What is the best Canadian city for moving?

[ErlSpike]

I want to move to Canada soon and I want to see some opinion about different Canadian cities. Please share your personal experiens if it's possible! I'm interested in your thoughts about taxes, rent prices. Hovewer, the most important thing to me is to have a lot of good neighbors because I am communicative person!

 

[Naturgrl]

People ask these questions all the time. What province are you moving to? Do some research on where the job opportunities are. Google “rent prices” and the city. Taxes by province. Good and bad neighbours everywhere.

 

[FlyingLion]

I want to move to Canada soon and I want to see some opinion about different Canadian cities. Please share your personal experiens if it's possible! I'm interested in your thoughts about taxes, rent prices. Hovewer, the most important thing to me is to have a lot of good neighbors because I am communicative person!

If you like to chat go East Coast, no disrespect to the rest of Canada but they are way friendlier. The Maritimes can have a shitty weather specially during winter but I find that people are more down to earth over there. Housing is overall very cheap. The only problem can be finding a job and it really depends on which field you are working. That one was the reason why I had to move out of the east coast. If I had a good job there, I would never think about moving elsewhere.

 

[ErlSpike]

If you like to chat go East Coast, no disrespect to the rest of Canada but they are way friendlier. The Maritimes can have a shitty weather specially during winter but I find that people are more down to earth over there. Housing is overall very cheap. The only problem can be finding a job and it really depends on which field you are working. That one was the reason why I had to move out of the east coast. If I had a good job there, I would never think about moving elsewhere.

Much appreciated for your reply. But actually I am scared of living in poverty and I think that getting a good job is very important! I am professional writer (journalist), so I think that I will face some difficulties...

 

[ErlSpike]

People ask these questions all the time. What province are you moving to? Do some research on where the job opportunities are. Google “rent prices” and the city. Taxes by province. Good and bad neighbours everywhere.

Much appreciated, but actually I want to see different opinions because sometimes google is not a key to the problem.

 

[Lex2019]

Much appreciated, but actually I want to see different opinions because sometimes google is not a key to the problem.

Why would you not rent a car for a couple of months upon arrival and just drive from East to West or visa versa depending on where you arrive from? Taking advice from people with different lives, tastes, backgrounds is no better than googling the same, imo. If you are arriving during the green winter (aka late spring or summer here in Canada) you'll have a fun drive and will be able to pick and choose according to your liking. The same during the white winter would be a very dubious adventure though. Good luck and welcome

 

[andrew-brit]

I want to move to Canada soon and I want to see some opinion about different Canadian cities. Please share your personal experiens if it's possible! I'm interested in your thoughts about taxes, rent prices. Hovewer, the most important thing to me is to have a lot of good neighbors because I am communicative person!

I have lived in Canada for ten years.
B.C. is very outdoorsy, what with the parks, rivers, coast, mountains. Taxes are 12% here - refer to https://www.retailcouncil.org/resources/quick-facts/sales-tax-rates-by-province/
B.C. is a very laid back province, especially Vancouver Island and is where a lot of people come to retire. Vancouver is a major city in B.C. and rent and mortgages are high but again, everything is relative.

Alberta is historically a cattle and recently an oil province - that is, a lot of residents work in oil and gas or agriculture. That has changed a little recently. Taxes are low, most of the province is conservative in politics. Calgary is a livable city and is very close to the rocky mountains. People are overall friendly here but as with any city there are some bad eggs here - pro white supremacist rallies/trump rallies here. I have lived here for 10 years.

Ontario has major cities like Toronto and Ottawa. Toronto is the most populous city and has lots of things to do in and around it. Taxes are high and rent and mortgages are high too.

Maritime provinces have that friendly vibe, rent and mortgages are lower but so is salary.

It really depends on what you are looking for.

 

[BOYX]

Why would you not rent a car for a couple of months upon arrival and just drive from East to West or visa versa depending on where you arrive from? Taking advice from people with different lives, tastes, backgrounds is no better than googling the same, imo. If you are arriving during the green winter (aka late spring or summer here in Canada) you'll have a fun drive and will be able to pick and choose according to your liking. The same during the white winter would be a very dubious adventure though. Good luck and welcome

I agree with this advice. A cheaper (in all respects) alternative is also watching videos of vloggers exploring your cities of interest. I was dead set on moving to Montreal because of many reasons, but after watching a few videos of the city, I decided against it. Visiting the city later on proved to reaffirm my decision.

Nonetheless, if one can afford visiting the various cities, I would highly recommend. My favourite thus far has been the east coast Maritime provinces. It's quite literally the California of Canada with everyone seemingly so laid back - and the gorgeous coastlines in the summer.

Cannot speak for the job opportunities, however, bear in mind that the pandemic has caused an economy wide job slump. My friends in Toronto, for example, are struggling to find jobs across all industries. These are bright folk too, with robust experiences and credentials.

 

[ErlSpike]

I have lived in Canada for ten years.
B.C. is very outdoorsy, what with the parks, rivers, coast, mountains. Taxes are 12% here - refer to https://www.retailcouncil.org/resources/quick-facts/sales-tax-rates-by-province/
B.C. is a very laid back province, especially Vancouver Island and is where a lot of people come to retire. Vancouver is a major city in B.C. and rent and mortgages are high but again, everything is relative.

Alberta is historically a cattle and recently an oil province - that is, a lot of residents work in oil and gas or agriculture. That has changed a little recently. Taxes are low, most of the province is conservative in politics. Calgary is a livable city and is very close to the rocky mountains. People are overall friendly here but as with any city there are some bad eggs here - pro white supremacist rallies/trump rallies here. I have lived here for 10 years.

Ontario has major cities like Toronto and Ottawa. Toronto is the most populous city and has lots of things to do in and around it. Taxes are high and rent and mortgages are high too.

Maritime provinces have that friendly vibe, rent and mortgages are lower but so is salary.

It really depends on what you are looking for.

I am looking for better living conditions!

 

[ErlSpike]

I agree with this advice. A cheaper (in all respects) alternative is also watching videos of vloggers exploring your cities of interest. I was dead set on moving to Montreal because of many reasons, but after watching a few videos of the city, I decided against it. Visiting the city later on proved to reaffirm my decision.

Nonetheless, if one can afford visiting the various cities, I would highly recommend. My favourite thus far has been the east coast Maritime provinces. It's quite literally the California of Canada with everyone seemingly so laid back - and the gorgeous coastlines in the summer.

Cannot speak for the job opportunities, however, bear in mind that the pandemic has caused an economy wide job slump. My friends in Toronto, for example, are struggling to find jobs across all industries. These are bright folk too, with robust experiences and credentials.

Interesting suggestions