I emigrated to Canada almost 5 years ago with a skilled work permanent resident visa and I’m now a proud Canadian citizen. The road hasn’t been easy but if you are persistent and you work hard with integrity and passion you can perfectly achieve your goals.
Canada it’s a wonderful country with incredible landscapes, friendly people, it’s very safe and it’s perfectly affordable to make a good living and raise a family here.
I agree that some things could and should improve like integration and recognition of diplomas for professionals immigrants. Also the level of knowledge of what’s going on outside north America it’s better than the average American but there is still a lot of rooms for improvement. I found myself that I know a lot more about history and geography of this country than the average Canadian born and raised here.
Pros:
- Very safe
- Friendly people
- Wonderful landscapes.
- Affordable.
- Lot’s to do (it could vary depending where you are)
- Peaceful and stable.
- Social benefits like maternity leave and support for financing your studies.
- Very human society, we take care of others and we are always willing to help.
- If you want it you can get it!, just work hard and don’t give up!
Cons:
- Health system.(difficult to find a family doctor and have access to an specialist)
- General cultural knowledge.
- Transportation (if we compare with Europe).
- Government bureaucracy.
- Recognition and integration of diplomas for professional immigrants (please I don’t want to see more engineers or PHD’s driving a cub).
- Weather
But, tell me which country is perfect? Whit the positive and negative sides I still consider that Canada it’s one of the best countries in the world. I love it!
Thanks and good luck.