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Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2007, 1:32 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,610
Posted By PeterF

Re: Moved: Shipping a Dog....How Much!

Our Doberman cost £850 from Heathrow to Toronto by Air Canada Cargo.

About £100 for the crate, $60-$70 at the other end customs and Cargo handling costs. Approx £60 vet fees.

Our Pug went...
Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2007, 9:18 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,020
Posted By PeterF

Re: Should I stay or should I go ?

I also find cricket boring, thing is its only ever been on 1 channel at a time, for years BBC, then recently channel 4 and I believe now Sky (which is satellite).

47 channels???? until recently...
Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2007, 4:51 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,020
Posted By PeterF

Re: Should I stay or should I go ?

Another one who's scratching head at this one. There maybe more channels, but I believe quality is better than quantity.

It seems every channel here has one or other of the CSI programs or...
Forum: Canada
Jun 27th 2007, 2:51 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,976
Posted By PeterF

Re: Baggage allowance when emigrating

Are you sending anything over by sea, if so send as much as you can that way with the bigger things.

I started working in Kitchener this April, a big difference from Ealing in London:D.
Forum: Canada
Jun 26th 2007, 6:04 am
Replies: 2
Views: 540
Posted By PeterF

Re: Personal Goods to Follow Certificate

Thanks for that link some useful info.

The problem I have is what do I do now, we are already in the country and have not got one, can we do it now from within the country or can we leave and...
Forum: Canada
Jun 26th 2007, 4:55 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,246
Posted By PeterF

Re: Car Insurance and careful at roundabouts

You talking about the one at Hemel Hemstead there? Used that one quite a lot, I can imagine the face of a Canadian driver faced with that...... :eek:
Forum: Canada
Jun 26th 2007, 2:26 am
Replies: 2
Views: 540
Posted By PeterF

Personal Goods to Follow Certificate

When we arrived we became so engrossed with sorting the dogs we never got the above for our shipment from the UK.

Is this going to be a problem and if so can we just drive for a day in the States...
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 11:46 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,946
Posted By PeterF

Re: Calgary house prices

Yes, for people like myself here on a Temporary Work Permit.
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 8:18 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,946
Posted By PeterF

Re: Calgary house prices

I can get a credit card after 6 months, this is with scotia bank, not sure what other banks offer.

I rented a car for a short while, but found I couldn't get a loan for a car due to the initial 9...
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 7:13 am
Replies: 13
Views: 867
Posted By PeterF

Re: Air Canada no longer taking pets!?

Air Canada
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 5:53 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,946
Posted By PeterF

Re: Calgary house prices

I have a friend in Saskatoon who's still in the PR application stage. The landlord for the property he's in wants them out as the prices are rocketing and he wants to sell up, trouble is there are a...
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 5:46 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,246
Posted By PeterF

Re: Car Insurance and careful at roundabouts

Thats the one... :thumbsup: I was heading from St Jacobs towards Conestoga to see the covered bridge (OK like a tourist at the moment :) ), she was going home to Elmira.

I know the one by the...
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 5:20 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,246
Posted By PeterF

Re: Car Insurance and careful at roundabouts

I did see one at Montreal, just outside the airport. I remember seeing someone there reversing because he missed his junction. :huh:

Makes you slap your head (doh) and want to shout ITS A...
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 5:18 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,246
Posted By PeterF

Re: Car Insurance and careful at roundabouts

I live in Waterloo and it seems roundabouts are the in thing. My work colleagues are telling me that none existed two years ago.

They actually have signs showing the lane rules and its painted...
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 5:12 am
Replies: 13
Views: 867
Posted By PeterF

Re: Air Canada no longer taking pets!?

I brought my two dogs over recently, I have a small one and a big one.

The small one came as excess baggage and cost about 130 pounds in the UK and about $30 at the Canadian side.

The larger...
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2007, 5:01 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,246
Posted By PeterF

Car Insurance and careful at roundabouts

Only been here (Ontario) just over 2 months and already been involved in an accident on a roundabout (first time ever).

The other driver may well be a good driver but she had no idea how to uses a...
Forum: Canada
May 22nd 2007, 10:17 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,653
Posted By PeterF

Re: Hello All!

I've been in Kitchener (working)/ Waterloo (living) for about 7 weeks now, come across from London on a temporary work permit.

The area's quite nice but downtown Kitchener is quite run down,...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 2nd 2007, 12:03 am
Replies: 7
Views: 630
Posted By PeterF

Re: Fee for Visa/Work Permit in USA

Thanks for the feedbacks.

I'm only starting my first day today and this matter won't really be rising for another 8 months or so anyway, so no panic yet. I'll probably return to this when I get...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 1st 2007, 8:01 am
Replies: 7
Views: 630
Posted By PeterF

Re: Fee for Visa/Work Permit in USA

The commissioning could be up to 6 months, I believe they are probably talking about the H-1B I will know for certain later.

I'm unsure about the Canadian engineers, probably know later, just...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 31st 2007, 11:51 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 630
Posted By PeterF

Fee for Visa/Work Permit in USA

I am a British Citizen and have just started working for a Canadian company and have a Canadian Work Permit.

One of the companies conditions of my employment is that I would have to pay any fees...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 30th 2007, 7:54 am
Replies: 3
Views: 503
Posted By PeterF

Re: Now in Canada with WP

She's not coming until June, but its too late for Holt Renfrew, we went there last autumn and she found a $1000 dress she just 'had to have' for her office christmas party.

By the time we got home...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Mar 30th 2007, 12:03 am
Replies: 3
Views: 503
Posted By PeterF

Now in Canada with WP

Came through Pearson immigration, then beat my bag to carousels. Very quick.

As time restraints meant I could not go through London it was a bit worrying that I may forget something, so I took...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 17th 2006, 10:06 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 500
Posted By PeterF

work permit questions

I have been told that a job offer is imminent by a Canadian company, expected once the immigration details have been sorted and confirmed, I presume this mean the HRSDC approval.

I then will need...
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