What will it be like to return to Canada after having lived overseas?
The impact of re-entry, as it is called, varies from one person to the other. Tips and hints for lessening reverse cultural shock are widely available on federal and provincial sites, as well as a number of organizational web sites. IPO has a numbers of information booklets that it lends out to students. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has a section entitled Returning to Canada referenced on its homepage. DFAIT is a very good source of information for Canadians traveling overseas.