Lower down, the story gets into some of the challenges of #MovingToCanada. There is even a short clip of our Prime Minister on the Stephen Colbert show talking about this.
You can't just move here. There is a process and it takes time. Some things to consider:
- There is a housing shortage, and homes are pretty expensive across the country (but if you're selling a home in the US and have US dollars, you have an advantage as our currency is weaker).
- Each province has a very different personality. Quebec has a more quasi-European flavour to it (it helps in many places if you can speak at least a little French); Alberta is an oil province and has more of a right-wing government; Ontario has a more multicultural mix, and at the political level we bicker a lot. BC has lots of forests -- and fires.
- Populism is growing in mostly rural Canada. But we have a parliamentary system with 3 leading parties (there are more, and sometimes a 4th or an independent win seats). In a parliamentary system our Prime Minister doesn't personally wield a lot of power -- a lot of people forget this. For many things, the provinces and the federal government have to negotiate and agree. See the 2nd link below.
- If you're thinking of moving here, visit, spend some time getting to know the place first.
#Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/10856862/moving-to-canada-searches-us-election-donald-trump/
How our political system works.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure/our-procedure/parliamentaryFramework/c_g_parliamentaryframework-e.html