Several things to do after successfully immigrating to Canada

For friends who have just immigrated to Canada, entering a new environment may encounter various problems, such as what should be done first in order to start a new life in a different place faster? Tell you, after landing, you need to apply for maple leaf card, medical card and salary card, and find a job abroad. These are just a few things that new immigrants in Canada need to do immediately. 1. You don't need a visa to enter and leave Canada-apply for a permanent resident card?

Maple leaf card is regarded as the identity document of permanent resident in Canada. Generally, you can apply to the entry-exit office established at the airport on the day of arrival, and you can get it in about 30 days. Immigration will send it to your address (new immigrants without an address can use a friend's address, but it must be a Canadian address). Those who get the maple leaf card only need to show it when they return to Canada again. PRC has the service of collecting maple leaf cards. Friends who want to do short-term visits should try to get a maple leaf card before going back (short-term visits, especially the first short-term landing of new immigrants, such as one week, one month or two or three months). Many new immigrants are very busy at home when their visas are about to expire, so they have to take short-term boarding to handle the landing matters first, and then consider long-term boarding plans.

Second, workers are guaranteed-apply for social insurance card (work card)

After arriving in Canada, nothing is more important than applying for SIN card (social security card) and maple card. SIN cards are used to find jobs, rent houses (especially apartments) and buy insurance. To apply for a SIN card, you can apply to the nearest human resources department with immigration papers and passports. Usually you can get it in about a month, and HRDC will send this card to your home (if you don't have an address, you can use your friend's address).

3. Where does the government welfare come from-opening a bank account?

Generally, new immigrants can go to the local bank to open personal accounts after arriving in Canada. Opening an account is free. You take your passport, immigration paper or maple leaf card to the branch near the local bank, and it will be opened in an hour. You can also apply for a credit card at the same time, but it will take two or three weeks to get it. It is very important to open a bank account. On weekdays, personal transfers, wages and even government benefits will be transferred through your bank account. Larger banks include TDCanadaTrust, CIBC, BankofMontreal, HSBC, RBCRoyalBank, etc. Several banks have their own characteristics, such as the largest RBC and the largest CIBC outlets, but TD has the longest business hours. New immigrants can consider which bank is more suitable for them according to their own needs.

Four. GST/HST & CCTBapplication low-income tax refund and children's milk fund application?

After landing, new immigrants can apply for GST/HST and CCTB issued by the government, and the government will provide different degrees of subsidies to new immigrants and their children according to their income.

Five, disease treatment-medical card CareCard application

In BC, Canada, new immigrants (permanent residents) can apply for a medical insurance card-CARE CARD, which can be directly applied to the Ministry of Health of BC, but it usually takes three months to take effect. During this period, most people buy temporary medical insurance. CareCard's application is free, but it needs to pay a certain monthly fee (equivalent to medical insurance) after it takes effect. Generally, a person will be around 50 yuan every month. From the second year, if the family is a low-income family, you can apply for it free of charge with the tax return certificate (PRC project provides personal tax return service, please contact PRC project for details). For information about the Ministry of Health in BC, please check the website of the Ministry of Health in BC.