After immigrating to Canada, I regretted coming late.

What kind of experience is it to choose to immigrate to Canada and live in Maple Leaf Country? Is it always full of freshness, or is it troubled by cultural differences? A customer who immigrated to Canada for one year told everyone that I regretted it at that time! On 2011August 10, we boarded the delayed flight of Air China from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport and started our long-awaited trip to Canada. A year has passed in an instant, and I am not good at expressing my feeling of being disease-free Let's record our major events in the form of a running account as a souvenir.

I 20 1 1 August

10, enter Vancouver at noon and fly to Saskatoon at night. 1 1, arrived in Prince Albert in the early morning, and applied for social security card and medical card in the morning. On June 5438+05, when we went to Candle Lake, we all caught the first fish in Canada. On the 22nd, I officially went to work. On the 25th, I received my first paycheck. Many people can't distinguish Prince Albert, Prince Edward Island and Alberta, and think that I have been to Idaho or Alberta. In fact, Prince Albert is Prince Albert, the third largest city in Saskatchewan with a population of about 40,000. Price Prince Edward Island is Prince Edward Island, a province of Canada, located on the east coast of Canada. Alberta is Alberta, located between British Columbia and Saskatchewan where Vancouver is located, and is rich in oil. On the 29th, LP returned home from a short trip of nearly three weeks, and I continued to live in Canada alone. I bought a car on the 30th and got a social security card (SIN card). The car is a Ford Escape2.5-liter four-wheel drive automatic transmission. I bought a car so quickly because it is difficult to move here without a car.

Two. September 20 1 1

On the 5th, I enjoyed my first long weekend. There is no holiday on May Day International Labor Day here in Canada. I took a written driver's license test in Saskatchewan on the 8th. I received the medical card on June 5438+03. 15, failed the first driver's license road test, and was deducted 50 points (9 points at most). After some practice, I passed the risk on the 29th two weeks later. This time it happened to be deducted by 9 points. One more deduction and I'm dead.

Three. 20 1 1 10 month

19, received the maple leaf card more than 2 months after landing. With the maple leaf card, it is very convenient to enter and leave Canada. I immediately decided to use the two-week holiday of Christmas to go back to China. It is not easy to spend the whole cold winter alone in this small place. On the same day, the application of internship engineer was formally submitted to APEGS, an engineer association in Saskatchewan. The association replied that the result will usually be around 10 to 12 weeks. Regarding the application for the qualification of Engineer (P.Eng), when my application is successful, I will post a post to introduce the application process in detail.

Four. 20111/month

In early winter, travel has been greatly reduced. It didn't dawn until after nine in the morning, and it was dark after four in the afternoon. In short, it gets dark during commuting. No wonder some people get winter depression.

V 20 1 1 65438+ February

The company closes for about 2 weeks every year from Christmas to New Year's Day. This holiday is from 65438+February 17 to 65438+10.2. Because the closer to Christmas, the more expensive the ticket. I took a day off and went back to China from 16 to 29. The whole family drove to Hainan for six days. I ate well in Haikou and Sanya this time, which greatly changed my impression of Hainan. The warm winters in Guangdong and Hainan and the delicious food that can be eaten everywhere are unmatched by Saskatchewan.

Intransitive verb 20 12 1 month

The company doesn't have much to do for me at work. I often sit there reading all day and sometimes I want to doze off. Because the company's projects are all cabins, the workload of the structure is very small, and there is no future unless the architectural drawings are also designed. By the end of 1, the application for training engineer (EIT) had been submitted for more than 14 weeks, and there was still no news, so I sent an email to APEGS to inquire about the progress. APEGS then replied to me that due to the large number of applicants, it will take about 4 months to start applying.

Seven. February 20 12

On June 9th and 20th, 65438, I spent two days in Regina, the provincial capital, during my family day holiday. The coldest days have passed, and we can walk around. At the end of February, I finally made up my mind to send my resume to several industrial design companies in Saskatoon, trying my luck. During my several months in Saskatoon, I met several China structural engineers working in Saskatoon through my blog and home network. When I started my blog, I never thought it would have this extra function. The information I provided in my blog not only helped myself unintentionally, but also helped some friends who were very interested in Saskatchewan, which was selfish. Through these engineers, I got a lot of valuable information, such as which design companies Sutton has, which companies need to recruit people and so on. And it's much better for them to help me submit my resume than for me.

Eight. March 20 12

I have been in this company for more than seven months. Even if I can't find a job for a while, I am still eligible to apply for unemployment insurance (e I). Because I have to have more than six months' employment experience before I can apply for EI, my boss has been very forbearing to let me go at this time. I'm tired of staying in this small place, dad. There are few opportunities to find a professional job, there is no suitable school to learn English, and it is extremely inconvenient to fly back to China, so I decided to move to Saskatoon after completing the work of PA.

Nine. April 20 12

17 I emailed APEGS again to inquire about the progress of the EIT qualification examination, and the association replied that my application was already under trial. Six months after the data was submitted, I finally began to review my data. 19, received the interview notice from the company by email. I went for an interview on the afternoon of 23rd, and I thought my performance that day was ok. Although I am a "three noes" person (I have no experience in industrial structure design, steel structure design, local qualification certificate, and my English is not so good during the telephone interview), the HR manager of Toronto headquarters gave me a bad evaluation, but fortunately, I didn't just graduate, and I have some engineering experience and the required salary is relatively low. In addition, China insiders put in a good word for me, so I actually got the offer from this company. About two months after I started to submit my resume, I started to work on April 30.

X. May 20 12

The company has a lot of training for new employees. I pay special attention to safety training. I also learn any project management software, but not as much as the design software used in my work. You must think carefully and ask others about the skills you really use to eat.

XI。 June 20 12

Company No.3 sent me to Toronto to participate in the design of a large potash fertilizer plant, tentatively for three months. Anyway, our newly recruited employees have nothing to do in Sutton. In the Toronto company, I learned that Canada has overtime hours, basically working six days a week. Of course, during these months in Toronto, I also basically visited the famous scenic spots in Toronto on Sunday. I received the notice from APEGS on the 20th, and my application for trainee engineer was finally approved, so I don't need to make up classes or make-up exams. The report card of master of engineering, which is not very valuable in China, should be helpful to me. After that, I received the seal and certificate of EIT one after another, and P.Eng's application took the first successful step.

Twelve. July 20 12

1 and 2 days, take advantage of the National Day holiday to go to Kingston and visit Qiandao Lake, City Hall, Queen's University and Fort Henry.

Thirteen. August 20 12

Welcome the first anniversary of landing. The work in Toronto was postponed to1mid-October 165438+, so the ticket of LP was changed from Sutton to Toronto. Looking forward to the reunion with LP in Toronto in September, we can go to see the Great Falls and go to Ottawa together.

More than one person has asked me, do you regret coming to Canada? Of course I regret it! Such a nice place, I regret not coming earlier. Wake up so late? Not to mention the experience in Canada for more than a year, that is, the experience in the first half of the year, which has long been worth the fare for immigration application. If you come early, you will have the motivation to study for a degree at a young age and better adapt to the language and society; It would be boring to say this earlier. There is a saying in Guangdong: If I knew, would you beg me? It is right to experience life now. Even if you can't get along with each other in the future, or if you are tired of playing in Canada and want to return to China, this experience is also a valuable asset in life.