Lucinda_Donovan said "Lots to consider. I lived there for 20 years and got citizenship 5 years before coming back to Canada. Have to have proper visas and long process to get social security numbers to make others in your family eligible for work assuming you can get the work permit to go in the first place (they would be your dependents until you get other proper visas once there). For work permit the employer has to justify that there are no eligible US citizens that qualify for that job. Just going you need tons of paperwork to even get your belongings across the boarder plus exporting and importing vehicles. All of that costs you money. Have to be there for some length of time to get green cards and that is not a cheap or easy process. We needed immigration lawyers several times from when we went to when we got citizenship (citizenship was 14 years after we first moved). There’s also a lot of fun medical exams/tests and immunization things you need to even move down before and after you get there. When there keep in mind unless you have a job that gets you benefits you will have zero healthcare. Even with costly insurance through job or affordable care act it’s not free. You pay at minimum 20% of each visit to a doctor and for pres:criptions IF the plan even covers them and after you’ve met the deductible (expensive plans are $500 deductible which means you’ve paid costly monthly premiums for the “privilege” of getting such a low deductible). You also pay monthly premiums that can be upwards of $200 per month depending on plan and deductibles. Had insurance and still paid thousands for a surgery that cost $54k. Unless you qualify for Medicaid which means you live below poverty line which also means you can’t afford the immigration costs and process. Car insurance is more costly depending where you live…even big cities of millions of people you will probably pay more than you do in Manitoba. I know I did. Really consider why you’re wanting to go and what the process is if you even meet the criteria. I might think of moving somewhere else in Canada if you just want a change in scenery and city. Best of luck! "
I remember my dad telling me he paid $600 a month for health insurance (about 15 years ago) . Still had a deductible, still had to pay $1200 for a CAT scan. It took him a very long time to become a citizen, very complicated and probably costly as I know there was an immigration lawyer involved.