Anyone lived in Canada before?

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Hi all,

So me and the wife have been thinking of maybe moving abroad.. Came to Canada!

Has anyone lived there before
- Housing expenses
- Average salary ( whats considered high paying and whats considered low )
- Which are the better cities to live in

And anymore info would be great!

As well, through who can someone work to help you move ..

Thanks all
 
Been to Toronto before, real #sh*thole place
Most of the year cold, is freezing, can't walk outside at all, and 2 months hot , where the mosquito eats you alive.
Lots of immigrants from Bangladesh and India, as it's seen as easier to get into than the us.
Nanny state of note, smoking even outside is frowned upon
Everything quite expensive, nothing free, not even a shopping trolley at a supermarket, cost 0.25c to take a precious trolley.
But good things are,
Public transport that works quite well, possible to manage without a car quite easily
Close to the us, so shopping in Hamilton or new York State very easy, and border is quite open.
Like anywhere else, good and bad points, never visited Vancouver, so it might be better.
 
djbrendan said:
Hi all,

So me and the wife have been thinking of maybe moving abroad.. Came to Canada!

Has anyone lived there before
- Housing expenses
- Average salary ( whats considered high paying and whats considered low )
- Which are the better cities to live in

And anymore info would be great!

As well, through who can someone work to help you move ..

Thanks all
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My bro and his family moved to Halifax in Canada about year and a half ago. They seem to be loving it.
 
A couple I know lived there for a few years, 5 or so probably. Both of them are medical doctors so had good jobs and earned decent money, they are back now.
One of the main reasons was the cold, they simply couldn't adapt to the cold. Other reason was that they were not willing to work hard, the guy had this thing in his head from early in life that becoming a doctor won't be hard work, and over there in Canada he had to work his arse off as a junior doctor as part of the middle class, he thought becoming a doctor will mean quick promotion to the top and becoming rich without working hard. Now he's back in SA working for the state, so that part back fired on him big time.

As for money, while working over there they had a pretty decent house, 2 of their kids were born there. While over there he bought himself a huge house in SA and a car for when they come holiday here, he also invested quite a bit of money in a game farm, so apart from his cost of living over there, I think he could still save a decent amount.
 
Nope but would love to give it a try.

Definitely in the south though...I don't do well with mozzies.
 
My son lives in Toronto.

The weather's a killer but he loves that everything just works. He's got a good job, CAD is strong so they and can afford regular holidays and long weekends away....but as eg2505 says rules have to be obeyed and there are PLENTY of immigrants.

They've got 2 small children and his Canadian wife is even nervous when they come to SA on holiday. No chance of them ever coming back.

Seems like a slow paced city.
 
maumau said:
My son lives in Toronto.

The weather's a killer but he loves that everything just works. He's got a good job, CAD is strong so they and can afford regular holidays and long weekends away....but as eg2505 says rules have to be obeyed and there are PLENTY of immigrants.

They've got 2 small children and his Canadian wife is even nervous when they come to SA on holiday. No chance of them ever coming back.

Seems like a slow paced city.
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Thank you

Yeah seems even google shows that the weathet is meh in Toronto.
 
So i'm in IT, IT engineer for Sita.

Trying to fish out if an IT oke like me will be living oky enough to save money ( to buy a house after 6 years or so) and have fun there
 
eg2505 said:
Most of the year cold, is freezing, can't walk outside at all, and 2 months hot , where the mosquito eats you alive.
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You must be a really delicate little flower if you feel you can’t walk outside at all for 10 months of the year there.

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April to October wouldn’t worry most people to be walking outside...
 
They use the metric system, so you won't have to learn your 12 and 16 times table.
 
Been pretty much to every eastern City in Canada a few times.

Weather is a killer - biggest obstacle for a typical South African. Loads of immigrants as others mention, even more so than London. they actually encourage immigrants to come to Canada, I saw loads of ads in the subways about the difference programs they offer. Wide open spaces, very peaceful, minimal crime, people are VERY friendly and accommodating.

Even tho its a pretty big place, Ive never had to hire a car. Loads of public transport options, from trains, to subway - all across the country. It is an expensive place to live, but if you make good money it wont be a problem.

Its very much what you would imagine America is like, minus the guns, crime, rednecks, and a fraction of the population.
 
Dave said:
You must be a really delicate little flower if you feel you can’t walk outside at all for 10 months of the year there.

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April to October wouldn’t worry most people to be walking outside...
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If you're going to show the average highs you should also include the average lows for the same time of the year. April, for example, has an average low of 4°c... a Capetonian might find that cold.

It also seems to rain a lot there.
 
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