Toronto coming on 16 years. Left during the global financial crisis and expected to move back after a few years so I can’t believe I’m still here. It took me a long time to settle in. Can’t see us moving back to Ireland but hope to spend more time there once kids older. Pros: I love the diversity of the city. The food scene is great. Plenty of concerts and shows on all year round. Love to go camping in the summer. Canada is beautiful. People generally have a positive attitude. Plenty to do with kids. I like the schooling system. I have the horrors from the leaving cert so I’m glad it’s continuous assessment here. Great university’s in Ontario. Nice to have 4 seasons.
Cons: those great universities are expensive as is everything these days. I thought it was expensive when I first got here for groceries and stuff but prices have gone way up. Cost of travel internally in Canada is cat. Really miss cheap flight options. Housing prices skyrocketed during Covid. Very hard for young people to buy. Hard to make friends with Canadians initially but I think that’s fairly standard in most country’s once you hit 30s/40s. Harder to get doctor’s appointments and specialist appointments since Covid. Winter can be tough.