Starting Life in CANADA - Tips & Stories

[Lexi]

mga sis. help me to decide. ok kaya na kumuha muna ko dito sa Pinas ng caregiver course para makahanap ng trabaho sa Canada? wala kc ako relatives sa Canada kaya wala ko makuhang sponsor.

[smm_0411]

^same here sis, am still thinking kung mag caregiver muna ako as stepping stone para makapunta ng canada.. di kasi pwede ang line of work ko sa FSW tapos ang mga relatives ko naman eh nasa [textspeak!] kaya hindi sila pwede mag sponsor ng PNP.  Where do you plan to take caregiver course?  how long it will takes to finish the course and how much will it cost?  TIA

[Lexi]

[textspeak!] ako kukuha malapit samin s cainta. 14k daw kapag cash. kapag installment 1st pay 3k tapos 2k per month. + 2,080 misc fee. 6mos. ang training. accredited ng Tesda.
yun ang plan k para makarating ng Canada. wala kc makukuha secretarial job dun eh.

[smm_0411]

^thanks sis, taga Cainta ka pala... sana mag work ang mga plans natin to go to Canada ang start a new life with our families...

[Lexi]

^ganun na rin ba plan m? sana nga magwork ng ganun :-)

[honey-ecclaire]

actually di na po advisable to get Caregiving course para makapunta ng Canada...May aunt has an agency eh nagpapaalis sila ng DH who worked in Hongkong for atleast one year,yun na po ang stepping stone to go to Canada ngayon kase need ng experience and mas mabilis to get an employer from CA..

[Lexi]

sis, wala pa po kc ako experience sa line ng caregiver/dh. :-)

[honey-ecclaire]

actually po yung mga nag-aaply na DH papuntang Hongkong they are degree holders po,(ako kase ang nagaasikaso ng NBI renewals ng mga applicant nya eh,But for the last three months iba na...)Wala ding experience sa caregiving and DH things,That's where they get experience po,...
So kahit di ka nakapag-aral ng caregiving since you worked as DH in HK or nearby country pwede ka na to apply in CA,...
The benefits that may aunt's agency has I mean if nagwork ka na sa CA as caregiver is
1.You can be a resident after two years(pwede ka na pong mag-aaply as PR)
2.You can bring your family with you(even caregiving ang work mo)
3.You can find a new job(mabilis lang daw makahanap ng job dun)
4Free health care....

[angel_babyteen]

Sis honey_ecclair yung #2 ba dapat residente ka na dun?tsaka how much po placement sa tita mo,hk-canada?
Sissies tama yun,hk ang stepping stone,1year experience pwede na magapply paCanada,mabilis lang ang taon,6mos din ang caregiver,after nyan san naman magaapply dyan,sa hk nagkalat ang agency,yun nga lang sana wag magbago ng law.

[Lexi]

ah ganun po b? sorry di pa kc ako aware s ganun. :-)

honey_ecclair,  may I know your aunt's agency? try ko mag.apply.

[icegayle]

I heard nga madali pag galing ng HK as DH. Gusto ko din mag-Canada, nagpa-assess ako before sa isang agency pero hindi ako qualified since hindi ako skilled, bachelors kasi natapos ko and Secretarial ang line ko ngayon..

[honey-ecclaire]

Sis honey_ecclair yung #2 ba dapat residente ka na dun?tsaka how much po placement sa tita mo,hk-canada?
Sissies tama yun,hk ang stepping stone,1year experience pwede na magapply paCanada,mabilis lang ang taon,6mos din ang caregiver,after nyan san naman magaapply dyan,sa hk nagkalat ang agency,yun nga lang sana wag magbago ng law.

di ko [textspeak!] alam sis if magkano ang placement fee nila but around HKD25,000-30,000 sabi ng isang aunt ko....

[angel_babyteen]

^ah,thanks,pareho lang din pala sa mga agency dito

[smm_0411]

sis icegayle, may plan ka din pala, hehe... naiba ang plan ko kasi hindi ko madala ang mga kids ko dito kaya balak ko mag canada para madala ko din sila in few years time...

[honey-ecclaire]

yes,Mas okay na id sa Canada magmograte...Yung BIL ko and his family flew last July and ayun medyo nagiging okay na din naman,may work na silang mag-asawa.....

[snove_12]

ask ko lang mga sisses may expiration ba yung caregiver certificate pag nag apply ulit me as caregiver? kasi last 2002 pa yung certificate ko..

[angel_babyteen]

^5 years ata,di ko sure pero tignan mo certificate mo sis kasi nakaindicate dun

[roxykarlo]

hi mga sis.. just wanna ask your opinions who are in Canada for sometime na. my husband  got a job order in Alberta. i am thinking if sasama ba kami ng incoming 2-year old son ko, or follow na lang kami after six months para makapag settle muna siya dun. he is the only one who is working cause i will have to take care of our son kasi mag 2 years pa siya this may. ask lang  mga sis, hindi kaya kami mahihirapan kung siya lang mag wwork? tapos, do you think it is wiser to follow na lang after six months, para atleast may konting ipon kahit papano. help me me mga sis.. any recos, inputs, advise will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

[beautyMom]

hi. i will be migrating to manitoba (winnipeg) this july. any GT's here? marami kayang nursing homes doon? since im a nurse here sa pinas ganon ang target first job ko. thanks...

hi sis, musta u already in manitoba?

[hyenahcranmer]

^^ hello everyone..I am a newbie here...share ko lang application ko...November 2009 My husband and I started giving our application such as photocopies of documents sa CIC dito sa SM Baguio. Manila is their main office. Feb.2, 2010 we recieved our confirmation that our documents were received and evaluated by Novascotia.Then we submitted our original documents this week. Sabi ng mga nauna kung kasama sa Alberta, I will just wait for 3 months lang daw..darating na visa namin.. I just hope..well, we paid 60k sa processing fee. we didn't have complains kasi sa busy schedule namin ni hubby di namin maasikaso magfile ng documents, travelling to manila, kung may kulang sa papers..sinasabihan naman kami ng agent namin..they a good help to us..pero if u have enough time pwedeng ideretso nyo na application nyo sa manila canadian embassy. The disadvantage is, pag may mga kulang kang documents, signature, di rin ma process agad agad papers mo, so many application forms etc...madaming aberya..pero wala kang gastos, pamasahe mo lang..

We are worried at the same time excited going to Canada
I am starting to produce mga ibang gamit na dadalhin jan like plates, etc. Can you help us po what are the basic commodities na kailangan kung bilhin dito sa pinas? to be brought sa Canada baka I would end up regretting na may di ako nabili dito..mahal kasi bilihin dun for sure..thanks

hi new lang po dito.. anyway nagaaply din po ako sa CIC pero dito ako sa dagupan my branch po kasi sila dito. ask ko lang po dun sa work documents na ipapas diba po may nakalagay dun na total annual salary gusto ko lang po ma clear kung magpapas ka pa ba ng pay slip etc. or iindicate nalang po nila [textspeak!] total annual salary mo dun po sa Certificate mo? TIA