Advice for British People Moving to Canada
Published on Monday, October 12th, 2009
Moving abroad to live, work or retire to another country can be both exciting and significantly scary all at the same time! After all, emigration is not your typical short holiday abroad is it, and relocation is a huge decision - one that no doubt will have had a huge amount of thought put into it even before you get to the practical planning stages.
Therefore, if you’re seriously thinking about moving to live in Canada specifically for example, we’ve produced the following guide for you, with the help of Global Visas. It contains advice that is pertinent for British people moving to Canada, but it also contains some generic top tips for anyone thinking about moving anywhere abroad!
We appreciate that planning a relocation is a massive undertaking, so we hope that the following wisdom and advice will truly help you to make your move a successful and a smooth one.
If you’ve decided to jump ship and bail out of Britain before you’re asked to bail out Britain, we don’t blame you. Canada is one of the most popular locations that British émigrés focus on when looking for a country that will suit their needs abroad – after all, it is so similar to the UK in many ways, but in all the ways that count it is satisfyingly different!
Even though there is so much about Canada that is familiar to us in the UK, (and even more so for Americans of course), actually going to live in Canada still requires a considerable transition!
Since the current government came to power a little over 10 years ago, 1.8 million British people have left the UK in search of a new life abroad and one of the countries consistently in the top ten favoured relocation destinations with Brits is Canada. Britons are aware that the Canadian government is welcoming of skilled immigrants, that the way of life in Canada can be much more laid back and generally attractive to Brits, and that the cost of living can be far more affordable too.
The Canadian province of Alberta is becoming a more and more popular choice with relocating expatriates because of the job opportunities that there are in abundance in the oil trade and supporting industries. What’s more, the province is stunningly attractive and offers residents an almost unrivalled quality of life.
It’s official – Canada wants you! If you’re dissatisfied with your life in the UK, you are skilled and qualified and you’re one of the 37% that YouGov have identified who are British adults who want to leave the UK specifically because of growing financial pressures, then there’s one country that is vying for your attention and your relocation.
Anyone considering a relocation to Canada will be only too acutely aware of how vast a nation it is offering such a diverse array of locations in which to live. And so the question on most people’s minds will be where’s the best place to live in Canada. Naturally this is a tricky question to answer definitively because everyone has different requirements from a hometown location…but there is one city which stands out.
A recent comprehensive survey into the reasons why people move abroad and also the nations they favour as well as those that offer expatriates the best quality of life has Canada coming out in the top spot of overseas destinations favoured by Britons moving abroad.
