Ron and Pam Fokkens of Chestermere, Alberta, Canada are two really good friends of mine. They both were born in Australia and immigrated to Canada. They know both sides of the coin; you may feel free to call them and introduce yourself as referred by me. They are both wonderful people and their insight may be helpful.
Otherwise, Canada is one large Country. I have lived all across it and there is no one 'best' spot. It depends what you are looking for? The East coast offers some real beauty with very affordable housing opportunities. Our major Cities are all beautiful; you can pick anyone of them and be happy. Just before I got married I had a choice to live in any City I wanted to; I chose Calgary for many personal reasons. My kids were all born there and we really enjoyed our time in that City.
Now life is more laid back and I'm enjoying living in the interior of BC. Truly Gods Country here, but its very similar in Ontario too. Our Country is owned and operated by the East, but I was born in BC and its in my blood; I love it here.
You'll need to structure a plan to visit; feel free to look me up and we'll give you the Cooks tour of our Region.
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www.mls.ca website is a full Canadian real estate website that will give you hours if not days of research work to complete. Have fun and good luck.