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Saturday, October 11th, 2008
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.
In this special report we will show you everything you need to know to successfully emigrate to Canada – from getting a visa for relocation to setting up your new home and your new life overseas.
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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.
Many of the Brits who have relocated to Canada admit that they are loving living in Alberta in Canada, and in this article we explore just what it is about this province that attracts and retains strong levels of interest.
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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.
If you want to escape UK, you should move to live and work in Canada where the cost of living is good, the cost of housing is lower than in the UK, where there are job vacancies and where they are now actively recruiting Britons to relocate and start a new life in Canada – specifically in Alberta.
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New thinking from the Institute of Public Policy Research suggests that the 1,000 British people who leave the UK every single day are leaving in search of better opportunities abroad. This theory has been all but proven by data from NatWest International and the Centre of Future Studies which suggests that 90% of expats feel they are better off now that they are living abroad.
So where are all the British emigrants heading for? Well, one of the most popular relocation destinations for those who want a better quality of more affordable life is Canada. In this article we explore how to be better off living in Canada.
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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.
Victoria in British Columbia on the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island ranks incredibly well in terms of its economic, real estate, climate, attraction and amenity ratings and this makes it one of the best places to live, work or retire in Canada.
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