Landed Immigrants: Share Landing, Job hunt, house hunt & other experience

[mmilon]

An excellent topic I also intend to land in June/July-so it will help me a lot particularly regarding Housing as I have none there.
thanks

 

[FARPADANA]

I am planing to land in the coming spring with my wife and our 9 month son, we are both nurses and already sent our papers for assessment to get a working lisence in Ontario.
I am writing to share my concern about the job sphere in canada 4 nurses. since I have good job in kuwait in the Kuwit Oil company and my wife in ministery of health still I couldnt decide wheter to get a oneway ticket or go and get the pr and return.my salary here is slightly less than canada and taxfree but I love being settle and stable in canada forever too. what do you think guys shall I make a risk for a good or hesitate to go.

 

[kchakus]

The best would be to take a 2-week vacation to your destination city, evaluate the cost of living, job opportunities, culture, safe locality and other important points of your interest during the early April 2011.
Return back to your native and then re-collect and re-evaluate your experiences and see if it is worth staying there for life long. Ofcourse, this would mean taking care of PR obligations and PR card address and other such mandatory precautions.

ALL THE BEST!!!

 

[rocky272727]

Hey everyone,

Its been long since I have shared any of my recent experiences so though of bringing this topic again.

This is regarding resume and job search.

Resume:

Always pay a lot of attention to your resume before applying to a job. Here My manager shared with me that they do not look for hard core technical skills always (off-course depends upon the job but this is majority of jobs) but instead high light soft skills that you have.

It is possible that you are not aware that what type of soft skills are required and what type of skills you have. Well to answer that, there are "n" number of resume's online and the best hint is the job description which states the key words they are looking at. Put them in your resume to get automatically picked up by their screening software.

Use Linkedin or other tools and do a lot of information interviews here. It really helps a lot to develop contacts and get your foot in the right place.

We were talking about this today, so thought of sharing this with you all.

I wish you luck in Canada. Work hard and stay focused, you will definitely get what you want.

Rocky

 

[odin2404]

Can someone please shed some light on this thread???

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/budget-of-250000-t63523.0.html

Thanks

 

[rocky272727]

Can someone please shed some light on this thread???

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/budget-of-250000-t63523.0.html

Thanks

http://www.househuntingintoronto.com/#homesearch

Use this website and look for it

 

[humsafar]

http://www.househuntingintoronto.com/#homesearch

Use this website and look for it

I think this thread should be continued and kept alive by newly landed immigrants

 

[pritishah1180]

Hello Everyone,

One of my friend got DECISION MADE on Thursday and from Friday in her status two address is showing. My friend has apply through Canadian lawyer one side is of Toronto and other side is of Canadian lawyer, My question is that VISA is CONFORM? If yes then to whom CHC will send PP? When they send PP we can come to know by mail or by some other? In covering letter address was of INDIA who is Applicant.

 

[sm001]

Any data entry or entry-level jobs in Toronto/North York?

 

[pritishah1180]

Hello

--- Can anyone suggest which city is good according to Jobs, house rent and weather in canada.

--- Some suggest to land in Calgary, if I land in calgary then in which region can I find Indians?

 

[pritishah1180]

Hello EVERYONE,

I NEED INFORMATION REGARDING EDMONTON

--- can u pls tell me what abt job in Edmonton? it is better than calgary? My husband i warehouse incharge can he gets job easily in
Shopping mall.

--- I know first of all for few months we have to struggle and can accept any type of job, i mean to say can we get job easily in shopping
mall, retail shops, Grocessary shop etc etc.

--- What is minimum wages there?

--- What is monthly average costly?

--- what about weather?

 

[swapno]

Totaly agree with you. This is very much important and should be an element of your resume

Hey everyone,

Its been long since I have shared any of my recent experiences so though of bringing this topic again.

This is regarding resume and job search.

Resume:

Always pay a lot of attention to your resume before applying to a job. Here My manager shared with me that they do not look for hard core technical skills always (off-course depends upon the job but this is majority of jobs) but instead high light soft skills that you have.

It is possible that you are not aware that what type of soft skills are required and what type of skills you have. Well to answer that, there are "n" number of resume's online and the best hint is the job description which states the key words they are looking at. Put them in your resume to get automatically picked up by their screening software.

Use Linkedin or other tools and do a lot of information interviews here. It really helps a lot to develop contacts and get your foot in the right place.

We were talking about this today, so thought of sharing this with you all.

I wish you luck in Canada. Work hard and stay focused, you will definitely get what you want.

Rocky

 

[saify]

Kindly guide me, your time is valuable, I need some of your time as you are landed there.
I just received my family passports stamped from Canadian embassy.
Now I am planning to land in Toronto, I am confused whether I should bring my family with me, or I should come alone and find some job and after finding job I should call them.
Is there any restriction from the Canadian authorities to bring family with you.
One thing is for sure that I have to show proof of funds for whole family, either I should go alone or with family.
Someone suggests me not to bring cloths/shoes from Pakistan, he advised to purchase it from Canada, those will be more weather compatible.
What should be Goods to follow list in your opinion?
some crockery, some blankets, and some cloths/shoes
I need your opinion about this issue.

 

[Leon]

Kindly guide me, your time is valuable, I need some of your time as you are landed there.
I just received my family passports stamped from Canadian embassy.
Now I am planning to land in Toronto, I am confused whether I should bring my family with me, or I should come alone and find some job and after finding job I should call them.
Is there any restriction from the Canadian authorities to bring family with you.
One thing is for sure that I have to show proof of funds for whole family, either I should go alone or with family.
Someone suggests me not to bring cloths/shoes from Pakistan, he advised to purchase it from Canada, those will be more weather compatible.
What should be Goods to follow list in your opinion?
some crockery, some blankets, and some cloths/shoes
I need your opinion about this issue.

It is up to you if you come alone or with the family. It is easier to come alone because you can look for a job before you decide where to settle. If you bring your family, they would want to get settled somewhere.

You still have to show funds for your whole family and their only limitation is that they must land within the expiry date of their PR visa.

If you have warm clothes and shoes, you can bring them.

 

[Your Highness]

Kindly guide me, your time is valuable, I need some of your time as you are landed there.
I just received my family passports stamped from Canadian embassy.
Now I am planning to land in Toronto, I am confused whether I should bring my family with me, or I should come alone and find some job and after finding job I should call them.
Is there any restriction from the Canadian authorities to bring family with you.
One thing is for sure that I have to show proof of funds for whole family, either I should go alone or with family.
Someone suggests me not to bring cloths/shoes from Pakistan, he advised to purchase it from Canada, those will be more weather compatible.
What should be Goods to follow list in your opinion?
some crockery, some blankets, and some cloths/shoes
I need your opinion about this issue.

I would say you come alone if that's an option. Once you get a feel of the place and what it has to offer you, then you can bring your family.
Bring as many things as you can from there. Things here are very very expensive. When compared to your home country, it's going to shock you. Get your entire kitchen if possible and also towels, curtains and bed spreads and such other things. Basically get whatever you can from there. Apart from your winter jacket and winter boots, nothing else is very different from what you would get there. So you may leave these 2 things to buy here, and get everything else from there. This is my advice.

Trust this helps.