Originally Posted by James Martindale (Post 7002097)

I lived and worked in Toronto for a year. The winter there is very different but I do not want to overwhelm you.

My advice if you get your PR in February is to head out in the spring and find a good job and then as winter nears pick your work colleagues brains as to what you need to do to prepare. I seldom used public transport in Toronto and drove everywhere. In the winter this required an underground fanned carpark to stop the engine freezing and having to scrape my car. Good quality all weather tyres (that were very expensive) to grip in the snow. Lots of screen wash in the car trunk because you constantly have to clear your windscreen of grit and run out fast. You will also need to develop a good canadian winter wardrobe and understand that all the people in downtown seem to move underground. There is a subway (tube system) and there are buses but I do not think they are as good as in London.

Anyway as I say I do not want to overwhelm you. It is different but I really enjoyed the winter there as it was a phenominal learning curve.

I cannot help with your medical question.

Originally Posted by Maria_747 (Post 7005362)

Does downtown Toronto have the same vibrancy as central London ?(aka Leicester square or Piccadilly).

Originally Posted by Maria_747 (Post 7005825)

So basically, I am trying to find a locality that fits the bill.Some say mississauga does !

Originally Posted by Maria_747 (Post 7005362)

Does downtown Toronto have the same vibrancy as central London ?(aka Leicester square or Piccadilly).
In 2 hours you can be in Paris or Brussels ? from St Pancras ! Plus the corner shop I will miss !

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7006282)

We have corner shops, if that helps at all. In two hours you can be in Mississauga or Pickering.

Originally Posted by Maria_747 (Post 7005825)

Many Thanks Elaine

That is my problem ! :o:
I am comparing every little thing of London to Toronto.
I live in West London, walking distance to the tube, so can get to the Westend within 25 mins, heathrow airport, The M4 etc.
So basically, I am trying to find a locality that fits the bill.Some say mississauga does !

May I ask, do you miss Toronto now ? Would you go back in the near future ?

Originally Posted by brianscottie43 (Post 7006301)

From downtown Toronto on the commuter train it's 45 minutes to Pickering or Mississauga. By car, outside rush hours, perhaps 30-35 minutes. I've lived in both places.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7007589)

But why would anyone want to go to Mississauga or Pickering?

Originally Posted by Elaine B. (Post 7007627)

Maybe for the history and scenery?

Originally Posted by Elaine B. (Post 7007627)

Maybe for the history and scenery?

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7007644)

Ah ha! Perhaps there's also an opera house.

Originally Posted by Settlers_Unlimited (Post 7007939)

No no no! We have 2 (two) museums here in Mississauga. Both are some old mice-smelling houses featuring a collection of rusty agricultural tools and rural furniture on display.

As for scenery, we have over 280 parks, some of them (at least ten) having more than five trees.

And all that is reachable from Union Station in 20-30 minutes by Go train.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7007589)

But why would anyone want to go to Mississauga or Pickering?

Originally Posted by Elaine B. (Post 7006853)

I think moving to Canada is a opportunity to do something different so if you move and compare everything to London you may be disappointed.