[tallman]

After you have arrived in Canada,you should handle some important things in time,such as in the sequence below:

1. You should contact with your supervisor as soon as you have settled down. Then you can get your office key and apply your
library card. It would be convenient for you to use computer and access the Internet.

2. Register at the Education Department, Embassy of People's Republic of China.
address: 80 Cobourg St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 8H1
Office Phone: (613)789-6312 Office Fax: (613)7890262

3. If you want to look for a bedroom, you can get some
renting information in website such as"http://www.comefromchina.com" (Chinese), "http://www.apartmentcentre.ca/"(English) or subscribe "Chinese List in U of Ottawa".


4. Applying for your SIN card
When to Apply: Arrive in Ottawa
What you need: Passport and Employment Authorization
Address: Ottawa centre - Human Resources Centre, Canada
300 Laurier West, Mall Level 2, L'Esplanade Laurier, Ottawa
(located on the corner of Bank street and Laurier ouest)
Hours of Service: 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon-Fri / Wed 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Web Site: http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/sin-nas
http://www.on.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ottawa/

5. Applying for your UHIP and OHIP.
When to apply: When you have the needed documents
What you need: Refer to Website Page
Address: First floor, Fuller Building, 75 Albert Street, K1P 5Y9
Hours of service: 8:30am - 5:00pm mon-Fri / Wed 8:30am-6:00pm
Web site: http://www.gov.on.ca/health

6. Openning your bank account.

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[xiangyinmo]

Hello,to whose regarded,

I have just come here and really don't know what does "SIN card", "UHIP", and "OHIP" mean?

Give you give me some guidelines, maybe in Chinese is most welcome.

Thank you very much

[zhilinggao]

That's great, I had a tough time when I just came here. I should visit this website early.