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Forum: Canada

Oct 11th 2006, 8:21 pm

Replies: 14

Job Offer confirmed

Views: 990

Posted By dobbing

Re: Job Offer confirmed

Well done paul good luck to you and yours.. :beer:

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 27th 2006, 8:21 am

Replies: 4

Student Options

Views: 585

Posted By dobbing

Re: Student Options

Hi Arty,

Hope you are all well. our story is so much the same as yours. Hubby is in Barrie at the moe sorting out a few things and we have been thinking about the same thing as you. spooky...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 20th 2006, 9:49 pm

Replies: 7

Student Option.

Views: 928

Posted By dobbing

Re: Student Option.

Hi Arty

Quote: from immigration canada web site (The minimum requirement for funds is $10,000 per year living expenses plus tuition fees and return transportation costs.)

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 16th 2006, 7:13 pm

Replies: 7

Student Option.

Views: 928

Posted By dobbing

Re: Student Option.

Hi Arty

I am going down that road at the moment. Due to go to Canada in October and finish off my course at the start of January 07. It's a two year course at Georgian college in Barrie ON. Good...

Forum: Canada

Sep 12th 2006, 3:19 am

Replies: 1

Return to Georgian College

Views: 424

Posted By dobbing

Return to Georgian College

So yesterday at 4am my husband and 14 week old baby came with me on my jolly to London and the high commission for an interview for my study permit. The journey took 3 and 1/2 hours. We parked at a...

Forum: Canada

Sep 6th 2006, 7:07 pm

Replies: 17

Anybody In Or Around Barrie

Views: 1,428

Posted By dobbing

Re: Anybody In Or Around Barrie

I went to Georgian college in Barrie for two years. The area is great with a number of Tim Hortons. They are building an addition to the mall at the moe.
Great place... :)

Forum: Canada

Aug 15th 2006, 10:54 pm

Replies: 5

House prices in the East Toronto region

Views: 868

Posted By dobbing

Re: House prices in the East Toronto region

Not sure about Toronto but in Barrie and Georgian Bay area the house prices are very unstable because they have been going up so much in the past few years. The Canadian house market is nothing like...

Forum: Canada

Aug 15th 2006, 10:46 pm

Replies: 19

What you can do in 52 month's

Views: 1,396

Posted By dobbing

What you can do in 52 month's

I thought it would be interesting to see what could happen in 52 month's while we all wait for the PR letter.

1, For the more active among us, 5.7 babies.

2, Visit the dentist 8.6 times.

3,...

Forum: Canada

Jul 27th 2006, 9:31 pm

Replies: 13

Letter of reference

Views: 6,159

Posted By dobbing

Re: Letter of reference

I managed to get a letter from my business manager at Barclays. He said very nice things about me and the business (Not sure it was all true) but it made for good reading... :rolleyes:

Forum: Canada

Jul 26th 2006, 4:45 am

Replies: 36

Having a baby in Canada

Views: 2,828

Posted By dobbing

Re: Having a baby in Canada

Congratulations to you both.
I gave birth to our little boy 7 weeks ago. We left Canada because of the cost of the birth by c-section as insurance did not cover an elective section.

Get ready for...

Forum: Canada

Jul 17th 2006, 5:00 am

Replies: 46

DEET Alternatives

Views: 3,257

Posted By dobbing

Re: DEET Alternatives

A programme on last night in England did a test on four people, putting different remedies on each leg to see which one worked. The deet worked of course but also lemon juice. The garlic and others...

Forum: Canada

Jul 14th 2006, 11:56 pm

Replies: 12

How much furniture can you bring to Canada?

Views: 994

Posted By dobbing

Re: How much furniture can you bring to Canada?

We are returning to Canada in September. The company are Canadian, based in Toronto they will come and pack all items transfer them to a container and deliver them to your door and unpack, take all...

Forum: Canada

Jul 13th 2006, 10:52 pm

Replies: 29

Mobile phones in Canada

Views: 2,068

Posted By dobbing

Re: Mobile phones in Canada

:eek: Yeah the Virgin mobile network seems to be as good as any. One thing i think is a major rip off is when you set up the phone you have to choose an area to get the phone number with the area...

Forum: Canada

Jul 13th 2006, 1:58 am

Replies: 16

Old SIN number, do returning canadians keep theirs?

Views: 1,296

Posted By dobbing

Re: Old SIN number, do returning canadians keep theirs?

My husband has a SIN number that is from a work permit that has expired. We are returning in September will he keep this old number or get a new one

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Jul 6th 2006, 10:56 pm

Replies: 4

Confused: Study Permits For Children

Views: 618

Posted By dobbing

Re: Confused: Study Permits For Children

kmllmlm

My husband and I also had a 5 yr old daughter and also in Toronto, I was on a study permit. We didn't need a study permit for her she gets a visitor's visa on arrival at immigration at...

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