Best Places to Live in Canada

[thegentleman]

I'm always hearing from friends and work associates (mostly migrants) about how we should all move out west to Alberta and become rich so I wondering where the best places that you guys have experienced living in Canada. It being the second largest country in the world with a population of 10% of the United States, it is truly a blessing to live and work anywhere in this vast landscape.

Whatever your experience is whether, taxes, weather, people, way of life etc, I would love to read about it. Please share your thoughts and stories... because maybe I will move!

 

[thegentleman]

Thunder Bay, Ontario for example. The perception that is sold, compared to the perception of a resident.

 

[steaky]

Generally it's safe to live in Thunder Bay. Yet, I prefer to live in Metro Vancouver than Thunder Bay.

 

[NetMecca]

If you do not love the cold, then weather in Canada will fast become the biggest challenge of living here. Only two places in Canada I would consider living for that reason. Halifax, or Vancouver (though I believe Victoria is not bad either.

Good luck

 

[thegentleman]

I would love to live in Vancouver but I keep hearing that its so expensive. Atleast in terms of housing. I do live in Halifax and it can get pretty cold but I hear the center of Canada gets hit the hardest. I'm a big farming enthusiast, so I like to go somewhere where I can buy alot of land cheaply and farm it for self-sustainability.

 

[steaky]

I would love to live in Vancouver but I keep hearing that its so expensive. Atleast in terms of housing. I do live in Halifax and it can get pretty cold but I hear the center of Canada gets hit the hardest. I'm a big farming enthusiast, so I like to go somewhere where I can buy alot of land cheaply and farm it for self-sustainability.

Then Thunder Bay will be out of your list. I didn't seen any farms around that city nor northern Ontario. Probably not fertile enough. Have you try cities in the Prairies such as Winnipeg? I've seen prices were comparable as those in Thunder Bay.

 

[thegentleman]

Then Thunder Bay will be out of your list. I didn't seen any farms around that city nor northern Ontario.

Nah, I was just using Thunder Bay as an example to get discussion going. I'm interested in Calgary tho... Taxes are low, just how I like it!

 

[scylla]

Unemployment rate is still pretty high in Calgary.

 

[thegentleman]

Unemployment rate is still pretty high in Calgary.

It still freaks me out that you have over 40,000 comments. How about Saskatchewan guys?

 

[pie_vancouver]

How are you with cold like -1 to -40C?

 

[thegentleman]

How are you with cold like -1 to -40C?

I mean I don't mind, as long as I have a warm home to go to. Most likely I'll be commuting via my personal vehicle. I tried the public transit thing... was brutal.

 

[thegentleman]

@pie_vancouver Dude your Citizenship process took a helluva long time!!!

 

[pie_vancouver]

If you are okay with the cold, how about your farming plans? in some places, the winter weather can be 6 months out of 1 year.

@pie_vancouver Dude your Citizenship process took a helluva long time!!!

What do you mean? the current process is way faster than before, but the fee is higher.

 

[Wonderland_1010]

It still freaks me out that you have over 40,000 comments. How about Saskatchewan guys?

If you like small city life example Regina then yeah its pretty convenient here. Literally takes like 10 to 15 mins to get anywhere. Rent is not expensive as well. For a 2 bedroom apartment is $900 to $1000 approximately. Not too much happening here though.

 

[meyakanor]

If you're in tech, then GTA or KW should be your aim. 'Warm' for Canada, and (relatively) plenty of tech jobs. If you're lucky, you may be able to find a tech job in Vancouver as well. I'm not that familiar with the job market in the Prairies, but if your aspiration is to work in anything oil related, then I Imagine you'd find better luck there than in the GTA (and housing is much much cheaper).

Don't get me wrong, weather is indeed a very important factor, and anybody telling you otherwise either lies or has no concept of cold. But it is much better to have crappy weather and be properly employed than to live in a place with a perfect weather with no employment (and money).