Nicola N-A

perhaps we should club together and buy an RV!! lol

Good luck Alleycat, hope it all works out - keep us posted!

Thanks for the link!

DandNHill

Great link...thanks!

With the income we have now we would be $500 better off every month just simply by being in Ontario! Madness!!!! The GST is lower too!

BristolUK

Remembering, of course, that accommodation costs might be higher. Some comparisons here

Average house price:

Toronto, Ont $479,000
Calgary, Alb $420,000
Halifax, NS $269,000

Ontario $369,000
Alberta $363,000
Nova Scotia $205,000

Atlantic Xpat

Come East.

Newfoundland. Buoyant economy*. Lower taxes than NS. Still has that Maritime/Ocean vibe. More fiddle music than you know what to do with. No prairie winters. Lots of fog!

* In the St. John's area at least.

DandNHill

Oh I agree 100%. But we were already considering the move before taking the lower taxation in to account so it's more of a bonus than anything.
You're right though...OMG the cost of a decent house in Toronto!!!

DandNHill

I would consider it other than the job situation! I fear that jobs in my OHs field would be no easier to find than in NS

Atlantic Xpat

What is his field? PM if you like...

BristolUK

It's that big green thing over the back of the house.

DandNHill

You couldn't resist could you? lol

Actually we have a lake and not a field at the back of the house!!! Don't think we could afford that in the vicinity of Toronto!!!

BristolUK

Sometimes I can. On another forum someone asked "how long does it take roughly?"

I so wanted to answer something along the lines of a bit longer but more fun

ExKiwilass

oooh, the NS denialists aren't gonna like this thread.

DandNHill

ExKiwilass can I ask you what exactly it is you have against Nova Scotia? Have you been here? If so how long have you spent here to be so negative about the province?

FYI my reason for considering a move is because OH is not happy in his job. There are not many options available here or in any other province so he has to go where the job is. At the moment there is one job in Ontario which he is considering although we are genuinely hoping something else comes up in NS, even in a different part of the province as in the 2 years we have been here we have been very happy.

ExKiwilass

not defensive at all. no.

I don't have anything against NS per se, more the amount of BS about it on this board. It's refreshing to read some honesty about it ala this thread but as predicted, those who are in denial won't like it. To me the amount of positive rah rah BS is directly proportionate to how crap it really is. For instance, plenty of people slag off BC. or Ontario. And even those who are happy there agree (me, for example). But this seems to be VERBOTEN for NS.

Funny that.

DandNHill

There are several people on here, but for some reason you are the main one in my mind, who don't miss an opportunity to take a dig at NS.

NS is not for everybody, for sure, but it doesn't make it a bad place.
Yes the opportunities are harder to come by, so maybe NS attracts a certain type of immigrant, the type that still has an adventurous spirit.

In our case, you might have seen me post a question about the Toronto area. Because of the nature of my husbands job if he wants to change we would have to relocate... It has nothing to do with us wanting to leave NS...

oopsbuddy

I'm trying to stay out of a row on this, but Kiwilass, you haven't said (to the best of my knowledge) if you have ever lived in (or even been to) NS or not, but I assume you haven't, so I wonder how you know better than those who do live there "how crap it really is"! It doesn't seem fair either to label everyone who likes NS (including obviously those who live there) as "denialists", just because they don't agree with you. And where is all this "rah rah BS" in favour of the place? Is it the odd favourable comment from anyone on this forum who has first hand experience of the place? The only disproportionate thing in this thread would appear to be your abject and outspoken hatred for a place (and anyone who supports living there) which has probably done you no harm at all.

I could suggest that you just don't go there...but I'm fairly sure I know the reply will be along the lines of "no bloody fear!".

I went there (NS) for a few weeks some years ago, on a recce trip, and I liked it well enough, and may go back. I liked PEI too, but would have serious reservations about living there. I have also lived in TO for several years, and although I liked some of it a lot, I wouldn't want to live there again. But I don't feel the need to berate anyone else who likes any of those places more than I do. "Denialists" just isn't fair.