when me and my family were emmigrating to canada in 2001, one of our biggest concerns was "where are we going to live" we can`t stay in a hotel forever, "do we rent or purchase, how much deposit will we need, can we get a mortgage, where are the suitable schools for our 2 young boys, transportation"????? just a few of the questions that we all have when moving to a new country.
we should of used the help of a realtor(real estate agent), one who was knowledgeable about the area we wished to live in, one that could help us make the right choice on the many different types of housing.etc etc
we took pot luck, we had no-one to refer us to a realtor who was knowledgeable about our town; outcome, we bought in an area that wasn`t suitable for our children; we have since moved to a different neighbourhood and are now very happy.

i myself have become a realtor with royal lepage, living(oakville) and working in the greater toronto area; i now have access to a network of established and reputable royal lepage agents(over 9500) across canada, many whom have years of relocation experience; i would be confident in recommending a suitable realtor to those who need help with property/neighbourhood information on the town which they are moving to.
please email [email protected] a realtor to assist your family.

regards
dean

have a look at these useful links, i will post more on a regular basis.

www.settlement.org/site/HO/buyahouse.asp

www.consumerreports.org

www.xe.com

[QUOTE]Originally posted by citizen
i hope you can help me we are hopeing to move to canada very soon but are lost on where to live, the cost of living, what life is like over there is it worth the big move, whats employment like basically everything hope you can help
regards lesley

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lesleybruck
Some previous threads below may help answer some of your questions, searching the archive will probably help turn up some others. As to where to live, Canada is unimaginably large and diverse, what type of things are you looking for?

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...hreadid=193563

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...hreadid=197707

Good luck

Iain

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lesleybruck
hi lesley, you have mail !

have you visited any areas of canada yet?
the cost of living is relevent to income, generally you are paid a little less than your uk counterpart, but then things cost a little less(apart from petrol, about 32p a litre. a lot less)
for my family, life is wonderful and i only wish i moved years earlier, and yes it is worth the big move; you will get over the initial homesickness of missing family and friends. if you have young children they usually adapt more quickly.
what type of employment are you seeking?

dean

some more useful sites


www.relocatecanada.com

http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/canada_e.html

http://www.cibc.com/ca/mortgages/index.html

try this to pass a bit of time while waiting for your papers
http://www.auburn.edu/~alamysm/pinguin.swf

If you intend to live in ontario and you are looking into getting a mortgage try this site : www.mortgagecentre.com/victoralade

its my site and like you I also immigrated to Canada and now working as a mortgage broker so I know your pains as I have been there too !!!