FOR THOSE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CANADA (& TORONTO).........

[shibleebd]

Re: FOR THOSE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CANADA.........

There's nothing to be worried.

Do you have any city in mind e.g. Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver?

If you are looking for jobs as Rest. Mgr, I think Toronto is pretty good. It has lots of local and international resaturants. I am not an expert but I think, in Toronto you have more opportunity than any other city. You can check the following links and personally visit the restaurants to check if they are hiring:http://www.restaurantguidetoronto.com/

http://www.dine.to/

you can go to the following link for rentals. http://www.viewit.ca/?gclid=CL7j7tW0obECFQZtKgodd1NrDg

If you are looking to rent a place, my (personal) opinion is not to go for any long lease. There are lots of private rentals (I mean rentals that are not done through binding contracts) available in Toronto; usually the landlord takes 2months rent and you can live as long/ short you want. This way, if you find a good job far from your current place, you can give the landlord 2 months' notice and can move out.

Also, many home owners rent out their basement for bargain price. You can find them in local newspapers and in corner shop listings. However, during winter, basements can be colder.

My suggestion, do not worry. In Canada, everything is in order. All you need to do is keep cool.

Thank you brother for the elaborated answer.
But the problem is I dont have any friends/family/relatives in Canada and really dont know where to go after landing.
That make ma worried

 

[w3soul]

Re: FOR THOSE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CANADA.........

Thanks brother for boasting up my confidence.

Yup brother i finalized Toronto for my landing. Secondly i am the only applicant, no married still in waiting list
and the most important of all I only prioritize 0631 for my application. Infact my application NOC list incule 0631 and 1122 (in IT environmental). I have just 1 .5 year of experience as Rest. Manager and more than 5 years of experience as IT professional.

I want to continue to my IT profession there but at the same time i prepare my mind for survival job (I repeat any type of survival job initially).

Please help me finding some IT reference in toronto. I am a web/print media designer and developer. and also server as in IT administrator (windows based)

Brother, i am a bit tensed about housing. I send messages on difference classified site likes kijiji , toronto.en.craigslist.ca/apa/ but no one reply. I dont know why.
Will you please help me finding some room in a budged of 400-450 CAD/month in the center of community and also guide me how do i book that room before landing , so that after landing i have some place to move on

There's nothing to be worried.

Do you have any city in mind e.g. Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver?

If you are looking for jobs as Rest. Mgr, I think Toronto is pretty good. It has lots of local and international resaturants. I am not an expert but I think, in Toronto you have more opportunity than any other city. You can check the following links and personally visit the restaurants to check if they are hiring:http://www.restaurantguidetoronto.com/

http://www.dine.to/

you can go to the following link for rentals. http://www.viewit.ca/?gclid=CL7j7tW0obECFQZtKgodd1NrDg

If you are looking to rent a place, my (personal) opinion is not to go for any long lease. There are lots of private rentals (I mean rentals that are not done through binding contracts) available in Toronto; usually the landlord takes 2months rent and you can live as long/ short you want. This way, if you find a good job far from your current place, you can give the landlord 2 months' notice and can move out.

Also, many home owners rent out their basement for bargain price. You can find them in local newspapers and in corner shop listings. However, during winter, basements can be colder.

My suggestion, do not worry. In Canada, everything is in order. All you need to do is keep cool.

 

[jnathan]

w3soul

Buy Phone credits for calling to Canada.
I have seen people posted in craigslist for renting out heir rooms usually dont reply to email.
Call them in their Phone number. most of them prefer that.

 

[w3soul]

Thankyou brother for the honest advice.
I will , as you guided.

Secondly brother what about the IT jobs. I am a web designer/developer finalized downtown/thornecliffe Toronto for my stay.
and what about survival jobs....what type of survival jobs are available at above locations and how do i get them in the begining

w3soul

Buy Phone credits for calling to Canada.
I have seen people posted in craigslist for renting out heir rooms usually dont reply to email.
Call them in their Phone number. most of them prefer that.

 

[jnathan]

1. if you got skills that matches Canada's needs then jobs in IT wouldnt be a problem
2. Read qorax's posts.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/a-master-thread-of-some-of-my-posts-here-t40175.0.html

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t108699.0.html

 

[shibleebd]

Re: FOR THOSE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CANADA.........

i agree with JNATHAN, most adverts in Kijiji is actually replied through calls. So, you have 2 options: 1. to wait until you land here 2. to call these Kijiji adverts right now and fix with them. Most importantly, housing is not a problem at all in Toronto, moreover, if you are single, you will find it lot easier to rent.

I suggest you to relax. Also, we can help you to get a room for $400-450 but I don;t think it's a good idea.

Once you land in Toronto, decide which area you wanna live in as Toronto is big and you need to consider your workplace proximity as you wanna travel less to and from work. go to your local ads in Kijiji, local newspapers, cornershops and then move in as you dont wanna move in-out very often.

I also suggest (as you are single) to look for basement/semi-basement rent to save money.

as for job, I honestly don;t know anything about IT jobs. I hope JNATHAN is somewhat correct.

My experience, there are lots of jobs in Toronto and Canada. But the Canadian system is different to any other country (i think every country has different way of working). As soon as you can understand the system and they way Canadians think/ work you will be able to land a job. Until then keep an open mind....accept any job that pays, do not go into your savings

Thanks brother for boasting up my confidence.

Yup brother i finalized Toronto for my landing. Secondly i am the only applicant, no married still in waiting list
and the most important of all I only prioritize 0631 for my application. Infact my application NOC list incule 0631 and 1122 (in IT environmental). I have just 1 .5 year of experience as Rest. Manager and more than 5 years of experience as IT professional.

I want to continue to my IT profession there but at the same time i prepare my mind for survival job (I repeat any type of survival job initially).

Please help me finding some IT reference in toronto. I am a web/print media designer and developer. and also server as in IT administrator (windows based)

Brother, i am a bit tensed about housing. I send messages on difference classified site likes kijiji , toronto.en.craigslist.ca/apa/ but no one reply. I dont know why.
Will you please help me finding some room in a budged of 400-450 CAD/month in the center of community and also guide me how do i book that room before landing , so that after landing i have some place to move on

 

[w3soul]

Re: FOR THOSE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CANADA.........

Wow ! thanks brother
Can you help me finding some room for me, I will be really thankful.......it's really helpful for me brother.

You know what at-last I finalized Downtown/Thorncliffe for my work and stay in the beginning, before that I dont know where to go but know I am bit confident that atleast i decide something after a long hard search on internet. I found Throncliffe park drive is good but the rent there is high that is about 800-900 CAD for single room. Then safehome stay is also about 1000 CAD for a month.

That is why I also prefer to find some basement room as it may be available for 400-450 CAD.

I already setup my mind for any survival job in the beginning........(I repeat any). I just need the one that pay me to fulfil my rent/utilities need and later when I get familiar with the market I will search for the better one.

i agree with JNATHAN, most adverts in Kijiji is actually replied through calls. So, you have 2 options: 1. to wait until you land here 2. to call these Kijiji adverts right now and fix with them. Most importantly, housing is not a problem at all in Toronto, moreover, if you are single, you will find it lot easier to rent.

I suggest you to relax. Also, we can help you to get a room for $400-450 but I don;t think it's a good idea.

Once you land in Toronto, decide which area you wanna live in as Toronto is big and you need to consider your workplace proximity as you wanna travel less to and from work. go to your local ads in Kijiji, local newspapers, cornershops and then move in as you dont wanna move in-out very often.

I also suggest (as you are single) to look for basement/semi-basement rent to save money.

as for job, I honestly don;t know anything about IT jobs. I hope JNATHAN is somewhat correct.

My experience, there are lots of jobs in Toronto and Canada. But the Canadian system is different to any other country (i think every country has different way of working). As soon as you can understand the system and they way Canadians think/ work you will be able to land a job. Until then keep an open mind....accept any job that pays, do not go into your savings

 

[tokon]

A very useful thread indeed.

 

[jnathan]

And THAT Survival job is at scarce
lots of the Canadians search for those survival jobs at this time of their bad economy and Canadian Employers would normally put you in 2nd after a Canadian for the jobs. Networking is the key here.

 

[Alliance2010]

Hello champion member,

Please I am a new member I have never done nothing about my landing but i strongly believe God to get landed soonest. Please do well to tell me how to go about this by reason of your experience.

God bless.