Originally Posted by britsnake

I do speak French, but am not fluent anymore. my plan is to spend the first few months getting my French up to speed again. One of the reasons for choosing Quebec was that living there would force me to do this.

I won't mention my family to prospective employers if that could cause a problem.

In all my jobs I've always progressed quickly. I've found that as long as you do a good job my UK employers have not been bothered by my personal life, so hopefully Canada will be the same.