Execution timeline
From today to year five
The sequence, phase by phase.
Before travel
Now to departure
- Assemble documents: passports, landing papers, transcripts, medical records, asset valuations.
- Confirm the destination city shortlist and secure temporary or first housing.
- Get independent tax advice on the arrival date and asset positions.
- Book travel for nine people and plan the luggage and shipping split.
First month
Weeks 1-4
- SIN applications, health registration, bank accounts, phone numbers.
- School enrolment and credit-assessment requests.
- Medical continuity: family doctor lists, specialist referral, pharmacy.
- Winter gear, essential furnishings and the family vehicle.
Months 2-3
Settling
- Confirm the long-term housing decision: rent longer or buy.
- Apply for the benefits the family is eligible for.
- Register sports, activities and community involvement.
- Review the running monthly budget against the actual first bills.
Months 4-12
First year
- Prepare post-secondary applications with real deadlines.
- File the first tax return with foreign asset reporting where required.
- Review the capital position and the reserve before any business commitment.
- Decide on business direction with local evidence, not assumptions.
Years 2-5
Building
- Progress each individual plan on its real timetable.
- Reassess housing, business and investment positions annually.
- Track citizenship eligibility timing for the household.
- Keep the reserve intact as the family's core protection.
Dates depend on the arrival date, school-board assessments and programme deadlines. Treat the phases as a sequence, not a calendar.