Anybody living in Nova Scotia /Halifax?

[WinterMorn]

Hi - would be very interested to hear from any Mums-netters living in these areas. What’s life like? Weather, people, housing, costs, all the usual stuff 🙂

@filka work experience outside the west isn't as widely valued in Canada and the US, sadly.

Good for you op, glad you liked it.

We're in Quebec and I cannot praise it enough.

Good luck if you move over.

Thank you, it really was such an eye opener and we are starting to make plans already. It’s a totally different, and much improved way of life.

Aidan Turner lives there - if it's good enough for him...

Littering is terrible in the UK.

However, not sure if it's worse than in the rest of Europe, as it might just be that they are just as disgusting, but municipal authorities are better funded and therefore better at picking it up.

Lol, good to know you aren’t giving Europeans the benefit of the doubt. I think all the countries should be like Singapore where if you litter I think you get thrown in jail or your hand cut off or something.

I had no idea who Aidan Turner was but then I was like why on earth would he live in Nova Scotia? After much assiduous googling, I’m pretty sure that his family were just staying there for a bit while his wife was filming something (link below) because I found an article from the Telegraph magazine from September 28 saying they lived in London, which was also mentioned several times in earlier articles.

stephaniebeaumont.com/2024/05/30/we-were-liars-to-film-in-nova-scotia/

That is really interesting @HighlandsExpat , do they consider European/ UK experience on a par? I worked for a while in British Columbia, and found that they did not really value non Canadian experience, but yet soooo many colleagues either went to the UK or Europe to study/ gain experience in the field.
Are all states in Canada like that? Montreal seems of interest. Do you have any advice?

Hmm, depends on the field, @HorribleHisTories15. Some professions are more open to international work experience, such as engineering or science, because the workforce is more diverse and they have to recruit from all over the world to find people for specialized roles. Others are less open to foreigners simply because it's easier to hire a Canadian or it's harder to assess work experience from abroad.

I'd say the attitude towards foreign education and qualifications is pretty standard across Canada. Montreal is a fabulous city but only if you are fluent in French and comfortable working in the language. You can read this article about recent changes around French language laws. The government there is essentially making it impossible to live without French.

Thank you for that article @HighlandsExpat . It is such a curious country Canada, with their French requirements. Where I used to live in BC, French was also required but not mandatory. Again in Alberta. But I never needed to use it. I love French, but the French speakers that I often work with are also English speakers (like Canadians for example). I will probably have to come back you for insider knowledge. Thanks again

Yes, please reach out if you need anything @HorribleHisTories15. French Canadians are an interesting bunch. They have such a focus on preserving their culture and language, which is commendable, but it's a bit disconnected from reality because it's really only in Quebec that there are enough French speakers to justify using the language.

@WinterMorn
I can't tell you anything about living there, but my father went to Nova Scotia and New Foundland several times (and for longer periods) with his job around 2007-08, and he loved both those places. He talks about them a lot still.

Good luck!