What’s the best place to move to in Canada?

[Kope]

Low living cost and nearby fur conventions would be nice. (Maple syrup and moose are a plus, too!)

 

[loups_solitaire]

Ontario
ils ont un certain nombre de conventions
Toronto est super mais très cher
Ottawa est moins cher mais c'est juste ottawa

Colombie britannique​

Vancouver n'est pas trop froid et a une convention
CQ
Montréal c'est super mais pas de congrès pour l'instant et si vous ne parlez pas français ce n'est probablement pas pour vous.
tous les services sont disponibles en anglais et presque tout le monde est bilingue mais. vous savez


pour l'orignal

et le sirop d'érable sur en produit partout

Fourrure de Vancou 2022	3-6 mars 2022	Hôtel Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Surrey, Colombie-Britannique, Canada
Équinoxe de Furnal 2022	18-20 mars 2022	Le Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fourrure-Eh ! 2022	14-17 juillet 2022	Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

 

[Mambi]

Low living cost and nearby fur conventions would be nice. (Maple syrup and moose are a plus, too!)

Atlantic Provinces...Halifax has my vote as to the best specific spot, and they have a good furry community as well! I visit every year (pre-Covid anyway)

 

[Ramjet]

There's only one right answer here, and we all know it's Alberta

 

[Borophagus Metropolis]

Labrador, because dog

 

[TyraWadman]

It's really subjective and every place comes with its perks and flaws.

NB - Fredericton area is a small city (at least when you compare it to some other big cities). The air and water is clean, lots of trails and parks but I don't know about conventions. They had their first one the same year I left it in 2013.

Moncton has a convention center. I haven't been to any of the shows that go on down here, but every touring band that I've ever looked into makes a stop here. Anime conventions included. Variety, transit, but everything is slowed down from covid.

Ontario has a major drug problem. You'll see this in the Barrie/Toronto area. The transit in Barrie is unreliable. High rent. Even though it has a lot of job opportunities, everything has been slowed down when it comes to the hiring process in general.

Collingwood is a smaller town but still has plenty of places to work/live. Rent is just as ugly depending where you settle for. Has a bus, but you can honestly walk the span of the downtown area within 30 minutes or less.

Wasaga is for retired, rich, old people. No work there either unless you pay out the ass for bus fare.

Newfound Land and Labrador is expensive. Gotta be rich to live out thurr.

Each has their pros and cons but this is what I've witness/experienced. Honestly, Covid is making everything awful for jobs here right now. Everyone is collecting resumes in case you're needed (like covid unexpectedly claiming several employees at the same time). Hours and numbers of employees have been slashed so it's hard to find full-time work.

 

[The_Happiest_Husky]

canada isn't real, its just america's hat

 

[Borophagus Metropolis]

canada isn't real, its just america's hat

What does that make Mexico?

 

[Mambi]

What does that make Mexico?

Based on anatomy, "the fun zone" apparently.

 

[Kope]

There's only one right answer here, and we all know it's Alberta

I'm trying to get away from redneck County so I'll pass

 

[Kope]

Ontario
ils ont un certain nombre de conventions
Toronto est super mais très cher
Ottawa est moins cher mais c'est juste ottawa

Colombie britannique​

Vancouver n'est pas trop froid et a une convention
CQ
Montréal c'est super mais pas de congrès pour l'instant et si vous ne parlez pas français ce n'est probablement pas pour vous.
tous les services sont disponibles en anglais et presque tout le monde est bilingue mais. vous savez


pour l'orignal

et le sirop d'érable sur en produit partout

Fourrure de Vancou 2022	3-6 mars 2022	Hôtel Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Surrey, Colombie-Britannique, Canada
Équinoxe de Furnal 2022	18-20 mars 2022	Le Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fourrure-Eh ! 2022	14-17 juillet 2022	Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Es Montréal dur pour étrangers?

 

[loups_solitaire]

Es-Montréal dur pour étrangers?

non, ça ressemble à new york, mais avec moins de monde et moins de crimes commis avec des armes à feu.
comme je l'ai dit tout le monde parle anglais français et parfois une ou deux autres langues.
on travaille comme partout sauf qu'au lieu de

nous avons

tu devrais survivre

de plus, les Québécois ne se reproduisent pas. ce qui signifie que la majorité de la population de la grande région de Montréal est d'origine immigrante.
tout le monde est étranger et tout le monde est local.
en revanche, selon votre travail ou vos loisirs, la zone où vous souhaitez ensuite vous installer peut varier.

 

[loups_solitaire]

that's what we call journalism in montreal
our army has nothing to do so we have to occupy them
https://www.reddit.com/r/Qu%C3%A9bec/comments/rtd6b3

 

[NumbersNumbersNumbers]

Atlantic Provinces...Halifax has my vote as to the best specific spot, and they have a good furry community as well! I visit every year (pre-Covid anyway)

Yo my family is from Halifax! The people there are nice as hell plus you can get seafood for cheap

 

[Jackpot Raccuki]

There's only one right answer here, and we all know it's Alberta

Ngl, I was kinda expecting you to say something like "Best place is to move out of Canada." as a joke.

 

[Ramjet]

Ngl, I was kinda expecting you to say something like "Best place is to move out of Canada." as a joke.

That's option number 2.

 

[Kope]

no, it looks like new york, but with less people and less gun crime.
as I said everyone speaks English French and sometimes one or two other languages.
we work like everywhere except that instead of
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moreover, Québécois do not reproduce. which means that the majority of the population of the greater Montreal area is of immigrant origin.
everyone is foreign and everyone is local.
on the other hand, depending on your work or your hobbies, the area where you want to settle may vary.

I've been trying to learn French but I'm still a stupid lazy American unfortunately lol

 

[Kope]

Yo my family is from Halifax! The people there are nice as hell plus you can get seafood for cheap

I love seafood :0

 

[Fallowfox]

@TyraWadman I lived in Newfoundland on a budget of 8 Canadian dollars a day for a Summer a few years ago.
I did not live well on that budget.

The coastal community I stayed in was having a decades-long existential crisis because more people move out of the community than into it. In some spots you could be walking through the woods and come upon abandoned church buildings, or find old streets of houses on the coast washing into the sea.

 

[Kope]

@TyraWadman I lived in Newfoundland on a budget of 8 Canadian dollars a day for a Summer a few years ago.
I did not live well on that budget.

The coastal community I stayed in was having a decades-long existential crisis because more people move out of the community than into it. In some spots you could be walking through the woods and come upon abandoned church buildings, or find old streets of houses on the coast washing into the sea.

8$ a day? How is that possible?

 

[TyraWadman]

8$ a day? How is that possible?

I imagine there wouldn't be any rent involved, unless that's where the rest of their money went to!

 

[Fallowfox]

@Kope

I imagine there wouldn't be any rent involved, unless that's where the rest of their money went to!

I lived in a house-share, the rent of which was subsidised by a charity that tried to promote outside interest in the local-area.

The $8 a day was what I spent on essential purchases and food- which was bulk amounts of pasta and vegetables. I would choose vegetables near their sell-by date and haggle the price down occasionally.

I do not recommend living this way lol. I felt very guilty at the time about using money I didn't have to, because I still believed back then that if I saved up I'd be able to afford a place to live one day.

 

[RobGood]

I was in Montreal and I really liked it

 

[rekcerW]

Honestly Alberta. There a plenty of hidden absolute gems like Abraham Lake. You will never ever never never ever ever never ever see something so fkn amazing in person. Also no PST or HST which is huge.

 

[Connor J. Coyote]

Well.... before you book that flight... I hope you took my advice here (from last year), for whatever it's worth..... as it all still very much applies today.... (you'd be very wise to do so) ☺:

@Weirdo9018 I've been meaning to reply to this thread lately also; and I apologize for the delay as well.

But, (for whatever it's worth to you): I can tell you that: as an American who's actually been there and through the system there - I should say that it probably matters *what part* of the country someone may want to relocate to also.

And, (as some words of caution) - to anyone thinking of doing what you may be thinking of doing as well: in that - as an American in the country, you'd be *very wise* to have any employment and funds available for yourself fully lined up - before you board that airplane. And - this is in the form of (enough personal savings, enough money to live off - if you need to, which is in addition to your savings, and also a return ticket back home - if you need to leave).

Because once you arrive - you'll find that your options for any sort of financial assistance, "social care aid" (if you need it), or.... even getting a local student loan - can be extremely limited, (if you're not a citizen).

You'll need to keep in mind that Canada is a much smaller country than the U.S., remember - and thus, many of their Aid packages (for students, social care, personal loans, etc.) - are usually reserved for the locals only, by the government - as the funds are not as widely available, as they are here in the U.S. - (in many programs).

And so - you'll need to satisfy to Immigration (once you arrive) that you can fully support yourself if you need to, (without needing to resort to any local Government funds).... because if you're finding yourself needing them, (as a foreigner) you'd probably be out of luck.

If you're going to Quebec - be mindful that it is overhwhelmingly bi-lingual, (where nearly everyone speaks two languages - French and English). And - if you're in Montreal, for example - and you find that you need to get a placement for a job, or even getting an internship lined up for school - if you only speak English, (in Quebec at least) your options as to where you can go - will be very limited, also.... as being able to communicate (in French) - is almost universally required, by many employers (and even some schools).

And also.... your two Visas that you'll need - (for both the Provincial and Federal Governments) - will also need to be fully lined up, before you leave.... where: your employer (or University, if applicable) - will need to send you an offer letter (or acceptance letter) to you - *before* you enter the country.

And be mindful also - that your Visa's will tie you down to that one school or employer - (for the entire duration of your Visa's) - which on average is about two to five years, (before they need to be renewed). And so - (once you're in the country) - if you find that you may need to change jobs or schools - you'll quickly find out that you need to get re-authorized from both Government's first - in order to make those switches, (as your Visa's will need to be changed).

Which can be a complicated, lengthy, and costly process.

And thus - you may find that you may need to leave the country - if the school or job you're taking up doesn't work out for you..... which, for many Americans who go to Canada - they can often times find this out (the hard way) - that that's what they need to do.

* Many of us Americans - (often times get the misguided assumption) - that we can just hop on a flight to Toronto, (or Montreal) and once we arrive, (we can take up an easy job, rent a cheap apartment) - and, it'll all be good. Frankly, in reality - it's not all that easy.

But.... if you do eventually go - you'll find that in places like Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and even Victoria - that there's a large ex-Pat American community, in many of these cities - and so, you certainly won't be alone (when you settle in).

There'll be some cultural changes you'll need to adjust to also - like: gallons of milk (inside plastic bags - as opposed to bottles), not having paper 1$ bills (handed to you at the stores), shopping at the local "Canadian Tire", as opposed to WalMart, meeting your friends at Tim Horton's (as opposed to Starbucks), and..... understanding the difference between the Provincial Premier, the Prime Minister, and the Governor General..... (and - knowing which figure does what, in the country).