graham the eggman

There's old fashion and backward, England is old fashion but not backward Canada is big time.

rivingtonpike

What is this obsession with the price of milk? As so many posters on this thread have repeatedly pointed out, NS specifically and Canada generally, are not the UK. We all have our likes and dislikes of both countries I would imagine and I'm sure they're very different for each of us. I think from what you have posted that you prefer it in the UK. It looks like you're in the right place. Maybe the people in NS, on the whole, are happy with the way things are. That doesn't make them wrong. Nor does it mean they should "open their eyes". Maybe they have opened them and they're happy with what they see.

If you don't mind my saying, you don't seem to be happy with very much of anything.

kasiadoran

Nothing wrong with backward ... It depends on individual perspective...backward or not...my perspective is that your way of thinking is old fashioned, single minded...one could say ... backward... cosmopolitan world with multicultural citizens requires open people ready to TAKE on board rules put in place... we would have chaos otherwise... maybe you should run for election...big words not much real action

Siouxie

One thing I don't understand, after reading many of your posts.

Why do you always bang on about us 'not understanding' because we live in Canada?

You do realise this is a forum for BRITISH expats, do you not? As in, most of us originate from the UK?


I would remind you of the site rules, by the way.

Edited to say: Having churned my way through all the vitriole, I see Mr Eggman has been asked several times to stop posting to this thread and was then given a vacation and asked not to post to it again.

As he has decided to ignore that request, have another holiday!

Howefamily

Its almost a shame as I too had gotten my popcorn out

rivingtonpike

Can the egg man start his own thread though? Or is he banned entirely for a while? Something about milk might be appropriate?

PlacidCasual

Hi all, I'm also potentially moving to Halifax.
Just about to submit my application for permanent residency and aiming to make the move with my girlfriend around March/April next year.

There's a lot of negative noise here from some individuals, but from what I've been able to find out online it looks like a nice place to live.

A couple dollars extra on your shopping bill for some things, but property/cars/petrol etc all seem to be significantly cheaper and I know where I'd prefer to make a saving.

I guess older people (particularly those in their late 60's) may have an entirely different set of expectations to us, we're both in our mid 20's and looking for a fresh start somewhere new. It's been good reading other peoples experiences making the same move and I'll share mine once things progress.

Cheers.

rivingtonpike

You're right about some of the negative noises, but at the risk of adding to them, I'm not sure you're going to get permanent residency by MRch or April if you haven't submitted your application yet. The process for applying changes in January too. Christmasoompa is your friend on that one.

Siouxie

It depends, if it's a spousal/common law application it could be almost finished by then. They didn't say they were applying through one of the economic streams.

rivingtonpike

That's true, maybe it is

PlacidCasual

I'm applying through the Nova Scotia Nominee Program as a skilled worker.

From what I understand the company already has approval from the state to bring in people with my trade skills. I have had to fill out a common law union declaration for my girlfriend.

Hopefully it won't take too long to process, but I'm still working here in the UK so there's it's no real rush for me - I'm just very keen to make the move!

Simon Legree

Just a small thing but there are no states in Canada. There are Provinces.

rivingtonpike

Good luck with the application. I don't really know anything about the PNP route, but if it's that quick, you'll be here just in time to enjoy the lovely east coast summer!

BristolUK

Perhaps that was just a reference to 'government' in the same way the UK has a state pension, welfare state, secretary of state etc but no states.

PlacidCasual

Yeah, that's what I meant. State/Government.

Perhaps the company is ambitious with it's targets then - this is the first time they've brought guys in from overseas. I had an interview with them at a jobs expo in London back in September and originally they were targeting January for relocation.

It's no rush for me, I can be ready in 3 months, but if I have 4-6 months to wait because of the visa then it's just more time to get everything sorted and make ourselves more secure financially.


Thanks
I'm a keen motorcyclist so would be great to arrive in or just before the summer - I'll be working 4 days on 3 off so should be able to have a few nice trips around the province on the bike on weekends. Looking forward to riding up the coast to Cape Breton!