Thanks to Buchan 6 for the PM, very useful m8 cheers.

Yeah, we don't need you rich folks moving over, flashing your owned outright houses & cars and six figure savings accounts round here Most of us have to work for a living to pay the mortgage, car payments, massive insurance costs etc etc..............

Seriously, Where in NS do you plan to go and what do you plan to do work wise? (Assuming you want to do something to pass the day). The two are linked as it the ability to have a rewarding job (financially or spiritually) to your state of happiness anywhere imho.

Been lucky on houses, im not bright enough to actually earn that kinda cash lol!

My wife is a Nurse Practitioner and intends to continue her career. Not sure what I want to do yet. I work in IT Sales at the moment and im definately not doing that. Either start a business up or buy one I think. Something steady, quiet and with NO SUITS or meetings!

NS we really like the Wolfville/Kentville area and have friends in north Halifax. The whole Annapolis valley is very nice, mind you, so is most of NS IMO. I liked Frederickton up in NB but Helen wasnt keen due to the distance from an International Airport and the fact that she speaks no French whatsoever.

Has she looked into the hoop jumping necessary to acheive that aim. Its not that straightforward unfortunatley, and puts most people off the idea.

At first, until that 6 figure sum rapidly becomes a 5 figure sum, and then you need to find $5k a year for property taxes on that house you own outright, and then a few years down the line the cars need to be replaced, and all the time your heating costs are going up and up and your income is fixed and your savings are dwindling....

Yes it is quite annoying, she has a Masters with Distinction which she completed this year yet still has to sit an exam to convert. She has looked into the exam and although its nothing heavy, its still quite annoying as she has 14 years experience as a Nurse and 2 years as a Nurse Practitioner. Not sure if there is anything else, she looked into that bit and just told me what she found tbh.

They dont make anything easy do they, timescales, converting qualifications.......did someone mention Australia? Only joking, Canada or bust!

Steady on there - you'll be putting him off soon

I would imagine that, so long as he can get over the canadian experience, lack of holidays, distance from family, dealing with bureaucracy, high motor insurance, harsh weather, lack of employment rights issues he'll be fine

I'm just getting the above in before the other "doom and gloomers" do - yes I appreciate it is useful to get a balanced view but my experience of these threads seems to be that they quickly descend into the "don't do it, you'll regret it for the rest of your life, go to Australia, New Zealand, Mars" or "life here is unimaginably perfect" types

And don't forget the roof. I hear those babies cost a lot to get replaced. And the car insurance. Holy smokes - someone on here was talking of $1500....

$1500 would be cheap at first. Budget on double that.

I pay $1800 for two cars with maximum canadian driving credit in Ontario, and thats after shopping around and getting multiple vehicle renewal and home insurance reduction too. Thats fully comp though.

Dont even want to think about the roof!!! We will probably just add 20k to the mortgage and put a lifetime tin roof on.

Even for all the negatives I still like living here, but if people ask specifically for the negatives...then I'll happy to oblige Whether I would put my life on hold for 5 years to get here though is another question altogether, I'm really not so sure, especially trying to get work in a regulated profession where you will probably have to take a job below your current responsibilitiy level to get a foot in the door at first. No pain no gain perhaps?

Lol I think its healthy to hear the doomers and gloomers, if after all that you still want to go, well, that says a lot eh. Thats the point of the thread really. Instead of pushing blindly on singing LALALALALALA and sniffing the flowers I wanted to hear the other side, the bloke who is walking along in the dirt avoiding the dog sh1t.

As for rising costs and salaries not increasing, isnt that the same anywhere?

I mean, the cost of living in the UK now is atrocious. I have to fill the car up with my eyes closed so I dont have a cardiac and I darent even open the Gas Bill, it should have an 18 rating.

Don't let the nay-sayers get you down but do go into moving over with your eyes open and a realistic view of what is easy and what is hard.

http://www.careerbeacon.com/index.html is a useful site for Job hunting in NS (& NB, PEI and NL).

Not really, I spent $3k replacing my old inefficent furnace, and despite that my heating oil bill is now equalised monthly at $220 a month. 4 years ago it was less than $100. Thats serious inflation, and you cant get by without, and you cant buy a smaller furnace, unlike potentially choosing a smaller car.


Cracks me up that someone asks for the negatives, and then when they get replies (from someone who likes living here) you get branded as a nay sayer by others! Reminds me of Jack Nicholson in "a few good men"!

Couldn't agree more

"Tableland in slagging off Canada shocker!!" :scared:

Iaink

For my part Im looking for the negatives and appreciate your posts. I asked for them on purpose quite clearly as its all too easy to think the 'grass is greener'.

I didnt expect it to be easy (although I didnt expect it to take this flipping long) but I am nervous (understatement) and as pleasurable as it is to ignore any potential negatives I would rather hear what people have experienced.

So far nothing puts me off, you think Canada is expensive, jeez, u cant take a dump in the Uk without getting your wallet out these days. I got charged £8.50 for a double Bells and Ginger the other night in a hotel, it wasnt a city centre either, outskirts of St Albans. And its not even bl00dy malt! Im paying £1.05 for V Power Unleaded as well and what do they spend it on? Landrovers and Helicopters that dont work in the sand. Nice move Tony, you clot!

Sorry ranting there, err, where was I, oh yeah, thanks, appreciate all posts, after all, the thread is to solicit negative feedback isnt it.