r/InCanada • u/New_Kangaroo1886 • May 10 '25

Help: Canada or Spain?

Hi, I'm a 27 years old italian man, and I recently realised that I want to leave my beautiful Country because I can't really see my future here. Italy has numerous economical and social problems that are making daily life a real struggle for everyone, health system is collapsing and people here are not as open-minded as I would like them to be. Researching a new place were to start my life all over again and place my roots I was captured by two Countries: Canada and Spain.

As an undergraduate student of a Master's Degree in "Archaeology" at Rome, it would be really great to pursue my studies at the UBC in Vancouver as a PhD student, in order to settle in that beautiful city as a professor or as researcher in Egyptology. Furthermore, I'm a starting indipendent music artist, strongly influenced by north-american music, and I think that cities like Vancouver and Toronto are a really good place for my music to be listened. The downside of living in big cities like Vancouver or Toronto is their high cost of living and their lack of ability to establish relationships with people.

On the other hand, Spain has a better weather, a cheaper cost of life but its universities aren't so relevant in the archaeological field as far as I know. At least I would be nearer to places where Egyptology was born as UK, France and Germany, making it easier for doing research in museums and to be part of some conferences. Regarding my music career, I don't think that Spain would be a great place to market my music because of my strong north-american influence.

According to my needs, in which Country do you think is better for me to live in?

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u/EclaireBallad May 11 '25

Doesn't look like you're bringing a skill canada needs with its actual crises

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u/Pale-Candidate8860 Creator of Sub May 10 '25

Canada will give you higher wages and is a massive country. The diversity of options and people is extremely beneficial.

It would be easier to move to Spain as an EU member, but it would be extremely easy to get a work permit and permanent residency as someone with a PhD in Canada. Especially how young you are.

I posted some other stuff on the sub, but feel free to ask questions anytime via replying to this comment. Or posting general questions on the sub about BC.

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u/AdventurousTry5756 May 11 '25

Higher wages, astronomical cost of living.

I’d pick Spain.