Arriving in Canada soon
Apr 15th 2009, 10:44 am
#16
Forum Regular
Joined: Jan 2009
Location: from lancashire. now in saskatchewan
Posts: 78
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
i am coming out in 10 days, and i will be bringing all the paperwork, as it would be bad if the port of entry want it, and you've left it at home 
, and as for the police check cert. if you want a fast card, bring it, or you wont be able to get one :curse:
, and as for the police check cert. if you want a fast card, bring it, or you wont be able to get one :curse:
Apr 15th 2009, 12:09 pm
#17
Class 1 Driver and Nurse
Joined: Feb 2005
Location: Kentville, N.S.
Posts: 1,498
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
Yes you will, as long as your record is clean. I never took my crc and was never asked for it. They do there own check.
Apr 15th 2009, 12:31 pm
#18
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: 9 years in the canadian trucking industry... Niverville MB
Posts: 4,423
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
Just followed Gremmies advice and spent the last six hours reading as much as my eyes can stand. Now I have a new question. Suppose I get a 12 month work permit and after 6 months apply for PNP and after 3 or 4 months hear back to say that the PNP has been accepted. That leaves 2 or 3 months on my work permit. So, once PNP has been accepted, does that mean I then have to run out the rest of my current work permit and then get my company to apply for a new LMO with the risk of rejection, meaning everything is up and I have to return or does the acceptance of PNP by the New Brunswick provincial government mean that I will be guaranteed a work permit until actual PR has been accepted or denied, which will probably be quite a few months after the original 12 month work permit is up.
Also, wouldn't the issue of a mere six month work permit put a spanner in the whole works and make it a pointless exercise? If HRSDC dont agree to extend your work permit, you wouldn't even get the chance to apply for PNP, let alone be denied it later on.
Also, wouldn't the issue of a mere six month work permit put a spanner in the whole works and make it a pointless exercise? If HRSDC dont agree to extend your work permit, you wouldn't even get the chance to apply for PNP, let alone be denied it later on.
Apply for PNP and submit you PR at the same time, ie. you give all your papers to NB PNP people, they check the PNP stuff and then forward onto PR people
it saves time
Apr 15th 2009, 12:32 pm
#19
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: 9 years in the canadian trucking industry... Niverville MB
Posts: 4,423
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
A fast card, you only get this once you have PR not on a WP
Apr 15th 2009, 4:30 pm
#20
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: Woodstock, New Brunswick
Posts: 108
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
So you can keep renewing your work permit up until 24 months on the one original LMO? I always thought that the LMO was only good for 12 months and after that a new LMO had to be obtained if you wished to extend from 12 to 24 months, unless you are lucky enough to get a 24 month work permit to begin with.
Apr 15th 2009, 4:39 pm
#21
BE Forum Addict
Joined: May 2007
Location: Kamloops BC
Posts: 1,023
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
So you can keep renewing your work permit up until 24 months on the one original LMO?
Yup ..But hopefully you will get a 2 year WP ...
Apr 15th 2009, 4:50 pm
#22
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: 9 years in the canadian trucking industry... Niverville MB
Posts: 4,423
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
Other documentation you may need,, goods to follow, your house hold stuff thats still en route,if any..get a stamp at POE to clear any goods.
Their is a document you will need if bringing more than $10000 into Canada,
Their is a document you will need if bringing more than $10000 into Canada,
Apr 15th 2009, 6:07 pm
#23
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: Woodstock, New Brunswick
Posts: 108
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
I'm not having any goods following at all so thats ok. Is this $10000 the value of goods to follow, or the amount of actual money you bring, or intend to transfer to the Canadian bank account once its open? If things look like they're going well after a few months, I'll probably look into transfering quite a bit of money from my UK bank account to the Canadian one, but thats it.
Apr 15th 2009, 6:54 pm
#24
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: 9 years in the canadian trucking industry... Niverville MB
Posts: 4,423
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
I'm not having any goods following at all so thats ok. Is this $10000 the value of goods to follow, or the amount of actual money you bring, or intend to transfer to the Canadian bank account once its open? If things look like they're going well after a few months, I'll probably look into transfering quite a bit of money from my UK bank account to the Canadian one, but thats it.
transfering money, get all you local banks info efore you go,, the IBAN codes etc. and ask what the charges are aswell,,, remember the route your money takes can be quite complicated,each clearing bank wants their %, ask your bank if its worthwhile to "Share" the transfer,, this means the recieving bank pays some of the charges, have a good long chat with your bank or institution
Apr 15th 2009, 9:37 pm
#25
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Now back in Edinburgh
Posts: 1,155
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
Apr 15th 2009, 10:47 pm
#26
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: 9 years in the canadian trucking industry... Niverville MB
Posts: 4,423
Apr 18th 2009, 9:18 pm
#27
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: Woodstock, New Brunswick
Posts: 108
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
I was just wondering if the date of the return flight would influence the length the work permit was issued for? I ask because I booked my return flight for late January, not because I want to return then, but because I was having trouble booking a later date. I intend to amend the date later to a time I want to visit home or something. Do they require to see your return flight info as its a temp permit your on, and if they see my return is only 7 months after my arrival, might they then only issue a 6 month work permit? This six month business has got me worried, I had thought it was just a matter of either 12 or 24.
Apr 19th 2009, 3:54 am
#28
BE Forum Addict
Joined: May 2007
Location: Kamloops BC
Posts: 1,023
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
Don't book a return flight .. one way Your new employer should pay for this and the the return flight if things don't work out.
Apparently they are issuing one year work permits at Calgary Airport.
Your new employer should pay for this and the the return flight if things don't work out. Apparently they are issuing one year work permits at Calgary Airport.
Apr 19th 2009, 3:18 pm
#29
Forum Regular
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: Woodstock, New Brunswick
Posts: 108
Re: Arriving in Canada soon
Too late now. It was booked weeks ago. They told me to book a return flight and have the return part for whenever I want. Its crazy though, buying a return was £150 cheaper than buying a single, how the heck does that work out?!
