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Forum: Canada
Jun 2nd 2012, 12:28 am
Replies: 71
Views: 9,339
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Goodbye.....

I moved over to Canada in 2000 and its great here, but we took a family trip to NZ and Aus last year and loved it over there (so much I'd love to make another move). NZ is such a beautiful country!...
Forum: Canada
Oct 10th 2011, 4:18 am
Replies: 55
Views: 6,641
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Anyone emigrated, then emigrated again?

I moved to Toronto back in 2000, I really like it here... that said, we took a family holiday to NZ this year and loved it. You are right, the cost of living in NZ does seem high in comparison but...
Forum: Canada
Jul 25th 2011, 7:55 am
Replies: 87
Views: 8,807
Posted By soconnell74

Re: My Partner and i both mid/late 20s want to move to Canada....help!

I think that's absolutely the right attitude. I came over for an adventure and stayed because I liked the place. Everyone's experience is different, but starting with the right attitude will carry...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2011, 4:00 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 8,807
Posted By soconnell74

Re: My Partner and i both mid/late 20s want to move to Canada....help!

"If you've only been to "shady" bars that are "not even close" in shadiness to bars in the UK then you haven't been to shady bars"

That's not the only conclusion from your sentence - the...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2011, 3:47 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 8,807
Posted By soconnell74

Re: My Partner and i both mid/late 20s want to move to Canada....help!

Such as? I merely pointed out my experience of the UK and Canada.. it is you who seem to claim to have encyclopedic knowledge of all Canadian slums it seem...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2011, 3:41 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 8,807
Posted By soconnell74

Re: My Partner and i both mid/late 20s want to move to Canada....help!

Jane and Finch, Regent Park, Scarborough I see them regularly and they aren't that bad. Why is it a "wild claim" when somebody doesn't agree with you?
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2011, 2:06 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 8,807
Posted By soconnell74

Re: My Partner and i both mid/late 20s want to move to Canada....help!

At the risk of getting into a my towns tougher than your town contest, I beg to differ. If your experience of the UK was peachy then that's great.. it just wasn't mine. Personally I've always found...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2011, 1:40 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 8,807
Posted By soconnell74

Re: My Partner and i both mid/late 20s want to move to Canada....help!

I'm not claiming that nothing happens here in Toronto, just that its nowhere near as dangerous as some would have you believe. Like I said, I've been here 11 years and was 25 when I came over... been...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2011, 1:16 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 8,807
Posted By soconnell74

Re: My Partner and i both mid/late 20s want to move to Canada....help!

I saw that crime rate came up a few times on this thread. My experience of the crime rate in Canada is so much better than the UK. In my home town in the UK I'd see a fight every time I went out to a...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 23rd 2011, 1:31 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,463
Posted By soconnell74

Re: new "Fast track" PR visa???

It did exist at one time for those already in the country with jobs already. London would bump you to the top of the list and the whole process done in less than 12 months (as opposed to the many...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 20th 2008, 3:10 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,706
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Proof of funds when landing

Good catch, I guess I got an officer who was a little unclear on the rules.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 19th 2008, 12:34 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,706
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Proof of funds when landing

Strange, is that written anywhere? I had arranged employment and was fast tracked but he still needed to see the minimum amount when I landed. The officer just needs to check a box on a form to say...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 18th 2008, 2:47 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,706
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Proof of funds when landing

No, they still want to see that you have funds to support yourself. I've been over here working for 8 years and they still wanted to see proof of funds. Its mostly a formality though, nothing too...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 18th 2008, 3:19 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,706
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Proof of funds when landing

I was asked when I landed and just provided a bank statement.
Forum: Canada
Apr 18th 2008, 1:37 am
Replies: 22
Views: 59,790
Posted By soconnell74

Re: accessing BBC iplayer in canada? proxy? how to with a mac?

I didn't say it was wise, just that it would work :) The only way I have come across that works is having a reliable proxy, and that suggests either a UK VPN connection (which acts as the proxy...
Forum: Canada
Apr 17th 2008, 2:56 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 59,790
Posted By soconnell74

Re: accessing BBC iplayer in canada? proxy? how to with a mac?

If your company has a UK based VPN service that would work.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 17th 2008, 1:39 am
Replies: 531
Views: 93,724
Posted By soconnell74

Re: **** Amendments to IRPA as tabled ****

I'm not sure why language skills in French and / or English would be contentious. I have lived and studied in European countries where I didn't know the language and only got by because of the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 15th 2008, 5:36 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,359
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Permanent Resident Application DIY

If you have a work permit already don't do the simplified application. You can put the full one in and be fast tracked. Simplified applications go to the bottom of the pile, under a box in a cupboard.
Forum: Canada
Apr 15th 2008, 2:33 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,378
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Kindly reply me

Its only a year if you are a tourist... http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000177

"If you have an International Driver's License, it is valid for one year if you are a tourist....
Forum: Canada
Apr 15th 2008, 2:27 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,378
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Kindly reply me

Yes you do, you just get a longer period of grace.... I think you need to change after 90 days of residency.
Forum: Canada
Apr 14th 2008, 1:02 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,378
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Kindly reply me

Actually Ontario does exchange UK licenses now, think it changed a few years back.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 14th 2008, 12:52 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,483
Posted By soconnell74

Re: worried with questions (cross posted sorry)

Glad to hear things are working out ! :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 13th 2008, 1:28 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,259
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Quebec PR, No French

A friend was transferred and had no French but part of his company funded PR process included French lessons. He was able to start the PR process but had to pass some French language tests before he...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 11th 2008, 5:17 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,483
Posted By soconnell74

Re: worried with questions (cross posted sorry)

I agree with Bazzz and Judy, I was fast tracked through London and was done in about 6 months. It would have been faster but for needing to get a RCMP background check, but I see you have this...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 15th 2008, 4:08 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,141
Posted By soconnell74

Re: Attn : All - Need Advice urgently

I Don't mean to pick on you or anything but could you be more descriptive in your subject? From what I read its certainly an important matter but I'm not sure its exactly urgent, a tittle of...
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