For a move to Canada with small family ... What's the score re - rent, jobs, lifestyle, weather, n guns (lol)

All replies welcome guys even if negative....

I think it is a good place to move no?

Not a good move, rent is expensive in most places. Jobs aren't that great, pay is shit, we are taxed to the nines, lifestyle depending on where you go is lame. Weather is shit for at least 4-5 months of the year. and Guns you need a license , got to join a gun club if you want a hand gun. Guns aint cheap here either. Unless of course you are a criminal. Cheers.

Well mate, thanks for the reply.

So rent is expensive? how much for city and country etc for a 2/3 bed etc. Jobs... Well i have good qualifications but in a field i cannot work lol. So basic is best like a delivery driver etc.
I hate tax period!
I love snow and ice so weather is not so much of an issue but thanks - i know

Guns - not so much of an issue, i would abide by rules and join any club etc.

Just thinking as a Brit moving there with a foreign wife - is it hard?

It is SUPER hard for me to go back to the UK... if i go to a EU country .. no probs which i find astounding as i can go to France or Germany no probs but my own country ... lol - forget it cos she is no muzz!

So i was just throwing it out there ... i Love Canada, i love snow n mountains, i like country rather than city, coast rather than land locked etc.

Was just asking bud and thanks for the reply ma

rent for a 2/3 bed home would be 1200 - 1800 month well no limit on the price i guess but that would be the range of an average place
to buy a house probably 300,000 - 1 mill not many jobs they give 1800 a month to companies to employ foreigners so if you hire one it costs your company nothing
to get in just say your a rapugee and you get free cash for life

Rent and land is more expensive the closer you are to city centers. If you don't mind living in a small town; you can find easily affordable commendations for you and your family. But finding a $50k a year job can be tougher.

You can get a entry level gun license and you could own any long rifle/shotgun that's available for sale in Canada (.338 Lapua magnums are serious business) and it's not very expensive to get. For the center fire semi-autos and above; you'll need a higher level firearms acquisition license. But before you can get the higher level I think you'll need to become at least a permanent resident.

Lifestyle is up to you; if you want to be a city slicker; go for it; if you want to get a dog team going you can do that as well.

Weather varies. In Vancouver/Victoria it rarely snows; and it doesn't stick for very long. Up north the winters are much colder but on the brightside it generally isn't a wet cold like the far east side of Canada (ice storms SUCK!).


So in short; it's really up to you to do your homework. I'd say to find something more rural if you want affordability; but watch out for boredom.

Oh yeah; geographically speaking; it's more mountainous the further west you go. Nothing like the Himalayas of course but the Rockies have their appeal.

Hey Curry, I lived in Nepal Kathmandu for 10 years.

Always, always regretted that I moved away.

Nowhere it is nice after you have lived in Nepal!

And Canada ... bad choice ... soooo cold!

You need a warmer climate, especially your wife,
maybe Italy or Greece,
these are very nice countries to live in.

But if you can stay ... stay!

I know mate, shocking but true and the same in the UK.... As a white christian guy it truly pisses me off but what to do lol?
I can't get a visa for wife cos i dont hit the 25k pounds minimum but the muzz get on a truck and they get the worxs handed on a silver platter and then their family also comes...??

I can tell you it vexes me no end but i am powerless to do anything about it and so i am researching my options etc - thanks for the info bud

And I think your nepali wife would love to live abroad,

this is what most of the nepali are dreaming of ...

They all think, the West is a rich and easy lifestyle

until they have come here ...

rent 1200-1800 month
power 150-300 month
gas 100-200 month
phone cable internet 100-150 month
food family of three 600 month
house tax a year 1800-4000
gas 1.05 a liter
dinner mcdonalds family of 3 30 dollars
real food restaurant 3 people 50-100 drinks extra
3 people to a propaganda movie 60-100
you will need a car big country new car 20,000 or new truck 50,000

That's good info mate cheers...

Basically i want a little rural but nrish ammenaties, snow in winter for boarding etc, good schooling, boredom not a prob but connectivity etc. affordability a must tbh, shotgun is fine or rifle so long as a foreigner can own?? Dont mind changing citizenship from UK to Can etc

Nah Rockies would be awesome mate as snowline is low and places developed. The Himalayas are cool n all but unless you are scaling them then no snow cos it is hot low down.

But again good info re west

small towns are okay if you can find a job but that is not easy min wage is 15.00 dollars an hour now and thats 80 percent of jobs easy or you get lucky with a company that pays you a dollar more then min wage

if your tradesman you almost get a decent living almost

Also...federal and provincial sales taxes are unreal. I grew up in Canada and it breaks my heart at what a socialist country it is becoming!!! ...not to mention another Trudeau in charge! I was fairly young when Pierre Trudeau became prime minister, but I remember my parents complaining often when he was in power!

Hiya bud, well you know some of why i need to consider moving then lol.

Thing is my daughter is bright and i worry she will not get a good start here as i don't have the money to send her where the embassy kids go etc.

I like it here but am sick of the expense as i reckon you would be very shocked at how expensive it is now plus as a foreigner i am sick of being taken for a ride at every opportunity by locals even when they know i am a resident etc.

If i had my way i would live way outside of the valley in say upper Mustang in the mountains but my wife wants in or nr city and so not an option.

I do think however it has changed a lot since you lived here?

Even people i meet who came just 5 yrs ago say it is different and not as nice??

Anyway just looking at options really

I know a guy who has dual citizenship with UK/Canada and he has his gun license. I'm pretty sure you can get a temporary gun license while you wait for permanent residency; but just the entry level. It might vary between provinces/territories though.
A lot of people from outside Canada come here to hunt and they're allowed to use firearms.

Northern and central B.C. might be your speed. You can have coast and mountains there; as well as a lot of forest. Also decent high paying jobs outside of the Oil and Gas industry.

Tax wise; it's hard to beat the territories. Some of them can be very liberal with the health care too; due to the more remote location. But food can get expensive.

I mean; either way you cut it; you're going to pay for something; either with dollars or compromise. That's no different than anywhere else in the world though.

Think twice about moving to a colder country. I should know!

Wouldn't Australia/NZ be more appealing?

Hiya bud, yeah i am a tradesman with good qualifications in industry but i lose my pension if i return to it so not an option....
Was a gas craftsman, main layer, emergency team laeder etc but i cannot return to it really sadly cos i loved it.

So simple is good but i have to consider all etc.

I have good health n safety qualifications so was thinking maybe this way as a safety officer etc?

Anyway cheers for reply mate - all info is good

Hiya Tess, yeah i love the cold lol, and daughter also i reckon but wife not so much.

Aus i like but i REALLY hate the heat mate lol.

Maybe NZ is a good compromise? Will look at it

ps - is Ireland that cold?

Ain't that the truth mate lol!

Yeah i can work wonders with rice n veg etc n i don't mind a mission for long term rations etc but i need a good placement for my kid.... Good info mate and i need to have a good look at everything later tbh

You mention NZ in your original post, good choice (South Island). You should also consider Northern Tasmania, in Australia. I don't mean to offend Poms and Canadians, but I think that Canada and the UK are beyond repair. I moved to Tas a few years ago and I don't regret it. I don't know all of the details necessary to get OZ citizenship, but I know that you are eligible for it. Have a look at the north of Tasmania, including all places between, and including Devonport and Burnie. Quite a few Brits here and houses and farmland are way cheaper than in Canada or the UK.

Yes you do; before we go any further setting up your dream location.

Make sure you're actually able to move into Canada in the first place. Best have a look:
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I'd bet you a house that land can be MUCH cheaper in Canada than in NZ.

The more remote; the cheaper and easier you could acquire it.

It depends on where you want to be. You know where I live and I love it here House prices are not bad, and rents are reasonable . . I'll Pm you later.

I was talking about land in Tasmania, not NZ, but you are right in saying that land tends to be cheaper the more remote from civilization it is. That is why I suggested Northern Tasmania, because it has easy access to cities such as Melbourne and Sydney, but it is also remote because it is an island.

Stay away from the big cities like Toronto or Vancouver. I live in Red Deer. Lots of little cities and big towns where rent is reasonable and jobs decent. Here if you have half a brain you can find an oil or gas related job and make at least 70k and if motivated 100k or more. What kind of utilities work did you do? I have worked with a few British guys that love it here. Gun laws are not as good as US but leagues better than UK. I would suggest come to Alberta. Lots of prosperity here even with the oil crash a few years ago. I can point you in the right direction for a job here if you tell me what your utilities/work background is.

Yeah that's the kind of info that is important mate. A little complex as i am a BRit, wife is Nepali, kid is a Brit through parent and cannot be a Nepali citizen and immigration are giving me shit cos my 2yr old born here has no visa lol?? wtf!

Yeah i need to get out of Nepal cos it is just so far behind on everything it is grinding on me just a tad!

Need to go to the VFS and see what they say about everything as they are visa agents for all the commonwealth places etc.
Personally i would be surprised if we could not relocate as i have a stable income be it small.

I guess i need to arrange an interview to check all options

Tas - 68k square kilometers total.

Canada - 9.9 million square kilometers.

It might be cheap now; but Canada will stay cheaper for longer. We probably have more fresh water too.

Canada: Peoplekind

Australia: People

I had to look that up lol