Mitch and Sharon moved to Toronto

Advertising account manager Sharon and her ecologist partner Mitch decided to make the move to Canada after visiting Banff on a skiing holiday and falling in love with the country.

“We’re both born and bred in Nottingham, and Banff just seemed like a wonderland to us. The Canadians were lovely, and we wanted to make a bit of a life change before settling down permanently,” says Sharon. “We holidayed in Banff in August 2003, and had made the final decision to emigrate by that October.”

Sharon and Mitch explored a lot of options as to where to settle and finally decided on Toronto after visiting an Opportunities Canada Expo in London.

“I was offered a position based in Toronto working with an environmental consulting firm and the opportunity seemed too good to pass up,” says Mitch. “I do have to travel a lot for my work, but we liked that Toronto was so busy, multicultural and immigrant-friendly.

“Sharon didn’t end up looking for a job as we wanted to start planning for a family. She settled in great though, and we now have as many friends here as we did back in the UK.”

The family has now expanded with the arrival of twins Jennie and Briar in late 2008. “Our girls are little Canadians through and through. We love bringing them up in such a beautiful, progressive country,” says Sharon.