Montreal - Vancouver - Toronto?

Question

The following spring I'm moving to Canada.Is speak English and I have basic knowledge of French. I'm 25 and worked in the field of marketing. I'm interested in festivals, advertising and photography. What would you suggest as the best choice for finding a job???

Answer 1

I'd go with Vancouver or Toronto. Vancouver is generally a nice area. It is very culturally diverse. I've heard, though, that housing is a bit more expensive over there. Toronto is also nice. When it comes to finding a job, you can pretty much find one in any of these three cities. It just depends on where you want to live. I would imagine it would be annoying to live in Montreal if you are not a very fluent French speaker.

Answer 2

SteveN said it all.

I just want to say that though there are more jobs in Toronto than in Montreal because there are more companies, it is also much more competitive.

If you're a bright, talented and experienced professional with lots of ambition then go to Toronto. You'll find the right challenges for you.

In Montreal I would tend to think that a minimum knowledge of French is a prerequisite in the field of marketing.

Answer 3

My vote would be for you to go to Vancouver too

Maybe you should learn how to write english though before you come

The following spring I'm moving to Canada.Is speak English

What's that?

Answer 4

Vancouver or Toronto

Toronto is bigger than Vancouver so maybe there is more work but since you aren't fluent or really good at French Montreal might be sort of difficult because some people are just learning English there.

Answer 5

look for jobs in vancouver at

http://www.vancouverjobshop.ca

in Toronto http://regionalhelpwanted.com/toronto-jo...

or for other canada locations at http://www.monster.ca

Montreal is bilingual french and english whereas Toronto and Vancouver are basically unlingual English with lots of mandarin, cantonese and punjabi especially in Vancouver.

Toronto has way more festivals than vancouver and home to more corporate head offices. In Vancouver we have scenary and climate on our side.  

Answer 6

montreal's the city of festivals!!

Answer 7

definatey toronto

they have all that stuff

as well as like hundreeds of  differnt festivalas in the summer

Answer 8

Let's pick each point that you made in the question:

Language Issue:

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If you have a basic knowledge of French and can get by (with an English accent) speaking in French, you should have no problem in Montreal. You will have the basics and pick up a lot more while you are here...it does not take long. If you cannot speak or understand French to get by, or do not want to deal with it, go with Vancouver or Toronto.

Job Opportunities:

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The field of marketing, advertising, and photography is pretty much available in all three cities, but I think I would say more in demand in Toronto where many corporate head offices are located.

Social Life / Entertainment:

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Montreal is known to be a party city and in the summer, there is a different festival every weekend. We have the Jazzfest, Just-For-Laughs Comedy festival, Franco-folies, beer fest, carribean festival, g*y pride, fireworks competition, hot air baloon show, and so many more.

Toronto has many similar festivals and may also be of interest to you. I hear much less about festivals in Vancouver, but would be surprised if they did not have things like a chinese lantern festival, dragon boat races, and other asian-influenced festivals, as they have a large asian community there.

All three cities would probably have Santa Clause parade, St. Patrick's day parade, and Canada day festivities.

Summary

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In my opinion, the most important thing if moving to a new city (whether it is in a new country or just into a new state or province) is to make sure you are financially secure by having employment already lined up. Based on that, I would say look for and try to get a job offer before making the big move. Then look for a home in the areas around that employer, to avoid lengthy daily commutes or to be close to things of interest to you, such as a grocery store, school, sports complex, etc.