NOTE: I was thinking of Montreal because of the multicultural backgrounds being the more ideal environment for an immigrant to move to and because I’ve been fascinated with the National Film Board of Canada since I’ve seen their works (The Cat Came Back, Ryan, Boogie Doodle, The Sandman, Subconscious Password with John Dilworth) and I’ve been fascinated with living in the country since I would love to go to another country soon and sometimes I decide on here.

Any other city or province suggestions welcome.

  • festus@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Very much depends on what you’re looking for. What others have said is valid, but here’s a few points that would also be relevant for me if I were in your shoes:

    • If you’re LGBTQ you’ll probably want a larger city, both as the politics will be more progressive but also because your community won’t be so small.
    • If you don’t drive / don’t want to own a car then you only have a few places with actually decent public transit systems. I can only speak to Metro-Vancouver (good), but you wouldn’t want to move to a city like Kelowna.
    • If you have specific dietary requirements (vegan or vegetarian) you’ll have an easier time in a large community as you’ll have a few fully-vegan restaurants & grocery stores. Otherwise good luck eating that one veggie burger every time you go out with friends!
    • Vancouver has a reputation for being brutally hard to make new friends. As a newcomer that would be a huge huge negative unless you already have friends here.