Apparently it is because it is a novel food item.

"Under the Novel Foods Regulation, anything new to the EU market must undergo at least two years of tedious tests and safety demonstrations before it can be put on the shelves."

http://opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opini.../23/do2301.xml

I think they could save themselves a lot of money and two years of research simply by investigating poisoning incidents and safety concerns in Canada from the berry.

But what would I know?

Depends where you go.

The South East has a climate very similar to BC..... probably sort of -2c in Feb to 25c in July ( in a good year!!), with similar seasonal variations, except that there is very little rain here!! (In England! - isn't it amazing!!! )

The South west can be fractionally warmer. The further north you go, the more the temperature tends to drop. Like I said earlier depends on the year, and whether there is a monday in the month.

Go to the far north of Scotland, and you'll probably wish that you'd stayed in Canada!! ( I can already feel the backlash from that one!)

Good luck

Scouse

Dear Britain's Food Standard Agency,

I apologise for bringing into Britain two jars of my mom's saskatoon berry jam. Next time I'll just bring crack cocaine.

Yours sincerely,
HWP

Newcastle has a good transport system and you can manage without a car. It's in the North so is cheaper than the South, but also the weather is slightly colder. Also Durham is not too far away if you like old style buildings. Durham has good train links to Newcastle if you'd rather live where it's quiet and travel into a city.

That sounds wonderful. One of the problems I have with Canadian Rural Cities is that they are too sparsely populated and its too cold with little to no culture in them...that place sounds divine. I shall do more research.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! God I am glad I left such a pathetic country! Only we could have an organisation with a header such as that!

Only we could be the only country in the world to abide by the ridiculous ruling of only selling straight bananas!!!! Who pays for all these nut-bars??? Oh yes it is us.......silly me!

Not wishing to sound negative, but I'm not sure Camabridge has a great community spirit, possibly because much of its population is a there for a short while (students) and then move on. Also in the rural parts of the county, you can get a frosty reception if you aren't a local. I've been here for 5 years, and I grew up in the next county(50 miles away), and I'm not considered local !

Another town you might want to consider is Lancaster, in the North West. Beautiful scenery and close to the Lake District. Again the local transport wasn't bad when I was there in 2000, and there is a train station which runs eventually into London (3 hours). All that said jobs are not so plentiful in this region, but you may strike it lucky and find someone who needs your skills.

I wouldn't worry about your qualifications being accepted in Britain, even if they've never heard of the U of T, they'll probably think it sounds good!!
As for work, Britain has tonnes of jobs, the only issue is earning enough to survive! You could literally walk into a bar job in London paying 5-6 pounds an hour, however you could never survive in London on that.
In the north you need a bare minumum of 15k a year, rising to 20k in London and even then you'll be dirt poor after shelling out half your income on rent.

British are generally more reserved (shy?) than Canadians and will seldom strike up a conversation with a stranger. In fact in big cities they'd think you were probably nuts if you did this. Once you get to know them however you'd find them just as warm and friendly as anyone. It's also considered rude to talk loudly in Britain.
Drinking is big in the UK. Social life revolves around the pub and getting drunk. It's common to see people staggering around completely off their face, especially at weekends.

Unfortunately Britain has a large rather aggressive underclass and these can easily be spotted by their ridiculous dress sense. They're called 'chavs' or 'scallies' and you'll here people talking about them constantly. They wear sports clothes, hang around in gangs outside supermarkets etc. and try and start trouble with you at every oportunity. Avoid them.

The weather in Britain is rubbish, it consists of 2 seasons, wet and cold and wet and warm. Nearly everyday is overcast, even in July and it rains virtually all the time. Winters are extremely mild compared to Canada, expect about 8C in January and 20C in July. You may get a few 'hot' days when the temperature reaches 30C or a few 'cold' days of -2C, when this happens the country grinds to a halt and everyone is warned not to leave the house unless absolutely necessary.

and to contribute a bit further to this post,
don't pay for a tv license as it is a rip off.

get use to chanting and lots of great brawls during football matches.....and come to think of it anytime when the pubs are open.

get use to finding other peoples misfortunes funny as hell. I lived in Yorkshire for 10yrs and loved the wicked and warped sense of humour.

get use to peopl

Maybe it takes alcoholic lubrication in the pub the make Brits friendly. Is there any life at all other than the pub culture?

Hi
Come up to the North of England, the scenery is beautiful, from the lake district to the Dales, picturesque villages with thatched roofs to stunning catherdrals,and castles, all within a 50 mile radius, and its often said,(and i agree, being one..lol ) the northerners are more friendly thatn the southerners, wherever you go, Enjoy England, and best wishes , oh and my husband is canadian, so you could always reminise about canuck land...hehehe

I understand that now the North is like a separate country. More economically deprived than the booming south. Is this so?

There is but you have to go looking for it,

Personally I find it a struggle as I don't like pubs much (problems with the smokey atmosphere), so socialising for me is becoming more difficult. All my colleagues live locally to office and go out drinking a LOT, and consequently I'm a bit of a social pariah as I don't go with them. The other problem for me is I have to drive home.

I am only 43 but it has always been that way from memory during the last 25 years. Probably always has been during the later part of the 20th century. But the south still has its fair share of hell holes - I live in one.

Isn't it funny. As I live in the south I hear many people say how unfriendly the north is compared to the south. All sorts everywhere I guess.