Introduction to the forum - Tell us about yourselves

[Laduska on the Road]

Greetings,

Just joined the Canada Expat Forum. Looking forward to meeting people who are living in Canada. My husband has been working in Canada since March and he will be on a project until Dec. 2009, or beyond. We live in New England, about a 8 hour journey by car. We decided to forgo the "Road Warrior" mode of traveling back and forth on the weekends and will move up to Canada for the summer and fall months, and maybe beyond.

We have rented an apt. in West Toronto and will be moving in after May 15th. I'll post my specific questions in a new thread, about bringing our belongings in, importing our pets, etc.

Just wanted to intro. myself and to tell you that we are looking forward to making new friends, visiting the parks and lakes of Canada and exploring Toronto.

Cheers - Laduska on the Road

[limey65]

Hello everyone.
We came here to the lower mainland in BC six years ago to be close to our daughter and her family. Originally from the north of England.

It has taken us a while to get over the "honeymoon period of emmigrating", but I don't think we would ever go back to the UK now. We're even watching all of the ice hockey games now!

[bizzymum]

I was born and raised in the London area, but moved to Texas, USA when I was a child. I have visited many times, but I still have the strong home sickness. I may have lived in the US, but it is not my HOME. As they say, "Home is where the heart is".

I am a single mum of 3 teenagers. My children were all born in the US, or US territories and are quite supportive of this venture.

I have worked as a nurse for almost 10 yrs and looking to either relocated either back to the UK, or to Canada. I know it is probably hard to move to the UK due to the conversion of monies (US dollars are weak compared to British pounds), but I am duel and that would not be too much of an issue, but I don't have residency and I would need to practically win the lotto. Now it is also quite hard to move to Canada not because of the currency conversion, but due to the waiting period for emigration and landing a job even though I would be a skilled worker. Plus the good thing about Canada is that I can take my pets without quarantine and can also take my "stuff".
Anyway...

I am on this forum to get ideas to actively make that long dreamed about move. I have lived in the US for too long and life is too short to be so unhappy.

[jan&billy]

Hello everyone, my name is Jan. Myself and my hubby (Billy) are wanting so so much to move to Canada. Im a registered mental health nurse, bill is a nursing assistant we both have over 20 years experience in the forensic mental health field. Firstly,,, we really have no clue on what we need to do, am i right in my thinking that: if i secure employment in Canada we do not need to use an immigration firm to complete visa application etc?, also can anyone give us a pointer on who/where to work and live (good reputable employers) we have an 18 year old daugter who is a qualified beautician (can she enter on my visa)? so so many questions all replys would be gratefully recieved.. Thanks

[Mike G]

Hi Everybody,

My wife and I are considering a move to Canada purely based on how great we have heard the people, country and lifestyle are. This is quite unusual as we have never visited to Canada!!!!! So our first move has been to fly over - landing on Saturday 6th June in Toronto.

We were kind of hoping that some Expats or Canadians would give us some pointers on where to go and what to do to get a true feeling for the people and lifestyle.
All suggestions welcome.
cheers, Mike

[lemontreelane]

we now live in ontario and really want to move to ireland... is this the right forum for me to find out this info?? thanks!

[femmeaccident]

Hello,

My name is Christine, and I am very interested in relocating to Canada. I have been to Toronto - and loved it! It is great to find this source, so that I might be able to learn more about the process.

Glad to meet everyone!

[Clarey73]

Hi kim i hope you dont mind me picking your brains? my family and i are in the process of emigrating and i'm the principle applicant as i work with children with special needs, i was wondering how difficult is it to find work as i'd like to so a similar job as i do here. Any tips or adviced would be gratefully recieved. Thanks in advance
Clare

Originally Posted by IOWgirl

This is a great way of getting to know others in here. My name is Kim I came to Canada from England as a nanny in 84. I have lived in a few places in England; Devon, the Isle of Wight and Norfolk. I was planning to only stay a year, but as you can see I ended staying. For the last 20 years I have been a support worker for adults with special needs, and I love it. I live with my boyfriend, we have two dogs and two cats. I will always miss England, but my home is here in Victoria, BC.

[Milton]

Hello Everyone!

Glad to have found this forum and to see that I'm in the same boat as many out there!

My name is Lara, born and raised in Italy, lived in England for 8 years and qualified as an English teacher. I now live and work in Bangkok. After almost two years, which have been extremely pleasant I have now decided to move to Canada and hopefully find a place for the long term.

I was going to join 'migrationexpert' as paperwork has never been my biggest asset. Has anyone used this agency? Any help would be much appreciated!

Best wishes,
Lara

[rosweed]

Hi,

I was born in Canada and have dual citizenship in Canada and the US. My American born wife and I want to move to Canada and I'm looking forward to getting some questions answered here.

Thanks!