Separate credential preparation, current immigration charges, travel and any housing deductions. Ask which employer entity reimburses each item and whether repayment conditions apply. A branded property’s recruitment brochure may not contain the binding terms of the actual offer.
Use the signed financial terms
Confirm currency, pay frequency and included benefits before constructing the household budget. Do not infer a visa outcome from a generous relocation package. Ask for a defined scope and price for any professional review needed to establish the credential path.
Price the steps in the order in which they become irreversible. A credential evaluation is commissioned and paid before anything is filed and is not refundable once produced; a relocation deposit generally stays recoverable until a lease is signed; an accepted resignation in Canada is the step with no way back. Put those three in that order and the question stops being what everything costs and becomes what should be paid first.
Ask in writing for the scope and price of the credential review, including whether a second opinion on the field falls inside or outside the quoted fee. Confirm current official charges at the time of each step rather than from an earlier quotation, and record separately any amount the employer advances subject to repayment, since a repayment clause turns a benefit into a debt if the assignment ends early.