I am a freelance creative/video director. I do most of my work from a home office/studio (pre-production and post production). Only need to travel to Toronto or Montreal when shooting a specific location for a project. Your video is helping me (and creative friends) decide on working/living in a new affordable area. Used to be based in Toronto, but it is too expensive and full of people chasing the same dream. Crowded and chaotic. Crime is also on the rise, unfortunately. BIG THANK YOU for sharing your video and info.
I moved to Lethbridge as an international student 5 years ago. I am still here with my family and have bought a house now. There are many jobs here, the housing is very reasonable in price, the Lethbridge college and university are very good and I do recommend this town if you wish to settle down with a family. On the negative side it is a family oriented town that could be a bit boring. But Calgary is only 2 hours away by car so you can go there on the weekends. Oh and since Lethbridge is in the very south of Alberta it has mild winters with Chinook winds often melting the snow and warming the area during winter months.
It is exactly the city I am looking forward to living in. I come from a rather hot climate region in South Asia, namely Bangladesh, and Lethbridge seems to be not too cold compared to Canada's chilling climate, generally.
I love remote and quiet places and I do not feel bored...Canada is the right place for me...I know that I will build a wonderful environment and invest my talents and experience in serving Canadian society.
Great video! This is aligning with my “hope for the best” outcome from last week. I have a couple of job applications pending in Alberta and BC. They’re definitely the areas I want to explore more of and maybe stay longer term
Very expensive in Canada. Very populated as well. Western or Eastern, doesn't matter. Kelowna (pronounced Keh-lowna not Kill-lowna) is very busy and lots of traffic and now comparable in costs to Vancouver itself. Northwest Territories is an option.
I’m surprised to see Kelowna on this list as it’s still quite pricey, though not so much relative to Vancouver or Victoria, which are outliers. I also understand crime in Kelowna is on the high side. As a kid, I visited most of these places and have family and friends in some. I think they are good options and would be the same ones on my list but at the end of the day, I do believe cities that are expensive are expensive for a reason, and that is overall desirability and opportunities. It’s rare that dumpy places are expensive. This said, as an ‘old stock’ Canadian having only ever lived in Victoria and Ottawa, I’ve been exceptionally lucky.
Every place in Canada is expensive for what you are getting. However, any time someone mentions "dumpy and expensive" the first place that comes to mind is New Jersey.
If you have work experience - focus on that and apply through numerous immmigration programs first. Otherwise consider getting a student visa, but it will be costly. Aside from that, make sure you know what your career path will look like.
@@MakeThatChange well, whenever I arrived in Canada, I'm trying to change my visa to a worker visa, and I don't have any Canadian experience. Can you provide me with more details
Make a decision on what is it you want to do with the next 5 years of your life, acquire skills for it and look for a job in this field to gain experience!
Montreal is still a great place to go to school to. Also, you don’t have to stay in the same city for work and school. You can always choose a cheaper city for school, and move to another city for work. Also, it depends on what program you want to study? Kitchener-Waterloo is a great location for both school and work.
Gain experience and network. We made a video about the importance of networking in Canada here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xtoT1ckli0M.html
