weather in canada
 

Hi all:D
We are now 99% certain canada will be our first ever big life changing move!!
Wife is hopefully going to email relevant hospitals to see if her childrens nursing qualifications will be relevant over in can and what hospitals are after said people(still sourcing who to email)

But would like people idea and help on climates and weather in canada please!

We dont expect sun sun sun,cos we would have to go to aus for that(wife wanted to go there 1st off) but would like nice summers
I dont mind seasons at all but want nice summers,unlike uk!
Dont want to be bang in a city or bang in the country either!!
We would like outdoor life style(i love riding motorbikes) but we also love to shop/eat nice restuarants etc etc
Thanks for all your help
jase

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Hi there,

For nursing jobs you need to go onto www.nurses.ab.ca their equlivent to NMC (she will know what i mean). Download all the info, application forms and job info etc from there.

Good Luck.

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Hi bainsey
Thanks alot for the linky!!
Ill pass it on to her.
Is that the only or the main place any qualified nurse has to contact to get into canada?
cheers again

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Nope. Nursing is administered at the provinical level so potentially you have to contact a nursing body in each province and territory.

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So without sounding lazy:(
Who would we contact to see about work/visa etc etc for
Toronto and calgary?
Finding info out about weather,houses,schooling of said places as we speak!

we are finding great info on this site,its awesome indeed!!!

Any more info on weather,or even pm your experiences from a ukers view to moving to said places would be ace

Cheers again
jase

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What do you mean by 'nice summer', how hot do you want it? When I was in Ontario for summer it was very hot and humid, and I gather it's the same in other areas i.e. Montreal has very, very hot/humid summers. I'm not a fan of hot weather but if you like it then that may suit.

Also, if you were considering Oz and Spain because you like hot weather then are you sure that Canada is going to suit you? Can you cope with months and months of hard winter every year (in most provinces anyway)? Just a thought if you're a fan of warm weather!

:)

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Gosh, so you can be helpful! ;)

Don't want to hijack the thread, but I would like to ask your views on counselling in Canada sometime in the future.

:)

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Expensive and rather an indulgence, I'd say. A peculiarly American affectation.

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Just a better summer then the uk will surfice:thumbsup:

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we had endless days of 100 plus in July and August NS is the warmest province and very short of nurses

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http://www.theweathernetwork.com/
Hello.
Here's a link to the Weather Network. If you go onto the 'Weather' link and then 'Statistics', you will find all the information you need for any part of Canada...and more.

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Have you tried it?

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Wheres this again chumley?
And any more info or links on the nursing front there?

Thanks again fro the link to the weather forecasts:thumbsup:

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No, just paid for it.

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Hi Jase

It sounds like you and your family are very keen on the outdoor lifestyle.

Having lived in Australia and visited Canada, I would suggest you thoroughly research any chosen destination with regards to climate. Just a thought, but living and working in a country that experiences extremes of temperature, very different to the leisure pursuits afforded by way of climate.

I say this, as I didn't appreciate fully, the reality of living & working in a very different climate to that of the u.k. :)

Of course, this thread is a start!

Good luck to you & yours!

:)

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And....?

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Cheers for the good ideas my friend!
We love the snow too you know but only get slush in uk!!
How we would cope with it minus godknows what and a few feet of snow,well no-one could be prepared for that surely coming from uk?:D
And seems as you have some experience in living or visiting canada,any chance you could help with some more info on where why and was it ok for a family working etc etc:thumbsup:
Like you said,my posts have gotta start some where and what a better person then your goodself for helping:thumbsup:

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And I prefer Alex Harvey's Delilah to Tom Jones'.

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we had endless days of 100 plus in July and August NS is the warmest province

Sorry but I must disagree with you on both counts. Average high/low for Halifax, NS in July/August was 55/73F according to The Weather Network.

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Well, my experience is more with Australia and I have only visited Ontario in the summer & fall. I agree with your question: living in the U.K, we can't have any real grasp of the realities of heavy snowfall & sub-zero temperatures. :)

My cousin lives near to Brantford (Ontario) & her three boys love the winter. And I mean really, really love it. For a living, their dad mows in the summer and snow-ploughs in the winter. They have snow-days where school (and work) is disrupted and staying at home, their only option. However, my cousin assures me, that the Canadians are prepared for such times and who am I to argue? Our country gets in a real tizz if we 'endure' anything below zero...

I found Ontario, very flat, but as a visitor, delightful. :)

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Lets get off topic here cos i have just seem the splitty in your avatar!!!
I have a T5 window v dub :)

Cheers for the info again,much appreciated indeed.