aiden2010 said:
We landed here in Toronto. We live in toronto east (scarborough). We were lucky to get a 1BR in a great neighborhood though we had to submit bank deposit slips ( the deposits we made to the bank here) since we dont have any credits yet.
We have driving licenses already. Had it done the 1st month that we were here. Have your DL certified by your country and bring that certification with you. You have to pass the G1 knowledge test first. Then if your experience is acknowledged (your cert have 2+ driving experience) you can book the road test for G.
If, you forgot to have a cert with you but have a DL card. You can skip the waiting period for the G1 test and book the G1 test right away to get a G2. After a year of G2, you can book for a G2 roadtest and pass it to get the G license.
As i have told you, we havent got any jobs yet. We are both in school and applying at the same time. IT is hard if your profession is regulated since they need a lot of docs and assessment of credentials takes a long time. So we are upgrading and we are hoping for the best.
Anyhow, if ever we truly need to work, general labour jobs are always available. But we arw not into that yet. Maybe when the savings are nearly half.
Depends on the work, there are those jobs that give 10.25 min (postal clerks, GL, tim hortons). And on our profession, draftsmen gets 15-20. But my hubby got an interview where they give only 13-18. So i am not so sure on what to say to you buddy. But, if you need more info. I will be of help.
Congratulations on those who got job offers right away. I am so happy for you guys. PR cards will be delivered 8 weeks from landing. It's pretty cold here now.
Goodluck to us!
hello dear aiden2010
1st of all i wish u a happy journey towords a new life started in toronto
well i have very common querries to be answered by u as being newly landed person,
although toronto is full packed city where lots of ppl desire to live with thier own priorities but if we
talk abt nearby,.....then we have scarborough, markham , brimpton, hamilton, missisuagua, oakville,...etc
so have u ppl conducted ur efforts to search out some possible opertunities to live or to work in said
nearby areas of toronto ,......?if yes then it will be well comed in any means bcoz we the new birds who
r drawing new plans in every day
also plz advise us that how u have found ur present area 4 living ?
thanx & again wishing u success
Regards
ALI Asim
