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Yes, I would highly, highly recommend Vancouver. Especially if you lean towards the more "crunchy" side!
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First wonderful thing about Vancouver: its natural beauty. After living in the Midwest for a couple of years I gained a whole new appreciation for my home town when I returned. Everywhere you look is mountains, sea, sky, sunsets...it's gorgeous. If you like the outdoors, there are thousands of great day hikes in the city and nearby, if you like skiing you can't beat Whistler but we have three local mountains as well.
Second great thing: very great place to raise a family. There are midwives, birthing centres, and even the hospitals are very breastfeeding friendly. One year maternity leave! Nobody looks at you sideways for nursing, even a toddler (IME so far). There are places where slings are common, plenty of naturopaths, and as for eating: lots of great organic food and fresh produce. You will have no trouble finding "like minded mamas" and there are plenty of wonderful activities for kids, and a good sized homeschooling community too.
The cost of living here is somewhat high, depending of course on what part of the city you live in, and what you are used to (where you are coming from). Rent and housing prices can be a real shock to some, but after living in Boston I think the prices here are very fair considering the "world class" level of life in Vancouver. Compared to the USA, crime here is nothing. When anyone gets killed it's a big story in the news, and usually gang related.
Even if neither of you is Canadian, you can come as skilled workers under the TN Visa. One of you needs to have a degree, or equivalent qualifications in your field and you need to be hired by a company for that type of work. It's pretty easy.
I would highly recommend Vancouver. I was born and raised here, went to the US for three years. I've fallen in love with Vancouver all over again. It's a great place to raise a family!
Yes, I would highly, highly recommend Vancouver. Especially if you lean towards the more "crunchy" side!
First wonderful thing about Vancouver: its natural beauty. After living in the Midwest for a couple of years I gained a whole new appreciation for my home town when I returned. Everywhere you look is mountains, sea, sky, sunsets...it's gorgeous. If you like the outdoors, there are thousands of great day hikes in the city and nearby, if you like skiing you can't beat Whistler but we have three local mountains as well.
Second great thing: very great place to raise a family. There are midwives, birthing centres, and even the hospitals are very breastfeeding friendly. One year maternity leave! Nobody looks at you sideways for nursing, even a toddler (IME so far). There are places where slings are common, plenty of naturopaths, and as for eating: lots of great organic food and fresh produce. You will have no trouble finding "like minded mamas" and there are plenty of wonderful activities for kids, and a good sized homeschooling community too.
The cost of living here is somewhat high, depending of course on what part of the city you live in, and what you are used to (where you are coming from). Rent and housing prices can be a real shock to some, but after living in Boston I think the prices here are very fair considering the "world class" level of life in Vancouver. Compared to the USA, crime here is nothing. When anyone gets killed it's a big story in the news, and usually gang related.
Even if neither of you is Canadian, you can come as skilled workers under the TN Visa. One of you needs to have a degree, or equivalent qualifications in your field and you need to be hired by a company for that type of work. It's pretty easy.
I would highly recommend Vancouver. I was born and raised here, went to the US for three years. I've fallen in love with Vancouver all over again. It's a great place to raise a family!
