Why are people seemly obsessed with pregnant teenagers? Unless you're the one who got a teenager pregnant, what's it got to do with you? The whole 'I'm leaving the country because of pregnant teenagers' seems a bit creepy if you ask me.

Of course it is, nobody is going to deny that Slough is a bit of a cess pit! But for a lot less money, you could move to a nicer area of the UK rather than spending all of your savings on moving to Canada.

Move to Canada if you have a genuine love for the country, but not to escape the perceived negatives of the one you've left behind, as often you'll find the same problems are unfortunately everywhere.

Re: intra-company transfer, you'd need to work for the company for at least a year in the UK to qualify, and be managing numerous staff to qualify. Bear in mind also it's a temporary visa tying you to the job. Have a read of this for more info - http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Intra-...ransfer-Canada

HTH.

I don't care what anybody else says, I would rather live in Vancouver than Slough. Good luck with your plans

CanadaBeckons

I live out side Dover, so its not an upper class area. I do live in an area where there are only 16 houses, so it pretty quiet place to live. It just looked on rightmove and our £260K house would be hitting close to £500k in Slough (scary prices). I could not afford a decent house in your area. Living in SE Kent and earning a professional income allows my family to have a relatively high standard or living.

I have seen the police programmes which seemed to be based around Slough and I am glad we live in relatively sleepy part of Kent.

Vancouver is an attractive place, though just as urban as where you are. Drugs are a big issue in BC. When we lived in Canada drugs and gangs in Vancouver seemed a big issue on the TV news. It seen as the grow house that supplies drugs West Coast of USA. The government in Canada wanted to legalised Cannabis as it could get $ billion in extra tax revenue. I would say most areas of Vancouver would be OK to raise a family.
Look on MLS.ca for housing to see what you could affords to buy.

Hudd

Some great advice tonight guys. Keep it coming!

Response to couple of points

1. I'm in love with Vancouver - it looks like the most amazing place on earth (to me anyway)

2. Pregnant teenagers is just a stereotype - I just can't stand these sponging lazy bustards that this country actively encourages!!

'It looks'? Have you actually visited, if so, how many times?

You mean the sponging lazy bustards that the media blows out of all proportion and that are actually a tiny minority?!? Seriously, the UK has problems, but so does Canada.

Canada is a leading expert on 'sponging lazy bastards'. Its deeply rooted in their cultural DNA. For instance, it seems to be the norm here for healthy young adults to work a few months in the summer but just enough so they can qualify for EI (Employment Insurance) for the rest of winter. Nobody seems to mind, its just part of being Canadian. So I wouldn't move to Canada if you simply want to get away from 'sponging bastards'.

Looks can be deceiving. Its pretty for four months out of the year but that's about it.

why?

No but I will go this year before finally deciding. And I have relative from Toronto and they lived in VC for about 2 years

Vancouver is well known for being wet. Annual rainfall is close to double that of SE England. Summer months are the driest with the similar monthly rainfall you get in the winter in SE England(unless you are in a drought as Kent is currently).

I never seen such intense rain until I visited BC. Soaked to our undies in a few minutes in a summer storm.

Hudd

For sure, when it rains it can really rain.

But Vancouver also has around 2,000 hours of sunshine a year - more if you choose where you live carefully. Even the wettest part of Vancouver has more annual hours of sunshine than the sunniest parts of the UK.

Yep, get out here and make your own mind up.

There's very little industry apart from tourist/convention related coupled with smattering of public services and the odd business. Property prices are inflated because of overseas investment rather than being fuelled by employment opportunities. There's nothing horrible about Vancouver, its quite pleasant if you've retired, with a heavy sack of money and don't really want to see your family very much. For anyone under 50 its depressingly dull and provinical.

Ok

Ha ha - not seeing my family is definitely a plus point