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Canada is a great place to live. I recommend a smaller city near Toronto because it is cheaper and nicer, but puts you in commuting distance.

Edit* I moved a part down to where you won't see it if you don't want to read it. Sorry if I got too far ahead of myself.

The main thing that might bother you at first about Canada is the taxes. I recently went to Philadelphia and I was shocked at how low (or non-existant) the taxes were. The only place like that in Canada is Alberta, where all of their oil profits keep the tax low. I personally think that travelling in Canada is better because I like our highways better, and there aren't pesky toll booths everywhere to steal your pocket change. The only toll route I know of around here is the 407 but it isn't really even a toll. They take a picture of your license plate as you go through and they send you a bill. You don't even need to take it, it's just a lower traffic alternate route to take.

I don't know if you want to reveal this or not, but what type of job would you be looking for here? It would help in determining where the best place to live is because different areas specialise in certain job markets.

I know this probably didn't cross your mind, but if you are thinking of living in Canada for a very long time, and you plan to have kids here, read the below.
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I don't know if this will factor into your decision or not, but Southern Ontario (where Toronto is) is a great place to raise children. It has a huge cluster of good Universities (and colleges) specialising in almost anything. Note that there are big differences between University and College in Canada, so the terms cannot be used interchangeably here. That plus the free healthcare (paid for by higher tax, but I think it's worth it) and generally good condition of most public schools makes raising kids easier. The public school system here is good and the Conservative government in Ontario has made it so parent's who send their children to private school get some tax money back (like $1000) to pay for it so both are options. I personally think the public school system is good enough. You will notice that the gap between rich and poor here is much smaller. I think that is a good thing. It might be why we have overall less crime.