pengu13;4194279; said:
Thanks-thats useful. I've come across Tofino on my reading and am aware of Okanagan Valley
I take it the outdoor life like camping and such is pretty good in that region too?
Moving from UK to Canada
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Thanks-thats useful. I've come across Tofino on my reading and am aware of Okanagan Valley
I take it the outdoor life like camping and such is pretty good in that region too?
i guess what u need to consider what kind of life style you prefer.
I never been to Canada so this is strictly opinion
it seem like
BC = rural country living. i would live here if you like the outdoors, really just have restraunts, not much of a night life.
TO = urban living, if u like to be around the city and don't want to drive far to get someplace.
I never been to Canada so this is strictly opinion
it seem like
BC = rural country living. i would live here if you like the outdoors, really just have restraunts, not much of a night life.
TO = urban living, if u like to be around the city and don't want to drive far to get someplace.
there are so many choices it is all in what you want small town living, big city, do you care about the night life, do you want mountains and snow, the ocean. a few place would be the kootenays really nice country nelson is laid back with a good night life but there are alot of hippys and ***s but a really nice place if your not a homophob. vancover and victoria great citys but thats what they are is citys i like victoria more but that because i love sailing. the central coast is nice colder but nice bella coola has good fishing and huge mountains but not sure about raising kids there. the okangan is were i'm from so thats my bias pick. your never far from some great skiing and sleding. but one thing i should mention is alot of people from europe that i met are suprised by how long we willing to drive to get places.
I live somewhere between Toronto and Vancouver.
I have worked in both cities and most of my family lives in vancouver or on vancouver island.
If you want big city congestion with gun crime, Toronto is for you. (Sorry, TO dudes but it's true
) You'll find more dramatic arts in Toronto and closer access to large american cities.
If you want to live in a beautiful older city with a British flair and lots of old English money, then Victoria is for you. You won't find as many prams and tearooms anywhere else on the continent as you will in Victoria. Vancouver is imo the cleanest and prettiest city in N. America. Large asian population and lots of Hong Kong money. People on the west coast are more polite imo.
Weather seems to be colder in southern ontario through the winter and hotter through the summer, but it's very comparable to Vancouver. The island with Victoria seems to have weather that is not as severe. Doesn't get really hot in the summer, and they don't get the same amount of precipitation as Vancouver does through the winter.
Both regions have fantastic camping/cottage country, but BC has the ocean and the mountains. Toronto has the leafs.
Cost of living is fairly comparable between the two but it depends on what you're looking for. Both Vancouver and Toronto are very expensive cities if you want to live downtown. Victoria is equally expensive and sundries like groceries are a little more because they have to be shipped over form the mainland.
I have worked in both cities and most of my family lives in vancouver or on vancouver island.
If you want big city congestion with gun crime, Toronto is for you. (Sorry, TO dudes but it's true
) You'll find more dramatic arts in Toronto and closer access to large american cities. If you want to live in a beautiful older city with a British flair and lots of old English money, then Victoria is for you. You won't find as many prams and tearooms anywhere else on the continent as you will in Victoria. Vancouver is imo the cleanest and prettiest city in N. America. Large asian population and lots of Hong Kong money. People on the west coast are more polite imo.
Weather seems to be colder in southern ontario through the winter and hotter through the summer, but it's very comparable to Vancouver. The island with Victoria seems to have weather that is not as severe. Doesn't get really hot in the summer, and they don't get the same amount of precipitation as Vancouver does through the winter.
Both regions have fantastic camping/cottage country, but BC has the ocean and the mountains. Toronto has the leafs.
Cost of living is fairly comparable between the two but it depends on what you're looking for. Both Vancouver and Toronto are very expensive cities if you want to live downtown. Victoria is equally expensive and sundries like groceries are a little more because they have to be shipped over form the mainland.
My grandmother and grandfather immigrated from the UK to BC, from Brighton. That was over 60 years ago, and she still talks about how great of an idea she thinks it was. We've also had family come visit from England and they never want to leave. And for having 50% English blood in me this sure does feel like home. BC is relaxing and comfortable. I can drive 10 minutes from my doorstep and be lakeside catching world famous trout here in Kamloops. Lots of diversity here and great people with low crime. The coast is three hours away and spectacular to visit but a little too busy for me.
Right now the sun is just setting, its 30 degrees celcius and im on my deck with the laptop drinking a 7-up after fishing for 12-25 lb trout less than 15 minutes away. Its dead quiet except for a pair of doves that live up the street and crickets. But this isn't in the countryside or anything, I have a very modern house with plasma tvs a giant workshop garage all hardwood flooring in a neighborhood of a few hundred people in a city of just under 100,000, some people act as if we live in igloos and caves over here haha!
I realize that this isn't for everyone, but my nightlife is sitting on my kayak with my flyrod listening to loons calling and fish jumping. Traffic is when there's more than one other guy on the same 30 kilometer logging road hunting. I like to hike in the grasslands near my house with my dog while he chases coyotes and whitetail deer and there isn't a soul in sight.
That's about all i know from my little chunk of BC.
Right now the sun is just setting, its 30 degrees celcius and im on my deck with the laptop drinking a 7-up after fishing for 12-25 lb trout less than 15 minutes away. Its dead quiet except for a pair of doves that live up the street and crickets. But this isn't in the countryside or anything, I have a very modern house with plasma tvs a giant workshop garage all hardwood flooring in a neighborhood of a few hundred people in a city of just under 100,000, some people act as if we live in igloos and caves over here haha!
I realize that this isn't for everyone, but my nightlife is sitting on my kayak with my flyrod listening to loons calling and fish jumping. Traffic is when there's more than one other guy on the same 30 kilometer logging road hunting. I like to hike in the grasslands near my house with my dog while he chases coyotes and whitetail deer and there isn't a soul in sight.
That's about all i know from my little chunk of BC.
jay_leask;4190954; said:
jay_leask;4191045; said:
I guess you haven't traveled the world enough then?
I have lived in South Carolina, spent 6 months in Kentucky, 2 years in Japan, traveled extensively in Europe, and been all over Canada.
Canada is my home and I would never want to live the rest of my life anywhere else. Obviously you can't generalize an entire country, especially one as big as Canada.
But I like fishing and hunting and the vast majority of our land is public. That means I can basically drive down a highway (outside urban areas of course) and find a place to hunt, fish, camp, etc. If I were to get sick or fall and break an arm it wouldn't translate into bankruptcy or monetary problems - I'd get treated and that would be that.
Education, health care, way of life, etc., is all top notch. The U.S. may have better Ivy League schools and experimental cancer treatments, but no one can afford them so who cares? Canada is often ranked at the top in terms of quality of life among the world.
Vancouver is very expensive, but I'm not sure how that would compare to some cities in U.K. But it is absolutely beautiful in B.C., from the mountains to the ocean to the agricultural areas and northern boreal forests. There is a reason lots of people I graduated with went west
I don't like where our politicians are taking the country but what else is new? We've been surviving the recession better than a lot of countries and we aren't as polarized as others in terms of political and religious views.
I wouldn't recommend Toronto because it is too much of a rat race for me, but I love going there for the Iranian, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc. parts of the city where I can eat whatever I feel like.
In short, you could never go wrong moving to Canada! Very multicultural and in the urban areas you always find areas devoted to various cultures and always amazing food and stores.
Canada is my home and I would never want to live the rest of my life anywhere else. Obviously you can't generalize an entire country, especially one as big as Canada.
But I like fishing and hunting and the vast majority of our land is public. That means I can basically drive down a highway (outside urban areas of course) and find a place to hunt, fish, camp, etc. If I were to get sick or fall and break an arm it wouldn't translate into bankruptcy or monetary problems - I'd get treated and that would be that.
Education, health care, way of life, etc., is all top notch. The U.S. may have better Ivy League schools and experimental cancer treatments, but no one can afford them so who cares? Canada is often ranked at the top in terms of quality of life among the world.
Vancouver is very expensive, but I'm not sure how that would compare to some cities in U.K. But it is absolutely beautiful in B.C., from the mountains to the ocean to the agricultural areas and northern boreal forests. There is a reason lots of people I graduated with went west
I don't like where our politicians are taking the country but what else is new? We've been surviving the recession better than a lot of countries and we aren't as polarized as others in terms of political and religious views.
I wouldn't recommend Toronto because it is too much of a rat race for me, but I love going there for the Iranian, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc. parts of the city where I can eat whatever I feel like.
In short, you could never go wrong moving to Canada! Very multicultural and in the urban areas you always find areas devoted to various cultures and always amazing food and stores.
