I say go for it, if you can afford it and still have a decent safety net of savings left by the end of your extended holiday!

From reading your earlier posts, your child is still a baby so very portable and adaptable. Both yours and your husband's careers are extremely marketable.

If you don't have cold sweats at the idea of dropping off the property ladder and both taking career breaks at the same time (to be honest, that would be my biggest concern in this economic climate...if it all goes pear shaped in Canada, how hard would it be to find jobs on your return?) then why not give it a go...?

Good luck

You can't just move to Canada and start working...

It takes years for people to be able to immigrate.

Sounds fun though, good luck!

i think it is a stupid idea. unles you have some sort of work visa its not worth it. why throw away good jobs and equity from your house just to go to Canada on a visitor visa....if do go and get to the airport,the customs people are very difficult to get around and if they catch wind of what you are upto or similiar they can and will decline you entry or even give u less than 6 months entrance...then what position would you be in?!

people have done what you want to do and yes some have got visa's and permanent residence and some havnt,some stay and some come back,some hate it some love it....

i just think its bit silly really especially with a small baby...

Goodluck with your decision, but what about just applying for PR from the UK? The new system is very quick - it only took us 7 months.

Poppit

Wow, 7 months! That was quick. How did you manage that? What route did you go down? What work do you do?

Hi

We went through FSW Cat 1 - we are both College Instructors, however, I don't think it has anything to do with our job titles. The new process is much quicker and we were very fortunate that we applied just after the new system came into force. Having said that, people that applied earlier this year are being processed quickly (e.g 6 months+).

Poppit

oh yay, this is good news to me!
ours is quick too. we could do with some good luck

I'll keep everything crossed for you but I'm sure you will be fine.

Goodluck.

Poppit

thanks.
wow i just noticed that you're landing on the 19th! only one week to go - you must be so excited. good luck with the move and settling in. i hope it goes very smoothly :0)

Thank you - sooooo excited and really looking forward to Christmas in Canada.

Hope you don't have to wait too long now.




Poppit

Not necessarily - I sold up in the UK and moved here as a tourist, purchased property, applied for a work permit and started a business. That took just 3 months in total. PR took another 3 years to be issued.

You're mad.

If you want to take some time out for a year, travel, explore. Great - knock yourselves out. If you're planning to come to Canada with all the pressure on yourselves to find a job to fulfil your dream, don't expect to have too much relaxing family time for a few months.

You need to be quite clear about the purpose of such an enterprise and what that will mean for your lifestyle during that period before you set out.

Just in case you are heading to the west coast, be aware that there are currently many people here looking for work. You will be competing with them. On the other hand, I suspect that business development would be warmly welcomed here if you have the cash to set one up and employ others!

Aaaw, thanks for all your input guys - both positive and negative. I fully expected a mixed bag of opinions when I wrote this!

This isn't a decision we have taken lightly by no means. I bought this house as a student so the plan was never to stay in this house for long (she says, and then we ended up staying for 8 years!). I bought it for a very good price and it is worth more than double what I paid for it. Some people might think it isn't worth using some of the equity to drop everything and go abroad for a couple of months but this is precisely what we have been holding onto this property for, so the money we make out of it will help us shape our future. Whether we end up with jobs or it turns out to be a long holiday, it is the opportunity of a lifetime and we are thoroughly looking forward to it

Could you rent out your house and see how it goes?

I'm all for adventure and think that taking time out to find some is a great idea - so good on you.

But in all seriousness, finding decent jobs in Canada, especially in NS I would imagine, can take time.

Well it sounds like you have a plan. If you are willing to put some of YOUR money into this adventure then the best of luck. From what you have said, if it didnt work out and was just a long holiday, then you will still have some equity left.
If it does work out however, then wont you be the success story that we like to see
Best wishes
Tina