I have been to Canada about 8 times on Holiday now, with the most recent this January in Jasper, Alberta.

I am failry well traveled, and I can honestly say, Canada is my favourite place on earth. In fact, its the only country I have been to, that I would happily emigrate to.

I have had a look at the property market there, and although prices are higher than you would expect to pay in places like Bulgaria, Morocco etc, you are buying into a 1st world country with an excellent infrastructure, high employment, some of the most beautiful scenery in the world (the Icefields Parkway on Highway 93 is breathtaking), and some of the friendliest people I have met.

One of the things I was surprised about, was the fact that most of the ski resorts I have been too (jasper, Banff, Lake Louise) are all busier in the summer months than the winter months. This tells me that year round rentals should be pretty good too.

I might have to try Big White next year, although I am very tempted to try out Whistler too. Also the winter games are coming up in Vancouver for 2010 which will create massive interest in Western Canada