I am curious of the distrabution of the dancers. Okay, okay, I admit, I want to see if I am the only one here that lives in northern canada. sue me!

Prairie Region:)

BC!!

On to-the tario!!!

Hi, well, my parents are thinking about migrating to Canada. So, we have no idea which place is the best to live in. Like, you know, best place.. Any suggestion??
I irish dance by the way, and hope I could continue with some irish dancing if I'm moving to Canada, any irish dancers from canada here??
Really need lots of advice in this..

Well, where do you live now? The Yukon is a great place if you are from a chillier nation, but not great if you now live in cuba. The Yukon has multiple irish dance studios, I think. So everywhere should have at least one.

The Okanagan in BC

I'm in Ontario! woo

Alyssa_da_dancer - There are many different Irish Dancing schools in Canada.

Here's are some links giving information on the schools in Canada.

www.geocities.com . . .
www.irishdancingcanada.com . . .

come on maritimers there are a ton more of us...

Southern Ontario

tiny

BC-er here. The greater vancouver area.

Vancouver BC.
Exciting, no?
Ashleigh.

^^Yeah me too
where I live not much interesting stuff around but I love downtown vancouver

JAD7

^^Alyssa, as someone pointed out, there are lots of Irish dance schools in Canada. The biggest concentration is in Ontario, because that province has the highest population in the country. The fewest ID schools would be in the North and in the Maritime provinces--because Highland/Scottish culture is more popular out there, rather than Irish.

Canada is very different depending on which region you move to--it's a huge country, after all. The west coast--British Columbia--is known for its stunning ocean and mountain views. It's a bit more laid-back over there. The temperature is really moderate--it doesn't snow in winter, and doesn't get too hot in summer. It also rains a lot. I'm not sure where you're from, but it's similar to a British climate. There are a lot of outdoor things to do in BC--skiing, hiking, mountain biking, etc. The biggest city is Vancouver. There is also the capital, Victoria, which is very pretty and touristy and is on Vancouver Island.

The next province over is Alberta. It's the richest province in the country because of the oil industry. A lot of people have been moving there, because there are a lot of job opportunities. Although Alberta is the beginning of the prairie provinces, which are known for being very flat, it's also got the Rockies (mountains). Banff is famous for its access to mountain skiing and hikes and just plain beauty. Banff is not too far from Calgary, one of the major cities. Calgary has about a million people or so. A few hours north of Calgary is the other major city, Edmonton. It's the capital of the province. Both are pretty nice cities.

The next province over is Saskatchewan. It's not a very populous province, but it can be quite lovely. It's very flat. Unfortunately, a lot of people tend to move away from Sask instead of to it, mostly to seek better job opportunities and bigger cities. The major cities are Saskatoon and Regina.

The final prairie province is Manitoba. Most people live in Winnipeg, which is a pretty funky city. The further you go north in the province--like to Churchill--the more you are entering Northern territory, where it gets very cold. The prairie provinces have very cold, dry winters with lots of snow, but summers that are nice and warm--you get the best of all seasons.

Then you've got Ontario. It has the most people in the country. The major city is Toronto, with about 3 million people, and there's also the country's capital, Ottawa, which is very nice. There are tonnes of smaller cities in between. Ontario is very urban, very developed, but it has some nice outdoor areas--Algonquin Park being a major one. Also the Niagara Escarpment, which is a pretty rock formation that runs on for hundreds of miles. You get all 4 seasons in Ontario--hot summers and cold winters and everything in between.

Above Ontario is Quebec. It's the French province and has a very distinct feel. Montreal and Quebec City are the major cities. You don't have to speak French to live in the major cities, but it helps. Some small towns are solely French speaking. Quebec has a very European French feel to it.

The next province over is New Brunswick. It's the beginning of the Eastern/Maritime provinces. The major cities in NB are Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton. The Maritime provinces are known for their Celtic culture, but it's mostly Canadian-style stepdance and Highland dance and ceili dancing--not so much Irish.

The Maritime provinces also include Nova Scotia (major city: Halifax), the tiny island of P.E.I, and the bigger island of Newfoundland (major city: St Johns). It definitely feels like the East Coast in these provinces--lots of salty ocean air, small fishing towns, and the friendliest people you'll meet in Canada.

Above all of these provinces is the North. We've got 3 Territories--the Yukon (major cities: Dawson and Whitehorse), the Northwest Territories (major city: Yellowknife), and Nunavut (major city: Iqaluit). The North is stunningly beautiful, with long and very cold and dark winters, and pretty (but still cool) summers, depending on which part of the territories you're in. It's very sparsely populated and there are not a lot of job opportunities. Although the population has grown more diverse over the years, the major ethnic group in the North is the indigenous Inuit people.

Anyway, sorry for the long post! But I hope it gives you an idea of what a huge and diverse country this is. If your parents move here, they will likely move to Ontario, Alberta or B.C.--those are the most popular destinations, for the most part. If you ever find out which part of the country you're moving to, I'm sure a bunch of us on this board could help you out.

Oh, and for the record/poll--I'm from Ontario but have visited pretty much the entire country, at one point or another.

I'm originally from Toronto, Ontario and am now based in New York City.

Jennifer
jenniferarchibald.com
myspace.com . . .

Southern Ontario here too

~Toronto~

I'm from Southern Alberta, but I'm currently in Montreal for grad school.

I'm originally from PEI but I moved to Montreal recently.

Prarie's

From near Vancouver, BC!

Ontario, GTA

Hi!

I'm from Montréal, Québec, Canada. Anybody else speaks French, here? Not that I don't like English, but I'm curious. Do you guys from elsewhere in Canada learn French in school? (I'm not talking about French speakers from Manitoba, here).

Good ol' Calgary, Alberta but I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia

(I'm not talking about French speakers from Manitoba, here).

Hunh??

I'm' from Manitoba and I was in French immersion from k-12 and graduated with a French Immersion honours degree, and am still fluent.

Go praries! Not really it's cold today, and rainy boo!!