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Did you make an appointment or walk in? How long is the wait? Any good strategy to share? Thanks!

I live in BC, metro Vancouver area. Tried to book an appointment at a Passport office as in person pickup is preferred. However, no appointments are available for ALL Passport offices. Any idea if only Service Canada can be booked appointments and only walk ins are available at Passport offices...

Are all original documents submitted in person at either Passport Offices or Service Canada will be returned on the spot? Thanks.

CC charged today. Just a hunch. I think the email status request made them realize our file is at the bottom of the stack, so seeing that it's already 2 months old make them process the application to the next step.

We are having similar intention (wait for passport before booking a trip) like you. Our timeline: Delivered: Mar 9 (Living in BC sent to Missisauga) Status request (email) : April 3 Reply received: May 3 (yes, today) saying the file is UNDER EXAMINATION CC not charged I think there are only 2...

Already on the news that applicants lined up overnight at Passport Office in Vancouver just to get appointments. Hopefully this will make IRCC speed up their passport issuance.

Asking for my wife here... She submitted Citizenship Application last year, AOR June 2020. Online status shows Background check completed Feb 2021, other 3 "in progress". Last update date shows April 23, 2021. Is it normal for the "last update date" to be 4 months ago? Wonder if it helps to...

Some reputable not for profit organizations in the local community will be of great help.

Just would like to provide some advice to new immigrants finding work in Canada. I've heard so many immigrants having hard time finding jobs. Easy way out is to start a survival job, but once you started, it's difficult to switch back out sometimes. Yes, you'll need to learn to write a Canadian...

Moved to the US this year, no job yet but need to take courses to maintain my professional license. Is the tuition eligible for any tax deduction here in Canada? This is my first year filing a Canadian tax return.

I have no idea.

I inquired my score from one of the free credit report sites, e.g. creditkarma.

If you care to build your credit history a lot, besides to pay your bills on time, keep a low spending %, etc as suggested on general web sites, the followings may be helpful (from own experience): Get a secured credit card (even though you can get an unsecured one) Get a credit card at the...

IT sector shouldn't be too hard if you have all the certifications commonly accepted here. I don't know any work agencies though. Sorry. All I know is employers can be sensitive with your age, so be sure to be wise with resumes writing techniques should you are a little older.

Re your question c, I think it's best to pay an independent evaluator to issue a valuation report. That will save you a lot of headaches when capital gains is realized years later.

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I've been unemployed since Jan 2016. Started a new job 2 months ago. Company is good, colleagues are good. The only problem is that it's too busy, deadlines are one after another and working 45-50 hour weeks consistently. Not to mention about the stress and intensity of the tasks, constantly...

Moved to Vancouver since March. Would like to give some job searching advice and hope can benefit someone: Not all work agencies support all new comers, check to make sure which one support yours depending on your immigration status (well before arrival) Best if you can register with an agency...

I think it's more about making new friends more than anything else. I've been going to the places you mentioned, helped a bit. How did you go about meeting new friends when you got here?

Oops, it's Vancouver.