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A survival job is as it says, a job providing you enough to survive, not to live an average life. And if you are the only one working in a family of 3 then no, most likely you won't be able to cover your living expenses. If you both work then yes, you will be okay at least till you establish...

Hi dreamland, Nowadays mobile and laptop chargers work in any voltage (you can go check your charger, it says 100-240V), so you won't need a converter for this kind of devices. Most likely you will need something like this...

Hi diode, winters in Edmonton are hard. Snow starts around end of October and it goes till end of April, so everything is white for 6 months/year. According to wiki data, there are on average 150 days where everything is covered by snow, and 50 days with actual snowfall. Problem is when the...

For hotels there are 2 websites that can help you find a good price. http://www.trivago.com/ http://www.hotelscombined.com/ Enter city, dates, number of people and they will give you the prices for any type of accommodation in the city. You can also narrow your search according to your needs.

There are many good and bad neighborhoods, but generally keep it north or south west. Avoid east of downtown, and too north or too south areas. And according to many articles and opinions Millwoods is one of the less safe neighborhoods. Well it's a matter of housing prices as well..my suggestion...

It's more or less the same all over Canada, but it's not only the lack of job. Especially if it's a building run by a company, then they usually ask for credit history; and all of us new to the country don't have any credit history to show. Edmonton is not that hard or demanding, cause there is...

Unfortunately there was a problem with the previous group link, so we had to move to a new one and loose all the info. Please, all of you who are moving to Edmonton join this group, get help and help others. Information will be added over time from members, and I will try my best with the...

Totally agree with A.Khan, Don't waste any time! Take the earliest flight you can, land, give an address where someone can collect your PR and mail it to you, and go back home. Then you can take your time to study, pack or whatever, and enter Canada again when you will be ready without caring...

Hi boys and girls, For those who are coming to Edmonton soon, they can join this group on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/493695310748431/ It's a brand new group, so the information will be created over time, with your help and of anyone who can share their knowledge. I will also try...

Still working to make the facebook group bigger and more informative... Please join, feel free to ask questions or provide your own experience or links and services which would help other newcomers. https://www.facebook.com/groups/181115182041120/

Hi klmy, there is a chance that it won't work here because of different frequencies. My S2 was not compatible, so I'm not using it here. But it also depends on the provider you are going to use, so you'll also have to check with them... You can check if your specific model is compatable with...

Well, I came here without knowing anyone or anything about Edmonton or Canada. I tried to get some useful information about the city, but I found it hard to collect the info I really needed. I hope that now I can help some people who are going through the same things I had to go through, and...

Thank you for joining, as well as the rest of you. Seems like we are growing slowly slowly.

Hello all, As a newcomer to Edmonton I decided to create a Facebook group where we can all exchange information and help each other, maybe even arrange some gatherings. Please join the group and invite as many newcomers to the city as you can, or those planning to move here soon. The group...

Hi boys and girls, I moved to Edmonton almost 2 months ago. I tried to find information for newcomers, but there is really not much out there. That's why I created a Facebook Group where we can all exchange information and help each other, maybe even arrange some gatherings. Please join the...

Hi Hanu and congratz on your PPR Keep it simple and as they ask and it will be fine. Bank cheque in EUROS (390 per person) made out to the “Embassy of Canada”. Doesn't matter where you are right now, just ask at the bank a cheque in euros and send it along with your passport to Rome's VO. Good...

Thank you all for your replies. :-* I guess I will have to ask an accountant to be sure how it works. I'm not as concerned about the taxation from the country the money come from. This I can find out easily with a phone call. But the Canadian taxation laws are still a mystery for me! Enjoy...

Hello boys and girls, Got my COPR 2 months ago and I'm planning to land in few months. I was thinking to change my last name to my husbands (keep in mind that I am the principal applicant) before landing, since probably it would be easier to do it now than after I land. I emailed my VO but...

Thank you both very much for the reply. :) What I'm more interested in is to know if e.g. my parents decide to send me $200.000 in a couple of years, will there be a problem with it? Will I be taxed?

Hi all, I read that on landing you can bring in as much money as you want above $10.000, as long as you declare it. But what happens after? E.g. after 1 year you want to transfer more money from the bank in your home-country to your Canadian bank account. Is there a limit to that amount? Is it...