Is Canada A Good Place To Live? (thinking of moving there)

You'll have to get igloo insurance, and buy some harpoons for the seals and moose.

JK

I actually was born there, but live in the US now. Canada is great, but winters are long. If you don't mind the cold, go for it. I've been spoiled living in California now.

Summers are beautiful though:)

There are a few of us in Ontario who come to GLP.. we would have to throw you a Welcome Party if you pick here lol



I'm in! TO's only an hour and a bit drive.


Cool! Paradigm will come too I know he will lol

We're a friendly lot, so be prepared to smile.


Oh, just what I want

If you won't smile we will force you to smile. :|

Seriously, you will hate winter. Try a work visa for six months starting in the spring.


I have to disagree here. I think it's better to experience the worst of the weather initially (jump into the fire, so to speak). There are millions of Canucks that love winter, mostly those who are into skiing, snowmobileing, skating, etc. If she can handle the winters, then the rest is all gravy. IMHO

We're a friendly lot, so be prepared to smile.


Oh, just what I want

If you won't smile we will force you to smile. :|

Seriously, you will hate winter. Try a work visa for six months starting in the spring.


I have to disagree here. I think it's better to experience the worst of the weather initially (jump into the fire, so to speak). There are millions of Canucks that love winter, mostly those who are into skiing, snowmobileing, skating, etc. If she can handle the winters, then the rest is all gravy. IMHO

There are a few of us in Ontario who come to GLP.. we would have to throw you a Welcome Party if you pick here lol



I'm in! TO's only an hour and a bit drive.


Cool! Paradigm will come too I know he will lol


Damn skippy! :glug:

I need to know everyday stuff like how to get a driver's license.. what to expect when apartment hunting, etc... everyday stuff. Thinking of the Vancouver or Toronto area.



Toronto gets snow all winter which is a downer and Vancouver gets rain all winter which is a downer.

I guess if you like "big city" life it's your choice. For me, I'll stick in my little 30,000 community.

I did live in Toronto for a while but didn't like it.....a nice place to VISIT though.

wrong. toronto hardly had any snow last winter. only 2 snowstorms. it was no snow till december,



I know that....but Jan/Feb was steady, regular snow. Torontonians cried like babies during one of the blasts they got in Dec. of last year.


As someone who gets more than 3 feet of snow in Quebec... I know that the foot of snow that Montreal usually gets when it's only 500 km south of where I am is kind of cheap and easy to live with.

So, I suppose that what people in Ontario get is much less... that must make it quite easy to live with.

You'll have to get igloo insurance, and buy some harpoons for the seals and moose.

JK

I actually was born there, but live in the US now. Canada is great, but winters are long. If you don't mind the cold, go for it. I've been spoiled living in California now.

Summers are beautiful though:)

We're a friendly lot, so be prepared to smile.


Oh, just what I want

If you won't smile we will force you to smile. :|

Seriously, you will hate winter. Try a work visa for six months starting in the spring.


I have to disagree here. I think it's better to experience the worst of the weather initially (jump into the fire, so to speak). There are millions of Canucks that love winter, mostly those who are into skiing, snowmobileing, skating, etc. If she can handle the winters, then the rest is all gravy. IMHO


I dont know though lol if I saw Barrie for the first time to Canada in the winter I would be freaked!! LOL

whats the best place to live in EAST Canada if you're staunchly pro-hemp and pro-marijuana?

Ottawa?

Toronto im thinking is a no?

Oh you really don't want to move to Canada. We have socialized healthcare!!! Wouldn't you rather stay there and fork out your $500 per month in insurance. It's really difficult to go and get a prescription and have to pay $6.85 dispensing fee.




Yeah right man, it maybe socialized healthcare, but I probably racked up over $130,000 in Emergency Fees over the years when I was younger in Canada that the government paid.

While I was in the ER, there was an American woman there who had to pay the Canadian Hospital $1500 upfront just to be looked at.

I don't care what people say about the Canadian Healthcare system, but when I was in the hospital, I am glad I didn't have to worry about paying... like I would have in America.

In America, they overbill the SHIT out of everyone....

The ER wait lines in Canada is bullshit though, the system is not that great, but it's free. I saw a woman in the hospital who couldn't breath, and was stuck in the ER waiting for HOURS, and she was there the other night.

The Healthcare system is really good compared to other countries, but needs improvement.

I dont know though lol if I saw Barrie for the first time to Canada in the winter I would be freaked!! LOL

We're a friendly lot, so be prepared to smile.


Oh, just what I want

If you won't smile we will force you to smile. :|

Seriously, you will hate winter. Try a work visa for six months starting in the spring.


I have to disagree here. I think it's better to experience the worst of the weather initially (jump into the fire, so to speak). There are millions of Canucks that love winter, mostly those who are into skiing, snowmobileing, skating, etc. If she can handle the winters, then the rest is all gravy. IMHO

If you're not born here I'm guessing you might not like it. If she comes here in the dead of winter she might be gone in two weeks.

I dont know though lol if I saw Barrie for the first time to Canada in the winter I would be freaked!! LOL



LOL! True enough! I lived up in Parry Sound for just over a year. Snow up the kazoo!

whats the best place to live in EAST Canada if you're staunchly pro-hemp and pro-marijuana?

Ottawa?

Toronto im thinking is a no?


We smoke weed all over Canada lol I dont know who's more staunch but it's all over.. Ontario is central btw.. east would be New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and PEI

whats the best place to live in EAST Canada if you're staunchly pro-hemp and pro-marijuana?

Ottawa?

Toronto im thinking is a no?


We smoke weed all over Canada lol I dont know who's more staunch but it's all over.. Ontario is central btw.. east would be New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and PEI


The Atlantic Provinces are a secret, there is nothing east of Quebec. Most people would suffer from culture shock, the slow way of life.

whats the best place to live in EAST Canada if you're staunchly pro-hemp and pro-marijuana?

Ottawa?

Toronto im thinking is a no?


We smoke weed all over Canada lol I dont know who's more staunch but it's all over.. Ontario is central btw.. east would be New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and PEI


The Atlantic Provinces are a secret, there is nothing east of Quebec. Most people would suffer from culture shock, the slow way of life.

PEI looks awesome. I know a gal who moved there after purchasing a duplex for $118,000. Both halves of the duplex, she's gonna open it up into a big single home.

PEI looks awesome. I know a gal who moved there after purchasing a duplex for $118,000. Both halves of the duplex, she's gonna open it up into a big single home.



I bought a huge duplex here in Ontario for 110,000. My tenants pay my mortgage. I have near 1000 sq ft on the upper level all to myself. Beauty!

What advice do you Canadians have for someone who is moving to Canada for the first time?

That was awesome!!

That was awesome!!


Im a huge sucker for celtic music

I.. I.. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!


THIS is CANADIAN.


I LOVE!

Don't dog Tim Hortons.



Ever.