I grew up in B.C., went to uni and worked in Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario.

(Was delusioned about Vancouver. Will consider Victoria as the default option.)

Regina looks affordable and different enough to pique my interest. Or,.... Montreal?

If you have info on a cool Mexican locale or the like then spill the chili. Us Canucks can only stay 6 months in Mexico though, 6 months in the U.S.; i ain't against border hoppin'!

If you have a nice home and can pay you bills, you can make anywhere comfortable.  Be it SK, AB, or BC.   Make your home comfortable, sustainable and affordable.  If the cost of living in SK can give you this, I fully support you living there.

Doesn't Calgary have a high unemployment rate the last few years?

Calgary has potential more than anywhere in Saskatchewan. The current pandemic has hurt everything everywhere.

Again if you have family in Saskatchewan or a job lined up go for it. Many people in Saskatchewan are unemployed. Living in a small city like Regina or Saskatoon is not for many.

Calgary has potential more than anywhere in Saskatchewan. The current pandemic has hurt everything everywhere.

Again if you have family in Saskatchewan or a job lined up go for it. Many people in Saskatchewan are unemployed. Living in a small city like Regina or Saskatoon is not for many.

In the last two-ish decades Saskatchewan has been booming, particularly in the potash, and oil sectors. In the 30s I believe Saskatchewan was the largest province in Western Canada by population, now it's the smallest. From the 1930s to 2000, almost 70 years, Saskatchewan's population flatlined in that 900,000 range. In the last 2 decades it's seen it's first real population growth finally breaking over a million people.

Growing up in Calgary, you befriend a lot of people with roots in Saskatchewan, and they love crapping on it. Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, does have a rep for having high property crime. Expect your car, or your home, to be vandalized more often then in the rest of Canada. Also, from my understanding, the relations between the native, and the wider community, isn't great. Not saying it's that great in the rest in Canada, but Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, in particular it's supposedly a lot more noticeable.

Also, in other cities the minority population you'll notice are Asians, but in Saskatchewan, you'll notice the native population as opposed to other cities in Canada where they aren't really that noticeable.

Fair enough.  Left mine in so I can get something each month when I am old.  Though there is still another form of severance - pension that can be cashed out.  I use to cash it out yearly, but think around 2012, the government put a stop to that.  Another type of pension severance.  A friend cashed his out this past summer for a housing deposit.  Apparently the one exception they will let you use for.  But, he did say the government does pay some interest on it.  (A kind of forced savings.)  Though I do still get the renewal allowance every years.   

Nothing wrong with keeping it in.  I just worry about the won too much to let it sit.  What will it be worth when I retire in a leading currency?  Anyways, it's good to have options.  I was being serious about sharing if you have proof about it being locked in after 120 months.  I always thought that was true until I realised the only places I had ever heard were here or on Dave's.  So, the more info shared the better.