DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works to Canada@lemmy.ca · 3 days agoI am starting the process to immigrate to Canada from the US. Maybe unsurprisingly I find I have no ideas where I would like to live. I do enjoy mountains, and don't want to be in the heart of a city.message-squaremessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareI am starting the process to immigrate to Canada from the US. Maybe unsurprisingly I find I have no ideas where I would like to live. I do enjoy mountains, and don't want to be in the heart of a city.DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works to Canada@lemmy.ca · 3 days agomessage-square158fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoI’m in the midst of the process. Road Trip Sounds good. How’s the weather in BC in December? 🤭
minus-squareabff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.uslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoLet us know how it goes. I’m curious to see how you manage to move forward on this. I’m aware of a lot of options here (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vanhack_working-remotely-from-canada-with-your-current-activity-7120340233904148481-GXUd ) but curious to see which one ends up being the right fit for you in particular. From a fellow exile who got out to Canada in the first term
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoDid you keep your US job, or find work in Canada? Are you a software engineer? I basically project manage software engineers
minus-squareabff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.uslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI had to find work in Canada, but since I am a software engineer, I was able to take advantage of NAFTA (back when it was still called that) to help me do so.
minus-squareLeeny@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoRainy on the coast but roads in the interior can get dicey if there’s snow. Stick to major highways.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoActually, like Washington but warmer and drier - global warming has really transformed the area.
I’m in the midst of the process. Road Trip Sounds good. How’s the weather in BC in December? 🤭
Let us know how it goes. I’m curious to see how you manage to move forward on this. I’m aware of a lot of options here (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vanhack_working-remotely-from-canada-with-your-current-activity-7120340233904148481-GXUd ) but curious to see which one ends up being the right fit for you in particular.
Did you keep your US job, or find work in Canada? Are you a software engineer? I basically project manage software engineers
I had to find work in Canada, but since I am a software engineer, I was able to take advantage of NAFTA (back when it was still called that) to help me do so.
Rainy on the coast but roads in the interior can get dicey if there’s snow. Stick to major highways.
Like Washington but colder
Actually, like Washington but warmer and drier - global warming has really transformed the area.