Introduction to the forum - Tell us about yourselves

[mask59]

Hi Everyone, I'm Jamie, a Brit living in North Carolina. I have the chance to work and live in Canada and would like to know what everyone thinks.I am married with 2 boys aged 15 & 11.
Been for visits a couple of times and liked what I saw, but just wanted to know about family life etc. Thanks

[JackieInNovaScotia]

Hi, my name is Jackie and I moved with my family to Nova Scotia in 2006. We're considering moving to Kelowna, BC in the next couple of years... The weather in Kelowna is a real pull to us, because of the short summers here in NS. I read about the fires that Kelowna had. Is that typical over there? Any advice to do with Kelowna would be helpful...

[progpen]

Hello all.
I'm Steve. My wife and I are currently looking into a move to Canada. I am a Unix Systems Engineer, specialising in VMware and my wife is in Graphic Design. We are looking primarily at Toronto, but are not far enough into our preparations to have removed any other destinations.

I'm quite happy to have stumbled upon this forum, as I've already found a lot of very valuable information.

[akmacca]

Hi There, my name is Allan and I am a 54 year old Australian, who has been fortunate enough to find himself in the beautiful Okanagan region of British Columbia. I have been here just over 2 months now and have quite a few more in front of me. Can't work for now so I am "trying" to write a book to keep me out of mischief.

I have 5 children back in Brisbane Australia and two will be coming out just after Xmas and perhaps stay and work.

Varied lifestyle, Australian Army for 25+ years and during that time was lucky enough to visit Calgary (PPCLI) and Edmonton (Airborne) as well as a stint on Baffin Island. Since then I have been a government worker, prison officer, high school teacher a Australian Defence Force Mediator and Conflict Coach and most recently working for the Australian Government in a remote aboriginal community in the Northern Territory of Australia.

I really love it here, it is so close to the lifestyle in Oz, except for the "your welcomes" "eh's" tipping and provincial tax.

Cheers

[The Pink Orange]

Hello people!

We are in the very early stages of considering moving to Canada, from what I have found out its likely to take around 3 years anyways!

'We' my partner son and myself, think we have deceided that Ontario is the best choice for us, as we have some family in North America. I am a nail technician and would like to work in the city but live in a more rual area. I was hoping maybe someone could suggust a nice place! Have been looking at London and cambridge myself.

Bye

[PaddyIrishMan]

Hi all,

My name is Patrick, I live in Ireland but am getting a bit tired of life here. Myself, my partner and son (4 years old) are considering moving to Canada. I am weighing up the pros and cons at the moment, so I appreciate any advice that people on this forum can give me.


Thanks,
Patrick

[Jamesmarks]

Hi everyone

My name is James and my wife and I have been debating whether to make to move from the UK to Canada for the last 6 months. We made our minds up last night and the house has gone on the market today! Scary but exciting. We are both planning on working when we come out, probably to the Vancouver area, how have people found professional work when they have migrated? I am a supply chain consultant and my wife works in the pharma/biotech area. Also, where do these kind of businesses tend to be located? We dont want the same long commutes that we have at the moment!

We cant wait to get into the Canadian way of life

James

[sallyzerk]

Hi,
I'm Sal. My husband and I and our little boy are moving out from Uk to Calgary hopefully in November. Just need to book our tickets.
We're really excited and can't wait to begin our new adventure. We're going to be looking to settle in Okotoks and we'd love to hear from anyone who's made the move and can give any advice.
Look forward to hearing from you!

[rosieslot]

Hi

My name is Rosalyn and I am originally from Scotland but living in Netherlands. I have gone through a lot of transitions recently. I lived in Norway for a couple of years, Italy for a couple of years but my house was here as I felt it was always nice to have a base. MY family and I are now looking to move to Canada. We considered Calgary as it seems to have the best of everything.

Just beginning to look around now after discussing a move to Italy, Scotland....we didnt know were we wanted to go until recently. We thought long and hard about this and Canada is the best place to be we reckon.

Just wanted to say hi and to see if anyone had any thoughts on where to begin. I already did the point thing and as my partner (Dutch) both speak English and both have Batchelors degrees (I am now studying for an Hons) plus the fact we are financially very stable, it appears we wouldnt have a problem being accepted. The juggling of house finding, house buying, house selling, getting permission to live there etc. is what is confusing me. What should we do first?

Cheers for any advice

Rosie

[stoneart]

We are scientist-engineer inventors from Texas looking to emigrate to Canada where conditions are more open for innovation. We could love a place stable enough to buy a house, buy commercial real estate and even have a small pet.

We are cultured people with many friends here in the States, but it's time to move on to a more hospitable creative/small business climate