Best way to move from San Francisco to Hamil to kingston, Ontario (3 hours north of T

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<p>Hi Everybody! Has anybody ever moved cross country? Or from the US to Canada? I am moving from San Francisco to Ontario (north of Toronto)</p>

<p>I am attending University in Ontario for vetinary school! I was born in Canada but grew up in the US (California). I don’t remember anything about Canada and have no clue about moving there. </p>

<p>I have about five 20 x 24 boxes that I need to ship there. What is the best way to go about moving them cross country?</p>

<p>I am also bringing a car. I don’t want to ruin it by putting so many miles on it (used Toyota camry or might be a used pruis) and according to mapquest it will take 45 hours to drive there! Or roughly, 350 in gas cost. </p>

<p>Morever, I’m only 22 and my parents (who are helping in part to finance my vet school and lending me their car for two years only) refuse to let me drive it there.</p>

<p>How would I go about shipping the car?</p>

<p>I myself am flying there.</p>

<p>Does anybody know about buying car insurance there as well as cell phone? I currently have triple A and also At and T cell phone plan.</p>

<p>Quite honestly I am scared to death about going to Canada for professional school. But it’s so much cheaper than American vet schools (by about 10k). I was going to go to an American vet school, but they received my intent to enroll a little bit to late : (</p>

<p>Anybody who has lived in Ontario—can you guys give me any tips? I am Canadian by birth and Also hold American citizenship, but I have NO IDEA what it’s like to live there. I don’t have any friends nor family and the last time my parents were in Canada was 21 years ago!</p>

<p>Does anybody know the cost of living in Ontario how it compares to SF Suburbs? If I am sick, can’t I just drive an hours south of the border to upstate New York and go visit the doctor there</p>

<p>I AM scared to death!!!! : (</p>

<p>I have no clue how the Ontario health system works: dental, optometry, and everything else (I have asthma )</p>

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<p>Are you hoping to move for classes starting next month? If so you are going to have a difficult time getting everything organized on time. Where exactly are you going, the top veterinarian school is in Guelph Ontario about 1.5 hours west of Toronto although Queens University in Kingston is a highly regarded School and Kingston is roughly 3 hours from Toronto. One way for you to ship the car is to put it on AMTrack to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, NY, or Syracuse NY then drive it up. You could also travel on the same train as your car and not fly. You are better off maintaining your present insurance and American registration than trying to get it in Canada. We have the reverse with our D being Canadian and studying in the US and having her own car. </p>

<p>As far as your belonging I would contact Canadian Customs </p>

<p>As for the Dr. I would say contact your University and find out from them what happens. Do you need out of country insurance? If you have an emergency you may not be able to drive across the border for medical care.</p>

<p>If I were you I would also be scared to death but not because of the impending move as much as having waited too long to find out about this and looking into the technicalities of moving to Canada. You say you were born in Canada but have you maintained your Canadian Citizenship, what passport are you traveling under, do you require a visa? If you are coming on a American passport you should immediately contact the University and find out what documentation you MUST have. I would suspect from what you have said that you do not have a Canadian or Dual Citizenship so you would need a student visa. If you are thinking of working part time I would again look into the visa restrictions as to whether you are allowed to work while here.</p>

<p>We have a very high cost of living but our salaries are also comparatively higher so it evens out. I do not know anything about the cost of living in San Francisco so I cant give you any advice on that.</p>

<p>Cell phones, once you are here you should be able to find a pay as you go cell phone provider. You will not likely get on with Bell Canada, or Rogers contracts as they require you to have a Canadian Credit rating. Your At&t service will work but everything will be on roaming charges hence very expensive. </p>

<p>Good Luck you can pm me if I can help.</p>