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Whether you're moving to Canada to start a new career, join a family member or improve your language skills, the transition to a different country can be overwhelming. You have many things to decide, including where you want to live and what you need to bring. It will help if you do some research before you leave.
You can keep track of the many things you have to do by following online or paper "checklists" that have been compiled specifically to help new immigrants. Using a checklist will help to ensure that important documents, such as birth and marriage certificates, school records, passports, health and vaccination records, are with you when you cross the border into Canada.
You can also use checklists to research your occupation, check your credentials and find out if you will require additional training. Checklists can also be helpful in deciding the types of clothing and personal belongings you will need to start your new life in Canada and what can be shipped later.
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Individual sections of the Guide to Working in Canada can be viewed and printed from this site. Includes chapters on starting a business, labour market contacts and networking, communication skills, taxes and benefits, worker rights and minimum rate rates, immigration representatives and pre- and post-arrival steps.
Lists for prospective newcomers who plan to work in Canada. One is a pre-arrival list of steps to take before leaving for Canada and the other is a post-arrival list for after arrival in Canada.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) list of essential documents needed to cross the border or enter into Canada.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) information to help prospective newcomers get to know Canada, its geography and climate, people, government, laws, education and health systems and human rights. Includes a before you leave checklist.
A checklist of things to remember or look into before leaving for Canada, including essential and important documents, what to bring into the country, the health-care system, the climate and the clothes you should bring, Canadian schools, universities and the workplace.
Information about housing, health care, finding a job, starting a business, studying and other topics of interest to prospective immigrants.
Produced by the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, this DayPlanner can be ordered or downloaded from this site. Includes lists of key websites, agencies and organizations that assist newcomers and a section for feedback and questions.
A list of documents you must bring when you arrive and that you’ll need when you are living in Ontario. Includes information about Permanent Resident Cards, travel documents, Social Insurance Number (SIN) cards, health cards and driver’s licences. Links to Ontario government electronic forms site.
