天美麻豆

hello there,
Congratulations first!
Sorry, I am not living in Canada, so I cannot answer your questions.
But can you do me a favor? I am thinking of moving to Canada too, but don't know how. So can I have your experience? Do you immigrate there via skilled worker or something else?
Looking forward to your reply
Thank you
Shayla

Hi Pierss01,
Hi Shayla (ni hao ma?)

According to ??immigration Canada?? if you want to immigrate to Canada, there are a few different ways to apply. You will need to decide which immigration program will work best for you and your family.

So according to the category you wish to choose, you can check here bellow (I copied them from the web site of immigration Canada), and take a look at the link I added to you so as to know exactly the procedure.

Find out about the requirements and the steps to apply in each category:
?    Skilled workers and professionals
For people who want to settle and work in Canada (outside of Quebec)

?    Quebec-selected skilled workers
For people selected by the Quebec government to settle and work in Quebec

?    Canadian Experience Class
For people who have recent Canadian work experience or have graduated and recently worked in Canada

?    Investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed people
For people who want to start a business in Canada

?    Provincial nominees
One of Canada?s provinces or territories can nominate you to settle and work there

?    Sponsoring your family
How to sponsor a family member to join you here if you are a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen



for Victoria, last year it was named best place to live in Canada, according to a survey made by moneysense magazine (it?s the 4th annual survey).
I will put in few weeks the most recent  one for the edition of 2010.

Here is a video talking about that from the CTV channel :


Victoria's plentiful sunny days, reasonable cost of living and multitude of post-secondary institutions are some of the factors that make it the best place to live in Canada, according to rankings released Monday by MoneySense magazine.
Victoria took the top honours for the first time in the magazine's annual list of best places to live, which included 154 cities across Canada with a population over 10,000.
Criteria included what is important to people who live in a city, rather than to tourists, such as income potential, the likelihood of finding a job, housing costs and weather.
MoneySense features editor Rob Gerlsbeck said that Victoria has a lot of positives.
"I defy you to find a better city in Canada for weather," Gerlsbeck said Monday on CTV's Canada AM. "It's warm, only goes below 0 Celsius for 50 days a year, which is incredible for Canada. It doesn't rain too much. And the unemployment rate is incredibly low."
Ottawa-Gatineau fell to second place after two straight years in the top spot.
The cities that round out the top 10 are:
3. Kingston, Ont.
4. Burlington, Ont.
5. Vancouver
6. Moncton, N.B.
7. Fredericton, N.B.
8. Winnipeg
9. Peterborough, Ont.
10. Brandon, Man.
Other factors that make these cities great places to live include the fact that each of them, with the exception of Burlington, has a college or university and many of them are capital cities, Gerlsbeck said.
"Universities have a very calming effect on a city's economy," Gerlsbeck said. "You add in well-paid university staff, who tend not to get laid off, and then you add in students, it really makes a city an interesting place to live."
Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin said the city's residents are "pretty pumped" by the news.
"For those of us that live in Victoria we know it's a beautiful city and we always look forward to inviting people to come as guests or stay and become residents," Fortin told Canada AM.
Fortin credited the city's vibrant downtown, museums and three universities as factors that contributed to the number-one ranking, not to mention the weather.
"It's certainly hard to beat 2,100 hours of sunshine every year," Fortin said.
Cities such as Toronto, which ranked 79, didn't make the top 10 because of higher crime rates and higher cost of living, Gerlsbeck said.
Cities that ranked near the bottom, such as 154-ranked New Glasgow, N.S., tend to be one-industry towns that have fallen on hard times and have declining populations, Gerlsbeck said.

Thank you so much Abdel.
I did a selftest in the website you provide me, no so good.
Anyway,thanks
Shayla

Hi Shayla,

不用担心(Bu Yong Dan Xin).

Many people made the selftest, and believe me: half of them did not pass it but they immigrate in Canada.

I am not trying to give you positive motivation, but just a glimpse of real thing happen.

what will you say if I tell you that bymyself, just for fun, I did the selftest last year (I am here in Canada almost 7 year)and guess what ???

I falt the test lolll..

So if you really want to immigrate to Canada, here is a hint: Believe on yourself, keep on going and never give-up, that's how brave people do

祝你好運 (zhù ni háoyùn).

Abdel

Hello Abdel,
First, thank you for your inspire, it does help, I won't give up.
Second, how could you move to Canada? By skilled worker or whatever?
Last but not the least, 你的中文很好！
谢谢你！

B.R
Shayla