Hi jef0607,
Kumusta? We have the same landing date...
Saan area ka sa MB? Winnipeg k rin ba?
... d2 lang ako sa may Transconna area, east side of Winnipeg.
Bukod sa confirmation of apartment lease/tenancy contract (bumukod kc kami agad from.day 1) and hydro (electricity) contracts, SIN, health insurance, Manitoba Identification Card, Bank deposits and credit/ debit cards applications, at home internet, cable & phone connections and Manitoba Start registration pa lang ang mga naasikaso ko for the pass 4 days... sabay din kc ang mga groceries, bili ng mga winter clothes & gamit sa apartment, at meet and greet w friends d2 Winnipeg.
Napaka hectic.
... next week ko inisched ung Canada Child Care Benefits Application, Rent Assist Application, Pharmacare Application, at mobile phone and data service application. Aasikasuhin ko na sana bukas, however saturday at sunday, walang offices...
Natatagalan akong mag apply ng mobile phone service (w/c is important 4 job application), 'coz the mobile phone service providers here require me to provide at least 2 CAD issued ID's. They asked for a copy of my COPR, credit card, or SIN. Being new, I can only provide the COPR... and, the SIN - w/c is ill-adviced by my sponsor... bangko lang daw at work acctng/hr offices ang mga usually binibigyan ng SIN... pwede kc ito magamit sa fraud...once they have it, they'll have access to all of my credit/gov't benefit history... So, unless I'm willing to take the risk at ibigay na agad ung SIN ko, I'll have to wait to acquire the other posible ID's for submission.
...kaya ako kumuha ng $20 CAD worth na Manitoba ID Card from MPI (Manitoba Public Insurance) - the same agency that issues driver's license...balak ko nga rin sanang isabay na mag pasched ng written exam for our driver's license, but i was adviced to first review and prepare for it by my sponsor. The MB ID Card, being a gov't issued ID w/ pic, may be provided instead of SIN, in case "alanganin" kang ibigay ang SIN sa mga humuhingi nito.
... Good luck to all of us ...