Congratulations again, you made it into this course. This is a platform that is going to help
you make that bold step into what exactly you're thinking of doing with your life. So my name is
Darlington Obasi, in 2013, I made that journey, exactly the same journey you guys are thinking
about making right now. I made that journey from Nigeria to Canada, and I must confess it's been
a blessing, you know what I mean, like coming down here and learning so many things I've learned
along the line. One of the most beautiful things I can say or can speak for myself is simple,
you can do it if you believe you can. Most of you might think oh how can I make this work
or can this really be possible, I'm just going to share one secret with you guys.
When I made the move from Nigeria to Canada, I had no computer experience. It was just the basic
knowledge of check your email, login, logout and that was it. But I'm proud to let you guys know
right now that everything you see in this course like from building the website and adding
the information to the right place and structuring things, even with my first website called body
transformation guide, I did it all by myself, and how did I get to do that, because I believed that
I can and I believed in myself and I was able to like, you know put in work to make it work.
it's never gonna be easy. Everything I'm gonna show you guys now is something I've been doing
since 2013 when I came down here, sharing the same knowledge with people back home. I've helped a lot
of people get down to Canada but this is just the first time I'm deciding to, put it into a teaching
platform like this. I'm so grateful that you guys decided to come in and give this a try. So
I genuinely believe that if you put in the work, and you never give up and you just believe that,
to me let's put it this way, the best way I define knowledge is once you know how to,
then it's like saying teach, someone how to fish and you've given them as in, you've taught them a
way to take care of themselves for the rest of their lives. That's exactly what I'm going
to be showing you guys, once you learn all the basics on how to apply for these things,
you don't need to put your trust in all these agents and consultants,
even if you apply and it didn't work out, now you know the background like you know what to do the
next time you have all the information for life on how to go about it without someone charging you
thousands and thousands of dollars to do this right. That's one of the things that made me like,
when I came down here i decided like, my permanent residency, you know everything I've applied in
this country I do it myself because it's kind of that process that led to this because I'm
all about looking for information, learning from others and adding to what I know already.
So again welcome aboard, let's just quickly jump in and I will tell you guys what this immigration
platform is all about. So as you can see on my screen, it says immigrate through the Atlantic
Immigration Pilot Program. So the big question now is, what is the Atlantic immigration pilot
program. When I came, I believe I came as an international student, and I applied through AINP
which is a different pilot program for students. But the difference between that and this one is
that with mine you have to study. I came here and I paid, if you can see here the processing fee is
$1,325, which is like a round number of the things when you pay for your application or
your temporary card and things like that. These are kind of like a round number from this amount,
most people would be like, it's a lot of money and like I told you guys, within six months. This is
the processing time it's gonna take once you submit your documents for them to process,
if there is a change, they're gonna make it known here. Again this is the government of Canada
website. So I'm showing you guys information from the source and again the program is AIP. You can
call it Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program, AIPP, or AIP. So what is AIP or what is AIPP about,
this program, the Atlantic immigration pilot program is a pathway for permanent residency for
skilled foreign workers. Again a pathway to permanent residency for skilled foreign workers
and international graduates who want to work and live in one of Canada's four Atlantic provinces.
As you can see down here, what are the four Atlantic provinces. So we
have Newfoundland and labrador, we have prince Edward island, we have nova scotia and we have
new Brunswick. The reason why I want to talk about, let me just rephrase it a little bit.
when I came as usual the reason why this platform is out here to help a lot of people is this,
when people come down to Canada, the same thing happened to me. In 2013, when I moved down to
Canada the first place I landed is in Toronto. I got down to Toronto and I did my first program,
I did my first program at Conestoga College, and when I finished my first business program
in marketing foundations on how to create ads and things like that, I moved down from Ontario
down to Alberta. One of the reasons why I made that move is a bit similar to what this is all
about right now, because in Ontario then there was a huge influx of people in Ontario but in Alberta,
there were lots of people in Alberta but there was a better chance of getting
a job and my permanent residency, So I had to make that move. So I moved from Ontario after one year.
I moved from Ontario to Alberta, so what I did was I applied to study. I applied to study because all
I knew then was how to study to come to Canada. So that was in 2014, I applied, got a school,
my nursing school, and what I used to make that application is my secondary school certificate. A
secondary school certificate was what I used to get into nursing school. so I made that move from
Ontario to Alberta. And when I got down to Alberta I started school, after graduation, I was in my
final semester when I got a job; so to me that paid off because I knew there was a high demand
in Alberta at that point. So when I got a job the next thing I did was apply based on that
pilot program that was on for international students which was AINP and that's what I
used to apply for my permanent residency all by myself. I did it all by myself and that's exactly
how I'm going to show you guys too. I'm going to show you guys how to apply for a permanent
residency. Every job I've gotten in this country I applied for them all by myself. I will show you
one popular website people use and in the links that I have and at the end of the whole video
you see all the other websites that you can use to apply for a work permit as well. So
right now at this point in 2020, I think that was since like in 2018, 2019, 2020 and going up;
people come into Canada and they move to Ontario and to the big cities, Vancouver, Ontario, Quebec,
but there are smaller areas. This is not the only program or this is not the only
immigration program going on; there are lots, there is also another one I'm researching on,
but this is one that is so interesting because it's in the Atlantic areas of Canada,
so Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, nova scotia, new Brunswick. So there are not a lot
of people going down to these areas to get jobs, just like that same move I made when I came,
the go-to place at that point in time was in Alberta. I know a friend of mine who moved down
to Saskatchewan when we came and he was the first to get his permanent residency because it was a
lot easier to get it there. I got mine in Alberta. A lot of people also got theirs in Ontario. There
are lots of opportunities to get it from different parts of Canada but the most important thing is
focusing on which platform that is gonna help you get there faster. As you can see
the whole application is gonna take you around a thousand three twenty-five, when we get to
proof of fund, you see why it's like the cheapest. I think it's like $3000 plus proof of phone which
in total like if you're from Nigeria, this is like an average of a million or less than a million to
come to Canada. When I came to Canada I showed an account that had like, I think it was like close
to four or five million-plus but I spent close to 50 000 Canadian dollars studying in this country,
but you guys have an opportunity to spend less than four thousand or four thousand max
to come down here and even get a permanent residency like number one you're getting
a job and a permanent residency upon arrival. On our own time, we couldn't do that, so this
is an opportunity I just wanted to break that down for you guys and let you understand that
this is something you should take seriously. As we go along, I'm gonna show you guys like the
checklist and you know how to find a job and all the important steps you're going to take. Apply
to as many jobs as you can. When I applied for my permanent residency I applied to the AINP,
most people also applied to express entry. Apply to as many jobs as you can because if you
get a job immediately that is you getting a permanent residency to this country. So I want
you guys to take this so so seriously. This pilot program is going on until, based on the last time
I checked to 2021, and because of the coronavirus issue I believe they are going to be extending it
more. So this is a processing time of six months meaning if you can get your document assembled
in time and send it off before the ending of the year you have one year or even two years if they
extend it to make this move right so I encourage you guys to take this seriously and I'll see you
guys on the inside where we just jump right in and talk about every other thing you need to know,
and I will just break it down step by step on what to do so do not worry I got you guys, I'm gonna
show you exactly what to do, and all you have to do is follow the same step and do what you have
to do and push your application. Without wasting any of your time, I will see you guys in the next
step which is step one, which is the checklist and from there we keep going. Bye for now.