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Forum: Canniversary
Mar 8th 2019, 1:59 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,357
Posted By minxymel

Re: 9 years!

We are nine years in and its good, living in West Grey, Southwest Ontario.
The thoughts of home are only few and far now, mostly about food (husbands thoughts) not mine.
I have just re read our...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 26th 2014, 5:36 pm
Replies: 1,167
Views: 269,897
Posted By minxymel

Re: CIC Citizenship timelines

Thank-you.:-)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 25th 2014, 1:06 pm
Replies: 1,167
Views: 269,897
Posted By minxymel

Re: CIC Citizenship timelines

Hi we submitted our citizenship app in June 23rd 2014, CIC received it June 26th 2014. On Sept 19, 2014 email received to acknowledge receipt and provide study guide.... test date to follow. Not...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 4th 2014, 5:57 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 3,167
Posted By minxymel

Re: Citizenship Tests- Agghh

We received our study guide three weeks ago, test date to follow. We have been doing online tests, scoring 85% on average. Can't wait to take the test and become Canadian :-)
Forum: Canada
Feb 19th 2014, 1:16 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,904
Posted By minxymel

Re: vaughan housing/commute

My round trip is approx. two hours and cost approx. $300 PM. Just for info, we use to live in the most densely populated city in Europe (UK) per sq mile, and did not want to live in a big city...
Forum: Canada
Feb 19th 2014, 1:10 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,904
Posted By minxymel

Re: vaughan housing/commute

You can ask and I will tell. I live one mile from the GO South Barrie, and Walk to work from GO Vaughan.....
Forum: Canada
Feb 19th 2014, 1:03 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,904
Posted By minxymel

Re: vaughan housing/commute

Barrie is very nice, beautiful lake front, good shopping and much more. Many make the commute from Barrie south towards the GTA. Have you lived in Barrie? Schooling is excellent a great area to...
Forum: Canada
Feb 19th 2014, 12:58 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,904
Posted By minxymel

Re: vaughan housing/commute

I use the GO transit and not once this year or last year, has the weather stopped the train.
Forum: Canada
Feb 18th 2014, 5:01 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 5,469
Posted By minxymel

Re: UK Driving History recognised in Canada

In my experience Canadian Insurance companies only accept USA no claims history, as mentioned Johnson Inc. are one of a very few that accept UK insurance no claims. Did they accept your UK insurance...
Forum: Canada
Feb 18th 2014, 4:44 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 5,469
Posted By minxymel

Re: UK Driving History recognised in Canada

Johnson Inc. accept UK no claims history (owned by UK insurance company) had to provide this proof from UK insurers. This halved my insurance cost PA when I arrived from the UK in 2010. Have not...
Forum: Canada
Feb 18th 2014, 4:28 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,904
Posted By minxymel

Re: vaughan housing/commute

Hi I work in Vaughan and live in Barrie.

The housing cost between the two areas is significant, the GO Transit is good value and reliable all year round.

In a car it is a simple drive down...
Forum: Canniversary
Feb 5th 2014, 4:52 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,170
Posted By minxymel

Re: 5 Years today.

HI Rob,
I passed through Dryden early last year, when driving from Calgary to Toronto. We are nearly at the four year mark (June), it has been a slow process to gain employment and build the start...
Forum: Canniversary
Dec 11th 2013, 6:52 pm
Replies: 133
Views: 31,627
Posted By minxymel

Re: 2 Years and hate it!!

For info, I have a BA(Hons) degree, that took 3 years. So in what your stating; is anything less than 4 years to achieve here in Canada, is not equivalent, same standard etc. I did not realise...
Forum: Canniversary
Dec 9th 2013, 3:17 pm
Replies: 133
Views: 31,627
Posted By minxymel

Re: 2 Years and hate it!!

I posted earlier on this thread. I am still without work, I undertook a prolonged recruitment process with a Nuclear Operator in the west of Ontario.

I made it through the recruitment process...
Forum: Canniversary
Jun 5th 2013, 4:31 pm
Replies: 133
Views: 31,627
Posted By minxymel

Re: 2 Years and hate it!!

Hi,

We have been here 3 years, June 30.

My wife secured a job quickly on arrival, I got a job also but was moved from Toronto to Calgary ( so I resigned), much to my regret.

I have applied...
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2012, 1:58 pm
Replies: 119
Views: 12,530
Posted By minxymel

Re: $4500/yr car insurance with three star?

Husband and I are with Johnsons they accepted our UK history. Husband has 6* and I have 4*. We found them to be cheap her we moves here June 10, we used RBC first and was expensive the went to...
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2012, 1:32 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 825
Posted By minxymel

Re: alcohol/drug test

My husband did one for his police selection. He waited in the room whilst the nurse did test, results show straight away.
Forum: Canniversary
Dec 23rd 2010, 7:49 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 3,073
Posted By minxymel

Re: 1st week done!!

Hi, We moved from Pompey on the 30 June 2010 to Ontario. Car insurance is so expensive our full No Claims from the UK did not count for anything:( We found work fairly quickly, but I have since...
Forum: Canniversary
Dec 23rd 2010, 7:41 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,299
Posted By minxymel

6 Months

Hi friends, We emigrated here on the 30 June 2010. The time has gone quickly. We have settled in nicely, it feels great to call Canada home. The children love school, I am in the last stages of...
Forum: Canniversary
Oct 3rd 2010, 3:15 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 4,035
Posted By minxymel

Re: 3 months today....

OK smart arse, yep it's Barrie....ovboiulsy sepll cehck wsan't wroikng!!:rofl:
Forum: Canniversary
Sep 30th 2010, 4:54 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 4,035
Posted By minxymel

3 months today....

Hi we landed on the 30 June 2010, with no place to stay (very worried) . We booked in to the Hampton Inn, Barre for 9 days and began our search for a home, school, all admin task's.

We found a...
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Aug 2nd 2010, 4:03 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,110
Posted By minxymel

Re: New girl on the block in Barrie On.

Hi we Landed in Ontario on the 30 June 2010, have settled in Barrie (southeast) area of city. It is lovely, quiet, not much traffic and friendly. If you would like to meet up over coffee PM me,...
Forum: Police
Jul 22nd 2010, 9:33 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 5,939
Posted By minxymel

Re: Qualifications for Police Canada

Hi we are out here know, hubby sits GED on 13 Aug, we have looked in to the GED exam not to difficult. He has been told by OPP soon as he passess he can sit COPR with OPP, hope to have the process...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 17th 2010, 1:19 pm
Replies: 1,532
Views: 173,168
Posted By minxymel

Re: 2007 queue - where are we up to?

Hi all from 2007,

We fly out on the 30th June, our planning is nearly complete. Seems surreal we have been hoping for this dream since 2006, we are soon to be living "The Dream" in 13 Day's. We...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 25th 2010, 5:46 pm
Replies: 1,532
Views: 173,168
Posted By minxymel

Re: 2007 queue - where are we up to?

Hi all from 2007,

We have removal company coming on 24 June, just getting Med Ins quotes! we have finally given up work, as too much to do. Informed our children's school's of our departure...
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