Welcome to Calgary

[jassig]

Hi fellow country men/women,

i am starting this tread to share my experience and help ppl planning to immigrate to calgary.

i am willing to help ppl even after they land and help them settle down and have a nice group of ppl helping each other so that we dont struggle alone and always help each other and become like a give and take group as you will always need help in settling down in this far away cold land of dreams CANADA :-*

keep in touch guys

 

[jassig]

Colleen Schmidt, CTV Calgary
Published Thursday, February 20, 2014 5:58PM MST
Last Updated Thursday, February 20, 2014 6:41PM MST


Finding a place to rent in Calgary is not easy and it is not expected to improve anytime soon according to the CMHC.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the rental vacancy rate has been about one per cent in Calgary since last fall.

“We saw a vacany rate up over five per cent back in 2009 and since then the vacancy rate has been moving lower,” said Richard Cho from the CMHC.




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There is a shortage of all kinds of rental properties in Calgary.

Liam Barr moved to Calgary and quickly found out that opportunities here do not extend to the rental housing market.

“I had a place rented through a real estate company actually here in Calgary, way back in December, and had paid three months’ of rent while living in Vancouver just so I knew I had a place in Calgary and when we showed up it just really wasn't the place we had rented,” said Barr.

Barr was now faced with looking for another place suitable for a student and his dog.

“I found lots of the managers and stuff, you’d call numbers off Craigslist or kijiji or rental sites and the voicemail boxes would be full. It’s just really, really hard to even get somebody to talk to let alone rent a place from,” said Barr.

The latest numbers are expected to be released in a few months, but CMHC predicts there won't be much improvement.

“I would anticipate finding a place will still take a little bit more time than usual and so with that, this will be, in terms of the feel and finding a place, it’ll probably still feel fairly similar to what we saw back in 2013,” said Cho.

It’s not just one or two bedroom apartments that are hard to find, demand for family and even luxury homes is also on the rise in the city.

Despite the low numbers, Barr has managed to find a new place to call home.


Read more: http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/rental-crunch-on-in-calgary-1.1696875#ixzz2uB5VUfA3

 

[jassig]

Thats your biggest challenge guys work it up

 

[Freebird_76]

Thank you for this nice topic.

i just got my visa and i am planning to land in calgary and first concern is where to live. So is there any source to know the differences between areas and best place to settle with my family (me, my wife and our 4 years old daughter)?!

 

[ttrajan]

How is the house rent and job opportunity?

 

[B-jay]

@Jassig,

I sent you a PM. please check and kindly revert.

Regards,

B-Jay

 

[jassig]

Thank you for this nice topic.

i just got my visa and i am planning to land in calgary and first concern is where to live. So is there any source to know the differences between areas and best place to settle with my family (me, my wife and our 4 years old daughter)?!

Hi Free Bird,

well Calgary is basically divided in 4 quadrants NE is more of immigrants and mostly South Asian,NW is all expensive housing less of immigrants,SE AND SW are also less of immigrants and more local population and lots of industrial area.

now it depends where are you from if you are from india i can guide you more as being an indian i understand the culture better than ne other culture,

i would again insist start checking the housing right away.

and when are you planning to land.

best of luck

 

[jassig]

How is the house rent and job opportunity?

Hi Rajan,

well about house rent it is very tight situation there is only 1% vacancy rate right now,about job there are a lot of job if you can more specific about your feild i can let you know more.

thanks and best of luck

 

[jassig]

@ Jassig,

I sent you a PM. please check and kindly revert.

Regards,

B-Jay

Hi B-Jay will get back to you soon

cheers

 

[ttrajan]

My friend is civil engineer and coming to canada during summer.

 

[jassig]

My friend is civil engineer and coming to canada during summer.

well civil engineer is quite in demand but as being a regulated profession he might have to get his licensing done.

 

[rawdah]

Hi Free Bird,

well Calgary is basically divided in 4 quadrants NE is more of immigrants and mostly South Asian,NW is all expensive housing less of immigrants,SE AND SW are also less of immigrants and more local population and lots of industrial area.

now it depends where are you from if you are from india i can guide you more as being an indian i understand the culture better than ne other culture,

i would again insist start checking the housing right away.

and when are you planning to land.

best of luck

Nice info
+1

 

[rawdah]

GUIDE TO SERVICES FOR LOWER-INCOME ALBERTANS.

The Government of Alberta has many programs to help lower-income Albertans. This guide can help find out what's available.

http://www.gov.ab.ca/servicealberta/lowerincomeguide/LowerIncomeGuide.pdf

 

[rawdah]

Certification and Registration Requirements for Employment in Alberta

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[rawdah]

HOW TO GET ALBERTA DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS

http://icandrive.ca/alberta/immigrants-license-guide/