Canada provides good hope to the professionals. That's why we, me & family, landed on May 18th, 2010 at 4.30 PM in Pearson International Airport, Toronto. We found good people, who help us to reach our rented apartment and provided dinner.
Summer season is very attractive here. An amazing fact is that Sun will not set until 9 PM. When we reached our home, Sun still in horizon and the time was almost 8 PM. We shared our two bedroom apartment with a family. Morning also bring new lesson to us, as the Sun was rising at 5.30 AM. Day went on as we are struggling with Jet lag.
The first few things we have to do is to collect our Landing paper. Then to register for SIN (Social Insurance Number). You have to wait till you get your PIN number (that will take around 7 weeks) to register for Health Card. You also need a bank account and a Driver's license.
One have to do classes conducted by the Government of Canada to know about the present situations in the job market and to apply for that. They have provided free internet access, printouts, photocopies and so on for the new comers.
Bus service, an adaptable example here. Buses will lean to get passengers with disabilities or old aged. Toronto Transit Committee (TTC) is one of the fine examples of 'how to operate bus and subway trains in profit'. With an initial ticket or CAD $3 one can travel as long as he wants within the TTC area. But it had its own disadvantages too; you will not get change of your currency from the bus. If you put CAD $5, 10 or 100, you will not get back the remaining money. So keep the change to travel.
One more thing you have to be in mind is to understand the coin & currency system here. You will have to learn the exact coins. You cannot access its value by its size. Color difference will be with one cent, in copper color.