Actual comments from Asians who have tested the New Brunswick Nominee Program and enjoyed the experience:

Did you find the program a worthwhile investment?
“Very. When I sat down with my wife and looked at the cost, compared with putting our children through international school in Viet Nam, we saw we could save so much money in school fees it more than repaid the investment - and the tuition my children received was so much better quality. The cost of living is much lower than in the US, for example, and things like housing and food are very good value.”

What was the best thing about living in New Brunswick?
“The education, and learning better English. Now I have an internationally recognized degree, more self confidence, and I’m earning far more money than I ever would if I had finished my education at home. I went home for a vacation and was offered two jobs straight away!”

Why?
“Better English ability and a respected western degree.”

Is New Brunswick a nice place to live?
“Beautiful. The air’s good, there are lots of places to go and visit, and you simply never see a traffic jam, not even in the downtown rush hour. Everything’s so well organized. A big thing is that it’s such a safe place; you can just forget about worrying whether your kids are all right because nothing’s going to happen to them”

How about the climate?
“The Canadians are such warm people but at first I thought the weather was cold! It was summer but while they were wearing T-shirts, I had a sweater. After a few months, though, I was fine; it was so lovely seeing snow for the first time - everyone watched for my reaction and laughed when I did! Now I’m as happy doing winter sports as I am yachting during the summer.”

Are Canadians friendly to foreigners?
“When I first visited, I saw how helpful people are - if you ask the way to somewhere, it’s most likely they will take you there themselves just to be nice. Living there was just the same. There are so many ‘foreign’ people there that everyone feels the same, a sense of wanting to help each other all the time.”

Did you miss anything from home?
“Certainly not the traffic or the pollution! Of course we miss the family but it’s easy to keep in touch. At first I missed Viet Nam food, but then I found you can get everything you need in the supermarket - even fresh lemon grass.”