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People who have moved from one city/province to another, just to get away, to get a new start, how did you do it?  
Where do you look for a new job, a new place to live? I’ve got no idea where to start (or which city), but I do need to get away. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

First step is deciding on a place to move. What do you want... big city or small city? Weather preferences? Do you have a profession or just looking for any random job? That may determine if you move somewhere with higher/lower cost of living. Do you have activities you enjoy? Check out what’s located where.  
 
Check online for jobs, each city will have websites that show what’s in the city.

We were at that point, we just didn't want to spend the next 20 years in Manitoba.  
 
Make yourself a pro con list (yes, go old school).  
List all your pros and cons and what you want to see moving forward.  
 
List your "escapes" and hobbies, then use that to think about where the best place is for that. Ie, if you love biking on beautiful trails, Vancouver is the place to be. If you love more country rustic stuff, Calgary is better.  
 
Then, do a search on Indeed or Job Bank Canada and check out job listings for your area of expertise and see what comes up.  
 
We've done two big moves in our time, once from Winnipeg to Calgary, then Calgary to Brandon, then Brandon to Vancouver.  
 
My two big suggestions from experience are - try to make a short trip out to find accommodation FIRST, and move as little as you possibly can across the country. With all the expense and time spent packing, moving, unpacking, and all the damage done, we now figure we'd have been better off selling most of our stuff and buying new or used stuff here. (Our furniture was bought for our large house in Brandon so the scale just doesn't work in our smaller townhouse here)