5 Things to Do When You Land in Canada (That No One Told You About)

The Par­lia­ment of Canada, Ottawa, June 2011

It’s the end of the process and you finally received the let­ter say­ing your visa is ready to be issued. You are a soon-to-be landed immi­grant and you already have a list of all the prac­ti­cal things you must do after you arrive.
Let me add more to your plate! Here are 5 Things to do when you land in Canada (that no one told you about)!

The WTF Question: Sample Fill-Up Forms

Appar­ently, I’m now famous enough to receive my fair share of WTF ques­tions. These ques­tions gen­er­ally revolve around immi­grat­ing to Canada, prefer­ably using the faster and most ille­gal way pos­si­ble. The per­son who asks the ques­tion or the favor typ­i­cally comes out of the blue and never offers more expla­na­tions.
I don’t mind answer­ing ques­tions from read­ers, but some really make me raise my eyebrows.

Arriving In Canada With The Permanent Residence (7/10)

So, you received the great news: “deci­sion made”, you have just obtained the per­ma­nent res­i­dence in Canada! What’s next now?

How Long Does The Immigration Process Take? (6/10)

Immigration’s appli­cants main con­cern is often on how long the whole process takes. Unfor­tu­nately, there is no rule and no one can know for sure. How­ever, there are some tricks to make sure your appli­ca­tion is processed as fast as it can be!

How Much Does Immigrating Really Cost? (5/10)

Sure, you though of the pro­cess­ing fees. But did you real­ize there were also a lot of fees asso­ci­ated with immi­grat­ing to Canada? In this post, I’m going to try to sum up how much do you really need to paid to immi­grate to Canada.

If You Immigrate To Quebec (4/10)

In the last two arti­cles, I reviewed the two most com­mon ways to immi­grate to Canada: through the skilled worker cat­e­gory, and through the spon­sor­ship cat­e­gory. But what if you want to set­tle in Que­bec? Things are a lit­tle bit different.

Immigration: The Sponsorship Category (3/10)

If you are in a seri­ous rela­tion­ship with a Cana­dian cit­i­zen or a per­ma­nent cit­i­zen in Canada, you may be eli­gi­ble to apply for per­ma­nent res­i­dence through the spon­sor­ship category.

Immigration: The Skilled Worker Category (2/10)

Today, we will see who is eli­gi­ble to apply in the skilled worker cat­e­gory, how does it work, and what hap­pens after you mail your application.