Emigrating to Canada

[stickygirl]

Canadians, if I was to move to your country, where's the best place for someone with science ( academic ) skills. I like the idea of Vancouver because it has the sea and mountains, but I hear it's super expensive to rent/live. I confess Ontario and Montreal are two big cities in the middle somewhere and I don't know much about them except O-level geography. Are there Litsters from other centres... like Calgary and Kicking Horse. Who wouldn't want that on their address?

I need to take a good look, right? Rent a wreck and drive across?

 

[jaF0]

Calgary and surrounding areas suffer bitter, killing cold and possible blizzards. From there east to Ottawa is flat, flat, flat, nothing for many, many miles higher than a gopher mound.

Look at the Maritmes, PEI, NB, etc.

 

[FL30]

Canadians, if I was to move to your country, where's the best place for someone with science ( academic ) skills. I like the idea of Vancouver because it has the sea and mountains, but I hear it's super expensive to rent/live. I confess Ontario and Montreal are two big cities in the middle somewhere and I don't know much about them except O-level geography. I expect there's some bits in between... like Calgary and Kicking Horse. Who wouldn't want that on their address?

I need to take good look, right? Rent a wreck and drive across?

You can find this information on the web. Look up the cities government pages and see what they have there. They will probably have a section for people/business' that are looking to relocate. Also, look up the tourist info. It will give you an idea of what types of pastimes are there, local parks, activities, etc. Don't forget the weather either.

Don't forget the Canadian government website, either. Should give you info on moving to Canada in general and what is required.

 

[stickygirl]

You can find this information on the web. Look up the cities government pages and see what they have there. They will probably have a section for people/business' that are looking to relocate. Also, look up the tourist info. It will give you an idea of what types of pastimes are there, local parks, activities, etc. Don't forget the weather either.

Don't forget the Canadian government website, either. Should give you info on moving to Canada in general and what is required.

Yea, I know. I've done a little research. I just thought I'd get some on-the-ground personal info as well. But thanks!

 

[jaF0]

Ottawa to Calgary is almost 2,000 miles, so driving could take several days.


Maritimes are nearly the same Latitude as the UK, so weather will be similar.

 

[Sean]

Ottawa to Calgary is almost 2,000 miles, so driving could take several days.


Maritimes are nearly the same Latitude as the UK, so weather will be similar.

Nope. That huge land mass vs small island thing makes them very different climates.

 

[thør]

Canadians, if I was to move to your country, where's the best place for someone with science ( academic ) skills. I like the idea of Vancouver because it has the sea and mountains, but I hear it's super expensive to rent/live. I confess Ontario and Montreal are two big cities in the middle somewhere and I don't know much about them except O-level geography. I expect there's some bits in between... like Calgary and Kicking Horse. Who wouldn't want that on their address?

I need to take good look, right? Rent a wreck and drive across?

Indeed, rent a vehicle and drive to explore is a great option. I've had a great time in Canada in the past. There's a lot of options, depending upon what your skills are. If you have a technical skill, I'm told it's fairly easy to move to Canada.

 

[stickygirl]

Ottawa to Calgary is almost 2,000 miles, so driving could take several days.


Maritimes are nearly the same Latitude as the UK, so weather will be similar.

I've read about renting a RV to drive Calgary to Vanc so I'd assume going Ottawa to Calgary would be possible... but is that desirable if it's as flat as you say? I'd want to spend 3 weeks to start to get a feel for the place

Indeed, rent a vehicle and drive to explore is a great option. I've had a great time in Canada in the past. There's a lot of options, depending upon what your skills are. If you have a technical skill, I'm told it's fairly easy to move to Canada.

There's some possibilities with university exchanges - a kinda test the water option. Too early to make definite plans, but thanks

 

[silver gurl]

Montreal is a great city. Hasn’t quite hit the housing/rental bubble as Vancouver and Toronto but it is quickly headed in that direction.
McGill University is a great school
Easy commute if you wish to visit Boston or NYC
The only issue with Quebec, French is the official language. You absolutely need to speak French or your life will be difficult here.
Feel free to PM anytime.

 

[stickygirl]

Montreal is a great city. Hasn’t quite hit the housing/rental bubble as Vancouver and Toronto but it is quickly headed in that direction.
McGill University is a great school
Easy commute if you wish to visit Boston or NYC
The only issue with Quebec, French is the official language. You absolutely need to speak French or your life will be difficult here.
Feel free to PM anytime.

Cheers me dear.
I'm just at the stage of gathering information together so I won't bother you with stupids just now, but TY. I've had a conversation with my family about it and no one said "No". Yea, the French... I can get by in France but I'm not at conversational level with little chance to practise here.
I'll check out McGill

 

[Fuzzy1975]

I've read about renting a RV to drive Calgary to Vanc so I'd assume going Ottawa to Calgary would be possible... but is that desirable if it's as flat as you say? I'd want to spend 3 weeks to start to get a feel for the place

You can drive Calgary to Vancouver in one long day if you take highway1 and the Coquihalla highway, in the summer and trust me it is a long drive.

Calgary to Ottawa is about 40 hours of driving time, again in the summer.

Ottawa to St Johns is about 36 hours of driving time.

It is NOT flat between Calgary and Ottawa. Calgary is just on the outskirts of the Rocky Mountain foothills, to the west. To the East the prairies range until till midway between Winnipeg Manitoba and Kenora Ontario.

There you transition into the oldest mountain range on earth, known as the Canadian shield. After exiting Northern Ontario, you go through the glacier moraines ( which formed the Great Lakes) to Ottawa.

East of Ottawa you enter the Laurentian range which cuts across Quebec, and into the Maritime provinces.

Now that dumb dumbs geography has been erased, to answer your academic question on employment, you will find dozens of cities where there may be employment.

The five major areas, Van, Cal/Edm/,Winnipeg/Toronto and Montreal, all have ample academic/science opportunities, and high costs of living. Van being #1, Toronto #2.

However smaller locations, such as Guelph On, Moncton NB, Thunder Bay ON, Regina SK for example all offer first class employment opportunities.

 

[rockcasbah]

Good post, most accurate so far.

You can drive Calgary to Vancouver in one long day if you take highway1 and the Coquihalla highway, in the summer and trust me it is a long drive.

Calgary to Ottawa is about 40 hours of driving time, again in the summer.

Ottawa to St Johns is about 36 hours of driving time.

It is NOT flat between Calgary and Ottawa. Calgary is just on the outskirts of the Rocky Mountain foothills, to the west. To the East the prairies range until till midway between Winnipeg Manitoba and Kenora Ontario.

There you transition into the oldest mountain range on earth, known as the Canadian shield. After exiting Northern Ontario, you go through the glacier moraines ( which formed the Great Lakes) to Ottawa.

East of Ottawa you enter the Laurentian range which cuts across Quebec, and into the Maritime provinces.

Now that dumb dumbs geography has been erased, to answer your academic question on employment, you will find dozens of cities where there may be employment.

The five major areas, Van, Cal/Edm/,Winnipeg/Toronto and Montreal, all have ample academic/science opportunities, and high costs of living. Van being #1, Toronto #2.

However smaller locations, such as Guelph On, Moncton NB, Thunder Bay ON, Regina SK for example all offer first class employment opportunities.

 

[jaF0]

^^ Along the TransCanada between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, a distance of about 400 miles, I see an elevation change of maybe 500 feet or so. That's not as flat as Saskatchewan or western Manitoba, but it's flat by comparison. I go up and down 3-400 feet just going to town 30 miles away.

 

[LLCox]

The rocks look funny in Canada... like slag or something.

 

[stickygirl]

^^ Along the TransCanada between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, a distance of about 400 miles, I see an elevation change of maybe 500 feet or so. That's not as flat as Saskatchewan or western Manitoba, but it's flat by comparison. I go up and down 3-400 feet just going to town 30 miles away.

I'll let you know and send a postcard!

 

[Fuzzy1975]

^^ Along the TransCanada between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, a distance of about 400 miles, I see an elevation change of maybe 500 feet or so. That's not as flat as Saskatchewan or western Manitoba, but it's flat by comparison. I go up and down 3-400 feet just going to town 30 miles away.

Ever driven it?

Go do some google earth, use the walking feature.

 

[stickygirl]

You can drive Calgary to Vancouver in one long day if you take highway1 and the Coquihalla highway, in the summer and trust me it is a long drive.

~snip ~

However smaller locations, such as Guelph On, Moncton NB, Thunder Bay ON, Regina SK for example all offer first class employment opportunities.

That's going in my Canada file. TY

 

[stickygirl]

The rocks look funny in Canada... like slag or something.

Strange... the rocks didn't like the look of you either. Quit pulling that face

 

[Fuzzy1975]

That's going in my Canada file. TY

Your welcome, and slivergrl is right about Montreal, and Quebec in general...still though I have always enjoyed my time spent in Montreal...*chuckles*

 

[jaF0]

Ever driven it?

Yeah. Have you ever driven the Blue Ridge? Or I-70 west of Denver? Those are mountains. The area you're talking about is a wee bit hilly.

 

[jaF0]

That's going in my Canada file. TY

You might like Moncton, but it can be a bit touristy. Thunder Bay, Regina ... well, you need to like Winter. REALLY like Winter.

 

[stickygirl]

You might like Moncton, but it can be a bit touristy. Thunder Bay, Regina ... well, you need to like Winter. REALLY like Winter.

oh... thanks - I'll check the wether stats!

 

[jaF0]

Where are you in the UK? Coastal or inland? NB, NS, PEI and parts of QB are what might be considered coastal areas. Lots of sea type people, fisheries, etc.

But there are cities also. More densely populated than the plains provinces. Though rare, they get the occasional Hurricane or Tropical Storm.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

https://ca.yahoo.com/news/n-recruiting-canadians-move-province-231136861.html

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Look into Kitchener-Waterloo. Fast growing tech city.