🇨🇦 Websites: Moving to Canada
Resources for newcomers to Canada, expats, immigrants and Canadians. This is a list covering over 65 major Canadian cities and how to move there. These websites cover common topics like finding housing, employment, immigration, visas and general life in each city.
💻 Websites on moving to Canada
Immigrate to Canada (official Federal Canadian Government website): canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada.html
Arrive, a guide to moving to Canada (by RBC Bank): arrivein.com
Canada for Newbies: canadafornewbies.com
How to immigrate to Canada from India: cicnews.com/2021/11/how-to-immigrate-to-canada-from-india-2-1119592.html
How to move to Canada from the USA: canadim.com/immigrate/move-to-canada/move-from-united-states
List of common terms for immigration to Canada: reddit.com/r/ImmigrationCanada/wiki/faq#wiki_common_terms
New Canadian Life: newcanadianlife.com
PhilHogan.com, a website by a Cross-Border Tax Accountant and Financial Planner, on how to move to Canada. A great resource for 🇺🇲 Americans looking to move to Canada. philhogan.com
Prepare for Canada: prepareforcanada.com
Reddit, r/ImmigrationCanada: reddit.com/r/ImmigrationCanada
Why & How I emigrated to Canada: medium.com/the-canadian-way/why-and-how-i-emigrated-to-canada-38107855773f (Liz Fong-Jones)
Wise.com guide to Canada: wise.com/gb/blog/category/living-abroad-life-in-canada
🏙️ Websites for moving to specific cities in Canada
Moving to Alberta
Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: alberta.ca/alberta-advantage-immigration-program.aspx
Moving to Alberta: alberta.ca/moving-to-alberta.aspx
Moving to Calgary, AB: lifeincalgary.ca
Moving to Calgary, AB: calgary.ca/csps/cns/immigrants-newcomers-and-refugees/helping-newcomers-get-started-in-calgary.html
Moving to Calgary, AB: calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/live-and-work
Moving to Calgary, AB: immigrantservicescalgary.ca
Moving to Calgary, AB: marniecampbell.ca/moving-to-calgary.php
Moving to Canmore, AB: explorecanmore.ca/plan-your-trip/living-and-working-in-canmore-kananaskis
Moving to Edmonton, AB: reddit.com/r/Edmonton/wiki/moving_to_edmonton
Moving to Edmonton, AB: edmonton.ca/programs_services/for_new_residents/newcomers-guide
Moving to Fort McMurray, AB: relocatecanada.com/ftmcmurray/index.html
Moving to Fort McMurray, AB: reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/rgm5cq/moving_from_toronto_to_fort_mcmurray
Moving to Grande Prairie, AB: cityofgp.com/culture-community/about-grande-prairie/moving-grande-prairie
Moving to Lethbridge, AB: viewlethbridge.com/lethbridge-resources-and-information
Moving to Lethbridge, AB: reddit.com/r/Lethbridge/comments/87pjg8/pros_and_cons_of_moving_to_lethbridge
Moving to Medicine Hat, AB: movetomedicinehat.ca
Moving to Medicine Hat, AB: relocatecanada.com/medicinehat/index.html
Moving to Red Deer, AB: reddeer.ca/about-red-deer/moving-to-red-deer
Moving to Red Deer, AB: relocatecanada.com/reddeer/index.html
Moving to British Columbia
New to BC: newtobc.ca/settlement-information-for-newcomers/settling-in-bc-questions-and-answers
Immigrate to BC: welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C
Moving to British Columbia, BC Government: gov.bc.ca/gov/content/tourism-immigration/moving-bc-a
Newcomers guide to BC: welcomebc.ca/Start-Your-Life-in-B-C/Newcomers-Guides
Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC): issbc.org
Moving to Galiano Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): vancouverisland.com/plan-your-trip/regions-and-towns/vancouver-island-bc-islands/galiano-island
Moving to Galiano Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): galianoisland.com/visitor-information
Moving to Fort St. John, BC: fortstjohn.ca/EN/main/community/about-fort-st-john/move-up-here.html
Moving to Kamloops, BC: tnrdhomes.com/blog/moving-to-kamloops-bc
Moving to Kamloops, BC: reddit.com/r/Kamloops/comments/rc1sbn/possibly_moving_to_kamloops
Moving to Kelowna, BC: tourismkelowna.com/community/relocation-information/guide
Moving to Kelowna, BC: kelownanewcomers.ca/Links
Moving to Mayne Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): mayneisland.com/gulfislandlinks.html
Moving to Mayne Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): vancouverisland.com/plan-your-trip/regions-and-towns/vancouver-island-bc-islands/mayne-island
Moving to Nanaimo (on this linked website referred to as “Mid VI” / Middle Vancouver Island): mibi.ca/living-working-in-mid-vi
Moving to Pender Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): coastalliferealty.ca/moving.html
Moving to Pender Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): vancouverisland.com/plan-your-trip/regions-and-towns/vancouver-island-bc-islands/pender-islands
Moving to Penticton: penticton.ca/startherepenticton/move-here
Moving to Prince George, BC: reddit.com/r/princegeorge/comments/e4ck0e/the_moving_tovisitingwondering_aboutbest_of/
Moving to Prince George, BC: princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/so-you-want-to-move-to-prince-george-heres-what-you-need-to-know-1511070
Moving to Quadra Island, BC: vancouverisland.com/plan-your-trip/regions-and-towns/vancouver-island-bc-islands/quadra-island
Moving to Salt Spring Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): reddit.com/r/saltspringisland/comments/qcccrn/what_is_salt_spring_life_like
Moving to Saturna Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): vancouverisland.com/plan-your-trip/regions-and-towns/vancouver-island-bc-islands/saturna-island/
Moving to Saturna Island, BC (part of the Gulf Islands): gulfislandstourism.com/about-saturna-2
Moving to Squamish, BC: squamish.ca/discover-squamish/moving-here
Moving to Squamish, BC: reddit.com/r/Squamish/comments/oyvwce/moving_to_squamish
Moving to the Sunshine Coast, BC (Gibsons, Sechelt, Pender Harbour): sunshinecoastnewcomers.com/useful-websites.html
Moving to Vancouver, BC: expatinfodesk.com/destinations/vancouver
Moving to Vancouver, BC: vancouver.ca/news-calendar/moving-to-vancouver.aspx
Moving to Victoria, BC: movingtovictoria.com
Moving to Manitoba
Immigrate Manitoba: immigratemanitoba.com
Live in Manitoba: immigratemanitoba.com/choose-manitoba/live-in-manitoba
Manitoba Start: manitobastart.com
Settle in Manitoba: immigratemanitoba.com/2020/02/14/settle-in-manitoba
Moving to Manitoba (Government of Manitoba): residents.gov.mb.ca/moving.html
New to Manitoba: mpi.mb.ca/Pages/new-to-manitoba.aspx
Manitoba Newcomer Settlement Organizations: mansomanitoba.ca
Moving to Brandon, MB: economicdevelopmentbrandon.com/relocation-guide
Moving to Brandon, MB: relocatecanada.com/brandon/index.html
Moving to Winnipeg, MB: economicdevelopmentwinnipeg.com
Moving to Winnipeg, MB: winnipeg.ca/interhom/guide
Moving to Winnipeg, MB: en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Winnipeg
Moving to Winnipeg, MB: winnipeg.ca/interhom/guide
Moving to Newfoundland & Labrador
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Immigration: gov.nl.ca/immigration
Reddit Newfoundland and Labrador: reddit.com/r/newfoundland
Welcome NL: welcomenl.ca
Moving to Labrador City, NL: labradorwest.com/stay/social-infrastructure
Moving to Labrador City, NL: reddit.com/r/newfoundland/wiki/thingstodoinnl
Moving to Mount Pearl, NL: mountpearl.ca/residents/newcomers
Moving to Mount Pearl, NL: reddit.com/r/StJohnsNL/comments/f7snyc/pros_and_cons_of_moving_to_mount_pearl
Moving to St. John’s, NL: medium.com/@moving-abroad/moving-to-st-johns-372c883cc58d
Moving to St. Johns’s, NL: stjohns.ca/living-st-johns/newcomers
Moving to New Brunswick
Immigration and Settlement New Brunswick: welcomenb.ca/content/wel-bien/en.html
Imagine NB: nbmc-cmnb.ca/program/imagine-nb
Living in New Brunswick: livingin-canada.com/living-in-new-brunswick.html
Moving to Fredericton, NB: thisisnewbrunswick.ca/moving-to-fredericton-new-brunswick
Moving to Fredericton, NB: relocatecanada.com/fredericton/index.html
Moving to Moncton, NB: moncton.ca/move-moncton
Moving to Moncton, NB: relocatecanada.com/moncton/index.html
Moving to Sackville, NB: sackville.com/explore-sackville/move-here/
Moving to Saint John, NB: saintjohn.ca/en/saint-john-new-brunswick/moving-saint-john
Moving to Saint John, NB: sjnewcomers.ca
Moving to the Northwest Territories
Moving to NWT: ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/prospective-teacher-information/moving-nwt
Northwest Territories Nominee Program: immigratenwt.ca
Moving to Yellowknife, NWT: yellowknife.ca/en/doing-business/moving-here.asP
Moving to Yellowknife, NWT: ykonline.ca/category/moving-to-yellowknife
Moving to Nova Scotia
Official immigration website of the Government of Nova Scotia: novascotiaimmigration.com
British Expats, How is Nova Scotia: britishexpats.com/articles/canada/how-is-nova-scotia
Digital Nova Scotia: digitalnovascotia.com
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia: isans.ca/find-employment
Moving to Nova Scotia: novascotia.ca/dhw/msi/moving_travel.asp
Nova Scotia Business, Live in Nova Scotia: novascotiabusiness.com/livehere
Moving to Cape Breton, NS: welcometocapebreton.ca
Moving to Cape Breton, NS: reddit.com/r/CapeBreton/comments/djld2n/interested_in_moving_to_cape_breton
Moving to Halifax, NS: medium.com/@moving-abroad/moving-to-halifax-guide-c59e736a5f24
Moving to Halifax, NS: newinhalifax.ca
Moving to Halifax, NS: emigratecanada.com/life-in-canada/life-in-halifax
Moving to Truro, NS: truro.ca/living-in-truro.html
Moving to Truro, NS: reddit.com/r/Truro/comments/mdm04d/moving_to_truro_ns_from_ontario
Moving to Nunavut
Carrefour Nunavut: carrefournunavut.ca/en/immigrate
Government of Nunavut: gov.nu.ca
Moving to Iqaluit, NU: relocatecanada.com/nunavut/index.html
Moving to Iqaluit, NU: reddit.com/r/nunavut/comments/p19jc3/moving_to_iqaluit
Moving to Ontario
Get settled in Ontario: ontario.ca/page/getting-settled-ontario
Immigrate to Ontario: ontario.ca/page/immigrate-to-ontario
Newcomers to Ontario: ontario.ca/page/newcomers
Settlement.org, guide to Ontario (funded partially by the Federal Canadian Government): settlement.org
Moving to Barrie, ON: tourismbarrie.com/about_barrie/Relocating.aspx
Moving to Hamilton, ON: reddit.com/r/Hamilton/wiki/index/moving-to-hamilton
Moving to Kitchener, ON: kitchener.ca/en/living-in-kitchener/moving-to-kitchener.aspx
Moving to Kingston, ON: kingstonhsc.ca/working-and-volunteering/our-community/living-and-working-kingston
Moving to Kingston, ON: relocatecanada.com/kingston/index.html
Moving to London, ON: london.ca/immigration/moving-immigration
Moving to London, ON: homesinlondonontario.ca/living-london-ontario
Moving to Mississauga, ON: moving2canada.com/moving-to-the-city-of-mississauga
Moving to Mississauga, ON: relocatecanada.com/mississauga/index.html
Moving to Niagara Falls, ON: liveinniagaracanada.com/moving-to-niagara
Moving to Niagara Falls, ON: niagarafalls.ca/living/moving-to-niagara.aspx
Moving to Ottawa, ON: ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/immigrating-ottawa
Moving to Ottawa, ON: prepareforcanada.com/choosing-a-city/living-in-ottawa-ontario
Moving to Peterborough, ON: welcomepeterborough.ca
Moving to Sarnia, ON (also called Sarnia-Lambton, Lambton): liveinlambton.ca
Moving to Sudbury, ON: investsudbury.ca/why-sudbury/move-to-sudbury
Moving to Sudbury, ON: hitrefreshsudbury.ca
Moving to Thunder Bay, ON: relocatecanada.com/thunderbay/index.html
Moving to Timmins, ON: movetotimmins.ca
Moving to Toronto, ON: toronto.ca/community-people/moving-to-toronto
Moving to Toronto, ON: theexpater.com/2021/05/31/moving-to-toronto-from-the-uk
Moving to Waterloo, ON: newtowaterloo.com
Moving to Waterloo, ON: regionofwaterloo.ca/en/living-here/living-here.aspx
Moving to Windsor, ON: relocatecanada.com/windsor/index.html
Moving to Windsor, ON: newcanadianlife.com/pros-and-cons-of-living-in-windsor-ontario
Moving to Prince Edward Island
Moving to PEI (Official Government website): princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/move-pei
Choose PEI: choosepei.com
Immigrate to PEI: princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/immigrate
Immigrant & Refugee Services Association (IRSA) PEI: irsapei.ca
PEI Connectors: peiconnectors.ca
NuWelcom, in 7 languages: nuwelcom.com
Moving to Charlottetown, PEI, in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin and Korean: charlottetown.ca/business___development/live_here/newcomers_guide
Moving to Charlottetown, PEI: discovercharlottetown.com
Moving to Québec
Immigrate to Québec: immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/home.html
Learn French (classes offered by the Government of Québec): quebec.ca/en/education/learn-french
Newcomers Information (to Québec): veq.ca/newcomers/newcomers-information
Settle and Integrate in Québec: quebec.ca/en/immigration/settle-and-integrate-in-quebec
Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes (TCRI): tcri.qc.ca
Moving to Gatineau, QC: pourquoigatineau.com/en/an-exceptionnal-quality-of-life/
Moving to Gatineau, QC: reddit.com/r/Gatineau/comments/bisub0/seriously_considering_moving_to_gatineau_from
Moving to Laval, QC: movingwaldo.com/moving-tips/moving-to-laval-where-should-i-live
Moving to Laval, QC: reddit.com/r/Laval/comments/rlptfj/some_questions_about_laval
Moving to Québec City, QC: quebecentete.com/en/living-in-quebec-city
Moving to Québec City, QC: relocatecanada.com/quebeccity/index.html
Moving to the Magdalen Islands, QC / Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC: etsilesiles.ca/fr/accueil
Moving to the Magdalen Islands, QC / Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC: tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com/en/discover-the-islands/moving-around
Moving to Montreal, QC: talentmontreal.com/en/move
Moving to Montreal, QC: reddit.com/r/montreal/wiki/infores#wiki
Moving to Montreal, QC: mcgill.ca/movingtomontreal
Moving to Sherbrooke, QC: sherbrooke.ca/en/population-services/immigrating-and-living-in-sherbrooke
Moving to Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon are part of 🇫🇷 France. However, since the archipelago is just a few kilometers off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, they’re included on this list.
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Collectivité Territoriale (Official Government website) : spm-ct975.fr
Living in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: borgenproject.org/living-conditions-in-saint-pierre-and-miquelon
Moving to Saskatchewan
Immigrating and Moving to Saskatchewan: saskatchewan.ca/residents/moving-to-saskatchewan
Think Sask: thinksask.ca
Moving to Moose Jaw, SK: moosejaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/mj-relocation-guide.pdf
Moving to Moose Jaw, SK: relocatecanada.com/moosejaw/index.html
Moving to Regina, SK: regina.ca/about-regina/moving-to-regina
Moving to Regina, SK: economicdevelopmentregina.com/living
Moving to Saskatoon, SK: medium.com/@moving-abroad/moving-to-saskatoon-e259ff522e19
Moving to Saskatoon, SK: saskatoon.ca/community-culture-heritage/new-saskatoon
Moving to Saskatoon, SK: relocatecanada.com/saskatoon/index.html
Moving to St. Albert, SK: citypa.ca/en/living-in-our-community/new-to-prince-albert.aspx
Moving to St. Albert, SK: reddit.com/r/saskatchewan/comments/b8k4ik/moving_from_regina_to_prince_albert
Moving to Swift Current, SK: growwithswiftcurrent.ca
Moving to the Yukon
Immigrate to the Yukon: yukon.ca/en/immigrate-yukon
Multicultural Centre of the Yukon: mcyukon.com
TechYukon: techyukon.ca
Moving to Dawson City, YT: dawsoncity.ca/discover-dawson/frequently-asked-questions
Moving to Dawson City, YT: reddit.com/r/Yukon/comments/austm9/trying_to_move_from_pei_to_dawson_city
Moving to Whitehorse, YT: medium.com/@moving-abroad/moving-to-whitehorse-guide-8bbdb9893d36
Moving to Whitehorse, YT: relocatecanada.com/whitehorse/index.html
🎙️ Podcasts on moving to Canada
Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah: ackahlaw.com/news/podcast
Born and Raised podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/born-and-raised/id1441577595
New to Canada podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-new-to-canada-podcast/id1529804050
Wisen Up! Move to Canada: listennotes.com/podcasts/wisen-up-move-to-canada-canada-immigration-fw0MryBv8ta
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