Kim75

Loads of questions me. I has a 16 year old who is umming and arring weather to come with us. I say it's gonna be better than living here. He is into sports how am I gonna get him to meet teenagers to talk to before we go. We are hoping to start proceedings soon.

christmasoompa

From your other thread, it seems that you're looking at a FSW application, so you're going to be at least 18 months away from getting visas.

Perhaps you could add him to your application and convince him to have the medical, and then see how he feels when the time actually comes. By then, he'll be 18ish, so you may find he has changed his mind completely, or may be more settled in the UK, but at least it'll keep his options open.

Good luck.

el_richo

You need to sell it to him but be realistic in your pitch. Don't quote British media as to why he should leave.

Have you all been to Canada before? If so, pick out the good memories for him. If not, visit the place before spending any more time on your application.

Oink

Has he watched Degrassi: The Next Generation?

MikeUK

Just tell him weed is much cheaper and easier to get hold of here...

Oink

Also mention that the girls here have less moral restraint.

Kim75

Thanks guys I will tell him, lol

phat-dave

just booking my flights now ...

el_richo

Put him in touch with some of the teens in this thread, and then some who have had the move be successful, for a balanced view.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=98

Former Lancastrian

Bring protection

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convent girl

Get him on the application, then he'll have the choice when the time comes, it'll be so difficult to do it in retrospect. Canada is sports capital of the world - I'm sure he'll have a blast!

el_richo

I'm looking to play Kabadi. Do they have a professional league?

Oink

Really? Apart from ice hockey they're pretty shit at most sports.

Former Lancastrian

They seem to be pretty good at Curling but again thats played on ice as well.
Had a few good skiers as well mmm snow do I detect that we are only good at sports that involves playing on cold surfaces.

MarylandNed

Wow! Canada must be really good at ice hockey then because apparently they won 14 gold medals (and 26 medals overall) in it at the last winter Olympics! Canada won the most gold medals. In the total medal count, only the US and Germany (both with much larger populations) won more medals than Canada.

I didn't know ice hockey was a summer Olympics sports but apparently Canada won 18 medals in it there too in 2008!