[AChimp]

Housing is fairly cheap unless you move to BC or the Toronto/Montreal area (simply a case of supply and demand). For example, here in Winnipeg, you can get an nice apartment for $500 where the same would cost around $1200 in Toronto. I have never heard of a 5-10 acre lot going for $30K, but I guess that it is possible... if the house is only slightly better than a shack.

Civil rights, etc. are all the same as in the U.S, as far as I know. Except for guns, there aren't really any major differences. Anything you can buy in the U.S. is basically available in Canadian stores. Gas and cigarettes are expensive because of the taxes on them.

As for job prospects, those a little different. The smaller areas where housing is cheap don't offer all that much, which is why prices are so high in the big cities. For a decent chance at a good job, you definitely want to go to Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto or Montreal, but that doesn't mean there isn't stuff available in other parts of the country.

I don't know what the rules are for foreigners getting jobs, though. To qualify for healthcare, you definitely have to be a citizen, I think (or at least dual citizenship).

Anti-Americanism is common, but it's hardly what I would call unfriendly. It's usually just "Bush is so dumb that <insert punchline here>."