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[gabrilla]

@ Loolo Hearty congratulations personally relieved to hear this good news. @ Gabriella I hope you have started packing your stuff? It's time to have you on this other side.

Congrats in advance to all those waiting for updates it shall come at the appointed time. Cheers all

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Dear sister, thanks am still trying to gather things o, this their canadian draft to accra is giving me wahala o.

 

[gabrilla]

Congrats to all who have received their MR. Thank God for you even as we expect our own. It appears we 011's are the seniors in waiting ;D ;D ;D.Accra please answer us naaa.

Don't worry your is on the way.

 

[Forsure]

My dear beloveth forumites, am sorry for announcing of my MR very late. It actually came on friday aorund 8pm . I used my phone to check my email but was unable to use it to post the information to the forum that was why I told Fly7251 to inform you guys . I thank God for is goodness and those of us still expecting just calm down it has come it has come.

I want to thank all of you for your oneness, I also thank those who have congratulated me even before the MR came and those of you who have been encouraging me, God will surely see everyone of you at the point of your needs. Amen

I also want to tell all of you, that you guays are wonderful and I love you all, even though I can not really place faces to all the beautiful names in this forum.

Congrats Gabrilla

 

[Ikemba]

Fly, congrat.

Grand Pa Mufu GCFR Happy New Years. Thank sir

 

[fatenny]

Congrats to all our seniors that got one update or the other. Gabrilla na ur own 'trip' me pass!

Please to claim points for relative(s) in Canada, must the person be a PR?Tanxs

 

[donwin4real]

Congrats to all our seniors that got one update or the other. Gabrilla na ur own 'trip' me pass!

Please to claim points for relative(s) in Canada, must the person be a PR?Tanxs

Relative must be a PR or a Canadian citizen.

 

[GreatGrace]

This thread is a blessing to every applicant and also filled with reasons why one should not give up on their Canadian dream,also I don't want to be smoked out by gbege ,I have been reading this forum for quit sometime applied last year January still waiting for my LOA from Manitoba patiently ,hoping it to get it this month.

 

[kolemm]

@GreatGrace - We are glad to have you in. You're welcome to this great forum, your days of looking through the window are pardoned, now you're in. Please try and see if you can make up to 10posts in order for you to be able to update your timeline.
Once again, you're highly welcome.

 

[jodav3]

This thread is a blessing to every applicant and also filled with reasons why one should not give up on their Canadian dream,also I don't want to be smoked out by gbege ,I have been reading this forum for quit sometime applied last year January still waiting for my LOA from Manitoba patiently ,hoping it to get it this month.

GreatGrace, you do well. Welcome officially to our fold. Your expectations shall not be cut short. Heed the advise of Comrade Kolemm so that you can update your profile for all to see.

 

[ASHELA]

Hello All.
My fellow MR expectants hope we r still hanging in there. It is well

 

[headyman]

Yes ooooh! It is well bro.

Hello All.
My fellow MR expectants hope we r still hanging in there. It is well

 

[dcrest]

Hello All.
My fellow MR expectants hope we r still hanging in there. It is well

Still standing by brother. One love.

We will conquer, definitely.

Dcrest

 

[Anvaller]

Hello All.
My fellow MR expectants hope we r still hanging in there. It is well

Still standing by brother. One love.

We will conquer, definitely.

Dcrest

Yes ooooh! It is well bro.

Still patiently waiting, just disappointed that they paused the buzz. Hopefully we will get there soon.

 

[donwin4real]

Canada ranks
#6 out of 159 in State of World
Liberty Index, 2013 [economic and
personal freedom], survey by the
State of World Liberty Project
#8 out of 167 in Democracy Index,
2012 [electoral process and
pluralism, civil liberties,
functioning of government,
political participation, and
political culture] , survey by the
Economist
#8 out of 162 in Global Peace
Index (GPI), 2013 [crime rate,
terrorism/violence, relation with
neighboring nations, local
refugees, political status] ,
survey by Institute for Economics
and Peace (IEP)
#9 out of 177 in Corruption
Perceptions Index, 2013, survey by
Transparency International
#11 out of 187 in Human
Development Index (HDI), 2013
[life expectancy, education, and
income indices] , survey by United
Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
#14 out of 148 in Global
Competitiveness Report, 2013-14
[infrastructure, economic
environment, health, education/
training, labour/financial market
efficiency, business, innovation/
technology, market size] , survey
by World Economic Forum
#14 out of 111 in Worldwide
Quality-of-Life Index, 2005 [GDP,
health, political stability-
security, personal/community life,
job security, equality] , survey by
the Economist
#3 among 34 member countries in
Better Life Index, 2013 [income,
housing, jobs, community,
education, environment, civic
engagement, health, life
satisfaction, safety and work-life
balance] , survey by Organization
for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)
#19 out of 183 in Ease of Doing
Business, 2013, survey by World
Bank
#20 out of 179 in Press Freedom
Index, 2013, survey by Reporters
without Borders
#24 out of 178 in Environmental
Performance Index, 2014
[environmental disease, air/water
pollution, biodiversity, natural
resources, climate change] , survey
by Yale University
NB: I'm aware that these ranking
may not reflect a true picture
from a new immigrant's perspective
and many will oppose/ignore. Yet
you may find some ground where
Canada stands internationally.

 

[donwin4real]

Someone's experience on the forum which I believe it's worth sharing as it should be an encouragement for us all...



Here is my story:
When I first came to Canada, I
must say life was not easy. I was
on a study permit and started off
by staying with relatives in order
to save money on residence as I
was going to study Engineering at
UofT. A few weeks in after
landing, they told me that I
couldn't continue to stay there
and I suddenly found myself
homeless. At that time I could
only work for the University so I
made friends with students who
were in student government and
they gave me menial jobs like
putting up posters in the dead of
winter. I also worked a few cash
jobs tutoring high school students
and thus ended up spending less
time studying myself. I ended up
flunking in my second year. I
didn't give up, I enrolled into
college and took Business
Administration specializing in
Financial planning. The reason I
chose this career was because of
the Co-Op program and I was
determined to get the best job
available there.
I was able to get out of being
homeless by staying with roommates
from my country. This was a good
idea at first, until they started
to brainwash me and were verbally
and physically abusive to me.
Eventually I gathered the courage
to move out after 3 years. I was
able to secure 3 jobs all while
going to school (I worked at a
fish and juice distribution co. as
an offloader, a piping factory as
a labourer and at a retail
clothing store downtown). I was
passing my courses and was able to
secure the best co-op position as
a processor in the back office of
a brokerage firm. Once I got this
position, I quit the other jobs
except for the retail clothing
store. I graduated with high
honors and in a few weeks I was
able to go back and work with the
brokerage firm. A few months in,
thanks to the recession, my
contract got rescinded, even
though I was a top perfomer and
had achieved various awards, the
rule was LIFO, last in first out.
I chose to apply for entry level
positions all over Canada while
most of my school colleagues were
happy to sit around at home or
work at McD's and Starbucks. The
front office brokerage firm in
Winnipeg called me on a Tuesday,
and by the time Saturday rolled in
I was on a plane heading there.
The first year was hard. I had to
make new friends and literally
start over. I had taken a temp
contract for one year, and by the
time the year was up, I was given
a permanent position (and
promotions) in the firm. That's
when I applied for Permanent
residency. All in all, my journey
started in 2002 and I got my
permanent residency in 2013. I
feel lucky and blessed, but at the
same time I know I earned it by
working hard, making the right
connections and impressions and
having a lot of patience,
perseverance and resilience.