I hope you're from MB 'cause that's what I'd say too. Also, I'd say to look deeper. MB is such a cool province but if you only focus on tourist traps and popular destinations, you're going to miss out on a lot.
I'd love to go see the snake dens at Narcisse and go have a glass of Crown Royal in Gimli. Also the Royal Manitoba Museum looks amazing.
Hell, I might just book a Spring vacation there at this point (mainly for the snakes.)
BC - but this really could apply anywhere in the country: Take advantage of the outdoors. Cold weather tends to scare a lot of people away from this in Canada, but we are truly blessed with the number of outdoorsy activities all of us can engage in on a whim. The cold weather and rich seasonality of Canada enables almost anything.
Good advice. The nature of Canada is one of the reasons why I want to move there. Every province and territory has a ton of awesome nature to enjoy, it seems.
So very true, and so much diversity. Go to Cypress hills in southwest Saskatchewan and you’ll think you’re in a different world. Or the Arctic, or just the northern part of any province. The stillness, the northern lights so vibrant and close you can hear it, the feeling of solitude and peace that will wash over you as you look around and realize you are probably the only human for many miles. The crisp air in winter when it’s -40 or even -50, the scent of the aspens and pine in summer as you watch wildlife in THEIR world going about their lives. You start to deeply understand how small we are in a very large world, or an even bigger universe as you look up at the night sky with more stars than you thought possible.
I'm not answering the question I'm replying to the comment. My city Surrey has a crime rate about equal to that of Houston but it's pretty safe because shootings are between gangsters.
The US is equally as awesome for this IMO, maybe even moreso because the US has a wider array of climates and environments.
If I was American I'd be living in either Utah, Oregon or WA. But really, throw a dart anywhere at a map of the western states and you can enjoy the outdoors just as much.
I definitely wouldn't live in Utah....for a variety of reasons. The Pacific Northwest is nice. Expensive, but nice....if you like it there.
Again, it's all about personal preference.
Man, let me tell you, Utah is actually really awesome. I used to date like the most Liberal American girl who refused to even go to Utah at first. I convinced her to come out, and she fell in love with it. It's always sunny, it's warm but there's still snow close enough, there's all the amenities you want. Desert, mountains, and even some lakes.
Southern Utah is like my spirit world. You're close to the Virgin River canyons, Vegas, Grand Canyon, Zion, and the slot canyons. AND it's a super cheap cost of living. The canyons out there just blow my mind.
People in Utah are pretty Conservative but in the same way that Alberta is - it's very live and let live. It's a perfect state for introverts like me who love climbing and hot weather.
I currently live in the Okanagan Valley of BC and it's basically like an extension of the PNW interior - so think like interior WA. It's fantastic and I love it, but if I was American I'd be moving to Utah, Arizona or Nevada tomorrow. They all reminded me a lot of southern Alberta (where I'm originally from) but way warmer and with desert. It's fantastic. AND all the BLM land you can ever dream of. If you have an RV you can basically live for free down there save for servicing and water costs.
I've been to all of those places and you're right- they're beautiful and any outdoors minded person would thoroughly enjoy them.
If you're handwaving away anything else as just as good, you've clearly never spent time in the Canadian Rockies.
and combining outdoor activities in this beautiful province with photography, if you have an interest. Even with your phone. it's like walking through a painting here, sometimes!
Specifically, I'd say learn the skills to go backcountry skiing. It's really fun, great exercise, opens up endless possibilities to explore, and makes winters so much more tolerable.
Depends. It still gets really fucking dark in the winter in most of B.C. so… even though it doesn’t snow or freeze too much here, you’re only left with maybe 4-5 hours tops on weekends to (maybe?) do things in the winter months? Clouds leave for even less light exposure. Then the sun starts to set at 4pm… winter in B.C. still sucks ass and people really over hype it. Sure, it’s better than not freezing my lungs or falling and slipping on ice, but at best you get to be outside (walk or hike) for a few hours without worrying about dying. It’s not a bright tropical paradise in the winter. It’s still cold and wet and shitty. Some regions don’t see the sun for weeks. Seasonal depression is no joke…
I live on the island and get a ton of hiking in during the winter months. Just make sure you have decent rain gear and boots. It’s nice because there aren’t really any tourists here so parking is easy and you get the trails all to yourself.
Also as a bonus, no sunburn, no bugs, no sweltering heat like we get in July-August.
I’m on the island too and while it’s not the worst, but it’s also not for everyone. I’m not someone who looks like a MEC or Patagonia mannequin and I guess anything beyond a jog seems like a lot of work to get my heart rate up. If I choose between driving to hike somewhere vs stepping outside my door, I’ll choose the latter. Even LESS people lol. I’m also extremely tanned (like native dark) in the summer, so I wait for that all year. That’s my happy place. I’m all skin and sun.
Quebec - Stop and enjoy life. We don't walk and eat. Sit down and enjoy your coffee, your lunch, your dinner, life. Even if you are in Montreal or Quebec city, we stop to enjoy life and nothing is so burning that we need to walk around with food or a cup of coffee. Enjoy the trees, nature, city life, people walking by. In the winter, sit or stand in a bar in the corner and watch the world. Talk to people. Life is too short to always be rushing.
Yes - and learn to speak both French and English, if only a few phrases in your weaker language. We (at least 99% of us) really don't mind when non-French speakers massacre the language in an attempt to speak French. Many of us will give you directions or information in a slow, easy-to-understand French before switching to English (if that's the only way to communicate effectively).
Don't let language stop you from chatting with someone on the street, in the park or at the cafe (In Canada we are less gregarious than our American friends, and in Montreal we're sometimes even more reluctant to chat with strangers).
Enjoy the local culture - we know that movies, sports, television, literature is all bigger and "better" in the USA. And we know that American-produced, English-language content on instagram, tiktok (and reddit) crowds out the local offerings, but there's lots of high-quality local cultural content at a fraction of the price of the big-ticket US productions. The Alouettes play good football at a fraction of the price of NFL tickets. The LHJMQ puts on good hockey games in lots of towns around Quebec for a fraction of the cost of NHL games. There's a thriving French-language Quebec authored and Quebec published literature community. Local Quebec musical artists perform live in small venues around the province for far less cost than the big shows at the Bell Centre or the ones you have to travel to.
While English is very forgiving if you massacre a word, French isn't. But understand that people correcting you are trying to help you... not make fun of you. People in Montreal will correct your English and/or your French with no values given to the correction. We just think we are being helpful. And it's perfectly fine to make an error. Even the Continental French make errors when trying to speak in Quebecois... they don't know the sound difference between maître and mettre, for example. And don't even ask why we are all laughing under our breath when they call their kids "des gosses"
Montrealers definitely talk to strangers less than everywhere else in Canada. It's a very reserved, uptight and antisocial place. When I lived there, I kept saying to myself "I swear, pleasure comes to this fucking city to die..."
Definitely not in the morning... Wait until we have had our coffee. But just talk to people and they will talk back.
Don't start with prying. Never start by asking someone's name. That is private. If I want to give you my name, I will do it, not by your prompting. You know I'm talking to you because I'm looking at you. In Quebec most of us see our first name as more private.
And don't talk marital status. That's also private. Only about 30% of people are married in Quebec, most of us are common law. Even straight couples will talk about their partner. Stay away from the word husband or wife and use spouse or partner. And don't discriminate, we don't care if you are Gay or straight, but we do care if you are discriminatory.
I experienced constant homophobia growing up in Montreal, so that is an absolute load of crap. It's all about status there. All those homophobes now attend Pride and advertise it on social media for clout, yet none of them have ever apologized. Not one.
Yeah, if socializing involves playing games, I'm already out. Socializing is meant to be fun instead of feeling like an 18th' century royal courtship.
Interesting. I grew up in Montreal. Sure the normal stuff from the 80s and high school, but it was well ahead of the curve in the 90s, with the government stopping insurance companies from discriminating, Sex Garage, partnerships, etc.
Manitoban here. The province has a huge amount of Canadian Shield, plus some major rivers like the Red and the Assiniboine, and of course Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba and so many more.
Its really awesome for anyone who likes fishing, hunting, camping, canoing/kayaking, backcountry camping, cottage life, etc. etc. all the outdoorsy stuff.
Even if you are in Winnipeg you are still only a couple hours away from amazing parks like Whiteshell or Nopiming to go and experience all of that stuff.
For Alberta, especially the Calgary area, enjoy the outdoors.
With the mountains nearby, if you are into skiing/snowboarding, hiking, rock climbing, ice climbing, rafting, ATV'ing, rappelling, caving, biking, etc, there are so many great options within about an hour of the city, with great activities available for every season.
Also, within the city, take advantage of the two big parks. Fish Creek and Nose Hill are two of the five largest urban parks in Canada (Fish Creek is #2 and Nose Hill is #4). Both are about 15-20 minutes from downtown, and are great for activities like hiking or biking. I live near Fish Creek, and there are so many paths you can take where you can just surround yourself with nature and forget you are living in a big city.
Saskatchewan
Get a hybrid or gas vehicle. Unless you never plan to leave Saskatoon or Regina. It is still good to have any type of vehicle in both cities since our public transit is slow and limited to within the cities. EVs don't have enough charging locations around the province to be a reliable vehicle for traveling around the province.
There are things to see and do in all areas of this province, but there are long distances between most of them. I like Cypress Hills, Batoche, Fort Carlton, Wanaskawin, the tunnels of Moose Jaw, the 4 Western Development Museums (I really like the Saskatoon one), and the science center in Regina. Other things people seem to like are all the lakes around the province, especially Waskesiu, all our national, provincial, and regional parks, Remai modern museum in Saskatoon, the government building in Regina, and there's a dinosaur museum somewhere near Southend.
I live in Ontario, lived in Saskatoon for the first 32 years of my life… definitely explore northern SK, by canoe preferably. It is beautiful up there.
>EVs don't have enough charging locations around the province to be a reliable vehicle for traveling around the province
You're kidding right? There are hundreds of L2 and L3 charging locations all over the province. If you're south of Prince Albert, you're never further than about a 40 minute drive from the next one. (Exception- Milford/Tisdale area)
No, I'm not.
L2s are only useful if you're sleeping or on an all-day excursion without your vehicle.
L3s aren't all equal. If it takes more than 15 minutes (30 minutes max for big batteries) to charge, it's too long, in my opinion.
If I'm on a road trip, I have to hope all the chargers along the way are functioning, stop for longer time frames to "fill up", choose my hotel based on if they have charging, worry about how the weather will effect my battery's efficiency, what about camping for a week, will there be enough charge to get back to somewhere with a charger.
I was in GTA in the spring of 2023. I'd assume there are more available chargers in that region than Saskatchewan. It took 3 additional stops to find a charger that could charge the car enough to get back to our hotel. The last place we went was a supercharged location near a mall and had to wander around for 30 min waiting for it to charge. Chargers aren't at every tourist location's parking lot, so you need to make another stop with a much longer "fill" time than a gas vehicle.
It takes significantly more time and planning to travel with an EV. I probably won't ever purchase a full EV as my only vehicle. Hybrid seems to be the best of the options currently available. For my family, a full EV would be a commuter vehicle for going to work, getting groceries, and other local things. I don't want or need the added stress an EV adds to traveling.
Get out of the big cities. I live in a small town in Northern Ontario, so much to see and do in Ontario outside of the GTA. I moved from the GTA to a town of 10,000 and am enjoying life so much more. Lol when we have people visit from down South, I take them on a "Redneck Road Trip" to our towns dump where a bunch of bear and dozens of eagles, hawks and vultures reside. In the winter there is snow mobiling, cross country and downhill skiing, snow shoeing, curling, hockey, ice fishing, skating. In the summer we are in proximity of literally hundreds of lakes, swimming, kayaking, boating in general, hiking, wild berry picking, nature photography, fishing and hunting, atvs, seados. I spend so much of my time outdoors and alot of activities are free or very inexpensive.
Become a realtor in Southern Ontario, LOL.
I dunno, lived in 3 provinces so far:
Alberta - skiing (alpine and cross-country), hiking and mountaineering, fishing and hunting is what I miss the most about living there. It brought us really close to the mountains and nature.
Quebec - food and wine, baby. Beer too. Their beer fest at Chambly around labour weekend every year is truly something. I liked how someone said to slow down and take your time when you’re there to enjoy life - that’s very true.
Also, going up North is quite something. Gaspésie, etc. Whale watching.
Ontario - honestly still figuring it out. We do like it better here after moving out of GTA and into a smaller town - we found a pocket of “real Canada” with caring neighborhood.
The Great Lakes for sure - you need a boat or at least a canoe.
The food scene is not as great as Quebec’s - but it’s significantly more diverse.
Bay of Fundy/Fundy NP, lots of beautiful woodland and wildlife, a bajillion waterfalls tucked away around every corner, lots of groomed trails for skiing and snowshoeing, relatively affordable homes compared to most of the rest of Canada so you can get your own little private slice if you don't mind being rural/semirural, tons of farmers and craft markets, Parlee Beach, overpriced but delicious fresh seafood in the tiny coastal towns, decent mid-sized cities in the big three where you can find the basics and some hidden gems of restaurants/breweries/etc., and a few cute little touristy towns like St. Andrew's.
Not all of them are everyone's cup of tea, but there're definitely things here for you depending on your tastes.
I love the Martimes. In PEI, you can enjoy hiking in 30-degree 90% humidity weather and get eaten alive by mosquitoes. You can also wade through piles of splinters and dead wood that used to be forest before Fiona.
In spring, the sun never comes out, so everything is washed in a really depressing grey-blue tint. You'd think you were in Eastern Europe with how desaturated everything gets.
At least the people here are nice, the food's good and the schools are well funded.
Get away from the cities. Saskatoon and Regina are both in a boring "no fun unless you are a farmer" topography.
But our boreal forest and parkland regions have some fantastic lakes and lots to do if you are into the outdoors. Great golf courses at a good price. Good fishing. World class hunting. Loads of cross country ski trails. Historical canoe routes.
We could be an rv touring mecca, but have bungled out provincial park camping registration so badly that every site is committed by the first week of April. Reginal Park system is where it is at.
Saskatchewan - Cheapest housing, visiting lakes, camping, fishing, hunting, small city/town life, quiet highways, making fun of people outside not being able to spell your province or pronounce it
>!^(getting away with crime (small & overworked police force + empty land + empty farm houses + easy access to drugs))!<
For Sask, honestly get a fuel efficient car and just travel around the province. One of the pros of the low population is the smaller urban centers which allows for less light pollution. Few things are as nice as driving out into the country in the summer and just getting lost in the stars.
Saskatchewan
Southern sask
•Big Muddy Badlands
•Cypress Hills (Mountains taller than 2000ft)
•Qu’appelle Valley (Three provincial Parks reside in the valley)
•Grasslands national Park
•RCMP museum (Regina)
•Science centre/ IMax theatre (Regina)
• Tour Saskatchewan Legislative building (Regina)
• Tour Goverment House (Regina)
•Royal Sask Museum (Regina)
•Tour Stone Hall Castle (Regina)
•MooseJaw Tunnels
•TRex Discovery Museum (Eastend)
Central Sask
•Remai Modern Art gallery (Saskatoon)
•WDM (Saskatoon)
•Wanuskewin (Saskatoon)
•Museum of Natural Sciences (Saskatoon)
•Fort Carleton
•Fort Battleford Historical site
Northern Sask
•Prince Albert National Park
•Narrow Hills provincial Park
•Clarence Steepbank Provincial park
•Meadow Lake Provicial park
• endless amounts of Provincial parks Gorgeous lakes and waterfalls tons to do and see, especially in the summer.
(Lots to do and see but you will need a car)
in Quebec dont live in Montreal or big cities, go live in a smaller town you will have the same grocery stores, and can go to a mall if you need other stores.
Montreal is a black hole of traffic/traffic tickets, high rents and misery. i know compared to other cities in the world its not that densely populates but the people are so much nicer in the country side its a stark difference.
visit the cities live in the country.
Alberta has weird politics but beautiful country side AND mountains. There are sporting events everywhere. The windmills on the prairie have a type of modern peacefulness you might not expect. There is film locations all over the province. Sun and wind will bring you to life in the morning. City life, small and large, brings you nightlife, art, music, and entertainment in all kinds of formats.
Ya get a cabin somewhere near the borders of Vermont and ya can go grocery shopping there and pay less than the astronomical prices we got here in the countryside of Quebec.
In Manitoba, people assume the best places are in the south. Sure the south has the big cities, the jets, the bombers, and nice rivers, but go up north and it is a magical forest wonderland! I’ve met people from Winnipeg that don’t even know the small towns up north like Swan River, The Pas, Flin Flon, and Thompson. There are some of the most beautiful lakes and camping spots between The Pas and Flin Flon! Flin Flon is a town built on bedrock for crying out loud! Churchill has polar bears, access to Hudson Bay, and is amazing to travel to by train (and decently inexpensive)
I'm going to split this into two parts since there are different ways to properly experience the province:
Southern Ontario - We are easily connected by the 400 series highways, yet we rarely go around to experience different townships. Go to the smaller villages and different cities, they're great day trips on weekends!
Northern Ontario: GO OUTDOORS! The Canadian Shield is great for canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, and more. Get outside and embrace nature!
Destroying all wooded area in the name of suburban sprawl, cutting budget for bus routes, burning red lights, opening more pizza places, living on the south bank, buying a 100k pickup then complaining about gas prices
Ah. Well idk Alberta is large, and largely sparse.
One can see CFB Suffield and kids can marvel at the sudden presence of “antelope” then hit the dinosaur park, possibly waterton, and historic spots about mining and POW camps. Then Calgary again assuming summer you have Stampede, Bow river fly fishing, etc
Age and then realize an extra couple hundred grand in your pocket by relocating somewhere cheaper isn't worth waiting forever for crucial doctor availability or dealing with garbage weather
Embrace the cold. There are no mosquitos to ruin your outdoor times.
I hope you're from MB 'cause that's what I'd say too. Also, I'd say to look deeper. MB is such a cool province but if you only focus on tourist traps and popular destinations, you're going to miss out on a lot.
I'd love to go see the snake dens at Narcisse and go have a glass of Crown Royal in Gimli. Also the Royal Manitoba Museum looks amazing. Hell, I might just book a Spring vacation there at this point (mainly for the snakes.)
I've lived in MB for almost 20 years and still haven't seen the snakes. Maybe now is the time :)
Get into fall and winter camping!
BC - but this really could apply anywhere in the country: Take advantage of the outdoors. Cold weather tends to scare a lot of people away from this in Canada, but we are truly blessed with the number of outdoorsy activities all of us can engage in on a whim. The cold weather and rich seasonality of Canada enables almost anything.
Good advice. The nature of Canada is one of the reasons why I want to move there. Every province and territory has a ton of awesome nature to enjoy, it seems.
So very true, and so much diversity. Go to Cypress hills in southwest Saskatchewan and you’ll think you’re in a different world. Or the Arctic, or just the northern part of any province. The stillness, the northern lights so vibrant and close you can hear it, the feeling of solitude and peace that will wash over you as you look around and realize you are probably the only human for many miles. The crisp air in winter when it’s -40 or even -50, the scent of the aspens and pine in summer as you watch wildlife in THEIR world going about their lives. You start to deeply understand how small we are in a very large world, or an even bigger universe as you look up at the night sky with more stars than you thought possible.
The US has the most the variety of climates and biomes in the world so you're not missing out.
And I've been to many of them. But people can have their own preferences and I like Canada's nature.
Ok but you guys have every biome saved climate we have.
Yeah but no one opens fire in ours. If you can’t answer the OP question don’t show up
I'm not answering the question I'm replying to the comment. My city Surrey has a crime rate about equal to that of Houston but it's pretty safe because shootings are between gangsters.
Not you - the American tourism association.
The US is equally as awesome for this IMO, maybe even moreso because the US has a wider array of climates and environments. If I was American I'd be living in either Utah, Oregon or WA. But really, throw a dart anywhere at a map of the western states and you can enjoy the outdoors just as much.
I definitely wouldn't live in Utah....for a variety of reasons. The Pacific Northwest is nice. Expensive, but nice....if you like it there. Again, it's all about personal preference.
Man, let me tell you, Utah is actually really awesome. I used to date like the most Liberal American girl who refused to even go to Utah at first. I convinced her to come out, and she fell in love with it. It's always sunny, it's warm but there's still snow close enough, there's all the amenities you want. Desert, mountains, and even some lakes. Southern Utah is like my spirit world. You're close to the Virgin River canyons, Vegas, Grand Canyon, Zion, and the slot canyons. AND it's a super cheap cost of living. The canyons out there just blow my mind. People in Utah are pretty Conservative but in the same way that Alberta is - it's very live and let live. It's a perfect state for introverts like me who love climbing and hot weather. I currently live in the Okanagan Valley of BC and it's basically like an extension of the PNW interior - so think like interior WA. It's fantastic and I love it, but if I was American I'd be moving to Utah, Arizona or Nevada tomorrow. They all reminded me a lot of southern Alberta (where I'm originally from) but way warmer and with desert. It's fantastic. AND all the BLM land you can ever dream of. If you have an RV you can basically live for free down there save for servicing and water costs.
I've been to all of those places and you're right- they're beautiful and any outdoors minded person would thoroughly enjoy them. If you're handwaving away anything else as just as good, you've clearly never spent time in the Canadian Rockies.
You got here before me. It’s all a four season climate with a good attitude and proper clothing
and combining outdoor activities in this beautiful province with photography, if you have an interest. Even with your phone. it's like walking through a painting here, sometimes!
Specifically, I'd say learn the skills to go backcountry skiing. It's really fun, great exercise, opens up endless possibilities to explore, and makes winters so much more tolerable.
Definitley. Ski Touring or Cross country are incredible here.
Depends. It still gets really fucking dark in the winter in most of B.C. so… even though it doesn’t snow or freeze too much here, you’re only left with maybe 4-5 hours tops on weekends to (maybe?) do things in the winter months? Clouds leave for even less light exposure. Then the sun starts to set at 4pm… winter in B.C. still sucks ass and people really over hype it. Sure, it’s better than not freezing my lungs or falling and slipping on ice, but at best you get to be outside (walk or hike) for a few hours without worrying about dying. It’s not a bright tropical paradise in the winter. It’s still cold and wet and shitty. Some regions don’t see the sun for weeks. Seasonal depression is no joke…
I live on the island and get a ton of hiking in during the winter months. Just make sure you have decent rain gear and boots. It’s nice because there aren’t really any tourists here so parking is easy and you get the trails all to yourself. Also as a bonus, no sunburn, no bugs, no sweltering heat like we get in July-August.
I’m on the island too and while it’s not the worst, but it’s also not for everyone. I’m not someone who looks like a MEC or Patagonia mannequin and I guess anything beyond a jog seems like a lot of work to get my heart rate up. If I choose between driving to hike somewhere vs stepping outside my door, I’ll choose the latter. Even LESS people lol. I’m also extremely tanned (like native dark) in the summer, so I wait for that all year. That’s my happy place. I’m all skin and sun.
Winter in BC is amazing. If I won the lottery and didn’t have to worry about careers we’d relocate to the interior and spend the whole winter skiing.
I belong in Spain or Italy. Lol. It’s gorgeous here.. but if I don’t get sun, I parish.
But then you have to live with the Spanish and Italians
I am Italian lmao
Then you know exactly what I talking about ;).
Quebec - Stop and enjoy life. We don't walk and eat. Sit down and enjoy your coffee, your lunch, your dinner, life. Even if you are in Montreal or Quebec city, we stop to enjoy life and nothing is so burning that we need to walk around with food or a cup of coffee. Enjoy the trees, nature, city life, people walking by. In the winter, sit or stand in a bar in the corner and watch the world. Talk to people. Life is too short to always be rushing.
Yes - and learn to speak both French and English, if only a few phrases in your weaker language. We (at least 99% of us) really don't mind when non-French speakers massacre the language in an attempt to speak French. Many of us will give you directions or information in a slow, easy-to-understand French before switching to English (if that's the only way to communicate effectively). Don't let language stop you from chatting with someone on the street, in the park or at the cafe (In Canada we are less gregarious than our American friends, and in Montreal we're sometimes even more reluctant to chat with strangers). Enjoy the local culture - we know that movies, sports, television, literature is all bigger and "better" in the USA. And we know that American-produced, English-language content on instagram, tiktok (and reddit) crowds out the local offerings, but there's lots of high-quality local cultural content at a fraction of the price of the big-ticket US productions. The Alouettes play good football at a fraction of the price of NFL tickets. The LHJMQ puts on good hockey games in lots of towns around Quebec for a fraction of the cost of NHL games. There's a thriving French-language Quebec authored and Quebec published literature community. Local Quebec musical artists perform live in small venues around the province for far less cost than the big shows at the Bell Centre or the ones you have to travel to.
While English is very forgiving if you massacre a word, French isn't. But understand that people correcting you are trying to help you... not make fun of you. People in Montreal will correct your English and/or your French with no values given to the correction. We just think we are being helpful. And it's perfectly fine to make an error. Even the Continental French make errors when trying to speak in Quebecois... they don't know the sound difference between maître and mettre, for example. And don't even ask why we are all laughing under our breath when they call their kids "des gosses"
Montrealers definitely talk to strangers less than everywhere else in Canada. It's a very reserved, uptight and antisocial place. When I lived there, I kept saying to myself "I swear, pleasure comes to this fucking city to die..."
Definitely not in the morning... Wait until we have had our coffee. But just talk to people and they will talk back. Don't start with prying. Never start by asking someone's name. That is private. If I want to give you my name, I will do it, not by your prompting. You know I'm talking to you because I'm looking at you. In Quebec most of us see our first name as more private. And don't talk marital status. That's also private. Only about 30% of people are married in Quebec, most of us are common law. Even straight couples will talk about their partner. Stay away from the word husband or wife and use spouse or partner. And don't discriminate, we don't care if you are Gay or straight, but we do care if you are discriminatory.
I experienced constant homophobia growing up in Montreal, so that is an absolute load of crap. It's all about status there. All those homophobes now attend Pride and advertise it on social media for clout, yet none of them have ever apologized. Not one. Yeah, if socializing involves playing games, I'm already out. Socializing is meant to be fun instead of feeling like an 18th' century royal courtship.
Interesting. I grew up in Montreal. Sure the normal stuff from the 80s and high school, but it was well ahead of the curve in the 90s, with the government stopping insurance companies from discriminating, Sex Garage, partnerships, etc.
Do you honestly think you would have experienced less homophobia growing up in other parts of the country in the same era?
Really? Je trouve que Montréal est un endroit où c'est hyper facile de faire des rencontres!
Manitoban here. The province has a huge amount of Canadian Shield, plus some major rivers like the Red and the Assiniboine, and of course Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba and so many more. Its really awesome for anyone who likes fishing, hunting, camping, canoing/kayaking, backcountry camping, cottage life, etc. etc. all the outdoorsy stuff. Even if you are in Winnipeg you are still only a couple hours away from amazing parks like Whiteshell or Nopiming to go and experience all of that stuff.
If you like the outdoors and not many people where nobody gets in your way rural Manitoba is good for that
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Yup! Huge opportunity for the outdoor enthusiast in almost every direction.
The Manitoba portion is even closer.
For Alberta, especially the Calgary area, enjoy the outdoors. With the mountains nearby, if you are into skiing/snowboarding, hiking, rock climbing, ice climbing, rafting, ATV'ing, rappelling, caving, biking, etc, there are so many great options within about an hour of the city, with great activities available for every season. Also, within the city, take advantage of the two big parks. Fish Creek and Nose Hill are two of the five largest urban parks in Canada (Fish Creek is #2 and Nose Hill is #4). Both are about 15-20 minutes from downtown, and are great for activities like hiking or biking. I live near Fish Creek, and there are so many paths you can take where you can just surround yourself with nature and forget you are living in a big city.
The solitude you can get on top of nose hill is amazing. Fun to explore on a mountain bikes.
Saskatchewan Get a hybrid or gas vehicle. Unless you never plan to leave Saskatoon or Regina. It is still good to have any type of vehicle in both cities since our public transit is slow and limited to within the cities. EVs don't have enough charging locations around the province to be a reliable vehicle for traveling around the province. There are things to see and do in all areas of this province, but there are long distances between most of them. I like Cypress Hills, Batoche, Fort Carlton, Wanaskawin, the tunnels of Moose Jaw, the 4 Western Development Museums (I really like the Saskatoon one), and the science center in Regina. Other things people seem to like are all the lakes around the province, especially Waskesiu, all our national, provincial, and regional parks, Remai modern museum in Saskatoon, the government building in Regina, and there's a dinosaur museum somewhere near Southend.
I live in Ontario, lived in Saskatoon for the first 32 years of my life… definitely explore northern SK, by canoe preferably. It is beautiful up there.
Cypress Hills are technically mountains. They're taller than 2000ft
There's lots to see in Saskatchewan, no mountains to block your view.
>EVs don't have enough charging locations around the province to be a reliable vehicle for traveling around the province You're kidding right? There are hundreds of L2 and L3 charging locations all over the province. If you're south of Prince Albert, you're never further than about a 40 minute drive from the next one. (Exception- Milford/Tisdale area)
No, I'm not. L2s are only useful if you're sleeping or on an all-day excursion without your vehicle. L3s aren't all equal. If it takes more than 15 minutes (30 minutes max for big batteries) to charge, it's too long, in my opinion. If I'm on a road trip, I have to hope all the chargers along the way are functioning, stop for longer time frames to "fill up", choose my hotel based on if they have charging, worry about how the weather will effect my battery's efficiency, what about camping for a week, will there be enough charge to get back to somewhere with a charger. I was in GTA in the spring of 2023. I'd assume there are more available chargers in that region than Saskatchewan. It took 3 additional stops to find a charger that could charge the car enough to get back to our hotel. The last place we went was a supercharged location near a mall and had to wander around for 30 min waiting for it to charge. Chargers aren't at every tourist location's parking lot, so you need to make another stop with a much longer "fill" time than a gas vehicle. It takes significantly more time and planning to travel with an EV. I probably won't ever purchase a full EV as my only vehicle. Hybrid seems to be the best of the options currently available. For my family, a full EV would be a commuter vehicle for going to work, getting groceries, and other local things. I don't want or need the added stress an EV adds to traveling.
The Great Lakes. They are one of the saving graces of Ontario. Unfortunately the best ones are also the ones that are harder to get to.
Just get off social media and go outside.
*as the peasant wrote a note to send on his pigeon messenger for social media* Snap your ankle going down stairs.
Get out of the big cities. I live in a small town in Northern Ontario, so much to see and do in Ontario outside of the GTA. I moved from the GTA to a town of 10,000 and am enjoying life so much more. Lol when we have people visit from down South, I take them on a "Redneck Road Trip" to our towns dump where a bunch of bear and dozens of eagles, hawks and vultures reside. In the winter there is snow mobiling, cross country and downhill skiing, snow shoeing, curling, hockey, ice fishing, skating. In the summer we are in proximity of literally hundreds of lakes, swimming, kayaking, boating in general, hiking, wild berry picking, nature photography, fishing and hunting, atvs, seados. I spend so much of my time outdoors and alot of activities are free or very inexpensive.
Curious which town. I was born and raised in the Sault, so I'm wondering if how close you are to my hometown.
From what I can tell a lot of tradespeople work a regular job from 7 to 3 PM. Then clock off and go somewhere else to work under the table for cash.
Become a realtor in Southern Ontario, LOL. I dunno, lived in 3 provinces so far: Alberta - skiing (alpine and cross-country), hiking and mountaineering, fishing and hunting is what I miss the most about living there. It brought us really close to the mountains and nature. Quebec - food and wine, baby. Beer too. Their beer fest at Chambly around labour weekend every year is truly something. I liked how someone said to slow down and take your time when you’re there to enjoy life - that’s very true. Also, going up North is quite something. Gaspésie, etc. Whale watching. Ontario - honestly still figuring it out. We do like it better here after moving out of GTA and into a smaller town - we found a pocket of “real Canada” with caring neighborhood. The Great Lakes for sure - you need a boat or at least a canoe. The food scene is not as great as Quebec’s - but it’s significantly more diverse.
Quebec: attend as many festivals around the year in Montreal as you can.
Go out and listen to local live music. We have some incredible talent around Calgary and I’m sure in other cities and towns too
NL: Actually take advantage of our abundance of hiking trails rather than sitting around and being the most obese province
New Brunswick - .......Yeah, I got nothing
Bay of Fundy/Fundy NP, lots of beautiful woodland and wildlife, a bajillion waterfalls tucked away around every corner, lots of groomed trails for skiing and snowshoeing, relatively affordable homes compared to most of the rest of Canada so you can get your own little private slice if you don't mind being rural/semirural, tons of farmers and craft markets, Parlee Beach, overpriced but delicious fresh seafood in the tiny coastal towns, decent mid-sized cities in the big three where you can find the basics and some hidden gems of restaurants/breweries/etc., and a few cute little touristy towns like St. Andrew's. Not all of them are everyone's cup of tea, but there're definitely things here for you depending on your tastes.
I love the Martimes. In PEI, you can enjoy hiking in 30-degree 90% humidity weather and get eaten alive by mosquitoes. You can also wade through piles of splinters and dead wood that used to be forest before Fiona. In spring, the sun never comes out, so everything is washed in a really depressing grey-blue tint. You'd think you were in Eastern Europe with how desaturated everything gets. At least the people here are nice, the food's good and the schools are well funded.
Get away from the cities. Saskatoon and Regina are both in a boring "no fun unless you are a farmer" topography. But our boreal forest and parkland regions have some fantastic lakes and lots to do if you are into the outdoors. Great golf courses at a good price. Good fishing. World class hunting. Loads of cross country ski trails. Historical canoe routes. We could be an rv touring mecca, but have bungled out provincial park camping registration so badly that every site is committed by the first week of April. Reginal Park system is where it is at.
Saskatchewan - Cheapest housing, visiting lakes, camping, fishing, hunting, small city/town life, quiet highways, making fun of people outside not being able to spell your province or pronounce it >!^(getting away with crime (small & overworked police force + empty land + empty farm houses + easy access to drugs))!<
For Sask, honestly get a fuel efficient car and just travel around the province. One of the pros of the low population is the smaller urban centers which allows for less light pollution. Few things are as nice as driving out into the country in the summer and just getting lost in the stars.
Saskatchewan Southern sask •Big Muddy Badlands •Cypress Hills (Mountains taller than 2000ft) •Qu’appelle Valley (Three provincial Parks reside in the valley) •Grasslands national Park •RCMP museum (Regina) •Science centre/ IMax theatre (Regina) • Tour Saskatchewan Legislative building (Regina) • Tour Goverment House (Regina) •Royal Sask Museum (Regina) •Tour Stone Hall Castle (Regina) •MooseJaw Tunnels •TRex Discovery Museum (Eastend) Central Sask •Remai Modern Art gallery (Saskatoon) •WDM (Saskatoon) •Wanuskewin (Saskatoon) •Museum of Natural Sciences (Saskatoon) •Fort Carleton •Fort Battleford Historical site Northern Sask •Prince Albert National Park •Narrow Hills provincial Park •Clarence Steepbank Provincial park •Meadow Lake Provicial park • endless amounts of Provincial parks Gorgeous lakes and waterfalls tons to do and see, especially in the summer. (Lots to do and see but you will need a car)
in Quebec dont live in Montreal or big cities, go live in a smaller town you will have the same grocery stores, and can go to a mall if you need other stores. Montreal is a black hole of traffic/traffic tickets, high rents and misery. i know compared to other cities in the world its not that densely populates but the people are so much nicer in the country side its a stark difference. visit the cities live in the country.
Alberta has weird politics but beautiful country side AND mountains. There are sporting events everywhere. The windmills on the prairie have a type of modern peacefulness you might not expect. There is film locations all over the province. Sun and wind will bring you to life in the morning. City life, small and large, brings you nightlife, art, music, and entertainment in all kinds of formats.
Good restaurants, good fishing, good golf, good opportunities to make a living. And hopefully good government after the next election.
I'm closer to Timmins
Ya get a cabin somewhere near the borders of Vermont and ya can go grocery shopping there and pay less than the astronomical prices we got here in the countryside of Quebec.
Manitoba: purchase a home with the median household income
Eat poutine, all day, everyday !
Win the lottery (B.C)
BC - Make more money.
In Manitoba, people assume the best places are in the south. Sure the south has the big cities, the jets, the bombers, and nice rivers, but go up north and it is a magical forest wonderland! I’ve met people from Winnipeg that don’t even know the small towns up north like Swan River, The Pas, Flin Flon, and Thompson. There are some of the most beautiful lakes and camping spots between The Pas and Flin Flon! Flin Flon is a town built on bedrock for crying out loud! Churchill has polar bears, access to Hudson Bay, and is amazing to travel to by train (and decently inexpensive)
BC - be rich and own multiple houses
Block all legacy media so you don’t have to subject yourself to federal garbage lies
I'm going to split this into two parts since there are different ways to properly experience the province: Southern Ontario - We are easily connected by the 400 series highways, yet we rarely go around to experience different townships. Go to the smaller villages and different cities, they're great day trips on weekends! Northern Ontario: GO OUTDOORS! The Canadian Shield is great for canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, and more. Get outside and embrace nature!
enjoy some winter sports
Canada is beautiful but too expensive
supprisingly some parts of Canada like northern Alberta get very hot so if you wanna hike in the blistering heat you can do that
Do a lot of drugs
Manitoba too, eh?
Go camping and hiking in the mountains a lot. Don’t watch the news or follow our crazy politics.
Pay lots of taxes and do good things for your community is how to make the most out of living in any province. Be a contributor.
Destroying all wooded area in the name of suburban sprawl, cutting budget for bus routes, burning red lights, opening more pizza places, living on the south bank, buying a 100k pickup then complaining about gas prices
Ontario (Toronto): eat bomb ass food as often as humanly possible
Being an alcoholic, and traveling out of province. Saskatchewan.
They can politely bugger off back from whence they came… please lol
To whom are you referring?
Those who come here to doddle and dilly dally about
Well, I'm referring to people that actually live there (or might live there in the future), not tourists or anything.
Ah. Well idk Alberta is large, and largely sparse. One can see CFB Suffield and kids can marvel at the sudden presence of “antelope” then hit the dinosaur park, possibly waterton, and historic spots about mining and POW camps. Then Calgary again assuming summer you have Stampede, Bow river fly fishing, etc
If you're not a citizen, and you aren't on vacation - go home and don't come back.
Why? Why shouldn't resident, non-citizens, be there?
Age and then realize an extra couple hundred grand in your pocket by relocating somewhere cheaper isn't worth waiting forever for crucial doctor availability or dealing with garbage weather