NewStats: 3,264,655 , 8,184,358 topics. Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025 at 09:40 PM 234263

TEECANN:
Merry Christmas to all of you my family.

Compliment of the season to you and your family.

It is surely ending in praise IJN in spite of anything and everything!

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Same to you. This too shall . Whoever told me that i will be snowed in this Christmas by this time last year.

sleekchic:
Any question that has been on my mind to ask is if anyone has experienced any form of racism since you landed. Please share your experience.

None that i am aware of. If anything, i see Canadians as friendly especially if you let them know you are new here. Anyways i'm new here. The oldies should know better.

maziude:


SmartCity...SmartHealth...SmartEnvironment...

Oh my God. I was in a conference where the former VC of Covenant University did a presentation on this topic., i was so blown away. I hear they want to start with Lagos.

The CMM in Nigeria is 0 but here, i can give them a 4. There is still room for improvement here. Though that's why you can walk up to your bus stop 1 minute to the arrival of the bus and catch the bus. Smart city is a result of internet of things. A lot of handshaking going on. Thats why they can ticket you even if you run away.

yungreezy:

How about cloud computing? How in demand are people with Amazon Web Services certification? Is it worth going into and investing in the Solutions Architect Associate certification?

My dear you are on course. Cloud everything has shaken up the labour market. People who refused to key into it were worst hit because they did not prepare for what was to come. Now companies outsource almost everything. You dont only have cloud computing now, you also have cloud ing and cloud hr. Companies are focusing on their area of competence and outsourcing other units under the guise of clouding.

If you know your skill is being clouded , its good you know the companies offering such services and how relevant you can remain peradventure your job is outsourced to them.

Back to the discussion. Amazon has a large chunk of the cloud market being the first to launch into it so getting certified in their product is a good idea as you will not have difficulty getting a job(my 2 toro).

Big data, BYOD, cloud, Cobit 5, virtualization, risk, compliance, and of course the big one IOT/IOE(Internet of things/Internet of everything) are the trends in IT i can . There could be others i dont know.

I can also add blockchain technology and cryptocurrency(this one has sent central banks of the nations of the whole world on errand. dem don buy market now they have to force themselves to understand how it works). the other day i was listening online to something on blockchain and cryptocurrency and heard them mention primary key infrastructure(PKI). I was like all these things are woven around each other.

SlowlybtSurely:


Would love to know too. How's that field by the way?

Good question.

That's the rave of the moment field in IT. Companies want to make informed decision based on the analysis of the big data they have within the organisation.

The role of the data analyst is to analyse such data and present to managament to help them know which product line to close down and which to channel their resources to for profit optimization.

That's the technology facebook deploys to tell you which of your posts has the highest number of likes. There are known tools to do the analysis for you. My Inlaw who is an IT person and knows how crazy i was about ITSEC showed me a demo on how data is analysed using a dummy data from the product he markets in Nigeria and told me that i have to think about this field as it is emerging and there are opportunities in it. That did not disuade me from my ITSEC dream.

I had always wanted to do a masters in ITSEC but I am not sure anymore having been on ground and studied the market here. I am having a rethink.

The good thing is that you dont have to have an IT background to do well in this field. Finance, Statistics, Mathematics people are also in it. Once you have analytical skills, you are good to go. You also have to have presentation skills like powerpoint and be a super of excel to thrive in this field.

Lets see how it goes.

please which school is best for big data/data analytics (MSc)?

Naija wey we dey do overtime without pay we still dey get time greet neighbour. here 8hrs is 8hrs yet no time. wetin you dey pursue wey you dey always dey busy?

maternal:


You get job ? Why u wan greet your neighbour all the time ?

http://vshow.on24.com/vshow/AFF2017/exhibits/Auditorium

Year end is around the corner. time to log your D. Gain 21 D from this ACCA virtual conference.

post the food online. e-eating is allowed.

maziude:
Happy Holidays from Ottawa/Gatineau...

Abeg, anybody go cook Christmas rice?

But if you dey town and you like chop food wey men cook (Belle fit run you sha), send me PM. But you need carry bottle follow body sha.


Make una let me know.

my sister the thing tire me for this country o. nothing like make i go greet my neighbour here o. i dey miss naija. i think a good number of people here have cars so no need to walk.

sleekchic:


Many times when I see pictures of different streets in different parts of Canada,they always look deserted. Even in pictures taken during other seasons. Why is this so. People don't walk?

she is not that old

you dont know those defending them online are being paid?

tribalistseun:
Haba, Buhari kukuma kill us

What is social media mining? 2.2billion naira.

onuku

another uba story loading

Segun Agbaje no be GTBANK MD?

Please lets sheath our swords. we are all wired differently but i believe there is a way we can connect without having all these fights. we disagree to agree. if this world war continues, my ghost mode will be activated.

the tolerance here it is to jump and if it does not resonate with you. we should be able to express ourselves here within the subject matter "life in canada" because that your story may be what someone needs to be encouraged. i should have shared my story since but was holding back because i was afraid how people will react. but then this thread is about living in canada/life as a canadian immigrant.

vcole:

You may find it interesting that repeated reference being made to a God who may or may not be another listener/reader's God within a discussion that isn't religious in it's subject matter and in which the listener/reader has not expressed a desire to discuss religion, actually comes across as being religiously intolerant.

Let me kuku share my testimony even though it is incomplete. without God i am nothing so i can't but give Him all the honour.

I intend to write a book on my life experiences to encourage those who may have gone through rough and tough situations in life.

I will start from where it concerns this house as my testimony cant be shared in a day.


Before i came here i did series of prayers and a lot of prophesies were released concerning my relocation which included that i was going to get a very good job. When i got here i was applying hoping to get the good job but nothing was forth coming. Someone here introduced me to one of these part time jobs but because of my conviction that i was going to get a good job, i didnt consider it. My landlady tried to convince me to pick up any job while i wait for my "good job" but i would hear none of such suggestion. so tey we go church the guest minister used Joseph's story to reset my brain. She narrated how Joseph was told in the dream that he would be great but he didnt see it happen until he went as far as being a prisoner.

The next day being monday i called the agency that i wanted the job and started on a Tuesday. My people i never experience the kain pain wey i experience doing that job. You know coming from a background of armchair banking to that kain job by the second day i broke down. That night i cried like i have never and asked God a lot of questions. i just poured out my heart to God.

The next day naso i dress go work, As i got to where i normally catch my last bus to work, instead of waiting inside the hall until the time for me to resume at work was near as i have been doing since the last 2 days something just prompted me to go and enter the next bus and wait in the office. As i stepped out of the meadowville town centre i noticed one young filipino boy sitting in their bus shed smiling at me naso i smile back. Immediately he walked up to me and asked me if i mind his talking to me, i told him i dont mind. The next thing he said was God said i should tell you that He loves you. I turned to him and asked him if this is how evangelism is done in this country. He replied that he was not evangelizing. That he was to catch an earlier bus but the Holy Spirit said he should wait and that He is sending a lady to him whom He will give him a word for. At that point i ed my prayers the night before and started crying. The boy was embarrassed and was like is everything okay with you? Do you need money? are you sick? Do you need prayers? I now told him how back home series of prophesies were released about what God was going to do for me and how i started one kain job 3 days ago. After narrating my experience, he prayed for me and as he was praying, he repeated the same prophesies i got back home. We eventually entered the same bus and dropped off at the same place because we found out that his office is behind my office. He got to know where i work and i found out that his brother is my supervisor. Naso later on, the man(my supervisor) wey dey hound me on my first day at work for being slow was apologising for not putting us through on the job before posting us.

one of his brothers working with me came to confirm my name some days later. During one of our break i had to ask why he asked for my name. he said his brother narrated his experience at meadowville town centre to him and that God has never spoken to him so clearly like that before. he sha said they intend to go back to their country to set up a mission field.

This experience gave me confidence that God knows about my situation and that He will do it in His time. Infact after that thing happened, if i work small i go just smile and say to myself "God loves me". As i am typing this i have even been relieved of the job as our contract ended on Friday. See as the thing pain me like say person die. It took my landlady encouraging me to reset my brain. Job wey i no wan pick before.

what prompted me to share this is the guy that said that everyone is rooting for my success and i replied that God's name is at stake on top my matter self.

Just be rest assured that He did not bring us this far to abandon us. He will settle us in His time not ours. And not the same time with others.

abeg no mind my grammar. i no go grammar school.

Blackbuddy:


Looking forward to this Meadowvale story, Ontario chronicles loading

Yes in fullness of time, the testimony will be shared.

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I am in Mississauga. My dear, i don't know who will get job where. It is possible she gets a job in the bank. With God all things are possible.

You want to start your ACCA conversion after you have landed? It's all up to you but it's good you get your A as soon as possible because ACCA is not appreciated here. Instead of seeing ACCA as a job requirement, you will see sound knowledge of IFRS.

threadstone:


Plx modify accordingly before your head rolls off the guillotine

Please it's not necessary to create a world war when there is none. Nothing wrong with him assuming am a bro. It's up to me to do the correction if there is a need for that.

Nice day bro.

A foot in the door number and position for now. I heard so many success stories that started from a foot in the door from the ACCA networking I attended yesterday. Once you familiarise yourself with the HR, you will be top on their mind for any opening that is related to your profession

vascey:


Well, the great thing is that the interviews are coming in. In no time you will land the dream job.
Do you have a number (CAD) in mind or a position?

vascey:


Thank you dear. I am sorry I initially interpreted your name as Caesar at Work, hence the assumption you are a Bros. ITK Gone Wrong! Forgot it could also be Chizaram...
[/b]Anyway, wishing you all the best. Someone mentioned that A Ontario was more receptive and had less delays. I will look for the post and dig it out for you. Kindly share the links for resume writing if you have any.

[b]I know it's not easy but know that we are all rooting for you, all of nairaland, all of Nigeria are ing and praying for your success. Always that. All the best.

The story behind the name is part of my testimony which is still loading.

The embolded got me sha. Even God gan is rooting for my success. My experience at Meadowvale bus terminal got me crying. My testimony is loading.

I forgot to add that the last 5 years in your resume is very key. Also dont be modest about your achievements. Blow your trumpets very well. They dont see it as being proud. Infact it was one of my interviewers that made me realise 1 line in my resume is an achievement. I dey sing am like song now.

vascey:


My brother how has it been? Have you concluded your ACCA to CGA? what are the opportunities. I've come to realise that Canada has over 260k As, a high number for such a small population. Yet it's also a finance hub. How has it been for you?

My sister you mean. I am still in the process. The mistake i made was to write BC that i am in Ontario for them to move my file to Ontario. I was supposed to be inducted in November but as i type now, i dont even know the status of my application. I only got a mail that my file has been transferred to them in October and dats all. I have sent their automated enquiry mail but no response. I have also tried to speak with the registrar's office only to drop voicemail for them. I may be there physically tomorrow if time permits me.

My dear this land is to each his own. You can't use another person's story to know what lies in wait for you. I have learnt that not just because everybody has different story to tell but because MY CASE IS DIFFERENT. You will understand in fullness of time. Meanwhile you can never be hungry here. There are always jobs to pay the bills and worse case scenario you become government pickin wey dem go dey pay allowance (not advisable though).

Then the ing and finance jobs are more in Ontario (Toronto to be precise). But i hear rent high for dat side na im make i go live for nearby to dey commute.

Resume writing is a big deal here because of the keywords the scanning machines look out for in a resume. You need to get your resume right to be called for interviews.

The bigger deal is Canadian experience which they won't tell you. This doesn't matter for IT people. They believe IT is same everywhere. The same way you do network security in Nigeria is the same way it is done in Canada. Infact this is so true because some of my sister's colleagues got their job before moving while the rest got theirs immediately they got here.

As an ant you need to know your excel very well. Vlookup and pivot table are very important to them. Then QuickBooks is very popular here too. If you have worked in an organisation that use ERPs like Oracle and SAP(?) Then you are hotcake. I have not seen where the job ad has finacle or flexcube experience requirement(Bankers).

The above is just a general observation. There are exceptions to the rules.

I have to stop here for now. Like i said no two people have the same story. Ontario is yours to discover (its written on their plate numbers).

This is to remind us of ACCA networking in Toronto tomorrow from 5pm to 7pm.

ACCA sent out the invite for this event. Hoping to see you people there tomorrow with your resumes.

Smile4mee01:
Hello everyone.

I am hoping to re locate to canada early 2018. Either as a student or PR. I am currently a banker in nigeria, 33 yrs , single , male, reasonably comfortable. I am not in a serious relationship but would love to be in one and hopefully get married soon. I am wondering if my decision to relocate would affect my prospects of being married soon. There is a female colleague of mine I have been thinking of, but don't want to commit to it then travel away. So i don't break anybody heart.

Please let me know your thought.

On a more serious note find out how long it takes to process your spouse's application if you are not able to conclude the transaction before your relocation and ask yourself if you can wait. If yes then i will suggest you initiate the process immediately.

Smile4mee01:
Hello everyone.

I am hoping to re locate to canada early 2018. Either as a student or PR. I am currently a banker in nigeria, 33 yrs , single , male, reasonably comfortable. I am not in a serious relationship but would love to be in one and hopefully get married soon. I am wondering if my decision to relocate would affect my prospects of being married soon. There is a female colleague of mine I have been thinking of, but don't want to commit to it then travel away. So i don't break anybody heart.

Please let me know your thought.

This one na matters of the heart. Its best you ask those newspaper people. They are experts. I can also refer you to Ego of inspiration FM.

kachikapor:


Hi czaratwork...

You just cleared my doubts. i had been wondering if it was possible to take out a lease on the same airbnb apartment we land in for a longer stay. Thanks for clearing that up. If you dont mind...please what part of Canada's the airbnb?

Airbnb is nationwide. Depending on where you want to settle. They are online.

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