))
Hey there, fellow adventurers, dreamers, and anyone who’s ever looked at their life and thought, What if we just... moved to Canada? We’re Lori and Clover, a queer and trans couple, and together with our amazing teenage kiddo, we’re packing up our lives in St. Louis, Missouri, and heading north to Toronto, Canada! 🇨🇦 Why? Because, frankly, the United States no longer feels like a safe or welcoming place for our family. Amid the rising hostility toward LGBTQ+ folks, we made the difficult but ...
…
continue reading
Immigrating to Canada sounded simple. Then we met Express Entry and found out we were, um, not that impressive on paper. 😬 So we did what any reasonable queer family would do—we leveraged our business, burned through savings, and found a workaround that let us stay without marrying a Mountie. In this episode, we talk C11 work permits, immigration h…
…
continue reading
1
10 Things Americans Need to Relearn in Canada 🇨🇦
27:11
27:11
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:11
Ah, Canada, the land of maple syrup, Tim Hortons, and apparently, legislation that protects apologies from being legal admissions of guilt. Who knew, right? As we embark on our journey from the Show-Me State to the Great White North, I find myself questioning everything I've ever known about measurements, money, and even...milk. Yep, friends, we're…
…
continue reading
1
Passport Panic: A Very Bureaucratic Beginning
23:16
23:16
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
23:16
Join Clover and Lori on the first episode of Love It or Leaf It Podcast as they navigate the sticky, often maddening world of U.S. passport renewal amidst their preparations to move from Missouri to Toronto in 2025. As a queer American family feeling increasingly unwelcome in their home state due to rising transphobic legislation, they've decided t…
…
continue reading
