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hello i am from canada...

I came here to North Carolina a week ago...

Toronto is a big city..probably lots of jobs..

but we have been getting alot of rain..

I am from New Brunswick..my sister lives in Ontario..so its been cold rainy...

In North Carolina you cannot beat it..really still hot here and sunny...

best to you

I come from the middle of Canada. We get lots of sun. Yes it does rain in the summer. There is great beechs along a large fresh water lake (Lake Winnipeg) (Well great for 2 months) But I hope you don't mind the frozen cold. The sun may be shining but it can be -30 C or colder. (this annoys people from Toronto) "It is a dry cold" But we have a lots of fun winter activities, indoors and outdoors.

Depending what kind of work you are seeking. There is plenty of work available for skilled tradesman. (electrician, etc.)

I would suggest that you research every province/territory and the major centres in each....Canada is a terrific country, from east to west, north to south, with several different cities and areas that each are unique as far as culture, employment, recreation, cost of living and weather etc. etc.
It's the great thing about the internet, you can go virtually anywhere and then pick and choose a place the fits your needs and wants....good luck, hope you find what you are searching for. A proud Canadian...

Okay...having lived in this country from almost coast to coast and been from ocean to ocean to ocean. First, rains lots in Vancouver and along the coast. Prince Rupert has record rainfall and out on the Island, you might be lucky if you get 10 days a year without the wet stuff. But if you do take a trip to the that part and go to the Charlottes, you will find a very wild place. Some species of insects, flowers and plants only grow there and no where else. The fallow deer are so unused to people, they will come right up to you and eat out of your hand. And these are wild deer.

Toronto, I love the city....but they sort of try to be New York. Which is okay, if you like New York. But it is a great city and the CN Tower is a cool thing to check out. As is Quebec City with probably some of the oldest architecture anywhere in Canada. Montreal with is a great city. Niagara Falls is worth seeing and there is a lot of interesting places down in Southern Ontario as I think of Guelph with it's brick buildings. I liked the little micro breweries they have out there as well in places like Guelph and Kitchener. Lots of Amish people there so it is not uncommon to see horse and buggy on the road. They also have some of the best homemade food anywhere and you can get that at Kitcheners farmers market. Also up around Kenora is beautiful and on the Niagara Escarpment.

The maritimes, or Atlantic Canada...I am retiring there and to me is what this country is really about with it's down home friendliness and hospitality. Cape Breton has very strong Scottish roots and as your coming from Great Britian, you would probably feel somewhat right at home there or anywhere in Atlantic Canada. Remember, Newfoundland did not join Confederation until 1949 and up to that time was still very much a British Colony. The cities are modern, the hospitality is great and if you love seafood, then try out Halifax's own fisherman's wharf as I call it and if you go there, you have to check out the Citadel. And old British fort that is now a National Heritage Site. The prairies, the bread basket of Canada....is flat. They have a saying out there that if your dog runs away, you can watch him for 3 weeks. Beautiful thunderstorms out there though and worth visiting.

The Arctic, is desolation. Rock, ice, cold and that is all. Yet very spiritual and very beautiful. The Inuit people are some really awesome people. The Arctic in the summer is awesome if you like daytime all day long. Winter...well you eat lunch in the pitch black. However, the Inuit are very friendly people and for the most part, welcome us Southerners. Cambridge Bay or Iqaluit would be the place to start as they have a travel agent up there. Just be prepared if you do take a trip up there, you may be flying in a beat up cargo plane, however, remember, Canadian pilots who do the Arctic Runs are some of the best pilots anywhere in the world. They fly funny, they scare the hell out of you, but they get you there!

Summer is pretty well great across the entire country, however winter, this is Canada, so to get away from the cold is not going to happen. We have cold, we have snow and we have lots of it. Just don't stick your tongue to anything metal...trust us, we all did it and it hurts!

Jobs, yeah, they are around however, we are going through the same economic stuff as the rest of the world. They are there, just not in the numbers they were a year ago. Tradespeople would do much better as I think eyes pointed out.

Hope this helps and gives you some ideas. And we will Blame Canada....blame it for being the best damn country in the world in which to live!!!

Geo

hey all!!

thanks for all the info and input, appreciate it, and was very helpful.. BUT

i did this online questionnaire thingy to see would i qualify to get into canada.. but ALAS!!

nah, i didnt pass, they said the only way they'd let me in is to either have family there or have a job offer lined up, BUT.. my grandpa says he has a connection in Alberta who may be able to give me a job, like in construction or whatever.. now ive looked up alberta.. and it looks COLD!!!

he was sayin somethin about welders gettin 7,000 a week????? now, im no welder! but ill chance my arm at it for a week if its true!

There are not many places in Canada that don't have cold spells. Calgary can actually be quite warm in the winter when the Chinook blows in. But the Rockies are so close and inviting and there are fantastic things to do in and around the city....Alberta has alot to offer.

Welders that make the big bucks are Journeymen Welders and keep all of their tickets up to date...it takes years to get to such a level and alot of schooling. Most of them are also member of various unions, pipefitters, ironworkers and boilermakers....

So, sorry, realistically, you'd be starting on the bottom - but even the entry level trades pay decent. Good luck

Come to Toronto, THE BEST CITY in CANADA. Lost to do here, lots of work.

naa, come to MORDEN, best town in the world LOL



shouldnt u try to find a job first? u can go somewhere else later! thats how i will do it ;)

but just come here and check out the great big country! ull like it everywhere.

greetings from manitoba
der mauswanderer

I live in Nova Scotia along the Bay of Fundy. Highest tides in the world. If you like rockhounding this is where the new world heritage site Joggins Fossil Cliffs are located.

Yay for Cape Breton!!!! it is beautiful here but hardly any jobs. Lots of sun and water everywhere. Ocean , lakes, rivers,, hospitality. You cannot go wrong by moving to the Maritimes. All the Cape Bretons left for Fort McMurray (out west) for the big money . On the upside, Cape Breton is # 's 4, 8 and 10 in a few magazines for places to live in the world.

Yay for Cape Breton!!!! it is beautiful here but hardly any jobs. Lots of sun and water everywhere. Ocean , lakes, rivers,, hospitality. You cannot go wrong by moving to the Maritimes. All the Cape Bretons left for Fort McMurray (out west) for the big money . On the upside, Cape Breton is # 's 4, 8 and 10 in a few magazines for places to live in the world.

Cape Breton is beautiful, I like to visit there when every I can.