Check documents and the first address
Check newly issued documents, protect originals and record each person’s important dates. Confirm temporary accommodation, check-in instructions and late-arrival contact details. Keep an offline address and payment records. A first-night arrangement should not automatically become a long-term housing decision before work, school and travel needs are understood.
Establish communication and transport
Reliable phone and email access supports contact with authorities, schools and employers. Check coverage, promotional terms and cancellation conditions. Test essential journeys at the actual travel time and agree on a family backup contact plan. Establish dependable basics before committing to every long-term service.
Organize SIN and authorized employment
Arrange a Social Insurance Number where required and verify acceptable documents. A SIN does not replace work authorization. Confirm the employer’s start arrangements and payroll documentation, protecting the number rather than placing it on a resume. Coordinate work with housing, school and childcare, and target vacancies suited to your current authorization.
Arrange health care and schooling
Check each person’s provincial health eligibility and arrange any uncovered period. Establish continuing care before medication runs out. Contact the education authority about records, tuition, placement and start dates. Childcare and out-of-school care commonly need separate arrangements. Plan these together because they directly affect sustainable work schedules.
