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I want to Immigrate to Canada?

My husband, kids, and myself are US citizens. We were born and raised in Michigan, if it makes any difference. We are very interested in moving to Alberta, Canada for better quality of life. Has anyone done this and what tips can you pass on? He is a professional truck driver and has searched and found many jobs in his field there. The only problem is that in order to obtain a work permit, he has to have a job offer. I am not sure a company would be willing to hold a job opening for him while waiting for the paperwork to come back from the government. How long would obtaining a permit realistically take? After living and working in Alberta, we would like to apply for citizenship. Is this the best way to go about doing that?

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My family wants to do this too (but we're all the way down here in Texas). I'm not sure exactly on how to go about it though. Good luck!
Let me get this straight.. you're going to move FROM the US, TO canada for a BETTER quality of life? Lol... that's rich.. Try moving from MI to maybe kansas or kentucky, or south carolina or someplace.. good luck getting BETTER q.o.l in Canada...haha ha ha
They might hold a job. You never know till you ask. Tell them why you want to move there (Be convincing...). Nothing ventured....
I don't know the procedures. I just had to weigh in and say that the United Nations ranks Canada as the wealthiest nation on earth. Based upon quality of life standards. I'm an American and don't intend to emigrate to Canada. I just thought some people might find that interesting.
It sounds like you have already done some research. But just in case you haven't got it www.cic.gc.ca is the Canadian immigration website. I think your husband should try for a job with a larger trucking company in Alberta, they wouldn't exactly be "holding" a job because I think there is a shortage of truckers and they will be sure that they can always use another one. Meanwhile you can get started on the paperwork, and it is not trivial. You will need health checks for all of you by an approved physician (I think you can look these up on the website). You need some sort of police check, and there are fees to pay. I'm not sure about this but there is a work permit, and there is a permanent resident status and I think they are different. What you want is permanent residency. After a period of permanent residency (3 years?) you can apply for citizenship. We came to Canada intending to just stay for a few years. That turned into a lot more and I doubt that we will ever go back to the US. Good luck
You are doing all the right things. Good Bye.
You are a U.S Patriot! Run to Canada! LOL