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Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 (2523449 Views)
Guest911: 1:57am On Dec 19, 2024 |
CsRockefeller:It’s tough 3 Likes |
ednut1(m): 2:00am On Dec 19, 2024 |
CsRockefeller:https://www.24.com/local/toronto/2024/12/17/torontos-unemployment-rate-is-at-its-highest-point-since-the-covid-19-pandemic-here-is-where-experts-say-the-job-market-is-headed/ Ontario particularly southern Ontario is flooded with many students, asylum seekers, and PR. So its war out there in the job market. 4 Likes |
orjohn24: 7:07am On Dec 19, 2024 |
jedisco: From your write-up, it seems that since we Nigerians come from what is often labeled as a 'shithole,' we are expected to endure the current bad state of Canada. Crime is increasing, unemployment is rising, and professionals are turning to low-wage and menial jobs just to survive. Meanwhile, the government continues deceiving itself with the fake 'labour shortage' narrative, while many are struggling nd uncontrolled mass immigration. I am not surprised we continue to endure poor leadership in Africa as we romanticize hardship and survival. The same mentality seems to have been imported here. When an immigrant complains, they are told they are not being grateful. It's truly pathetic! 9 Likes |
orjohn24: 7:10am On Dec 19, 2024 |
CsRockefeller: Their are many student here 9 to 11 months and no single job..it tough reality of current state of canada! 1 Like |
jedisco(m): 8:21am On Dec 19, 2024 |
orjohn24: I'm surprised at the kind of words you guys use to describe yourselves here. Is it low self esteem or what? I am still wondering how you came to this conclusion from my writeup Like I said, you can argue against immigration and also argue against crime. I have no issues with either. What I take exception to is dehumanising migrants, blaming every soceital issue on and using slur words on a brown-skin person is in Canada. I have seen where such ultimately leads- e.g religious riots in 9ja or recent riots in the UK. Do I really need to belabour this point? Besides, if you have issues with migration why take it on with the government who issues visas- vote your candidate, write to your MP (or the local equivalent), protest e.t.c but know where to draw the line. 8 Likes |
funkyy598: 2:22pm On Dec 19, 2024 |
jedisco: Let's continue to deceive ourselves, playing the race card, and turning a blind eye to the reality of the crimes being committed. From the many cars stolen across Canada and shipped to Dubai, Nigeria, and Ghana, please go and trace those behind these crimes. Is it a white person buying those stolen cars and sending them to Nigeria or Ghana? Go and see those behind the various group shop break-ins in Toronto, or the illicit fentanyl moving across the border from Canada to the USA and vice versa—who are the people involved.Please do your research as we continue to turn the truth into racism. I would advise parents to keep a closer eye on their children, especially teenagers, if they bring them here. But you can continue to defend the truth with excuses rooted in racism. I wish you good luck as a goodwill ambassador. 8 Likes |
CsRockefeller(m): 4:54pm On Dec 19, 2024 |
orjohn24: It's well. 2 Likes |
jedisco(m): 10:08pm On Dec 19, 2024 |
funkyy598: Lets pretend your assertions were true. So what do we do to all brown folks in Canada? Gather them up, put them in chains and behead them? Afterall they are also eating people's cats. Let me break it down in simple English - would you call every northerner a terrorist because of a few boko haram killers? You can write a book arguing against migration and another arguing against crime. You can then write a last one on how to train kids. No issues with that - It's free speech. Where you'd cross the line is when you start dehumanising a full group because of myopic views. Guess what? In the UK, there's a shoplifting epidemic. I guess its also Nigerians and Ghanaians stealing from shops. 13 Likes |
ednut1(m): 1:01am On Dec 20, 2024 |
funkyy598:the Italian mafia in Ontario/Montreal are not blacks or indians. Hell angels are not blacks or Indians . These two were/are behind most of the drugs importation, and distribution and car theft . The mafia was controlling the construction business at some point and were getting 5% cut on all major construction contracts. For some of the recent immigrants doing crime blame Canada for importing too many migrants via diploma mills and asylum. 9 Likes |
NuCypher: 6:54am On Dec 20, 2024 |
funkyy598:You are so naive. The richest villains in Canada aren't even black. You have no clue. Those making millions and millions in the illicit trade in guns and drugs in Canada are neither black nor brown. 8 Likes |
FriendsAndFans(m): 12:10pm On Dec 20, 2024 |
ednut1: Merry Christmas boss |
orjohn24: 10:52pm On Dec 20, 2024 |
NuCypher: I see many Nigerians on this forum here are set who work in offices. After work, they jump into their cars and drive home. Google is their source of information, but they forget that some of us are on the streets, observing and understanding what is really happening. Even the simplest questions asked by others fellow is avoided. The cars being sent to Nigeria and Ghana are stolen and shipped to these countries by the Italian mafia or the Black Italian mafia ![]() You guys are too far from the reality on the streets and too reliant on Google search engines. .anyway it’s better not to know the truth, as people stay glued to Google to defend what they know little of nothing about , searching for information about the Italian mafia while calling others naive. ![]() |
NuCypher: 7:31am On Dec 21, 2024 |
orjohn24:Just one of the things I had in mind when I typed that too. Maybe you don't know. Italians have a rich history in Montreal and Toronto, as its mafia has a history just as rich too. Organized crime in Canada rakes in billions of dollars every year and those at the top are more light-skinned than ever. Italians, chinese, vietnamese, etc. make up a sizeable bunch. Tse Chi Lop, one of the most notorious drug lords in Canada who allegedly controlled more than 70% of the Austrialian meth market and reportedly made over $8billion a year (mind-blowing, right!?), is in no way black. Who knows how much drug and child pornography money is going to house purchases all over Vancouver and Toronto, and they are getting purchased mostly by Chinese Canadians who are still partly resident in Macau or Hong kong. And of course, everyone knows how much illicit wealth flows into Hong Kong yearly. If all you see are cars being hijacked and sent to Nigeria and Ghana, then I'm fairly convinced you aren't just that knowledgeable on crime in Canada and those who commit them. You still aren't seeing beyond your nose. I'm just always amazed at the self-righteous ignorance many once-new, but now comfortable black immigrants display when they see news clips or instagram reels showing a few black kids breaking into a store. They see the media promoting these images and they develop a guilty pang that makes them start hating their own race and thinking their own people are those destroying the country. It's pathetic, really. Needs a new change of mindset. To not see the French mob boss sitting in his bloody palatial mansion in Montreal as the evil, but instead the 19-year-old black kid who is just being unruly. 12 Likes |
orjohn24: 11:18am On Dec 21, 2024 |
NuCypher: In summary of your point and defense tactics, you subtly agreed that our people are just smaller thieves, like startups, stealing cars and shipping them to Africa with gangs breaking into shops to steal while the bigger thieves are others. I get your point now, and this concludes the discussion. Thank you |
jedisco(m): 11:30am On Dec 21, 2024 |
NuCypher: It all fosters a self-hating narrative among people of colour - one meant to imbibe in them that brown immigrants are bad. This would ultimately affect their psyche and how they interact with the society as they go around thinking they're being done a favour by being in Canada and should be subservient to others (i.e one with a different colour) . Doesn't take alot to see how that would ultimately affect attainment. Interesting, how folks whose forebears arrived these nations, killed off locals - calling them savages (sounds familiar), now go around with all the entitlement and no remorse and now decide who is a migrant and not. Imagine someone insinuating that its migrants that are responsible for the slow growth in the UK. What he fails to ask himself is why has almost every prime minister for the last 20yrs been voted out on the basis of migration yet they keep coming for more. Immigration is easy to end- it can be done in an afternoon. Reason why its not happened is simple: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr40yxnvzpo.amp But then, over 2.5 million working age Brits are on longterm sick with many claiming benefits. Some local councils have been bankrupted by social care with many spending upwards of 80% of their budget on social care. I guess its same migrants who are unable to claim any benefit for over 5 yrs that are doing all this. 5 Likes |
SIRTee15: 11:00pm On Dec 21, 2024 |
jedisco: Initially I choose to ignore U because it's obvious U are deliberately pushing your head in the sand for whatever selfish benefit accrued from it. But I can't but respond to your hypocrisy. U claimed whites wiped out the natives and then became gate holders to who comes here. What attracted U to Canada in the first place, is it the native culture or the white culture? Canada that U want to force yourself in was built by a system designed by the white culture. The system that made U think of Canada as your dream country was built by a culture U regard as abhorrent. If U are so disturbed by the evil of the white culture, why then do U want benefit from the proceed of such evil? It's like collecting money from a corrupt politician but go about accusing him of looting the treasury. Economic migrants are attracted to Canada because of the system built by the white culture, the same in most western countries such as America. That's why African migrants don't align with black American movements in the USA because they were not attracted to America because of black American culture. That's what African Americans don't get. Economic migrants relocate to western world because they want a life similar to what they perceive exist for whites in those countries. They want such lives for themselves and their kids. Whoever is the gate keeper of these attractive system doesn't matter- so long as that attractive culture is maintained, people don't care. Indians are the biggest beneficiary of Trudeau reckless open door policy, but already they are the loudest groaners/moaners in Canada right now. That's because the so called attractive culture is fading away. Reckless and massive migration anywhere in the world benefits nobody except for capitalist looking for cheap labour and politicians looking for gullible votes. Your claim that economic migration benefitted UK has been debunked as a lie and a myth. Recent research showed that the positive of net migration on the fiscal economy is barely 1%. https://s.org.uk/media/post/2024/mass-migration-not-delivering-promised-economic-benefits-say-jenrick-and-obrien/ U don't even need to research to know this. U just need to be on the street to see the reality. Since UK brought in over 8 million people in the last 10 yrs, one would expect increase in high street retail patronage with increase in migration but opposite is the case- more retail stores are shutting down due to poor sales. The only busy high street store doing well is Primark and we all know why. I read the article U posted and below is an excerpt from Rishi Sunak on why migration is good for the UK economy.... If this statement makes sense to U, then I don't know what to tell U.... 1 Like |
SIRTee15: 11:30pm On Dec 21, 2024 |
People would work if the wage is good. Good wages is a strong motivation for labour, that's one of the attractive tenet of western capitalism. However, western capitalist in recent times have noticed from 'Asian style capitalism' that it's possible to pay shitty wages, but still get people to work without any impact on profit. It's unlikely the locals tolerate such unproductive behaviour- they would rather stay at home and go on benefit. Thus, the solution is to flung open the borders and allow for mass migration since such action depress labour wages- law of demand and supply. This is the nonsense Trudeau is trying to do in Canada. Canada that was previously known for high wages now have hundreds lining up for 15 dollars/hour job. Let's not even talk about the pressure on resources and public services such mass migration brings. Mass migration has little or no benefit. It makes no economic or cultural sense. It creates far more problem than anything it's meant to solve. The biggest complaint in UK right now is that your take home barely gets U to your street- that's because salaries in UK are very depressing, this has led to increase in number of poor people. That scenario is coming to Canada soon.... 2 Likes |
fabiomatic(m): 11:14am On Dec 22, 2024 |
BornToSucced:Please start searching on Facebook marketplace. Change your location to metro Vancouver area in BC and WhatsApp groups from your school or departments 4 Likes |
jedisco(m): 5:14pm On Dec 22, 2024 |
SIRTee15: What attracted me to Canada? Same thing that attracted millions of folks to migrate around the world all through human history. As a Brit, moving to Canada is not seen as migration - millions arrived before you were born and millions would continue to do as they see fit. If you must know, the prospect of earning more or same while doing less, being able to get a mortgage of circa 1m cad + a 350k professional line of credit (which can be used for a deposit) all accessible within a few months of arrival ain't bad for a starter pack. That Canada made a special pathway that made it much easier to arrive as a PR made me choose them over say Australia or remaining in the UK. The fact that Canada also favours family migration more is an added perk. Like I said, I might again move with time- I am unapologetic about migration. Frankly, if migration causes you soo much discomfort, then Canada is not the place to be. My phrase is a statement of fact and its not meant to denigrate any culture. It highlights how the world works and why black folks in Canada owe no one any gratitude or explanation for their presence there. Lastly, you do realise that the article you posted is an opinion article. Not just that, it was written by an ex-immigration minister whose government saw the biggest rise of immigration UK had seen in decades? Are you that thick? It would have made more sense if you told me you hate migrants cos they eat cats. Let me break it down in simple English. In economics, there is a term called opportunity cost. A way of calculating 'value' is not just by looking at the additional gain of having migrants but what the net cost would be if they were not there. Think about that for a second. BTW, why are you hellbent on sidestepping this to a discussion around migration? I'm hardly interested in enaging you on that. It would help you to know there are pros and cons with everything and finding the right balance is key. What I stand against is you hiding under migration to spread hate. 9 Likes |
jedisco(m): 5:26pm On Dec 22, 2024 |
SIRTee15: Your rabid hate for Asians and complete lack of understanding about the UK is evident with every post. So you've been taught to blame Asians for capitalism? Looks like you've woke from a 400yr slumber and are unaware of how the worlds leading economies came to be. Look south at the U.S - a country which has achieved humongous wealth but over decades that wealth has only been exceeded by widening inequality and lack of a universal, effective healthcare. I guess we should also blame Asians for that. The average Brit does not think like you. Understand that before discussing the UK. On the basis of migration, same UK voted for Brexit - a move which has been roundly described as an act of economic self-harm. The UK granted less than 120k permanent resident visas last year. Contrast that with Canada. Again, you dont understand how they think. 1 Like |
Yomzy08: 10:20pm On Dec 22, 2024 |
Voltron007:Thanks I've grabbed it and I just got my Visa 5 Likes 1 Share |
Voltron007(m): 10:57pm On Dec 22, 2024 |
Yomzy08:Congratulations! |
megastu(m): 3:24am On Dec 23, 2024 |
been out of this thread for a while. E be like say e don turn argument ground. Will be back.
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ednut1(m): 3:50am On Dec 23, 2024 |
Downtown Toronto
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Agidipie: 11:51am On Dec 24, 2024 |
I need a candid advice. I have finished my masters in the UK and currently on the graduate visa and I have begun the process of moving to Canada using PR. But with what I am hearing about canada; few jobs, high cost of living compared to the UK, and even the stricter immigration measures being put in place by Trudeau. Is Canada still worth it? Or should I stay back in UK? I need advice and suggestions
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maternal: 11:57am On Dec 24, 2024 |
Agidipie: The UK will kick you out, and you'll be forced to go back to naija. In short, the real question is, would you rather be in Canada or naija ? Let's stop forming like we have options here. To answer your last question whether Canada is worth it or not. It all Depends on your ability to adapt and/or hustle. Don't listen to others. What they eat don't make you poop. 2 Likes |
BornToSucced(m): 12:56pm On Dec 24, 2024 |
fabiomatic: Thank you sir! I appreciate. |
megastu(m): 1:33pm On Dec 24, 2024 |
Perfect Summary! Meanwhile @ednut1 lets connect over the holiday. ednut1: |
Ayomikunkco: 2:57pm On Dec 24, 2024 |
Hi everyone, i have applied for my PR via MPNP and Brandon as our destination. Canada is our plan B instead of moving back to 9ja if we cannot meet with our extension requirement anymore in Europe. My fear is about how difficult it is to get a job in Canada. After going through threads on Nairaland, I read about getting a certification that will help one to secure a job asap. My job description is no 33102 nurse aid/ patient associate and I thought about doing a health care aid program online before getting landing in Brandon. The only program I saw in Brandon is rendered in Assiniboine college but I need a study permit refusal letter if I will not be able to meet up with my study on campus date to get my tuition deposit refunded and that makes it a No. The other option I saw was Thompson Rivers University online/distance HCA program and my question is that can I use it to secure a job in Manitoba? The job openings that I have seen so far just require a recognized HCA certification. Any advice, recommendations will be appreciated. Thank you.
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funkyy598: 3:24pm On Dec 24, 2024 |
Ayomikunkco: What you need to secure a job is a Health Care Aide Certificate from a recognized program. Thompson Rivers University is a well-recognized university in Canada and will not run a program that is not recognized. Additionally, you need R and First Aid Certification, which are the most important requirements to secure a Health Care Aide job. |
Ayomikunkco: 3:32pm On Dec 24, 2024 |
[quote author=funkyy598 post=133427794] What you need to secure a job is a Health Care Aide Certificate from a recognized program. Thompson Rivers University is a well-recognized university in Canada and will not run a program that is not recognized. Additionally, you need R and First Aid Certification, which are the most important requirements to secure a Health Care Thanks for your prompt response must the r and First Aid certification be obtained from a canadian college? |
funkyy598: 4:40pm On Dec 24, 2024 |
Ayomikunkco: R and First Aid certification can be completed in a one-day training session, including both lecture and practical components. These certifications are not only offered by Canadian colleges but also by globally recognized organizations like the Red Cross, which provides them worldwide at cheaper rate . Therefore, focus primarily on obtaining the main Health Care Aide certificate |
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