Making the move from Manchester for Vancouver

The Branson family – Ben and Patricia, with kids Seth (9) and Charlotte (13) –upped sticks from Manchester and made the permanent move to Vancouver earlier this year.

“I’ve always wanted to move to Vancouver permanently – ever since my aunt moved there when I was a girl and I spent a few summers with her,” says Patricia.

Being a midwife, one of Canada’s occupations in demand, meant that gaining entry wasn’t too difficult for Patricia.

“I’m so glad we decided to use an immigration advisor. Jane was amazing and kept the stress of moving our entire life halfway across the world to a minimum. It also helped that both of our professions were needed at the time!

“It was tough persuading the children to agree to it though. They’re at that age where their friends and having fun are so important, but I have to say they’ve adjusted really, really well. They have both joined sports teams and are quickly making new friends.

“Vancouver is a great city for us. It was rated fourth most liveable city in the world and we agree. The city is beautiful, easy to get around in and relatively safe for the kids.”