I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦

Moved from 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 in my 40s│Real Immigrant Stories │Wins, Struggles, Mindset Shift & Truth Posts│Mind you that Immigration is not a Get-Rich-Quick Venture

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

🇨🇦Immigrating after 40 isn’t a fantasy: it’s strategy, sacrifice, and emotional stamina on hard mode.

🇨🇦 Immigration After 40 - A reminder to self and You out there!

1. Age myths: People love to say “don’t move abroad after 40,” but what if life simply didn’t go as planned where you are?

2. Still wanting more: Wanting better systems, stability, and a real future for yourself or your kids doesn’t expire with age.

3. Reset desire: Sometimes you just want a clean slate, and that’s valid at any age.

4. Not age‑restricted: People relocate successfully in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. Immigration isn’t a youth‑only sport.

5. No blind moves: But after 40, you can’t relocate on vibes. You need clarity, planning, and brutal honesty.

6. Sacrifice awareness: You must understand the trade‑offs: finances, lifestyle shifts, and the emotional cost of starting again.

7. Survivor jobs: You may need to take transitional jobs before your career stabilizes.

8. Network rebuild: You’ll rebuild your connections from scratch, professionally and socially.

9. Career repositioning: Your career may need a full rebrand, not just a relocation.

10. Emotional resilience: Immigration after 40 is not fantasy; it’s emotional endurance and strategic thinking.

11. Hard truth: Yes, it’s harder. But for many, staying stuck is far more painful.

12. Stagnation pain: Sometimes the discomfort of your current situation outweighs the fear of starting over.

13. Age is not the barrier: Immigration is not tied to age, it’s tied to readiness, planning, and courage.

Grinding it out here! 👌🏾😊🇨🇦👊🏾

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

My spouse, got her job by a walk-in.

[Scotian82 @Scotian82]

@40PlusImmigrant Applying online is the worst, it’s so much better to apply in person & meeting a hiring manager

Last year I drove across Canada twice and handed out resumes along the way & got job offers from Nova Scotia to BC 😎🚙🇨🇦

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@Scotian82 True, you are so right

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

Mind you that, in Canada, jobs not posted to the public, are actually higher in numbers than the ones posted! Those unposted positions, are filled with referrals.

It's part of the Canadian work culture. The manager responsible for filling those positions wants to trust that someone attested to this new hire's skills, experience and personal attributes.

Great Personal attributes and soft skills are sort of holy grail here!

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

A lot of immigrants think 🇨🇦Canada’s job hunt is “apply online and pray.” But the real opportunities? They move through people.

Yes, apply. But understand this: In 🇨🇦Canada, jobs flow through referrals, recommendations, and relationships.

Managers ask their team. Recruiters tap their network. Former staff suggest someone they trust. That’s the hidden job market. Networking isn’t begging; it’s professional relationship‑building.

So when you arrive, don’t just update your résumé. Update your network. Talk to people. Attend things. Be visible.

Your next job might be the next conversation.

How many of us have been hired through referrals? I definitely have!

[Scotian82 @Scotian82]

@40PlusImmigrant Applying online is the worst, it’s so much better to apply in person & meeting a hiring manager

Last year I drove across Canada twice and handed out resumes along the way & got job offers from Nova Scotia to BC 😎🚙🇨🇦

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@IyalodeMoe Thank you, Moe

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

A lot of immigrants think 🇨🇦Canada’s job hunt is “apply online and pray.” But the real opportunities? They move through people.

Yes, apply. But understand this: In 🇨🇦Canada, jobs flow through referrals, recommendations, and relationships.

Managers ask their team. Recruiters tap their network. Former staff suggest someone they trust. That’s the hidden job market. Networking isn’t begging; it’s professional relationship‑building.

So when you arrive, don’t just update your résumé. Update your network. Talk to people. Attend things. Be visible.

Your next job might be the next conversation.

How many of us have been hired through referrals? I definitely have!

[TheMoe🦄 @IyalodeMoe]

@40PlusImmigrant There is always something to take home from your tweets,I like it.

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@euphoriafloral 😂 it's actually a game the blue tick accounts play

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

There's an engagement game most people are playing that I noticed. 😂

I am now giving it back like my CSR! 😂

It's actually cool, less work and realistic profit. I was really burning out daily trying to chase.

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

Streamlined and very targeted now!

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

There's an engagement game most people are playing that I noticed. 😂

I am now giving it back like my CSR! 😂

It's actually cool, less work and realistic profit. I was really burning out daily trying to chase.

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@BatoOge Anyways, you have a valid point. But from the work culture perspective, it's a big deal, it is quiet. Just became more heard of because immigrants figured it.

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

Mind you that, in Canada, jobs not posted to the public, are actually higher in numbers than the ones posted! Those unposted positions, are filled with referrals.

It's part of the Canadian work culture. The manager responsible for filling those positions wants to trust that someone attested to this new hire's skills, experience and personal attributes.

Great Personal attributes and soft skills are sort of holy grail here!

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@BatoOge Anyways, you have a valid point. But from the work culture perspective, it's a big deal, it is quiet. Just became more heard of because immigrants figured it.

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@oluhernadez Which tribe has more professors

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

🇨🇦Canada transit will embarrass you, entertain you, and restore your faith in humanity; all in one bus or train ride.

Stepped into the bus yesterday, and this nice old man goes,
“Hey, buddy, come sit with me.”
I said, “I’m good, just stretching my legs.”
He replied, “Ahh, now you’re breaking my heart.” 😂

Next thing, he and another senior are debating whether Calgary is bigger than New York…Then chatting away, the fact that they are retired now, and how they’ll move to a small town, buy a truck, and just enjoy the rest of their days in peace.

And I’m standing there thinking: This is the life, simple conversations, simple dreams, simple joy. Different ages, different races, different stories… all sharing one quiet moment on a moving bus.

Sometimes 🇨🇦Canada reminds you that peace isn’t loud. It’s two old men talking about maps and retirement plans. Little things I love to see, exactly the way I am wired! 😊

God Bless Thee, True North!!!🇨🇦🍁

[Olúṣesan🐐 @oluhernadez]

@40PlusImmigrant "Nigeria" can't relate... na to deh argue which religion is the right one!

[Sola 🇨🇦🇳🇬 @SolaTheAnalyst]

Toronto added 269,143 people in a single year in 2024. 🇨🇦

Then the following year it lost people for the first time since the pandemic. The city everyone was racing to became the city people started quietly leaving.

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

Streamlined and very targeted now!

[IRCC @CitImmCanFR]

Le Canada recherche les meilleurs talents, notamment :
• les médecins, les chercheurs et les cadres supérieurs ayant une expérience de travail au Canada;
• les travailleurs maîtrisant le français;
• les professionnels des soins de la santé et des services sociaux;
• les gens de métiers;
• les éducateurs;
• les professionnels dans les domaines des sciences, des technologies, de l’ingénierie et des mathématiques (STIM);
• les professionnels dans le domaine des transports.

Ces catégories offrent des voies d’accès évidentes vers la résidence permanente pour les meilleurs talents à l’échelle internationale.

Découvrez comment les rondes d’invitations d’Entrée express fonctionnent: https://t.co/aT1zWREumo

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@oku_yungx 9 months in, no meaningful conversations about life and what you guys are doing or becoming

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@adanonso_ The opposite. I'm the detailed gist giver, the other human is 5 seconds attention span annoying fellow 😏

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@Adebayoadesanya Vikings on display. The original Vikings spread across Europe, and the Scandinavian

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

@poyoedigbe As it should be

[I Japa at 40+ 🇳🇬 → 🇨🇦 @40PlusImmigrant]

Oyibo land will teach you one thing fast: bills don’t care about your motivation or ginger and garlic.🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿🇳🇱🇫🇷🇦🇹🇩🇰

You can be gingered. You can be informed. You can have 17 YouTube videos saved on “how to start a side hustle.”😂

But once you land here, adulting humbles you quickly. Because no matter your degree, your plans, your former life, your “I can never do that kind of job”… You will start something ( ANYTHING ) so depression won’t catch you, and bills won’t use you to set societal examples.

Canada🇨🇦, for example, doesn’t wait for inspiration. Rent is due. Groceries are due. Life is due. And man must whack, as we say in the local palace Naija🇳🇬 way!

This place will reset your pride, your career expectations, and your definition of “I can’t do that kind of work.”

Diaspora is not the sweet photos posted. It's survival with efficient WiFi, and no roadside Mama-Put!.😂