US citizen moving to Halifax?

Question

I'm a native of Los Angeles and married to a Canadian. Our 10 month old son is now is a US citizen and we just got his Canadian citizenship. Two questions: Will I be able to keep my naturalized US citizenship? Second: What is Halifax Nova Scotia climate, culture, people, weather, restaurants, family, school life like? I know these are huge questions, but we are daydreaming about being closer to our family in Newfoundland. Plus we cannot afford the housing in Los Angeles. We love the water and definitely cannot afford a beach front home. Thanks for your feedback!

Answer 1

Yes, you can keep your naturalized U.S. citizenship. Your citizenship only can be taken away if you renounce it at a U.S. Embassy or consulate or are a war crimes criminal (e.g. Nazi), so no worries there.

Halifax is a beautiful small city. Not as bustling as L.A. so it is a bit slow-paced. Life in Halifax is superb from what my friends have told me as their is little crime, great schools, restaurants, etc. Climate can be harsh during winter months, but otherwise it is typically the same as New England's weather throughout an average year. Check out the U.S. Consulate in Halifax for more U.S. Citizen services in Halifax. They will be able to give you info on life there. Also go to Nova Scotia's official portal for more info. Good luck!

Answer 2

my husband is canadian too. unless you formaly renounce us citizenship it will be yours. i do not encourage to get cnd citizenship though. you will not have a cnd passport ever without it but you will have your us one. go to www.cic.gc.ca


go to this site www.canada.gc.ca see environment canada and the links to newfounland and nova scotia. it is cold bitterly bitterly cold. i came from a cold mt state and even souther ontario shocked the hell out of me in the winter.

taxes are much much higher as is food and most other goods. i was shocked. rent for you will be cheap compared to Los angeles but the other goods will give you heart failure. cars, heating you name it.

Nova Scotia GovernmentIncludes news releases, government details, tourism information, business resources, and a directory of all government departments and agencies.
www.gov.ns.ca/
this is the gov site for nova scotia it has a lot of good info see newcomers

now for newfoundland


for you as an immgrant. cnd is not the usa. it will be a bit of a shock.

http://search.gov.nl.ca/texis/search/?pr=provincial&query=newcomers

ask the online libraries. it is how they get info out in canada.
http://www.nlpubliclibraries.ca/

http://gsa2.gov.ns.ca/search?q=newcomers&site=GOVNS&client=GOVNS_BRANDED&proxystylesheet=GOVNS_BRANDED&output=xml_no_dtd
Government of Newfoundland and LabradorThe website for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, offers information on government services, tourism, business and the latest government ...
www.gov.nf.ca/

this is environment canada. click on the box below the temps that says empiracal that is the for the temps in farenheit otherwise it is all metric.

1 lb equal about .456 k
3 liters equal 1 us gallon
about 2 deg Celsius is about 1 deg f and 32 f or freezing equals 0 celsius.

http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/canada_e.html

nova scotia and newfoundland or newfies as they are called are part of the maritimes.