Why not just do a Canadian licence then convert when you are ready. Next question if you are from the UK why get an FAA ticket in the first place? Why not just do the CAA/JAA course at one of the approved schools. As for west coast weather can be abit damp in the winter summers are good, central Canada, hot dry summers cold dry winter usually good flying wx, eastern warm humid summers with T-storms can have wet snowy miserable winters. BC coast isn't as bad as you think.