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Forum: Canada Today, 7:12 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 267
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Made it

Congratulations and welcome to Canada. :thumbsup:

Hope all works out well for you :D

MJ
Forum: Canada May 11th 2013, 12:35 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 284
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Nursing Studies in Edmonton

Congratuilations on your job offer :)

Your wife will need a medical before she will get a TWP to work in healthcare.

I think that she may have to start again over here. The training is...
Forum: Canada / Canniversary May 11th 2013, 2:35 am
Replies: 16
Views: 788
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: 3 weeks in Edmonton,my experience

Hi Scootb
not a good start, but glad to hear you had it sorted PDQ and your employers were there to help you.

Good that things are going better for you and hope that your family all get here safe...
Forum: Canada / Immigration May 11th 2013, 1:18 am
Replies: 23
Views: 658
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: COPR

1ROBB,
Congratulations :beer::drinkwine:

that is a long time to wait :ohmy:

Thought ours took a while. We didn't do the FSW route, but did think of having that and the PNP running in tandem.

It...
Forum: Canada May 8th 2013, 12:19 am
Replies: 60
Views: 1,934
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Air Transat experiences?

Hi
we have used Air Transat many times. it is cheaper than the BA, Lufthansa etc.
The fares are a bit more expensive this year, but they get you from A to B.
The food is tolerable and I have always...
Forum: Canada / Immigration May 6th 2013, 10:49 am
Replies: 23
Views: 658
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: COPR

Hey Geordie Lass,

soon, I promise :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

A busy time at the mo, as I am in the process of organising my little part of the Red Deer Highland Games.

See you all soon...
Forum: Canada / Immigration May 5th 2013, 2:23 am
Replies: 23
Views: 658
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: COPR

We are so pleased for you. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Forum: Canada / Immigration May 5th 2013, 2:20 am
Replies: 4
Views: 198
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Spouse Police Clearance thru AINP

We had to have a police check for us both.
I am assuming anyone over 18yrs old should have a police check.
Forum: Canada / Immigration Apr 25th 2013, 10:38 am
Replies: 27
Views: 641
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: I finally got my PPR :)

Congratulations and I am so happy for you :thumbsup:

:drinkwine: Cheers
Forum: Canada Apr 25th 2013, 10:33 am
Replies: 38
Views: 1,719
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Lying Employers

Piff Poff,
Sorry to hear that. Hope you find something better soon :fingerscrossed:
Forum: Canada / Immigration Apr 24th 2013, 10:18 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 374
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: FSW question - Nursing

That sounds good.
I wish you all the best on your new adventure :thumbsup:
Forum: Canada Apr 24th 2013, 11:08 am
Replies: 19
Views: 878
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Citizenship test next week - any tip ???

Good luck for tomorrow :fingerscrossed:
Forum: Canada / Immigration Apr 23rd 2013, 3:24 am
Replies: 7
Views: 374
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: FSW question - Nursing

The answer to your question I see, has been answered.

I must ask :)

Have you had your qualifications assessed by the relevant Province's college of nursing?

To allow you to be awarded a Temporary...
Forum: Canada Apr 23rd 2013, 2:44 am
Replies: 12
Views: 710
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Last night (morning in our house)

Hope you can get some rest.
Best of luck on your new chapter in your life :thumbsup:
Forum: Canada Apr 18th 2013, 2:48 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,439
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: critically ill parent, mercy dash

My sincere condolences for your loss.

Take care
Forum: Canada Apr 15th 2013, 1:32 am
Replies: 76
Views: 3,070
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Anybody moving in May to Canada?

:fingerscrossed: hope it all goes your way and you can get your flights booked.

:D
Forum: Canada Apr 14th 2013, 9:04 pm
Replies: 76
Views: 3,070
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Anybody moving in May to Canada?

you could register with a realtor and they would give you some good info regards the areas to live with the decent schools etc. That is what we did (excluding the schools as we don't need these) and...
Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf Apr 14th 2013, 1:54 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 1,309
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: We're in the guardian today

I found that 'No Frills' prseidents choice do Aged Cheddar ona onion crisps and they are a close second to Walkers C & O crisps.
Forum: Canada Apr 14th 2013, 1:50 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 1,663
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: I thought it was spring in canada?

I reckon that due to global warming, Alberta will be having even more snow this 'spring' and the season spring will be disappearing. :eek:

Seriously this has been a very snowy winter, it all...
Forum: Canada Apr 12th 2013, 12:32 am
Replies: 8
Views: 342
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: mortgages and car insurance

Scootb
Didn't mean to leave you out of the post, but I don't know how to have two peoples quotes in one message :unsure:
Forum: Canada Apr 12th 2013, 12:31 am
Replies: 8
Views: 342
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: mortgages and car insurance

It certainly is a small world :D

I expect there are a lot of us, all from the concentrated central belt of Scotland, and many from other far flung areas of Scotland.
Forum: Canada Apr 11th 2013, 11:50 am
Replies: 8
Views: 342
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: mortgages and car insurance

Good luck on your move from sunny Wishaw :D
We lived in equally sunny Blantyre before coming here :)


MJ
Forum: Canada Apr 11th 2013, 11:42 am
Replies: 8
Views: 342
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: mortgages and car insurance

Not sure you can get a pre approved mortgage :unsure:

I think it depends on where you are going to settle in Canada- I may be wrong. But we gave the insurance company 'Ing & McKee' in Red Deer a...
Forum: Canada Apr 11th 2013, 11:27 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,309
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: SEC Alberta

Have you contacted the International recruitment team at AHS?
Might be worth speaking with them regards employment now that you have the ball rolling with CARNA.

They obviously can't employ you at...
Forum: Canada Apr 9th 2013, 3:16 am
Replies: 76
Views: 3,070
Posted By Mad Jockette
Re: Anybody moving in May to Canada?

I lived in Johnstone Park for a while, it was fine, I had no problems. The only thieves I saw were a pack of 4 coyotes one night raiding the bins in the back lane that I could see from my apartment....
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