Thanks Stephen really helpful

Welcome to Canada :) References from a landlord is pretty common to show to potential landlords here and can really speed up the rental process.

Thanks Denis 😊

It's pretty strict with the fields of work

We’ll if you like stationary and making the move to vancouver you should check out Paper Ya! On Granville island or 1912 Amax in kerrisdale. There’s also the Pen shop in downtown van or island blue if you make your over to vancouver island.

@@stephentadgh yas! I went to Paper Ya last year. There was a line but I didn’t mind at all. I was excited!! 😍 thanks for the other reco, will check them out soon.

@@GlaizaJournals my partner is a stationary fanatic so we always end up in one whenever we travel. She tells me that 1912 Amax in Kerrisdale is one of the best!

@@stephentadgh my husband just reminded me that I’ve been to 1912 Amax in Metrotown Burnaby 😂 but I’ll visit the one in Kerrisdale since their store is bigger

Glad you liked it Rob. So I properly should have specified that when I got here I had so many locals telling me about the magical properties of Gore Tex and how any rain jacket that isn't gore tex isn't worth buying. This led me down some rabbit holes where one of the cheapest coats I could find (that was gore tex) was $450 pre tax. But a great idea for a video about reasonably priced places to shop! Especially for groceries and other essentials!

@@stephentadgh - Aww those locals are crazy. Lol. I've lived here 3 years (I'm in Poco) and I have several rain jackets - none of which are Gore Tex and I stay completely dry. It's probably the same group of folks telling immigrants to buy a $1200 Canada Goose winter coat for those 5 or 10 days of snow 😉. Keep up the great work!

@@RobOnRefresh 🤣 Love it! Thanks very much Rob! And you too! Checked out your channel and loved the photos the bears! Very cool!☺

I will say, if your'e snowboard gear ain't high end and really special to you, you can usually pick up things very very cheap over here during the off season from people selling on gear before they leave the country

Dubai is much better than Canada

Crazy expensive insurance is right! Hopefully this can help someone get their plan reduced because buying a car with the fuel costs and insurance prices the way they are now seems like a bad move, but very tough to see the rest of BC without one.

Hey Damian, Stephen here! So personally when I moved I found the rental market comparable if not slightly cheaper than what I was paying for in Dublin (Grand Canal Dock) BUT I know Vancouver ( where I live) has been pretty rough for people moving over during the last few months and prices have gone way up. If you're looking for shared accommodation though or willing to set aside anywhere from $2300-$2600 for a 1 bed place by yourself I'd imagine you'd be pretty safe just be careful with scams out there as there are many

Great suggestion! That could be helpful because I do think a lot of newcomers don't leave enough time to find a long term place for themselves and end up having to ignore some of the red flags. It can be because its crazy expensive here, amongst other things, esp in the bigger cities, but giving people a heads up to leave a little bit more time in temporary accommodation might leave some breathing room so they spot the flags and make sure they get an actual nice place to live! It could also be such a cool way to connect with some newcomers who have landed last year or even earlier! Love it! Thanks so much 😊

Hey man am from Morroco and I want to move to canada

Do u think its a good idea

I thought I had responded to this so very sorry! You can use Revolut in Canada (as in pay for things with the cards etc) but I've had a lot of trouble linking a Canadian bank account to make moving money around easy so I haven't used it at all since I've landed.

It depend Rosa, the documents tend to speed up the selection process for sure, esp when you apply against other people. we haven't heard about longer wait times that maybe a week or so as you have to wait until a unit becomes available and then apply directly to the owner or management company so you don't have the issue of a massive list of people to go through. Hope that helps, 7 years to move down 200 people seems rough!

Alas, the point I was making was things I wish I knew before I moved across and that if I could go back I would change because it would have been easier to do/ access them in my own country than when I arrived. Health insurance is an important topic for sure and rest assured that we're in the process of making videos about it!

Same with nyc

Where are they going? The entire planet is suffering from inflation. Maybe Mexico?

@@mothball2802 true like Biden

And at the same time the population growing faster than ever

Check Ireland out so 😅 can’t even get a room

If you have a digital copy AND print Out then all the better

That is a very good question. We were very transparent with our landlord when it came to credit checks etc... so I imagine if you can show proof of home ownership or mortgage payments or anything to prove your a trustworthy tenant you'll be a-ok. A work reference can also help with renting a place as its vouching for your character so maybe still worth getting one of those for your house hunt?

We were in the same circumstance when we moved here. When we found an apartment we were given 3 options. 1)Provide references from previous landlords. (Not possible as we had not rented in over 20 years). 2)Have a Canadian citizen co-signer on the lease. (Also not possible as we didn't know anyone in Canada) 3)Pay the first and last months rent up front with a letter from our employer in Canada showing our employment status and how much we were paid and proof that we received those paychecks into a Canadian bank account. The third was the only one we could do. We rented our apartment from a huge corporation so I don't know if it would have been different with a private landlord.

@@JasmineEMTrudeau Very interesting. We actually had to pay our first and half months rent as well as we had no line of credit built up in Canada yet. The only positive is that means we are not paying rent in December which is always a nice time to have some extra money in your pocket! But really good to know you found a work around.

@@JasmineEMTrudeau Interesting. I'm a citizen (although have not lived in Canada), so maybe that will help in all of this. Thanks for your thoughtful response!

@@stephentadgh Good ideas, all. Thank you!

Far too many of them. There is some big brands over here that have complete waterproof material and jackets starting at $400 ex tax (at the low end). I have been noticing some jackets on sale as of late though so maybe the answer is to buy during the summer months 🥳

So I landed with around €6500 ish when I moved. BUT I was looking for a one bedroom apartment and had a stupidly expensive AirBnB for 2 months that was also being taken out of that money. I think if you aim for €5000 it’s a nice cushion to make the move over but the more the better as this city can eat up your money quick. ESP if you want to do some of the more tourists things when you land.

@@stephentadgh Thanks!

Two year visa with no guarantee of getting permanent residency. No point bringing absolutely everything over if you don't how long you'll be there.

If you're looking for a work reference try and get your employer to talk about how great and reliable you were while working for them, good time management, organized, took the initiative, whatever will make you look more appealing for a potential employer. With regards rental accommodation though you want to show that you can be trusted with the property, maybe have a previous landlord speak about how reliable you were with paying rent on time, how well you treated your rental unit and how respectful you were. Hope that can help you Amber!

@@stephentadgh thanks so much! Definitely something I didn’t think about so appreciate the help :)

Interesting, what do you find about your life in the USA that was better than Canada?

​@@Moving2Canadainfo more brainwashing ;)

Just be careful with voltage! Make sure it works here before bringing it over!

@@Moving2Canadainfo I will I'm even close to being able to move to Cannada

What is the process before moving to Canada

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