Relocating to Canada?
February 1, 2009 – 3:35 pm | Comments Off on Relocating to Canada?
Thinking about moving to Canada?
Just arrived and trying to figure out how to get settled?

You've come to the right place!

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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All about Canadian culture, from people and language to food, drink, books, music, and film

Daily Life

From health care and education, to local eating and shopping, to festivals and things to do, get the scoop on life in Canada

Housing, Jobs, & Money

Finding a home, working, saving, and investing in Canada – here’s how

Immigration

What you need to know to live in, work in, or immigrate to Canada. Citizenship information, too.

Travel

Travel ideas and tips for visiting, touring, and deciding where to live in Canada.

American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat
June 12, 2009 – 8:22 am | Comments Off on American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat
American expat profile: From U.S. draft resister to Canadian bureaucrat

In the 1960s and ’70s, during the Vietnam War, somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 Americans came to Canada to escape the draft — and many of them stayed. The New York Times recently profiled one …

World Naked Bike Ride: Streaking through a city near you
June 10, 2009 – 8:37 am | Comments Off on World Naked Bike Ride: Streaking through a city near you
World Naked Bike Ride: Streaking through a city near you

Last June, I happened to be walking across Vancouver’s Granville Island, when a parade passed by — a whooping, shrieking, cheering procession of bicyclists, all in various states of undress.

Some were sporting bras and …

What about Nova Scotia?
June 9, 2009 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on What about Nova Scotia?
What about Nova Scotia?

Looking for a home — or a second home — near the water?

If you’re considering eastern Canada, have a look at this recent New York Times real estate feature about the town of …

On Canada, toques, and the perfect Canadian mystery novel
June 8, 2009 – 12:15 pm | Comments Off on On Canada, toques, and the perfect Canadian mystery novel
On Canada, toques, and the perfect Canadian mystery novel

Check out this interview with me over at Jungle Red Writers.

Fellow writer and good friend Hallie Ephron recently talked with me about living in Canada, travel writing, and where I’d set the

Living in Canada…an experience that permanently changes most American expats
June 8, 2009 – 7:46 am | Comments Off on Living in Canada…an experience that permanently changes most American expats
Living in Canada…an experience that permanently changes most American expats

Despite its rather inflammatory title, Danger! A Nation of Socialists Lurks Just Across Our Border!, this piece by Bill Mann in the Huffington Post actually contains some thoughtful commentary about the experiences of Americans living