Hey Maarten, that's exciting! The Island is definitely one of our favourite places in BC. Are you on Instagram or something? I'd love to follow your adventure! Thanks for watching. :)
Zeker! We kijken enorm uit naar de terugkeer naar BC. Mijn vrouw zit op Instagram (thehighwaykind) Vooralsnog veel foto's van Ierland (onze huidige woonplaats) en dochtertje, maar spoedig veel Van Island : ) Veel plezier in de Canadian Desert (zoals mijn lief de Okanagan noemt haha) Let's meet up one day!
Thanks for welcoming us! :) You Canadians (assuming you are Canadian too because of your username) have always been very hospitable to us which was part of falling in love with this great country. Thanks for commenting and watching the video!
I am in fact Canadian. Very happy to hear my fellow canucks have been very hospitable to you. Believe it or not, we want our new Canadians to feel welcome and at home here. Are you familiar with the Tulip festival in Ottawa? It occurs every spring and it's to celebrate and remember our relationship with the Netherlands
Thank you!!!! I will be tuning in on every new vlogs from now on. Just subbed. Keep us posted. Happy New Year and good luck with this ice age WINTER. brrrrr.....
Leuk om andere Nederlanders in Canada te zien! Ik ben momenteel nog bezig met mijn PR process en dat is hopelijk over een paar maanden afgerond. Ik vind het jammer dat ik nooit andere Nederlanders zie in Toronto en omgeving maar Westelijk Canada ziet er ook goed uit.
Spannende tijden, John! Ik herinner met het allemaal nog van ons proces. Ik ben zelf nog niet in het oosten geweest dus ik kan er niet veel over zeggen/vinden maar ik weet wel dat het hier erg mooi is. :) Ga je vanwege werk of enkel omdat het Canada is? Ik ben van plan wat CAN NL videos te maken dus als je het leuk vindt, kun je abboneren op mijn kanaal. (schaamteloze spam...) Dankjewel voor het kijken en succes met het afwachten. :)
Maurits Nienhuis Hallo Maurits. Ik heb al wat jaren in Canada gewoond met een werk visa en later als visitor. ik ben ook getrouwd met een Canadeze en we hebben samen een zoontje, ze wonen beide in Canada dus momenteel reis ik vaak op en neer van Nederland naar Canada. Ik wilde altijd al een keer westelijk Canada bezoeken maar het is er nogniet van gekomen. Ken je veel andere Nederlanders daar? Ik vind het in ieder geval leuk een reactie van je te hebben ontvangen en zal me ook zeker abboneren op je kanaal.
Dankjewel John, leuk dat je me nu volgt! Tjonge, dat klinkt als intensief veel reizen! Het oosten is uiteraard wat dichterbij maar ik kan me voorstellen dat je uitziet naar het verhuizen. We kennen hier wel wat Nederlanders ja! Van jonge mensen die hier vanwege hun partners hier zijn tot ouderen die hier mogelijkheden vonden qua werk en het land gewoon fantastisch vinden. Toch moet je toch ook wel wat Nederlanders in Toronto kunnen vinden, lijkt me? :) Dank voor je reactie!
I read in the immigration site you had to do a exam to prove/show how good you’re English is. What other steps did you have to do ? There are so many sites and forums but most I found are people from USA moving there I didn’t find any Dutch forum about it. (I know I’m typing in English and you speak Dutch but this way more people can respond or read it haha )
Thanks for watching, Mitchel! And thanks for doing this in English, it might help others indeed! I had to do an English exam which made me earn points towards my application. They use this point-based system to determine if you're eligible. You earn them based on age, work experience/nomination (this applies if you have a job in Canada already and your employer wants to nominate you), relatives in Canada, education, how good your English is, and more... Look up the Facebook group "Dutchies in Canada"! It's a great place for discussions the application process. Thanks for stopping by!
Maurits thanks for the response. And the information I’ll join the FB group , I did apply for the one year work/vacation visa. I have close friends in Canada. I hope to take the test in Victoria next year . I’m still reading in to things ,I would love to be able to move to Canada in the not so distant future
Thanks Rob! The actual process at the border was pretty simple. Getting that done on the Jan 1st was definitely a good idea though as it was nice and quiet out there. Congrats on almost becoming a permanent resident! That's exciting stuff, how many years did it take for you?
Nice! I bet it was. I'm from the US, and have worked in Canada for a little over a year, I recently went back home. my girlfriend and I applied for our PR through express entry. I'm a weird case of CEC but done while outside of Canada, so we'll be flying back to our new home, and hopefully the procedure will go smoothly. We will be settling in BC too but in Vancouver, ouch for the housing prices haha! I have no choice because I work for the film vfx industry which is based in the city.
Ouch indeed! Haha. Though Vancouver is THE place to be when it comes to VFX. But that's rad! We like Vancouver and enjoy being there every now and then. We're located in a smaller town in the Okanagan which is a beautiful area too, especially in summertime. Good luck with getting the final paperwork (card, actually) and enjoy the freedom that comes with it! Welcome to Canada!! I wish you guys all the best and thank you for checking out the video. :)
Land of the hero’s. Never forget what the young boys did for us Dutch people, back in 1945. 🇨🇦
Sweet video! I'm a Dutchie too and just started the PR process (wife is from Canada). We hope to move to Vancouver Island early 2019...
Hey Maarten, that's exciting! The Island is definitely one of our favourite places in BC. Are you on Instagram or something? I'd love to follow your adventure! Thanks for watching. :)
Zeker! We kijken enorm uit naar de terugkeer naar BC. Mijn vrouw zit op Instagram (thehighwaykind) Vooralsnog veel foto's van Ierland (onze huidige woonplaats) en dochtertje, maar spoedig veel Van Island : ) Veel plezier in de Canadian Desert (zoals mijn lief de Okanagan noemt haha) Let's meet up one day!
From an Albertan we welcome any and all Dutch people into Canada.
Great , Bienvenue au Canada - Welcome to Canada !!!
Thank you Émile! So stoked to be here as permanent residents now. Thanks for watching.
Welcome to Canada you two. I hope you have a very successful and happy life here.
Thanks for welcoming us! :) You Canadians (assuming you are Canadian too because of your username) have always been very hospitable to us which was part of falling in love with this great country. Thanks for commenting and watching the video!
I am in fact Canadian. Very happy to hear my fellow canucks have been very hospitable to you. Believe it or not, we want our new Canadians to feel welcome and at home here. Are you familiar with the Tulip festival in Ottawa? It occurs every spring and it's to celebrate and remember our relationship with the Netherlands
Good to see other immigrant vloggers. Welcome to Canada! Landed in Canada in the middle of the year. PR life baby!!!!!
Thanks!! It's so good to have that PR now. Congrats to you guys too!
Thank you!!!!
I will be tuning in on every new vlogs from now on. Just subbed.
Keep us posted. Happy New Year and good luck with this ice age WINTER. brrrrr.....
Winter's crazy this year! Thanks for the sub!
Yes! Landed immigrant and I'm loving it! Great vlog too, who shot all the beautiful B-roll?? ;-)
Heck yesss, no more paperwork babe!
And yes, credit where credit is due:
GORGEOUS B-ROLL BY THE ONE AND ONLY RENSKE
Leuk om andere Nederlanders in Canada te zien! Ik ben momenteel nog bezig met mijn PR process en dat is hopelijk over een paar maanden afgerond. Ik vind het jammer dat ik nooit andere Nederlanders zie in Toronto en omgeving maar Westelijk Canada ziet er ook goed uit.
Spannende tijden, John! Ik herinner met het allemaal nog van ons proces. Ik ben zelf nog niet in het oosten geweest dus ik kan er niet veel over zeggen/vinden maar ik weet wel dat het hier erg mooi is. :) Ga je vanwege werk of enkel omdat het Canada is?
Ik ben van plan wat CAN NL videos te maken dus als je het leuk vindt, kun je abboneren op mijn kanaal. (schaamteloze spam...)
Dankjewel voor het kijken en succes met het afwachten. :)
Maurits Nienhuis Hallo Maurits. Ik heb al wat jaren in Canada gewoond met een werk visa en later als visitor. ik ben ook getrouwd met een Canadeze en we hebben samen een zoontje, ze wonen beide in Canada dus momenteel reis ik vaak op en neer van Nederland naar Canada. Ik wilde altijd al een keer westelijk Canada bezoeken maar het is er nogniet van gekomen. Ken je veel andere Nederlanders daar? Ik vind het in ieder geval leuk een reactie van je te hebben ontvangen en zal me ook zeker abboneren op je kanaal.
Dankjewel John, leuk dat je me nu volgt!
Tjonge, dat klinkt als intensief veel reizen! Het oosten is uiteraard wat dichterbij maar ik kan me voorstellen dat je uitziet naar het verhuizen.
We kennen hier wel wat Nederlanders ja! Van jonge mensen die hier vanwege hun partners hier zijn tot ouderen die hier mogelijkheden vonden qua werk en het land gewoon fantastisch vinden.
Toch moet je toch ook wel wat Nederlanders in Toronto kunnen vinden, lijkt me? :)
Dank voor je reactie!
I read in the immigration site you had to do a exam to prove/show how good you’re English is. What other steps did you have to do ? There are so many sites and forums but most I found are people from USA moving there I didn’t find any Dutch forum about it. (I know I’m typing in English and you speak Dutch but this way more people can respond or read it haha )
Thanks for watching, Mitchel! And thanks for doing this in English, it might help others indeed!
I had to do an English exam which made me earn points towards my application. They use this point-based system to determine if you're eligible. You earn them based on age, work experience/nomination (this applies if you have a job in Canada already and your employer wants to nominate you), relatives in Canada, education, how good your English is, and more...
Look up the Facebook group "Dutchies in Canada"! It's a great place for discussions the application process.
Thanks for stopping by!
Maurits thanks for the response. And the information I’ll join the FB group , I did apply for the one year work/vacation visa. I have close friends in Canada. I hope to take the test in Victoria next year . I’m still reading in to things ,I would love to be able to move to Canada in the not so distant future
congrats Maurits, was it a fairly simple process? did the paperwork stuff take very long at the border? I'm going to be doing mine very soon!
Thanks Rob! The actual process at the border was pretty simple. Getting that done on the Jan 1st was definitely a good idea though as it was nice and quiet out there.
Congrats on almost becoming a permanent resident! That's exciting stuff, how many years did it take for you?
Nice! I bet it was. I'm from the US, and have worked in Canada for a little over a year, I recently went back home. my girlfriend and I applied for our PR through express entry. I'm a weird case of CEC but done while outside of Canada, so we'll be flying back to our new home, and hopefully the procedure will go smoothly. We will be settling in BC too but in Vancouver, ouch for the housing prices haha! I have no choice because I work for the film vfx industry which is based in the city.
Ouch indeed! Haha. Though Vancouver is THE place to be when it comes to VFX. But that's rad! We like Vancouver and enjoy being there every now and then. We're located in a smaller town in the Okanagan which is a beautiful area too, especially in summertime.
Good luck with getting the final paperwork (card, actually) and enjoy the freedom that comes with it! Welcome to Canada!! I wish you guys all the best and thank you for checking out the video. :)
Congrats!
Thanks!
Congratulations on becoming permanent residents.
Thanks Chris! We're excited about what this year will bring. Thanks for checking out the video!