Living In Canada
- The U.N. consistently ranks Canada as one of the world's best countries to live in. The basis of this is good healthcare, good schools, low crime, clean cities and a general high quality of life.
- Houses in most parts of Canada are very much cheaper than in the UK. You can buy a lot of house and land in many parts of Canada for surprisingly little money.
- Canadian families earning normal Canadian incomes can afford to live in large, detached houses.
- The Canadian economy has been strongly boosted in recent years, with strong demand from Asia for its mineral reserves.
- The USA buys more oil from Canada than from Saudi Arabia. The oil sands in the Canadian province of Alberta contain more oil than Saudi Arabia's oilfields.
- Canada's 32 million people live in the world's second largest country.
- Most parts of Canada - apart from the mild west coast - have continental style climates with hot summers and cold, snowy winters.
- Migrants from the UK are often pleasantly surprised by the sense of community prevailing in many Canadian towns.
- Canada offers plentiful outdoor activities - summer and winter.
Life In Canada
Canada - Just The Facts
Over 600,000 British people live and work in Canada. The cost of living in Canada is lower than in the UK. In 2008, average detached houses cost £105,000 in Montreal, £145,000 Ottawa, £191,000 in Toronto, £226,000 in Calgary and £384,000 in Vancouver.
Do I Qualify As A Skilled Worker?
To be accepted in Canada's Skilled Worker programme you need to have at least one year of full-time, paid, work experience within the last 10 years. You also need to prove you have sufficient funds to maintain your family for six months after arriving in Canada.
Emigrate To Canada
Some migrants, even from developed countries such as the USA and UK have been shocked to discover they need to take extra exams to work in Canada. A further blow many newcomers face is to be offered a job at the bottom of the career ladder, after leaving more senior positions in their home countries.
Can I Get A Mortgage In Canada?
The weaker your link to Canada, the more of your own money will be required to fund a purchase. Many lenders ask new arrivals to Canada to fund 35 percent of a purchase with their own funds, with the bank providing the other 65 percent as a mortgage.
