NewStats: 3,265,035 , 8,185,409 topics. Date: Friday, 13 June 2025 at 08:42 AM 1j4522

From downtown Winnipeg after I missed my bus twice

White out party coming soon! Go jets!

coolhayor:
@randomsue welcome to Jets land. You definitely came in very good weather if you haven't experienced our arctic cold winter.

I processed my health card without the boarding though a while ago.

May the land favour you.

Thanks a bunch

I think it's a new requirement...only God knows why

Ehen. .for those coming to Winnipeg, you might have to keep the boarding es for your last connecting flight.

For health card processing, we were asked to submit ours as proof of when we landed in Winnipeg...had to dig through the trash to bring them out..

Quite cold here though everyone keeps saying we came in fine weather, I also noticed no one seems to be in a hurry here

8pm in Winnipeg

This is freaky

19CannyMum:


My sincere apologies for the long post. It just happened, I never intended rambling so much. Best regards and best wishes to everyone.

Congrats on your landing, interesting read

May the land favour you

jhoci:
Wow! What a journey! Thank God you are finally home. I think we were on the same flight up until Toronto. I was able to do my SIN at the airport, single traveler though. My flight to Calgary was just being announced ad I got to my boarding gate.

Thank you!

Perhaps we were on the same flight indeed, I noticed there were a number of Africans on board.

Welcome home too

gaggle:


Please where was this 2k collected? I travelled via Lagos airport on 29th of March and I didn't pay kobo to nobody. My bags were not even checked and I had enough agric produce including palm oil self.

U were lucky to be put on the flight to Vancouver. U can't believe we are still in a hotel in Toronto waiting to be put on a flight to Calgary on 2nd of April since 30th March... Ethiopian airline sef

Oh my!

This must be really hard on you, so sorry to learn this.

The 2k people call themselves agricultural quarantine something something ( NAQs)

They must've skipped you somehow..nice!

This one made me smile

While playing around the Vancouver airport

Aerial view of the snow peaked mountains in BC

(Pls pardon the pic quality)

fizzile:
Please can you share the info. Thanks alot

I meant that someone had shared this info that you pay 2k per bag containing agricultural products.

It's a fairly new development and they give you a receipt and all...aka, there's no escaping it I guess

Ifeoma77:
Wow @Randomsue, that was a hell of a journey!!
Welcome home

Thank you dear, one for the books!

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Thank you.

Honestly almost started asking myself who send me

I'm glad it all turned out well

captainhoo:


Congratulations!!

Can you share the name/picture of the scale you got from jumia please,
Did you change your naira to CAD at MMA or BDC?

Thank you!

Changed naira to CAD with BDC from naija

Landing gist...LONG POST ALERT

We had the most terrifyingly long trip I've ever read about but I'm glad for journey mercies...family of 4 (with a toddler and a 5yo) via Ethiopian air

We left on Thursday, March 28 and MMA guys were a breeze, we were asked to tip at the entrance and also pay for 2k for each bag with agricultural products, but no biggie, thanks to info from here.

We were however lucky that our bags all weighed between 22 and 23kg and we were even allowed to make use of the last 3kg cumulative weight deficit..props to one cheap luggage scale we got on Jumia.

Trip to Addis was awesome, though the plane was almost at capacity, it was a smooth ride and ochara plane. Addis to Dublin and all the waka required to change terminals is the part that got me. As advised here several times, pls aim to travel as light as possible..the waka between airport terminals is real. No one asked us how much we were carrying in Ethiopia but I had to show the funds during body search , which was just to confirm I wasn't carrying anything illegal.

Got to Toronto about 39 mins behind schedule on Friday, March 29 and this is where the drama of our lives began but we didn't know it at the time!

Immigration went very well, we went straight there after getting off the plane before baggage claim. We were asked basic questions like how much we brought but nothing was checked and got our CoPR stamped. Since we got our PPR in July ( I see the side eyes), I was afraid we might need new port photos, but the lady said it wasn't necessary...let's see how that goes sha!

We attempted getting our SIN done at the airport at first but decided against it when we saw we had barely an hour and half to our connecting flight. We went to baggage claim, hired a big trolley and got assistance cos we had plenty load (paid 20 CAD for trolley and paid the guy that pushed it another 20). The customs guy just took his jolly time and even gave me the proper goods to follow form to fill since I didn't to get it done ahead. He stamped and told me to bring it anytime I import and want to pick up the items listed.

We then checked in our bags on the connecting flight...no weighing was done sha. The big mistake we made was that we now chilled at the wrong gate waiting for announcement for our flight, not knowing we were already running late.

Summary...we missed our flight and couldn't get rescheduled on another flight cos of this Boeing issue that has grounded the 737 max. They had grounded like 35 Air Canada planes, so getting rescheduled is now hell. Please take note to either leave a minimum of 5hrs BTW connecting flights or plan ahead incase you miss your flight...this may mean packing ahead for it ( I'll explain)

The ET rep told us the earliest flight we could get was on Tuesday...a whole 4 days away ��‍♀! I just started crying like a baby from exhaustion mostly.

Luckily, we got another deal to head out the next morning but the flight was routed through Vancouver to Winnipeg and there was a 7hrs layover at Vancouver... Yup you read right, 7 DARN HOURS!!! That's how 30 hours was added to our already exhausting journey! The good thing was that ET lodged us in a hotel and gave us free food vouchers ( I've come to learn they didn't do us any big favour but coming from naija, this was a big deal to me)

After all the drama and intrigues, I'm glad we landed safely, got another free voucher for airplane food, got to check in 2 of our big hand luggages for free from Toronto to Winnipeg straight, got to see the beautiful scenery flying over Vancouver and BC as a whole..snow peaked mountains and all. We got to Winnipeg at about 12 midnight March 30th, and we had family waiting for us...this was a relief!


My take always are:

1. Pack light or efficient (boxes with trolleys perhaps) and explore cargo-ing if you can

2. Pack food for the flight, ET food was mostly bleh, and my 5yo survived on bread and cornflakes I had packed

3. Stay focused when you get to Toronto or wherever your first point of landing is to avoid missing connecting flight. Better still, try locating the gate for the next flight as quickly as possible

4. Because we cannot fully plan for everything, try packing a change of clothes in your hand luggage just incase

5. Empty all liquids before connecting flight from Toronto, this one added to our delay seriously. The last boarding call was going on while they were binning my children's Milo ready to drink at the scanner point thingy � ��

6. Luggage scale, saving your naira since 19xx immigration travel waka - tip is to weigh the bags whilst standing on a higher platform than the bag ( I stood on a stool)

7. Change some naira to CAD if you can, you might need it to purchase things at the airport if you find yourself in a situation similar to what we went through

Majesticniyi:
LANDING GIST- very short read!!!

Congrats on your landing, may this land favour you

wizean:
LANDING GIST

Congrats on your arrival. May you enjoy this place

adewumz:
Landing gist!

Thank you for sharing, and congratulations on a successful landing.

I want to be like you when I grow up..lol

I'm busy joggling my bags and items to keep my luggage at the acceptable weight limit

titiclassy:
LANDING GIST (LANDED 2 WEEKS AGO)

ALL THE THANKS TO GOD

Congratulations on your landing and thank you for sharing your story with us.

May the land favour you and yours.

Cheers!

MissEmmy:
Long, Boring Landing Gist alert…..….

Thank you for sharing and congratulations on a safe arrival.

Your trip was anything but boring jor, you managed to reach 3 provinces in one landing. My kind of trip indeed!

May the land favour you and make you forget how much more ahead the UK and USA seem to be...lol

Cheers

sammyengr:
Where are my people in Winnipeg Manitoba
Please help your brother

Sent you a private message request, would you mind connecting?

Thank you

Newmum0615:
Part 2:

Our life in Canada thus began.
Catch ya guys later.

Congratulations on your safe trip and thank you for sharing in such a detailed manner.

Congrats on LO too, here's praying you have a beautiful birth experience and many more beautiful celebrations.

We are gearing up here

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oluphilip2008:
LANDING GIST!!!! Long Post Alert!!!!

Thank you for sharing your experience. May the land favour you and yours.

sammyengr:
LANDING GIST....

Thank you for the time spent in reading my landing gist!!!!

Thank you for sharing, may Canada favour you.

Ahijo1990:
Good day guys,

Pls I want to enquire about the genuineness of an offer to process Visa to Canada.

A Priest I know said he has 20 slots for job offers in Canada and is processing the visa for 1.230m. Said visa is for 5 years. Immediate job and accommodation upon arrival.

I doubt any program like this exists for Nigerians.

I would be very careful of this offer if I were you.

smslive2:
Soft Landing Gist.

Congratulations on your landing, thank you for sharing

smslive2:
The Abridged story is Here!

Congrats...a tale of perseverance indeed

aworldcitizen:
Landing Gist.
Family of 5.
Happy new year all. I didn’t want my landing gist to have part 1 & 2; hence I waited for it to be almost complete.

Congratulations on your successful landing.

May you have many more testimonies of favour as you explore your new home.

Thank you for sharing your landing gist

jelmusboy:
Desrochers village

Glad to see you seem to be settling into Edmonton...

cutezain:




Never have a universal Resume , kip adjusting it to meet the requirements of the jobs . Look for key words in the advert and use it like COORDINATE, MULTITASKER etc

Nice tips!

Did you with any pre-arrival services while in Nigeria? I'm still doing some courses with SOPA and hoping the skills will come in handy for my job search.

cutezain:



My inspiration for you.

Thank you for posting your story, quite inspirational.

GlitteringStar2:
Post-Landing Experience (Part 2)

Congratulations GS, thank you for your very detailed post.

May you record many successes as you navigate this new path.