Moving to Canada...?

Question

Well, I graduate from high school in the year 2012.

By that time I'll be an adult, and I want to move to Canada.

(Quebec City, to be exact. Learning french.)

I realize that it may be a long and tedious process, but what I'd really like some advice on is when I should move there.

I HATE HATE HATE my life at home and want to move out RIGHT AFTER I turn 18. I'd really like to be living in Canada at the age of 18 or 19, but I'm not sure if I should go to College here and then wait to go? Because I've been told that getting into Canada colleges is slim at that age. I'd love to go to school there. Perhaps I could enroll in an english speaking college around Quebec and THEN move to Quebec city? Does this sound like a good idea?

Keep in mind that if theres a chance of me getting into a college near Quebec, I definatly plain to get the BEST grades possible so I have a chance.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Canada accepts thousands of international students every year, so if you get good grades you will have the same chance as others.  Here is the link to the Canadian immigration site which will give you the information you need about applying for a study visa.  Best of luck with your plans.

Answer 2

Look into getting a student visa and be prepared to pay some high tuition fees (they're only subsidised for canadians). Being a student even a year or two will give you a better idea what Canada is like. We're actually somewhat different that the States, and probably not quite all that you're expecting... unless you've spent alot of time here which maybe you have. Its also very different visiting than actually living here too.

As an 'unskilled' high school graduate, it would be very difficult to get a work visa or the papers to immigrate to canada. You would have a better chance if you have some kind of skills to make you more desirable for the Canadian workforce. If you take some kind of trades and technical, or an under-represented university trained field (eg medical, engineering, etc), you'll look much more appealing to the people who make the decisions. Furthermore, you may find you need a job to bring you over the border (an offer of employment from a Canadian buisness or institution).

Answer 3

I have no idea why someone would tell you that getting into college in Canada is any more difficult than getting into college in the United States. I'm an American citizen and I went to McGill University in Montreal. I was 16 years old when I entered as a freshman. At the time I was at McGill there were over 600 American students there.

Answer 4

Come on over to Canada baby! It's AWESOME here.

Um, well in Quebec there's McGill which is like the best university in Canada. I want to go there. But there's also university's in Ottawa that are English. Actually, Ottawa is a bilingual city so you'll have no problems there. And Ottawa is like the biggest city in Ontario that's really close to the Quebec border. Quebec City especially will be predominantly French.

But if you want out that bad, come to Canada when you graduate!