Which area of Canada has the mildest weather, and what are the extremes in this region?

Question

I am a British truck driver considering moving to Canada with my family.

I am aware that Canada does get pretty cold in the winter months, but which area would be best suited to seek employment and settle, and does not suffer from the extremities of the winter?

As I am from a city, I do not want to relocate to another city, though I would consider being on the outskirts if necessary as I would clearly need to be within reasonable driving distance of an industrial neighborhood.

P/s: I would be very happy to hear from any Canadian trucking companies/agencies who is looking to sponsor an intelligent adaptable hard working British truck driver.

Answer 1

The warmest winters are in South Western British Columbia.  It only get what they consider cold for about two months and rarely gets bellow minus ten.  The rest of the country is in envy of them most of the winter.  It rains a lot and is often cloudy.

BC is doing good job wise but the hottest places are the prairies where they get the bitterly cold winters.

Answer 2

Well, the mildest temperatures are the provinces that are furthest from the oceans like Saskatchewan,Alberta and Manitoba.

I don't think you'll have a problem with employment in those provinces although the biggest canadian cities are situated in Vancouver, Québec and Ontario.

As for the temperature, you will naturally adapt to it and it's probably a lot less cold than you might imagine.

Answer 3

The coastal areas of BC, including Vancouver Island, have the mildest overall climate. Our summers are drier, but for gardening purposes it's considered very much like Britain.The winters are cloudy much of the time, with quite a bit of rain and very little snow. Winter temperatures are mostly from the high 30s(Fahrenheit) to high 40s. Summer can get fairly warm, up into the 80s but 60s and 70s is more usual, and it can be very dry but isn't always. The interior of BC, such as Kelowna, is much drier overall but it's colder in the winter and hotter in the summer. For weather purposes, the interior of BC starts at around Abbotsford. It's hotter and snowier there than Vancouver itself even though it's not far away in miles. If you're doing highway driving in BC, you'll run into snow in the mountains anytime from late September to April.  

In the Vancouver area, you might want to consider Surrey, Langley, Aldergrove, Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack. They're close to Vancouver, and many transportation businesses are based out that way since land is so much cheaper than Vancouver which means houses are cheaper too. Vancouver Island might work too. I don't know a lot about the trucking business, but just about everything that comes to or leaves Vancouver Island goes by truck on the ferries so many companies have regular runs that way.