I plan to migrate to Canada, and Iu2019m Singaporean. Here are some reasons, and if you can relate, you probably will find it a good idea too:Boredom - Singapore is small and gets boring very quickly. Canada is the second largest country on earth with huge diversity of different cultures, languages, ethnicities and nature. An hour away from Calgary and youu2019re in banff. In Singapore you can drive from one side to the other in 45 minutes, while itu2019ll take maybe even a day to drive across one province in Canada. There was a guy who tried to find one person from every country in the world in Toronto, and he did it.Stress - life in Singapore is stressful. I suspect it is the same for the biggest cities of Canada, where Iu2019ll most likely be immigrating to. However Canadian cities consistently rank high on livability indexes not to mention the amazing social benefits which are close to non-existent in Singapore. For example, universal single-payer healthcare, more paid vacation, social safety net/welfare benefits etc. Singapore is small and needs the very best talent of the world to survive as a country, thus the competitiveness. In Canada, I heard companies require less qualifications and more u2018Canadian experienceu2022 for immigrants - the opposite of in Singapore. In Singapore, if you have a good job, good. If youu2019re unemployed, good luck to you.French - I speak french. Toronto and Vancouver already have huge numbers of immigrants. Quebec does but not so much. And french language skills is an asset both for passing the immigration criteria to Canada as well as for jobs in Ontario and New Brunswick. I love the quu00e9bu00e9cois accent and food.Progressive attitude - this is a touchy subject with relation to politics but I find that Singaporeans in general are much more close-minded than Canadians are with regard to things like taxes, welfare, LGBT, sex, and less materialistic. Singapore might be a developed nation, but the mindsets of most people remain very conservative and Asian-oriented traditional beliefs very much prevail. I am a hardcore liberal (maybe center-left by Northern European standards) and Canadian politics lean much more towards mine than singaporeu2019s. Itu2019s tough always having no voice to express oneu2019s opinion when all that will do is getting labeled as a rebellious, ungrateful and spoiled teenager.Proximity to the United States - Iu2019m very interested in the United States too and Iu2019d like to explore both countries as much as possible. Road tripping across North America just isnu2019t possible if you have a full time job in Singapore.(Edit) Identity - in Singapore everything is labeled by race, ethnicity and heritage. Filling out forms for government services always has a u2018raceu2022 checkbox. I dislike such segregation and distinction. Chinese privilege exists, despite how the government likes to promote racial tolerance and integration. Canadians are far less racist and critical of oneu2019s ancestry in my experience. Iu2019m also expected to behave like a proper chinese by mainlanders and elders, by speaking mandarin, thinking conservatively (by this I mean selfishly and only in the interest of the family), following meaningless traditions and weird superstitions. In Canada, I can just identify as Canadian. Nothing more to it. I aspire to be a human being whose nationality is Canadian.These are just some of the reasons. Canada is a very compelling county for me because I feel like I enjoy much more personal freedom with relatively minor trade offs. Canada is only marginally less safe than Singapore, just as stable and secure, and in relation to cost of living and salary a cheaper place to live. Iu2019ll add more when I think of them.