Before And After Coming To Halifax

Before You Travel

• Book your flight carefully. If possible, consider a direct flight from London to Halifax, even if it costs a little more.
• If Halifax is not your first airport in Canada, allow at least 5 hours for your connection. You may need extra time for immigration, customs, and collecting your luggage.
• Keep your important documents in your carry-on luggage, including:
• Permanent Resident Confirmation / immigration documents
• Passport and visa
• Educational certificates and transcripts
• Previous employment records and reference letters
• Medical prescriptions and important health records
• Dental and optical records
• Children’s immunization records and school records
• Marriage certificate, if applicable
• International driver’s licence, if available
• Bring suitable winter clothing, as Halifax winters can be cold. You may also bring traditional Bangladeshi clothing for cultural and community events.
• Bring some Canadian dollars and an international payment card for your initial expenses.
• Consider bringing an unlocked mobile phone so you can use a Canadian SIM card.

After You Arrive

• Find a place to live
• Register for a Nova Scotia Health Card
• Apply for a Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• Check eligibility criteria for government assistance
• Apply for Canada Child Tax Credit (if required)
• Open a bank account
• Find employment
• Get maps of streets and bus routes
• Find the location and phone numbers of hospitals and emergency facilities in your community neighbourhood
• Find places to shop and fun things to do
• Find a family doctor
• Visit and learn about local organizations that provide services to immigrants
• Get important documents translated and interpreted
• Find a library close to your home
• Get a Nova Scotia driver’s license

1. Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada 
2. Housing Nova Scotia’s programs.
3.  Canada Mortgage and Housing  Corporation (CMHC).
4. Nova Scotia Power
5. Yellow Pages.
6. Halifax Water
7. Yellow Pages.
8. Call 311 or visit  recycling page

1. Medical Service Insurance(MSI) -230,Brownlow Ave,Dartmouth,NS B3B 0G5.
2. Doctor or Nurse Practitioner-needafamilypractice.nshealth.ca or call 811.
3. Healthcare- nshealth.ca/wheretogoforhealthcare or call 811.
4. Dartmouth General Hospital -325 Pleasant street,Dartmouth.
5. Nova Scotia Hospital -300 Pleasant Street,Datmouth.
6. IWK Health Centre -5850/5980 University Ave,Halifax.
7. Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital –22637, #7 Highway, Sheet Harbour
8. Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital -492 Archibald Brook Rd, Middle Musquodoboit.
9. Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital -7702 #7 Highway, Musquodoboit Harbour.
10. Cobequid Community Health Centre -40 Freer Lane, Lower Sackville.

1. Volunteering can be a good way to gain relevant local experience.
2. The AIP helps employers in Atlantic Canada hire foreign skilled workers 
3. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) for all Permanent Residents
4. Nova Scotia Works/ Job Junction Halifax for all residents, permanent or temporary, with a Social Insurance Number (SIN)
5. NPower Canada offers training programs for everyone with a Social Insurance Number (SIN).
6. YMCA Enterprise Employment Centre Halifax and Dartmouth for all residents, permanent or temporary, with a SIN
7. TEAM Work Cooperative Ltd. facilitates inclusive employment and workplace opportunities for people in Nova Scotia.
8. Career Beacon
9. Indeed
10. Service Canada

Mosques in Nova Scotia: 

Al Barakah Mosque (12 Hillcrest St · (902) 440-8034), Centre for Islamic Development (

2728 Robie St · (902) 454-6078), Ummah Mosque and Community Centre (UMCC) (2510 St Matthias St · (902) 407-1411), ​Nova Scotia Islamic Community Center (NSICC) (Address: 2141 Larry Uteck Blvd, Bedford, NS B4B 1E2Phone: (902) 832-6300), Islamic Association Of Nova Scotia (Address: 42 Leaman Dr, Dartmouth, NS B3A 2K9, Phone: (902) 469-9490), Truro MasjidMosque in Valley, Nova ScotiaAddress: 533 Pictou Rd, Truro, NS B2N 2V2, Trenton Masjid 25 Forge St, Trenton, NS B0K 1X0.

Halal Shops:

House Of Halal Groceries14 Titus St · (902) 455-6328 , Syrian Meat Store2760 Gladstone St · (902) 329-4433, Mid-East Food Centre & CaféAddress: 2595 Agricola St, Halifax, NS B3K 4C4Phone: (902) 492-0958, Brother Khurshids Halal Shack Asian grocery storeAddress: 5 Hartlen Ave, Halifax, NS B3R 1R5,

Kawthar Market Halal MeatAddress: 629 Bedford Hwy, Halifax, NS B3M 2L6Phone: (902) 407-7777, Indian GroceriesAddress: 2585 Robie St, Halifax, NS B3K 4N5 , Al Hilal Meat Shop and Middle Eastern CuisineAddress: 386 Herring Cove Rd, Halifax, NS B3R 1W4Phone: (902) 989-0086

Mobile carriers And Internet: 

Bell Aliant(internet, home phone), East Link (Internet , Home phone), City Wide (Internet , home phone) 

Public (mobile), Rogers(mobile), Koodo (mobile) 

 Access Nova Scotia Centre 

Department of motor vehicles in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 

Address: 250 Baker Dr #134, Dartmouth, NS B2W 6A3 

Address: 300 Horseshoe Lake Dr, Halifax, NS B3S 0B4 

Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) 

Address: 6960 Mumford Rd Suite 2120, Halifax, NS B3L 4P1 

Phone: (902) 423-3607