Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Application to work in Canada:

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Manitoba

Work

Obtaining your Work Permit

Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Application to work in Canada:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/work.asp

Obtaining a Licence in Manitoba

If you are applying for your first driver’s licence, or are moving to Manitoba, your Autopac agent will be happy to help you.

If you have held a driver’s licence in another country, we require specific information so we can determine the Class and Stage of licence you should hold in Manitoba.

If You Are New to Manitoba:

http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/Reg-and-Ins/Insurance/Moving/pages/arriving_in_manitoba.aspx Foreign Driver’s Licence Information Requirements:

http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/DL/DL/Identity/pages/foreign-dl.aspx Manitoba Public Insurance:

http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/Pages/default.aspx

Costs*

• Knowledge Test – $10

• Class 1 licence Road Test – $50

• Class 2 or 3 licence Road Test – $45

• Class 4 licence Road Test – $35

• Class 5 licence – $30

• Class 6 licence – $30

• Air Brake: $30**

*Costs are subject to change

** There is no additional charge for the air brake test if you are taking a road test for a Class 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 licence and the vehicle you are using for the test is equipped with air brakes

General Testing Information

• Please check-in 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time

• There is a 30-minute time limit to complete a knowledge test

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• Cellular phones and electronic devices are not allowed in the test area

• Only one knowledge or road test of the same class may be completed per day

• There is a 14-day waiting period between the knowledge and road test for class

1, 2 and 3 licences

Obtaining a Travel Visa /I-94 Card

International Visitors to the United States:

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/business_pleasure/vwp/faq_vwp.xml

Obtaining a SIN Card

Government of Canada – Social Insurance Number:

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/sin/

Canada Immigration Information: http://www.canada-immigration-info.ca/sin_card.htm

Personal Protective Equipment

• Footwear (shoes or boots) must meet Canadian Standards

Association Standard of Grade 1 Toe Protection and Puncture Resistant Steel Plate and Certified Electric Shock Resistant Soles. This footwear will possess the Canadian Standards Association identification (pictured on the right).

• Eye Protection (safety glasses with side shields, safety

goggles or face shields) must meet Canadian Standards Association Standard of Z94.9-92.

• High Visibility Safety Vest (must have reflective strips)

• Work gloves

• Hard Hat

Basic Tool Kit

• Hammer

• Long handled pry bar (60 cm)

• Combination wrenches (5/16” , 7/16” , 9/16”)

• Small bolt cutters

• Pliers

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Personal

Health Care

Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Health Care in Canada:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-health.asp

Manitoba Health: http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/mhsip/index.html

Finding a Doctor: http://www.wrha.mb.ca/healthinfo/findadoc.php

Housing Resources

Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Housing in Canada:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-housing.asp

Manitoba’s Renters guide: http://mb.rentershotline.ca/?prov=0

Rent Manitoba – Apartments and Houses for Rent: http://www.rentmb.com/

Realtors Guide – property information: http://www.realtor.ca/splash.aspx

Private Home Sales: http://comfree.com/manitoba

School System

Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Education:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-education.asp

Winnipeg School Division: https://www.winnipegsd.ca/Pages/default.aspx

Manitoba Schools: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/schools/index.html

Income Tax

Canada Revenue Agency - homepage: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.html

Canada Revenue Agency - Newcomers to Canada:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts/ndvdls/nwcmr-eng.html

Vehicle Resources

Car Buying Guide: http://www.auto123.com/en/new-cars/buying-guide

Tips on Buying a Used Vehicle:

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Manitoba Public Insurance - Tips for buying your vehicle: http://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/Reg-and-Ins/Registration/Buying/Pages/choosing_your_vehicle.aspx

Entertainment

Winnipeg Tourism: http://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/

Manitoba Tourism: http://travelmanitoba.com/

Ethnic Restaurants

Winnipeg’s Restaurant and Dining Guide:

http://www.tourismwinnipeg.com/things-to-do/where-to-eat

Manitoba Restaurant Guide: http://www.menumanitoba.com/location_guide.htm

Canadian Climates

Living in Canada – Climates of Canada’s Cities Compared:

http://www.livingin-canada.com/canadian-climates.html

Environment Canada – Winter Weather:

http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=D2F64537-1

Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Winter Tips:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/before-seasons-winter.asp

Cell Phone Providers

Upon arrival to Canada may want to consider a pay as you go phone option. Bell: http://www.bell.ca/ Fido: http://www.fido.ca/ Koodo: http://koodomobile.com/ Rogers: http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal MTS: http://www.mts.ca/mts/personal Telus: http://www.telus.com/regionselect.html Virgin Mobile: http://www.virginmobile.ca/en/home/index.html?province=MB&geoResult=MB Manitoba - 6

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Bus Routes

Winnipeg Transit: http://winnipegtransit.com/en

Additional Resources

Citizenship and Immigration Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGLIsh/immigrate/index.asp

Immigrant Services in your area:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/map/services.asp

Immigrant Centre of Manitoba: http://icmanitoba.com/

Immigration Manitoba: http://www.immigratemanitoba.com/

List of Foreign Embassies in Canada:

http://www.redsealnotary.com/embassy-canada/index.html

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Alberta

Work

Obtaining your Work Permit

Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Application to work in Canada:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/work.asp

Obtaining a Class 5 Licence in Alberta

Government of Alberta – Applying for an Alberta Driver’s Licence:

http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/1671.cfm

Obtaining a Class 1 Licence in Alberta

Calgary

Calgary Registry Locations: http://www.calgarymapped.com/registries.html

• You will visit a registry to write a Class 7 Driver’s Permit Test. The fee for the

test is $17.60 each time you write the test. Once you pass the written test you will receive a Class 7 Learner’s Permit. The fee for the licence itself depends on the number of years it is issued for and it is issued based on your work permit. A 5 year licence costs $84.45. As your work permit is for less than 5 years, the fee will be less.

• You will need to give them your licence from your home country and apply to

the government for permission to do an advanced driver road test. It is very important that you apply for the advanced road test as the other is for the graduated licence which will not allow you to do your Class 1 work. This process may take a week or two to get approved. During this time, you should be booking your airbrake course and driver’s medical (see below). The fee to upgrade your licence from class 7 to class 5 is $22.45 to change and $115.45 to do the road test.

• Once you have your class 5 road test and airbrakes course, you will need to

return to the registries office to take your class 1 written test. The fee for the class 1 written test is $17.60.

o At this time you will also need to get a driver’s abstract from the

registries.

• Upon completing your class 1 written test, we will schedule your pre-hire road

test, drug test, dangerous goods test and orientation. This is when your employment with Bison Transport will commence.

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o We will schedule a Class 1 road test with the province for approximately

4 weeks after starting orientation. You will however need to go to the registries and pay for the road test permit. This permit is $173.

• The Airbrake Course is completed through a Driving School. There are a

couple of different class 1 driving schools in Calgary, but CCA Truck Driving School is the preferred school as it has a thorough program and offers the course 3 times a week. It is $225 and is available Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and runs from 7:00 to 17:00. It is up to you to schedule this course. Their phone number is 403-253-3004 and they are located at 6262 – 6 A Street SE.

o CCA Truck Driving School: http://www.ccatruckdrivertraining.com/

• To obtain your class 1 medical you can go to any medical center. There is one

located near Barlow Trail and Glenmore Trail. It is called Oasis Medical Center. The address is 8338 18 Street SE. The price for this at this location is $160.

Edmonton

Edmonton Registry Locations: http://edmontonregistry.com/site/

• You will visit a Registry to write a class 7 Driver’s permit test. The fee for the test

is $17.60 each time you write the test. Once you pass the written test you will receive a class 7 (learner’s permit). The fee for the licence itself depends on the number of years it is issued for and it is issued based on your work permit. A 5 year licence costs $84.45. As your work permit is for less than 5 years, the fee will be less.

• You will need to give them your licence from your home country and apply to the

government for permission to do an advanced driver road test. It is very important that you apply for the advanced road test as the other is for the

graduated licence which will not allow you to do your class 1 work. This process may take a week or two to get approval. During this time, you should be booking your airbrake course and driver’s medical (see below). The fee to upgrade your licence from class 7 to class 5 is $22.45 to change and $115.45 to do the road test.

• Once you have your class 5 road test and airbrakes course, you will need to

return to the registries office to take your class 1 written test. The fee for the class 1 written test is $17.60.

o At this time you will also need to get a driver’s abstract from the registries.

• The Airbrake Course is completed through a Driving School. There are a couple

of different class 1 driving schools in the city, but Gennaro Transport offers the cheapest course. It is $200 and is available Thursdays and Saturdays and runs from 8:00 to 17:30. It is up to you to schedule this course. Their phone number is 780-451-0111.

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• To obtain your class 1 medical you can go to any medical center. There is one located in Sherwood Park on Baseline Road at the Rexall Drug Store. The price for this varies depending on where you get it done but will average around $120.

Obtaining a Travel Visa /I-94 Card

U.S. Customs and Border Protection – International Visitors to the United States:

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/business_pleasure/vwp/faq_vwp.xml

Obtaining a SIN Card

Government of Canada – Social Insurance Number:

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/sin/

Canada Immigration Information: http://www.canada-immigration-info.ca/sin_card.htm

Personal Protective Equipment

• Footwear (shoes or boots) must meet Canadian Standards

Association Standard of Grade 1 Toe Protection and Puncture Resistant Steel Plate and Certified Electric Shock Resistant Soles. This footwear will possess the Canadian Standards Association identification (pictured on the right).

• Eye Protection (safety glasses with side shields, safety

goggles or face shields) must meet Canadian Standards Association Standard of Z94.9-92.

• High Visibility Safety Vest (must have reflective strips)

• Work gloves

• Hard Hat

Basic Tool Kit

• Hammer

• Long handled pry bar (60 cm)

• Combination wrenches (5/16” , 7/16” , 9/16”)

• Small bolt cutters

• Pliers

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Personal

Health Care

Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Health Care in Canada:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-health.asp

Alberta Health: http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-care-insurance-plan.html

Finding a Doctor: http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/

Housing Resources

Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Housing in Canada:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-housing.asp

Alberta’s Renters Guide: http://www.places4rent.com/index/alberta.html

Edmonton Home Renters Guide: http://www.homerent.ca/?edmonton

Realtors Guide – Property Information: http://www.realtor.ca/index.aspx?cul=1

Private Home Sales: http://comfree.com/alberta

School System

Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Education:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-education.asp

Calgary School Divisions: http://www.cbe.ab.ca/

Edmonton School Divisions: http://www.epsb.ca/

Alberta School Divisions: http://education.alberta.ca/apps/schoolsdir/

Income Tax

Canada Revenue Agency - homepage: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.html

Canada Revenue Agency - Newcomers to Canada:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts/ndvdls/nwcmr-eng.html

Vehicle Resources

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Tips on Buying a Used Vehicle: http://www.auto123.com/en/used-cars/tips-on-buying-a-used-vehicle/

Alberta Automobile Insurance Rate Board: http://www.airb.alberta.ca/drivers/

Entertainment

Calgary Tourism: http://www.visitcalgary.com/

Edmonton Tourism: http://www.edmonton.com/for-visitors.aspx

Alberta Tourism: http://travelalberta.com/

Ethnic Restaurants

Alberta Restaurants: http://www.foodinc.ca/Alberta/

Canadian Climates

Living in Canada – Climates of Canada’s Cities Compared:

http://www.livingin-canada.com/canadian-climates.html

Environment Canada – Winter Weather:

http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=D2F64537-1

Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Winter Tips:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/before-seasons-winter.asp

Cell Phone Providers

Upon arrival to Canada may want to consider a pay as you go phone option. Bell: http://www.bell.ca/ Fido: http://www.fido.ca/ Koodo: http://koodomobile.com/ Telus: http://www.telus.com/regionselect.html Virgin Mobile: http://www.virginmobile.ca/en/home/index.html?province=MB&geoResult=ab# Rogers: http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal Alberta - 12

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Bus Routes

Calgary Transit: http://calgarytransit.com/

Edmonton Transit:

http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx

Additional Resources

Citizenship and Immigration Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGLIsh/immigrate/index.asp

Immigrant Services in your area:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/map/services.asp

Calgary Immigrant Services: http://www.immigrantservicescalgary.ca/

Edmonton Immigrant Services Association: http://www.eisa-edmonton.org/

List of Foreign Embassies in Canada:

http://www.redsealnotary.com/embassy-canada/index.html

Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Application to work in Canada:

Table of Contents

Manitoba

Work

Obtaining your Work Permit

Obtaining a Licence in Manitoba

Obtaining a Travel Visa /I-94 Card

Obtaining a SIN Card

Personal Protective Equipment

Basic Tool Kit

Personal

Health Care

Housing Resources

School System

Income Tax

Vehicle Resources

Entertainment

Ethnic Restaurants

Canadian Climates

Cell Phone Providers

Bus Routes

Additional Resources

Alberta

Work

Obtaining your Work Permit

Obtaining a Class 5 Licence in Alberta

Obtaining a Class 1 Licence in Alberta

Obtaining a Travel Visa /I-94 Card

Obtaining a SIN Card

Personal Protective Equipment

Basic Tool Kit

Personal

Health Care

Housing Resources

School System

Income Tax

Vehicle Resources

Entertainment

Ethnic Restaurants

Canadian Climates

Cell Phone Providers

Bus Routes

Additional Resources