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Hi. To be on the safe side, I suggest that you apply for a provincial ID card for your son. I had to do the same for my minor son as the passport office did not accept the school ID with photo and he does not have a driver's licence. However, his citizenship application was processed without...

I arrived in Calgary in December 2013 and have been working for close to two years in my profession. I agree with what Dobes has posted. Of course it is important that you know your subject very well;but it is equally or possibly more important to connect with people who are in a position to...

Hi, My father-in-law who is now retired was working as a stenographer and I entered that detail. His visitor visa was approved and he is now with us in Canada. My suggestion to you is to enter their details in the relevant fields.

Just to clarify that they are and will continue to remain full time students..

Dear Forum Members, Would be grateful for your responses regarding my question. Myself, my wife and my two children will become eligible to apply for our citizenship in May-2018. Me and my wife have filed 2 tax returns to date and will continue to do so in future. The question I had is about...

Hi, My in-laws are visiting next month. After speaking to a few friends here, I decided to purchase medical insurance through a broker in Calgary. They mentioned that they knew of people who had difficulty getting their costs reimbursed back in India. The biggest benefit if you purchase...

I moved to Calgary from the UK in December 2013. Fortunately, I managed to secure a job before I moved here. I have been with the same employer for little over 1 year and have seen two rounds of layoffs with a total of 8 people losing their jobs. The difficult part is that layoffs are happening...

Omsai, Really enjoyed reading your posts. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Best Wishes.

Fellow Forum Members, Can you please post the names and contact details of reliable movers from Bangalore to Calgary ? I want to ship my personal effects by sea cargo. Thanks in advance.

, my wife and younger son faced a similar issue. Although I wrote a letter explaining the discrepancy, our COPR`s, SIN and PR cards were issued with the names exactly as in our passports. We got our names legally changed and have applied for replacement PR cards with the corrected names. Only...

My experience does not directly relate to your question..me and my wife had full UK DL's less than 1 year old and they exchanged those forto Class 5 GDL's for both of us. However, we did not get a full Alberts DL. On a side note, I had misplaced the paper Counterpart of my UK DL when moving and...

I landed in April together with my family, stayed for 1 week and then returned back in the last week of December without any issues whatsoever. Like other members have alluded to, there may be more to this than has been disclosed.

Dear Forum Members, I have recently become a PR. I plan to sell my apartment in India and would like to know the procedure to transfer the proceeds of the sale to my Canadian bank account. I would be grateful for your advice, particularly from those who have carried out similar transactions...

I recently transferred a sum of money from my HSBC account in the UK to my HSBC account in Canada. I did this in person through a local branch of HSBC in the UK and was charged 20 pounds in the UK and a further CDN$ 15 was deducted from my account by HSBC in Canada. I suggest that you use the...

Apologies for the incorrect web address and thanks to Cocknbull for the correction. BTW, it was cocknbull who directed me to the UPS site. It worked very well for me as they couriered both our SIN and PR cards separately to our address in the UK.

I got our PR cards delivered to a UPS box I had rented in Calgary. You can find details on renting a box on www.ups.com

Steaky/Saeed, Thanks for your replies. Can experienced members please provide me the contact details of good real estate agents in Calgary ? I am looking to rent a place prior to relocating. Regards.

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Dear Forum members, I am an Indian and will be relocating to Calgary from the UK in December and request your responses to the following queries. 1. I plan to rent a place for the first year. Can you please advise which areas of the city have good public schools and Indian groceries in the...

Dear Forum Members, I am getting close to making the final "plunge" will be relocating to Calgary within the next couple of months. In common with most of you, I also worry about the consequences of leaving a steady job and having to start anew in a new country. Members in this forum have been...