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I've recently gone through the process the other way (BC to UK, my wife and I). It cost in the region of £35,000:

• Realtor/legal fees to sell house in BC
• Shipping container/insurance
• Flights
• Cost difference of selling/purchasing vehicles/insurance
• Cost of replacing electrical items/white goods
• Purchase costs of property in UK
• Use of savings during period looking for new job (2 months)

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Our costs looked a bit like this:

PR application fees: £1200
Flights: £1500 (we splurged on premium economy)
Shipping: ~£1000
Pet trave using petair: ~£1300
First month in a serviced apartment: ~£2000
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​​​​​We also had to have approx £8000 in savings when we applied for PR although no one checked if we still had this when we landed.

We've gone from renting furnished in the UK to unfurnished in Canada so we've spent probably around $5000 so far on furnishing a 2 bed flat prettu much from scratch. We had a reasonable amount of savings so we invested in a good bed/mattress and sofa.

Edit: sorry should say this is for a couple, two cats no kids :)

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As above but don't forget the Proof of (settlement) funds.. for a family of 4: $23,181 - though the general consensus is that that is too low - particularly for BC!

You can use Air Transat to transport your pet (if you have one) for around $270.
https://www.airtransat.com/en-CA/Tra...d-service-dogs

PR application fees = plus medicals = plus Right of Permanent Residency fee.
(plus cost of IELTS and ECA's).

Flights - depends on when and from where you fly and where to... there are cheaper options than Air Canada or BA.

Hotel / short term accommodation on first arrival - some times of year are cheaper than others
Transportation from Airport to hotel/accommodation

Deposit for rental property; deposit for utilities / phone contract / tv/internet package; renters insurance; vehicle rental / purchase plus insurance (be prepared to be shocked)

Shipping - purely dependent on what volume of goods you are bringing - and which company you use (if you are not bringing furniture, look into air cargo - Air Transat were quite reasonable

Cost of registration for any Provincial Certification / Licenses needed for Profession

Basic essentials for rental property while waiting for shipment to arrive - if you just want stuff (small appliances/ sheets duvets, bedding / kitchen equipment / crockery, glassware, cutlery, pots n pans etc.,) to keep you going rather than spending lots of money, look at Walmart / Dollar stores / CanadianTire - if you will need beds, fans, tv etc., then for cheaper options - JSK / Ikea / even Walmart! :)
(Apart from executive rentals or hotel/motels the majority of rental accommodation is unfurnished though they will include a fridge/freezer, a stove and usually a washing machine and dryer).

Basic essentials for stocking up the pantry!

Medical cover until Provincial cover kicks in (particularly as you have children) https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Medic...avel_insurance

Probably not that helpful, sorry.. but just things that people often forget :)

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Milly, how much in savings did you take, if you don't mind me asking? Also, did you both have jobs waiting for you in Canada, or are you presently looking? Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, I haven't been that active over the last week or 2. We will be in a similar position to you in the future (no kids, but 3 cats). I'd be interested to know what your monthly outgoing costs are as well.

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The answer to that is subjective - and would be dependant on a) where you wish to live - Province, City, Area - b) the type of accommodation you are willing to look at and whether utilities / tv / internet is included - c) whether you like to buy expensive / luxury food items or can manage on basics - d) whether you have a vehicle - how far you need to commute - e) what your lifestyle is and what you like to do! There is no 'one size fits all'

Perhaps look at some of the (many) threads about cost of living / groceries etc., or start a thread of your own please.. rather than hijacking this one :)

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Oh yes we also had to pay for WES credential evaluations, police certificates, medical checks (and extra tests for my husband) and IELTS so make sure to check the fees for all of those.

Rental deposit is usually half a months rent (at least in BC) so check rental websites for ballpark figures. We had to pay that when we signed the contract, and also an extra half month as a pet deposit.

​​​​​​Ou r first months mobile bills were about $100 each with connection fees etc but they should settle down to $40/ month.

We bought insurancev to cover is before MSP kicks in as there's 3 months delay in BC but you have to claim it back for some things so we've also had to pay some upfront medical bills (nothing major thankfully but to see a walk in doctor etc)

It's hard to tell what our monthly outgoings will be at this stage as we haven't had first bills for tv/internet/hydro etc. Plus we've been eating out a lot more than usual as we haven't had a lot of cooking equipment. We brought a lot more than the minimum over and my husband does have a job - so far we've not had to dig too far into the savings but we haven't bought a car or had to pay for insurance yet so that would wipe out a large chunk!