Immigration to Canada, what to do before moving?

[flippo07]

Hi Guys,
I apply for Canadian immigration on 2002 and just have interviewed and got accepted my PR application.
I'm planning to move to Canada (toronto) on the end of May beginning of June.
I've ben living in California for almost 6 years now. I need advises from anyone who lived in Toronto area about job market in there.
And what are things to do before I moved to Canada ?

Thanks for the advise
Flippo

 

[Lager]

Plenty of jackets and warm clothing.

 

[MDE]

Check to see if you need a visa (doubtful, but you never know).

 

[flippo07]

Well, I already got approved for my Canadian Permanent Residence visa (like green card in US).
I just wait for them to mail all the paperwork to finish the process.

 

[SSibalNom]

why canada?

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

Originally posted by: SSibalNom
why canada?

 

[flippo07]

Because I don't want to go back to my country and I really like living in US so I guess Canada is next choice (mini US - according to hommer SImpson )
And I hope that living in North America will be better off for my wife and my 7 mo. boy than raise him in my country.

 

[nn2000]

ready to pay 15% shopping tax and more for income tax, but the lower cost for medical care is good anyway

 

[SaturnX]

Do you know already where you'll be moving? Because living in Toronto tends to be exponentially more expensive than any of the surrounding sub-urbs, (for example something of the same size in both Toronto and a sub-urb)

--Mark

 

[Chiropteran]

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress
Check to see if you need a visa

What, you can't use american express in canada?

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Chiropteran

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress
Check to see if you need a visa

What, you can't use american express in canada?

Actually, you can't (practically). Visa = everywhere, mastercard = everywhere, amex = 1 store per city.

 

[dquan97]

learn how to play hockey, lacrosse, or curling

 

[flippo07]

Originally posted by: SaturnX
Do you know already where you'll be moving? Because living in Toronto tends to be exponentially more expensive than any of the surrounding sub-urbs, (for example something of the same size in both Toronto and a sub-urb)

--Mark

Actually I will stay in Scarborough area for awhile and then if too cold for us then I will consider moving to Vancouver, BC because my whole life I live in warm area i.e LA

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: flippo07

Originally posted by: SaturnX
Do you know already where you'll be moving? Because living in Toronto tends to be exponentially more expensive than any of the surrounding sub-urbs, (for example something of the same size in both Toronto and a sub-urb)

Actually I will stay in Scarborough area for awhile and then if too cold for us then I will consider moving to Vancouver, BC because my whole life I live in warm area i.e LA

Toronto: Moderate cold. Moderate rain. Urban jungle, but TONS to do.

Vancouver: Pretty warm in winter, but rains all the time. Less metropolitain than Toronto, but surrounding areas absolutely beautiful (nature).

I've lived in both, and overall I prefer Toronto, but I visit BC often for snowboarding.

P.S. LA is MUCH more dangerous than both Vancouver and Toronto, although parts of Scarberia... err... Scarborough... aren't so nice (but nothing like parts of LA).

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Get ready to have Old Man Winter hand you your ass. Your 40F "winter" will be downright scalding after a winter of minus 25F.

- M4H

 

[flippo07]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Get ready to have Old Man Winter hand you your ass. Your 40F "winter" will be downright scalding after a winter of minus 25F.

- M4H

yeah.. that's what scare me
do I need to buy the winter clothes in LA ( there is winter sale now) or in Canada ?