Since making our decision to move to Canada, I have surfed a lot of sites and joined some Canadian discussion groups and I have found a small but vocal minority of people who have emigrated to Canada who absolutely hate the country. They actually have a website to air their grievances.

Their complaints range from the difficulty in finding work to the fact that many of their high level degrees do not transfer to Canada. There are claims of some discrimination along with the typical hatred of government taxes. Some even complain about the weather.

It’s sort of sad. I sympathize with these people who have chased a dream and found themselves in a place that doesn’t live up to their hopes.

But here’s the thing, if you are moving to another country, you should really, REALLY know what you are getting into. You need to make damn sure that you will be able to get a job. If you have an advanced degree, you should be smart enough to inquire as to whether the degree will be considered valid in Canada. If you don’t like the cold, you need to do a gut check before moving to the Great White North. If hockey makes your skin crawl, you might want to think twice, three times and one more on top of that. Because it’s EVERYWHERE!

But if you’re firm in your choice to move to Canada, don’t dwell too much on these Canada haters or sites. I am certain that there are far more happy immigrants in Canada than unhappy ones. Happy people just don’t create websites to declare their joy with their new country.