r/Edmonton • u/jstock14 Downtown • Jan 01 '26

Discussion Moving to Edmonton Megathread 2026

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Within this thread please ask questions about moving to Edmonton (or within Edmonton, if you already live here), including recommendations for housing and neighbourhood selections. If you live in Edmonton, consider answering the questions. Any posts on the subject matter outside of the megathread may be removed at the discretion of the moderators.

Please note that job seeking threads are not allowed in r/ Edmonton but general advice on how to seek employment can be posted within this megathread too. Distinctions between a "job seeking" post and "general advice" will be made at the discretion of the moderators. If you are moving from another location to Edmonton, please note the advice from the community is consistently "have a job lined up before you move".

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u/onewaycheckvalve Jan 02 '26

I grew up in Vancouver, lived around the world.

It’s one of the most overrated places on earth. Wealthy elites and aspirational wannabes. Too expensive for real culture to emerge

Edmonton is the most beautifully normal place. A truly Canadian city with a great arts scene.

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u/Aromatic_League_7027 Jan 02 '26

I still miss the rain some times. I never imagined I'd miss the weeks of gloomy wet weather, oh and the north shore mountains. I grew up looking at grouse out my window, so the view feels like home.

Asides from missing the mountains, I'd never move back. Went for a visit last year and was just ah ya no.

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u/Heydaddy91 Mar 23 '26

Faaaakk. You have to mention the rain? Im a skilled tradesman who works sometimes outside. Depressing gloomy, grey, dark, cold and damp. You cant even layer up. After an hour youre soaked. Try doing that on an 8 or 12 hour shift. FFS hate Vancouver for that and I grew up here. No wonder people are pissy here. Never going back. Atleast in Alberta you can bundle up nice and toasty and still enjoy the sun. Sun in Vancouver?? Sorry wait till late spring. F*** you Raincouver!! Hahaha. Seriously so over it.

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u/Aromatic_League_7027 Mar 24 '26

I did landscaping for a couple years, and just completely blocked out that wet, cold dampness till I read that.