hi everyone my name is Marilene Quintana I'm a regulated canadian immigration
consultant and director of E-visa Immigration Services in this video we
are going to talk about five tips for those who are planning to come to Canada
soon or just arrived in Canada and wants to just and what they have to do was
they arrived here it is important to mention that we do weekly videos of
living, studying, working and immigrating to Canada so if you're
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media the first tip of this video is regarding
health care most provinces will offer you access to the public health care
system if you are authorized to stay in Canada for longer than six months
however all the provinces has a waiting time a time that will have to wait until
you have the beginning of the coverage in most provinces that waiting time it
is three months for this reason is very important for you to acquire a private
health plan so you have coverage in the beginning in the first three months of
your arrival in Canada if we're coming to BC you are eligible to have access to
the health care system even if you're a student worker or a new permanent
resident however if our student or worker you have to have permit valid for
at least six months as a student however the point is not going to be free you're
going to have to pay $75 a month for access to the coverage however if you
are a worker or a new immigrant recently landed in Canada the service is free of
charge in Ontario only workers and new permanent resident of Canada have access
to the plan students in entire must have their
private health plan for the entire period of their studies
and if you are coming as a worker you won't have access to the coverage after
you are already in the province working for at least six months it is important
to mention that information about eligibility and costs shared in this
video are up to date at the time that we posted this video so if I seen this
video in a future date it is important to access the Canadian
provincial websites for confirmation of eligibility and costs the public health
care system in Canada is regulated by each province which means that every
province has its own set of laws and regulations that guides the eligibility
and the cost of accessing the health care services on each province the next
tip is about the same number the same member is your tax identification number
it is a number that's necessary for you to collect taxes and also to inform your
employer at the time you are hired in Canada in order to apply for a C number
you must have your passport your transition to stay there work in Canada
and a permanent address in Canada usually you do this process in person it
is very easy to stick five minutes but you also have access to do it online
when you are a temporary resident of Canada your sim number you start with
the number nine and it will have a temporary valid C it means that the
doctor is going to be valid only up to the duration of your work permit or
steady permit which means that if you was in Canada need to extend your stay
in Canada or renew your work or state permit you were also required to extend
that document of course you for coming as a student you must have the
authorization to work in Canada in order to be eligible to have your sim number
once you become a permanent resident of Canada your C number we will start with
number - or number seven which means that the
team member will not have an expiry date having a cinema is one of the first
things that you have to do once you arrive in Canada because it is required
in case of employment another very important thing to do once you arrive in
Canada is to get your ID documents this is important because most of the time
your national identity does not have translation to English or French which
means it may be not accepted in Canada in anywhere you need to present your ID
and it is not safe to be carrying your passport everywhere however you can all
have your ID if you are authorized to stay in Canada for longer than six
months in BC in order to apply for your BC ID you must go to ICBC which is the
provincial department that takes care of IDs and driver's license the cost for an
ID is $35 in order to apply for a BC ID you must be at least twelve years old
and that document will be valid for five years in Ontario in order to apply for
Ontario ID you must go to service Ontario and the cost is also $35 you
must be at least 16 years old and you must also present a transition to stay
in Canada for longer than six months fourth and very important is to open a
bank account as soon as you arrive in Canada should open a bank account this
is because you need a bank account first to pay bills to have some money here in
case an emergency and also if you are going to work in Canada you need a bank
account in order to receive your salary or the post your cheques another very
important reason to open a bank account is to start your credit history it is
very important to open a bank account in Canada because with the bank account you
start building your credit history and the credit history is taking into
consideration when he won a finance a big purchase such as a car or even a
house in order to build a good credit history it is important for you to
always pay your bills before the due date and do not maximize the use of
credit cards it is also important to avoid requesting increasing our limit or
new credit cards in a timespan shorter than six months to open a bank account
in Canada it is very simple without bureaucracy you just need your
passport a permanent address and your C number you usually need to do an
appointment at the bank and in most banks you have personalized service in
your own native language also most banks offer accounts for students free of
charge the five biggest banks in Canada are RBC Bank
Chiti Bank is Katja Bank BMO and CIBC but there are also other
local options available according to the province that you go next tip cell phone
once you arrive in Canada it is very important to establish your new network
channels make new friends and of course look for a job in Canada most employers
may decide to turn down your resume if you don't have a local number so it's
very important for you to have a phone number locally once you start looking
for jobs as in most countries in the world you have the option to acquire up
a prepaid phone which means you have to buy credits every month to recharge your
phone but without contract or acquire a plan on a contract basis the phone plan
it is usually a good opportunity for those who are going to stay for long
term in Canada also wants to acquire a device with the plane so the person can
pay in installments the cost of the device the approximate cost of a monthly
plan it is $70 a month and usually includes unlimited calls and
messages and a very good data plan of course this price may vary according to
the current promotion or even with the amount of calls and data that is
required for the prepaid phones most plans require a charge of at least $25 a
month usually we recommend clients to have a prepaid phone if they're staying
less than six months and a payment plan phone on a contract if we're staying
longer than six months there are several different carriers to choose from Telus
Belle Fido Virgin Mobile Roger's freedom and Kudo
the covered of these companies may also buy according to the province so that's
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