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Hi all, We landed in July in Toronto and settled in North Scarborough, specifically at the Finch Ave and Birchmount intersection. If there is anyone close by, I would like to meet and greet. I am also willing to form a group of like-minded people who can socialise. You can get in touch with...

I wanted to know if anyone here will be interested in knowing about the history and geography of Canada. Well, since we as immigrants did our schooling elsewhere, we may not have learnt that much of Canadian history/geography and I'm now kinda self-schooling myself on these topics. Of course...

I immigrated to Canada in July 2016. I was told by my tax consultant that I am not eligible to invest in RRSP in 2017 (although I had about 50K of earnings in 2016) and there is no need to submit T - 1135 for 2016 tax returns (although I have 100K worth of homeland assets). I believe my tax...

In the last 8 months that I'm here, I've observed quite a bit of Canadian social customs and language use, and wanted to share for the benefit of newcomers. Social Customs: Always let ladies to get out/go-in first when getting into elevators, lifts, bus/trains. Ladies first really happens...

We got our PR cards a few months ago, and I'm using that as a 'Photo ID' document in several places such as airports etc and so carrying it in my wallet whenever I travel. I'm a bit worried about losing it in travels, cause we can never discount the possibility of missing stuff in hotel rooms or...

The below are the documents required to apply for PR-TD from VFS Canada India Bangalore, for each family member. Please note that RED colored documents are not listed in VFS website but one has to fill them, so it's better to ask them to send an unfilled one by mail and take the filled one...

Hi, We are already PRs and in Canada. I have a situation for which I wanted to consult an immigration attorney and she is charging $300/hr for the first consultation and also subsequent ones. Is this a typical figure? She spoke on phone with me and understood the issue but for in person visit...

Hi all, We are landing in Saskatoon with family on June 3 and have some questions. We'll really appreciate help and answers from the helpful forum members since we are really anxious to know if we missed out something. 1. Taking Passports and CoPR, filled 186 and 186a forms with pictures of...

Hi all I am at 447 points. I already have CLB 10 in IELTS and so can't improve in that section. I've already applied for some PNPs and waiting for their nominations, which are atleast 6 months away if I am lucky. I'm also preparing for TEF that will give me some points next year hopefully. But...