回复: 新人报到!请教N多事项
非常感谢!很有用的信息!
我试着尽力简单回答一下你的问题:
A。我觉得你到了这里如果事先没有租好或买好房子的话,一定会暂时住在motel 或这里也有一些移民利用自己的house 做家庭旅馆的,那么住下来你就问一下在哪里办sin卡和医疗卡,医疗卡当场就能拿了,但sin卡是要过几个礼拜的。也可让家庭旅馆的主人带你去。
驾照问题,如果你是老司机,那么尽快把那本考驾照的英文书看懂,然后马上去west end mall 那里考笔试,通过后马上约路考,基本上在3个月里面搞定没问题,在这3个月之内,你也可以到后就尽快买辆车,因为国内驾照可以在这里开3个月,注意安全,一定要让人。
成人到了这里之后一般会到MISA 去报到登记,然后他们会给你牛奶金的申请表,还会给你做英文测试,然后选择你要去的成人ESL学校免费学英语,有半天也有全天,地点大约有5个可选。
B。学校问题,你孩子初中毕业过来上10年级,如果决定在citadel,那么你无论买房或租房都要在citadel所属的区域内,然后拿了孩子的证件以及你的租房或买房合同去学校登记注册即可,一般学校是不会测试的,但刚进去的学生除了选一些10年级的课程外,英语一般会建议你读ESL,而不是一般的ENGLISH课,其实这就等于国内的语文课了。
C。买房和买车,就看个人的经济能力以及喜好了。个人认为如果你对这个城市不熟悉的情况下,先不要贸然买房,考察清楚再决定,如果你决定读CITADEL,那就只能在downtown附近考虑了,车总之比国内便宜很多,可以去这里最大的代理商OREGANNALI 去看看,买车的基本在KEMPT ROAD 上。
千万不要着急,心态好一切都好...
下列网站也许有用:
新移民定居有用的网站
1. 中小学教育: http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/
2.新移民安置服务:
http://www.ymcahrm.ns.ca/page.asp?ID=10012 The purpose of YMCA Newcomer Services is to help immigrants to Canada settle into their new homes in the Halifax Regional Municipality, and to help the mainstream population understand the issues and barriers newcomers face while adjusting and adapting to a new language, culture, climate and community, while maintaining their own. With funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) our YMCA offers several programs:
Newcomer Services
- School Support Program
- Youth Outreach Program
- Host Program
3663 Dutch Village Road Halifax NS B3N 2T1
Tel: (902) 457-9622 / Fax: (902) 457-0386
http://www.misa.ns.ca/
The Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association (MISA) is a community-based organization which welcomes newcomers and recognizes their essential role in Canada. Founded in 1980, MISA is an established and respected agency known for its professionalism and competence in the delivery of services to newcomers. Over the past several years, MISA has been able to build on this credibility and has become not only the primary immigrant serving agency in the Atlantic, but, has a reputation for excellence that is comparable to any SPO in the country.MISA has grown over the years in response to the changing needs and realities of newcomers. With funding from various sources, MISA now offers a full range of programs along the settlement continuum for immigrants from all categories. From receiving government assisted refugees at the airport, to providing business orientation and support, to meeting with government leaders to discuss immigration issues, it is all part of MISA's work and commitment to supporting newcomers.
3.社区中心: http://www.gov.ns.ca/coms/
4.医疗服务: http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/
5.家庭医生: http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/physicians/physicians.asp
6. LINC: http://www.novascotiaimmigration.com...nuId&search=42
7.Child care: http://pages.istar.ca/~cccns/NSCCA/home.html
非常感谢!很有用的信息!