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Forum: Canada
Apr 2nd 2024, 5:31 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 743
Posted By Lychee

Re: Moving to Canada, and becoming a teacher

While immigration falls under federal jurisdiction (the Government of Canada oversees immigration requirements), teaching falls under the provincial jurisdiction. Each province (and territory)...
Forum: Canada
Mar 25th 2024, 5:35 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,910
Posted By Lychee

Re: Move from UK to Vancouver - can I afford it?

$70,000 is enough if you have a partner who is making more than you or you intend to live with roommates. It is an awful salary if you intend to live on your own. One bedroom apartments are...
Forum: Canada
Mar 18th 2024, 8:14 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,527
Posted By Lychee

Re: Should I move to Canada or Not?

True, however I should have emphasized that I meant somewhere different in culture, geography, climate, etc. In the UK, you can pop over to Spain and it does not look or feel like the UK. You pop...
Forum: Canada
Mar 18th 2024, 5:55 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,527
Posted By Lychee

Re: Should I move to Canada or Not?

Canada's culture is more like America's than Ireland's. Consumerist, colonial, and car-centric. And like the USA, there is no universal experience of Canada. Canada is vast and where you end up in...
Forum: Canada
Feb 28th 2024, 6:25 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,249
Posted By Lychee

Re: Brit debating taking job offer in Canada!

I was last in Toronto a year before the pandemic, but it's famous for its live music, theatre performances, festivals, restaurants, and bars that stay open late. I can't speak for nightclubs. Perhaps...
Forum: Canada
Feb 22nd 2024, 6:24 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,249
Posted By Lychee

Re: Brit debating taking job offer in Canada!

Are you ready for cultural change in a subtle way? Toronto's great if you want to embrace an urban Canadian lifestyle and are career-oriented. If you're coming to Canada to pursue an outdoorsy...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 9th 2024, 4:10 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,741
Posted By Lychee

Re: Why are the potatoes so rubbish?

This is not a Canada problem. This is a "you're buying the wrong potato at the wrong store" problem.

Or it could be a Canada problem, depending on where you are in Canada. Some parts of Canada...
Forum: Canada
Aug 15th 2023, 5:13 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,721
Posted By Lychee

Re: Canada move

Absolutely agree with you here.

And yet, so many are drawn to Canada for places that are thousands of miles away from where they eventually move to. So many are drawn to Canada for the idea of...
Forum: Canada
Aug 14th 2023, 8:28 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,721
Posted By Lychee

Re: Canada move

That's been my observation too. Few folks from the UK can interpret scale when looking at a map of Canada. All the map tools in the world are available and still folks from the UK rarely grasp the...
Forum: Canada
Aug 11th 2023, 7:55 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,721
Posted By Lychee

Re: Canada move

Your math is off.

Red Deer to the US border is only 400 km, not 2000 km.
The Alberta BC border is also a 400 km drive away from Red Deer.

It's very possible to travel to the USA and other...
Forum: Canada
Aug 4th 2023, 4:45 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,721
Posted By Lychee

Re: Canada move

What is it specifically about Red Deer or Edmonton that you find appealing? It’s hard to make other recommendations without knowing some more details.

Have you been to Canada before? What sort of...
Forum: Canada
Jun 26th 2023, 6:43 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,556
Posted By Lychee

Re: Nurse moving to Canada

Immigration to Canada is under the jurisdiction of the federal government (the Government of Canada) while nursing regulations fall under the jurisdiction of each individual province (the Government...
Forum: Canada
Apr 14th 2023, 12:05 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,525
Posted By Lychee

Re: which city in Ontario? UK nurse looking to move!

If you're concerned Ottawa's boring, I'm not convinced Barrie or Orillia are going to solve your problems. Ottawa has more going on immediately nearby than either Barrie or Orillia, and it has...
Forum: Canada
Feb 8th 2023, 8:01 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,972
Posted By Lychee

Re: East vs West

From my understanding, it's less about the weather and more about the length of the seasons. On Vancouver Island, you're not dealng with snow right now and it's fairly green. Your earliest spring...
Forum: Canada
Jan 7th 2023, 6:13 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,499
Posted By Lychee

Re: School system in British Columbia

Three things for your consideration:

1. The Fraser Institute is a libertarian-conservative Canadian public policy think tank. Their agenda is to undermine the government-funded public school...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 30th 2022, 6:10 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 4,811
Posted By Lychee

Re: when your accent becomes a figure of speech

It's French. Ouvre la lumiere is "turn on the light" in French, but it literally translates to open the light. My anglophone ex from Montreal used to say it all the time. I have never heard it said...
Forum: Canada
Nov 3rd 2022, 4:53 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,899
Posted By Lychee

Re: Canadian Education System

There is no Canadian eduation system any more than there is a European education system. Each province in Canada is in control of its province's education system, and it can be vastly different from...
Forum: Canada
Oct 7th 2022, 3:06 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 5,658
Posted By Lychee

Re: Canada Recce Trip Advice

However, ask yourself: once living in Canada, how often do you intend to fly back and forth to Ireland? How much will the flight make an impact in your day to day life in Canada? Won't the location...
Forum: Canada
Sep 17th 2022, 3:52 am
Replies: 52
Views: 4,369
Posted By Lychee

Re: How different is Toronto to Ottawa

Ottawa never felt like Toronto to me, even though there are some architectural similarities. Toronto is the international metropolis with massive skyscrapers downtown and dozens of distinct...
Forum: Canada
Sep 17th 2022, 3:11 am
Replies: 58
Views: 5,658
Posted By Lychee

Re: Canada Recce Trip Advice

Think of it this way: Canada is a continent like the EU. Its provinces function like separate countries from one another. Each province has its own government - the provincial government - and they...
Forum: Canada
Aug 8th 2022, 9:05 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,198
Posted By Lychee

Re: General inquiries for a newbie

A side note: you mention you recognize Canada is a huge place, which is a good start. However, I'd recommend researching the differences of each province to understand, even at a superficial level,...
Forum: Canada
Aug 3rd 2022, 5:43 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,102
Posted By Lychee

Re: British Citizen with canadian job offer - Need guidance

$2800 gets you a 2-bedroom apartment in Vancouver these days. I am also not a fan of long commutes so would want to avoid moving to Vancouver only to commute in traffic for an hour. Perhaps Port...
Forum: Canada
Aug 3rd 2022, 12:56 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,102
Posted By Lychee

Re: British Citizen with canadian job offer - Need guidance

First culture shock is that Vancouver is expensive. Two high-paying jobs are critical to being able to pay for rent or a mortgage while also being able to enjoy life in the city, to be able to enjoy...
Forum: Canada
Jul 20th 2022, 1:06 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,716
Posted By Lychee

Re: Shows about Canada

Sign up for a free account to the Knowledge Network, BC's public broadcaster: https://www.knowledge.ca/ as then you can stream a lot of excellent documentaries about British Columbia, Canada's...
Forum: Canada
Jul 5th 2022, 8:58 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,899
Posted By Lychee

Re: Driving in Canada?

They do have real driving lessons, but they're expensive and they're not mandated nor taught in public school. Driving schools vary in quality, too. Driving school isn't required to pass your driving...
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