Relocating to Canada?
February 1, 2009 – 3:35 pm | Comments Off on Relocating to Canada?
Thinking about moving to Canada?
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This website -- Living Abroad in Canada -- has all the information you need about living, working, going to school, or retiring in Canada.

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The Best Places to Live in Toronto: Ranking the City’s Neighborhoods
August 15, 2013 – 8:49 am | Comments Off on The Best Places to Live in Toronto: Ranking the City’s Neighborhoods

Toronto skyline, along Lake Ontario

Toronto Life magazine has released what they call a “mostly scientific” ranking of the city’s 140 neighborhoods.

Working with researchers from the University of Toronto, they evaluated factors like housing costs, transit access, crime rates, schools, entertainment, and community engagement.

You can read the complete article and neighborhood rankings at “The Best Places to Live in the City: A (Mostly) Scientific Ranking of All 140 Neighbourhoods in Toronto.”

To get you started, here are the Top 10 Toronto neighborhoods:

  1. Rosedale-Moore Park
  2. Banbury-Don Mills
  3. High Park-Swansea
  4. Mount Pleasant West
  5. High Park North
  6. Wexford-Maryvale
  7. Mount Pleasant East
  8. The Beach
  9. Mimico
  10. Casa Loma

If you live in Toronto, what do you think of these rankings? Please leave a comment and share your thoughts.

And for more information about relocating to Toronto, check out our Toronto resources page.

Downtown Toronto photo © Carolyn B. Heller

Travels of a New Canadian: From Vancouver to Halifax by Train — with the Cultural Access Pass
July 24, 2013 – 10:06 pm | Comments Off on Travels of a New Canadian: From Vancouver to Halifax by Train — with the Cultural Access Pass
Travels of a New Canadian: From Vancouver to Halifax by Train — with the Cultural Access Pass

Did you ever eat a nun’s fart? Walk on a glacier? Explore an urban national park?

Have you sampled shmoo torte? Taste-tested bagels or perogies? Snacked on Kouign-Amann?

Have you gone about your daily business …

What’s Different in Canada? A Guide for Americans
July 10, 2013 – 2:28 pm | Comments Off on What’s Different in Canada? A Guide for Americans
What’s Different in Canada? A Guide for Americans

“Mom, there’s a word that people use here that means ‘hat,’” my 10-year-old daughter told me one day during our first winter in Vancouver.

“It sounds like ‘tunic.’”

“Tunic?” I asked. “A hat? Are you …

Why Move to Victoria? It’s the Imagination Economy, Stupid
June 6, 2013 – 9:32 am | Comments Off on Why Move to Victoria? It’s the Imagination Economy, Stupid
Why Move to Victoria? It’s the Imagination Economy, Stupid

British Columbia’s capital city of Victoria used to be dubbed a destination for the “newly wed and nearly dead.” Yes, it was — and still is — popular among both newlyweds and retirees, but with …

Considering Immigration to Canada? Here are the Best Places for New Immigrants to Live
May 12, 2013 – 12:26 pm | Comments Off on Considering Immigration to Canada? Here are the Best Places for New Immigrants to Live
Considering Immigration to Canada? Here are the Best Places for New Immigrants to Live

We recently reported on the Moneysense annual ranking of Best Places to Live in Canada. As part of this year’s survey, the publication also ranked Canada’s Best Places for New Immigrants.

Six of the top …

Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada (2013)
April 15, 2013 – 10:20 am | Comments Off on Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada (2013)
Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada (2013)

When you’re thinking about where to retire, are you thinking about Canada?

Canada may not come to mind as readily as, say, Mexico, Costa Rica, or the south of France, but plenty of people do