Why Canada?
Several decades ago people tended to stay where they were born. Moving to another country was the preserve of the wealthy or the super-adventurous. But we have been becoming increasingly mobile and today, for many people, moving countries is as normal as moving to a different town. Why should you stay where you were born after all? If another country can offer your family a better life than the one you are currently living in then why not move?
Space
Canada is a huge country. It has a land mass of nearly 1 million square kilometers. And with a population of around 33 million it has one of the lowest population densities of the developed nations. Compare Canada’s population density of just over 3 people per square kilometer with the United Kingdom’s 250 people per square kilometer and you start to get a feel for how much space there is to go around. Even the United States has a population density of around 32 people per square kilometer. Having plenty of space means being able to get away from everyone else, being able to find peace and quiet, and not wasting time quarrelling over boundaries. Many gardens in Canada don’t even have fences; there’s no need to divide everything up; there is quite simply enough room for everybody.
Healthy Economy
Many people move countries for lifestyle reasons: more space, a safe place to raise a family, good healthcare and education, fun recreational opportunities. But if you can’t find work or you are struggling to make ends meet none of those things matter. So the health of the economy of the country you are moving to is important.
Canada is coping well in the global downturn and should continue to do so. A large part of the Canadian economy is founded on commodities and raw materials which will continue to be needed even when "speculative" service industries are suffering. Canada has the second-largest estimated oil reserves in the world after Saudi Arabia. It ranks way ahead of Iraq, Kuwait, UAE and other middle-eastern countries.
Unlike many developed nations, Canada has a low level of national debt. In fact Canada’s debt to GDP ratio is less than half of the average for G7 nations.
Climate and Environment
Canada is so vast there is huge climatic variation. It has mostly pleasant warm summers (hot in some areas) and, with the exception of southern areas of British Columbia, cold winters. Canadians pride themselves on their ability to embrace winter and instead of hibernating see it as an opportunity to have fun skating, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, ice fishing or just having a plain old-fashioned snowball fight.
Recently, Canada was concluded to be the best haven from climate change in the world by The Independent, a British news publication. Canada has the third largest renewable fresh water supply in the world (after Brazil and Russia) and by far the largest supply of fresh water per capita.
Happy People
Canada is one of the happiest countries in the world. With lots of space, financial security and fun activities to do every weekend it’s easy to see why. According to a recent study by researchers at the University of Leicester in the UK, Canada ranked as the world’s 10th happiest country. In fact out of all English-speaking countries in the Top 10, Canada came 2nd (behind the Bahamas). The United States ranked 23 and the UK ranked 41.
Canadian’s like to have fun and are very sociable. Forget formality, when your Canadian neighbors have a summer BBQ everyone is invited – the more the merrier!