About Canada

ONTARIO
Ontario is one of Canada’s most beautiful destinations, with over 250,000 lakes, and beautiful vast and rocky mineral-rich landscapes and spread out across the Canadian shield. Cultivating crops, mining minerals, leading technology and varying manufacturing companies, Ontario allows for many career opportunities for it’s new comers. Multi-culturalism is an extremely important aspect of the province of Ontario, as it thrives and celebrates various cultures with festivals such as Caribiana, and Oktoberfest. With leading technology as well as an urban lifestyle, those traveling to Ontario will experience nothing but the best from province that is home to Canada’s capital city.

QUEBEC
Quebec city allows for the urban-style of living, as well as the more country standard of living, allowing all ranges of families and individuals to easily adapt to this beautiful province. Quebec is uniquely beautiful, filled with the best in clean and safe environment unmatched by any other region in North America. The province of Quebec is filled with open spaces, and is an extremely environmentally aware, with numerous clean air programs. Those who enjoy nature can observe countless sights every spring and fall in Quebec’s many wildlife reserves and parks. Economically Quebec stands alone as it is created over 38,000 jobs in the tourism industry alone in 2004. Quebec is home to the Canadian center for hi-tech research, and is a major seat of the biotechnology ad biomedical industry. Living in Quebec is an honour unfounded anywhere in North America.

NEWFOUNDLAND
Newfoundland’s history, culture and immense amount of natural beauty and exquisite landscape are easily embraced by those who reside there, as well as tourists. Unlike any province in Canada, Newfoundland’s delightful sights make it a piece of heaven that cannot easily be forgotten. Wildlife takes over the vast landscape, icebergs, whales, hiking trails historic sites, festivals and events are just a few of Newfoundland’s many attractions. One must let go of their obligations, and allow themselves to get lost in the ever growing, ever beautiful, Newfoundland and Labrador.

NOVA SCOTIA
A breath taking land, so ravishing that one can only understand it’s significance when faced with it in reality. Nova scotia is world famous for it’s astonishing highest tides at the Bay of Fundy, with vineyards like none other, over 700 festivals celebrating it’s people, and it’s popularity among nationally recognized chefs, residing in Nova scotia is an experience that cannot be replicated. Whether one is vacationing to Nova Scotia, or immigrating, there is no question that it is an unforgettable experience filled with countless adventures, and sites like none other world wide.

NEW BRUNSWICK
New Brunswick, the gateway to Atlantic Canada, is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces. As New Brunswick is the only constitutionally bilingual provinces in the federation, it holds great value to Canada as a nation. From whale-watching off the Bay of Fundy, to its great cuisines, New Brunswick is one of the most exquisite Canadian provinces. It holds the City of Saint John as its great capital city, along with the beautiful Grand Manan Island; world-renowned St. Andrews; and the northern community of Grand Falls. New Brunswick’s distinctive Maritime cuisine and renowned recipes welcome food lovers as its breathtaking scenery mesmerizes the eyes of many.

MANITOBA
Manitoba, a place known for its enjoyable living styles; where one can have the job they want and the house they have dreamt of along with the time and facilities to enjoy them both. Manitoba is proud of its ability to combine a stable economy, a diverse cultural community, and the benefits of urban vibrancy and rural relaxation. After all, many Manitobans choose to live in Manitoba for the globally renowned cultural festivals and celebrations that reinsure the province?s diversity. This great balance of living conditions comes hand in hand with its many adventurous getaways including; hunting, fishing and polar bear watching (as the town of Churchill is the polar bear capital of the world.); along with world-class performance arts companies and entertainment options. With Manitoba?s great offerings of stunning beluga whales, dazzling northern lights, migratory birds, and the summer and fall colours of the tundra flora, one is bound to find living in Manitoba as a lifetime experience.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province. Known for its green scenery and the vivid colours of its smooth rolling landscape, the province is cradled on the waves of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Miles of sandy beaches and red sandstone cliffs surround Prince Edward Island making its living conditions just right for residing. This great island holds other great names like: "Garden of the Gulf" referring to the pastoral colored scenery and its lush agricultural lands; and "Birthplace of Confederation", referring to the Charlottetown Conference in 1864.

SASKATCHEWAN
The beautiful province of Saskatchewan covers four ecozones, allowing for varied temperatures year-round, and little precipitation. One can experience ice glaciers, and also enjoy beautiful greenland numerous times throughout the year. Colonization allowed for a land built greatly on indigenous people, creating a very spiritual land. Saskatchewan is truly a beautiful place to be, rich in natural resources. The success of the natural resources allows for a great deal of job opportunities, entrepreneurship, as well as study. Immigration is an extremely important aspect of economic growth in Saskatchewan, building new communities from around the world is vital. No matter what your strengths are, be it skilled worker, business person, visitor or student, Saskatchewan has an opportunity waiting for you.

BRITISH COLUMBIA
British Columbia is a breath taking, friendly and culturally diverse province. Located on Canada's West Coast, between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia is home to spectacular scenery, a strong and growing economy, an educated and skilled population and an exciting future. Manitoba welcomes more than 40,000 immigrants to the province every year providing to them an extended amount of opportunities in their field of choice. Like you, they want to build a new life in a healthy environment. As a mountainous province, British Columbia is home to the rocky to east, and the coastal range to its west. British Columbia is a breath taking, culturally diverse province home to spectacular scenery, a strong and growing economy, and an educated and skilled population with an exciting future. British Columbia?s excitement and liveliness is continuing to grow and expand as the province prepares to welcome the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. British Columbia?s many attractions, including skiing, fishing, whale watching, and spectacular sports make the province a widely renowned tourist destination that makes visitors citizens of this amazing region.

ALBERTA
With the beautiful Rocky Mountains rising to the west of Alberta, it is easy to fall madly in love with the beautiful prairie-filled province. Alberta is considered the most “Americanized” province, filled with cowboys, rodeos, festivals and American spellings. Alberta has a share of Canada’s oil industry, making Calgary, Alberta one of Canada’s wealthiest cities. Alberta is ideal for small business owners as they only pay 16 percent tax, these low taxes have brought many businesses to Alberta, especially Calgary. Alberta’s unemployment rates are relatively low.

Information on this website was taken from www.cic.gc.ca.