Should I move to Canada from the U.S.?

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gordc238

I am a proud Canadian but my grand parents were American. If you have to ask, then maybe you shouldn't.

Remember, you are still in school. You meet girls and life does change.

There are a lot of good places in the USA near the Canadian border. Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Sault Ste. Marie), Washington state e.g. (Seattle, Bellingham). Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Minneapolis and St. Paul are very close to the lifestyle of Canada and really the lifestyle is much the same. They have hockey in Minnesota (Duluth too). Chicago, Detriot and Buffalo are so close to the border that the social interaction is very close. And they all have hockey teams at the junior level too.

As for being a firefighter. In Canada you would have to be a bonded person to get a job firefighting which means they look for citizens first..

There is a notable exception to this. Up here it is smart to have your paramedic courses complete if you wish a career in fire fighting. The emergency services need paramedics far more than any other occupation. I know of a couple of Americans in the Toronto Ambulance Services.

Many of the paramedics in many of the cities are also firemen. You would greatly enhance your chances at a fire department in Canada if you were also a fully or goodly accredited paramedic.

In addition to the paramedic, deliberately continue conversing with that hockey team you played with. Hockey is the core sport in Canada. Knowing how to play hockey and the desire to play hockey opens up a whole bunch of connections to jobs, to immigration services and a lot of sponsors.

plopper

You Will need one of these........
1.) a job or job offer.
2.)a relative.
3.)a trade or career that's in demand.

It's along process, I moved here from the UK and have a trade but it can take about two years.
Apply through the correct channels and don't give up,I think it's the best country in the world. Good Luck .

Yeti

Yes, Labrador City needs Americans

popseekuls

Ya!!! Canada rocks!! Everybody is always saying how nice they are there.

And they have bacon!!!

MBAapplicant

I don't know about job prospects but it is quite easy to become a landed immigrant/permanent resident (equivalent to a green card) if you already have a job offer or meet a certain number of points in the immigration point criteria (your age+education should be a big plus). I moved in 2001 from the US and became a permananet resident in just over a year and a bit. Citizenship takes approximately 3 years more.

Green eyes

Did you look in the site for Canada.srcoll to the bottom of this page, I love Canada My parents where from there. good luck!

biffnasty

if you like trash, poverty, mullets, igloos without electricity, flannel shirts and losing hockey teams then canada is the place to be

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