returning Canadian border guard refused to stamp my passport on my return on May 10 despite me requesting him to. When it comes time to my PR...

Grats Tran, I know you have been waiting a long time for it. When are you planning on moving to Canada for good?

Thank you for the concern. I'm a "night person" and I like staying awake all night sleeping throughout the day. If you saw me IRL I'm as pale as you can imagine because I avoid the sun. If there were such a thing I'd probably be a vampire. ;D

It's easier to get a PR card than a work permit, especially for a fresh graduate.

There are dozens of IT jobs, including SAP specialists advertised daily. Just go to the typical websites workopolis.com , monster.ca and a few other websites that people have discussed in this forum. Make sure you have your certifications and that they are current. Look at those job websites...

According to http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/cit-test.asp , it states: You must take the citizenship test if you are between the ages of 18 and 54, and meet the basic requirements for citizenship. You may also have to take the test if are applying to retain your citizenship. My...

Last year I took SIA, Korean Air and Qatar Airways. The year before I took Emirates and Cathay and Air Canada Business First (their combo of business and first class). When it comes to economy class, there's no difference in terms of comfort. The seats are narrow and cramped - and I'm a short...

I'm not really sure about night jobs, Canadians are quite opposed to working past 5pm in any white collar jobs. I'm just doing data entry right now and I'm quite happy not having to deal with traffic or rush hour. The prerequisites for the CISSP is a bachelors degree and/or 3-5 years experience...

Also wanted to tell you that Singapore Airlines doesn't exactly provide you with more "comfort" nowadays. Most airlines have personal TV screens on their long-haul flights nowadays. I don't find the service from SIA girls any better than any other airlines either. Maybe the food is better for...

I'm still doing temp work, my most recent one is at a bank though and it is a fairly long-term contract. It is really useful because it really chalks up towards gaining Canadian work experience. And since I'm working night shift I don't have to deal with a lot of people. the employment agency I...

Hi all, sorry drifted away from these forums again. If you need to get in touch with me, you can always e-mail me at mediajunkie -at- gmail.com. Anyway, regarding air tickets if any of you plan on coming back to Singapore to see your parents, parents-in-law, etc. I would recommend that you...

I got mine in exactly 1 week. 2 weeks is a precaution. I was living in Singapore then. The receptionist that takes your passport will confirm with you. Remember to bring along a self-addressed manila envelope that is at least A4 size - if you have more than 1 passports you might want to get a...

If you go there, you will notice that the only staff there is only a receptionist covered completely sealed off behind a glass wall. She is a local, not Canadian and cannot answer anything to the progress of the cases. Everyone else is shut behind a locked door in which no one is allowed to...

My parents both worked for the same bank for over 35 years before they came to Canada, it's hard for them to understand that now things have changed. They cannot understand why I just don't pick a job and stick with it through all the good and bad. I think your field is more marketable than...

those programs also require year 12 biology, I have O-level pure bio, i don't know if it qualifies. I really don't want to go take high school biology again. I haven't bothered to look much into it, my parents are still pretty adamant about me wasting all those years studying for my doctorate...

Yeah but I'm more for taking a degree rather than a diploma program. That is because certain provinces, including Ontario, require nurses to have a 4-year bachelors degree. So does California, where I one day dream of going. But I'll look into it, I guess.