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Thanks guys! The initial question was about exchanging (not transferring) money. Implying I have some USD cash and want to get CAD cash. As for the transfers, I have no problem transferring USD from Russian bank to as USD account at a Canadian bank. I just don't want to exchange money at a...

Hi, I've read that the bank rates are disadvantageous and people recommend to use exchanges to buy CAD for USD. I know there's for example uexchange.ca which offers some good rates. But I was wondering whether there's an online service to find the best exchange store based on rate and location...

Well, removing a single letter is not such a big change ;) But what's the best time and place to at least ask about it?

Hi, My goal is to make sure that ultimately in my Canadian passport my last name is spelled differently from my home country's travel document. Is this possible? Here are the details: my last name ends with -skY, like Levitsky, Kovalsky etc. And that's the way I want it eventually to be spelled...

Thanks guys! Alright, no letters to myself :) My first month will be in an apartment rented through Airbnb, will their electronic receipt also count?

HI, We're going to land in 10 days and I want to make everything right so that each day counts towards citizenship. Do I need to prove I'm physically present in Canada using something like mailing a letter to myself or anything else? I've come across the recommendation to keep boarding passes...

Hi, I would highly appreciate the seniors or anyone who successfully changed the spelling of their name to chime in on this

I'd like to hear personal impressions about using Freedom Mobile, especially their Home plans. I saw a couple of threads on this forum where people recommended Freedom. As I see from description on their site, the network coverage is relatively good in GTA, but is less represented elsewhere...

Hi, We're renting an apartment on Airbnb for 1 month hoping to rent a more permanent place and get our goods to follow within that month. I've read that signed COPR and passwort is generally enough to prove your identity and that you're a legal PR. But what about the proof I live in Ontario...

Thank you! But what if I don't want to change the name in my home country? My initial question was how do I propagate the spelling change in Canada, not in the country I'll leave in a couple of weeks...

HI all, I would really appreciate someone's advice on this

Sounds awesome, thanks for the lead!

Well, here is the deal. My last name ends with -skY, like Levitsky, Kovalsky etc. And that's the way I want it eventually to be spelled. But due to certain stupid transliteration rules my travel document and consequently COPR all have it spelled like -skIY. To complicate things further, my wife...

Hi, Here's the story. I'm going to open a bank account after I land (that is, I'm not interested in opening an account remotely from my home country). I'm also bringing in some cash with me and I'm not interested in buying a car or a house right away :). I'm not going to transfer much from the...

Thank you! That's what I'm planning to do. However my question was is 3 months travel insurance enough. To put it differently, do I become automatically insured after 3 months?

Hi, I need someone to clarify to me the best practices about insurance. I am landing in Toronto in a month. As far as I know, one is not covered by OHIP for 3 months after landing. Therefore even if you submit the documents for insurance on the day one, they will still only start processing you...

Hi, I've received PPR and now my passports are being stamped. CIC account shows the visa numbers and they are valid up until January 19th. Right now there's an option to book a cheap flight to Toronto on Jan 17th (only 2 days before visas expire), but there are 2 catches: we don't have our...

I think you should inform them about your inability to land within the provided time frame so that they would either issue you a new medicals request or extend the expiring one. Sending them the passport would actually mean "yes, I'm ready to land before 9th"

Thanks so much!

Hi, We've submitted our passports and are waiting for our visas now. The question of cash to bring with us has come up. The CBSA web-site states that if you bring 10k CAD or more, you'll need to declare. Does this "you" apply to family or to each person? Thanks for your answers in advance!