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This was my experience too. I was told I'd get coverage beginning January 5, and I landed October 5. One thing I'm not so sure of though, is I applied for OHIP on December 23. I asked when I'd receive the health card, and she told me it would be "a couple weeks before that" (ie, a couple weeks...

Are you sure? I'm pretty sure I used Xpresspost and used the courier address. Also I'm probably just paranoid but I would wait a couple of days as well.

Lol. You're probably right.

I landed October 5 and am in the same boat. I called the call centre and they said they are having a lot of delays right now and I should get it "by January 12." Quite a random date, but we'll see if they're correct.

Hi everyone, hope you all had a merry Christmas! I have FINALLY finished the vehicle import process and am the proud owner of Ontario plates! So I wanted to share my experience/ the tips I have to help someone else, as there is a surprising lack of information about car importing on this forum...

Yup, there was a lot of crap wrong with my car too that needed fixing (don't ask me what, I don't speak Car language xD) and it was just such a big expense. I'm actually still sweating bullets over here, my abstract has yet to come in the mail from Florida which I need to get my Ontario license...

As others have already said: They recommend you apply a month in advance of expiry, but you can do it literally the day before (I personally applied a day LATE once on accident, and they still extended my visa easily- gave me 1 year when I asked for 6 months!) Show his pay stubs, bank balances...

Congrats on your DM. I personally received my COPR in 6 days, went and got a SIN immediately after landing (took 5 minutes). I haven't yet applied for an Ontario health card, because apparently you must be a PR for 3 months to qualify. I've still got about a month to go. According to the CIC...

Okay I finally got through with CIC, they said there's been an "additional delay" and there was a batch of us who are late, I am probably "in that group" and should receive the card by the end of this month. Hope she's right, she didn't even ask for my file or UCI number to look up my file :/

I just finished the RIV process (except I haven't licensed my car yet, just because I'm waiting to switch over my FL license to Ontario) so I can help. The 72 hour rule is a US rule. You must leave the car in the US for 72 hours then go to their export office at the border. They DO enforce this...

Anyone who landed in October get their PR card yet? I landed on Oct. 5th and still don't have it. I tried the call centre just now but they wouldn't even put me on hold due to a "high volume of calls", pfft.

I'm not much help as my car is already paid for, but I'm in the importing process right now and it's been SUCH a hassle and I've already spent over half of my car's (low) value on this process. If possible, I would just get a new car in Canada. If I had the money for a newer car and could go...

I can't help with an office, but I do know most people choose not to go this route because apparently it can take months to book an appointment. I'm also in the Toronto area, and the Niagara Falls border is just an hour or so away- it would probably be a lot easier for you to just drive down and...

Ahh, hello fellow Floridian!! I've been in Mississauga for the past 2 years but just got PR last month :) The weather has definitely been an adjustment, LOL. Ready to go back to school now!!! Yeah, Seneca keeps giving me the run-around, but their program is better than Sheridan's from what I...

Wow really? I would gladly spend $40 for one school, but idk if my choices have any deals like that. I plan to apply to both Seneca and Sheridan for their vet tech program. So far I've emailed Seneca and they haven't been very helpful with the requirements, just that I need the report, which I...

Do any of you have experience with applying for school after you've landed? I want to go back to school and it seems I need a WES or ICAS report to assess my credits first since my education is "international" pfft, but the reports are like $250-300!! Don't have that money to drop right now :/

I asked them about an online copy but they said it has to be an original. Ugh. I've already imported (minus the final federal inspection), just need to change my license to Ontario before I can get Ontario insurance.

Hmm, OP, I might do what a couple others suggested and buy a (refundable) return ticket and say he's just visiting. Plans do change :P And I wish switching over a license was as easy as everyone is saying! I went to get an Ontario one from my Florida license, I passed the eye test and filled...

I'm also in the GTA, and I got my COPR in 6 days. Congrats on your DM :)

Definitely apply for restoration ASAP. You can do that online. I accidentally let my visitor visa expire by 1 day (honest, stupid mistake) and therefore was out of status for that one day. I was freaking out, but I applied for restoration immediately and said I was about to apply for PR and...