Hi all!

I am a northern American gal (I know that sounds cheesy) but I visited Canada 5 months ago and I just can't stop thinking about it!! Fun fact I actually have distant relatives that are from Canada (prior to settling there were from Norway and Sweden) . I am actually very interested in the prospect of moving and settling in Canada. I am in the medical field (in the process of becoming a doctor) and really want to know the honest truths and feelings of Americans moving to Canada. It's no secret that we are a shit show. But I resent visited (only for 1 week) but I couldn't find a damn thing to dislike about the place!

If there anything to consider or opinions that I should be aware of? As much as I would like to migrate, I wouldn't want to move to a place where I would be unwanted.

BTW one of my fav bands is Fion and I CANT WAIT for them to have a concert in America so I can go.

Thank you for the honesty in advance!

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[–] 4 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

One thing I would warn you about is that Canada is not really keen to accept medical credentials without some degree of retraining. I don't know exactly how much, probably depends a lot on what you were certified/licensed in, but it's enough that it's contributing to a shortage of medical personnel because a lot of professionals don't want to deal with all the retraining after they move.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 hours ago (1 child)

    OP is American tho so the retraining should be negligible. OP should look into it of course but I don’t want to give her the wrong impression and make it seem more difficult than it is.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 hours ago

    Agreed. I believe it's mainly for non-USA doctors. My sister-in-law did hers in Ireland, and she just had to take some course which seemed pretty minimal. Coming from the US, you may not have to take that.

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