pre-departure orientation for canada 2013
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Canada
Pre Departure Orientation
2013
Organised by M.M Advisory Services (www.mdotm.in)
Participating Institutions:
Georgian College
University of Alberta
University of Waterloo
Preparation
• Documentation
– Originals, Copies & Scans
• Ticketing – Book to end destination
– Bags with wheels
• Packing
– Baggage Allowance
– What to carry & What not to carry
At the Airport
• Indian Immigration
• Transit – Do you need a visa
• In Canada
– Offer Letter, Passport
On Arrival
• Clear Immigration
• Pick up bags
• Call or Inform your parents
• Look for your airport pick up/ help desk
Canada What to keep in mind
Weather
Managing Winter
• Tips & Tricks
– Layer your clothes
– Head, Hands & Feet
– Fitted shoes
• Keep moving
Canadian Winter
• Varies from freezing temperatures, biting
winds and drifting snow, to days with mild
temperatures and sunshine.
• Building, public areas are all heated
• Essential winter clothing: includes a warm
coat made of wool, down or polyester
filled, mittens or gloves, a wool hat or
earmuffs, a scarf, long underwear on
occasion, and warm winter boots that are
waterproof and lightweight.
Pre Departure Checklist
• Valid Passport and other travel documents
• Original Letter of Acceptance from the Canadian
Institution
• Credit card(s) and Some amount of Cash
• Medical records, immunization records
• Traveller’s Cheques
• Phone, Laptop etc
• Medical Insurance documents (for extended
health care coverage
• Personal stuff – photographs, specs, etc
Canada An Institutions Perspective
Getting around – in & out of campus • Between cities
– Greyhound Bus – VIA Rail – Flight – Car
• Off campus – Bus – Metro/Tube – Skytrain
• On campus – Cycle – Walk
International Student Services
West & East
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West & East
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Cultural Differences
• Tap water is drinking water • 911 for help or emergency • Vegetarians & Non vegetarians alert • Physical space – in supermarkets, shops, bus
stations etc • Don’t interrupt or begin paralell conversations • Don’t make assumptions on character
– Different society
• Be prepared to have your notions of gender challenged
A Few Important Things • Plagiarism • Punctuality • Say what your issue is
– Not what you think they want to hear – Agree to Disagree
• Give Correct Information – Especially at Work
• Society - Individual versus Collective • GENDER
From your seniors
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Some more Advice
“I beg to convey to the Academy my
grateful appreciation of the breadth of
understanding, which has brought the
distant near, and has made a stranger
a brother”
The British Chargé d’Affaires, at the Nobel Banquet at Stockholm,
read this Telegram from Rabindranath Tagore, on December 10,
1913. Sent Exactly 100 years ago
TELL YOUR FRIENDS:
PDO for January 2014
Winter Session
FACEBOOK, LINKED IN
M.M ADVISORY SERVICES
For more information, Please write to
Maria Mathai
Director
M.M Advisory Services
QUESTIONS
Useful Websites
www.india.gc.ca
www.canadainternational.gc.ca
www.travelcanada.ca