I'm planning on being in Victoria BC within a couple weeks myself.

Yep +1, same plan here. Leaving for CA on May 5th

Is this an option? Is there anything from stopping you from renting an apartment there and playing there? Seeing as you are not taking any jobs away from anyone, how can this be a problem?
Is getting a drivers licence from there easy enough?
By living there, does one get to take advantage of the free medical?

I'm vaguely considering it. My Brother lives in Santiago with his Chilean wife and he seems to enjoy it a lot.

Windsor is a depressed cheap city. You can buy a small working class house for 50K Canadian. You can rent luxury 1 bedroom apartments for 600 Canadian a month. Your probably just a good staying on the Canadian side the whole time. The part of Detroit worth living isn't really that close to the Canadian border(1 hour drive not including the border wait).

This. you would be better off just renting an apartment downtown windsor, they are cheap, and all utiltiies are included in most. youd also grow weary of crossing the boarder everyday, and paying ~ 8 dollars to do so. I would recommend regular border crossings for anyone that drinks/smokes, the duty free is the nuts!

Can the first people who successfully move from the US and get set up on Pokerstars in Canada please share the details of their move here(getting housing, getting a bank account...providing documents to prove residency, etc)? It would be much appreciated for those of considering doing similar. Thank you.

late to the thread....are there any CA cities that are close to a casino that offers mid stakes B&M poker? i generally prefer a mixture of live and online.

Toronto offers good limit games (HE & some Omaha) up to 20-40, but the casinos spreading those games are a bit more than an hour's drive from downtown. There's NL (I don't play but I believe the games are 1-2, 2-5, and 5-10) in Niagara, also more than an hour's drive from downtown TO (sometimes much more if you go when traffic is heavy). I guess you could base yourself in the area if that's what you want; the action is said to be good.

(There's also underground but I don't recommend it.)

Vancouver or Calgary might be better choices but I haven't been to either in a long while.

Is anyone still looking for roommates in Canada? PM me please

As of July 1, a regular monthly bus pass will cost $94.00 per person. If you are planning on moving here permanently, and will take the bus all year long, get an annual pass and save 15%. If you don't take at least 36 trips a month (18 days), it is cheaper to buy tickets. There are more expensive passes, but the only reason to get them is if you are regulary commuting at rush hour. (Express and rural rush hour routes are more expensive than regular routes).

Ottawa is very spread out. It is one of the largest cities in North America, by area, but has a little less than 1 million residents. The public transit system (virtually all bus) is geared to getting public servants to and from their government jobs. There are dedicated buses-only roads that serve as the basic network for getting buses to the downtown core quickly without having to worry about gridlock. However, the intersecting rivers and canal mean the road network (and bus routing) is more of a hub and spoke system, rather than a grid. If you want to travel between two points that are both not near government workplaces, it can take a very long time by bus. Outside of rush hour, car is a very fast way to get around. During rush hour, car travel is just about as bad as any other large city. In fact it is currently worse than some others because the road network has pretty well reached capacity. Parking downtown during the day can be hard to come by. Expect to pay $15-$25 per day, unless you can find a monthly rate. Evening parking is not so bad.

Except in the outer suburbs, Ottawa tends to have very small neighbourhoods. The character of your environment can change drastically over just three or four blocks. If you pick the right neighbourhod, Ottawa can be a very good place to raise a family or for people who like to be outdoors during the day. Not so good for degens who like to party. The nightlife is what you'd expect with < 1M people, many of whom are white collar government drones, tech nerds or academics. Ottawa is often rated as one of the best places to live in North America, by rating systems that value safety, cleanliness, environment, economic stabilty, employment levels, pubic cultural and sports amenities, and food. Not rated nearly so high on trendyness, party atmosphere or high end shopping. Cost of living is high (esp. housing), but not as high as Toronto or Vancouver. Winter weather is harsher than both these cities, but not significantly worse than northern US east of the Rockies. Other than a few summer days of very high heat and humidity (similar to DC perhaps) , the rest of the year is usually quite pleasant.

Whether to live in the central core, the inner suburbs or the outer suburbs, and whether to own a car depends on a number of factors, including preferred amenities, housing budget, occupation, family makeup, etc. I know single people who have lived comfortably in the core for years without either a car or a bus pass. There are not many places I'd suggest this if you are planning to have kids.

PM me for more.

i would just like to suggest...there is little reason to live near an urban core if youre plan is to play poker for a living. the only reason would be that you are a full on "city person". you have the freedom to be ANYWHERE and make an income (assuming that you have internet service). get a good cell tower or satellite based internet connection, and see at least part of the world. if not, you can at least choose a less expensive place to settle which still has all the comforts that are necessary.

Obviously enough interest for a sick house in Vancouver. I am also moving to Vancouver from L.A. I want to move in May, PM me.

I'm interested in Vancouver in June, for at least the summer.

Curious if any legit American grinders that are actually generating decent income are planning on moving abroad to play and want to divvy up rent for a place in Canada and Thailand for a couple of years while the US gets it's act together. Planning to hop countries every 3-6 months. This solution creates a substantiated residence in either country, without the trouble of visa issues (simply work off of tourist visas in either country - i think each have a 6 month cap per year, 3 months per visit in Thailand), and the lag of setting up residence, internet, etc. In addition, I don't feel comfortable banking with the Thai especially considering the laws. The Canadian side would handle this. We wouldn't have to live with eachother like a bunch of college-shmucks as we'll alternate residences. Pls buy a 30" monitor and we'll share that too

Preferably someone clean and generating as least 4k+/month, so we're on par with living standards. PM me if interested!

ok, tbh didn't read this thread till just posting..but looks like some of you are on the same thought tangent. hopefully some of you dig the alternating residence add-on

swapping residence between two countries is a great plan. I'd take you up if I hadn't made other relocation plans

Hey I'm going to Vancouver next week. What part of Canada you trying to go to?

Hey Guys...New to posting on 2p2...but been a lurker for quite some time.
I'm moving to Vancouver May4th. Imma stay in hotels till I find a cool spot to rent. I'm moving there from the bay area, CA, leaving all my friends and family behind. I'm thinking all us poker players, who relocated in Vancouver, meet up sometime and hang out from time to time. We can hit up the gyms, sight seeing, hit up bars/clubs and enjoy the women there..that I hear are just flat out beautiful . I don't know how to PM, so I guess i'll just keep checking this thread. Or email me, jhkstars@gmail.com

TTYL

Hey what Banks do you recommend me going to? I hear big banks , like Royal bank are difficult to work with..but then I hear smaller banks will allow me to open a bank account? Im staying in Westide Vancouver, but willing to travel wherever to any bank , as long as they give me an account.

Thanks

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PM this poster - maybe he will share it.

Listing multiple banks and bank cards that work is not recommended.

moving to vancouver may 12. pm if interested in sharing place

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcome...-checklist.asp

ultimate grunch, but you are insane if you dont move to london. even without poker its arguably the best city in the world. fix up, look sharp.

looool