When immigrants think about moving to Canada from the UK most give their reasons for moving as a better quality of life and space to breathe. These same immigrants then tend to move to the most densely populated urban areas like Toronto in Ontario, Calgary in Alberta and Vancouver in British Columbia.

This may seem a little strange and contradictory. Moving from the UK with its very high population density to Canada with it\’s low population per square mile you\’d be excused for thinking anything has to be better than living in the crowded south east of England!

Living in Canada\’s major cities will have benefits like a reduction in crime levels compared to Britain however living in one big city is pretty much the same as living in any other. After all it is just another big city.

Bizarrely however Nova Scotia is a Province with the highest population density yet huge amounts of wide open space that you don\’t have to travel miles from the city centre to find.

Halifax, Nova Scotia\’s main city is a conglomeration of 3 cities Halifax, Bedford & Dartmouth whose combined inhabitants number about the 400,000 mark. The population as a whole is around 900,000 so you can see, outside the main population centre of the Halifax Regional Municipality there aren\’t too many people.

Nova Scotia gets its high population density count from being the second smallest Canadian Province. Halifax sucks in job-seekers from New Brunswick and Newfoundland and the population increases substantially each year from an influx of students as Nova Scotia boasts a high number of quality universities.

If you are a prospective employer moving a business or manufacturing to the Province you can be assured of a highly educated workforce. Other business related reasons for moving to Nova Scotia would be the proximity of the US border in Maine for exports. For communication, there are regular year-round scheduled International Flights to many US cities including New York and to London. Flight times are two hours to New York and only six hours to London, England.

Surprisingly more people don\’t consider moving to Nova Scotia as, although the winters are harsh compared to UK winters with almost guaranteed snowfall, winters are not as harsh as most of the rest of Canada. Due to its position on the East Coast of Canada Nova Scotia is \’warmed\’ by the Gulf Stream. It may not feel particularly \’warm\’ at -20C but those days are rare compared to those freezing in the centre of the country living at or below -30C for days or weeks at a time.

Summers are similar to that of England being both brief and unpredictable. The maritime climate is constantly changing and although summers will be hot and humid there will not be much chance of major water shortages despite global warming!

People in the Maritimes are warm, friendly and inviting. The pace of life is slower here than in most of Canada and people have time to speak with their neighbours. House prices are far more affordable than the UK and with a plentiful supply of lakes and coastline waterfront homes that would cost in excess of ₤1 million in the UK can be bought for as little as $300,000 or about ₤200,000 at current exchange rates.

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