landed yesterday smooothly

[shubash]

Hello Gigab,

I have just landed in Halifax Nova Scotia Aug 10., although we had relatives in the province...they lived very far from the city so I didn't want to bother them. We got a "Relocation Specialist" who did all the job for us. They met us at the airport, brought us straight to Service Canada to get the SIN, Medical insurance opened a bank account all on our first day. They arranged for a temporary stay and helped us with apartment viewings. Now we're on our 3rd day and we already signed a lease for an apartment and will be moving in over the weekend. Just an advice, don't book an apartment through the internet, you may not like the place and the neighborhood. I don't know if there is one in Toronto, but these Relocation specialists prove to be a big help. They helped us with the bus map routes, and you can ask them anything you want to know about since they were once immigrants like us at some point in their lives. Now they're helping us network to look for jobs.

Congratulations !! Wish you a happy life in Canada ....May I know the name of relocation specialist

Shubash

 

[attituderockz]

thats great shelby happy to understand that u have made a smooth landing and got a place to live

iam stayin at scarorough..its my fifth day in canada

i too had the same feelings ..leaving home and a confortble job there. i have got sin the second day it took 1 hr ..lot of crowd i saw a mixed crowd of newcomers indians,paks, chinese and africans...

i was bit afraid when i landed as i was sceptical abt finding a job on our own. Even nearby gas stations and tim hortons job was in waiting list...networking helps with a great deal.

i opened bank account in scotia bank and got a 1000 dollar credit card with it.

frends there is one called MAGICJACK just 50 dollars ..if u connect it to ur laptop with net calls across canada and US are unlimited free..no bills nothing. get that..i made atelast 60 calls i the day i got.. its available in nearby bestbuy...

to remind you all initially u wont understnad a bit what they are talking ...takes some time to adjust.

i hae a ielts 8 bank but still difficulty in understanding them

i have two interviews lined up next week..just basic jobs ..lets see ....and mind u everything in toronto is following process. means even for a normal job they as u to upload resume in net and wait for HR.In india i remember giving lot of sales jobs to ppl just by knowing then...no interview...nothing



i walked a great deal ..not so familiar with travel...this weekend planning to get a weekend pass and roam all buses and train.I have changed my resume 5 times in5 days ...so keep on updating ur resume as per canada standards..


as of now still feeling sad without a job but its just 5 days ....i plan to somehow get a job within 1 month ....
I have updated my resumes in bank sites. lets see if i hav any luck


frnds dont lose hope ,,i just wanted to tell the reality ...lots of jobs are there but it takes time and some luck to get it fast.

just have one thing in mind..if we struggle now our children future are rock solid..

if anybody in scarborough ..pm me lets meet and network

keep this thread alive

 

[jnathan]

Scarborough is Toronto's border, It has a bus stoppage those coming from Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Victoria Park in Scarborough has a subway station that makes life so easy to commute all around the GTA.

Since many small companies have shut down and laid off their regular employees in the last few years, people have been flocking in these Blue collar jobs.

Scotia's employees are more foreigners friendly than Royal Bank.

Good that you didnt go for Rogers who would ripped you off.

IELTS is British Accent, Canadians talk in US accent. However, Indian have their own accent and they are so used to it that they get it hard to understand US accent. I never had any problem understanding Canadians at 1st place. You just need to listen to them while they talk, dont think they are white or theyre something different than us. This will do.

Kids will throughly enjoy Canada and its excellent educational system.

Keep us posted about your progress.

 

[gigab]

Hi ms_shelby
Thanks for your post. It's great that you found someone to help you settle specially when you don't have friends or family. I will try to search for a relocation specialist tin Toronto, hopefully there is someone.
Attituderockz I think is great you're all posting your experience. It helps for the rest of us soon landing to have hopes and see that is really no that hard, I mean nothing you can't handle.
Excellent guys.
Please keep sharing. We all want to know more secially what you went through to find a job and everything.
Thanks a lot we really appreciate it.

Gigab

 

[jawadahmed6065]

Hello Gigab,

I have just landed in Halifax Nova Scotia Aug 10., although we had relatives in the province...they lived very far from the city so I didn't want to bother them. We got a "Relocation Specialist" who did all the job for us. They met us at the airport, brought us straight to Service Canada to get the SIN, Medical insurance opened a bank account all on our first day. They arranged for a temporary stay and helped us with apartment viewings. Now we're on our 3rd day and we already signed a lease for an apartment and will be moving in over the weekend. Just an advice, don't book an apartment through the internet, you may not like the place and the neighborhood. I don't know if there is one in Toronto, but these Relocation specialists prove to be a big help. They helped us with the bus map routes, and you can ask them anything you want to know about since they were once immigrants like us at some point in their lives. Now they're helping us network to look for jobs.

What are the charges these "Relocation Specialist" charge for their services? And from where can we know from them?

 

[jawadahmed6065]

thats great shelby happy to understand that u have made a smooth landing and got a place to live

iam stayin at scarorough..its my fifth day in canada

i too had the same feelings ..leaving home and a confortble job there. i have got sin the second day it took 1 hr ..lot of crowd i saw a mixed crowd of newcomers indians,paks, chinese and africans...

i was bit afraid when i landed as i was sceptical abt finding a job on our own. Even nearby gas stations and tim hortons job was in waiting list...networking helps with a great deal.

i opened bank account in scotia bank and got a 1000 dollar credit card with it.

frends there is one called MAGICJACK just 50 dollars ..if u connect it to ur laptop with net calls across canada and US are unlimited free..no bills nothing. get that..i made atelast 60 calls i the day i got.. its available in nearby bestbuy...

to remind you all initially u wont understnad a bit what they are talking ...takes some time to adjust.

i hae a ielts 8 bank but still difficulty in understanding them

i have two interviews lined up next week..just basic jobs ..lets see ....and mind u everything in toronto is following process. means even for a normal job they as u to upload resume in net and wait for HR.In india i remember giving lot of sales jobs to ppl just by knowing then...no interview...nothing



i walked a great deal ..not so familiar with travel...this weekend planning to get a weekend pass and roam all buses and train.I have changed my resume 5 times in5 days ...so keep on updating ur resume as per canada standards..


as of now still feeling sad without a job but its just 5 days ....i plan to somehow get a job within 1 month ....
I have updated my resumes in bank sites. lets see if i hav any luck


frnds dont lose hope ,,i just wanted to tell the reality ...lots of jobs are there but it takes time and some luck to get it fast.

just have one thing in mind..if we struggle now our children future are rock solid..

if anybody in scarborough ..pm me lets meet and network

keep this thread alive

Nice information; will definately help a lot...Please keep writing...

 

[phdmaker]

thats great shelby happy to understand that u have made a smooth landing and got a place to live

iam stayin at scarorough..its my fifth day in canada

i too had the same feelings ..leaving home and a confortble job there. i have got sin the second day it took 1 hr ..lot of crowd i saw a mixed crowd of newcomers indians,paks, chinese and africans...

i was bit afraid when i landed as i was sceptical abt finding a job on our own. Even nearby gas stations and tim hortons job was in waiting list...networking helps with a great deal.

i opened bank account in scotia bank and got a 1000 dollar credit card with it.

frends there is one called MAGICJACK just 50 dollars ..if u connect it to ur laptop with net calls across canada and US are unlimited free..no bills nothing. get that..i made atelast 60 calls i the day i got.. its available in nearby bestbuy...

to remind you all initially u wont understnad a bit what they are talking ...takes some time to adjust.

i hae a ielts 8 bank but still difficulty in understanding them

i have two interviews lined up next week..just basic jobs ..lets see ....and mind u everything in toronto is following process. means even for a normal job they as u to upload resume in net and wait for HR.In india i remember giving lot of sales jobs to ppl just by knowing then...no interview...nothing



i walked a great deal ..not so familiar with travel...this weekend planning to get a weekend pass and roam all buses and train.I have changed my resume 5 times in5 days ...so keep on updating ur resume as per canada standards..


as of now still feeling sad without a job but its just 5 days ....i plan to somehow get a job within 1 month ....
I have updated my resumes in bank sites. lets see if i hav any luck


frnds dont lose hope ,,i just wanted to tell the reality ...lots of jobs are there but it takes time and some luck to get it fast.

just have one thing in mind..if we struggle now our children future are rock solid..

if anybody in scarborough ..pm me lets meet and network

keep this thread alive

Keep updating us about your progress in Canada.

Our best wishes are always with u.................

 

[attituderockz]

dont mind spelling just typing notes


yesterday i went to downtown toronto.
lake, that big CN tower, rogers center baseball stadium , dundas square ..since aug 15 here all indian cultural show was there
full indians Independence day parade.big vehicels decorated and tamil,hindi punjabi all kinds of ppl.
i went to lake ontario there is a big cruise into lake
lots of kids play there ice skating,canoeing etc
CN tower was superb.some concert was there in stage and a big international food mall..i tried one latin american sweet churries..costs 2 dolars..

at nite 8 o clock sun was still there
i travelled by train , subway train,trams and it was exciting

i went to price choppers .
very big shop all food
i bought apples grapes etc
apples are very very cheap
all apples were there
oranges are of some 10 types
very big shop
6 roti pack is 2 dollars.we have to put in owen and eat it.


Will post more on day to day happenings

bye ..

 

[jnathan]

attituderockz

nice occurences !! Keep posted more.
Visit Yonge street, I heard that its World's longest street.
TTC in Toronto is so fast and seamless. I will post more to let you know where to go for enjoyable visit in Toronto.

 

[Canadian4U]

@ attituderockz - I must appreciate your effort. You are the only candidate on this forum who are providing such in depth analysis of day to day routine activities POST LANDING..

This really a great help to the people planning to move in next couple of months or months to come.

Thanks keep on sharing. +1 for you attitude(Positive)

Regards

 

[afin]

thats great shelby happy to understand that u have made a smooth landing and got a place to live

iam stayin at scarorough..its my fifth day in canada

i too had the same feelings ..leaving home and a confortble job there. i have got sin the second day it took 1 hr ..lot of crowd i saw a mixed crowd of newcomers indians,paks, chinese and africans...

i was bit afraid when i landed as i was sceptical abt finding a job on our own. Even nearby gas stations and tim hortons job was in waiting list...networking helps with a great deal.

i opened bank account in scotia bank and got a 1000 dollar credit card with it.

frends there is one called MAGICJACK just 50 dollars ..if u connect it to ur laptop with net calls across canada and US are unlimited free..no bills nothing. get that..i made atelast 60 calls i the day i got.. its available in nearby bestbuy...

to remind you all initially u wont understnad a bit what they are talking ...takes some time to adjust.

i hae a ielts 8 bank but still difficulty in understanding them

i have two interviews lined up next week..just basic jobs ..lets see ....and mind u everything in toronto is following process. means even for a normal job they as u to upload resume in net and wait for HR.In india i remember giving lot of sales jobs to ppl just by knowing then...no interview...nothing



i walked a great deal ..not so familiar with travel...this weekend planning to get a weekend pass and roam all buses and train.I have changed my resume 5 times in5 days ...so keep on updating ur resume as per canada standards..


as of now still feeling sad without a job but its just 5 days ....i plan to somehow get a job within 1 month ....
I have updated my resumes in bank sites. lets see if i hav any luck


frnds dont lose hope ,,i just wanted to tell the reality ...lots of jobs are there but it takes time and some luck to get it fast.

just have one thing in mind..if we struggle now our children future are rock solid..

if anybody in scarborough ..pm me lets meet and network

keep this thread alive

Thanks Dear , this is the yeomans jobs you are doing I wish you will get the job soon and will settle ,our all the good wishes to you .. Pl Keep on Postings on your findings

 

[afin]

thats great shelby happy to understand that u have made a smooth landing and got a place to live

iam stayin at scarorough..its my fifth day in canada

i too had the same feelings ..leaving home and a confortble job there. i have got sin the second day it took 1 hr ..lot of crowd i saw a mixed crowd of newcomers indians,paks, chinese and africans...

i was bit afraid when i landed as i was sceptical abt finding a job on our own. Even nearby gas stations and tim hortons job was in waiting list...networking helps with a great deal.

i opened bank account in scotia bank and got a 1000 dollar credit card with it.

frends there is one called MAGICJACK just 50 dollars ..if u connect it to ur laptop with net calls across canada and US are unlimited free..no bills nothing. get that..i made atelast 60 calls i the day i got.. its available in nearby bestbuy...

to remind you all initially u wont understnad a bit what they are talking ...takes some time to adjust.

i hae a ielts 8 bank but still difficulty in understanding them

i have two interviews lined up next week..just basic jobs ..lets see ....and mind u everything in toronto is following process. means even for a normal job they as u to upload resume in net and wait for HR.In india i remember giving lot of sales jobs to ppl just by knowing then...no interview...nothing



i walked a great deal ..not so familiar with travel...this weekend planning to get a weekend pass and roam all buses and train.I have changed my resume 5 times in5 days ...so keep on updating ur resume as per canada standards..


as of now still feeling sad without a job but its just 5 days ....i plan to somehow get a job within 1 month ....
I have updated my resumes in bank sites. lets see if i hav any luck


frnds dont lose hope ,,i just wanted to tell the reality ...lots of jobs are there but it takes time and some luck to get it fast.

just have one thing in mind..if we struggle now our children future are rock solid..

if anybody in scarborough ..pm me lets meet and network

keep this thread alive

Dear , you wrote that you changed your resume 5 times ,i can understand your earlier resume was as per indian standard.... So what you have changed in your resume ...pl post ....because in india also we use the same resume ... will be obliged if you will share the differences....

 

[bijupv007]

@ attituderockz I really liked your humble attitude though you were a banker in india you are ready to take up any job in canada...and ur well aware that initially there will be struggle.
My husband is least ready for such things and he says that he will only take up a good standard job it will become very difficult with his attitude to immigrate to canada and i dont think he will be ready to struggle also. ???

hi namasteindia
Its vv simple , all the struggles are only for the first few months or an year. but at the same time u will see ur kids really enjoying in schools and in community plus the weather allows u to work more than in your country. and salary are paid in hourly basis , so its coooool. even whn ur Hus finished his studies he must have suffered to find a job - so same - But the end will be 100% Happy ... Good Luck ......

 

[bijupv007]

Good Luck attituderockz - All the Best . Think always if there is a down there is 100% an UP. Now ur making the base ,once done its going to be a Palace ...U will Enjooooooooyyyyyy...God bless u allllllll . Keep in touch and Help allllll new comers as far as u can

 

[phdmaker]

Hello Gigab,

I have just landed in Halifax Nova Scotia Aug 10., although we had relatives in the province...they lived very far from the city so I didn't want to bother them. We got a "Relocation Specialist" who did all the job for us. They met us at the airport, brought us straight to Service Canada to get the SIN, Medical insurance opened a bank account all on our first day. They arranged for a temporary stay and helped us with apartment viewings. Now we're on our 3rd day and we already signed a lease for an apartment and will be moving in over the weekend. Just an advice, don't book an apartment through the internet, you may not like the place and the neighborhood. I don't know if there is one in Toronto, but these Relocation specialists prove to be a big help. They helped us with the bus map routes, and you can ask them anything you want to know about since they were once immigrants like us at some point in their lives. Now they're helping us network to look for jobs.

Dear Shelby,

How much that "Relocation Specialist" has charged u for his/her services?

Kindly share.