Leaving Ontario | Moving to New Brunswick - 5 Years Later: Our Pros and Cons of the Relocation!

[@Japi506]

First thing someone from Ontario needs to do before moving here is dropping the ontario mindstate and lifestyle. Maritime living is a totally different beast.

[@Randalmandle]

Agreed the area I grew up in is no longer a charming place. NB has that small town atmosphere that disappeared in Ontario years if not decades ago.

[@kc1973able]

Fkin A man 👍

[@Bob-lz4bz]

I grew up in NB during the 1970s and 1980s. All I ever heard from Ontario was arrogant, ignorant stereotyping and insults. According to them, we were the “have-not province.” Now look what’s happening…the SOBs are moving to NB in droves, yapping about how beautiful it is.

[@Randalmandle]

@@Bob-lz4bz I always thought it was beautiful and spent a number of partial summers there. Didn’t have the means to move there until about now. Don’t prejudge, some people will think you are from Ontario.

[@Bob-lz4bz]

@@Randalmandle Not if they actually read what I said. My judgment is based on nearly 53 years of life experience. I’ve seen countless examples.

[@nellyvernaza5008]

Lovely family and thank you for sharing both the good and harder things about living in New Brunswick 😊

[@JennyCelly]

Thank you and happy to hear you found the video useful! 🤗

[@Randalmandle]

Good choices, we grew up in a rural area close to KingCity and after much thought and research bought a house close to Miramichi NB a couple of years ago. We are making the permanent move this summer 2024. Thanks for reinforcing what we think about the move.

[@JennyCelly]

Welcome to NB! I think you guys will love it here!☺🦞

[@justmejust4553]

The real estate are the ones who ruined the prices of houses in NB. For those of us who lived here all our lives know this 100% is true! Our housing prices were already costly. Once they started making advertisement like this to lure in people from Ontario.....Those shopping for housing in Ontario coming to NB thought our housing prices were cheap...(they wern't for our province) so the real estate turned around and decided to get greedy and started asking People selling their homes if they wanted to market their house on NB rate or Ontario rate. Ontario rate meant selling their houses 2 to 3x more the asking price.. What people from Ontario didn't realize they were getting OVER CHARGED for the houses they were buying! a house that was worth and sold 150 000 was now being sold 250 000 t0 300 000! So this house was only worth 150 000 got sold 250 000 all a sudden this house got an increase of "Fake" value which lead to increase in house taxes...and when they sold a few more houses in same areas (OVER PRICED) all sudden there was in increase in value in the area so they started increasing taxes ON ALL THE HOUSES. The Real Estate business is WHAT KILLED the housing marking in our Province. Now people cant afford their housing payments and can't find any affordable prices! SO before you thinking of relocating here please do your research...it's not all sunshine and rainbows like their painting it to be. Also....GOOD LUCK finding yourselves a family dr here in NB those of us have lived here for decades still can't find one!....DO YOUR RESEARCH!

[@j.m.221]

Exactly!!

[@margotdsouza1189]

We bought a place in St. Martins, New Brunswick in 2015 to hopefully retire to. We fell in love with the village and people there. Both of us grew up near Toronto, then moved to Arizona for career options, but wanted to find a place back in Canada to retire. Every time I visit, I am reminded of why we love New Brunswick!!!. We are slowly fixing up our place there, in a few years, we hope to officially move. Being close to the Fundy Trail and incredibly friendly small town atmosphere is what attracted us to the area. It is a hidden treasure few Canadians have discovered.

[@davidcmather]

I spent a standard school year at Mt Allison in 1980 at age 20. I spent my first 50 years in the GTA. Now I live in small town Sechelt BC. I went back to Thornhill twice, to see if i wanted to return home and each time it was a hard no. I have been in BC for 14 years and even though Thornhill is my home, and the nostalgia pulls at my heart sometimes, I love where I live now.

[@AsDfGh6781]

Yes moved from niagara region to the country 25 mins from moncton. It will be almsot 2 years since we moved to NB. Yes there are pros and cons. Our kids love it and the most difficult part was leaving the whole family. We love our home and happy and thriving here. Xoxo. Its true ppl here in NB have no idea what living in Ontario is like lol

[@kc1973able]

I would have an idea because I’m from the UK 🇬🇧 . I’ve been here in Fredericton for 24 years and I love it. Been all over Canada 🇨🇦 and I do I fact like Ontario 👍 but I Such a Maritimer now that I wouldn’t move love NB 👍

[@JennyCelly]

Happy to hear you’re loving NB! Thanks for your positive comment 🙂

[@amberliseleger900]

Glad to see you and your family is happy in NB Omg the dog at the window so cute I bet he wanted to say he loves it too ❤

[@jimvautour595]

very good video, great family, easy to see how NB has chilled you out a bit.

[@JennyCelly]

You almost have no choice but to slow down 😆Thank you for the positive feedback 🙏

[@suefrench8721]

And wouldn't that be wonderful to live in the Maritimes. As she says, the people are so wonderful. Kindness, concern for others who need help, compassion, civility, that's what you find there. The salt of the earth. It reminded me of my time growing up in the late 40s and 50. Hardly any stress, politeness. Many good things but I'm out west and too old to start over. Enjoy.

[@BrigitteLajoie]

But once we have too many big city people, all that changes. We do not want to turn into a maritime To. Please!

[@kimberlyneudorf2276]

If you can get your whole family to move with you that is the best idea. We have friends who are a young family and everyone came: parents, in-laws, brothers with their families, the grandma... then they are able to enjoy life together and the brothers were able to start a business together and they have growing families. They have it made and they love it. In NB it is definitely harder to find people to fix things, work for renos, find things you need to buy but if you moved with a whole family or a bit of a community you would love it even more. Since it is hard to find people to work there is a lot of opportunity here. We met a family that moved here from Alberta and they are making things happen from dance lessons to tree clearing. Their business for trees and cranes is fast and efficient and they have all the tools and they are really upping how things get done. It's awesome. If you are a large animal vet for farms - they are in high, high, high demand. Homesteading is taking off here because people from Ontario can afford to live in the country and be more self sufficient by raising cattle, chickens etc. If you can, bring a community, for sure.

[@thebackforty6331]

I was born in southern Ontario moved to BC at 14ish and lived there until I was 44. Then moved my family to NB. I'm now 60 and this is where I'll stay. The kids have all grown and left home years ago. They all like it here too. It is a place that time forgot when we got here the feeling, we had was its 40 years behind the rest of Canada. That feeling has long gone and now we are NB'ers. The life is good here but coming from such a high paced environment as Victoria BC It took some time to learn how to be patient and take things slower.

[@OdnakoNatale]

Thanks for your information. I have been living in New Brunswick for about 4 years now and thinking about moving to Yukon.

[@justinmcnaughton3016]

NB is the best place ever. Well the Maritimes in general. We left Barrie Ontario 2 years ago and we will never ever ever go back.

[@JennyCelly]

We share your sentiment. NB has been a great place for our family as well! Thanks for your positive comment Justin! 😊

[@drmelissablakend]

WE are definitely happy you made the decision to move to NB. :)

[@JennyCelly]

😊🙏❤️

[@Japi506]

Random note. St malachys in Saint John New Brunswick is a catholic high school and still operates as such.

[@JennyCelly]

I didn't know. Thanks for the info! :)

[@1234-m7w]

Saint John High is still the best high school

[@celyl]

I moved to NB from ON. Now I have a South Florida home and NB home. No debt and chasing the endless summer. Next is small class A RV by the sea. Hmmm come to think about it, everything is by the sea.

[@Craig_Powell_Realtor]

Great video. A lot of what you talked about hit home with me as well.

[@JennyCelly]

Thanks Craig! The good thing is that we can visit Ontario when we miss some of those things, the come back to our little piece of paradise 🥰

[@The123history]

This must be a sign! We are thinking of moving to Moncton ❤

[@JennyCelly]

How exciting! Happy to help answer any questions you guys might have about the move 😊

[@madmikemadmike2175]

do your research its not all that great bring lots of money food and gas very expensive here

[@LincolnHawk-bk5yr]

@@madmikemadmike2175 It's not as expensive as Ontario. Not even close.

[@rosslangille3956]

Moved to southern NB 8 yrs ago. Never regretted it. Back into hunting,fishing and quad trails and don’t forget the sailing! Never going back. You have to realize that things are different. NBers work on their own t8me and I’m ok with that.

[@JennyCelly]

Agree! Thanks for your comment Ross 🙂

[@preciouskihembo4718]

Wonderful information.

[@JennyCelly]

Thank you for the kind words 🙂🙏

[@sohalvr]

My wife and I are looking seriously at moving to Fredericton from Calgary! Thanks for your wonderful insights. With car insurance, are the premiums you mention monthly or annually? Thank you!

[@JennyCelly]

Those premiums are monthly. How exciting that you guys are looking at starting a new life chapter in NB too!🙂🙌

[@sohalvr]

@@JennyCelly awesome, thanks Jenny! :) yeah we're excited for sure. We need a quieter life haha

[@1234-m7w]

No water in fredericton not near oceans and sumners sre sickeningly hot

[@EDJ-l4v]

@@1234-m7w NB is expensive will soon be the next BC 2100$ for DECENT apartment real estate out of control i am moving to ALTA no doctors here and little to no opertunity i am a Maritimer

[@theopenempty]

Hi Jenny, we currently live in Hamilton and are planning on moving to the east coast in the next two years. We are starting to scout where we'd like to live in the Maritime provinces and so far NB and the Moncton area is at the top of our list. One of our main concerns is that we do not speak French. How much of a hindrance is this? We've been noticing that a lot of job postings are asking for the applicants to be bilingual.

[@WendDesaulniers]

Moncton is very French, most good jobs are had by French people, English can only find menial jobs the French dont want.. Most of the French here speak perfect English but the English mainly dont speak French hardly at all. No walk in clinics wither and no hope of finding a doctor, rents have doubled almost as high as Ontario rates..

[@CynthiaDaigle-gb3qi]

It’s the only bilingual province in Canada so yes your job prospects will be better if you speak French. The majority of French ppl live in Dieppe

[@tarun4629]

What about healthcare in NB ? it's pretty much worse as compared to whatever bad healthcare we have in Ontario

[@rosslangille3956]

After 8 years I’ve never had a problem with health care. Emergency wait time are less than an hour unless there is a really big accident or unforeseen dilemma. Last t8me I went to emerge room in Ontario I walked out after 20 hours.

[@JennyCelly]

Hi Tarun, unfortunately, like many other provinces in Canada, there is a shortage of physicians in New Brunswick to serve the patient population. We do have walk in clinics and hospitals and for those seeking a family physician, they can contact Patient Connect NB online or by phoning Tele-Care 811 to be placed on a waiting list. I always advise people moving here that may have ongoing health issues, to first try to connect with a doctor in NB before moving or to get a doctor referral from the province that they are moving from. Some of my clients have gotten a family doctor within the first 6 months of living here, while others are still waiting after 3 years.

[@CynthiaDaigle-gb3qi]

@@rosslangille3956what hospitals are you going to that wait times are less than an hr lmao😂

[@kedyhoulhe2038]

wonderful video and beautiful video maker ❤

[@JennyCelly]

Thank you for the kind words 🙂🙏

[@jackhoek2811]

What about the family doctor shortage?

[@JennyCelly]

Hi Jack, unfortunately, like many other provinces in Canada, there is a shortage of physicians in New Brunswick to serve the patient population. We do have walk in clinics and hospitals and for those seeking a family physician, they can contact Patient Connect NB online or by phoning Tele-Care 811 to be placed on a waiting list. I always advise people moving here that may have ongoing health issues, to first try to connect with a doctor in NB before moving or to get a doctor referral from the province that they are moving from. Some of my clients have gotten a family doctor within the first 6 months of living here, while others are still waiting after 3 years.

[@blairlindsay5791]

that’s nice that you don’t need to support a local economy . it’s so cheap there and Amazon has jobs for young people

[@barbrichard4454]

It's everywhere now 😮

[@blairlindsay5791]

its fabulous for realtor’s

[@JennyCelly]

Yes! Being a Realtor is definitely a fabulous and rewarding job because of all the wonderful people you meet along the way and the families we get the honour of helping. But as a Realtor, you definitely have to love your job because it’s not easy working 80+ hours a week including weekends and evenings and many times with guilt of missed family time. Our average home price is about $350k. So in NB, we have to sell about 3-4 homes to make the equivalent of what one home sells for, in bigger cities like Toronto. It’s fabulous to be a realtor in NB, but it also comes with a LOT of work and sacrifice and I could not be more grateful for my clients and people that have supported me on this path 😊🙏

[@chefarabovlogalex5811]

Very nice place, next month I'm going to Moncton as a tourist,i hope you helping me to find work madam & sir❤

[@JennyCelly]

I can't help you find a job but check out www.nbjobs.ca/ for job postings in NB. Best of luck!

[@NoOne-kk2sx]

Stay on Ontario please

[@uzbruss]

Спасибо за информацию...👍

[@JennyCelly]

Thank YOU for the support and positive comment 🙂🙏

[@stevebrien1041]

hard to fix missing family but there is a lot of semi professional sports in NB

[@JennyCelly]

Agree, family is hard to replace BUT you can always convince them to move here too 😄Kidding, I definitely know what you mean 🙂

[@andreygnat7940]

Thank you ! Good story for my family. Because we want to move from our country to Canada. And New Brunswick looks much better than Ontario for us. Can you compare this province with Alberta? And also are there good job opportunities for newcomers?

[@JennyCelly]

Hi Andre, I have never been to Alberta so I can't compare it, but New Brunswick definitely has a slower pace of life than bigger provinces. Our taxes are 15%, so much higher than Alberta. There are opportunities here for newcomers, but before making a decision, check out places like - carreerbeacon.com, NBjobs.ca or Indeed.com to see if there are job opportunities in your field. Best of luck with your move! 🙂

[@mrsloi3265]

We have lived in Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick. Alberta has better job opportunities, less taxes, higher living expenses. We were by Jasper and loved Alberta. Totally different nature aspects but beautiful! Job wages are substantially lower in New Brunswick but property sizes are bigger for less. We prefer New Brunswick for that reason but do love Alberta ❤

[@EDJ-l4v]

Alberta is the one Little or no oppertunity in NB NO DOCTORS MINIMUM WAGE Best of luck

[@andreygnat7940]

Agree with you. ON and AB have more opportunities!

[@robmcginn4484]

I got a real chuckle with this family video! I grew up in Etobicoke for. School but in Bolton/Albion from age 5 on. We have lived in Thunder Bay for the past half century and we are at Amethyst Harbour right on the shore of Lake Superior… Our kids grew up in the country but stil in the city and they are still here with our 4 grandchildren …. Toronto? No thanks!

[@JennyCelly]

Pros and cons to both but we have LOVED living a slower paced life, her in NB. Thank you for the positive feedback 🙂🙏

[@myvlogs4801]

Hi, this is emroz from Bangladesh, I would like to come in NB, for my children for education and myself as visitor, will it be alright decision, and if I come as visit visa will I get job there, I will be great full if you give me some suggestions, thank you

[@JennyCelly]

Hi Emroz, thanks for your message. I don't know specific details to the immigration rules in NB, but please check out this Government of New Brunswick website for more details: www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/immigration/living-in-nb/settlement-services.html Best of luck with your move! 😊

[@transfer5033]

Such a cute family!

[@JennyCelly]

Thank you for the kind words!🙂🙏

[@WendDesaulniers]

Sackville is an English town, right next to it is Memramcook which is very French, I moved to Memramcook from Ontario and didnt like it at all. Moncton is also very French, watch where you move to, unless you want to feel like you are living in Quebec. Job opportunities are WAY WAY WAY better in Ontario, without the need to speak French. For retirement it is OK though. Lately the rents are sky high, and I am considering going back to Ontario. With no Doctor here in NB it is tough and people have been on waiting lists for many years without finding a DR.

[@NA_1206_]

hi I saw your video❤ we are planning to move NB SAINT JOHN can you please tell me what resources are for autism kids?😢please do let me know ❤

[@JennyCelly]

Hello! I don’t have information for exact programs but you can start here: www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/education/autism.html

[@kristiewarning26]

Very little....you will be disappointed

[@philipcanada78]

I agree people in the east coast are very nice and friendly compare to Ontario

[@dougiep2769]

I know i loved it there.. only place in canada where i met honest police. Miramichi new brunswick..

[@JennyCelly]

❤❤❤

[@dougiep2769]

@@JennyCelly sadly I had to flee Canada for speaking up about absolute medical fraud in Ontario.. can't even get healthcare and injured by police for speaking up about it.. good luck

[@davidcmather]

The mosquitoes love those marches! 😂

[@BestLife1133]

Moved from Vancouver. Hope they don't discover lithium here!😮

[@mrsloi3265]

don’t forget about the black flies and deer flies here 😆 we love it here though and wouldn’t move back to Ontario!!

[@JennyCelly]

Ah yes! Hard to forget those. The mosquitos did make a guest appearance in this video to make sure I didn’t forget them 😆🦟

[@BrigitteLajoie]

Please stay in Ontario. Big city mentality is ruining our quiet polite way of life

[@atribecalledowens]

🙌🏾

[@truckerallister9080]

yeah right, like selling a house which was at 50K and you're selling it for 90K, you're the people who made this province so high cost of living that people can't afford, i would say to you good riddance

[@JohnAnderson-sq8lt]

Everything is too expensive in Ontario, everything, housing is half in New Brunswick

[@wesedi5949]

Cheap house to buy lol and low mortgage in NB compared to Ontario high wages high rent and you can't even save your down payment for a house in the GTA AREA and the outskirts of the GTA is still crazy.

[@jethro1963]

That background music is distracting and annoying #$

[@bouchobuckley795]

Whats wrong with Ontario if they move here,here sucks

[@Maddie2u]

Too.much.french.

[@shauncameron8390]

Why is that a problem?

[@j.m.221]

You'll hear more non french speakers now more than ever since immigration in this province went through the roof recently.

[@Maddie2u]

@@j.m.221 oh Good Lord, not New Brunswick too ...Muslims, Filipinos and Africans ....what crevice haven't they crawled into in the country....

[@Kraftyknitters]

Dont do it. Its all a lie.