I was born and raised in the United States but am realling thinking of moving to Canada?

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Sleeping cows in the night

It all depends? just remember our south is your North; And our North is your Alaska.

If you come from a big city, you'll probably fit in quite nicely in a big city. If you come from a small town, then you may not fit in the small town. But honestly moving from the US to Canada, as a society shock there isn't much a difference. Everything is pretty much the same. Just we get free health care.

Richard K

welcome to God's country. Don't be concerned about the money or the measurements, they will come fairly easy. You will find a difference in that we don't have a gun culture as in the States and of course we have Universal health care so if you go to your doctor or hospital you show your health card not your visa card. Our low income seniors don't lose their homes or have to pay astronomical prices for care when they have to move into a senior's home. Our national sport is hockey, kids start skating when they are 3 or 4. That's just some of the obvious differences you will find, many are more subtle. Welcome to Canada I hope you enjoy your new life here.

nbr660

I'm American, lived in Canada for 2 years now & I like it. Mostly the people under 40 use all metrics, over 40 use what
we are used to. Really theres not that big of a difference between here and there. The wages are higher, job certification is everything in Canada, those are must have credentials. The money is simple to get used to. Unlike the states, Canada is not very competitive in highschool football.
Most towns have hockey arenas. You pay higher tax here but the social services you get are great too. If your going to come here, bring proof of everything from your birth certificate
to your educational transcripts and everything in between because you will need it. Do yourself a favor and get your background checked with fingerprints by the F.B.I. while your there, you'll need this too. If you make the move you will like it
here just fine. I'm just an ole country redneck & I like it here.

Atom 74

Well its flat and dry in Sask. It's not necessarily cold, not all the time, they have shanooks in the winter, so you will get a few weeks on summer, in the winter. But flat, flat, flat. You can stand on a bucket and see for miles, as somebody once told me. But beautiful as well. Lots of farming, and a large Native Canadian influence. The measurements are not that different. I can't name one Canadian I know of who knows how many cm's tall they are or haw many kilos they weigh.

contessajfjg

The two countries are very similar. Major differences I would is 1. The Government, 2. Currency, 3. Measuring system.
Some things are a tad more expensive like gas, chocolate bars, and make-up/beauty products.
Most areas of Canada have higher taxes and higher property taxes. Your not going to find hand guns or tazors in pawn shops, your not going to find the CW on a local channel. The Canadian radio stations have a law where they have to play a certain percentage of Canadian music so you will start to hear a lot more Canadian music. The two countries are pretty similar I have never been to Saskatchewan only flying over it in an airplane so I can't tell you much about there.
I agree with the above get your FBI fingerprints/criminal background check done while you are in the US. If you go to the Canadian immigration website they will tell you how to do it where to send your money and forms to.
For me moving from Canada to the US the largest difference was knowing the temperature, I had to constantly compare farenheit to celsius to try and figure out exactly what temperature it was outside.

Canuck

Saskatchewan is much different than the rest of Canada. It's not like you're going to a big metropolitan city like Toronto. People in P.A. are very down-to earth so you don't need to be nervous there at all. Relax. You'll be fine.

â™¥Lilyâ™¥

I have to warn you the food tastes different. :) Better over here in my opinion.

I stayed in Ohio for a bit with a friend that lives down there. The biggest thing: Don't worry, our milk is 100% safe to drink and is actually good for you. :) :) But I find American meat and even eggs taste different. We ate at a restaurant and I just couldn't eat the eggs. It was odd. And there was this thing on my plate I had to ask my friend what it was lol. Apparently it was like shredded potatoes that were fried or something. Guess thats the American version of hash browns.

Don't worry about the measurments. In school we use metric but realistically we use both. The younger kids would probably only know metric though and like the other answer said most people over 40 probably still use Imperial. I know my father uses talks alot using Imperial. Just depends on what your talking about.

As for the money things may seem a little more expensive but really it all balances out. And with the dollar change things should be going lower.

Just remember theres a large difference in miles & kilometers. 1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers. So you may think you have further to drive then you actually do. :)

Take advantage of the fact that our money is colored. I used some American money the other day and I had to sort through it all to find a $10 bill because its so similar to the $1's and $20's. With Canadian money you just look for the color when pulling it out of your wallet.

You may notice a change in the sports though. People go nuts over hockey here. I saw a thing on TV once where a southern state was playing a major hockey game and there was like no one there. Over here you'd be lucky to even get ahold of a ticket for major games.

Hopes this helps! We're not all that different.

Willster

I know Prince Albert very well and I think you'll love it. If you are "into" the outdoors, it is an absolutely superb place. It has also been getting more and more cosmopolitan and has any brand new performing arts center.

Prince Albert has about 40,000 people, but has a very high quality of life. About half of the population has some sort of Indian-native ancestry, as in Oklahoma.

Think of Canada as sort of Minnesota with different colored money. There are many American TV channels available on cable and virtually everybody speaks English. The dollar fluctuates, but generally is right around the same value as the American dollar. American dollars are accepted quite freely in every retail store in the same way the Canadian dollars are taken in North Dakota and Minnesota.

The metric system is very easy to learn. Just remember that a kilometre is about two-thirds of a mile and a kilogram is about 2 pounds. Very simple once you get the hang of it.

There are no senators or congressman, of course, but members of parliament (MPs) and senators. The main political parties are the Liberals and Conservatives, with the Greens and the New Democrats, the latter being left wing liberals.

Finally, we'd love to have you here!

If you have any more questions, please put the word "Saskatchewan" somewhere in the question and I will find it somehow and answer your questions.

tuppenybitz

nothing to be nervous about,you will pick everything up real quick,i moved to Canada from Australia some things were strange but you get used to it. Canadians are very welcoming people and Canada is a nice place to be and there isn't a huge difference.

VIctoria

no one d like to move to canada from us, i m from canada and d want to move to us

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