Ontario-which place is nice to work and live

AirforceRN, RN · Apr 10, 2009

Ontario is a pretty big place. Do you like big cities or small towns? Do you want to work in a big hospital? Research centre? Teaching centre? Close to the border? Up north?

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Apr 10, 2009

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NOYNOY · Apr 11, 2009

HELLO,

Thank you for your reply.I will bring my family with me so I prefer to a town not too far from the city and with nice environment to raise a family.With in comes to standard of living and good school and sorroundings.

Hoping for more info which is the good place to go.With it comes to the hospital I do not mind as long the place is suitable to raise a family.

Thank you.

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Apr 11, 2009

That's still rather vague. As AirforceRN said, Ontario is a BIG place and there are literally thousands of medium-sized communities near cities that could fit your criteria.

AirforceRN, RN · Apr 12, 2009

I went to school in London Ontario. Its a medium sized city, about 2 hrs west of Toronto. There are lots of hospitals in the are and its a pretty nice place to live. I also lived in Hamilton for a while. Its about 1 hr west of Toronto. Also a medium sized city with lots of hospitals. The west end (near the university) is very nice, as is Dundas (a small town just west of Hamilton and an easy commute). Toronto is the biggest city by far...and according to Ontarioans, the Country revolves around Toronto. It is equivalent to the New York of Canada. Housing is very expensive but you are living in the big smoke so you pay. Most of the population live in South Western Ontario but there are literally hundreds of small towns everywhere else if you want that small town feel.

If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask and I'll do my best.

Jalex · Apr 12, 2009

Hi There!

I live in Kitchener-Waterloo, ON. It is about 45 mins west of Toronto, 40 mins north of Hamilton and 1 hour closer to Toronto than London. It is a city of roughly half amillion people. We have three large main hospitals and tons of smaller clinics and specialty offices. I have lived her my whole life, except when I went away to University. My father moved here from the UK himself when he was about 25 and loves it. We are a large, diverse population with two Universities and one College. The community here is very welcoming and community minded. I had always thought that I would move away, but KW is wonderful because it it close to everything!! 45 minutes to the city, 2 hours to the US, and an hour or two to the beach depending on what lake you go to. With that being sais, KW is known as a 'sleeper community' for Toronto and its suburbs. Many of my friends and family commute into Toronto for work. Kitchener has a big city population with a small town feel. Im sure you would like it here!!

NOYNOY · Apr 12, 2009

Thanks guys.you are a great help for me.what is the standard of living in kitchener?it is affordable place to live with a family as a nurse.what do you think of missisauga and london?

Regards

oneLoneNurse · May 3, 2009

Considering moving home and thinking of Niagara.

Setting up interviews.

One question. I note that nurses with 25 years service receive alot of vacation. I am thinking that by 25 years service they mean you need to spend 25 years with the same regional health. True or not?

Or is that negotiable depending on where you are willing to practice?

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · May 3, 2009

Considering moving home and thinking of Niagara.
Setting up interviews.
One question. I note that nurses with 25 years service receive alot of vacation. I am thinking that by 25 years service they mean you need to spend 25 years with the same regional health. True or not?
Or is that negotiable depending on where you are willing to practice?

You're correct, it's 25 years with the same facility or region, depending on the part of the country. And no, it's not negotiable. It's set out in the collective agreement. Although since Ontario's got many non-union facilities there may be some wiggle room.