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Forum: Canada
Aug 19th 2010, 6:47 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 990
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Expert TEF question

hm: I took the TEF twice, but with three years between, and with the same result.

For what it's worth: same result both times, and the date of first test was not printed on the second one.

Why...
Forum: Canada
Jul 20th 2010, 2:45 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,272
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Shipping Question

yes, Canada requires the owner of the goods to go to customs themselves -- however for me this was done in Vancouver, where the container went through customes, even though it had been in Canada...
Forum: Canada
Jul 17th 2010, 1:09 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,051
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Buying a car

oh, and check out the "Lemons" book series on the different models and years -- the public libraries have them, so no need to buy.

The above, including the crying at insurance, tax and the huge...
Forum: Canada
Jul 16th 2010, 5:15 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,794
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Just granted PR - help and advice appreciated.

sorry, not an expert on Alberta -- I'm in BC, and I had a French licence (different circumstances).
Forum: Canada
Jul 16th 2010, 5:06 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 3,748
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Elementary Schools

here in Vancouver:

the francophone state schools here in BC don't offer the IB curriculum at the elementary school level, whereas some of the English-language ones do.
Forum: Canada
Jul 16th 2010, 5:04 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,794
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Just granted PR - help and advice appreciated.

as to a letting agency:
-very few of the real estate agencies deal with rentals
-best way is to look at listings on craigslist
-or to drive through town and jot down phone numbers on vacancy signs...
Forum: Canada
Jul 15th 2010, 8:57 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 9,352
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Do they have online grocery shopping in Canada yet?

ahhhh: I soooo miss French supermarkets, and French online shopping.

So far, here in Vancouver, I had only found the very high-priced online-shopping for organic things -- two options (that I have...
Forum: Canada
Jul 15th 2010, 7:48 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,128
Posted By Ikatita

Re: A few weeks to go.

I found the leaving party was good for me

-- I also made a memento book, where my goodbye-party guests could paste a photo and leave me some words. Everyone was happy to contribute, and I found it...
Forum: Canada
Jul 15th 2010, 7:30 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,594
Posted By Ikatita

Re: RRSP Contributions and Tax Returns

I'm just off the phone with the CRA, and what they said is: $2000 above the $0 limit is ok.

They didn't mention "not enforcing" (they'd be dumb if they would).

What she did say is: explain to...
Forum: Canada
Jun 26th 2010, 1:40 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,241
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Car purchase in Vancouver?

I agree with the previous poster: Unless you need a car on more than five days a week, renting/zipping/co-op car usually works out cheaper.

4WD is _not_ necessary for the rest of BC, even a lot of...
Forum: Canada
Jun 26th 2010, 12:16 am
Replies: 46
Views: 9,039
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Been in Vancouver 3 months and so ready to go home!

Hey,

also been in Vancouver for three months now -- loving it.

What you are feeling is quite normal, it's all part of adjusting to a new place.

What helps for me is:
-force myself to go out...
Forum: Canada
Jun 23rd 2010, 2:40 am
Replies: 61
Views: 8,106
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Tried and failed!

all the best for the organization that goes into planning the return trip --
and for re-adjusting to life in the UK after the absence.
Forum: Canada
Jun 22nd 2010, 3:38 am
Replies: 11
Views: 2,086
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Moving Soon to Vancouver

moved here three months ago, with one kid, no dog, and one job

rented an apartment right away, will continue to do so, as I don't have the savings to buy a house (or an apartment)

networking...
Forum: Canada
Jun 15th 2010, 1:46 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,151
Posted By Ikatita

Re: SIM card on a tourist visa? in Vancouver?

thanks everyone --

I will remind her to check whether her phone is unlocked.

Tuppence, what a story! But good to know that Rogers gave you a replacement phone.

Anyone know, if there is an...
Forum: Canada
Jun 15th 2010, 4:46 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,151
Posted By Ikatita

Question SIM card on a tourist visa? in Vancouver?

Hi,

a friend of mine will come in July and stay a couple of months in BC on a tourist visa. She would like to use her iphone -- so would like a SIM card & phone number with data services.

It...
Forum: Canada
Jun 7th 2010, 4:21 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,474
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Landing advice/help

good luck with your plans

as others have pointed out, you need to show proof of funds at landing time, and you need to land within the validity of your visa, usually 12 months after medicals.
...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 7th 2010, 4:18 am
Replies: 1
Views: 615
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Surname Change after SINP / PR Paperwork sent?

I changed our surnames on the PR app, after having sent the application (both myself and my kid),

it was absolutely no problem.

I sent in the relevant paperwork, and got things changed. This...
Forum: Canada
Apr 23rd 2010, 3:02 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,407
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Problem with rental in Vancouver

Bastion Rentals has a couple of apartments available every month, unfurnished,

a lot of them around Kitsilano,
anywhere from 1 bedroom to 3 bedroom, and anywhere from $1100 to $2400 or so...
Forum: Canada
Mar 27th 2010, 2:14 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,562
Posted By Ikatita

Re: WE MADE IT!

Congrats!

-- the movers just started to pack my apartment today, will land, probably without our suitcases, on Wednesday evening in Vancouver, so sorry, can't do much for your social life, but...
Forum: Canada
Mar 26th 2010, 6:45 pm
Replies: 104
Views: 8,591
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Disposable employees

my "hiring process", got two on-going (cause you never know):
-one has been dragging along for over 6 weeks now, and is for a job I applied for a year ago. They then hired someone who did not have...
Forum: Canada
Mar 25th 2010, 11:58 am
Replies: 9
Views: 991
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Increase in shipping costs

thanks for the heads up -- I was wondering how frequently the shipping costs vary. I did notice the part in my quote, where they say that prices can vary because of fuel cost variation.

My...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 23rd 2010, 8:14 am
Replies: 11
Views: 915
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Techy question re FSW forms

print the empty forms

fill them in by hand -- that way you can go at it in several sessions

and you can start over when you make an error.
Forum: Canada
Mar 20th 2010, 8:39 am
Replies: 8
Views: 929
Posted By Ikatita

Re: LAnding Soon and a few Questions

you might want to prepare for missing that connecting flight and getting a later one, depending on how much time you have

my experience from Toronto: you get in the line with everyone else, and in...
Forum: Canada
Mar 20th 2010, 8:35 am
Replies: 3
Views: 638
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Renting references

I just put the name of a Canadian friend in the line on the form -- as far as I know they were never contacted for a reference. All the landlord was really interested is how much money I have on the...
Forum: Canada
Mar 20th 2010, 8:31 am
Replies: 104
Views: 8,591
Posted By Ikatita

Re: Disposable employees

I will arrive in Vancouver in two weeks, no less than that. This is a very interesting discussion.

I might get a transfer from my current employer (big multinational corporation), or I might find...
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