The Move

“Our new home is cheaper, warmer and buzzing with Canadian expats”

Tanushree and Nishant immigrated then apartment-hopped around Canada before becoming buyers

Odette Karlsson sold her Kitchener townhouse for $700,000 and bought a new one in Alberta for half the price

The Ostrander bunch moved to Fredericton with three adult kids, four dogs, three cats and a hamster

Audra Williams and Haritha Gnanaratna wrote an unhinged letter, chased government funding and pulled up what they call "a lasagna" of carpet to realize their dream: Rosefinch Mercantile and Tea Room in Port Medway, Nova Scotia 

Dalene and Pete Heck were happy globetrotters until health issues brought them back home. They settled on a century-old former parsonage in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. 

Laura Dawe thought she’d never be able to afford a home. Then a little yellow house in picturesque Pouch Cove caught her eye.

From the time he was six, Stefan Palios dreamt of living in a castle. As the current co-owner of a seven-bedroom century home in Windsor, N.S., he’s almost gotten his wish.

Hayley and Mike wanted to "get the hell out of London." (Their words.) Now, they live affordably—and regret-free—on the coast of New Brunswick

"For the first few months, we lived in a temporary tiny house on the beach—a plastic tarp supported by bamboo."