Living in Canada

Image via Wikipedia Location  Canada lies to the North of the USA and, behind Russia, is the world's second largest country. The vast majority of Canada's population lives near the southern border with the USA.  Employment  In recent years, Canada's agricultural and mineral exports have performed well in world markets. Economic conditions are relatively good for most of the country.  A few years ago, you would not have been advised to come to Canada to improve your salary.  Canadians enjoyed, and still enjoy, a very high quality of life but, compared with salaries available in the USA, UK and Northern Europe, Canadians were not highly paid.  Now rising wages and a strengthening currency have pushed Canada's...

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The Climate and Weather of Vancouver, British Columbia

Image via Wikipedia The Climate and Weather of Vancouver, British Columbia Unusually for a Canadian city, Vancouver has relatively mild winters with little snow. The cold air from the Arctic that sweeps over the rest of Canada in winter is unable to reach Vancouver. The Rocky Mountains block it.  Combine the lack of Arctic air with the mildness of Vancouver's location on the shores of the Pacific Ocean and it's not surprising that Vancouver is the warmest of Canada's major metropolitan cities in winter by far.  Snow depths of greater than 1 cm are seen on about 10 days each year in Vancouver compared with about 65 days in Toronto.  Vancouver has one of the wettest and foggiest climates of Canada's cities. At times, in...

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The Climate and Weather of Winnipeg, Manitoba

Image via Wikipedia Located in Southern Manitoba, Winnipeg endures very cold and occasionally rather brutal winter temperatures. Canadians in other provinces sometimes refer jokingly to "Winterpeg", Manitoba.  Winnipeg has a cold continental climate with a short, very warm summer and a long, cold winter. Despite the cold weather, Winnipeg's skies are among the clearest in Canada and Winnipeg enjoys much sunny weather all year round. Snow depths of greater than 1 cm are seen on about 132 days each year in Winnipeg, compared with about 65 days in Toronto.  Winnipeg has a windy climate, which it owes to its prairie location. There are few natural barriers to prairie winds, allowing them to sweep down from the Arctic in wintertime.  The...

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