attique27

hi guys i just wanna know if there's anybody here from Canada i am moving soon from the UK to Canada Mississauga and needed some info anyone who can help and give advice i wil be grateful.

attique27

hi there i am moving to Mississauga from the UK anyone who can give some advice about the area etc please let me know i will be more than grateful.

Mabrook

if u were coming to calgary i could hav helped.know nothing abt ontario

UZ

Since this thread belongs to travel forum I am moving it there.

Cheegum

What kind of information are you looking for attique. Are you moving permanently? Coming to work / study / chill ? Are you travelling alone or with kids / family? What kind of accommodation are you looking for etc.

rimsh

Attique27, what kind of information do you need? I live in toronto but I have lived in mississauga for some time. Let me know what kind of information you need and i'll help out as much as i can.

attique27

well thankyou rimsh i just for somebody moving over i just need info on things like work,school,is Mississauga a good place to live etc.if you have msn and you can share it with me and give a time when your on may be we can have a chat

attique27

mabrook can you tell me how far calgary is from misisuaga and i am thinking of opening a fashion boutique and a very desi restaurant whats your thoughts still opportunities out there or is a case of abit late for that?Thankyou for your reply.

attique27

cheegum thank you for your reply i am moving permanently and i am coming in july for two weeks to sort out accommodation and schooling for kids.i want to live in misisuaga and hopefully open a desi restaurant so if you can advise on what its like to live over there what are the business opportunities like etc that would be great

Pareezay

^you will find fashion boutiques and desi restaurants on nearly every other block in sauga. it's the place to be. i wish i lived in canada

Khumar

calgary and missisauga are about 4 hours plane ride away from each other. different provinces and time zones.

if you wish to open a boutique or a desi restaurant, then you need to make it stand apart and be different IMO. missisauga, brampton, all those areas on the west side of toronto are full of desi people, and subsequently has lots of desi eateries and boutiques.

missisauga is nice place to live. it's very much a suburb, and a lot of pakistanis have moved into the area. depending on where you live in that area exactly, you'll probably be surrounded by desis, if not all pakistanis. other than that, i hope a saugan can give you better and clearer answers.

handsum

i drove from Mississauga to Calgary 2 years ago.
its about five days drive all the way (If you take rest and stop for naap and food kind of stuff).
one day 17 hours drive straight.
total distance is 3,570 km.
as khumar says its four hours air travel.
thats a diffrent thing i took a month to go reach there. (with alots of fun)

Mississauga is in Ontario province. (Yours to discouver = Ontario)
Manitoba is next province to Ontario's west. (Friendly manitoba = Manitoba)
Saskatchewan is next. (land of skys = Saskatchewan)
Albarta is that State where is Calgary city. (red rose city= Albarta)

but i m back to Mississauga now and you are Most welcome to this Multi cultar (Labrour's) country.
you can add me at theasimali@hotmail or yahoo.com for info what you need.

So Any kind of business ur opening hire me for renovation work cuz i do all kind of renovation work remeber (pluming electrical drywalls tiles) any kind of renovation. lol being professional i have to ask you for more work too.

attique27

Thanks guys for the info khumar can you tell me what you mean about being different what is there that is lacking in boutiques or restaurants over there?theasimali sure i will cal you for renovation etc.lol i have found my first contact in canada tell me is it easy to find shops for rent in the area and where would you recommend a place to open a desi food place.

attique27

ant body tell me what is the weather like in Toronto all year round i heard it gets really cold in the winter around -15c and people cant go to work etc is it true or a little exaggerated.

Khumar

i don't thinkit's lacking, i think there are tons, but if you go from one shop to another, they all seem the same. that's all i'm saying.

the weather is ever changing in toronto. it does get very cold in toronto, but no one ever skips work, or school. only when there is a layer of 2 inch thick ice on teh roads, then people might skip work. you can expect snow storms, cold winds, freezing rain, wind chill warnings (when the temp hits like, -35 or something), (once or twice a winter) and lots more snow. but like i said, no one ever has to miss school. springs are very beautiful, with moderate tempratures, which can dip low sometimes, but rarely below freezing. summers start off mild, but then it gets muggier in july/august, as well as scorching temps (eg around 30 C), but that's during noon, as soon as 5 o clock hits, the temp gets tolerable again. there is rain starting in spring and summer, and in fall it's usually leaves that are falling.

attique27

could you please tell me what is the actual area in missiuaga to find all the shops and where all the asians live.

Cheegum

Attique, desis are all over mississauga and there is no specific concentration. You will find desi restaurants and shops in every part of mississauga.

You can however start with an area called Cooksville (Hurontario St. & Dundas St.) as it has quite a few desi restaurants and grocery shops and a relatively higher population of desis.

Oh and one more thing. Unlike in the UK, up here the word "asian" is used to refer to chinese or oriental looking people. Just do you don't get confused when talking to people here.

mAd_ScIeNtIsT

Mississauga is to Toronto what Hounslow is to London.

mAd_ScIeNtIsT

Ignore the propaganda. Unlike the UK, it's not humid here in winter so -15 here feels like like +3 over there.

The difference in weather didn't bother me when I moved here from the UK. AND I moved in the middle of winter. Plus if you are British enough then no weather can bother you

Gamma Dilation

^ Maddy you are a fob stop pretending to be british **kick**