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Top 10 Best Cities to Immigrate To
Guess which two cities top the overall rankings? Sydney and New York? Paris and London? Nope. It’s Toronto at number 1 and Montreal at number 2! Let’s consider what this means. Neither city tops any of the categories listed. But on average, their combined rankings in each category, when added up, place them ahead of…
Canada vs Australia – Where should I Go: Brisbane or Calgary?
Australia compared to Canada, Brisbane compared to Calgary Welcome to part 4 of our Australia vs. Canada series: Brisbane vs. Calgary. So here goes our series next installment: a subtropical city near surfing paradises, and a continental climate near some of the world’s best skiing and most beautiful national parks.
Nine Nations You Don’t Want Your Parents Retiring In
When deciding where to send your parents to retire to, you can choose the best places to retire in, or the worst places to avoid retiring in. We’ve decided to explore where you should avoid sending your folks to. The problem is, any best or worst list is based on quality of life indexes which…
Top 10 Reasons to Immigrate to Vancouver
The popularity of cities and regions ebb and flow, and right now, there are few places hotter in North America than the Pacific Northwest. Even more than 20 years after the latest boom, the region remains one of the wealthiest, most cultured, and most diverse areas on the continent. All of this and more makes…
Does Your Nationality Affect Your Canadian Immigration Application Processing Time?
Your nationality in itself may not necessarily affect the processing times of your application with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, whether for a temporary visa or for permanent residence. Where the visa application centre you apply at is located, however, will determine your processing time. In other words, processing times vary according to the location…
The Top 7 Worst Roads in Canada
Canada is a vast nation connected by a heroic network of asphalt. The wide distances between towns and cities mean that we’re heavily dependent on our motor vehicles. That means there’s a wide array of opinions about the worst roads and highways across the country. Most of these strips of blacktop bisect beautiful landscapes, but…
Worst Neighbourhoods in Toronto to Immigrate To
Toronto by Lencer / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Toronto remains the favourite destination for new permanent residents to this country, even though there are way more jobs out west. (We know we won’t convince you to choose another part of Canada.) Toronto is also one of the most diverse cities in the world:…
Your Top 10 Worst Cities to Immigrate to in Canada
We conducted an internet poll, that most scientific of data collection methods. The poll included the 8 cities in our original list and 12 major cities throughout Canada. Through slightly more than 24 hours, here’s how our users ranked the top 10:
The Worst Countries to Immigrate To
Everybody knows that anyone who can avoid it is not going to live in Haiti, North Korea, Somalia, or South Sudan. Obviously the worst countries to live in are not going to attract a lot of immigrants. Just for fun, here is the list of the 10 worst countries to live in for 2013, by…
Top 10 Other Places to Move to in Canada
Every immigrant knows about Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. But where else can you go turn if you want a slower pace of life, quicker access to greenery, and maybe a little less competition for jobs and space? Here are some other suggestions: 1. Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary [Public Domain] Yeah, that’s right, Cowtown. Its population…
