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Forum: Canada

Sep 29th 2008, 11:53 pm

Replies: 70

Does it get better

Views: 6,430

Posted By DSILK

Re: Does it get better

We're in Peterborough

Forum: Canada

Sep 12th 2008, 1:21 pm

Replies: 51

anyone use skype to eep in touch at home

Views: 2,951

Posted By DSILK

Re: anyone use skype to eep in touch at home

We use Skype a bit but mostly msn messenger as the kids use it to talk to their friends, with audio and webcam it helps us keep in touch what with half the family in Australia and my parents in...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 12th 2008, 1:17 pm

Replies: 11

Where to start

Views: 701

Posted By DSILK

Re: Where to start

You could start by doing the online skills assessment on the immigration website, if you score high enough to put in an application, it was a long and expensive process for us my advice would be to...

Forum: Canada

Sep 12th 2008, 12:30 am

Replies: 11

Health Isurance, a heads up

Views: 836

Posted By DSILK

Health Isurance, a heads up

It seems that getting the 3 months required health insurance for over here through a UK company is expensive, being her before the rest of my family I got a quote for my wife and 2 teenage sons of...

Forum: Canada

Sep 12th 2008, 12:21 am

Replies: 1

House contents insurance

Views: 399

Posted By DSILK

House contents insurance

We thought our current insurance quote for this was really very high, we are renting at the moment but have our own furniture here, anyone know of an insurance company that offers low rates for this...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Sep 12th 2008, 12:12 am

Replies: 8

Stumbled at the last hurdle!

Views: 1,287

Posted By DSILK

Re: Stumbled at the last hurdle!

You should be ok getting into the country with just the paperwork and the visa in your passport, this is what I had to do when I found out they had got the postcode wrong and I had to wait for the PR...

Forum: Canada

Sep 12th 2008, 12:01 am

Replies: 8

Peterborough Ontario

Views: 892

Posted By DSILK

Re: Peterborough Ontario

I have yet to experience the winter although the last one left snow on the ground for when I first arrived, apparently the most snow for 40 years
My Canadian friends just laugh when I ask about the...

Forum: Canada

Sep 11th 2008, 11:44 pm

Replies: 8

Peterborough Ontario

Views: 892

Posted By DSILK

Re: Peterborough Ontario

We like the area , mainly because we spent a lot of time on holiday here, I think you have the best of both worlds , lakes and countryside on the one hand and not far from Toronto, with some nice...

Forum: Canada

Sep 11th 2008, 12:44 am

Replies: 8

Peterborough Ontario

Views: 892

Posted By DSILK

Peterborough Ontario

Hi there, just wondering if there are any ex pats recently or previously moved to this area, we are new here ourselves and like the kawartha lakes district although we haven't experienced a winter...

Forum: Job Offers

Feb 5th 2008, 6:26 pm

Replies: 19

+++++ We have heaps of IT jobs going at my company ++++

Views: 4,138

Posted By DSILK

Re: +++++ We have heaps of IT jobs going at my company ++++

Is this still relevant ?
I have several years experience in network infrastructure and administration, ICT helpdesk and customer support in both desktop and server side applications.
Systems...

Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)

Aug 13th 2007, 7:05 pm

Replies: 2

First arrival processing

Views: 510

Posted By DSILK

First arrival processing

After collecting our visas and paperwork from London we have been told by the High Commission we could just go over for a 'holiday' to get things stamped and sorted and that is exactly what we are...

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