Nothing wrong with cold. Just wear another layer of clothing.
Hot weather sucks. Strip down to birthday suit still hot.
Was holidaying in Penang this year. Walked from the clan jetty back to hotel . Body heated up. Had to take a cold shower to cool down

1 hour .... you are extremely lucky. The few time I got caught in a snow storm ...took a few hours to get home. during my student days, regular bus ride would take just over an hour. During snow storm...the same bus ride would take 3 to 4 hours.

NW is part of greater Vancouver. goto www.cbc.ca. Check the news regarding Vancouver home price.. If you think KL house price is insane.... you cant afford Vancouver....X3

I got my PR approved in August. Will be moving over in a few months.

Is the Entrepreneur Visa still available? I think the government has stopped it. Only two types remain, investor class and start-up. Start-up visa would require some organisation to "sponsor" your business idea. A coffee shop or a convenience store doesn't fall into that category......that would sound more like an investor class sort of thing....juts hot cash going into Canada

The best is to consider federal skilled worker via express entry. Once you get that, then buy over a business if you have enough cash. With the ringgit at this sort of performance.....I think at least RM1.5M is required to by a business and to settle down.

If you must.....get a salaried job but this is difficult if you do not have prior canadian experience.

This post has been edited by kalbwurst: Nov 7 2015, 02:25 AM

wah ... you have so much capital.

Sure can migrate to Canada!!

I want to move there too.

why canada ? anything good there ?

health care ? climate ? benefits? the gov ? the people ?

the only thing i like about canada is, they are nearer to US, so I can travel to US easily

In the mid 2000, we was planning to make a life in Canada too as we was not sure of our PR application for UK. Did a lot of research then. Here are some stories from online forums. Usful to be informed before making the decision. Obviously every place one migrates to has problems and pressures. But some are worst than others. Can't help noticing a lot of those having problems seem to be people from the sub-continent (India and Pak). Do weigh the pros and cons. Have a read though:

https://www.justlanded.com/english/Canada/F...wwwNotCanadacom

http://newseastwest.com/dont-make-the-mist...fools-paradise/

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigrati...da-t2848.0.html

Migrate to LA ,u will have your GTA

You said you are in your 30's. In 10 years time, you will be in your 40's. Age will be against you. The older ones get, the less points allocated, thus more difficult to get in unless you are loaded

Different type of cold. Humid cold vs dry cold. 1 degree C in Vancouver, one will be shivering.
Cathay Pacific HK-Toronto no longer stops at Anchorage for refueling thus one transit stop to Asia
Air Canada has Calgary to Tokyo flights (2,4, 6), thus one transit stop to Asia.



This post has been edited by segamatboy: Nov 8 2015, 09:43 PM

Chinese are just as bad. Cant speak the Cantonese and these days Mandarin, you gonna get crappy service or be ignored.
From the 90s till the late 2000s, rich HK and PRC kids terrorized the streets of Vancouver(street racing). I was told it was Chinese hypocrisy at its best. Police crackdown could not stop the illegal street racings until one fateful morning when one idiot crashed his car killing a young Chinese police officer
. Only then did the local Chinese media focus illegal street racings and the street racing gradually ended. Rich fresh of the plane Indian kids replaced the rich Chinese kids
Prior to the 1997 handover, lots of Hong Kong triads people migrated to Vancouver. Now lots of PRCs are coming over. PRC triads people are also coming over. 14k triad, Big Circle Boys gang, Lotus gang etc Canada got them all. Google if you think I am making it up

Yeah, all of the above are good!!


the only thing lacking is culture, architecture and history, unlike Europe.

and food probably..

I don't have much appreciation in past things anyway. Prefer more forward-thinking society, and the new Canadian PM Justin Trudeau shows what is forward-thinking. Science, technology and humanity interest me more than traditions, old buildings and nostalgia. As tourist attractions I'm fine with the latter, but as a civilization I prefer the former.

Who else has a Minister of Environment and CLIMATE CHANGE?

This post has been edited by Secruoser: Nov 8 2015, 09:27 AM

The new PM is one of those politically correct idiot
Canada is heavily depends on resources for its economic well being. The new PM supports Keystone pipeline whose sole purpose is to ship bitumen to Texas. Tar sands/Oil sands extraction is extremely polluting and energy intensive.
Canada is a cold climate country. The new PM wants to bring in more immigrants. Since the mid 80s, the vast majority of immigrants are from developing countries, with China India and Philippines topping the list. You think these new immigrants want to live in igloos or turn the thermostat up to the high 20s Celsius or low 30s C
More immigrants mean more economic activities. Immigrants need cars, houses, food and other stuff. This means more energy is need and Canada's main source of energy comes from fossil fuel.
Climate change????How to cut carbon emission/greenhouse gas?? Give me a break





This post has been edited by segamatboy: Nov 8 2015, 09:31 PM

Baby Trudeau is determined to bring in 25000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year as part of his election promise. If ISIS can smuggle a few jihadis in, you can kiss the easy travel to US goodbye. Go find out if Chretien blinked/cave in when US tightened its border after 911

Sure, rather humid cold than -50 over with windchill. You don't need block heaters in BC. Hahaha your car will thank you.

As for the stops, hk Vancouver discontinued?

If lefs say a surgeon plans to migrate to canada from malaysia, is that feasible ?

Really depends on where you graduate from, your specialist qualification and work experience. Canada (like many other countries) has it's own strict medical profession governing bodies. Best you visit their medical council website and find out if you're recognized as a surgeon there. Best case scenario is, if you're fully recognized, then moving there and getting a job there is easy. At the other end of the spectrum, if you're not recognized at all, then be prepared to start from the bottom as an intern.

Appointing a minister doesn't mean the changes take overnight. Also, what you mentioned doesn't change the fact that they have to replace the oil industry sooner or later. Oil industry can and will delay the transition to renewables, but they can't prevent. This is a fact applicable to every country in the world.

I'm sure the international airline industry is still operating in US no matter how tight their border becomes. It's not like I'm interested with that country anyway though.

How's the plan coming along?

I'm moving over in May.