It was so easy! We arrived at Lester B Pearson Airport, Toronto, yesterday morning at around 11.30 a.m. By shortly after midday, we had completed the formal immigration process – quicker and far less aggressive than arriving as visitors at Newark! No long waits (we were the only people in the immigrant office), no difficult questions or requests for information we didn’t have. Just a friendly, smiling young man who made it all very pleasant and easy.
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Arrival
We arrived to soaring temperatures – Toronto’s hottest day of the year so far. Maybe it was the mellowing affect of the sunshine, but I was struck by the cheery, companionable hum of conversation on the subway as we crossed the city West to East from the airport to Woodbine.
Toronto here we come!
Not long now till we arrive in Canada to go through the formal ‘landing’ process that will confirm our legal standing as permanent residents! OK, we won’t be staying permanently quite yet – this trip is to look for jobs, get a feel for the property market and, perhaps more importantly, for Toronto itself.
But hopefully we will be back for real very soon.
Hopefully there will be (almost) daily updates on what we find out, where we go and who we meet.