I am a native US citizen. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of moving to Canada?

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jsmth321

Compared to my home state, college education is alot more exspensive and there seems to be less government aid to pay the higher tuition.

Housing depends on where you go, but I find it comparable to where I lived in the US.

Healthcare is okay, but there are waitlists, I prefer private care though.

Vacation- My wife gets 1 week a year, my US employer gave me 3 weeks, but I suppose it really depends on who you work for.

Taxes, higher then the US for the most part, sales tax is higher, in BC its 7% GST, 7% PST on most things we buy.

All in all I find Canada similiar and not a whole lot different from the US.

In my area of BC, the air quality isn't the best in the world, there are some areas of Canada with really poor air quality.

My home town in California which has 3 million people has better air quality then where I am now in BC.

Marvin

Moving from the US to Canada is like moving in to an assisted care facility from your own beachfront mansion.

The healthcare is no better than a low end American HMO
Taxes are much higher
Nonviolent crime rates are much higher (sorry Canuks but it's true)
They both loath and are obsessed with Americans
They are narcissistic to the extreme.
Prices for consumer goods are higher
Fuel is much more expensive
It's really cold.
They get more vaction days and time off than in the US.
You only get one vote in Government in Canada
You have to leave your guns in the USA
You will support every deadbeat on the street when you move there and if you critisize the army of panhandlers that roam the streets, you will be villified.
Don't even think about not worshing homosexual unions in Canada.
Canadian juveniles can commit murder and get away with it.

They are polite, though.

judith r

You are assuming we'd want you here. Its not what we can do for you, its what you can do for Canada. Are you in a needed profession? If not, good luck, we have enough people living off the state here.

Black Fedora

all of the above....disadvantages

Poutine

Wow fletcher is slurring his words and he is only typing!

The health care is great.
House prices vary every where.
The education system is superior.
Vacation time is only slightly better.
Labour issues? Like what? We have strong labour laws.
The Canadian economy is much stronger (especially Alberta thanks to oil prices).

Depending on where you are moving from the weather will likely be about the same or in some areas even nicer (if you move from Buffalo to Vancouver you are making a huge upgrade.)
The weather does not change just because you cross an imaginary line. Clouds don't go "Oh no! We can't go any further it is the 49th parallel!."

Canada is a great place to live.
Canada is much more free - we don't have to worry about our govt spying on us and I find it very freeing to be able to walk alone at night without being worried about being shot or raped.

(According to fletcher NON-violent crime is higher in Canada than the US. If that is true it is because our police have time to spend on speeders and fraud cases and all of their time is not taken up by rapes and murders.)

youdontknow

hmmm

ddd guy

Advantages: There is less polllution here, it's pretty cold here, and we have our own famous maple leaf syrup! :)

Disadvantages: Steven Harper barely made a difference for the gas problem, it's pretty cold here, things are more expensive in the U.S.

love2travel

Bear in mind that as a U.S. citizen, you will be required to continue to file U.S. tax returns and in some cases, there will be U.S. taxes owed, in addition to the higher tax rates in most of Canada. It may cost more, but you get what you pay for! :-)

send_felix_mail

HealthCare for one advantage. Education for two.... there is almost no disadvantages of moving to Canada from the USA. We're the same, except friendlier.

Unless you'll miss reading/hearing about murders and the axis of evil, come on over.

alan

You will find many similarities. It sort of depends on where in Canada you choose to live as things can be quite different betwen city and countryside and different regions. Things like housing prices, education, etc. can vary very widely according to region or province.

Disadvantages: You will probably find taxes higher ; if you are a US Conservative you may be offended by Canada's liberalism on many issues; higher cost of living esp. in Vancouver or Toronto.

Advantages: Free health care, liberalism (if that's an advantage to you), more social programs, good education system.

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