We are a family of four. My wife and I are in our early 30's and our trip wo children are under 4. My wife is a paediatric nurse and I am a self employed shopkeeper.
It has been a long held desire of mine to live in Canada and at this time in our lives my wife now too really wants to make a big lifestyle change and is very much open to the idea of emigrating there. We are planning a big road trip in June from Calgary to Vancouver to get a feel for the landscape and culture and try to find where we would ideally like to settle.
I did the rocky mountaineer years ago and I confirmed what I knew in my heart that this was the landscape I want to live in. My wife has never been though. I feel a pull to Alberta and like the idea of the area west of Calgary. And perhaps north towards Edmonton. But I want to be in or around the mountains above all. But it will of course have to depend on employment opportunities.
I have a few specific questions as well as I would love to just hear more generally from anyone who has made the move in a similar position to ours and the experience they have had.
My wife has had a career break to be with the children. But when she goes back to work she'd wants to continue nursing out there but not with adults. Just specifically paediatric nursing. Does anyone have any experience in this field and information of job roles there such as school nursing?
I own a pet store. But would want a complete change. I love the idea of logging for example. I just want to work in that idillic Rocky mountain landscape. Any advice on job roles and what I'd need to do to make the change. I earn good money at the mo but am happy to start at the bottom and hopefully prove myself and secure sponsorship to stay permanently.
Our dream home would be the classic big log cabin outside of a rocky mountain town. Our house here is worth approx £350,000. We have about £100,000 equity. Would I be right in assuming we would be able to get a mortgage that would allow us to buy that sort of property for something in the region of $500,000 canadian. Assuming we eventually got permanent residency.
Any advice or just to hear about your experience would be amazing. Thank you so much