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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Culture

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.

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
March 27, 2009 – 9:45 am | Comments Off on Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

The payoff for living through Vancouver‘s damp gray winters comes in the spring, when flowers around the city burst into bloom.

And what better way to celebrate spring’s arrival than with the Vancouver Cherry Blossom

“A real border”
March 26, 2009 – 2:42 pm | Comments Off on “A real border”
“A real border”

It is a real border, and we need to address it as a real border.”

That’s what U.S. Homeland Security Janet Napolitano insisted about the U.S.-Canadian border at a Washington, D.C. conference on …

Passport Day in the USA
March 26, 2009 – 1:15 pm | Comments Off on Passport Day in the USA
Passport Day in the USA

This Saturday, March 28, the U.S. State Department is hosting “Passport Day in the USA,” when post offices and other passport offices around the U.S. will have special weekend hours for Americans who …

Job-hunting? Network, network, network
March 25, 2009 – 9:00 am | Comments Off on Job-hunting? Network, network, network
Job-hunting? Network, network, network

Yesterday in our Tips for Job-Hunting in a New Country post, we mentioned the importance of networking. But what if you’re coming to Canada, or you’ve just moved here, and you don’t know many …

Tips for job-hunting in a new country
March 24, 2009 – 9:00 am | Comments Off on Tips for job-hunting in a new country
Tips for job-hunting in a new country

Expat Career Coach Megan Fitzgerald, who blogs at CareerByChoiceBlog.com, has written a useful post for anyone who is looking for a job outside of his or her home country.

In “Aspiring Expats: How Does