Immigrant Experience in Canada

Experience of Muslim Immigrant living in Canada

Iamimmigrant.com new version soon..

December 10th, 2009 by RubyDo

I am planing to restructure the website sections and interface for a better visitors experience. The website is meant to help new immigrants and ease their life (those who are preparing to leave and those who arrived)

I know the website is very sad now so if you have some minutes, text me on rabab@roubydo.com, your comments will be very useful for me.

Lets help each other to have a better life!

Thanks
RubyDo

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Before you leave home - winter tips

November 30th, 2009 by RubyDo

Check the weather forecast:
There is something important, it will be wise to look for the weather before you leave home from http://www.theweathernetwork.com/ . Note that there are “Temp” and “Feels like”.

Feels like is the one to consider as it is the real temp. that you feel after the effect of wind.

Put lotion on your hands and your face:
Lotion is not an option, It is for men and women. It gives some protection for the skin.
Any moisturizing cream will be good. If your skin is sensitive, then go for “Olay”

Happy winter !

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Special Gift for Egyptians

November 22nd, 2009 by RubyDo

النشيد الوطنى المصرى (1923 - 1936) نفسى يرجع تانى ..

— اسلمى يا مصر إننى الفدا ذى يدى إن مدت الدنيا يدا

أبدا لن تستكينى أبدا إننى أرجو مع اليوم غدا

ومعى قلبى وعزمى للجهاد ولقلبى أنت بعد الدين دين

لكى يا مصر السلامة وسلاما يا بلادى إن رمى الدهر سهامه أتقيها بفؤادى واسلمى فى كل حين

أنا مصرى بنانى من بنى هرم الدهر الذى أعيا الفنا

وقفة الأهرام فيما بيننا لصلوف الدهر وقفتى أنا

فى دفاعى وجهادى للبلاد لا أميل لا أمل لا ألين

لكى يا مصر السلامة وسلاما يا بلادى إن رمى الدهر سهامه أتقيها بفؤادى واسلمى فى كل حين

ويك يا من رام تقييد الفلك أى نجم فى السما يخضع لك

وطن الحر سمًا لا تمتلك والفتى الحر بأفقه ملك

لا عدا يا أرض مصر بكى عاد أننا دون حماكى أجمعين

لكى يا مصر السلامة وسلاما يا بلادى إن رمى الدهر سهامه أتقيها بفؤادى واسلمى فى كل حين

للعلا أبناء مصر للعلا

وبمصر شرفوا المستقبلا

وفدًا لمصرنا الدنيا فلا نضع الأوطان إلا أولا

جانبى الأيسر قلبه الفؤاد وبلادى هى لى قلبى اليمين

لكى يا مصر السلامة وسلاما يا بلادى إن رمى الدهر سهامه أتقيها بفؤادى واسلمى فى كل حين

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First things to buy at home

October 31st, 2009 by RubyDo

Those are the first things you need to buy after you rent an appartment:

1- A Mattress to sleep on
There are standard dimensions for Mattresses,
Twin : 39 x 76 inches ( 99.1 x 193 cm)
Twin X-Long : 39 x 80 inches (99.1 x 203.2 cm)
Full : 54 x 75 inches (137.2 x 190.5 cm)
Queen : 60 x 80 inches (152.4 x 203.2 cm)
King : 78 x 80 inches (198.1  x 203.2 cm)
Cal-King : 72 x 84 inches (182.9 x 213.4 cm)

If you are single, living in a 1 1/2 apartment, I recommend you to not get king or queen because they take too much space and will make you feel the place too small.

2- Eating stuff, spoon, plates…
These things you can get from Dollarama

3- Kitchen stuff, table and a chaire
Get them from canadian tire / wallmart

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Traveling in Canada and the states, air tickets, bus and train

September 26th, 2009 by RubyDo

Flight Tickets:
http://www.ticketpilot.ca/

If you want to travel within Canada or to the States, check ticket prices on ticketpilot.ca. This website has a big database. When you search for a flights It gives you a comparison between different airlines and prices

Reduce your ticket price:
When you apply for a visa card, consider RBC Avion Visa Card. This visa card gives you reward points that allow you to fly with less price. It is divided into sectors, for example if you want to fly to one of the provincies arround you, you have to collect 30,000 points. When you save these points, you call RBC and ask them to reserve you a ticket to one of the provincies arround you. You pay the taxes. If your are missing points you can buy them.

Compare prices of train and bus

The train is more comfortable that the bus. Subscribe in the mailing list of http://www.viarail.ca/en. They do promotions from time to time  and then you can get a train ticket with price less than the bus.

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Are you flying to the states?هل تسافر إلى أمريكا ؟ سهّل رحلتك

September 26th, 2009 by RubyDo

You need to get prepared before you go to the airport to make your processing goes easily ESPECIALLY when you fly to the states.

Preparation before travel:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/simplifly.shtm#1
Another version in Arabic and other languages:

Airport Processing Times

Processing time from international airports to the states differs upon the destination,

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/airport/process/default.aspx

Security issues and bags

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/news/travelnoticesecurity.aspx

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Preparing for job interviews

September 2nd, 2009 by RubyDo

http://www.mcgill.ca/files/caps/interviewing-revisions.pdf

http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/careers/interview.html

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How much income tax am I paying?

September 2nd, 2009 by RubyDo

Income tax depends on the income and it defers from province to another. Quebec is the highest!

http://www.taxtips.ca/marginaltaxrates.htm

Click on your province to see the table of income tax.

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Renting and landlord problems

August 30th, 2009 by RubyDo

How to deal with your landlord:
Not all landlords are good people so you really need to know your rights and your duties.

These are models of notices that you can receive from your landlord and how to reply to them and the notices of the tenant, that you may need one day.
http://www.rdl.gouv.qc.ca/en/avis/avisproprio.asp

If you have a problem with your landlord and you need an advice, call the rental board
http://www.rdl.gouv.qc.ca/en/courrier/question.asp

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When to apply for the citizenship?

May 26th, 2009 by RubyDo

Residence Calculator :https://services3.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/resCalcStartNew.do?&lang=en

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