First week on the ground
ID number, bank account, health card, school, and a roof over your head — all within the first seven days
Canada is set up so that without a Social Insurance Number you cannot work, without a credit history you won’t be able to rent an apartment, and a medical card in the province is not issued immediately. The first week determines whether you’ll settle in or spend a month stand in queues.
Who it suits. For those who have already arrived or are arriving within the next few days — regardless of status.
What is included
- Social Security number: we book the appointment and go together
- Bank account and first card to start building a credit history
- A local phone number — almost nothing works without one
- Application for a provincial health card and calculation of the waiting period
- We find temporary health insurance to cover your waiting period
- Enrolling children in school based on place of residence
- Temporary housing and viewings for permanent accommodation
What the package does not include
Paid separately and directly, with no markup from us.
- The bank decides: the bank opens the account on its own terms and may refuse — we prepare the package and go with you
- Rent and deposit: paid directly to the owner
- Cost of temporary insurance: depends on age and family composition
- A promise that an apartment will be rented without a credit history: it takes months to build one, and we say so upfront
- Changing your status: the first week is about settling in, not immigration
Since 28 January 2026, Canadian visa application centres in Russia are not accepting documents and passports: biometrics can be submitted, but the full package cannot, and the immigration office in Moscow is closed. Applications are submitted from a third country — the nearest centres are in Yerevan, Almaty and Astana. We handle this entirely: we select the country of application, we book the biometrics appointment, see the application through to submission, and return your passport. We have people on the ground there — an existing network, not a promise.
The waiting period for a health card varies by province, and during that time you are not covered. We calculate this period for your province and close the gap eir situation with a temporary insurance policy — this is the most common gap among new arrivals.
We accompany you through every first-week appointment and see each item through to a document in hand.
Our prices are in Canadian dollars and are all-inclusive — nothing is added on top. Delivery is handled by our partner in Toronto: their rates and additional expenses are quoted in US dollars, with 13% HST added on top — this is the partner’s policy, and we disclose it before payment. USD shown for reference. Government fees are charged separately and directly to the authority, at cost and with receipts — that is how the entire the licensed market of Canada. SVOY initial consultation — 150 $, credited in the cost of support. The short initial call is free.
Other points
Housing rental and purchase, documents, bank accounts and taxes, schooling, driving licence — 55 services in Canada, each has its own price.
Package «First week on the ground» · Canada
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The same package in another country
There is only one moment in life, but the documents, deadlines and costs are unique to each case: the rules are set by the country.