Hi Teresa,
Firstly welcome to the forum. Your post is great because it voices so many peoples concerns, you are not alone in feeling this way.
To answer your question is it worth it? it was very much worth for me and my family. Although we did move back to UK and back to Canada again so took quite a while to realise what I really wanted!!!
I think the best way for you to start is to get very clear in your motivations for emigrating. Think about what kind of life you want for you and your family. What is important to you all, and why having it will make life better. Don't think in terms of Canada at all just what you really want.... (I have a great little exercise you can use to help with this if you PM I'll email it to you)
Once you have this list, lots of things will begin to make sense. Because you are clear, you will begin to find places that suit your needs, you will realise if the stress, time and effort are worth what you will gain, and you will have the reasons you need to explain your decision to family. You will also gain the motivation to research how you are going to achieve it.
Best Wishes Louise
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Originally Posted by scotiagirl
hi everyone. time to introduce.
my name is teresa and i live in scotland with my husband and 2 kids (6&7) and dog.
been thinking about canada for a while now. i visited vancouver for a couple of days in 1996 while on work experience in nw america.
getting started is troublesome - not enough money to go through an agent. deciding where to go. what will the family think if we leave and reading the immigration advice sites is confusing at best with so many ways of entering the country and differing requirements depending on your skill level.
is all the time money and stress worth it in the end??
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