Relocation

There’s no getting around it. The hardest thing in the lives of Canadian military family youth is the numerous moves! If your parents are serving in the army, your chances of moving often are quite high.

Because this is something you will have to live with, you will have to learn to pack your things quickly, change your living routine and leave people and places familiar to you to go to other unknown locations.

And I can tell you that in spite of all the practice you may get in this area over the years, you will never be prepared for the next move.

Here is a list of Internet sites that can help you buffer the impacts of relocation and offer you tips and tricks to get better prepared for moves.

http://www.connexionjeunessefc.ca/fr/Moving/MovingIntro_e.asp

This is an ingenious and most interesting site you cannot miss. It contains a really cool game that demystifies moves and contains much information needed so that your experience is a good one.

http://www.centrepointe.info/

This site provides much general and practical information for Canadian military families that move to Europe and in Canada. It is easy to find information: you must sign up (it is free) to gain access.

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/consular_home-en.asp

This is the Government of Canada Consular Affairs Consulate site for Canadians living and travelling abroad. This site contains contacts in emergencies, information on the host country, travel alerts and more!

It is THE site to consult before leaving on vacation or when preparing for deployment overseas.

http://www.learnoverseas.com/

This site is entirely dedicated to helping students find opportunities to study abroad. You can do searches on this site based on the country, the length of study, academic focus and tuition costs.

You will also find information on embassies, countries and a lot of other useful information!

These sites are but a small sample of what you can find on the Web to prepare you for a move. Don’t forget that most cities have their own websites, where you can find much useful information!

The Department of National Defence atwww.dnd.ca is always a good starting point. You will find links to all of the Canadian Forces bases in Canada.