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DRIVING IN CANADA INFORMATION TO GET YOU STARTED By Carter Hammett
One of the most important steps new immigrants can take after settling in Canada is learning how to drive. Here is a primer on the first steps.
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hen Calvin Adjijil first landed in Canada from his native Philippines, he realized, quickly and nervously, he’d have to learn something many of us take for granted: driving.
Adjijil, 29, a civil engineer by training, envisioned a bumper-tobumper experience similar to the driving experience in his hometown of Cabanatuan. “When I started my first job here, I was doing fieldwork so I went to different sites every day using public transit,” he says. It was a challenge for
me. That’s when I saw the need to learn to drive and own a car eventually.” He quickly realized that the first thing he needed to do was to learn a set of driving rules before developing his new skills. “Driving itself is a day-by-day learning process while the rules are the principles of driving,” he says. “You cannot drive without learning or at least being aware of the rules first.” And it’s those rules that have challenged many new immigrants who CANADIANIMMIGRANT.CA |
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